\r\nJanel began her career in a start-up company where venture capital investors kept a revolving door on the senior leadership which prompted her to go to graduate school to better understand what makes for great leadership communication. After completing a PhD in organizational communication at Purdue University, she taught at the college level before returning to corporate America to run a user experience engineering department for a multinational corporation. \r\n
\r\nJanel combines her research background with many years in the corporate sector to provide engaging, motivating programs that are research-based and realistic and practical. Her technical management experience equips her to interact easily in technical settings with everyone from senior executives to individual contributors. \r\n
\r\nShe lives in Minneapolis with her husband and three children. Outside of work, Janel serves the urges of taste and design as she reverse engineers recipes for dishes from her favorite restaurants in her kitchen at home.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@janelanderson", "session_title": "Leadership for Geeks: Seven Critical Skills for Emerging Leaders in Tech", "summary": null, "description": "Based on interviews with senior leaders in the Minnesota tech community, this session presents seven things emerging leaders MUST know to succeed. From communicating with the right level of detail to mastering the people part of leadership to answering the question \"Will I be any less of a technologist once I'm a leader?\", emerging tech leaders will discover key areas that will set them apart from the rest of the pack as they prepare to lead.\r\n
\r\nHigh achievers and high-potential employees are the future of our technology organizations. It is more important than ever for employees to adopt a thoughtful, strategic approach to building leadership skills so they can learn to lead “from the side” and also be ready to move into leadership opportunities as they arise.\r\n
\r\nIn August 2015, Minnesota was ranked as the fastest growing state nationwide for tech jobs, with a growth rate of 8.36%. That growth means new jobs and the people in those jobs need strong leaders. Will you be one of those leaders?\r\n", "room_name": "Louis Pasteur", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 4, "created_at": "2016-04-21 11:30:26 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 17:19:47 UTC" }, { "id": 391, "participant_id": 51, "presenter_name": "Bill Bushey", "presenter_bio": "\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/wbushey)", "session_title": "Civic Tech Hack Space: OMG Transit, Docker, and AWS", "summary": null, "description": "\r\n\r\n[OMG Transit](https://omgtransit.com/) has recently gone [open source](https://github.com/omgtransit/omgtransit) and become an [Open Twin Cities](http://www.opentwincities.org/) sponsored community project. Now everybody has an opportunity to contribute to this local civic technology application that helps hundreds of people use public transit to get to work, friends, family and parties every day.\r\n\r\nCome spend a little time in a Minnehackspace focused on OMG Transit. Come learn about the tech, talk about current and future features, and become one of the first community contributors to this fantastic project.\r\n\r\n## Docker and AWS\r\n\r\nThere's plenty of opportunity for new features and tickets in the future. Right now, we do have one big goal in mind for OMG Transit: [move it from it's current hosting solution to Amazon Web Services](https://github.com/omgtransit/omgtransit/issues/1). Why? Because Amazon has donated AWS credits to Open Twin Cities to help us host open source, civic tech projects. As part of this project, we've decided to Dockerize OMG Transit, to both help us deploy the application to AWS, and to help any future contributors get OMG running on their own machines right away.\r\n\r\nJoin us if you know anything about AWS (bonus points if you understand permissions or deploying Docker containers via Elastic Beanstalk). And join us if you want to learn more about AWS and Docker!\r\n", "room_name": "Louis Pasteur", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 7, "created_at": "2016-04-20 14:14:27 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:54 UTC" }, { "id": 390, "participant_id": 1321, "presenter_name": "Cassie Traun", "presenter_bio": "Cassie Traun is currently working in technical support at a very large, unnamed corporation and also does web development during her free time. She has been working in the tech industry in some capacity for nearly a decade. One of the only other things so omnipresent throughout her life has been Crohn's disease, which she was diagnosed with in the severe, refractory form when she was 16. She is also a privacy advocate and co-founded CryptopartyMN, which is dedicated to teaching people of all skill levels how to encrypt their personal communications in a fun, accessible workshop format. CryptopartyMN hosts events in the Twin Cities area on a regular basis and also participated in a joint event with Amnesty International in October 2015. In the rest of her free time, Cassie enjoys biking, hoarding governmental data obtained via data practices requests, sometimes pretending she knows how to admin Linux servers by maintaining several web servers for personal and non-profit use, and upsetting unknown state-sponsored actors enough to try hacking her Twitter account.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@myriadmystic", "session_title": "Cryptoparty and Chill", "summary": null, "description": "Want to learn how to encrypt your personal communications? Bring your phone, tablet, and/or laptop to this session to get secured!", "room_name": "Louis Pasteur", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Kurtis Hanna" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1345 ], "attendance_count": 10, "created_at": "2016-04-19 22:45:24 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 16:24:23 UTC" }, { "id": 389, "participant_id": 1581, "presenter_name": "Kent Strand", "presenter_bio": "A pioneering Minnesota Tech Entrepreneur and successful NASDAQ senior leader. Kent is Managing Partner of Minneapolis-based Accredent – a national specialty advisory firm focused on the business of the Internet-of-Things and Data Analytics. A technology industry veteran with 33 years of experience - Kent founded a successful start-up after leaving university, and went on to serve as divisional GM and senior executive on the management teams of several disruptive and innovative NASDAQ companies which successfully achieved exit. For the past eight years, he has advised public and private technology and non-technology companies on growth strategy, digital transformation, business development and merger & acquisition. Kent also works with emerging companies through Accredent’s concierge Exit acceleration program focused on accelerating the growth, value creation, and value realization of companies preparing to scale.\r\n\r\nsee: \r\naccredent.com/busdev\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @Accredent", "session_title": "\"Built to Sell\" - Why You Should Develop Your Company From the Onset To Exit", "summary": null, "description": "Every entrepreneur should have an exit strategy. This is especially critical before contacting the first external investors. Different investors are compatible with different exit strategies. Getting this wrong can actually kill the company. The exit strategy is the foundation for the entire company plan. \r\n\r\nThis Session is for founders, equity incentivized employees interested in maximizing the probabilities that their company are among those that are ultimately successful with a business exit.\r\n\r\nWhy Attend? Exits have changed dramatically in the past decade. These changes have transformed how companies are being financed and sold. \r\n\r\nOf businesses which are for sale; 25% are sold. Only 33% at the desired valuation. Most of the time, after as entrepreneurs who have built a saleable company, we fail to successfully exit. When we miss the ideal time to exit, the most likely end result is that the company will fail - completely. This session will focus on why this happens so frequently and give you insight to maximize the probabilities that your company is among those that are ultimately successful.\r\n\r\nExits are the least well understood part of being an entrepreneur. The primary reason exits are so poorly understood is simply because they don't happen very often. In reality, the exit is actually just another business process. Done right, the valuation and time line are just as predictable as other, more familiar, business processes like hiring, product development, financing activities or marketing campaigns.\r\n", "room_name": "Tackle", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 15, "created_at": "2016-04-18 21:00:48 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:54 UTC" }, { "id": 388, "participant_id": 1581, "presenter_name": "Kent Strand", "presenter_bio": "A pioneering Minnesota Tech Entrepreneur and successful NASDAQ senior leader. Kent is Managing Partner of Minneapolis-based Accredent – a national specialty advisory firm focused on the business of the Internet-of-Things and Data Analytics. A technology industry veteran with 33 years of experience - Kent founded a successful start-up after leaving university, and went on to serve as divisional GM and senior executive on the management teams of several disruptive and innovative NASDAQ companies which successfully achieved exit. For the past eight years, he has advised public and private technology and non-technology companies on growth strategy, digital transformation, business development and merger & acquisition. Kent also works with emerging companies through Accredent’s concierge Exit acceleration program focused on accelerating the growth, value creation, and value realization of companies preparing to scale.\r\n\r\nsee: \r\naccredent.com/busdev\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @Accredent", "session_title": "Internet of Things Analytics: Business Transformation", "summary": null, "description": "Internet-of-Things (IoT) data analytics make clear that digital technology is no longer just another tool. It has become the foundation of an entirely new way of doing business, as well as giving rise to entirely new businesses. There will be 100 billion connected devices expected by 2025, leading to a trillion sensor ecosystem. 1 billion digital natives expected to join the workforce over the next 7 years. In a hyper-connected era of mobile, social, cloud, big data, and the Internet of Things, future business models and end-to-end digital strategies will depend on the availability of more data flowing through more systems, being accessed and used by more people. The session will focus on the basics of what is involved in transforming your customer experience, products, business processes, and your business utilizing IoT data analytics.", "room_name": "Nokomis", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Jennifer Nowlin" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1583 ], "attendance_count": 47, "created_at": "2016-04-18 18:30:02 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 16:59:46 UTC" }, { "id": 387, "participant_id": 1387, "presenter_name": "Dan Rohda", "presenter_bio": "Dan is a proven people-focused executive leader with over twenty years of experience driving innovative solutions in customer operations and professional services. He has a passion for driving both employee engagement and excellent service. Dan has been recognized by teams and staff for his ability to build a strong corporate culture that leads to positive outcomes for the organization and the individuals contributing to its success. He has helped his teams grow professionally, and implemented service technologies to move his team and customers forward. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/danrohda", "session_title": "Panel: Moving your CareerFORWARD Through Networking and Professional Development. ", "summary": null, "description": "What happens when you get seasoned professionals from IT, Sales, Marketing, HR and Operations in a room? You a have a framework to share best practices in career development or perhaps even start a company! The business community is constantly evolving, and as a result of that many highly qualified IT and business professionals find themselves either wanting to grow professionally, needing a new challenge or in a period of transition. \r\n\r\nCome join a panel discussion hosted by members of CareerFORWARD (http://www.careerforward.info). We will share the history of this group, and how it has helped its members to move forward with their career. Come ready to engage in discussion about identifying your top talents, networking and sharing best practices to help people along in their career journey.", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:55:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other", "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Greg LaFrance", "Steve Boehm" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1519, 1420 ], "attendance_count": 31, "created_at": "2016-04-18 18:27:26 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 16:29:44 UTC" }, { "id": 386, "participant_id": 1387, "presenter_name": "Dan Rohda", "presenter_bio": "Dan is a proven people-focused executive leader with over twenty years of experience driving innovative solutions in customer operations and professional services. He has a passion for driving both employee engagement and excellent service. Dan has been recognized by teams and staff for his ability to build a strong corporate culture that leads to positive outcomes for the organization and the individuals contributing to its success. He has helped his teams grow professionally, and implemented service technologies to move his team and customers forward. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/danrohda", "session_title": "Panel: Customer Engagement Starts & Ends With Your People!", "summary": null, "description": "We live in a new world of customer engagement where businesses need to scale their organizations and do more with less. This is often accomplished by improving processes or leveraging technology to service their customers. Regardless, we do need to keep in mind that at both ends of any technology solution or process are people. \r\n\r\nJoin us for a panel discussion on how to best drive forward with a service accessibility strategy that does not diminish the customer experience, but rather enhances it. Our panel will include business professionals with experience in knowledge management & self service, customer success & account management, operations leadership and recruiting. \r\n\r\nCome ready not only to hear from our panelists, but to share your thoughts and questions on how to drive best practices in customer engagement in the technology driven world we live in. Whether your are a business of ten or ten thousand, delivering customer experience excellence is critical to success!", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Matthew Kay", "Eric A. Zerwas", "Greg LaFrance" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1391, 1390, 1519 ], "attendance_count": 27, "created_at": "2016-04-18 18:20:19 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-23 01:41:38 UTC" }, { "id": 385, "participant_id": 1257, "presenter_name": "Ted Kusio", "presenter_bio": "Ted is a Creative Technology Director, Hybrid Designer/Developer, or whatever the groovy creative/technology title-of-the-week is.\r\n\r\nHis experience is rooted in web/app development and motion graphics in advertising/marketing industries. This includes: leading a team of enterprise software developers; teaching college students; juggling technology and creativity at/for some companies you've heard of, like The New York Times, Vogue, Macy's, and DDB.\r\n\r\nPeople also seem to enjoy hearing that he has a dual degree in mechanical/aerospace engineer, as well as in music, and he also worked as an engineer at Boeing, and as a TV critic, that his [site](http://kusio.net/) has samples of stuff he did in the past, and he should probably update it soon.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/DigitalWheelie)\n- Twitter: @DigitalWheelie", "session_title": "Animating on the Web in a Post-Flash World - 2016 Edition", "summary": null, "description": "Now that even Adobe has killed Flash (by renaming it \"Animate\"), there's no reason to use it anymore, right? Besides, we have the HTML5 Canvas, and WebGL, and CSS3 Transforms, and JavaScript, and faster computers, and...!\r\n\r\nWell, we do have all that and more, but there are still challenges to easily create dynamic, interactive, web-friendly animation. For the most part the challenge is simply finding the right tool for the right job (such as CSS3 for UI animation), but you may also need a crystal ball to NOT use what's about to go away forever (such as Adobe Edge or and the famo.us animation engine).\r\n\r\nI'll offer an overview of what I know, but hope to have this be more of a discussion, an open share: What works for you; what you need; can animators animate with code instead of timelines; and more.