Dear Community Member,
 
It’s been a big year! And we’ve done a lot of events and activities to help grow New Mexico’s tech business community. While it’s true that we like to spread the word about other organizations’ events, we thought it might be useful to take a look at the events NMTC has put together. In 2013 that includes:
Startup Weekend Santa Fe (3/1-3)
Startup Weekend Albuquerque (6/21-23)
6 Tech Thursdays
6 Entrepreneurial Mixers
9 Women in Technology Events
9 NM Cybersecurity Events
22 Web/Software Meetups
 
Additionally there are several events in which NMTC played a leading or significant supporting role:
ABQ Civic Tech Day (6/1) with UNM and the City of Albuquerque!
ABQ Tech Fiesta (9/7-15) with the Albuquerque Tech Community!
TechJunction ABQ* (11/7) by TechJunction!
Google DevFest* (11/9) by GDG Albuquerque!
 
We’re excited to work with community partners in continuing to make New Mexico a great place for tech business to thrive. If you’re not already a paid member, we hope you’ll consider joining us: http://www.nmtechcouncil.org/membership-options!
 
One way to help shine a spotlight on the great work going on in New Mexico is by recognizing the state’s top female talents in the tech world at our big Women in Tech celebration coming February 6th in Albuquerque. Nominations are due soon! Find more information HERE: http://www.nmtechcouncil.org/newsevents/wit2014
 
 
NM TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL EVENTS
NMTC CYBERSEC: Soylent Green Is People: Ten Ways Your Internal Staff Sabotage Your Best Security Efforts (1/15)
As techies, we are used to engineering security solutions that cover as many situations as possible. But as good as our engineering is, Darwin finds a way to create ever evolved security threats from within. This talk will look at ten ways the insider can ruin an information security professional’s day and efforts you can take to prevent or minimize the effects.
WHEN:        Wednesday, January 15th; 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
WHERE:      bigbyte.cc | Albuquerque
SIGNUP:      Varied Pricing; Register HERE: http://nmcyber15jan14.eventbrite.com/
 
ABQ WEBGEEKS: JANUARY HAPPY HOUR (1/15)
The month WebGeeks happy hour returns in a new venue! Join us for good conversation with others in web, software, tech and more 🙂 
WHEN:         Wednesday, January 15th; 6:00 – 8:00 PM
WHERE:       Seasons | Albuquerque
SIGNUP:      FREE w/ pre-registration HERE: http://www.meetup.com/nmtechscene/events/153789412/
 
LOBONET CONNECT (1/22)
Connect with the students, faculty and staff of UNM’s School of Engineering & others who are making Albuquerque an up and coming Tech Hub.
WHEN:         Wednesday, January 22nd; 5:30 – 7:30 PM
WHERE:       ArtBar | Albuquerque
SIGNUP:      FREE w/ pre-registration (late registration costs!) at https://lobonet22jan.eventbrite.com
 
NM WOMEN IN TECH CELEBRATION (2/6)
Join us for the NM Tech Council’s annual celebration of women in technology with keynote from TEDxABQ’s Justyna La Pay! This year’s breakfast event will feature a range of dynamic awardees, New Mexico’s Aspirations in Computing awardees and our Women in Tech scholarship winner.
WHEN:         Thursday, February 6th; 8:30 – 10:30 AM
WHERE:       Marriott Pyramid | Albuquerque
SIGNUP:      Early Bird Pricing Available! Info & Registration HERE: https://nmwit2013.eventbrite.com
 
Read the rest of this community update (with far more events from other groups and associations) at: http://eepurl.com/LDTiz
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