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Friday
May 1, 2009
Creating Agile Learning Games for Coaches & Consultants
McMenamins Kennedy School

Presented by Chris Sims and

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Tuesday
Feb 28, 2012
OCCA (Oregon Computer Consultants Assn.) February Meeting
Red Lion Hotel Portland - Convention Center

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

Backups - What we all need to know

A panel will present a wide ranging discussion of Backup Technologies. We will include the following topics:

Local backups: We will cover a wide range of both software and hardware, including USB Drives and NAS drives from various manufacturers. There will also be a discussion of various imaging software options.
Online Backups: A large number of Online backup options will be discussed including possible revenue streams for re-sellers.
Mobile Backups: This will be briefly discussed.
Sync Versus Backup: We will discuss various Synchronization options and when they are best used.
Best Practices: We will discuss basic recommendations as well as maintaining security for both online backups and local backups.
Live Backup of Open Files
Restoring from a Remote Backup

Participation from the audience will be encouraged.

Presented by

Jesse Black owner of Yellow Crayon LLC
Jeff Cone owner of Cone Consulting Group
Tom Rich from On line Suport
Steve Shank owner of Oregon Computer Solutions
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Tuesday
Mar 26, 2013
OCCA: A Consultant's Guide to QuickBooks
Red Lion Hotel Portland - Convention Center

Free and open to the public The Red Lion does not charge us for the room, but they expect us to eat while we're there. So bring your appetite along with your thirst for knowledge. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month (except December). To Sign up: meetup.com/itpro-70 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 6 pm

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 Consultant's Guide to QuickBooks

K.C. Courtnier will enlighten us about QuickBooks. Computer consultants encounter QuickBooks in two ways: Many of us use it ourselves to manage our business, and we frequently deal with it on our clients' computers. K.C. will give us advice on how to make better use of QuickBooks, and also provide practical advice for supporting QuickBooks installations. Topics likely to be discussed: What features of QuickBooks would a computer consultant or contractor be most interested in? (Tracking time? Billing for time? Inventory? Invoicing etc.) Common QuickBooks problems and solutions Issues that may arise in multi-user installations and more!

Presented by K.C. Courtnier is the founder of 2nd Site Business Solutions: http://www.2nd-site.com/. K.C. s goal of helping businesses to more effectively and correctly manage financial data has allowed her to assist over 600 companies from Portland to Barcelona, Spain.

With a degree in Management and Professional Development and more than 30 years of business experience in management, accounting, training and hands-on work in a variety of industries, K.C. is well positioned to help virtually any size or type of business. She s also one of only a few people in Oregon holding all of the Intuit certifications: QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Advanced ProAdvisor, Enterprise ProAdvisor, Point of Sale ProAdvisor, and Intuit Premier Reseller. She is certified to sell, implement, and support QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks Point of Sale and other Intuit and third-party products.

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Tuesday
Jul 30, 2013
Intel in the Mobile Space
Red Lion Hotel Portland - Convention Center

Free and open to the public The Red Lion charges the OCCA for using their ballroom. Please help us defray this cost by buying food and beverages. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month (except December).

RSVP to meetup.com/itpro-70/calendar/

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):

What is Intel doing in the Mobile space? Ben Lee will present the current Intel technology including some demonstration tablet and ultrabooks products.

Ultrabooks: Current and coming
Tablets: Current and coming
Wireless Display
New security technology
More, including questions

Presented by Ben H. Lee III is an Intel Field Applications Engineer located in Hillsboro, Oregon.

He covers the Northwest Region of the US along with Western Canada and is responsible for $100M in annual designs.

Ben has an Electrical Engineering degree from Oregon State University and holds one patent in adaptive synchronization of data across networks.

He started working at Intel in 1996 and held various positions in engineering for desktop and networking products. He went on to marketing in 2000, did four years in sales beginning in 2004, and moved back to an engineering in 2008.

Today, Ben designs solutions using Intel desktop, mobile, LAN, SSD, RAID and server products. He supports customers who build systems used in a variety of applications such as digital surveillance, IPTV, supercomputing, and aerospace.

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Tuesday
Aug 27, 2013
The Benefits of cloud services for small business and consultants
Red Lion Hotel Portland - Convention Center

Free and open to the public The Red Lion charges the OCCA for using their ballroom. Please help us defray this cost by buying food and beverages. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month (except December).

RSVP to meetup.com/itpro-70 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):

The Benefits of cloud services for small business and consultants

Agenda:

Introductions and expectations. Questions any time. Interruptions are OK and expected.
What are Cloud Services Anyway?
How can offering Cloud Services benefit small business (client)?
How can offering Cloud Services benefit a computer support business?
Data programs email, storage, backup, etc.
Voice programs hosted PBX, hosted paperless fax
Individual hosted applications
How to plan for migration to the cloud without killing your client's business
Who is the Target Market
Referrals can pay off
Q & A

Presented by Tom Rich, owner Worry-Free Workplace Http://www.Worry-FreeWorkplace.com Guiding Small businesses to the Cloud

Tom began in the computer industry in 1978 (Portland Byte Shop). He started Mt. Hood Computer Services in 1980 to support the computer needs of Small Businesses.

Certifications over the years: Novell CNE, Microsoft MCSE, Citrix CCEA Microsoft Partner since 2003 Microsoft Small Business Specialist since 2004 Started Worry-Free Workplace April 1, 2013

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