\r\n\r\nGood overview on [Web Animation Past, Present, and Future](http://alistapart.com/article/web-animation-past-present-and-future).", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 11:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 29, "created_at": "2016-04-18 18:01:20 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 16:40:27 UTC" }, { "id": 384, "participant_id": 815, "presenter_name": "Steven Clift", "presenter_bio": "[Steven Clift](https://linkedin.com/in/netclift) (LinkedIn) is the CEO of GoodCarts, a startup building a network of hundreds (thus far) of purpose-driven ecommerce brands that cross-promote each other: [GoodCarts.co](https://goodcarts.co)\r\n\r\nHe is the founder of 1 Radio News - a highly rated world radio news app and the TV News app with over 2 million downloads on Google Play.\r\n\r\nHe is also a founder of E-Democracy.org - the world's first election information website back in 1994.\r\n\r\nIn 2013, Clift was recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change for Open Government.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/netclift)\n- Twitter: @democracy", "session_title": "Going from 10,000 mobile app installs to 1 million? Let's talk.", "summary": null, "description": "\r\nJoin a conversation among app startups and developers who have proven that their app concept resonates with a critical mass of users and are now working to take their installs/retention to the next level.\r\n\r\nSteven Clift, with the Minnesota-based 1 Radio News app startup - http://1radionews.com - will briefly share some of his big questions and lessons as his world radio news app approaches 50,000 installs on Google Play (and the app's iOS launch approaches). From App Store Optimization and tech media app reviews to targeted app install ads and social media sharing or guerrilla marketing, what works to emerge from the long tail of obscurity to a viable app-centric business? \r\n\r\nThis session will focus on peer to peer advanced discussion among those attending. Those in the room will be asked to share their direct experiences and top lessons on building installs and retention for their mobile app.\r\n\r\nWe will start/continue this conversation in this invite-only Facebook Group:\r\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/mobilestartupsmn/\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Learn", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Advanced", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Kyle Smaagard" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1644 ], "attendance_count": 33, "created_at": "2016-04-18 17:42:01 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:55 UTC" }, { "id": 383, "participant_id": 761, "presenter_name": "Kevin Hakanson", "presenter_bio": "Kevin Hakanson (@hakanson) is a Sr. Software Architect for Thomson Reuters where he is focused on highly scalable web applications, especially the JavaScript and security aspects. His background includes both .NET and Java, but he is most nostalgic about Lotus Notes. He has been developing professionally since 1994 and holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering. When not staring at a computer screen, he is probably staring at another screen, either watching TV or playing video games with his family.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/hakanson)\n- Twitter: @hakanson", "session_title": "Introduction to Speech Interfaces for Web Applications", "summary": null, "description": "Speaking with your computing device is becoming commonplace. Most of us have used Apple's Siri, Google Now, Microsoft's Cortana, or Amazon's Alexa - but how can you speak with your web application? The Web Speech API can enable a voice interface by adding both Speech Synthesis (Text to Speech) and Speech Recognition (Speech to Text) functionality.\r\n\r\nThis session will introduce the core concepts of Speech Synthesis and Speech Recognition. We will evaluate the current browser support and review alternative options. See the JavaScript code and UX design considerations required to add a speech interface to your web application. Come hear if it's as easy as it sounds?\r\n", "room_name": "Harriet", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Design", "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 57, "created_at": "2016-04-18 15:38:42 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:17 UTC" }, { "id": 382, "participant_id": 185, "presenter_name": "Patrick Riley", "presenter_bio": "Patrick is an accomplished technology entrepreneur and artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Patrick was the CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Survey for 16 years, which was fully acquired by Aon in February 2016. Patrick is now a Partner at Aon. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, Patrick is an accomplished filmmaker and musician. In the mid-90's he played bass and shared lead vocals with his brother Dan in the Defender Records band Cooper. Patrick has directed and produced dozens of music videos, documentaries, television series, and short films. In 2008 and 2009, he was Isabella Rossellini's Assistant Director for an original series she created for the Sundance Channel entitled \"Green Porno\". Patrick worked for three summers (2003, 2004 and 2007) as an Assistant Director for the Sundance Institute Filmmaker's Lab. Two of the six films Patrick assistant-directed at Sundance went on to become feature films: \"Paperman\" starring Jeff Daniels & Emma Stone, and \"Here\" starring Ben Foster.\r\n\r\nPatrick's specialties include: entrepreneurship, ideation, product development, enterprise SaaS, team innovation, bootstrap growth strategies, brand building, talent management, and public speaking. \r\n\r\nPatrick’s thought leadership has been featured by numerous media organizations including Talent Management Magazine and National Public Radio.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@PatrickTRiley", "session_title": "Exiting Your Startup: 10 lessons I learned at the end that will help you at the beginning", "summary": null, "description": "Patrick Riley, CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Survey, shares 10 important lessons he learned while selling his business to Aon, a Fortune 500 company. The transaction closed in February 2016, and as a result has positioned Aon as a global leader offering employee engagement and talent analytics solutions to thousands of companies around the world. ", "room_name": "Calhoun", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 63, "created_at": "2016-04-17 23:03:11 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:17 UTC" }, { "id": 381, "participant_id": 1274, "presenter_name": "Alex Rodriguez", "presenter_bio": "**Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez, is the Founder of Electrician Path. Electrician Path is the network for Millennial and Generation-Z Electrician Talent to find opportunities in the industry. The startup was built with no-code. \r\n\r\nHe's the founder of Graveti. A community focused on building businesses, creating wealth and developing the Tech ecosystem for people of color in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area.\r\n\r\nAlex, was a Minneapolis Code2040 Entrepreneur in Residence at Fueled Collective (COCO), powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. Alex, was Minnesota Tech Hustler of the Year for 2015.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @headhonchoarod", "session_title": "Graveti: Being an Entrepreneur of Color in the Twin Cities", "summary": null, "description": "Mini Panel - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of being a minority entrepreneur in the Twin Cities. Founders, will discuss their successes, struggles and where they see the Twin Cities heading and how we can make this a land of opportunity for entrepreneurs of colors and professionals. \r\n\r\nModerating the panel will be: Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez - Code2040 Entrepreneur in Residence at COCO and Founder of WorkMand and Graveti.\r\n\r\n**Clarence Bethea:** is the Founder and CEO of Upsie. Upsie, is a mobile warranty app, that is disrupting the 40 billion dollar warranty industry. Clarence, has raised a 1.3 million angel round. Prior to Upsie, he founded 2nd chance staffing and is also an active mentor for young people in entrepreneurship and business. \r\n\r\n**Caroline Karanja:** is a maker and creator, a curious soul with a need to code. She recently launched, 26 letters. 26 letters is an e-learning saas solution for companies who want to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. She's consulted and worked with fortune 500 companies and startups.\r\n\r\n**Thompson Aderinkomi:** Thompson is currently the founder and CEO of RetraceHealth a new model for primary care medicine. Governor Mark Dayton appointed Thompson to MNsure, the MN Health Insurance Exchange Board of Directors in April 2013. He also co-founded Healthcare.MN \r\n\r\nA few minutes will be left for Q&A from the audience but if you specific questions you'd like to have asked, be sure to email us and we'll try and get it in during the panel. Email: Alex@graveti.com \r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Nokomis", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 58, "created_at": "2016-04-15 20:40:24 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:18 UTC" }, { "id": 380, "participant_id": 208, "presenter_name": "Paul DeBettignies", "presenter_bio": "Paul DeBettignies is the Founder of Launch Hiring and is better known as “Minnesota Headhunter.” Recognized as a Talent Leader, for 25+ years Paul has sat at the intersection of talent advisory and talent strategy building software, tech, product and digital teams with startups and tech companies throughout the country with a focus on Minnesota and the Midwest while creating recruiting strategies for Fortune 500 clients.\r\n\r\nHe is a regional and national writer speaker, trainer, subject matter expert and trusted media source on recruiter, HR, career, job search, networking and social media topics.\r\n\r\nBorn and raised in Minneapolis, Paul despises bios and does not take himself as serious as this all sounds. He loves sunsets, fishing, gardening and still believes that one day the Gophers will go to the Rose Bowl.\r\n\r\nStay in contact with him by clicking: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnheadhunter) | [@MNHeadhunter](https://twitter.com/mnheadhunter) | [Minnesota Headhunter Blog](http://www.mnheadhunter.com)\r\n", "session_title": "How To Recruit Like A Startup", "summary": null, "description": "Whether you are looking for a technical co founder, need to build a team of software developers for a startup or are a hiring manager at a Fortune 500 company… I am going to walk through some best practices on:\r\n\r\nCareer/web site page\r\n\r\nJob posts \r\n\r\nNetworking\r\n\r\nSourcing, Recruiting and Closing candidates\r\n\r\nEmployer Branding\r\n\r\nDo folks know you are hiring? Would you work for you?\r\n\r\nI will have screen shots, links and resources for you take back to the office.\r\n\r\nHave questions ahead of time? Send me an email and I will work them into the discussion paul@mnheadhunter.com\r\n", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 45, "created_at": "2016-04-15 14:42:55 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 23:49:43 UTC" }, { "id": 379, "participant_id": 737, "presenter_name": "Joel Gerdeen", "presenter_bio": "Many years of experience in all levels of computer technology from punch cards to SSD, from microcomputers to mainframes. Career in Engineering IT technology and management at three Fortune 100 companies. Published social media apps on Apple AppStore and Google Play. Collector of old Apple, Texas Instruments and other computers.\r\n\r\nActive member of the Mini'app'les user group. https://miniapples.org\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @njerd", "session_title": "Genealogy - Back to Adam", "summary": null, "description": "Back in 2009, my wife and I started researching our family history, after receiving an email from her second cousin. He already had researched a lot of their family tree in Ancestry.com. I started on my family tree and in a few years we both had traced our genealogy back about 8 generations to the 1500's.\r\n\r\nLast year I visited Sweden and a town where my great great great grandfather lived in 1800. In January, a posting on a Swedish Facebook page prompted me to google his name and location. A link popped up to Geni.com, another ancestry site that has constructed a world family tree of over 100 million people. Following the link, I discovered a treasure trove.\r\n\r\nI discovered links to the Vikings including Ragnar from the History channel TV series. I hit the royal line of kings which took me back 58 generations to the first recorded King of Sweden in the 3rd Century. Further investigation has taken me back over 150 generations in 5000 years to King Solomon, Rameses and many others including Adam.\r\n\r\nWho knows if this is all true? We know the Internet never lies!? All it takes is one incorrect linkage which is easy to make with all the Scandinavian names with the suffixes - son or dotter. If there is no mistake in the first 25 generations, the royal records and archeology discoveries make the rest more believable. But it has been fun and given me a greater appreciation for history.\r\n\r\nIn this presentation I will discuss the online genealogy tools and Mac, iOS and Windows apps that I have used in my research. My workflow and exchange of data between the tools will be discussed. I plan to demo some of these tools and help you get started on a trip into your family history.\r\n", "room_name": "Texas", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:55:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 20, "created_at": "2016-04-15 14:36:33 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 14:52:12 UTC" }, { "id": 378, "participant_id": 1375, "presenter_name": "Mike Navarro", "presenter_bio": "I'm a principle and lead engineer at DataSlice. We focus on big data solutions.", "session_title": "Recommendation Engines: A Netflix Case Study", "summary": null, "description": "# Recommendation Engines: A Netflix Case Study\r\n\r\nAn introduction to two recommendation engine architectures and solutions. We will use a simple movie recommender to compare and contrast the Machine Learning solution (using Sprark) and the GraphDB solution (using Neo4j). The session will serve as an overview of the recommendation use case and the underlying technologies. It will also include a brief live demo of each solution.", "room_name": "Harriet", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 10:50:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 74, "created_at": "2016-04-15 13:59:57 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:55 UTC" }, { "id": 377, "participant_id": 577, "presenter_name": "Jeffrey C. Robbins", "presenter_bio": "Jeff is an attorney and shareholder in the business services practice group at Messerli | Kramer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For 35 years, he has represented entrepreneurs who start and grow technology-based enterprises and angel and venture investors who target those companies. He is a serial entrepreneur himself, having founded two companies in the entertainment ticketing industry. Jeff represents high-growth, high-potential private enterprises and publicly traded companies. In 2011, he founded AngelPolleNation, a networking organization for investors that holds quarterly events in the Twin Cities. He has served as an advisory service member to the Minnesota Angel Network and serves as an advisory board member to Gopher Angels, a Minneapolis-based investor network. Jeff is also a judge for the annual statewide Minnesota Cup business plan competition. He is a board member of Venture Academy, a new Minneapolis charter school focused on developing entrepreneurial leadership skills for its students, and of the Minnesota Jewish Theater Company. Jeff was named in 2011 as one of “200 Minnesotans You Should Know” by Twin Cities Business magazine.", "session_title": "Piranha Pool (TM) III", "summary": null, "description": "Sponsored by **AngelPolleNation**, Piranha Pool (TM) III is Minnesota's own live take on the TV series \"Shark Tank.\" -- and our third year of doing it at MinneBar! A panel of experienced, local tech investors will, on the spot, consider investments in FishFood (TM), aka local entrepreneurs. Confirmed Piranhas are well-known local investors Cathy Connett, David Dalvey, Dave Mao and Steven London. Details on how to apply to participate as FishFood are here: [link]\r\n(http://messerlikramer.com/sites/messerlikramer.com/files/AngelPolleNation_--_Piranha_Pool_Application_Package.pdf).\r\n\r\n**Cathy Connett** is the President and founder of CorConnections, LLC, which specializes in guiding businesses through new business initiatives, equity infusions, ownership transitions and the building of alliances and partnerships. Ms. Connett is also a co-founder and CEO of the Sofia Angel Fund, a Minnesota-based fund focused on making private equity investments in companies founded by or led by women, or whose products and services target women. She formerly served as the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas. Ms. Connett has an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.