1.) Teaming for Technology Honored
2.) Microsoft Scholarships for Undergraduate Students (2004-2005 School Year)
3.) Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
4.) EXECUTRAIN & MILE 2 PRESENTS: FREE "ETHICAL COUNTER HACKING SEMINAR TRAINING"
5.) Save the Date
6.) TECH TIP
7.) COMMUNISHARE.ORG
8.) Training News
9.) Install Exchange Server 2003 - Free Hands on Workshop


1.) Teaming for Technology Honored

Teaming for Technology’s work with non-profit organizations has earned the “Techie Award” from the Delaware Valley Technical Recruiters Network (DVTRN). The annual award was presented on January 14 in recognition of T4T’s exceptional effort in promoting technology. Director, Steve Rockwell was on hand to accept the honor given “for outstanding commitment for technology in the greater Philadelphia area.” More information about DVTRN can be found at their website, www.dvtrn.org.



2.) Microsoft Scholarships for Undergraduate Students (2004-2005 School Year)

Microsoft recognizes the value of a diverse workforce and is committed to
hiring the best and brightest from all backgrounds. As a corporation, they
feel that having a wide range of perspectives will enable them to continue
to provide great software and services in the 21st century. Their
scholarship program is designed to encourage students to pursue careers in
Computer Science and other related technical fields.

Microsoft is excited to be offering over a half million dollars in
scholarships for the 2004-2005 academic year. Scholarships will range in
value from $10K to half tuition to full tuition. Applications ! must be
postmarked by January 1! 5, 2004. Microsoft will contact finalists by the
end of February 2004. Scholarship recipients will be notified by March 15,
2004. All recipients of the scholarship will be required to complete a
salaried summer internship of 12 weeks at Microsoft Corporation in
Redmond, Washington. (Microsoft reserves the right not to offer a position
to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.)

Undergraduate students from across North America will be selected in
recognition of their passion for software and the ability to make a
difference in the software industry.

For more application info, go to
www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships

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3.) Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards

·  *Receive thousands in educational grants
·  *Receive a new LAPTOP computer
·  *Take Exciting Trips to Washington, DC and Miami, FL
·  *Be featured on national television
·  *Be featured on the Hispanic Heritage Awards website
·  *Meet respected leaders and celebrities

The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards program seeks to identify and prepare the next generation of Hispanic role models by promoting education and celebrating their accomplishments in the classroom and in the community. The Youth Awards program offers education grants to Hispanic High school seniors at ceremonies held in 12 regions: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LA, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Northern California, and greater Washington, DC. The Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation offers regional and national awards in seven different categories. You may apply for more than one category- just submit one separate and complete application per category.

Academic Excellence sponsored by Chase and Mastercard
Arts & Entertainment sponsored by Warner Bros Entertainment
Community Service sponsored by Dr. Pepper
Engineering & Mathematics sponsored ExxonMobil
Healthcare sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline
Journalism sponsored by NBC/Telemundo
Sports sponsored by Subway

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6, 2004

Who qualifies for the award?
Highschool seniors or eligible for graduation in 2004
Be a citizen or permanent resident of US at time of application
Be of Hispanic Heritage, which we define as having at least one parent of Hispanic Ancestry
Have the minimum recommended GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
Be willing to travel to the Award Region you select to attend the Award Ceremony

HOW DO I APPLY?
Please visit www.HispanicHeritageAwards.org/youth.php

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4.) EXECUTRAIN & MILE 2 PRESENTS: FREE "ETHICAL COUNTER HACKING SEMINAR TRAINING"

January 27, 2004
This two-hour Ethical Hacking Seminar provides an overview of:
· Hacking techniques and methods used to break into networks
· The changes on the focus of security
· Live demonstrations of attacks on computers
· Areas covered in the five day Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures course provided by Mile 2
· And more.....................
For more information and to register for this Free educational event:
Click here: http://207.36.86.235/executrain.php
Or contact:
Abby Telesford at 610-940-5900 ext 224

abbyt@phl.executrain.com

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5.) Save the Date
Wireless Opportunities for Bridging the Digital Divide:
The Public, Private, Community Partnership Triangle

City of Atlanta Fourth Annual Technology Summit
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, March 10-12, 2004

Come find out about the cutting-edge plan Atlanta has for deploying wireless technology for economic development, homeland security, and bridging the digital divide.
Topics:
· *Sustainable Business Models
· *Government and Community Applications
· *Inoperative networks for homeland security
· *Extending wireless broadband to small businesses and Community-Based Organizations (CBO)
· *Funding Wi-Fi Solutions to Digital Divide

Who Should Attend:
· *Mayors and other Elected Officials
· *Educators, Consultants Working with Public Officials
· *Chief Technology Officials
· *Community Technology Advocates and CBO Leadership
· *Business Serving Municipalities
· *Community and Economic Development Officers

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6.) TECH TIP

Easy ways to copy files from your old computers to your new computers.

1. Buy a USB memory stick and save the file to the memory stick via a USB
port
2. Burn the file to an external/internal CDR/CDRW/DVDR or ZIPDrive
3. Buy a “Crossover Cable”, plug the cable into each computer's network
card and transfer files directly between the two.
*both computers must have Ethernet cards (network cards)

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7.) Featured Website of the Week:  Commnunishare.org

Communishare is a new tool driven by community self-indexing, allowing individuals to post profiles on themselves and their interests in order to strengthen social capital. This unique form of the digital community is now available in user-friendly, web-based software. By connecting to people with like-minded interests, new communities are emerging and flourishing every day. Communishare is a project of Nonprofit Technology Resources and you can get a free demo of this innovative software by going to www.communishare.org.

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8.) Training News

Great News! The Community Impact Training Catalog for the Spring/Summer Semester 2004 has been printed and will be mailed out soon. Check your mail for this and register early for classes. Attendance for the classes has been great this semester and we look forward to next semester to being even better.

In other news, some of February's classes have been rescheduled. They are as follows:

348 Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint
2/5
9:30-4:00
Fels South Philadelphia Community Center

371 Advanced Web Design Using Macromedia Dreamweaver
2/9, 2/10
9:30-4:00
Fels South Philadelphia Community Center

342 Intermediate Access
2/17
9:30- 4:00
Fels South Philadelphia Community Center

Internet & Email
2/19
9:00 - 12:00
Fels South Philadelphia Community Center

Please mark you calendars accordingly.


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9.) Install Exchange Server 2003 - Free Hands-on Workshop

You'll install a copy of Exchange Server 2003 onto your server at this free, one-day only "LoadFest."  Exchange 2003 Server Specialists will provide you with expert advise and useful configuration tips to take you through the installation.  You'll see first hand how new Exchange Server 2003 helps keep business well connected.

Keep in mind, LoadFest is BYOS (Bring Your Own Server).  To make sure your hardware meets the necessary minimum compatibility requirements, see:  www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/ti/sysreqs.asp.

Althought free, you must register in advance to attend.  Space is limited and is expected to fill up quickly. 

Visit www.onlc.com/exchange_loadfest.htm for event dates and times.

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