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<Title>MEEC Event - Core BTS:  Cyber Security Workshop 5/9 9-11:30</Title>
<Tagline>@MEEC UMBC BWtech South</Tagline>
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    <p>This workshop
    will cover multiple cyber security topics including policy review/NIST, trends,
    best practices, and recommendations to help mitigate cyber-related risk.</p>
    
    <p><strong><span>In 2018, K-12 Schools were the 3rd
    largest targeted market in cybersecurity attacks.</span></strong><span> These breaches cost
    anywhere from $300,000 to upwards of $1 Million, affecting districts all across
    the United States<strong><span>.  </span></strong><br>
    Core BTS can help prevent this from happening to your school.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Join us
    for our </span><span>MEEC Member Exclusive
    Cyber Security Workshop.  <span></span></span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Agenda</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><em><span>9:00am – 9:30:
    Registration/Breakfast</span></em></p>
    
    <p><em><span>9:30am – 10:00:
    Core BTS Introduction (Security/Staffing)</span></em></p><p><em><span>10:00am – 11:00am:
    Cyber Security Workshop</span></em></p>
    
    <p><em><span>11:00am – 11:30am:
    Roundtable Discussion</span></em></p>
    
    <p><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Targeted Audience</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><span>IT Managers/Decision Makers</span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Presenters</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><span>Bob Sensenig, Senior VP of
    Business Development and Security</span></p>
    
    <p>Corinne Brown, Senior Resource Manager</p></div>
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<Title>7th Annual HCGi Solutions Summit 2019 4/26 10AM-2PM</Title>
<Tagline>Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Register here:  <a href="https://www.hcgi.com/ss7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.hcgi.com/ss7</a><div><br></div><div><p><span>7th Annual HCGI Solutions Summit!!</span><span> </span><span> April
    26th @ The Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel. Featuring HP Enterprise,
    Dell/EMC, Netapp, Nutanix, Crestron, Epson and more!  </span></p>
    
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<Summary>Register here:  https://www.hcgi.com/ss7     7th Annual HCGI Solutions Summit!!  April 26th @ The Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel. Featuring HP Enterprise, Dell/EMC, Netapp, Nutanix, Crestron,...</Summary>
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<Title>Webinar - BELL Techlogix/Microsoft-Intro to Azure 4/10 10AM</Title>
<Tagline>Azure: Getting Started on Your Journey to the Cloud</Tagline>
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      benefits of Azure as part of their cloud strategy. We will cover common use
      cases, such as back-up, disaster recovery, and VMs, and then go over the
      different ways to purchase Azure from Bell Techlogix. We will also cover
      best-practices for predicting and managing your Azure costs.</p>
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      <p><strong><span>Targeted Audience</span></strong><strong><span></span></strong></p>
      <p>All IT staff</p>
      <p><strong> </strong></p>
      <p><strong><span>Presenters </span></strong></p>
      <p>McKenzie Williams , Azure Solutions
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      <p>Cat Stolar, Azure Solutions Specialists,
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      <p>Bryan Zatkulak, Director, Bell Techlogix</p>
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<Title>Thank you for attending the 11th Annual MEEC Conference</Title>
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    Conference was a resounding success with a great turnout from MEEC Vendors and
    Members. Final attendance
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="82355" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/meec/posts/82355">
<Title>Microsoft Azure Training 3/12-13 Chevy Chase, MD</Title>
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    opportunities for you to take our Azure 101 training.  This is a <strong>no</strong>
    <strong>cost, hands-on</strong> training opportunity for you to learn more about
    Infrastructure as a Service using our cloud platform, Azure.</p>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <p>Agenda and registration links are below.  Azure Passes
    for this event will be limited, so please register early!  </p>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Azure 101 Hands-on
    Class   </span></strong></p>
    
    <p>Presenter: Ed Chase, Account Technology Strategist, Microsoft</p>
    
    <p>Topics will include: </p>
    
    <ul>
     <li>Azure Portal Overview</li>
     <li>Azure Identity and
         Access Overview</li>
     <li>Intro to Azure Virtual
         Machines</li>
     <li>Intro to Azure Storage</li>
     <li>Intro to Azure Backup</li>
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    <p> </p>
    