\r\n\r\n**David Dalvey** is a Managing Partner of Brightstone Venture Capital since September 2000, and he has 27 years of venture stage investment experience with 17 years as a venture fund manager and 10 years as a technology investment banker. Also, Mr Dalvey has 35 collective years of corporate board director/advisor experience. Previously, Mr Dalvey has been a general partner at Food Fund Venture Capital II, L.P. from 1992 to 1995 and also held senior investment banking management positions with R.J. Steichen and Company from 1995 to 2000 and Wessels, Arnold & Henderson from 1987 to 1992. During his career, Mr Dalvey completed 40 public common stock offerings and 90 private placements totaling over $1.75 billion in equity growth capital for technology and life science companies. He currently serves as a Director at Mobile Realty Apps, Horizon Oil Field Services, Celcuity and Blue Rock Advisors and has also served Director roles with AppTec Laboratories, Navarre Corp., Definity Health, CHF Solutions, Nature Vision, TestQuest, Agiliti, Digitiliti and ShoreLunch Recipes.\r\n\r\n**Dave Mao** is Managing Partner of Come Up Capital, a new $50 million venture fund based in Minneapolis that is focused on early-stage technology investments, with a preference for internet-of-things, smart devices and big data product offerings. He has a joint MBA from Columbia University, the University of Hong Kong and the London Business School.\r\n\r\n**Steven London** is CEO of iCrimeFighter, a mobile evidence management solution, and co-founder of Six Points Capital, his angel investment vehicle. He is a also a member of Gopher Angels. Mr. London has his MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. He also has his law degree from the University of Iowa and formerly practiced business law as an associate with Faegre & Benson.", "room_name": "Theater", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 11:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 44, "created_at": "2016-04-14 21:51:54 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 16:38:31 UTC" }, { "id": 376, "participant_id": 1071, "presenter_name": "Nicolaas VanMeerten", "presenter_bio": "Nicolaas VanMeerten (@nicolaasvm) is the Co-founder and Research Director at GLITCH, where he uses a combination of analytics, research methods, and psychological principles to improve video games. He is also a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Educational Psychology program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities where he is studying the impact of puzzle games on spatial reasoning. \r\n\r\n[GLITCH FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/GlitchMN/) | [GLITCH TWITTER](https://twitter.com/glitchmn)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @nicolaasvm", "session_title": "Fantastic Video Game Data: Minnesota Edition", "summary": null, "description": "Video games continually push the boundaries of what we perceive as possible in art, technology, and the creative sector. As such, it’s not surprising that there is a strong connection between the economic success and innovation of a region with the vibrancy of its creative industries (Boix‐Domenech & Soler‐Marco, 2015). With a rich history as a leader in digital games and a strong creative industry that is ranked fifth in the nation (Creative Vitality Index, 2014), Minnesota has a unique opportunity to strengthen the sector and boost the overall economy.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, according to LinkedIn data in 2015, we are losing talent in this industry at a high-rate. As a non-profit founded and operating in Minnesota, GLITCH has a vested interest in seeing this community thrive, we started digging into some data to better understand the industry in Minnesota.\r\n\r\nThis session will cover the following topics:\r\n\r\n- Summary of Surveying the Silicon Prairie: Digital Games in Minnesota. The first in a series of annual reports published by GLITCH.\r\n- Comparison of the industry in Minnesota to other regions in the nation.\r\n- Open Discussion - what’s next?\r\n", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Evva Kraikul" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1027 ], "attendance_count": 46, "created_at": "2016-04-14 19:46:43 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 23:45:37 UTC" }, { "id": 375, "participant_id": 766, "presenter_name": "Andy Gikling", "presenter_bio": "I'm a computer/software/hardware/Linux enthusiast.\r\n\r\nI currently write medical device software for Minnetronix Inc. in Saint Paul.\r\n\r\n@SoundGains\r\nhttp://www.soundgains.com\r\n\r\n#GripAndRip\r\n#LinuxForTheWin\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/andygikling)\n- Twitter: @SoundGains", "session_title": "Embedded Linux Meets FPGA Capes – Just Imagine the DIY Possibilities!", "summary": null, "description": "Ever heard of a Raspberry Pi or a BeagleBone Black? Ever heard of FPGAs and Yocto Linux?\r\n\r\nWant to know more?\r\n\r\nThis high tech presentation on the current state of Embedded Linux is sure to satisfy!\r\n\r\nWe will be discussing the latest advancements in the field of real-time embedded controls based on Linux. We will explain how and why Linux with hardware acceleration can be a fantastic platform for advanced computer control systems. Algorithm acceleration in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware will be explained with a number of DIY examples. \r\n\r\nThe Yocto Linux build system provides a framework for the average computer hobbyist to quickly get started with real-time controls. Yocto can be used to target the two most popular Embedded Linux single board computers - the Raspberry Pi and the BeagleBone Black. We will describe how these low cost computers can be used to do things like robotics, home automation, computer vision, video streaming and more!\r\n", "room_name": "Tackle", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 10:50:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Hardware" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 27, "created_at": "2016-04-14 19:33:47 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:18 UTC" }, { "id": 374, "participant_id": 1358, "presenter_name": "Mauris DeSilva", "presenter_bio": "\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @3d_pars", "session_title": "3D PARS - Medi[Bot] Initiative: Edutainment in 3D Printing and Advanced Robotics ", "summary": null, "description": "3D PARS is a growing virtual company that facilitates collaborative teams to pioneer groundbreaking initiatives. The scope of 3D PARS is larger than any single discipline, project or idea. 3D PARS’ goal is to connect innovators, provide them with resources, and support these teams as they expand health and medical technology. Through bringing together groups of experts from different fields, problems can be solved, needs can be addressed and research can be advanced in unimaginable ways. 3D PARS can be considered as a Virtual Launch Pad (VLP).\r\n\r\nThe use of 3D printing and robotic concepts varies across disciplines. For example, the use of multi-axis robotics in manufacturing, translational robotics in transportation, medical robotics as seen in robotic limbs, automated surgical systems, life support devices, military robotics for surveillance and for successful mission completion, and educational tools are few of the applications of robotics. What makes each of the robotic system very unique is the way how modular machinery components and the artificial intelligence are interfaced and deployed. One of 3D PARS goal is to develop curriculums to promote technology cross over. To do this, Medi[Bot] categorizes and identifies key modular components of robotics across disciplines, and teach how combining key components can lead to future innovations that would address biomedical needs.To promote technology cross over in the field of robotics, 3D PARS seeded the Medi[Bot] initiative. The Medi[Bot] initiative aims to develop a kid friendly sensory and interactive robotic device companion that tracks and encourages healthy physical and mental development. It is anticipated, that this powerful robotic device would combine the benefits of popular health tracking programs with learning and development apps in one interactive robotic care provider. The Medi[Bot] initiative is at early stages and in the process of forming the diverse team to include wide range of expertise and in preparation to pursue fund raising that are crucial steps for launching this initiative. \r\n\r\n3D PARS envision that Medi[Bot] will evolve into a Rapid Self Diagnostic (RSD) System for home based centralized health information monitoring. The said robotic system would promote and assist cognitive development over lifespan of the user. Finally, for establishing said technology would need sustaining a Cohesively Functional Society by sustainable partnerships with healthcare providers, parents, school systems & educators, research institutions, policy & law makers and industry & investors. \r\n\r\nIn Summary, 3D PARS is a fairly new concept on how technology may be developed based on a felt need via sustainable partnerships.", "room_name": "Texas", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 10, "created_at": "2016-04-14 19:31:20 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:17 UTC" }, { "id": 373, "participant_id": 781, "presenter_name": "Zach Wendt", "presenter_bio": "\r\nZach Wendt started graphics programming on an Apple ][+ with a cassette drive. Projects are much more fun now, thanks to more than 6 colors, consumer priced VR, and all the tracking hardware and depth cameras.\r\n\r\nFor the past 3 years, Zach has organized [MN VR and HCI](http://www.igdatc.org/mn-vr-and-hci/) meet ups that bring 50-60 devs and enthusiasts together every month.\r\n\r\nZach really wants your local Virtual Reality project to succeed. Contact [@zach_wendt](https://twitter.com/zach_wendt) or show up at MN VR and HCI for free advice, to find collaborators, or just to geek out.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @zach_wendt", "session_title": "MN - The State of VR", "summary": null, "description": "With 4 major headsets on the market, 2016 is being called the year of consumer Virtual Reality. What you may not realize is: Local MN businesses and developers have already been using VR for 2-3 years. Hear sage words of advice from 5 guys that look super suave with opaque ski goggles covering half of their face.\r\n\r\n**Consumer VR Tech: What's Here, Where First? - Zach Wendt** \r\nThis year's VR headsets have capabilities that meet or exceed ones from 3-5 years ago, at literally 1-2% of the cost. But, there's pretty big differences in day-to-day use and development. Get an ultra-quick overview of capabilities, pricing, and target markets of this year's VR (and AR) headsets. Learn which applications and industries will adopt VR quickly due to the extreme value it brings. Hear speculation about killer apps that will lead to mass adoption and daily use!\r\n\r\n**Reality Captured! Online to VR with your DSLR - Bryn Erickson - Toursler** \r\nToursler Inc is reality capture technology for real world practical applications and interaction. Get an overview of our technology and learn how you too can capture reality and reconstruct in 3D for your projects. Also get some insight and stories on boot strapping in the VR industry and in general.Feedback on our [Toursler app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toursler.tourslerVR&hl=en) for Google Cardboard is welcome!\r\n\r\n**VR Custom Hardware and Video Projects - Paul Christian** \r\nPaul will share several recent homebrew hardware and video projects that involved VR including: \r\n* Cross platform VR driven by a stair stepper (exercise equipment) \r\n* Stereo video capture via drone \r\n* A homebrew data glove with position tracking and haptic feedback \r\n\r\n**360 Video Bootcamp - Chuck Olsen - Visual** \r\nThe way most people will experience VR in 2016 is by watching a 360 video. What is 360 video, how many cameras do you need to make it, and why would you do such a thing? Visual has learned lessons producing 360 video for a wide range of clients including Rhapsody / Napster, the Mall of America, Washington Post, Minnesota Timberwolves, MPR and more. \r\n\r\n**Suspension of disbelief in VR! - Paul Eckhardt**\r\nTweaks, Tricks and Ticks that make virtual reality seem real, learned from VR exploring in the HTC Vive. Overview of film & CG trickery extend into the Virtual Realm, to make users feel like a super hero.\r\n\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Theater", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Development", "Hardware", "Startups", "Design" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Paul Eckhardt", "Bryn Erickson", "Chuck Olsen", "Bryn Erickson", "Paul Christian" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1618, 1110, 1619, 1110, 1381 ], "attendance_count": 93, "created_at": "2016-04-14 19:02:22 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 17:00:03 UTC" }, { "id": 372, "participant_id": 124, "presenter_name": "Kristina Durivage", "presenter_bio": "Kristina Durivage is a software developer by day and a hardware hacker by night. Her portfolio can be found at [portfolio.gelicia.com](http://portfolio.gelicia.com/)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/gelicia)\n- Twitter: @gelicia", "session_title": "Lightning Talks", "summary": null, "description": "Lightning talks are short, rapid-fire talks that aren't scheduled in advance. At the session, we'll spend a few minutes gathering topics, and then presenters will go in reverse order of the amount of time they request. We'll keep going until we run out of speakers or time.\r\n", "room_name": "Proverb-Edison", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 49, "created_at": "2016-04-14 16:27:36 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 23:49:04 UTC" }, { "id": 371, "participant_id": 354, "presenter_name": "Elisa Poquette", "presenter_bio": "\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/elisapoquette)\n- Twitter: @@poqeli", "session_title": "Developing a Culture of User-Centered Design", "summary": null, "description": "Has anyone ever told you \"don't spend a lot of time on this, just make it easy to use\"? Have you ever built a software product, only to realize no wants it, it doesn't meet the needs of your users, and/or it's completely unusable? Is gathering user feedback only something you've done after you've released the product? If any of these apply, then this talk is for you. \r\n\r\nUser-centered design (UCD) is the underpinning of any good user experience (UX) practice area. And yet very few know what it means or how to integrate it into their organization in a meaningful way. In this talk, we will take UX beyond the buzzwords and address what it takes to develop a culture of UCD within your organization, and develop truly useful, usable and desirable products. \r\n\r\nMore than hiring really good designers, a good UX requires stakeholder investment, culture adoption, process improvement, and incorporation of user input throughout the design, build, and maintenance process. In this talk we hope to demystify the \"magic\" of UX, and inspire you to become a user-centered design evangelist and change-maker for your organization. \r\n\r\nElisa Poquette is the UX Lead at Invenshure, UXPA Vice President, and also feels very strongly about UCD.\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Minnetonka", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 77, "created_at": "2016-04-13 15:43:22 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:55 UTC" }, { "id": 370, "participant_id": 1335, "presenter_name": "Russ Straate", "presenter_bio": "Russ heads up the OTC Venture Center team which is responsible for leading the formation and launch of new companies based on a broad range of technologies coming out of the research program at the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining University of Minnesota, Russ was Vice President of Business Development for a medical device start up.\r\nDuring his career Russ has co-founded two companies in the med tech and high tech sector and has worked as an intrepreneur for Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies. He has held senior-level management positions at IMI, plc, a UK based fluidics company, Honeywell International Automation and Control and Schneider Electric (Square D Company). During time at these companies his focus was on driving new business growth. At Honeywell, Russ led high growth operational units and most recently was Director, Business Development, Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions where he reported to the General Manager of Honeywell’s $1.2B Environmental Controls Business.