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MTUG's 32nd Annual Summit & Tradeshow - Maine's Largest Business Tech Event
2019-06-13 07:30 - 16:00 UTC | Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, 88 Spring St, Portland
Join MTUG for our 32nd Annual I.T. Summit & Tradeshow! 500+ tech professionals, 60+ booth spaces, 15 competitively-selected workshops, 3 food events, and plenty of door prizes!

Bangor Peers & Beers co-sponsored with OTELCO!
2019-04-10 16:30 - 18:30 | Seasons Restaurant, Bangor, 427 Main St, Bangor
MTUG’s Bangor Peers & Beers was April 10, 2019, with co-sponsor OTELCO!

MTUG’s Peers & Beers events are a great chance to meet regional tech professionals and enthusiasts, network, and learn a little about a new topic! Come out to Seasons on Main St. Bangor for food, friends and our featured topic!
THANK YOU, OTELCO for being our Bangor Peers & Beers sponsor!

The evening’s “Tech Spotlight” highlighted Maine’s latest efforts to close the Digital Divide
Lindsay Ouellette of the National Digital Equity Center discussed the activities to advance technology literacy, and broadband uptake, in rural counties. Angela Oechslie also discussed Project>Login’s TechHire Maine work to grow Maine’s tech workforce.

MTUG will also highlight our upcoming 2019 I.T. Summit & Tradeshow event coming June 13.

Webinar: Microsoft Teams Deployment at RMS
2019-03-27 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for the final MTUG Webinar of the 2018-19 season!
Kent Goodrow of Systems Engineering and Nate Flynn of Residential Mortgage Services (RMS) discuss the nuts and bolts of creating and working with Microsoft Teams at the RMS implementation, including:

what happens when you create a Team,
how Teams relate to O365 groups,
Outlook, SP, and OD,
how/when to be careful of creating Teams, and
a suggested implementation strategy for Teams + SP O365.

MTUG thanks volunteer board members Joe Bourgault and James Harder for coordinating the speaker and topic for this event.

Webinar: Supporting Collaboration with Technology
2019-02-27 11:00 - 12:00
The technology landscape is not just evolving faster — the people and processes in implementing technology are requiring more subject matter experts (SME’s) than ever before, across a wider set of disciplines than ever before. Companies looking to hire the best and brightest must compete on a endlessly-shifting playing field to garner talented people.
Scott Larsen discusses how your organization can build highly collaborative teams and allow you to utilize talent wherever you can find it. He covers the critical need to understand why your organization might want a collaborative or remote team, and gives insight into the practical details and real-world scenarios across various organizations with which he has worked. Balancing theory with practicality and reality, Scott will relay his real-world lessons for leading your organization in implementing collaborative processes and tools.
Software discussion will remain mostly agnostic but include a comparison of Scott’s experiences with tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. On the practical side, the presentation will look into philosophies of using different types of communications tools such as email vs. messaging tools vs. conference call tools, as well as the SLA’s behind personal communications, in managing teams.
MTUG thanks volunteer board member Uli Stewart (Vantage Point Recruiting) for coordinating the speaker and topic for this month’s presentation.

Lewiston Peers & Beers co-sponsored by SymQuest
2019-01-30 16:30 - 18:30 | Marco’s Ristorante, 12 Mollison Way, Lewiston, 12 Mollison Way, Lewiston
MTUG hosted a Lewiston”Peers & Beers” with Co-Sponsor SymQuest!
The event was the evening of Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at Marco’s Ristorante, 12 Mollison Way, Lewiston. MTUG extends a HUGE THANK YOU to our event co-sponsor, SymQuest!

The evening featured a “Spotlight on User Groups / Tech Groups”! (groups listed below)
Get the most updated info on these groups, and others, at MTUG’s “User Groups Across Maine” Directory Listing here.

Do you participate in a Tech Group that you’d like to share? Create an account “Profile” and create a “Company” Directory Listing for that group. Groups may also post events in our community calendar.