    <p>Each participant will receive an Azure pass to be used for
    the class. Please bring your own device for this hands-on workshop. </p>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Azure 101 Session –
    3/12/19 – Chevy Chase, MD Location</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>9:00 am – 3:00pm</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><span><strong><span><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR6N4bJ8WAVBNlS9QoXezTIpUMjkxMEkzVkgzQTdaRkdITVZCSjRaNFJQWC4u" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Registration
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    <p><span>Tuesday, March 12<sup>th</sup> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Microsoft Chevy Chase Office</span></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.bing.com/local?lid=YN401x229265813&amp;id=YN401x229265813&amp;q=Microsoft+Corp&amp;name=Microsoft+Corp&amp;cp=38.9615592956543%7e-77.08642578125&amp;ppois=38.9615592956543_-77.08642578125_Microsoft+Corp&amp;FORM=SNAPST" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>5404 Wisconsin Ave Ste 600, Chevy Chase, MD 20815</span></a></p>
    
    <p><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Azure 101 Session –
    3/13/19 - Chevy Chase, MD
    Location                                                               
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    <p><strong><span>9:00 am – 3:00pm</span></strong></p>
    
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    <p><span>Wednesday, March 13<sup>th</sup> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Microsoft Chevy Chase Office</span></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.bing.com/local?lid=YN401x229265813&amp;id=YN401x229265813&amp;q=Microsoft+Corp&amp;name=Microsoft+Corp&amp;cp=38.9615592956543%7e-77.08642578125&amp;ppois=38.9615592956543_-77.08642578125_Microsoft+Corp&amp;FORM=SNAPST" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>5404 Wisconsin Ave Ste 600, Chevy Chase, MD 20815</span></a></p>
    
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="82353" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/meec/posts/82353">
<Title>Webinar: Microsoft Minecraft Education Deployment 2/26 10-11</Title>
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      <p>"Minecraft: Education Edition can help
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      <p>Please join us on February 26 @ 10:00 AM for
      the February 2019 Microsoft/MEEC webinar where the discussion topic will be
      Minecraft: Education Edition deployment. During this webinar, the following
      topics will be discussed to help you deploy Minecraft within your organization:
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      <p>Identity requirements for staff and students </p>
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      <p>How to license staff and students for
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      <p>How to deploy Minecraft software for the
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      <p>How to get support for Minecraft – training,
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      <p>We look forward to speaking with you about
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      <p>K-12</p>
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      <p>Libraries"                                            
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      <p>Raymon Soellner, Jr., Associate Director
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      <p>Bryan Myers, Senior Account Manager at
      Networking For Future, Inc.</p>
      <p>Shannon Nagel, Product Sales Specialist at
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    Dogwood Road, Baltimore, MD. This year is the 11<sup>th</sup> annual
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    many resources and opportunities that are available.</span></p><p><span>More information is </span><span>available</span><span> here:  <a href="http://meec-edu.org/events/meec-member-conference-and-vendor-showcase/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://meec-edu.org/events/meec-member-conference-and-vendor-showcase/</a></span></p></div>
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    and maximize your cloud investment.</span><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>We will provide breakfast and
    coffee. All you need to bring is yourself and your insights! No laptops
    necessary.</span></p>
    
    <p><span><a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.dataprise.com%2Fbreakfast-briefing-azure-workshop&amp;data=02%7C01%7CErin.Morton%40microsoft.com%7Cc886103cae7145e2a5ae08d68bb22d5f%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636849994719815789&amp;sdata=KvlDGfsEyp5DUuB7efG53UyE98XBI3Oy%2B5NUIK2yPpo%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Click Here to RSVP</span></a></span></p>
    
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    <p><span>Coppin
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    <p><span>Room 120</span><span></span></p>
    
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    <p><span> </span></p>
    
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    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Questions?</span></strong><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Email </span><span><a href="mailto:marketing@dataprise.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>marketing@dataprise.com</span></a>.</span><span></span></p></div>
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