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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Groups Represented
- Scott Bratcher (Creatives)
- Jason Klein (MATA, H4G, AWS)
- Jordan McAdoo (WIT)
- Nathan Gregg (Creatives)
- Heath Rust (DreamIT, TIO)
- Dave Sharon (AITP)
- Beth Young (SpfdSec, BSides Spfd)
February Agenda
- Recap 02/08 Startup Weekend Springfield
- Recap 02/20 Momentum State of Workforce Luncheon
- 02/28 Excellence in Technology Awards
- 02/28 eFactory Accelerator Deadline
- TBD Spin66
- 11/01-11/03 Hack 4 Good Weekend
- Review Annual Event List (attachment)
- Group Updates
- MATA (User Group Support, News Postings, Job Postings, Speaker Bureau)
- O-STEAM (Dream Big Movie 02/26)
- GDG Co-Coordinator
Agenda Discussion
Recap 02/08 Startup Weekend (Tylor Hindery, Heath Rust) bit.ly/swspringfield
- Fourth annual event had 15-20 attendees form 5 teams. See details in Press Release matasgf.com/news/2019/pr-startup-weekend-springfield-hosts-fourth-annual-event-2019/
- Event History (DRAFT) matasgf.com/events/startup-weekend-springfield/
Recap 02/20 Momentum State of Workforce springfieldmo.gov/2321/MOMENTUM-2019
- 5th annual event. Great opportunity to hear about Workforce progress over past year as well as upcoming workforce initiatives that affect local businesses. Focus on technology, manufacturing, and healthcare.
- 2019 Survey Results (PDF) springfieldmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/42002/Workforce-Survey-with-Results
- 2019 Executive Summary (PDF) springfieldmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/42001/Executive-Summary-2019
02/28 Excellence in Technology Awards biz417.com/techawards
- AITP hosts 3rd annual event with Biz417. Tickets $75. Sponsorships available.
- This event recognizes top individuals and companies in 6 categories through nominations, applications, out of area judging, and awards ceremony.
- Please consider recognizing and promoting any Category Finalists/Winners associated with your groups.
- Finalists and Winners: matasgf.com/news/2019/excellence-in-technology-award-winners-2019/
02/28 eFactory Accelerator Cohort 4 Deadline efactory.missouristate.edu/accelerator/
- Transformational twelve-week program designed to jumpstart emerging companies with $30,000 in capital and unparalleled resources
eFactory Spin66 (Paige Oxendine) spin66.org
- Transitioning to a Pitch Competition. Tentative Date is May 15th. More details to come.
11/01-11/03 Hack 4 Good Weekend https://hack4goodsgf.com/
- Please let us know if you are interested in joining our organizing team.
- View list of current H4G volunteers @ hack4goodsgf.com/contact/
- Follow planning discussions in #hack4good channel in MATA Slack matasgf.com/slack
- Goal – Growing from 100 to 200 attendees.
- New Cyber Defense Competition w/ Shannon McMurtrey.
Review Annual Event List (attachment)
- Spin66 tentative 05/15
- Missouri School Counselor Conference 11/03
Group Updates
O-STEAM (Deb Wilson) osteam.org
- 02/26 (Evening Time TBD 5:30-8:30pm) Dream Big Movie @ Alamo Drafthouse
- Details @ facebook.com/events/2436377646381680/
Women in Tech (WIT) (Jordan McAdoo) meetup.com/Springfield-Women-In-Technology/
- 03/15 – WIT/GDG International Women’s Day Celebration w/ Social, Workshop, Panel
- Dave sending AITP San Diego women’s event details to Jordan
Google Developer Group (Jordan McAdoo) meetup.com/GDG-Springfield/
- 03/11 – Internet of Things Cloud Study Jam @ Lindberg’s
SpfdSec (Beth Young) spfdsec.org
- 02/27 – Monthly Social @ SBC
- 03/27 – Monthly Social @ SBC
BSidesSpfd (Beth Young) securitybsides.com/w/page/131729835/BSidesSpfd%202019
- Saturday 07/13 @ Drury University
- 02/27 Logo Contest Deadline – See website for logo rights/info/ideas and logos received.
