Purpose
Mid-America Technology Alliance (MATA) hosts monthly Tech Group Leader meetings to help local tech-focused groups discuss activities happening in the tech community, and to encourage groups to collaborate, cross-promote, and coordinate efforts to build a stronger tech community.
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Attendance
- Jason Arend (MATA)
- Scott Bratcher (Creatives)
- Jennifer Gruener (Splunk)
- Tylor Hindery (Startup Weekend)
- Jason Klein (AITP, H4G, AWS)
- Heath Rust (DreamIT, TIO)
- Dave Sharon (AITP)
- Deb Wilson (O-STEAM, Maker Faire)
- Beth Young (SpfdSec, BSides Spfd)
January Agenda
- Recap 01/11 Girls Hackathon Competition in Bolivar
- 02/08 Startup Weekend Springfield
- 02/20 Momentum State of Workforce Luncheon
- 02/28 Excellence in Technology Awards
- February – LinkedIn Local SGF
- MATA Updates
- MATA Website
- Hack 4 Good Hack Nights
- Hack 4 Good Weekend
- Group Updates
- GDG Co-Coordinator
- Review Annual Event List (attachment)
Agenda Discussion
Recap 01/11 Girls Hackathon Competition in Bolivar (Deb Wilson)
- Dr DeClue reports two teams participated in this first year event.
02/08 Startup Weekend Springfield (Tylor Hindery, Heath Rust) bit.ly/swspringfield
- Most large sponsorships are filled. T-shirt deadline has passed.
- Offering free registration to several groups. Tech Leaders can use Coupon Code “TECH” to attend for free.
- 01/23 – Info Meeting for People Unfamiliar with Startup Weekend. Learn more about SW even if you aren’t able to participate yet.
- Registration deadline 02/07
- Shirts from Spirit Factory (Bairds) – Local
02/20 Momentum State of Workforce Luncheon
- Great opportunity to hear about Workforce progress over past year as well as upcoming Workforce initiatives that affect many area businesses.
- Direct @ springfieldmo.gov/2321/MOMENTUM-2019
- SHARE Facebook @ facebook.com/events/1377276422415097/
02/28 Excellence in Technology Awards biz417.com/techawards
- This event recognizes top individuals and companies in 6 categories through nominations, applications, out of area judging, and awards ceremony.
- 01/18 Planning Meeting
- Current Primary Focus – Sponsorships
- Please consider recognizing and promoting any Category Finalists associated with your groups.
- Tickets available ($75 each)
TBD – LinkedIn Local SGF linkednlocal.com
- Bringing the LinkedIn Local concept to Springfield
- Organizers: Kirk Baumann (OHM) and Greg Johnson (Classy Llama)
- Connected Kirk with eFactory to discuss facilities
- More info to come!
MATA Updates (Jason Arend) matasgf.com
- Looking for Board Members – Community Outreach, Business Outreach
- Looking for Business and Individual Member Support. See new website…
MATA Website matasgf.com
- Launching new website (https://www.matasgf.com/) to serve as central hub for local tech information and resources.
- New Business and Individual Membership options are available. Learn more @ https://www.matasgf.com/join/
- Watch MATA Slack for preview URL. Please let us know if your group is not represented correctly (e.g. missing, wrong page, suggest additional listings, etc) or you have any other feedback/suggestions.
MATA Hack 4 Good https://hack4goodsgf.com/
- Hack 4 Good Hack Nights (https://hack4goodsgf.com/projects/)
- 01/17 Hosting Quarterly Event tonight
- 02/06 Hosting extra Hack Night event at SGF Web Devs February meeting
- Hack 4 Good Weekend (https://hack4goodsgf.com/about/)
- Planning for 2019 Hack 4 Good will begin soon!
- Please let us know if you are interested in joining our organizing team (https://hack4goodsgf.com/contact/)
- Follow the planning discussion in the #hack4good channel in MATA Slack (https://www.matasgf.com/slack).