MTUG also highlighted our remaining 2018-19 season of informative educational events, AND a SAVE THE DATE for the upcoming 2019 I.T. Summit & Tradeshow on June 13, 2019!
MTUG is thankful for this event’s speaker/topic coordinators – the volunteer board members of the MTUG Outreach Committee: Uli Stewart, Tonia Ennis, Joe Bourgault and Jamie Jackson, as well as board member Mark Hopper.

Webinar: Multi-factor authentication at Bowdoin and Beyond
2019-01-16 11:00 - 12:00
Eric Berube walks through how multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been implemented at Bowdoin College, some of the challenges encountered and strategies used for a successful roll out. Looking ahead to what’s next, Eric will discuss the future roadmap for MFA and the steps necessary to reach those goals.
This session speaker and topic was coordinated by volunteer MTUG board member Christopher Falk.

Webinar: Microsoft Office Licensing, Strategies & the Microsoft "Ecosystem"
2018-12-12 11:00 - 12:00
Steve Hand and Ryan Thomas delve into the the latest strategies for Office 365 licensing and deployment, and philosophies for enterprise transformation through the Microsoft ecosystem.
Ryan Thomas discusses “Digital Transformation & Employee Engagement – How to Make it Happen with Office 365” focusing on the strategy, approach, and methods of implementing the tools and features of Office 365 with an intended goal of moving the needle of usage and capability with end users. The topics will include, strategy, vision, governance, training, architecture, administration, support, and how to approach these in ways designed to effect real change within an organization.
Steve Hand speaks to integrating Azure with Office 365 in continuation of the Digital Transformation philosophy. Additionally, Steve will address how organizations can successfully migrate their entire IT stack to the cloud, while touching upon potential licensing considerations.

Webinar: Cyber/Tech Careers & Internships Live from Project Login's Internship Fair
2018-11-14 10:00 - 22:50
MTUG was LIVE at the Project Login Internship Fair!
MTUG broadcast live from the setup of the Project Login Internship Fair at USM’s Hannaford Hall on Wed. 11/14/2018. We completed in time for listeners online and in the area to join the fair.
Caroline Dennis, Career Agent at Career CoolHunter, and MTUG director Kate Carpenter discuss resources for those seeking CyberSecurity Careers and internship pathways.
Learn more info about Project Login events here: http://www.projectlogin.com/events .

Breakfast & Webcast: "Security & the People Risk"
2018-10-24 07:30 - 09:30 | TIQA, 327 Commercial St., Portland, 327 Commercial St, Portland, Maine
“Security and the People Risk”
A Special Breakfast Workshop and Webcast co-sponsored by TEVORA!
Wednesday, October 24th MTUG held our Fall Breakfast & Webcast — a live-event webcast at TIQA on the Portland Waterfront. The event began with breakfast treats and networking at 7:30am. The presentation was at 8am, finishing up with Q&A shortly before 9a.
Accessing the Webinar Only: The webinar broadcast of the presentation started at 8:00am, available online at MTUG’s Webex Portal mtug.webex.com.
Event Schedule:

7:30am: In-person Breakfast Event Opens with Breakfast/Coffee

8:00 – 9:00am: Presentation (with Online Webex broadcast), with Q&A time near end

9:00 – 9:30am: Networking

In this session, Frank Appunn discusses how enterprises can reduce one of the largest cybersecurity risk areas  People. Using existing systems, processes, and structures, plus a limited budget, to make significant improvements to your security posture.
This workshop draws on formal research completed in Maine, plus further research and content to provide a comprehensive review of improved practices regarding users of information systems. It considers employees, contractors, and consultant, together with extensions for customer and supplier access.
Attendees learned about current approaches to reduce people risks. There are immediate and low-cost ways to reduce risks, measure, and pinpoint areas where the organization can improve. The presentation then addresses the five specific strategies to make improvements.
MTUG thanks boardmember Mark Hopper for his assistance with coordinating the speaker and assisting with the facility for this session. MTUG also extends a huge thank you to our Breakfast Webcast Co-Sponsor, TEVORA! (www.tevora.com)
Location & Parking Details: TIQA is located along the Portland Waterfront, on Commercial Street, near the west end of the Old Port. Plenty of parking should be available on-street and in nearby lots on a first-come, first-served basis.