\r\nRuss has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and post-graduate studies in marketing and finance. In addition to co-founding two start-up companies and leading multiple product development efforts at established companies, Russ’s credentials include five inventor patents and certification as a Six Sigma Green Belt.", "session_title": "University of Minnesota Research is Generating Disruptive Tech Sector Inventions", "summary": null, "description": "Learn how research at the University of Minnesota is creating inventions for the Tech Sector that are leading the creation of new companies and adding significant new business opportunities to existing companies. See how entrepreneurs and companies can work with the University to commercialize advanced, disruptive inventions.", "room_name": "Louis Pasteur", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:55:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development", "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Chris Ghere" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1342 ], "attendance_count": 23, "created_at": "2016-04-13 12:58:42 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:18 UTC" }, { "id": 369, "participant_id": 1268, "presenter_name": "Margaret Mahan", "presenter_bio": "[Margaret] [1] is a scientist (data, computer, neuro, & network) at the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation working in Dr. Samadani's [Brain Injury Research Lab] [2] and also pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology at the University of Minnesota. She has obtained an MS in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Biology and Psychology from Metropolitan State University. Her research falls primarily in the area of brain connectivity, with an emphasis on developing analytical methods for integrating data from multimodal sources.\r\n\r\n[1]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretmahan \"Margaret\"\r\n[2]: http://samadanilab.com/team.html \"Brain Injury Research Lab\"\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @mymahan", "session_title": "Inspiring the next generation to be technology creators", "summary": null, "description": "**College**: For the 2014-2015 academic year at the University of Minnesota, 64 MS and 27 PhDs in computer science were earned [r1]. Across all University of Minnesota graduate programs, this turns out to be < 2% of total MS and ≅3% of PhDs earned; 22 graduate degrees in computer science were earned by females. *Minnesota has 14,420 open computing jobs* but had only *796 computer science graduates* in 2014 [r2]; 14% were female.\r\n\r\n**High school**: In 2015, 666 high school students in Minnesota took the AP computer science exam; *20% were female, 14 were Hispanic, and 10 were Black* [r2]. Only 13% of Minnesota schools with AP programs offered the AP computer science course in 2014-2015. Minnesota *does not* allow computer science to count as a mathematics or science admission requirement at institutions of higher education. Minnesota *does not* require that all schools offer computer science.\r\n\r\nYep – that’s the same pattern you’ve been hearing for years. We know computer science is foundational yet we continue to underprepare our students for high school and college level computer science. In this presentation, you’ll hear the latest status for computer science education in Minnesota, why we need to start computer science education early, and what programs are aiming to fill the current gaps. You’ll also hear from SuPoCo, a Technovation[MN] team, (Allie Nordeen, Annalee Kester, Gracie Marek, and Kali Jarrard) [r3], about their experience (panel format). Lastly, you will learn what you can do to help and resources to get you started.\r\n\r\n[r1]: https://apps.grad.umn.edu/stats/dc/1019600.shtml\r\n[r2]: https://code.org/promote/mn\r\n[r3]: http://technovationmn.org/", "room_name": "Challenge", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 10:50:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 25, "created_at": "2016-04-12 19:40:11 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 23:40:02 UTC" }, { "id": 368, "participant_id": 1332, "presenter_name": "Brett Brohl", "presenter_bio": "Director - Techstars Startup Next Food & Ag in Partnership with Land O'Lakes\r\n\r\nEntrepreneur in Residence - Techstars Retail in Partnership with Target\r\n\r\nStartups - BoomBoom Prints, Scrubadoo, Easy Info, Conrohl, Propkeepr, Triumvirate Innovations\r\n\r\nSurround yourself with amazing people, have fun, and do great things.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @brettbrohl", "session_title": "Speed Pitch & Feedback Session", "summary": null, "description": "Come listen to pitches, stories about a few memorable pitch experiences, & best practices from veteran entrepreneurs and investors.\r\n\r\nTo Pitch:\r\n\r\nShow up & give a 90-120 second speed pitch on your idea to a panel of investors & entrepreneurs. It can be your first time ever pitching or you can be a veteran, just have fun with it! Receive immediate feedback on both your concept & your pitch! We will listen to as many pitches as time allows! \r\n\r\nShow up at the door to pitch Or to guarantee a spot to pitch please email brett.brohl@techstars.com. Or stop by and if we have time we will take walk-ups! \r\n\r\nThe Panel:\r\n\r\nBrett Brohl - EIR @ Techstars Minneapolis & Serial Entrepreneur\r\n\r\nWill Allen - President @ Behance & Angel Investor\r\n\r\nAndy Christensen - Director @ Arthur Ventures\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Discovery", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 10:50:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Andrew Carlson" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 653 ], "attendance_count": 31, "created_at": "2016-04-12 17:26:39 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:18 UTC" }, { "id": 367, "participant_id": 1225, "presenter_name": "Moses Smith DC", "presenter_bio": "Dr. Moses Sarah Smith is a chiropractor in Uptown. She has been in practice for over a decade. She received her doctorate at Northwestern University and practices chiropractic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her post graduate study has included gaining certification in Applied Kinesiology, a system of diagnosis and treatment utilizing muscle testing. Currently working on her diplomate in Pediatric Chiropractic and Chiropractic Neurology. She is also licensed and certified in animal chiropractic.\r\n\r\nMoe is married to her beloved Rick and has two small children – Henry age 7, and Annabelle (chicky) age 4.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @moebodyworks", "session_title": "—cancelled— Why Investing In Wellness Is Investing In Your People", "summary": null, "description": "On-Site wellness programs are good for everyone. Investing in your employees leads to higher morale and helps your people perform better. We have provide chiropractic, massage therapy, acupuncture, wellness coaching and, office ergonomics to a variety of companies to help them treat their people the best way possible. ", "room_name": "Florida", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 8, "created_at": "2016-04-12 14:56:09 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-23 13:23:07 UTC" }, { "id": 366, "participant_id": 1331, "presenter_name": "Tim Bates", "presenter_bio": "I am president and board member of Smart Express and I run the Exponential Group, that works with young early-stage technology businesses in the US, Europe, and Asia developing and bringing to market product and services in the areas of mobile, digital imaging, SaaS, big data and IOT technologies. I have a BA in Mathematics from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.\r\n\r\nI started as a software engineer and was the inventor or co-developer of a number of leading-edge computer graphic software systems. I then moved on to managing, running, and starting technology companies that pioneered digital cameras, SaaS services, advanced database systems and e-commerce solutions helping them develop and build markets in the US, Europe, and Asia. \r\n\r\nIn addition to my day job at Smart Express, I currently am a board member and advisor to young technology companies as well as work with others as a mentor through MESA.\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\n- Twitter: @timbates", "session_title": "Managing your way through the Gap Stage: The time when a startup births a business. ", "summary": null, "description": "In this session, we’ll discuss the importance of the Gap stage, when it occurs, how to plan for it, and how to work your way through it so that you can get on with scaling your business. \r\n\r\nToday, there is a lot of discussion about customer development, product/market fit and scaling a company. However, there is little discussion about that period between product/market fit discovery and when you press the gas pedal down in order to scale the business. This middle state is a messy time in a startup’s life. It’s a hard but transformative time. Done with the right thought and planning, it is during this period that you really birth your business and put your company on the tracks to success and an exit.\r\n \r\nThis period is called the Gap Stage. It is called this because there are gaps in your market and customer knowledge, gaps in your product and service capabilities, and gaps in your team that once filled will make scaling possible. The Gap Stage is where you refine, polish, re-polish, reposition and re-learn what you know about your sales process, the market, the product and target customer through repeated sales and customer engagement. \r\n", "room_name": "Gandhi", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 11:45:00 -0500", "level_name": null, "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 18, "created_at": "2016-04-12 14:17:44 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:18 UTC" }, { "id": 365, "participant_id": 418, "presenter_name": "Munir Nassar", "presenter_bio": "Unix Systems Administrator and Infrastructure Team Lead at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. In my free time i volunteer at Free Geek Twin Cities, a non profit that aims to provide electronics recycling, electronics reuse and electronics training.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/nassarmu)\n- Twitter: @nassarmu", "session_title": "How to recycle your electronics for good", "summary": null, "description": "Do you have a basement full of computers? \r\nAre you holding on to some old piece of hardware because you might need this *one* day?\r\nAre you afraid of recycling electronics because it might end up in a waste reclamation facility in a remote part of the world?\r\nDo you have computers that still work but you have to dispose of because they are no longer under support?\r\n\r\nFree Geek Twin Cities is a local non-profit that aims to provide Electronics Reuse, Recycling and Training. Free Geek Twin Cities will help you dispose of your e-waste in an environmentally friendly way and provides essential job training.\r\n\r\nLearn more about FGTC in this session.", "room_name": "Stephen Leacock", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Hardware" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 30, "created_at": "2016-04-11 20:26:25 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:54 UTC" }, { "id": 364, "participant_id": 1175, "presenter_name": "Chad Thibodeau", "presenter_bio": "Chad Thibodeau is a Principal Product Manager in Veritas's CTO organization and will be leading PM efforts in their Innovation Labs for storage, containers and analytics. Chad has over 15 years experience in Product Management and Strategic Alliances with the past 11 years focused in Cloud Storage & Information Management. Chad has worked across a broad spectrum of companies ranging from startups—Cleversafe—to fortune 100 companies--Dell. Chad has also worked for companies within the telecommunications and defense industries including Comtech Telecommunications and Lockheed Martin. Chad has a BS in Engineering from Miami of Ohio and an MBA from ASU. In his spare time, Chad enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters, mountain biking, hiking, exploring and bing-watching crime-TV shows.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@cthibodeau2", "session_title": "Lean Startup within the Enterprise - is it really possible?", "summary": null, "description": "Lean Startup had taken over as the prevailing, new Development methodology used to maximize the potential customer adoption of a product/service/technology, while expending the minimal amount of resources and time. However, Lean Startup has been thought to mostly apply to small, emerging startups and organizations that don't have the overhead and beauracracy of the \"typical Enterprise\" technology company (think of IBM, HP, Dell). What we will propose during this session is that Lean Startup (alongside Agile) CAN exist within an enterprise-class company and furthermore, can demonstrate substantial value in comparison to more traditional \"waterfall\" or \"phase-gate\" development methods. Additionally, Lean Startup can drive a much closer unity between the different stakeholders such as Development, Product Management and Technical Sales since they are all working on much more aggressive timelines with constant iterations. This session will explore how Lean Startup is being successfully implemented within an Enterprise IT organization right here in the Twin Cities and we'll cover not only the good, but also some challenges that any organization deploying Lean Startup should consider.", "room_name": "Challenge", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development", "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 38, "created_at": "2016-04-11 15:02:00 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:54 UTC" }, { "id": 363, "participant_id": 1321, "presenter_name": "Cassie Traun", "presenter_bio": "Cassie Traun is currently working in technical support at a very large, unnamed corporation and also does web development during her free time. She has been working in the tech industry in some capacity for nearly a decade. One of the only other things so omnipresent throughout her life has been Crohn's disease, which she was diagnosed with in the severe, refractory form when she was 16. She is also a privacy advocate and co-founded CryptopartyMN, which is dedicated to teaching people of all skill levels how to encrypt their personal communications in a fun, accessible workshop format. CryptopartyMN hosts events in the Twin Cities area on a regular basis and also participated in a joint event with Amnesty International in October 2015. In the rest of her free time, Cassie enjoys biking, hoarding governmental data obtained via data practices requests, sometimes pretending she knows how to admin Linux servers by maintaining several web servers for personal and non-profit use, and upsetting unknown state-sponsored actors enough to try hacking her Twitter account.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@myriadmystic", "session_title": "Surviving and Thriving in the Panopticon: Maintaining Privacy in the Workplace as a Chronically Ill Activist", "summary": null, "description": "Everyone has certain things about themselves they prefer to keep private. Though many will claim they \"have nothing to hide,\" they are simply wrong, but for some of us maintaining privacy has higher stakes than for others. With employers more frequently requesting vast amounts of data on their employees, including requiring wearing fitness trackers, chronically ill people have even more reason to maintain as much privacy in the workplace as possible about their health and themselves. Activists also have myriad reasons to care about their privacy, but especially if they are working in a corporate environment that has ethics that run counter to their own, as activism is often unpaid labor and activists must get a paycheck from somewhere. This talk will discuss some of the good and bad policies towards privacy that my own company uses, as well as concrete ways to maintain your privacy in the workplace. If you feel comfortable sharing, I'd also love to have a discussion about your company and its policies towards privacy, so we can observe the local trend in which corporate surveillance of employees is moving.\r\n", "room_name": "Challenge", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 11:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 11, "created_at": "2016-04-11 00:47:58 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 23:41:05 UTC" }, { "id": 362, "participant_id": 1037, "presenter_name": "Nate Bird", "presenter_bio": "Nate is an Algorithm researcher currently working at a large Medical Device company. Previously, Nate has worked as a university professor in Ohio. Nate earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Minnesota in 2009 with research focused on computer vision and robotics.\r\n\r\n- Twitter: @nate_bird", "session_title": "Computer Vision Systems", "summary": null, "description": "This session is a discussion of computer vision systems--intelligent systems that use cameras and make decisions based on what they see. Let's talk about these great systems, how we use them to solve problems, their strengths, their limitations, recent developments, issues we've encountered in our work, and where the field might be going. This is intended to be a discussion session, not a presentation, so make sure to bring questions and specific topics you want to talk about! There is no particular level intended for this session, just interest in computer vision: come if you have never used a computer vision before, if you live and breath vision algorithms at work, or if you are anywhere in between.