Pensacola's 4th Annual SQLSaturday

Free SQL Server training! Free food! Chance to win great prizes! What more could a SQL Server Professional ask for?

ITGULFCOAST January 2012 Meeting

ITGulfCoast December Social

Gulf Coast .NET Users Group - November Meeting

This month we will be hosting Chris Gardner. He will be demonstrating how developers can leverage XNA and Silverlight to create cross platform (Xbox & Windows Phone) applications.

ITGULFCOAST October 2011 Meeting

ITGULFCOAST September 2011 Meeting

Incorporating Cutting-Edge Technology with Wastewater Management

PENSACOLA - ITGULFCOAST, an Information Technology Association for the Gulf Coast, will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday September 22 at the new Escambia County Utilities Authorities (ECUA)  Central Water Reclamation Facility (CWRF).  Larry Scott, head of technology for ECUA, will lead us on a guided tour of the new facility. He will present and discuss the cutting-edge technology incorporated into the new ECUA location.

2011 iTenWired Summit

The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, TEAM Santa Rosa, ITGULFCOAST and the University of West Florida announce the 2011 iTen Wired Summit, to be hosted in Pensacola on September 9 at UWF. iTenWired is a consortium of information technology entrepreneurs, gathering annually to discuss the latest trends and best practices of the field. This summit will focus on “Leveraging Education & Technology.”

ITGULFCOAST August 2011 Meeting

ITGULFCOAST, an Information Technology Association for the Gulf Coast, will welcome incoming freshmen and their families to the University of West Florida and the local IT community in lieu of our August meeting on Wednesday August 17, 2011. This is a joint event between ITGULFCOAST and the PMI (Project Management Intl) Pensacola Branch.

ITGULFCOAST July 2011 Meeting

Chris Rawson, project manager with CTS America (SmartCop) will discuss how law enforcement benefits from and uses technology.

Gulf Coast DOTNET Users July 2011 Meeting

Mike Whalen, Lead Wed Designer at Bit-Wizards, will be providing an introduction to the jQuery library.

ITGULFCOAST June 2011 Meeting

David M. Powell will be speaking on the role of Cloud Computing in today’s world. Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. In the past year, technology has changed at a rate as fast as any other time in recent memory.  The cloud has moved from hype to near-necessity, consumers are driving corporate IT more than ever, and the Post-PC world is upon us.

Pensacola's 3rd Annual SQLSaturday

Free SQL Server training! Free food! Chance to win great prizes! What more could a SQL Server Professional ask for? If this sounds good to you then don’t miss your opportunity to attend SQL Saturday! #77, the largest FREE training event dedicated exclusively to SQL Server Administration, Development and Business Intelligence to hit Pensacola, FL.

ITGULFCOAST May 2011 Meeting

Gulf Coast .NET User Group - May Meeting

Gulf Coast .NET User Group next meeting is this Wednesday, May 11th at 6PM. Bryan Soltis will be discussing his latest experience with Window Phone 7 Development and Silverlight.

ITGULFCOAST April 2011 Meeting

March 2011 Meeting

Gulf Coast .NET User's Group Meeting 1st Quarter 2011

Bryan Soltis, Sr. Software Engineer at Bit-Wizards, has volunteered his valuable time to kick the virtual tires of Azure with us and share the in-depth knowledge that he gained from a recent experience.

ITGULFCOAST Feb 2011 Meeting - Best Practices for Information Technology Service Management

PENSACOLA - ITGULFCOAST, an Information Technology Association for the Gulf Coast, will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Downtown Pensacola. Paul Jones will discuss the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) which is a set of best practices for managing the delivery of Information Technology services.

Ignite Pensacola

Ignite, at its core, is a series of 5 minute talks where speakers are constrained to a presentation consisting of 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. This provides an exciting and entertaining format where speakers “enlighten us, but make it quick.”

January 2011 Meeting - Southern Company Smart Grid

Our January meeting features guest speaker Wes McDowell, CIO for Georgia Power and Smart Grid Coordinator for Southern Company. Join Wes McDowell, as he talks about his company’s smart grid efforts, stimulus funding and what lies ahead for the industry.