Group Updates
Google Developer Group (Jordan McAdoo) meetup.com/GDG-Springfield/
- Jordan is looking for Co-Coordinator
- 03/11 – Internet of Things
O-STEAM (Deb Wilson) osteam.org
- 01/31 Dynamic DNA w/ Austin O’Reilly @ Library Center (South Campbell)
- Discuss how they incorporate art into their DNA products
- 02/28 (Evening Time TBD 5:30-8:30pm approx) Dream Big Movie @ Alamo Drafthouse
- Purchase Tickets via Alamo Drafthouse Website
- Details @ facebook.com/events/2436377646381680/
Ozark Maker Faire (Deb Wilson) theozarks.makerfaire.com
- 10/05 Maker Faire Date Confirmed. 2019 theme is “Dream Big”
SpfdSec (Beth Young) spfdsec.org
- 01/23 (6-8pm) Social @ SBC – Emo10 Malware Family, Government Shutdown affecting NIST
BSidesSpfd (Beth Young) securitybsides.com/w/page/131729835/BSidesSpfd%202019
- 02/27 Logo Contest Deadline
- Going to post some logo rights info and logo ideas to website
- Call For Papers (CFP) opening in Feb 2019. Would prefer more local presenters. 50/50 mix last year.
Splunk (Jennifer Gruener) bit.ly/sgf-splunk
- Last Week – Great meeting, Great turnout
- March @ Alamo Drafthouse – AI and Machine Learning. Latest version of Splunk ML Toolkit.
MakeIT Meeting (Heath Rust) meetup.com/Springfield-MakeIT-Meetup/
- 02/07 (6-8pm) Introduction to Textiles and Sewing w/ Jill Hodge (has sewing company)
- Looking for a Committee Member. Watch for updates on website and Facebook.
- April – Coffee Crawl Fundraiser. Two Weeks. Shops offer discounted/free drinks.
- Last Year – Pay $10 for card. Shop pays to participate.
- This Year – Pay $15 for card. Shops are free to participate.
AITP (Dave Sharon) aitpozarks.org
- 01/16 102 registered, 80 attended
- 02/28 Excellence in Technology Awards
- 09/16 Scholarship Golf Tournament
1 Million Cups (Nathan Gregg) 1millioncups.com/springfield
- 02/13 5 year anniversary event with featured keynote Jack Stack – FREE
Springfield Creatives (Nathan Gregg) springfieldcreatives.com
- 01/17 Special Keynote event at eFactory featuring Joyce King Thomas
- 02/20 Social Media as a Livelihood
Springfield Creatives Outreach (Scott Bratcher) springfieldcreatives.com
- Ability to attract talent and claim to be hospitable. Occasionally discuss disruptive technologies (e.g. Uber, AirBnB).
- Springfield Creatives Outreach and/or MATA should send updates about these tech-related issues to memberships.
- Serving on board for City Utilities (Bus, Water, Gas, SpringNet)
- What does Net Neutrality look like for SpringNet?
- Municipal Residential Internet issues such as legislative restrictions vs data becoming a utility
- Interested in providing two-way conduit to City Utilities and City Council
Biz417 Think Summit biz417.com/think
- 01/18 (7:30am-5pm) @ Springfield Art Museum
- 24 speakers discuss Springfield and surrounding region
- Special guest speaker Governor Mike Parsons
eFactory efactory.missouristate.edu
- 02/28 Deadline for Accelerator Cohort 4 efactory.missouristate.edu/accelerator/
- Watch for changes to Spin66 in 2019
Review Annual Event List (attachment)
- 02/20 Momentum State of the Workforce Luncheon
fwdsgf.com/event/momentum-state-of-the-workforce-luncheon-2019/ - 10/05 Maker Faire Date Confirmed
- Tom Douglas confirmed next bi-annual J-MARK Conference planned for 2020
Adjourn 1:05pm
Save the date! Tech Group Leaders typically meet 3rd Thursday 12-1pm. Join the Tech Leader channel on MATA Slack! Request an Invite @ https://matasgf-slack.herokuapp.com
Next Meeting: Thursday February 21st 2019 (12-1pm) @ The eFactory – Reply to Calendar Invite: “YES” to sign up for lunch, “MAYBE” if you are bringing your own lunch.