\r\n\r\nLet's discuss!", "room_name": "Challenge", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:00:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 38, "created_at": "2016-04-09 17:36:50 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:54 UTC" }, { "id": 361, "participant_id": 1044, "presenter_name": "David Quimby", "presenter_bio": "I practice systematic innovation, experimental design, and technology forecasting at _Innovation Radiation_. I'm a patented inventor in Web architecture and a published author in technical and social innovation. I advised an array of manufacturing and service industries on emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence as a technology analyst at Stanford Research Institute. I've intentionally wandered, explored, and discovered on six continents... I've climbed Mount Whitney; I've done trekking in Thailand, a photographic safari in Kenya, and sea kayaking in Alaska; I've traversed the U.S. and Canada by motorcycle.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\nLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dhquimby\r\n\r\nWeb: www.innovationradiation.com", "session_title": "Deeper Event Engagement: Who Needs It?", "summary": null, "description": "Are you satisfied with the current state of event engagement – or do you yearn for\r\ndeeper / more relevant engagement?\r\n\r\nRandom collisions with like-minded participants are often productive – most of us\r\nhave built large portions of our networks on random collisions.\r\n\r\nBut – conscious design can also be productive.\r\n\r\nCan we use technology to enhance engagement and identify even more (and even more\r\nvaluable) relationships?\r\n\r\nWhat if we could use an event app to find participants in the crowd whom we can't\r\npossibly identify physically?\r\n\r\nImagine the possibilities of such visibility / transparency...\r\n\r\nJoin us for an interactive discussion / exploration of the current landscape\r\nas we identify available products and unserved needs.\r\n\r\nWe'll also offer a preview of an event app that we're prototyping and solicit your feedback.", "room_name": "Tackle", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:55:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Dave Mathias", "Dave Mathias", "Boyd Johnson" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1319, 1319, 1322 ], "attendance_count": 32, "created_at": "2016-04-09 16:10:36 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:53 UTC" }, { "id": 360, "participant_id": 1314, "presenter_name": "Ahmed Sorour", "presenter_bio": "Software developer by trade. Co-founder and CTO @revampcrm (http://www.revampcrm.com)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@asorour", "session_title": "A new era of Customer Engagement", "summary": null, "description": "In this session, we will discuss trends and market forces in the **CRM**, Customer Relation Management, industry. We will discuss:\r\n\r\n* The Pillars of a CRM system: **Contact Management**, **Segmentation**, **Sales** activities, and **Marketing Automation**.\r\n* Different CRM needs for **B2C** and **B2B**.\r\n* The effect of social media and big data on existing sales and marketing tools. What new features and abilities are available and at what price range.\r\n* What you as an entrepreneur, freelancer, IC, or SMB should expect and ask for.\r\n* What tool chain you need to build a system that send personalized, tailored, relevant, and timely messages. \r\n* How to automate, so you can scale up and out, without losing the personalization that customers expect.\r\n* Website personalization.\r\n* How to use automation to nurture leads and win back customers.\r\n\r\n\r\nThis will be a high collaboration session so come in ready with questions and stories of your own!\r\n\r\nLooking forward to hear your stories\r\n\r\nAhmed Sorour\r\nCo-founder and CTO @RevampCRM\r\n[link](http://www.RevampCRM.com)", "room_name": "Stephen Leacock", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:55:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 32, "created_at": "2016-04-08 21:05:47 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:17 UTC" }, { "id": 359, "participant_id": 1270, "presenter_name": "Daniel Feldman", "presenter_bio": "I'm a software engineer working on open source network security stuff. Follow me @dfeldman.org on BlueSky.\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/dfeldman)\r\n", "session_title": "Panel: Why YOU Should Enter a Data Science Hackathon", "summary": null, "description": "*Want to learn Data Science and Analytics?* The best way to get started is to participate in a **data science hackathon**! In just a day or two, you can build your skills, make connections, and solve problems that affect the real world!\r\n\r\nThere are **THREE** great data science hackathons in the Twin Cities! We'll have representation from all of them so you can find one that fits your interests. \r\n\r\nThis discussion panel will feature organizers and participants from data science hackathons in the Twin Cities. Speakers include:\r\n\r\n- **Wenqiuli Zhang**, from the winning Social Data Science Hackathon team and recent MS in analytics graduate\r\n\r\n- **Priyanka Saboo**, also from the winning Social Data Science Hackathon team and recent MS in analytics graduate\r\n\r\n- **Pedro Medina**, data science startup founder, Analyze This organizer and Social Data Science competitor\r\n\r\n- **Jake Mason**, current data science student and Analyze This organizer\r\n\r\n- **Sona Maniyan**, data scientist at Veritas and Social Data Science organizer\r\n\r\n- **John Hogue**, data scientist at General Mills, Social Data Science organizer and MUDAC judge\r\n\r\n- **Kevin Church**, independent data scientist, Analyze This organizer, Social Data Science participant, and MUDAC judge\r\n\r\nIt will be a fascinating discussion about learning in a high-pressure hackathon environment while the clock is ticking!\r\n\r\nDiscussion will be moderated by Daniel Feldman.", "room_name": "Calhoun", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Other", "Development", "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Jake Mason", "Kevin Church", "Pedro Medina", "Sona Maniyan", "John Hogue", "Wenqiuli Zhang", "Priyanka Saboo" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1302, 1303, 1309, 1313, 1316, 1333, 1334 ], "attendance_count": 61, "created_at": "2016-04-08 17:33:33 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:18 UTC" }, { "id": 358, "participant_id": 1143, "presenter_name": "Brock Dubbels", "presenter_bio": "Brock Dubbels specializes in user experience, user research, and assessment. He is an applied psychologist, that uses science to examine questions about software and user experience. He teaches course work on user experience research, games and cognition, and how learning research can improve game design for return on investment (ROI). He is the founder and principal learning architect at www.vgalt.com for design, production, usability assessment and evaluation of learning systems and games.He is also the founder of the HammerTownCoderDojo.org, an organization providing free programming instruction to children, and is the Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Games and Computer Mediated Simulations. He currently on the UXPA-MN board and facilitates the UXPA Mentorship program.\r\n\r\nHe helped create the GScale Game Development and Testing Laboratory at McMaster University, and is currently in the Department of Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour. He has worked as a Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology; at Xerox PARC and Oracle, and as a research associate at the Center for Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota. He is member of the UXPA board in Minnesota, and coordinates the mentorship program. His specialties include user research, user experience, and software project management.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/brockdubbels)\n- Twitter: @brockdubbels", "session_title": "What is User Experience Research? How do I do it? Why does it matter?", "summary": null, "description": "People are becoming less tolerant of bad design. Many people will pay more for a product or service that moves beyond utility, and provides effective and pleasurable experiences. Customers have goals, and purpose for what they do. User Experience goes beyond traditional usability and business requirements of how and what will be delivered, to designing pleasurable customer experiences that build loyalty and participation.\r\n\r\nIn this hands-on activity, participants will experience and shape a UX Research experience with the ideas, tools, and analytical methods in user experience research that can be used to better inform technology and product development roadmaps. This includes: \r\n\r\nApplying a user experience engineering life cycle\r\nContextual inquiry and analysis\r\nRequirements extraction and design-informing models \r\nConceptual and detailed design\r\nIterative prototyping and evaluation\r\nUnderstanding and applying interaction design guidelines\r\n\r\nUser experience design and research is a maturing discipline. It's progression indicates a movement from the important, but narrow focus on task performance, to overarching characteristics of the entire user experience including emotion, social and cultural implications, fun, style, art, branding, reputation, political, social, and personal connections. Explore UX Research practices and implications. Brock Dubbels is currently the UX Mentorship Coordinator for the Minnesota User Experience Professional Association, and has offered coursework on UX since 2012. Come and learn about User Experience Research and how it can enhance your projects and ideas. \r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Minnetonka", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Design", "Development", "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 90, "created_at": "2016-04-08 15:36:19 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 05:28:17 UTC" }, { "id": 357, "participant_id": 134, "presenter_name": "Joel Stewart", "presenter_bio": "Joel Stewart is currently contracting his Engineering services out in the Twin Cities.\r\n\r\nHe's worked in the Games Industry and Startups in Minnesota for 10 years.", "session_title": "—cancelled— Intro to FPV Racing", "summary": null, "description": "This is not about Parrot or DJI drones.\r\n\r\nThis is about those flying multi-rotors that do 75* mph with a LCD strapped to your face, requiring precision flying skills as well as some soldering skills.\r\n\r\nWARNING: serious addiction to a potentially expensive** hobby could occur as a result of attending this session.\r\n\r\nIn less than 45 minutes learn how to get a quad in the sky and immediately crashing it.\r\n\r\nTopics we will cover:\r\n\r\n- The core acronyms and terminology of this hobby\r\n\r\n- The composition of a quadcopter\r\n\r\n- Where to get parts (cheap)\r\n\r\n- Flight Controller software options\r\n\r\n- Radios, frequencies, ranges, antennas, and other wireless stuff\r\n\r\n- The crazy fun stuff: FPV cameras, goggles, racing\r\n\r\n\r\nTakeaways:\r\n\r\n- A shopping list (or christmas wish list)***\r\n\r\n- Resources for building, flying and racing\r\n\r\n- How to not ruin this hobby for the rest of us\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI will be bringing some fully-loaded quads, a radio and goggles for show-n-tell.****\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\\* 75 is kind of the extreme ... 30mph is a more realistic speed.\r\n\r\n** \"Expensive\" is of course relative. FPV flying machines can be thoroughly enjoyed for as little as $200. Of course, spending $2000 is a legitimate concern if you're not careful.\r\n\r\n*** Suggestions on how to achieve \"significant-other approval\" for yet another hobby will not be covered. You're on your own. Good luck.\r\n\r\n**** We will NOT be flying / crashing the quads at Best Buy. These are not toys and I have the scars to prove it. Plus our ***awesome*** government is kind of being a d*** about where we can fly these kick-a** vehicles and this is not the time / place for a protest.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI'm open to co-presenters!!! I am by no means an expert in this hobby and would welcome some more knowledge up on stage! DM me on Twitter: @Netizen01", "room_name": "Florida", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 09:55:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Development", "Hardware" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 23, "created_at": "2016-04-08 02:26:22 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-22 14:52:12 UTC" }, { "id": 356, "participant_id": 1247, "presenter_name": "Senthil Kumaran", "presenter_bio": "Senthil S. Kumaran is a seasoned technology leader, architect, and educator with over 30 years of expertise in software engineering, applied AI, and emerging technologies. He is the co-founder of Virtuwell, a leading telehealth clinic in the Midwest that has served over a million patients with a 98%+ positive feedback rating, revolutionizing access to convenient and affordable healthcare. He is currently serving as VP of IT Systems at a Senior Care company.\r\n\r\nA former leader in HealthPartners' AI, Machine Learning, and Enterprise Architecture group, Senthil has driven innovations in HIPAA-compliant systems, predictive analytics, and digital transformation. His expertise spans healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing, with a focus on scalable cloud solutions, enterprise architecture, and digital product development.\r\n\r\nAn accomplished conference speaker and adjunct professor at Concordia University, Senthil blends hands-on expertise with a passion for mentoring. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas and a Master's in Electronics Engineering from Bharathiar University, India. Senthil is also an active contributor to nonprofits and a regular presenter at leading technology events worldwide.", "session_title": "Investment - Grow your money with these next gen tools", "summary": null, "description": "Lot of software engineers and analysts know how to work with code and build better product. We have little clue about how to save and invest and have fun. Traditional wealth advisor's or Financial planners have a lack of continuous education and lack time to communicate and discuss problems as they come up. White House Council of Economic Advisors estimates that advice tainted by conflicts of interest costs investors $17 billion annually. \r\n\r\nMobile devices and Crowd funding has changed the investment market in the last 5 years. We now have access to many of these tools and in this presentation we will see how we can leverage this at zero cost. There are many avenues to invest now. Angel investment in startups. Peer to Peer investing , simple stock, ETF purchase with zero commission, concept or folio investment, real estate crowd investment. Let us see the investment playing field and how it fits your life style. We will also try to find answers for some of commonly asked questions \r\n\r\n* Do I need to still continue with traditional mutual fund investing in my 401K?. \r\n* How much do I need to invest in ROTH IRA? \r\n* Is Robinhood the future stock investment platform?. \r\n* How to move from crowd funding to crowd investing?\r\n* What are the advantages and disadvantages of new generation online investment advisors compared with your traditional wealth advisors? \r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Stephen Leacock", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2016-04-23 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 42, "created_at": "2016-04-07 18:48:34 UTC", "updated_at": "2016-04-21 06:33:55 UTC" }, { "id": 355, "participant_id": 1281, "presenter_name": "Erin Warhol", "presenter_bio": "Erin has led Information Technology and Information Security initiatives for 21 years for large corporations, K-12 and higher education, and start-ups. She also consulted for a risk management company that focuses on physical security, including intelligence and behavioral assessment. She also consults for small businesses and mentors in STEM. \r\n\r\nShe specializes in:\r\n
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\r\n\r\nLet's make it weird.\r\n\r\n- I made you a video game\r\n- I made you a twitter bot\r\n- i made you a web site\r\n\r\n-- \r\n\r\n@ianfitzpat\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @ianfitzpat",
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"presenter_name": "Daniel Feldman",
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"presenter_name": "Genghis Philip",
"presenter_bio": "Genghis is an ultimate player, boxer, and gamer. He has spent well over a decade making sure teams work well together at various and sundry tech companies around the cities, with titles ranging from Scrum Master to Director of Engineering to COO. He also sits on the board of the Twin Cities Ultimate League and is an assistant coach for the Strike, Minnesota's professional women's and nonbinary ultimate frisbee team.\r\n\r\nI guess you could follow him on Twitter (@hawksfire) or Bluesky (@genghis.bsky.social), but only if you're particularly interested in all-caps tweets about the Chicago Bears and Ultimate.",