December 2010 iTenWired Summit - Regional Entrepreneur Groups Come Together

iTenWired will sponsor its seventh regional economic development summit at a the Palms in Destin on Friday December 10th. A reception will be held on Thursday Dec 9th.

ITGulfCoast December Social at iTenWired

ITGULFCOAST is celebrating 10 years! Please join us at the iTen Wired reception on Dec 9th in Destin.  We will be introducing our 2011 Board of Directors and announcing our 2010 scholarship donations to the UWF Foundation.

Gulf Coast .NET User's Group Meeting - cancelled

Interested in learning more about Microsoft's .NET Technology? Come attend a meeting. GCDNUG meets quarterly. This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for January.

Security and Software Engineering Research Center Showcase

The University of West Florida School of Science and Engineering is proud to host the Security and Software Engineering Research Center Showcase (S2ERC) on November 17 -18, 2010.

Strategic Health Intelligence Summit 2010

The 4th annual Strategic Health Intelligence Summit will focus on navigating the digital frontier through innovation while charting to meaningful outcomes to meet local, state and national objectives. The Summit will feature panel discussions and expert speakers who are national leaders in healthcare, information technology, policy, and information assurance.

October 2010 - ITGulfCoast Meeting

In lieu of our regular monthly meeting we have scheduled a tour of the UWF Science and Engineering building.

Sept 2010 Meeting - ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC)

ITGULFCOAST will holds its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday September 22. The topic will be ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC). The guest speaker will be Derek Gates who will explain this web development framework from Microsoft.

July 2010 Meeting - Constant Factors in the Inconsistent World of IT Administration

Despite the radically changing world of computing, there are still several constants that are not likely to change in the near future.

June 2010 Meeting - Delivering Content via the Web

Dr. Howard Liebman and Doug Peterson will discuss a training and knowledge access portal called NexPort Extended Campus.

2010 iTenWired Summit

iTen Wired will sponsor its sixth regional economic development summit on Friday June 18th 2010. New and emerging market development will be the focus of this regional event to be held in downtown Mobile, AL.

May 2010 - F2F Networking

Meet us at the deck of the Fish House after work on Wednesday May 26 for some face to face networking. Put your phone away, leave your laptop in the car and bring your business cards!

April 2010 - Tech Startup Do's and Don'ts

This presentation will center on the cost saving tools one local entrepreneur leveraged to create her own tech startup.

Mar 2010 Meeting - How To Read a Patent

Nevin Shaffer, a local attorney, will give a presentation on how to understand patents and patent claims.

Feb 2010 Meeting - Delivering Fiber to the Work Place, Metro Ethernet, Voice, VOIP & Internet

PENSACOLA, FL – ITGulfCoast, an Information Technology Association for the Gulf Coast, will hold their regular luncheon monthly at the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in downtown Pensacola on Wednesday, February 24 2010. Jim Sfakianos, Southern Light and Fiber, will discuss the following topics: Delivering Fiber to the Work Place, Metro Ethernet, Voice, VOIP & Internet.

Jan 2010 Meeting - MS Silverlight & Rich Internet Applications

Learn more about Microsoft® Silverlight™ technology that delivers the next generation of media and rich interactive applications for the web.

Dec 2009 - Holiday Social for iTen Wired & ITGulfCoast

ITGulfCoast held a joint networking social on December 10th at 600 South in lieu of a regular monthly meeting.  This event is held in conjunction with iTen Wired and the Pensacola's High Growth Business Club. 600 South did a great job with the food and the ambient environment. View photos here.

Oct 2009 - iTenWired Summit

Save the date! iTenWired Summit to be held at the Hilton on Pensacola Beach. Featured keynote speaker is David Hauser, Co-founder and CTO for GrassHopper, Inc.

Oct 2009 Meeting - Speech recognition

Nate Blaylock a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) will be presenting on speech recognition.