Augusta Peers & Beers co-sponsored by CGI
2018-10-10 16:30 - 18:30 | The Gin Mill above Riverside BBQ, Augusta, 302 Water St, Augusta, Maine, United States
MTUG hosts our AUGUSTA “Peers & Beers” – Co-Sponsored by CGI !
The event was WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at The Gin Mill (above/behind Riverfront BBQ), 302 Water St., Augusta, Maine. MTUG extends a HUGE THANK YOU to our generous event co-sponsor, CGI!

The evening featured a brief “Tech Spotlight” presentation:
“How to implement egress filtering without becoming the most hated person in the organization.”
Archie Woodworth of Maine Medical Center delves into the art of implementing an egress filtering process without engendering scorn from your colleagues. This is why we provide the beer, folks!

MTUG also highlighted our other the upcoming 2018-19 season of informative educational webinars, Breakfast webinar event, and Peers & Beers events that run from fall through spring, covering a variety of business technology topics. We also announced the spring date of our Conference (June 13), and our Scholarship program!
MTUG is thankful for this event’s volunteer coordinator, board member John Foley, for arranging for our speaker.
MTUGs Peers and Beers events are a chance for IT professionals and enthusiasts to network in an informal setting while learning about a unique technology topic. There are usually four held each season — two in the fall and two in the spring — at locations across Maine.

Webinar: L.L.Bean & Google Cloud
2018-09-19 11:00 - 12:00
Randy Dyer of L.L. Bean presents:
L.L. Bean and the Google Cloud Platform: “How a 106-year Old Retailer Modernizes Customer Experience Through Omnichannel Architecture“
Learn how LL Bean modernized its IT infrastructure by moving capabilities from its on premises systems to a cloud-native platform, improving customer satisfaction and IT efficiency across multiple sales channels.

Portland Peers & Beers - MTUG's Season Opener!
2018-08-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Bruno’s Restaurant & Tavern, Portland, 33 Allen Avenue, Portland, Maine, United States
The event was on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at Bruno’s Tavern and Restaurant, 33 Allen Avenue, Portland, Maine. MTUG extends a HUGE THANK YOU to our generous event co-sponsor, Systems Engineering!
The evening featured a brief “Tech Spotlight” presentation:
“Transformation before Implementation
– A crafted continuous improvement cocktail!”
This talk focused on the main theme of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) that was hot in the 1990s, utilizing Lean Six Sigma that was popular in the 2000s and Agile Transformation that has taken hold in the last 10 years. The common theme that we tend to overlook is that all of these methodologies require a different mindset or a new way of looking at the value proposition. Most organizations miss this critical step before implementing new business process software.

BPR – begins with eliminating Non-Value-Added work, dated legacy policies, and manual efforts or paper based workflow.
Lean Six Sigma  Focus on the customer, improve and smooth the process flow, remove Non-Value-Added steps and waste.
Agile Transformation – Agile is an umbrella of values and principles that make up a framework to help organizations build agility. The basics behind an Agile Transformation is to ensure agility, collaboration, feedback loops, and to remove Non-Value-Added work by prioritizing with the business.
The common focus is on developing a more Business Centric approach to satisfy the critical success factors in your organization before implementing new software.

MTUG briefly demo’d their new website released this past winter, with new Job Board, Directory, and Tech Community Event posting tools to help MTUG promote
all the great events and initiatives tech groups across the state have for professionals to further their knowledge and networks.
Lastly, MTUG highlighted the upcoming 2018-19 season of informative educational webinars and Peers & Beers events that run from fall through spring,
and focus on a variety of business technology topics.
MTUGs Peers and Beers events are a chance for IT professionals and enthusiasts to network in an informal setting while learning about a unique technology
topic. There are usually four held each season — two in the fall and two in the spring — at locations across Maine.