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"description": "If you don't have a full blown HR department, chances are that hiring is kind of a black box for you. It's the most important part of growing a company, and a hell of a financial investment, but a lot of companies end up hiring people who are good at interviewing, not good at their jobs. Chances are, you don't need someone who's only good at talking about their resume.\r\n\r\nWhat this talk will cover:\r\n\r\n(Briefly) Figuring out when you need to hire.\r\n\r\nInterviewing stakeholders and doing a work audit.\r\n\r\nWriting a job description people WANT to apply for.\r\n\r\nCreating an interview rhythm.\r\n\r\nCreating interview criteria and collateral.\r\n\r\nActually interviewing.\r\n\r\nDeciding on, and executing, a hire!\r\n\r\nWhat this talk WON'T cover:\r\n\r\nRecruiting. You definitely want to go listen to Paul DeBettignies to learn all about that. Tech unemployment in the Twin Cities is so low you'll cry, so you need strategies to fill your hopper. My talk is mostly about how to separate the wheat from the chaff once they're in.",
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"presenter_name": "Sam Kirchmeier",
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"session_title": "Exploring Stateless UIs in Swift",
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"presenter_name": "Scott Jann",
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"session_title": "Hacking your diet for health and energy",
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"description": "Did you know that burning sugar isn't the only way to fuel your body? In fact, it may be harmful and be at the root of many chronic diseases. We'll talk about why everything you know about food is probably wrong and how you can use a low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet to turn your body into a fat burning machine.\r\n\r\nYou may have heard of this diet in the context of losing weight, but there is much more. It can help reduce risk for many \"diseases of civilization\" (diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune issues), improve your mood and exercise performance, make you less hungry less often and give you ridiculous amounts of energy.\r\n\r\nI thought it sounded like magic too, but my journey has made me feel as if I am hacking my body to be better than I thought possible.",
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"presenter_name": "Elizabeth Wehner",
"presenter_bio": "Astronomer turned web developer, I now work at BuzzFeed as a full-stack software engineer. When I'm not writing code, I'm either playing board games or giggling with my toddler.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/ewehner)\n- Twitter: @elizabethwehner",
"session_title": "12 Ways to Crush the Gender Gap in Tech",
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"description": "Women Who Code, Girl Develop It, RailsBridge, diversity panels… all of these provide essential resources in supporting women entering tech, but with only 15% women in tech, we clearly need to be doing more. Many people are interested in contributing to the solution, but don’t know what steps they can take. It can be difficult to figure out how to contribute when the problem is so widespread and attitudes are so deeply entrenched.\r\n\r\nIn this session, I'll present information about the current status of women in tech and talk about my own transition from working as an astronomer to becoming a software engineer at BuzzFeed. I’ll share insights I’ve gained from my work on equity and inclusions in the astrophysics community and will discuss specific ways to help create a more supportive environment in tech. \r\n\r\nSo join me for a scientific update on the current status of women in tech and some ideas of what you can do. After the talk, we’ll open up for a discussion focusing on positive, concrete ways to be a part of the solution.",
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"presenter_bio": "Hi, I'm Toby Cryns! \r\n\r\nI founded [Minneapolis St. Paul WordPress User Group](https://mspwp.com) and [The Mighty Mo! WordPress Design](https://www.themightymo.com). \r\n\r\nI also write for [WP Tavern](https://wptavern.com), [blog about biz stuff](https://tobycryns.com) and [talk WordPress tech](https://themightymo.com/updates).\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n- [My WordPress Tech Blog](https://themightymo.com/updates/)\r\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/themightymo)\r\n- Twitter: [@tobycryns](https://x.com/tobycryns)",
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"presenter_name": "Brock Dubbels",
"presenter_bio": "Brock Dubbels specializes in user experience, user research, and assessment. He is an applied psychologist, that uses science to examine questions about software and user experience. He teaches course work on user experience research, games and cognition, and how learning research can improve game design for return on investment (ROI). He is the founder and principal learning architect at www.vgalt.com for design, production, usability assessment and evaluation of learning systems and games.He is also the founder of the HammerTownCoderDojo.org, an organization providing free programming instruction to children, and is the Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Games and Computer Mediated Simulations. He currently on the UXPA-MN board and facilitates the UXPA Mentorship program.\r\n\r\nHe helped create the GScale Game Development and Testing Laboratory at McMaster University, and is currently in the Department of Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour. He has worked as a Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology; at Xerox PARC and Oracle, and as a research associate at the Center for Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota. He is member of the UXPA board in Minnesota, and coordinates the mentorship program. His specialties include user research, user experience, and software project management.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/brockdubbels)\n- Twitter: @brockdubbels",
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"description": "What is an octogenarian? An octogenarian is a person over the age of 80. Many octogenarians missed the computer revolution at home and work, and are now motivated to learn to use handheld technologies to stay independent, connected, and informed. \r\n\r\nThis talk provides insight into design issues and obstacles for iPad users over the age of 80. As market segments become saturated, and new consumers are sought, developers will begin to address the needs of persons 80 years or older—numbered 44.7 million in 2013 (the latest year for which data is available). They represented 14.1% of the U.S. population, about one in every seven Americans. By 2060, there will be about 98 million older persons, more than twice their number in 2013.Smart phones and handheld technologies are going to be an important part of elder care and helping older adults remain active and independent. This hands on presentation offers method, market analysis, and UX research from a current study taking place at the Mayo Clinic Charter House facility for the development of iPad software applications.\r\n\r\nMany octogenarians are motivated to use handheld devices to remain independent, and connect to the world. This hands on presentation offers insights from recent fieldwork, offering practical development methods, market analysis, and UX research from a current study taking place at the Mayo Clinic Charter House facility for the development of iPad software applications. Learn best practice in design and development for octogenarians. ",
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"presenter_name": "Rachel Mann",
"presenter_bio": "I've spent the past 20 years studying genetics and biotechnology, and their applications in research, clinical, forensic, and manufacturing labs. Lately, I've been discovering design-thinking and group facilitation methods for innovation, as well as a bit of software and web development on the side. I am also an amateur singer, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter. \r\n\r\nHow does this all fit together? Hell if I know. Let's have some fun and figure it out.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @biofille",
"session_title": "Dr. Strangeplant: Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love GMOs",
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"description": "Is the use of biotechnology in the plants we use for food, clothing, and energy a bug or a feature of our contemporary food system? What 'evil' forces are behind the pro- and anti-GMO movements? Let's talk science, culture, and economics in this inclusive and interactive session.",
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"session_title": "Multigenerational Data Science: Uniting Four Decades of Software.",
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"description": "Even with technology, awesome doesn’t need to be new. See how I am building fancy charts in beautiful reports, using near-real-time data … with decades-old software!\r\n\r\nIn this session we’ll walk through the ancient (yet immensely relevant) technologies that I am using to generate data-rich PDF reports — straight from the command line. We’ll pull smart data out of the Harvest API, dumb data out of Google Sheets API. We’ll combine, aggregate, sort, and analyze the data with R Project. Then we’ll pull it all together by typesetting it with LaTeX into a presentable and repeatable format.\r\n\r\nStop by and see how this family of software cooperates to build an admirable presentation. \r\n\r\n**Software: The Classy Elders:**\r\n- LaTeX (31 years old, born in 1985)\r\n- Make (39 years old, born in 1977) \r\n- CSV (44 years old, born in 1972)\r\n\r\n**Software: The Responsible Adults:**\r\n- R Project (23 years old, born in 1993)\r\n- PDF (22 years old, born in 1993)\r\n- Ruby (21 years old, born in 1995)\r\n\r\n**Software: The Babies & Toddlers:**\r\n- Harvest (10 years old, born in 2006)\r\n- Google Sheets (10 years old, born in 2006)\r\n- Knitr (4 years old, born in 2012)",
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"presenter_name": "Scott Davis",
"presenter_bio": "Scott is the CEO of QONQR. He has been a software developer longer than he hasn't. Scott holds an MBA in New Venture Management from the University of St Thomas.\r\n\r\n\"QONQR: World In Play\" is a game on the iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone. Players use the GPS on their phones to battle for and capture the towns and cities where they live, work and play. Since the release in March of 2012, over a million towns and cities, spanning nearly every country in the world have been captured. QONQR is a MMO (Massively Mulitiplayer) location-based mobile game, which now covers 36% of the populated Earth.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @ScottKDavis",
"session_title": "Don't build features you can't fit in your ARMS",
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"description": "Companies building product on a budget always struggle with what to get done first. Scope creep exists in projects for both startups and enterprises. In this session will talk about how to manage scope by applying it to your ARMS => Acquisition, Retention, Monetization, and Self-Preservation. If a feature does fit solidly in your ARMS, don't build it. No more discussions of \"You know what would be cool?\" \"Cool\" isn't a requirement good enough (even for a sexy new startup) to build a feature if it doesn't fit solidly one of the other categories. Bring your questions, we will attempt to leave the last half of the session for Q&A. Any question on management, startups, gaming, mobile, robots, aliens, soup, rocks, etc are welcome.",
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"description": "*This is a repeat of the session from last year for those who missed it. It received over 100 tweets and re-tweets so I decided to resubmit.\r\n\r\nI've spent most of my career managing developers, from informal peer-to-peer leadership, to big corporate structure. In recent years I am most often approached by non-technical entrepreneurs attempting to start a technology company, with no experience or skill in working with those of us who are the \"difficult to deal with\" nerds and geeks.\r\n\r\nScott is CEO of QONQR, a bootstrapped mobile gaming company in Minneapolis and former adjunct professor at St Mary's University in the Information Technology Management program. This session will be a 50 minute summary of the master's class Scott teaches on \"Managing Technology Teams\". We'll focus on the negative stereotypes, communication issues, trust concerns, and the challenge of ambiguity. The goal is not to teach entrepreneurs how to best manage your technical team, but expose the dynamics of working with technical teams that may be new to non-technical managers, or software developers not accustomed to working with new tech managers.\r\n",
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"presenter_bio": "Founder and organizer of [Enterprise.MN meetup](http://ent.mn). We discuss, connect, and build Minnesota's enterprise technology companies.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @EnterpriseMN",
"session_title": "—cancelled— The State of MN's Enterprise Tech Startup Ecosystem // Casey Allen & Enterprise.MN",
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"description": "During this session, Casey Allen (Enterprise Rising Conference, Skyway Fund) and Cole Grolmus (Enteprise.MN enterprise tech meetup) will riff about a variety of enterprise tech startup topics, including:\r\n\r\n* Funding\r\n* Investors, \r\n* Seed stage and enterprise startups that are crushing it\r\n* Minnesota IPO pipeline\r\n* ...more!",
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"presenter_name": "Todd Gardner",
"presenter_bio": "Todd Gardner is a software entrepreneur and developer who has built multiple profitable products. He pushes for simple tools, maintainable software, and balancing complexity with risk. He is the cofounder of TrackJS and Request Metrics, where he helps thousands of developers build faster and more reliable websites. He also produces the PubConf software comedy show.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/toddhgardner)\n- Twitter: @toddhgardner",
"session_title": "Panel: On The Launching of a Software Business",
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"description": "Are you tired of building someone else’s product? Are you tired of building yet another business application? Are you itching to build something amazing? Join our panel conversation and Q&A with real developers who’ve started and built software businesses. Let’s talk about the failures and successes, the fears and arrogance in starting a business. Bring your questions and let’s startup.\r\n\r\n## Panelists:\r\n\r\n**Brandon Stirnaman**\r\n\r\nFounder of FluentAutomation. Entrepreneur building tools for developers. Software Developer with a focus on User Interfaces, User Experience and Enterprise software architecture. Very interested in open source projects, particularly ones based on the Microsoft stack.\r\n\r\n**Eric Brandes**\r\n\r\nEric Brandes is an independent software consultant and one of the co-founders of TrackJS JavaScript Error Monitoring. He’s been doing full stack web application development for over a decade. He strongly believes in the simplest thing that could possibly work and failing fast.\r\n\r\n**J Wynia**\r\n\r\nJ Wynia has been a self-employed software consultant since 2003 and is the Co-Founder of 7 Interruptions, which provides “internal apps as a service” to organizations looking to reduce interruption at work with tools that support better workflow, tailored to the unique needs of each client. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, 2 basset hounds and a house full of hobby paraphernalia and workspaces related to home brewing, woodworking, traditional Irish music, BBQ, etc, etc, etc.\r\n\r\n**Tommy Tompkins**\r\n\r\nTommy Tompkins founded RedCart (www.redcart.com) in 2006 to help professional photographers proof and sell their photos online. 10 years later, RedCart is still the go-to solution for many photographers worldwide. Tommy has been in software development for the last 15 years and has had the opportunity to work on very large projects including Blockbuster.com before it's ultimate demise. Tommy is also a founding member of the local cover band Good for Gary.\r\n",
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"presenter_bio": "Well, on Twitter, this is who I say I am, \"a nerd in the twin cities who has a family and a bike and some other stuff,\" which is pretty accurate.\r\n\r\nBeyond that, I currently work in Minneapolis as a Director of Engineering for Shipt, by way of a couple of years in Target's tech organization. Prior, I'd worked in online advertising where I got my start in the SaaS world. Even before that, it was all on-prem software in the ERP world. I've helped build remote, local, and hybrid teams starting as far back as 2006. I like to build on those experiences to help new engineering managers grow their teams.\r\n\r\nMost recently, I have formally gotten involved in Shipt's emerging engineer programs, where I'm building out the engineering side of what has traditionally been driven by Talent Acquisition. \r\n\r\nYou may recognize me as someone who has checked you in at a previous minnestar event, which I think might be the longest-running volunteer stint in my life.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/bikeonastick)\n- Twitter: @bikeonastick",