Sep 2009 - Technology Trends in the Legal Industry

Garrett P. LaBorde, attorney and legal technology consultant with the consulting group, Law Office Technology (www.lawot.com) will be the presenter at the monthly ITGulfcoast meeting on September 23, 2009. Area IT professionals are encouraged to participate in this lunch & learn format. The presentation will focus on the use of technology in the legal industry and in the modern law office.

Aug 2009 Meeting - Virtualization Security

Scott Paul of GridSouth Networks and ARM Research Labs, divisions of AppRiver, will discuss virtualization security.

Aug 2009 - IPhone Development Workshop

As a follow-on to the Iphone application presentation at our July meeting, Charles Armour will conduct a free hands-on workshop in an evening session on August 5 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Pizza provided.

July 2009 Meeting - Apple's iPhone Ecosystem

Charles Armour, an entrepreneurial consultant, will discuss application development for Apple's iPhone Ecosystem at the ITGC July meeting.

June 2009 Meeting - Social Networking Sites For Business

Jay Massey, President of Coco Design Associates,  will discuss how businesses can take advantage of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

IHMC at Gulf Coast Technology Council Meeting - Mobile

The Gulf Coast Technology Council, sponsored by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce is holding their regular bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday June 17th at  Mentor Graphics. Guest speakers are Julie Sheppard and Sharon Heise, who will be discussing research projects for the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola.

SQL Saturday! Pensacola 2009

SQL Saturday! Pensacola 2009 is sponsored by the Pensacola SQL Server Users Group and will be held on Saturday June 9th at PJC Main Campus.  SQL Saturdays are one day learning events for SQL Server professionals, loosely patterned on the well-known Code Camp model.

May 2009 Meeting - Windows Server 2008

John Edwards of Knowledge Matters, LLC will be speaking on Windows Server 2008 and its updated certifications.

Apr 2009 - Medical Informatics

CAPT Robert Hoyt MD FACP from the Naval Operational Medicine Institute will be speaking on medical informatics.  Dr. Sutton from UWF will also be discussing several University of West Florida courses that involve health information technology.

Apr 2009 - iTenWired Summit - Baldwin County

The Spring 2009 iTenWired summit will be held in Daphne AL with a reception on April 1st and summit on April 2nd.

Mar 2009 Meeting - Metasploit

Brett Hoff from Open Source Enterprises will be presenting on network security focusing on the Metasploit autopawn feature.

Feb 2009 Meeting - Chamber Technology Initiatives Update

Bridgette Price of the Pensacola Chamber will discuss the Downtown Technology Park and the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Jan 2009 Meeting - SIP

Sessions Initiated Protocol (SIP) will be presented by John Bartoszewicz of Business Communications & Data (BCD). 

Dec 2008 Social

Oct 2008 Meeting - Remote User Security

Diane Davis, a system adminstrator for Advantage Credit will discuss Remote User Security at the ITGC October Meeting.

Oct 2008 - iTenWired Summit

The iTenWired summit at Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze features speakers on entrepreneurial development issues.

Sept 2008 Meeting - Bit Wizards

Vince Mayfield, of Bit Wizards Custom Software Solutions, will discuss data transfer between dissimilar computer systems at the Sept meeting.

Aug 2008 - NW Florida Regional Economic Development

Al Wenstrand, the President of Florida’s Great Northwest (FGN), will discuss FGN's Regional Economic Development Strategy for Northwest Florida.

Jul 2008 Meeting - Free and Open Source Security Solutions

Brett Hoff, owner of Open Source Enterprises, will discuss open source-based security solutions.

June 2008 Meeting - Organic Marketing

Shawn Brown, Webmaster for Cox Communications Gulf Coast, will discuss discuss ways for organizations to increase their webiste traffic through both organic and paid search marketing. 

May 2008 Meeting - Virtualization

Scott Paul, Director of Sales for GridSouth Networks based in Pensacola, will discuss the impacts and implications of virtualization, and will present several high profile virtualization case studies.  Attendees will take away a stronger sense of what virtualization means to the their infrastructure, customer, and service provider environments.