WHY+ATTEND

We're all about helping you become more well-connected with your industry peers and with the local high-tech scene.
 * Because the best time to build a professional network is before you need one... **

The Lone Star College-Montgomery High Tech Conference and Career Fair is more than just a special event. It's an opportunity to begin developing a personal network of technology workforce advocates. It's a chance to get answers to questions you didn't even know you had. It's a place to meet employers and to learn about grants, scholarships and internships. For those already in the workforce, it's a place for you to publicize your expertise, give back to the community and socialize with peers.
 * //**To the Professional Technologist:** Network with your peers in a fun and casual setting, while getting a sneak preview at the workforce of the future.//
 * //**To the Student:** Explore career opportunities and learn about in-demand skills while networking with employers and peers.//
 * //**To the Teacher and Parent:** Be a better mentor for the young person in your life by learning about academic requirements and career requirements directly from the technology professionals and college faculty and staff.//
 * //**To the Entrepreneur:** Learn about current issues and the latest trends while hanging out with potential clients, vendors and mentors. If you are pinching pennies, the price can't be beat!//
 * //**To the Technical Recruiter and Staffing Specialist:** This event will corral a// geographically concentrated population of high-tech professionals, including those actively looking for local employment opportunities, plus those just entering the workforce.
 * **//To the Region://** Lone Star College-Montgomery is recruiting and retaining high-tech talent, buoying the local job market, and encouraging innovation by assembling the best and brightest technical talent right here in Montgomery County.

We're here...any way you need us:
 * Discussion Forums: Chat with students, faculty and high tech professionals to find out what's happening on and off the job, in and out of the classroom, or ask a technical question (there is an expert for almost any topic).
 * Event Calendar: Learn about upcoming courses and programs, professional conferences, clubs, organizations, networking events, user groups, etc. We encourage you to post related tech events!
 * Jobs: We bring local job seekers and area staffing & recruiting personnel together.
 * Links: Check out local professional associations in your high tech field of interest.
 * Face-to-Face Networking: Connect "the old fashioned way," for a change and see why it still works!
 * Serving Local Clubs: For local business / technology clubs and organizations, we want to help you (yes, for free). [|Contact us]and we'll see what we can make hap[[image:http://door64.com/files/LI_brand_small.gif width="88" height="32" align="right" link="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2122464&trk=hb_side_g"]]pen!
 * LinkedIn Group: We're also an affiliated Group with the Lone Star College-Business and Social Sciences Division. If you're a member of LinkedIn, [|click here] to
 * **Facebook:** We're on Facebook. [|Click here] to become a friend. RSVP for the THIS EVENT on Facebook.
 * Twitter: We'll be posting regular updates... Follow us at [[image:http://door64.com/files/twitter_logo.png width="102" height="35" link="http://twitter.com/BASS_Tonya"]]