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"presenter_bio": "Andy is a developer at Modern Logic. He has experience in a wide variety of platforms and languages and is fearless when it comes to exploring new technologies. In the past few years, he's been an avid user of the programming languages Swift 4, Kotlin and Typescript. He's also a big data nerd who thrives on AWS technologies such as Athena, Pinpoint and Firehose.\r\n\r\nAndy lives in Minneapolis. He loves dogs and plays the oboe.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/paddlefish)\n- Twitter: @paddlefish",
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"description": "The Kotlin Programming Language is a \"statically typed programming language for the JVM, and Android\" ([kotlinlang.org](https://kotlinlang.org/)) that features concise syntax, safe handling of null values, and 100% compatibility with the JVM. Swift is Apple’s new language for iOS and OS X that \"adopts safe programming patterns and adds modern features to make programming easier, more flexible, and more fun\" ([developer.apple.com](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/)). In this talk, I'll introduce some of the interesting features of both languages compare them side-by-side. Then we’ll put each language through a series of challenges, and together we can vote to see which language is our favorite!\r\n",
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"description": "What's the first thing someone on the coast says when you tell them you are from MN? How cold is it? Cold is the story that everyone else tells about us. It's time to start telling a different story.\r\n\r\nMinnesota is the fastest growing tech community in the country. We are hard-working humble Minnesotans and we bring a lot to the world. A lot of it flies under the radar and the good folks on the coasts tend to think we are a cold flyover state. With all that we bring the world, we clearly need to do a better job of telling our story in order to attract more talent to continue to build out our tech community.\r\n\r\nIn this session we will walk through how DocuMNtary got started, where it is today, and where it will go next. We will discuss the elements of a story and some ways to bring that story to the world. See a sneak peak at new interviews, new ideas, and help generate ideas on ways to get our story out to the world.\r\n\r\nKey Takeaways\r\n1. Finding your anchor champions\r\n2. Leveraging advisors\r\n3. Scoring sponsorships (the pains of shaking tin cups)\r\n4. Things to avoid\r\n5. What I wish I knew a year ago",
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"presenter_bio": "Currently an Integrated Marketing Manager for the Health Care and Manufacturing Industries at The Nerdery, Jon brings a wealth of marketing experience from both the professional service and consumer product industries. He has a long history of explaining complex concepts and processes so that everyone can understand them and communicating with development teams in a way that gets him invited to their LAN parties. Originally from the Twin Cities, Jon spent time in Mankato, Phoenix and Seoul before settling in back in Minneapolis. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications (Public Relations Emphasis) and an MBA from Minnesota State University, Mankato. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmarcbauer\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @jonmbauer",
"session_title": "Commoditize This - Surviving and thriving as a service company in the age of commoditization ",
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"description": "The sad truth that is virtually every service eventually experiences commoditization - where customers feel any company offering a similar service will get you the same result and you may as well go with the cheapest option.\r\n\r\nTechnology is no different in this perception, but anyone who has worked in our industry know that the cheapest route is often the fastest path for disaster. We’ve seen how tremendously successful intimate, long-term partnerships can be with clients that allow us to help solve their problems, rather than respond to a 50-page, line-item RFP. How then, do we convince clients, prospects and the general public that it’s worth hiring us over any of the limitless options available?\r\n\r\nI’ll be frank. This session will not provide you with a magic bullet that will keep your company afloat during challenging economic times. However, we will discuss strategies that I’ve found effective during my time marketing professional services and how to employ these methods into an ever-changing landscape filled with customers becoming more savvy (and skeptical) by the minute. \r\n\r\nThe Twin Cities tech landscape is made up of outstanding companies of all shapes and sizes with all manner of expertise and unique skill sets. Let’s talk about how playing to our our individual strengths can keep us in business during the age of offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring and freelancing. ",
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"presenter_bio": "Teri is a Marketing Technologist by day and a travel hacker by night.\r\n\r\n[YourCMTO](http://yourcmto.com/)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @yourCMTO",
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"presenter_bio": "It all started with summer school and a Texas Instruments computer in 1984! Since then Dave has 17 professional years experience in web development, architecture, management, and mentoring others. His expertise is in integrating new technologies, leveraging open source for the enterprise, and team building. Dave has presented in the past at WordCampMSP in 2014 and 2013.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @dave_r_buchanan",
"session_title": "Failing fast",
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"description": "Let's talk about how to build features fast, test them, and let them fail quickly! Even the most advanced developers learn that the only option is to double what they think it will really take..At InboxDollars, we moved to a \"MVP\" development process a year ago. The entire company has adopted a fail fast mentality. Build things small...less than a week (sometimes two), roll it, then split test and see if it wins. If it doesn't, move on! If it does well, then iterate!\r\n\r\nAimed at development managers, architects, senior/mid developers. More of an approach on writing code then anything.\r\n",
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"presenter_bio": "It all started with summer school and a Texas Instruments computer in 1984! Since then Dave has 17 professional years experience in web development, architecture, management, and mentoring others. His expertise is in integrating new technologies, leveraging open source for the enterprise, and team building. Dave has presented in the past at WordCampMSP in 2014 and 2013.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @dave_r_buchanan",
"session_title": "Intro to React Native",
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"description": "Are you a web developer who's jealous of the Android or iOS developer? Want to save your company some outsourcing money? React Native is a way to build _native_ iOS (and Android) apps using javascript. This doesn't mean the app is just a glorified 'web view' embedded into the app, React Native uses the native components of Android and iOS. Open source in January 2015, react native is actively developed by Facebook. Attendees to this session will walk away with steps to start building react native apps and resources to keep going!\r\n\r\n[link](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/)\r\n\r\n",
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"presenter_bio": "Jeffry Brown\r\nDreamer - Doer - Storyteller\r\nhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrybrown\r\n \r\nTHINKING DIFFERENTLY - ENTREPRENEUR - CREATE POSITIVITY - INVESTOR\r\nJeff has spent his career starting, leading, leaving and coaching businesses, after first working at Apple in that company's early years where he worked directly with Steve Jobs on creating the companies future and culture. He is one of the founding members of Hill Capital and coaches entrepreneurial businesses in growth strategy and culture. \r\n\r\nLife long teacher and learner never looking back but always looking forward. \r\nNot retired but re-fired to help others find and enjoy their purpose.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @Ideawhiz",
"session_title": "Don't lose the \"WOW\", when making your pitch, you may never get what you're asking for.",
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"description": "Don't lose the \"WOW\" when you tell your story or make your pitch, you may never get what you're asking for. \r\n\r\nAre you a persuasive or informative presenter? Sales is a human connection sport and if you're not persuasive the sale won't happen.\r\n\r\nEntrepreneurs/innovators have a gift to see things differently. They take divergent pieces of information and combine them in an innovative fashion to achieve new business opportunities. They see the big picture and how it points to success. But they don't know how to pitch or tell their story. Consequently, the entrepreneur struggles to get support and or money to pursue the journey. The excitement of discovery begins to die. The enthusiasm dwindles, the profound emotional connection with the idea fades, what we call The Loss of \"Wow\".\r\n\r\nIf you understand this you need to attend this session. We will show how to never lose the \"Wow\". We will show you how to craft your communications so you will not struggle to get support for your vision, opportunity and idea. We will show you how to find investors as well as supporters. \r\n\r\nWhether you're an entrepreneur, innovator or new product developer, our communication concepts will give your message a big impact, \"WOW\". ",
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"presenter_name": "Jeff Nesler",
"presenter_bio": "Hello! I have a passion for creating amazing service/support user experiences. My career has been devoted to moving organizations from chaos to Customer Success by enabling reactive to proactive services and support transformation. \r\n\r\nWhat I know today, I learned in kindergarten...well, almost. I sharpened my technical chops doing TS at Control Data and programming as a Continuation Engineer at Lee Data/Apertus Technologies. I moved into a technical manager role at Apertus and never looked back. Recent gigs include leading Global Services & Success at QLogic Corp. and Nexsan/Imation.\r\n\r\nAlong the way, I've been privileged to build and improve several Tech Support, Service Sales & Marketing, Logistics/3PL, eLearning Development/Delivery, Service Operations, PS and Customer Success teams. \r\n\r\nI have an M.S. in Computer & Information Science from the University of MN, a B.A. in Math & Economics from St. Olaf College and am a Certified ScrumMaster.\r\n\r\nI enjoy cycling, playing the trombone and caring for my wife and two grown daughters.\r\n\r\n",
"session_title": "Customer Success SmackDown",
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"description": "A term that repeatedly pops up these days is “Customer Success”. I didn’t see it used much when I changed jobs in 2014 but now many companies have this role or function. There is a lot of confusion regarding the term with no a solid definition of what Customer Success is nor the job roles that are defined by it.\r\n\r\nIn this session we'll discuss a definition, history, characteristics and why this function is so critical today, especially in the SaaS world.\r\n\r\n",
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"session_title": "Android Vision: Detecting everything from barcodes to faces",
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"description": "Or maybe that should say \"Detecting *just* barcodes and faces.\" Come find out about the relatively new mobile vision API for Android. We'll cover its capabilities, drawbacks, some alternatives, and do a few demos. Some knowledge about Android is helpful, but is not required.",
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"presenter_name": "Michael Migliacio",
"presenter_bio": "Michael \"Miggs\" Migliacio is a Software Engineering Coach in the Target Dojo with over 15 years of experience in software development. Previously, he held engineering roles at IBM, IGN Entertainment, and Best Buy, where he led the team responsible for building the API that powers shipping and delivery for one of the largest eCommerce platforms in the world. He is also JLPT-certified and serves as a Japanese-to-English interpreter for the Bloomington-Izumi Sister City Organization. Outside of Target, Michael co-founded video game development studio Intropy Games and worked closely with Japanese publisher CrossFunction in order to launch a localized title on Nintendo consoles in Japan. \r\n\r\nHe earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science with a minor in Japanese from Purdue University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.\r\n\r\nContact [Twitter (@angstygaijin)](https://twitter.com/angstygaijin) | [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-migliacio/14/b42/126/en)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @angstygaijin",
"session_title": "Found in Translation: Taking Your Software Global",
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"description": "It’s hard enough to get a brand new application noticed in a crowded domestic market, let alone in other places around the world. Come learn a few battle-tested tips and tricks picked up from exhibiting the mobile, PC, and Wii U action puzzle game, Astral Breakers as a part of the 2015 Tokyo Game Show Indie Game Corner in Japan. Discover how to shatter both language and cultural audiences alike and find a brand new audience for your application! \r\n\r\nSome topics covered in the talk include:\r\n\r\n* To translate or not to translate: what a difficult question!\r\n\r\n* The 'Hot Sheet': making the job of the Internet press a whole lot easier -- and increase the likelihood of them covering your product in the process!\r\n\r\n* Post-show parties: do you really need to attend? (Short answer: YES!)\r\n\r\n* Meetings with Publishers and Partners: Selling Yourself and Your Product (the former is just as important as the latter)!",
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"presenter_bio": "hotlou – aka Lou Abramowski – spent a decade joking he could build a 100k follower list on watching paint dry. Today, much to his surprise and delight, that’s no joke. Dozens of brands, big and small, have benefited from his professional guidance on growth and entrepreneurship, including\r\n\r\nwww.Evergreen.to - founder, ceo, social media automation for SMBs\r\n\r\n8thBridge – cofounder, MN Cup Grand Prize 2009, acquired in 2014\r\n\r\nJack Link’s Beef Jerky – from 0 to 1M LIkes on Facebook\r\n\r\nOurFamilyWizard – first tech hire, from startup to #1 family management tool in the world\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @hotlou",
"session_title": "How Changing My Birthday on Facebook Taught Me How to Win the Startup Game",
"summary": null,
"description": "Years ago, Lou Abramowski (aka hotlou) changed his birthday to the current day every single day on Facebook as a social experiment. \r\n\r\nFind out how long the experiment lasted and what he learned that has now helped him create multiple businesses and how you can learn to meet your business objectives with these lessons. You'll leave the session both with a technique anyone can use to improve their social media marketing effectiveness as much as 10X in one day and better understand what it means for a startup to \"win.\"\r\n\r\n",
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"session_title": "—cancelled— Real Estate 101: Everything a Growing Startup Needs to Know",
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"description": "Whether it's moving out of your basement and into office space for the first time, or accommodating rapid headcount growth as a fast-growing multi-million dollar company, real estate can be one of the most challenging facets for your company. It is often one of the largest costs for any company, right behind labor, and has also become one of the top ways to attract and retain talent. In a time when money and talent are of utmost importance, it is critical to get it right with your real estate. \r\n\r\nThis session will discuss the real estate process from beginning to end, covering all the bases regarding your company's real estate. Some of the topics that will be discussed are:\r\n\r\n*The first step once you've decided your company needs its own office space\r\n*How to find space that meets your budget while also establishing a company culture\r\n*How to determine your real estate budget\r\n*What you need to pay attention to in a lease\r\n*The real estate roadbumps that can be avoided\r\n*How to accommodate headcount growth or contraction, no matter how large of a company\r\n*The local and state economic incentives that are available to you and your company\r\n\r\nThis session is intended to be an open dialogue between the presenters and audience, so many more topics will likely be covered. The presenters have years of experience working with startups of all ages and sizes, and will be able to share countless stories of companies who were in the same situation many of you face, as well as how they handled the process. This will be a valuable session no matter what stage your company is at.\r\n\r\n\r\n",
