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<Title>MEEC Event: Microsoft @ Frostburg 10/29 9:30am - 3pm</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><img src="http://meec-edu.org/files/2019/09/MEEC-MS-FSU.png" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p><p>MEEC - Microsoft - Frostburg State University Event</p>
    
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     <li><span>October 29<sup>th</sup>,
         2019 9:30 – 3pm. (9:30 – 12pm “Best of Office 365”, 1-3pm “Creating an
         Inclusive and Accessible Environment” </span></li>
     <li><span>Intended Audience: </span>MEEC Members especially any Frostburg, western Maryland and K-12 educators, faculty and staff</li>
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    <p>Best of Office 365 for Education: </p>
    
    <p><span>Capture the
    benefits of modern classroom collaboration with Office 365. Learn best
    practices from Microsoft experts on how to maximize efficiency in Microsoft
    Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams. Real-time collaboration in Office Online, Word
    Resume Assistant, and PowerPoint Presentation Coach are just a few examples of
    time saving tools you’ll learn to use in this interactive session. </span></p>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <p>Creating an Inclusive Classroom and Work Environment: </p>
    
    <p><span>One
    in five people have a disability. Accessible technologies empower people with
    disabilities to unlock their potential at school, work, and in modern life.
    Take a deep dive on Accessibility and learn to use free Microsoft tools that
    support classroom engagement for students with physical and cognitive
    disabilities. Tools such as live captioning, real time translation, reading
    tools and more help create a compliant and inclusive workplace for your entire
    organization. </span></p></div>
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<Summary>MEEC - Microsoft - Frostburg State University Event       October 29th,      2019 9:30 – 3pm. (9:30 – 12pm “Best of Office 365”, 1-3pm “Creating an      Inclusive and Accessible Environment”...</Summary>
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<Title>Webinar - Adobe Software Deployment 10/10 11am-12pm</Title>
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<Summary>Software Deployment update including Shared Device Licenses for labs    Stephanie Bicker, Adobe Enterprise Onboarding Specialist     IT departments</Summary>
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<Title>MEEC IT Professional Consulting Services Modification 91372</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The purpose of the Modification Solicitation is to allow
    “current” Master Contractors to propose adding new service categories, and ERP
    system providers to their “existing” Agreements.</p><p>Information was emailed to current vendors.</p>
    
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<Title>Webinar - Microsoft 9/17 2-3pm - Teams w/ Data Sync</Title>
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<Title>Webinar - Carousel Industries - 9/19 11am-12pm</Title>
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<Title>Daly SLEDTECH 2019 10-25 8am-3:30pm</Title>
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    <p>Overview of the new MEEC – Adobe ETLA for
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