Our next meeting is Monday, December 10, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at our usual location, Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee.

This month we welcome Kevin Marshall, President & CO-Founder, Clear Capital, who will speak on the challenges and rewards of running a technically focused company in the Tahoe Truckee region.

After starting in the spare bedroom in his Tahoe Donner home, Kevin has been a part of 4 technical startups in the Truckee region over the last 15 years and will highlight Clear Capital's 12 years of growth headquartered in Truckee, CA.

The meeting will be on Monday, December 10, 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd, Truckee.  A $5 fee includes pizza and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is co-sponsored by New Leaders (NewLeaders.com) and Clear Capital (ClearCapital.com).
 
RSVP to TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group onLinkedIn and Facebook.

Join us to learn more about the challenges and rewards of running a technically focused company in the Tahoe Truckee region!

September Meeting with Lynn Barr, CIO Tahoe Forest Hospital

Tahoe Silicon Mountain

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Dear Silicon Mountain Member,
Our next meeting is Monday, September 10 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at our usual location, Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee.

This month we welcome Lynn Barr, Chief Information Officer at Tahoe Forest Hospital, for a discussion on “Using Technology to Improve Your Health Care.”

Lynn will share about the technology opportunities to improve health care in our community. The discussion with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the topics of: 

• Centralized IT Services
• Telemedicine Services
• Social Media

A $5 fee includes pizza and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is co-sponsored by Clear Capital (ClearCapital.com) and New Leaders (NewLeaders.com).

RSVP TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Kids and Technology Education

Dear Silicon Mountain Member,

Our next meeting is Monday, August 13 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at our usual location, Pizza on the Hill inTahoe Donner, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee.

This month we welcome Ken Gracey, Phil Cohen and TTUSD’s Superintendent Dr. Rob Leri for a discussion on “Technology Education for Kids.”

Ken Gracey will share an overview about Parallax and his robotics volunteer contribution to North Tahoe Middle School and High School over the last year.  The discussion with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the topics of:

-        What he sees for the program going forward
-        How it’s being received in the schools
-        Sharing a few hands-on robotic examples

Phil Cohen of BinaryTrees.net will give an overview of the KidsRuby project … whose purpose is to make it fun and easy to learn how to program (for kids or grown-ups!) … which can lead to life-changing opportunities for everyone involved.  The discussion with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the topics of:

-        The project origin
-        Its current status
-        The goals he sees for the program going forward

Dr. Leri will share an update on the outcome of the TTUSD Technology meeting held on August 2.

… so you have plenty of great reasons to join us!

The meeting will be on Monday, August 13, 6-8 pm at the Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd, Truckee.  A $5 fee includes pizza, and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is co-sponsored by Clear Capital (ClearCapital.com) and New Leaders (NewLeaders.com).

RSVP  TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Hope to see you there!

Next meeting 6/11: Barry Bettman, Professional Certified Coach & Approved Tribal Leader, Local Education & Technology Interactive Discussion

The Silicon Mountain Group, a network of technology professionals who live and work in the Tahoe/Truckee area, is pleased to welcome Barry Bettman, Professional Certified Coach & Approved Tribal Leader, for an interactive discussion on “The Tribal Leadership Strategy Map”: a way to have projects easily come to fruition. 

The specific project being discussed for “The Tribal Leadership Strategy Map” is that which came out of last month’s meeting with TTUSD’s Superintendent Dr. Rob Leri on “technology and education”. The discussion this month with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the possible ... see link below for more 

- Quality of local education so important to the tech community.
- Ways technology change the way schools operate in the future.
- Technology-savvy members of the Silicon Mountain group support education, in particular in the area of technology education.