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"presenter_name": "Anna Bliss",
"presenter_bio": "Anna Bliss is a Product Manager, podcaster, and community leader. Anna has worked in the tech arena for over 15 years taking a circuitous route to product management with roles ranging from business analyst to technical writer to project coordinator. These varied roles, along with some entirely unrelated to software development (such as theatrical scenic design) have built up a unique skill set that she wasn’t entirely sure how to integrate until she stumbled on product management. A liberal arts major at heart, Anna loves the interdisciplinary nature of the technology world. She is co-founder of the Twin Cities Product Community and co-host of the Women in Tech Twin Cities podcast.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @akbliss",
"session_title": "Product Managers Do Not Spring Forth from the Head of Zeus Fully Formed",
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"description": "There is no one path to becoming a product manager; while product managers often come from the engineering ranks, they may also come from finance, marketing, business analysis or project management roles. So how to we identify potential product managers and nurture the PMs in our organization to become better and more senior PMs? Once we identify someone with the right blend of soft skills, technical and business acumen and desire, how can we not only help them move into the role but also set them up for success? Anna, Viv and Marisa took different, somewhat peripatetic, paths into product management. We were able to make the leap because of strong mentorship, sponsorship, and, most especially, passionate, inclusive product management communities. The groups we have been involved with have, at their core, an environment set up for product managers to learn and help other product managers with the challenges and issues they encounter in their roles. Leveraging that bias for learning and growth makes them a natural source for cultivating emerging and future product people. Come join us for a discussion about what you are doing and/or what is in your sphere of influence to enable to help nurture both yourself and new product managers. While we might like to think that we are as wise and courageous as Athena, unlike that Greek goddess, product managers do not spring from the head of Zeus fully formed – so let’s talk about how to form product managers in our more mortal realm.",
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"presenter_name": "Patrick Meenan",
"presenter_bio": "I'm a Partner at Arthur Ventures here in Minneapolis. Our goal at Arthur Ventures is to be the first capital partner to the fastest growing SaaS businesses outside the valley. My favorite time to get involved with founders is when they are seeing the first signals that what they are working on is bigger than anybody else realizes and they believe capital can help accelerate their customer acquisition. We invest all over the country, but some MN companies we've partnered with include LeadPages and WhenIWork.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @pmeenan1",
"session_title": "Whats your startup worth?",
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"description": "In this session we will give first-hand, data-driven guidance to founders on how to value their startup when raising money.\r\n\r\nWe will also cover how to determine how much capital to raise as well as some tips for running a successful raise.",
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"presenter_name": "Mike Derheim",
"presenter_bio": "Co-founder of The Nerdery and Prime Digital Academy\r\n\r\nMike Derheim, co-founded his custom software development company in 2003, and The Nerdery has since made Inc. Magazine’s list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies each year since it became eligible. Mike personifies The Nerdery’s belief that passionate Nerds are the driving force behind business breakthroughs. Headquartered in Minneapolis, The Nerdery has offices in Chicago Kansas City and Phoenix. In 2014, Mike co-founded Prime Digital Academy, school for software engineers. Prime has gone on to become part of The White House’s Tech Hire initiative. Mike promoted then-Nerdery President Tom O’Neill to take his place as CEO in 2016 and remains a guiding force as Chairman of The Nerdery’s Board. Mike made Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list in 2012, was honored as a Minnesotan on the Move in 2012 by Minneapolis Finance & Commerce, and also named to Minnesota Business magazine’s The (Real) Power 50 list in 2013. Among all individual and corporate awards, Mike is most proud of The Nerdery’s #1 ranking on the Best Places to Work list published by Minneapolis-St Paul Business Journal. In his TEDx Talk, “What if everyone at your company was a Co-President?” Mike talked about the power of distributed leadership, and urged everyone to make themselves Co-President of whatever it is that they’re truly passionate about, in work and in life. Mike is a native of Minot, ND.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @sbmiked",
"session_title": "Help Evolve the Web Challenge",
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"description": "The Nerdery is considering piloting some changes at the 2016 Overnight Website Challenge -- the 24-hour competition to build websites for non-profits. Perhaps teams will take on a larger-scale nonprofit organizations looking to do more than just build a new website. Or, maybe something completely different than that. It’ll still be about doing good – just more.\r\n\r\nHelp us identify opportunities to make the challenge more impactful for our communities and more engaging for the software developers participating. In this session, please share your thoughts on how the Challenge could evolve. We can do so much more with our nerdy powers; the “why” is because we should – but what should we do? With the power of the development community, what can we do now that we never could have done when the challenge was born? Ideas, please. Your thoughts can help more nonprofits level-up in new ways, and help nerds change the game in corporate philanthropy. Again.\r\n",
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"presenter_name": "Kay Roseland",
"presenter_bio": "Kay Roseland has an extensive background in marketing, along with an MBA in management from the University of St. Thomas. She started her blog Shareology in 2009, and joined Twitter nine years ago. Along the way, she earned two certifications in social media. Her blogging experience, combined with having coffee with nearly every social media practitioner in Minneapolis-St. Paul, lead to a position with Infor as a Social Media Strategist where she edited the blog From the Source and held down #1 on the Infor employee advocacy platform. Since leaving Infor, she has focused on volunteering at MinneBar, MinneDemo, MinneAnalytics, Social Media Breakfast, MN Blog Con and MIMA Summit.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/Kay Roseland)\n- Twitter: @KayLoire",
"session_title": "Social Media from a Corporate Perspective",
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"description": "Blogging? Employee Advocacy? Customer Success?\r\nWhat going on regarding social media in corporate America?\r\n",
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"presenter_name": "Dan Lew",
"presenter_bio": "Dan Lew has code in his DNA and has been speaking since he was two years old. He's focused these skills on software development for the past two decades, working on many large applications (FlightTrack, Expedia, Trello) as well as maintaining some open source libraries and applications. Currently he works on the energy efficiency in cold storage at [SnoFox Sciences](https://www.snofox.com/).\r\n\r\nWhen not speaking, he's silent.\r\n\r\nYou can [contact him on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/danlew42.bsky.social), [read his website](http://danlew.net/), or [stalk his commit history](https://github.com/dlew).",
"session_title": "The mechanics behind maximizing Guitar Hero scores",
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"description": "At a professional level, every video game engine requires knowing the rules inside out in order to abuse them for profit. Even a deceptively simple game like Guitar Hero can be manipulated in order to get ahead.\r\n\r\nI'll go over some interesting math and algorithms that can be applied to maximize scores, as well the subtleties of the game engine that people used for points. (Yes, people wrote complex programs in order to *solve* Guitar Hero!) I'll also go over how you can catch people lying about their scores.",
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"presenter_name": "Matt Otterstatter",
"presenter_bio": "Matt is an active investor, entrepreneur and Kauffman Fellow. Previously, he was an aerospace engineer and program manager in the defense industry, with a prior background in robotics and software development. He loves rockets and drones.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @motterstatter",
"session_title": "Accel.MN - what 40 MN entrepreneurs taught us they needed",
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"description": "Accel.MN is a totally free peer-to-peer learning platform for entrepreneurs. It starts with a selective cohort of 20 entrepreneurs who go through a 6-week program focused on startup best practices. The content is curated from world-class sources and provides opportunities to gain new insights for even the most experienced entrepreneur. The various guest speakers all have tremendous expertise with their specific topics. Most importantly, the speakers are all entrepreneurs themselves, sharing hard-won lessons.\r\n\r\nAt last year's MinneBar, we hosted a session called \"Planning a Startup Accelerator in MN\". We applied much of the feedback shared in that session to this new program. Now after finishing 2 cohorts of Accel.MN we have some interesting lessons to share back with the community about what MN entrepreneurs need to be successful. ",
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"presenter_name": "Andrew Murray",
"presenter_bio": "Hello! I'm [Andrew Murray](http://twitter.com/asketchyfish), a human living in Minneapolis, Minneapolis by way of Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. I am the technical founder and meteorologist at [OpenSnow](https://opensnow.com), a company that provides snow forecasts for ski areas around the world. Not being busy enough, I also am vice-chair of the City of Minneapolis Citizens Environmental Advisory Commission and sit on the Board for Private Sector Meteorologists of the American Meteorological Society. Unofficially, I love covering rocket launches on social media for NASA. Usually you can find me traveling, eating ice cream, cuddling with penguins, snapping some photographs, and frolicking outdoors.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/asketchyfish)\n- Twitter: @asketchyfish",
"session_title": "You Too Can Be a Weather Forecaster!",
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"description": "As much as you may disagree, sometimes the meteorologist is right when it comes to the weather forecast. We aren’t just making it up as we go. This session will hopefully help you understand how weather forecasts are made, and even give you the tools to make your own forecast.\r\n\r\nWe will go over Weather 101, a bit of the science and physics behind what drives the weather. Talk about low pressure, and jet streams, and moisture getting high. Then we will dive deep into the tools meteorologist use to make a good forecast. The models and radar and other fancy computer outputs that make a meteorologists life easier.\r\n\r\nHopefully by the end of the talk, you’ll have a better appreciation for what it takes to forecast the weather. And even what a 40% chance of rain really means!",
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"presenter_name": "Robert Filipczak",
"presenter_bio": "Bob is a writer, an expert on generations, co-author of Generations at Work and a national speaker. He has been a journalist, a marketer, a social media professional and a video producer. \r\n\r\nHe lives out on the prairie with his dog Skye.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @@rfilipczak",
"session_title": " Managing Millennials, Surviving Generation X bosses",
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"description": "\r\nConflicts between generations in the workplace have taken a new turn. With the influx of the Millennials, Generation X managers and bosses are facing new challenges. The work preferences of both generations are at opposite ends of the spectrum in many ways, and agreements about what constitutes a \"good work ethic\" are hard to come by. Add to that the Millennial approach to teamwork, Generation X's lack of people skills, and a total disagreement about how family and work intersect...and it can be challenging to find common ground. \r\n\r\nLet's take a step back and build a deeper understanding of both generations. Let's look at core characteristics and how the strengths of one generation can compliment the strengths of the other. Now that Boomers are out of picture (who are we kidding?), we can find a new way to approach work that focuses on practical, pragmatic, and productive results. ",
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"presenter_name": "Ralph Jenson",
"presenter_bio": "Geek. Start-up & technology guy, mentor. EV proponent and driver. ",
"session_title": "Electric Vehicle show and tell.",
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"description": "In the visitor lot we will have several electric vehicles and their owners available for showing and telling. \r\n\r\nVehicles currently scheduled to be there.\r\n\r\nTesla Model S, BMW i3, Smart Electric, Chevy Volt 1st and 2nd generation and the Nissan Leaf. We are also trying to arrange for Tesla Model X, Tesla Roadster, BMW i8, eGolf and others.\r\n\r\nMany of the owners have multiple years of experience with driving electric vehicles in Minnesota, so this is a great time to ask your real world questions and see the available Cars of Technology up close and personal.",
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"presenter_name": "Jeff Lin",
"presenter_bio": "Jeff Lin is the founder of Pennant and Bust Out.",
"session_title": "Party Like It's 1628 – The 17th Century Life of a Tech Entrepreneur",
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"description": "We all need a break from technology and the fast pace of modern life every now and then. In 2003 I got my break. I was a cast member of the Emmy-nominated reality TV show [Colonial House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_House_(TV_series)), an experiential history television series on PBS that placed twenty-five people in a 17th-century replica English colony in the middle of nowhere and documented what happened over the course of several months.\r\n\r\nThis talk is NOT a behind-the-scenes look at the show, but rather an inspection of modern life in light of my experience living on the colony without modern technology. As a tech entrepreneur, business owner, and software developer myself, I very easily succumb the luxuries of daily life in 2016: Wi-Fi on airplanes, music and movies on demand, personal drivers at the push of a button, social networks that connect billions of people. What we've done is amazing and mind-boggling! Despite our advancements, we modern technologists tend to:\r\n\r\n- Work too much.\r\n- Isolate ourselves.\r\n- Complicate solutions.\r\n- Ignore our health.\r\n\r\nIf we take a close look at the most basic of human functions, it is possible to solve some of the modern-day problems we've created for ourselves. Daily life in 1628 required us to:\r\n\r\n- Sleep when it's dark.\r\n- Depend on others.\r\n- Do less.\r\n- Eat clean foods and move your body.\r\n\r\nLet's take a close look at everyday lessons from the Colonial House experience that can help us successfully push the boundaries of modern technology forward. \r\n\r\nAnd if you want that behind-the-scenes look, check out [jefflin.net/colonialhouse](http://jefflin.net/colonialhouse).\r\n\r\n",
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"presenter_name": "Logan Poelman",
"presenter_bio": "Grew up building stuff with RadioShack parts and hacking junk I found in the garbage.