Taking the lead from the Famous Peter Campbell (if you want to connect with a great tech strategist, read his post) I thought I would share where I will be at the #13NTC.
Before I go over my schedule, I thought I would share a couple thoughts about NTC. My first NTEN NTC was in 2004 in Philly. Back then I was with the YMCA National Office. I went to the conference to learn about tech trends and find resources to share with the Y's that I worked with. I also dragged about 10-25 YMCA staff from across the country with me. During that time I presented every year about Tech Alignment or some other Tech Strategy session.
Then came the dark years where I was focused on Social Media and Web. That's right, I strayed away from the core tech strategy to the shiny objects. I do still dabble in the dark arts, but I have a new job and a new outlook. I even had to miss one year of NTC... booo.
Now I am with The Cara Program as the Manager of Technology and I get to plan and strategize tech all day, plus I get to do it! So #13NTC is a very special one for me because I can officially call myself an IT Director of sorts and hang out with the cool kids that focus on the Tech.
As you can see though, NTEN NTC can be many different things for many different people. I am also bring my wife, Becca Heye, she is the co-founder of www.leapoffaithartsministries.org. She is looking for info on running her org and fundraising. Sarah Mansberger, the Director of Development from The Cara Program will be there as well! Rock ON!
Here is my schedule:
April 10: #NTCbeer! Here is an awesome write up from Peter Campbell!
April 10th, 7:00 pm, Brit’s Pub a few doors from the hotel for the 5th Annual #ntcbeer event. As of this writing, we have a dead heat for signups on the official Facebook page (90) and the MyNTC event page (89) for a grand total of, well, somewhere between 160 and 170, I think. There are duplicate signups and there’s no easy way to do the math. This is definitely shaping up to be the largest one yet, as many more people will sign up in the days just before NTC and quite a few won’t bother signing up at all. Join me there with the understanding that it’s about the company first, beer second; we have a history of being a welcoming, casual crowd. And we have some surprises in store.If you aren’t going to NTC, but you can get to Austin, Texas, be sure to attend our sister #ntcbeer event! Rumor has it that they know how to have a good time in Austin.
April 11 - Thursday
NTEN Welcome Session 9amFun way to see everyone before the conference starts and NTEN has promised something with some real pizzazz.
IT Director Meetup
Meetup with IT Directors at 10:30am - Lets keep the Tech part of NTEN alive.
Drupal Day!
I will be at the Drupal Day event in the afternoon. Wish I could go the full day, but overlap in schedules...
Science Fair 3pm
Don't fear the vendors! This is a great time, not a pushy sales pitch. There are numerous great nonprofit partners that will have booths. I have a few vendors I need to find = Business Intelligence, Client\student management CRM, Salesforce, Office365, etc. I am looking to get some advice, ideas and make connections.
IGNITE! 7pm
I will be giving an IGNITE session about how the Cloud is trying to KILL tech strategy. And for the first time ever... I will be singing it! It is worth your time to go to IGNITE if you want some entertainment mixed with education. These are 5 minute presos with with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. NOT AN EASY TASK TO PRESENT, but so fun to watch.
NPTech Staff with New Jobs Meetup!
Judi Sohn, Peter S. Campbell, Thomas Taylor, Brett Meyer, Elliot Harmon, Lindsay Bealko and myself have all changed NPTech jobs in the last year. Some of us will be meeting up around 8:30pm at http://8thstreetgrill.com. (discalimer: not everyone listed above has confirmed, I cannot control nor guarantee who shows up). But everyone is welcome.
April 12 - Friday
Breakfast -8am- would love to find someone to have breakfast withOpening Plenary
8:30am - These are always critical to attend to get your brain kick-started.
IT Governance session!
10:30am IT Governance: Boring Name. Big Impact I have a number of large projects and technology changes planned within my org and we will need the policies and practices to go with it. I really think this is a critical element that is not given enough attention.
Lunch - would love to find someone to have Lunch with
Project Management session (see Peter's write up below)
At 3:30, I’m presenting on Project Management: Choosing the Right Tools and Approaches for Disparate Projects. I’m only somewhat ambitious here, but my goal is that everyone attending will walk away with a solid understanding about traditional (“Waterfall”) and modern “Agile” project management; how and when to apply one, the other, or some combination of the two; and what awesome tools and applications are available to support them. As always, I’ll keep the PowerPointing to a reasonable time limit and mine the wisdom of the crowd attending. I think there will be a healthy showing and there are already some gurus signed up.
Friday night isn't planned yet.
April 13 - Saturday
Breakfast -8am- Having Breakfast with John Haydon and Peter S. Campbell, WOW!Opening Plenary
8:30am - These are always critical to attend to get your brain kick-started.
"Where Is This All Going? The Future of IT #13NTCwhere" session
10:30 am - What are the tech trends to watch?
Lunch - planned with Michael Nealis, Laura Norvig, Robert Rosenthal, Debra Askanase
Brand Voices - the internal conversation session! - presenting
1:30 pm- Dan Michel from Feeding America and myself will be talking about how a brand voice depends on internal communication. How can your org spread the same message and use the same voice without having it with staff first?
GEEK GAMES! Hosting the NTC has Talent stage!
5pm - I will be doing my best Simon Cowell meets Ryan Seacrest as I give NPTech staff a chance to spotlight their amazing talents!
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