[California] Fwd: 2011 UCSB IT Vendor Fair invitation

[Alex Mandel]

I would assume that Alan Glennon mentioned us to them (Phd student in
Goodchild's lab). Joe Larson is the next closest person in San Luis
Obispso. I'd be happy to make sure some materials get there, though the
booth material will be in use the weekend before in Bishop, maybe we can
split it up a little. Not sure if Spatial at UCSB will be at CGS but if
they are I can send them home with stuff (That's the group Alan is
associated with), I gave them an OSGeo fridge magnet last year.

This might be a good event to try and find some sponsors by chatting
with the other vendors. Landon, any chance you can go?

Thanks,
Alex

On 04/08/2011 03:26 PM, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> FYI - got a personal invite phone call from them too - OSGeo mentioned internally.  Anyone down there interested/available?
> 
> Tyler
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Joe McLain <joe.mclain at lscg.ucsb.edu>
>> Date: April 8, 2011 10:26:24 AM PDT
>> To: tmitchell at osgeo.org
>> Cc: Joe McLain <joe.mclain at lscg.ucsb.edu>
>> Subject: 2011 UCSB IT Vendor Fair invitation
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> This is an invitation for your company to send representatives to the 2011 UCSB IT Vendor Fair to be held at UCSB on May 4, 2011 from 10:00-2:00. If this message should be sent to someone else at your company, please let me know so I can correct my records and resend.
>>
>> The University of California, Santa Barbara, is one of ten UC campuses. We are a tier-one university with a strong emphasis on research as well as education. Our 1000+ member faculty includes five Noble laureates educating and mentoring more than 20,000 students. As our IT staff prepares for summer infrastructure upgrades and our researchers prepare for their own summer projects to bolster their research and/or prepare for the next academic year, we are bringing together our decision makers, implementers and users with the influential companies upon whose products and services we rely.
>>
>> Our target audience here on campus is twofold. The first is our campus IT staff that support the IT infrastructure of the university. These people recommend and implement solutions for their administrative, academic and research units. The second part of our audience is our professors, post-doctoral researchers, grad students and professional researchers who would like more information about the products and/or services provided by represented companies.
>>
>> This will be a four hour open forum where developers, manufacturers and vendors can present any and all aspects of their company as they wish. I have prepared an invitation list for my own use which I have shared with you at the end of this message.  Each company that chooses to attend is welcome to bring as many representatives as they wish and we encourage subject matter experts since the audience will be people with a very broad range of needs. Our goal is the free flow and exchange of information and, in order to facilitate this as best we can, we are paying the university costs incurred in making this event happen - there is no cost to you to attend.
>>
>> The IT Vendor Fair will officially be held from 10:00am-2:00pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Corwin Pavilion on the UCSB campus and there is no direct cost to attend. We have reserved the room for one additional hour before and one hour after the event to accommodate attendee setup and packing up. We will have tables available and set up before 9:00; I anticipate 1-3 tables per attendee depending on need. The tables will be set up but tablecloths and skirts will be not since most attendees will be bringing their own branded material anyway. All attendees wishing to provide refreshments of any kind are welcome to do so with the caveat that all food and drink must be provided by UCSB’s Catering Services. It is the responsibility of each attendee wishing to provide refreshments to coordinate this directly with Catering Services. Their web site is http://www.ucen.ucsb.edu/catering/home.html.
>>
>> My initial invitation list is as follows; more companies will almost certainly be added and this is simply a list that I'm sharing so you can see who else is invited. Attendees will choose for themselves what technical experts to bring and what subject matter to address so keep in mind that this list is not definitive or a requirement but meant to show who else will likely be presenting and included in technology upgrades at UCSB.
>> Computer Hardware: AMD, Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, NVIDIA, Oracle, Toshiba
>> Network Hardware: Cisco, Enterasys, HP
>> Storage: Adaptec, Apple, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, NetGear, Network Appliances, Oracle, Synology
>> Software:
>> Databases: Filemaker, Microsoft, MySQL, Oracle
>> Graphics & Publishing: Adobe, Google
>> Mapping: ESRI, Google, ITT Visual Information Solutions
>> Math & Statistics: JMP, Mathworks, SAS, SPSS, STATA, Tibco, Wolfram
>> OS: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Red Hat, Ubuntu
>> Programming: Adobe, Microsoft, Oracle, Zend
>> Security: Barracuda, Credant Technologies, ESET, McAfee, Palo Alto, Sophos, Symantec, Tripwire
>> Web: Apache, Microsoft
>> Virtualization: Apple, Microsoft, Parallels, Red Hat, VMware
>> Conferencing: Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, Polycom, ReadyTalk
>> Printers: Brother, Canon, HP, Xerox
>> Telecom: AT&T, Google, Skype, Sprint, Verizon, Vonage
>> VARs: CDW, Govplace, KST, TechDepot
>> Other: APC, Compuware, Electronic Recyclers International, Gartner, Lanspeed, Novacoast, Safeware
>> I am the coordinator of this event and will be your point of contact for anything you need other than issues related to the catering of food and drink. I request the courtesy of a response by Wednesday, April 13, 2011, letting me know whether you plan to attend this event. If possible, I would also appreciate your letting me how many people you plan to bring and their areas of expertise so we can use this in the advertising on the event’s web site. 
>>
>> I’ll send an e-mail later to all attendees with information on the easiest way to get to campus, obtaining vendor parking permits, the best places to park, etc. I’ll also request any special needs information such as power in case you need to set up a small network to better demonstrate your products.
>>
>> I hope to see you there!
>>
>> Joe.
>> -- 
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Joseph D. McLain
>> User Support Group Leader and Systems Administrator
>> University of California, Santa Barbara
>> Life Sciences Computing Group
>> Life Sciences Building, Room 2310
>> Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610
>>
>> Supporting the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,
>>                    the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and
>>                    the Neuroscience Research Institute 
>> Contact:
>>  joe.mclain at lscg.ucsb.edu
>>  voice: 805.893.4699
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