Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

Offering Managed Services for Small Business

Managed Services What it is and why you would choose to offer it.
Monthly recurring revenue vs. managed services.
What is "Managed Services when it comes to helping small businesses with computer and network management?
What is the business reason for a small business owner to sign up for manages services?
What is the business reason for a service provider to offer managed services?
    Stabilize cash flow
    Retain clients longer
    More to be added during discussion

How Managed Services model affects your business valuation.
    Do you have a business or a job?
    The Managed Service Agreement
    "The key to maximizing the value of an organization is in maximizing consistent earnings over time , Erick Simpson

Deciding what services to offer (deliverables)
    One program, "you are on the plan or not .
    Tiered program; none, Bronze, Silver, Gold
    Do you want to offer "all-you-can-eat .
    A La Carte "pick from a list with each item priced separately
    Monitoring Only

Tools you can use hosted or in-house
    Kaseya, Level Platforms, N-able, Continuum (formerly Zenith)
    What to monitor

Pricing Managed Services.

How do you start?
    Sell to an existing client
    Market to all new clients

Q & A

Presented by Tom Rich

Currently Senior Technology Consultant for On Line Support, Inc. Former: Owner of Mt. Hood Computer Services, Inc. Former board member of: OCCA, Technology Wizards, No Bug Former MSCE, CCEA, Small Business Specialist

Office Related Ergonomics

As computer consultants what should we do for ourselves to reduce the strain on our bodies as we spend a lot of time working with computers?
As computer consultants, what can we do to help our clients reduce their strain?

Presented by Linda Pressnell Linda has about 20 years work experience as environmental consultant, industrial hygienist, safety coordinator and trainer. Linda currently works for OSHA.

Free and Open to the public.

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How to Secure Your Data

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Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

A fast moving moderated discussion on data safety, involving everyone. Times approximate.

Topics to cover:

File Encryption (10 Minutes)

Encrypting Any file: Axcrypt, Aescrypt, etc.
Using PDF to encrypt documents

Email Encryption (5 Minutes) Folder or Multifile Encryption (10 minutes)

Truecrypt Files / Mounted drives
Other proprietary

Full Disk Encryption (10 minutes)

TrueCrypt
Microsoft BitLocker (Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise)
Hardware from Manufacturer / Bios

Backup encryption (15 minutes)

Online backups
    Encrypted with THEIR Key
    Encrypted with YOUR key
Local Backups
Image Backups

Factors to consider (10 minutes)

Passwords
Hash technology
Salt
Iterations
Problems created by bypassing 2 factor authentication
Multiple algorithms

Presented by Steve Shank, of Oregon Computer Solutions, who will moderate the group discussion.

Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking All are welcome to attend. 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

Oregon Computer Consultants Assn. www.OCCA.org. RSVP to meetup.com/itpro-70/events

A Look at Mobile Apps

Mobile computing is becoming a big part of the computer consultants required skills. This panel will present Mobile apps on the IOS platform (I-phone and I-pad) and the Android Platform for both phones and tablets.

We will examine the apps we recommend for clients as well as those useful for computer consultants.

There will be some time to allow attendees to also recommend superior apps for business and pleasure.

Presented by Christian Martin: Denali Consulting Jeff Cone: Cone Consulting Group Rich Wersinger: RGW Consulting LLC Steve Shank: Oregon Computer Solutions George Shubin: dX Software Systems

Tim Chalmers will lead a discussion on Windows 8. All attendees are encouraged to participate. Some topics which will be addressed are:

• What our customers need to know, (besides forget about it)

• How to ease the transition

• What we love,

• What we hate,

• What we have not figured out yet

• How to fix whats broken

• What to watch for.

• New Task manager

• Reset Windows

• Nondestructive re-install

• Windows 8.1 changes

• Bring your questions about Windows 8 that you would like to have answered.

• Bring your answers that you can share when we pass the mouse.

Presented by Tim Chalmers: Owner of Your Computer Consultants, Inc. Providing IT services for small businesses and individuals.

Your Computer Consultants, Inc. Specializes in Onsite Problem Solving, Systems and Networks using Microsoft products.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 @ 6 PM Red Lion at the Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232

Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A)

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Oregon Computer Consultants' Association Monthly Meeting Obamacare 101: How does it work and what can it do for me?

Program There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss practical problems. Among the topics that will be covered are:

• What do we need to know about the new healthcare law?
• Who can get premium subsidies and how do I qualify?
• What are the tax ramifications for individuals receiving subsidies?
• How do I get the information I need from the CoverOregon Site?
• What are the basic things to consider to make sure I'm protected while not paying more than I need to?
• How do I interpret the details shown on CoverOregon, like understanding whether the deductible covers both drugs and medical services, or is treated separately for each?

Speaker Ray Armstrong is the CEO of InsuranceNW. He is an entrepreneur and independent health insurance broker, licensed across the country, as well as a certified agent for CoverOregon, WashingtonHealthplanFinder & CoveredCalifornia. Ray has knowledge far beyond the average local agent and specializes in helping the self-employed out of compassion for the small businessman and families trying to make ends meet. He creates custom plans for each client by utilizing his nationwide access to dozens of insurance companies to create a plan to best meet his clients health needs as well as budget.

Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A)

Important note: You're welcome to attend if you want to learn how the Affordable Care Act affects micro- and small-business owners. If you want to rant about it, don't come. Thank you for your cooperation.

Trends in Cybersecurity

The presentation will be a summary of security topics and risks based on notes from 2 cybersecurity presentations from the FBI in Oct. and Nov. 2016. Topics will include:

Tips for selling security
Tips for security audits
Some best practices
Live demonstrations
Cyber attack trends
Mitigating disaster if it occurs

Agenda:

6:00--6:20 Networking
6:20--7:00 No-host dinner
7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements
7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

Presented by:
David Bowman
Northbridge Secure
Business Development Manager
http://netconnect.co/

David has been working in the technology industry since he was performing child labor maintaining the Dial-Up BBS for his Dad during storms. Having grown up around technology the crowning achievement of his teenage years was finally talking his parents into the Palm Pilot IIIc. He was known to use his "school laptop to write websites during class and nearly didn t graduate high school because his final Project was plagiarized from himself. (yes he sold his Project to a company and got school credit for it at the same time)

David has spent the last 10 years working for companies such as Hewlett Packard, Cisco Systems, and CenturyLink. With a strong background in switching, internet connectivity, and rooms without windows full of technology he comes to us today from Northbridge Secure a company which enables "Work to be an activity not a place."