June 10: Locomotives Past & Future

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Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, is pleased to welcome Jerry Blackwill to present on Locomotives Past & Future.

One hundred fifty years ago railroad locomotives were complex mechanical machines powered by steam. Today that has been replaced by diesel electric or purely electric. And in the future, the world is moving toward high speed rail, vacuum tubes and mag-lev propulsion.

Jerry Blackwill is president of the Truckee Donner Railroad Society, board member of the new Museum of Truckee History, and member of Truckee's planning group for the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike. He has done research and made presentations about the transcontinental railroad, the Truckee to Lake Tahoe railroad, and the area logging railroads. He also teaches economics at Truckee’s Sierra College. Previously he was board president of the Sierra State Parks Foundation.

Please join us at Mountain Minds Monday on Monday, June 10th from 6-8pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner located at 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee. Pizza and salad are available and we use a pay-what-you-can model ($5 minimum). Before and after the presentation, there will be time for networking.

This month’s event is sponsored by Holland & Hart LLP.

The event will also be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM

You can find us at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail

August 14th: How Analyzing Real-Time Energy Data Helps The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Save $300,000+ Per Year

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We are pleased to welcome Anna Klovstad to present at Mountain Minds Monday: “How Analyzing Real-Time Energy Data Helps The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Save $300,000+ Per Year”

In 2008, the economy was down and Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) jobs were at stake, so the District asked its staff for ideas to save money.

Anna Klovstad, Sustainability and Project Supervisor at TTUSD, proposed and successfully implemented a real-time monitoring and data analysis system to reduce costs and save jobs, all while contributing to the sustainability goals of the district.

 

Come learn from Klovstad how analyzing the District’s utility usage data, in combination with weather, past performance and other industry data can be used to make money-saving energy decisions, and how students of all ages are involved in the process.

You can learn more about TTUSD’s system here: http://buildingdashboard.com/clients/ttusd/

Mountain Minds Monday will be on Monday, August 14th, 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee. A $5 fee includes pizza and salad. Before and after the presentation, there will be time for networking.

The event will also be livestreamed and available online as it happens on YouTube: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM

This month’s event is sponsored by New Leaders and Holland & Hart LLP.

You can find us on LinkedIn and Facebook and at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail

July 10th: How “Civic Technologies” Can Create Happy Citizens and Improve Local Government

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We are is pleased to welcome Kevin Lyons to present at Mountain Minds Monday: “How Civic Technologies Can Create Happy Citizens and Improve Local Government.”

At a time when citizens’ satisfaction with national and state government is low, there is a need for innovation at the local level to better serve citizens.

Kevin Lyons, serial entrepreneur and a longtime “good governance geek,” is Co-Founder and CEO of Governance Sciences Group, the creator of FlashVote, which helps governments get rapid feedback from busy citizens.

In this interactive discussion, Lyons will present the science of good government and discuss how and why government can end up off track. Learn how the future is bright for fixing these problems with technology all while saving money, providing more value and making citizens happier.

You can learn more about Lyons’ company here: www.flashvote.com

Mountain Minds Monday will be on Monday, July 10th, 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee. A $5 fee includes pizza and salad. Before and after the presentation, there will be time for networking.

The event will also be livestreamed and available online as it happens on YouTube: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM

This month’s event is sponsored by New Leaders, Holland & Hart LLP, and The Lift.

You can find us on LinkedIn and Facebook and at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail

May 8th - Agile Government: How Technological Transformations Shift Organizational Culture

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Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a network of entrepreneurs and professionals who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee area, is pleased to welcome Rob Klopp to present: “Agile Government: How Technological Transformations Shift Organizational Culture.”

The Social Security Administration delivers checks each week that represent 5% of the U.S. GDP. Come learn how it’s possible to transform an organization with a legacy system into a recognized leader in government technological change.

Rob Klopp, former CIO and Deputy Commissioner of Systems at the Social Security Administration, will turn buzzwords such as agile, cloud computing, and continuous integration into meaningful examples of how a large organization like the Social Security Administration can go through a complete digital transformation in a short amount of time. Learn why true technological change is about more than technology and how shifting organizational culture is critical to success.

You can learn more about Klopp at his blog: https://skylandtech.net/

 

The meeting will be on Monday, May 8th, 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee. A $5 fee includes pizza and salad. Before and after the presentation, there will be time for networking.

The event will also be livestreamed and available online as it happens on YouTube: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM

This month’s event is sponsored by New Leaders, Holland & Hart LLP, and The Lift.

You can find us on LinkedIn and Facebook and at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail