AGENDA

(Scroll down for agenda. Subject to change. Please be patient with us as we firm up details. Check back often! ) ** **Career Fair & Exhibitors (2-7pm) with Concurrent Break-Out Sessions (2-7pm), A Bldg** Current issues in the fields of Computer Science & Computer Information Technology; Healthcare & BioTechnology; Engineering; Land Surveying & Mapping **Bring your resume for a free critique (**4:30-6:30pm), A Bldg, 2nd floor, Mezzanine
 * SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

//Check out schedule below...// 


 * Panel Discussion with Lone Star College-Montgomery with Faculty (5-6pm), B Bldg **

Presession Orientation with Lisa Cohen, National Algae Association, 6-6:15pm Will Thurmond, global biofuels energy consultant, founder of Emerging Markets Online, and author of //Algae 2020, 6:20-7pm// Wade Adams, PhD, Director of the Richard Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Rice University, 7:05-7:45pm
 * Featured Speakers (6-7:45pm), B Bldg **

 ** Extend the Conversation at our After Party (7-9pm), A Bldg ** Join us for a coffee house-style social and networking event @ the Student Commons (A Bldg). Food & drinks served at 7:30pm. Sponsored by the Geomatics Association with complimentary music by the LSC-Montgomery Audio Visual Studio Program.

(A bldg, 1st Floor)
 * **Location ** || **A-Commons ** || **A227 ** || **A221 ** || **A230 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text1;">AVS Temp 112 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text1;">B102 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * **<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Time & Title **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2-5pm **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">


 * CAREER FAIR & EXHIBITORS**

// >>> Extend the conversation with the After-Party from 7:30pm-9pm, A Bldg, Commons // || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2-2:30pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Network Architecture at the Enterprise Level
 * A CASE STUDY**


 * Jim Crawford**, LSCS Office of Technology Services || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Scroll down for sessions beginning at 2:50pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Scroll down for sessions beginning at 3:30pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2-2:30pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">


 * Emerging Opportunities in the field of Audio Visual Systems

Chase Waites,** LSC**-**Montgomery || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **2-2:45pm

EBAY: An overview of starting your won e-commerce business

Dr. Daniel Kainer,** EBay Entrepreneur ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Career Fair continues //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2:45-3:15pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">


 * Innovation, Applications and Opportunities in Biotechnology & Other High-Tech Career Fields**


 * Janet Varela,** // Production Director, // [|Kelly Scientific Resources] || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2:45-3:15pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">


 * Issues and Trends in Sustainable Development**

Houston Area Research Council || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Scroll down for afternoon sessions beginning at 3:30pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2:45-3:15pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * Dr. Robert Harriss,**


 * Emerging Opportunities in the field of Audio Visual Systems**

LSC-Montgomery || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Scroll down for sessions beginning at 5pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || (Upstairs in the Mezzanine)
 * Chase Waites & Rob Kreps**
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3:30-4:15 (45 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Roundtable Discussions w/ Faculty** Join us for Roundtable Q & A’s with High Tech Program Faculty at LSC-Montgomery || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3:30-4pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * CLIFF NOTES

How Geographic Information Systems and Similar Technologies are Changing the Way We Do Business
 * GIS IN THE REAL WORLD**


 * Christina DIschinger,** [|Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services] and __GIS__ || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3:30-4:15pm (45 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Networking Your Way to a Successful Career as a Technology Entrepreneur
 * THINKING OUTSIDE-OF-THE-BOX**

[|**Cody Marx Bailey**] Techpreneur, Web Strategist and brainchild behind that cool little tech-fest, aka __BIL__ || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3:30-4pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">


 * Trends and Current Uses of Technology in Healthcare**

(Upstairs in the Mezzanine)
 * Dr. Francis Ozor,** Director, Medical Radiologic Technology Program, LSCM ||  || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Scroll down for sessions beginning at 5pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4__:30__-6:30 (2 hours) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">


 * RESUME CRITIQUE** with representatives from ** MyVoile, ** a division of Voile Enterprises, Inc.

**GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) Roundtable Discussion** Learn about the latest developments in Mapping Technology with Chiu Wen Ray, Manager, Montgomey County Emergency Communication District || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4:30-5pm (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Using social media to create a competitive advantage in a saturated job market
 * PERSONAL BRANDING & SOCIAL MEDIA**

Chairman, Voile Enterprises, Inc. [|MyVoile] || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4:30-5pm (30 min) **
 * Bridgette Chambers, MBA,**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
 * MAKING THE WORLD RUN**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The role of petroleum engineers in the oil & gas industry

Past President, Society of Petroleum Engineers
 * Bill Bowers,**

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">**4:30-5:30pm (1hr)**

High-Tech Careers in Crime Fighting and Homeland Security
 * DIGITAL ASSURANCE, CYBER-WARFARE & FORENSICS**

Sam Houston State University ||  || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Scroll down for evening sessions beginning at 5pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * __Dr. David Burris__,**
 * || //Rountables continued...// || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5:15 - 5:45 (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

An orientation on the benefits of using SQL delivered in layman’s terms for those who do not have a background in programming
 * SQL: AN OVERVIEW**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Joseph Reynolds, **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">[|Intent Driven Designs, LLC] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">**5:15 - 5:45 (30 min)**

Learn how the Star College System, including the Office of Technology Services is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint.
 * GREEN CAMPUS**


 * Oscar Ramos,** Director, Campus Technology Services || //Digital Assurance cont...// ||  || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5-5:45 (45 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Trends and Challenges Facing the Technology Workforce
 * PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE**

Tech faculty discuss issues impacting tech-based industries and how LSCS is addressing those needs ||
 * ||  || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6- 6:30 (30 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Technology in the corporate environment
 * LEGAL ISSUES**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mark Reynolds, **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Director, [|Intent Driven Designs, LLC] ||   ||   ||   || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Continued until 5:45pm //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">7:30-9pm **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Join us for the **AFTER-PARTY**: Coffee-house style networking social on campus in A Bldg, Student Commons.

Network with industry professionals, students, staff and faculty!

Co-sponsored by the **Lone Star College Geomatics Association & the LSC-Montgomery Audio Visual Systems Program** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6:45-7:30 pm (45 min) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

A checklist for the IT managers
 * DISASTER PLANNING & RECOVERY**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The Role of Algae in the Production of Alternative Fuels and the Growth of the Biodiesel Industry
 * Mark Reynolds,** Director, [|Intent Driven Designs LLC] ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6-7pm **
 * WHAT'S ALGAE GOT TO DO WITH IT?**


 * 6-6:15:** Pre-Session Orientation with **Lisa Cohen, National Algae Association**

Will Thurmond,** global biofuels energy consultant, founder of Emerging Markets Online and author of Algae 2020
 * 6:20-7pm

FOLLOWED BY

THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING SMALLER** Trends & Opportunities in the Field of Nanoscale Science
 * 7-7:45pm


 * Dr. Wade Adams,** Executive Director, [|Richard Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Rice University]  ||