- Going to post logo rights/info/ideas to website. Will also post logos received to date.
- Call For Papers (CFP) deadline 05/15. Prefer more local presenters. 50/50 mix last year.
- Submit Papers @ goo.gl/forms/r4Wynd1CR9KhklBE2
- 2 hour Security Education sessions – Python, Splunk, AWS
AITP (Dave Sharon) aitpozarks.org
- 02/20 Generational Differences w/ David Liss 80 RSVP, 46 Attended
- 02/28 3rd Annual Excellence in Technology Awards
- 03/12 Cybersecurity Group – Virtual Private Networks w/ Scott Crawford
- 03/20 March Meeting Topic TBA
- 05/15 9th Annual IT Executive Panel
- 09/16 7th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
- 10/17 10th Annual Tech IT Out Expo
Biz417 Think Summit biz417.com/think
- Recap 01/18 (7:30am-5pm) @ Springfield Art Museum
- 24 speakers discuss Springfield and surrounding region
- Special guest speaker Governor Mike Parsons
- Event Recordings Published to YouTube Playlist @ youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_ALhWwrig&list=PLawIMn56HY45Eb188F2AZil9xgU0CGnJI
1 Million Cups 1millioncups.com/springfield
- Recap 02/13 – 5 Year Anniversary Event
- Many past presenters as exhibitors
- Keynote speaker Jack Stack (SRC)
- Very well attended with 40-50 exhibitors and 150-200 attendees.
Springfield Creatives (Scott Bratcher) springfieldcreatives.com
- January transition of the board. New board members. Strategic planning session.
- Recap 02/20 Panel – Social Media as a Livelihood @ Transformation Gallery
- Great turnout with 60-80 attendees?
- Panelists: Emma Chapman @emmaredvelvet (A Beautiful Mess @abeautifulmess), Erin Booher @erinmbooher (stylist), Josh Tenneson and Gabriel Tenneson @gabrieltenneson (Transformation Gallery @transformationgallery), Tim Shelburn @tshelburn (Backyard Grillmaster)
- 03/20 Rated SGF(C): Behind Springfield’s Newest Film Festival
MakeIT Meeting (Heath Rust) meetup.com/Springfield-MakeIT-Meetup/
- Looking for a Committee Member. Watch for updates on website and Facebook. facebook.com/dreamitmakeitspace/
- 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.
- 03/07 Intro to Machining at Tuthill Vacuum
MATA (Jason Klein) matasgf.com
- Looking for Board Members – Community Outreach, Business Outreach
- Looking for Business and Individual Member Support. matasgf.com/join/
- Speaker Bureau – Beth still interested in helping out
- News Postings
- Weekly Events matasgf.com/news/
- Share Major Tech News, Publish Press Releases
- Job Postings matasgf.com/jobs/
- Writing code to auto-import local tech jobs into new Job Board
- Initial support for companies listed on MATA Career Page (matasgf.com/jobs/)
- Suggestions included City Utilities and Central States Industrial (CSI)
- Forward Springfield Tech Calendar fwdsgf.com
- Add links to local community calendars
- Encourage media to link to calendar? Biz 417, SBJ, KSMU
- Stats: Tech Calendar had 250K hits in January 2019. Average 1K+ unique visitors/month, 4K visits/month, over 100K hits/month (automated calendar sync)
- Push current events to Twitter?
- Promote subscribing to calendar?
Adjourn 1:04pm
Save the date! Tech Group Leaders typically meet 3rd Thursday 12-1pm. Join the Tech Leader channel on MATA Slack! Request an Invite @ matasgf.com/slack
Next Meeting: Thursday March 21st 2019 (12-1pm) @ The eFactory – Reply to Calendar Invite: “YES” to sign up for lunch, “MAYBE” if you are bringing your own lunch.