The meeting will be on Monday, June 11, 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner 
11509 Northwoods Blvd, Truckee. A $5 fee includes pizza, and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is co-sponsored by Clear Capital (clearcapital.com) and New Leaders (newleaders.com). RSVP TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

May 14, 2012, 6-8 pm: Silicon Mountain Meeting with Dr. Rob Leri, Superintendent TTUSD

The Silicon Mountain Group, a network of technology professionals who live and work in the Tahoe/Truckee area, is pleased to welcome TTUSD’s Superintendent Dr. Rob Leri for a discussion on “technology and education.”

Dr. Leri will talk about his vision for the school district and his priorities as Superintendent and Chief Learning Officer. The discussion with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the topics of:

•       - Why is the quality of local education so important to the tech community?
•       - How could technology change the way schools operate in the future?
•         What can technology-savvy members of the Silicon Mountain group do to support education, in particular in the area of technology education?
•         What are successful examples/role models of local technology professionals?

IMPORTANT: CHANGE IN LOCATOIN: The meeting will be held at the District Office of TTUSD at 11603 Donner Pass Rd Truckee.  A $5 fee includes pizza, and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is sponsored by New Leaders (http://newleaders.com), a local web and mobile software development company. RSVP TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

April 9: Silicon Mountain Meeting with Sean O’Toole, CEO of ForeclosureRadar.com

Sean O'Toole, Founder and CEO of ForeclosureRadar.com, will present his vision of the foreclosure market at the next meeting of the Silicon Mountain group. ForeclosueRadar.com strives to provide credible, up-to-date information on properties in every phase of the foreclosure process, illuminating the market for all players: investors, service providers, lenders and brokers.

O’Toole will discuss his experience in bringing the service to market as well as the commitment of the company to opening offices in interesting places to live, outside the usual tech hubs. Their most recent office is at North Lake Tahoe/Truckee.

The meeting will be held at Tahoe Donner’s Pizza on the Hill, 11505 Northwoods Blvd. A $5 fee includes pizza, salad, and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is sponsored by New Leaders (http://newleaders.com), a local web and mobile software development company. RSVP TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Kris Kris Chinosorn, CEO of MentorMob, to Discuss Crowd-Sourcing of Education

Kris co-founded MentorMob, a repository of step-by-step lessons in subjects that range from buying a wedding dress to training a dog to brewing beer. All of the content in MentorMob was already out there on the web - tiny nuggets of useful information in a vast wasteland of disorganized content. Volunteer editors curate and organize existing videos into step-by-step “playlists” so that a newbie learns through a curated, directed experience. The site eventually intends to make money through hyper-targeted (hopefully-non-annoying) advertising and from corporate clients who would like to use MentorMob for corporate training.

As usual, the meeting will be held at Tahoe Donner’s Pizza on the Hill, 11505 Northwoods Blvd. A $5 fee includes pizza, salad, and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This week’s event is co-sponsored by New Leaders (http://newleaders.com), a local web and mobile software development company. RSVP TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Andy Reichwald – will give a behind the scenes peek at producing TV events for mainstream sports to the X-Games and everything in-between

Join the Silicon Mountain Group Monday, February 13, 2012. 6-8 pm at Tahoe Donner's Pizza on the Hill at 11509 Northwoods Blvd for a vibrant talk about the frenetic, ever evolving, technology driven sports television industry.

Andy, a 24-year industry insider, will give us a peek at the ‘controlled chaos’ that goes on behind the scenes while producing a live event. He’ll share the scope of preparation and the radical impact technology has had over the last 10 years on his industry. “What the viewer at home sees and what goes on in the production truck to make that happen are two very different things” says Andy.

This talk will leave you with a new sense of how technology and sports are inseparable.

Before and after the discussion, there will also be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

The meeting will take place at Tahoe Donner's Pizza on the Hill at 11509 Northwoods Blvd. A $5 fee includes pizza, salad, and soft drinks. Silicon Mountain Group – A local networking group of technology professionals, entrepreneurs and virtuals that hosts a monthly meeting from 6-8 pm on the 2nd Monday of every month.

RSVP TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. This week’s event is co-sponsored by New Leaders (http://newleaders.com), a local web and mobile software development company.