Presentation by Tracy Butz
Many people equate work to feelings of frustration, worry, unhappiness, anger or even fear. Work just doesn’t have to be this way! We can talk about these issues until the cows come home or we can do something about them. Whether you’re a leader or an individual contributor, you can make a significant impact in your workplace culture and also key relationships by making one small change after another, positively altering attitudes, behaviors and performance. So take the bull by the horns and steer the positive change you want to see. Before you know it, you’ll proudly proclaim, “HOLY COW!® This place rocks!” Read more here.
Dinner Menu:
Catered plate/buffet dinner from the MARQ
Schedule:
5:00 pm Registration & Social Hour
5:45 pm Dinner (catered by the MARQ)
6:30 pm Past President Introductions, Chapter Announcements
7:00 pm Presentation by Tracy Butz, HOLY COW! How to Create an Amazing Workplace that Steers Passion, Performance & Prosperity
Prices:
Past Presidents: $0 (complimentary)
Members and their guest (spouse, significant other, etc.): $25 each
Students: $10
Non-Members: $30
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Session Summary
Speaker: Matthew David
The secure, distributed ledger technology that forms the foundation for Blockchain is breaking out as a new foundation for building enterprise applications. The goal of this presentation by Matthew David is to highlight leading Blockchain solutions, the risks and rewards of leveraging Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) and how your company can start to leverage Blockchain today.
About Matthew
Matthew David is passionate about digital solutions and communicating how technology is transforming our lives. He has written more than 100s of articles and thirteen books that dig deep into explaining HTML5, Mobile Web Design, Mobile Development, IoT, DevOps and Blockchain.
Matthew can be followed online at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdavid
Schedule of Events:
5:00 pm Registration & Social Networking
6:00 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Chapter News and Announcements
7:00 pm Speaker Presentation
8:05 pm Closing
Prices:
Members and their guest (spouse, significant other, etc.): $15 each
Students: $10
Non-Members: $20
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Speaker: Jason Poquette
- What Jewelers Mutual initially identified as road blocks to being able to deliver systems quicker and more reliable.
- How we changed the culture to accomplish eliminating these road blocks.
- How we failed after our initial success.
- Where we evolved to today.
- Where we are going in the future.
About Jason
Jason Poquette has been in the IT industry for 20 years. In this time, he has served in many different roles, but still identifies himself as a developer (even though he hasn’t slung code in many, many years). As time passed, he found interest in how the different disciplines in IT often don’t work toward a common goal, and sometimes work against each other. This naturally caused him to gravitate toward the DevOps area and automation. He currently leads the DevOps and Quality Engineering practices Jeweler Mutual.
Schedule of Events:
5:00 pm Registration & Networking
6:00 pm Dinner (catered by Julie’s Café)
6:45 pm Chapter News and Announcements
7:00 pm Speaker Presentation
8:05 pm Closing
Prices:
Members and their guest (spouse, significant other, etc.): $15 each
Students: $10
Non-Members: $20
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Meeting Details:
Speaker: Jeff Melendy
We’ve all heard of Scrum and the standups, demos, and retros. We know that the development team works in sprints and they deliver completed work. They need user stories and they create stuff. Woohoo!! You are agile!! Well, the development team is agile. Let’s take agility to the next level, and dive into what an agile organization looks like.
We’ll explore things like:
- What agile means.
- Why would an organization be agile?
- How to fail and be successful.
- Delivering value to your customers.
There is no “recipe” to follow to become an agile organization, if you follow one, you may just fail. At the end of this, you will have the tools to take with you to embrace agility within your organization and create your own recipe. Experiments to try and ways to fail small and early on your way to delivering value to your customer.
About Jeff:
Jeff Melendy has been in software development for 25 years. He started slinging code with Fox Pro for DOS and Visual Basic 3.0 in the mid 90’s. And this is where he started practicing iterative development and would deploy to production once a week. For the past 20 years, Jeff has been developing commercial software and as recently as 6 years ago moved away from writing code and into developing and managing an agile development team that has been at 90+ people on the team. Jeff was a leader in growing the agile practice from just two people all the way through into 90+ and scaling back to about 35 currently.
Schedule of Events:
5:00 pm Registration & Networking
6:00 pm Dinner (catered by the MARQ)
6:40 pm Year in Review, Chapter Announcements
7:00 pm Speaker Presentation – Jeff Melendy
8:05 pm Closing – Door prize giveaways
Prices:
Members and their guest (spouse, significant other, etc.): $15 each
Students: $10
Non-Members: $25
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Machine Learning – An Introduction
We hear a lot of noise about Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). If you’re wondering what ML is, how it fits in with AI, how it works, and how it might affect your life, you’re not alone. Furthermore, as IT professionals, we may see an impact on our careers sooner than most. Max Kresch will address these questions; he’ll walk us through some of the fundamentals of ML, its history, its application in today’s world, and how it’s likely to affect the future.
Dr. Max Kresch is currently a Data Science lecturer at UWGB as well as a scientific and mathematical programmer and consultant. He earned his PhD in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2009 and spent five years at the Institute for Defense Analyses, in Washington DC, testing and evaluating government systems. More recently, he served as Tools and Systems Engineer at a startup company providing Machine Learning as a service.
Dinner: “All-You-Can-Eat” Family Style
Grilled Haddock and Beef Tenderloin Tips
Seasonal Vegetables
Twice-Baked Potato, Stuffing and Gravy
Tossed Greens and Garden Salad, Tropical Fruit Salad
New York Cheesecake and Key Lime Pie
Prices:
Members: $15
Guests: $25
Students: $10
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Client side apps – Xamarin desktop and mobile
Come for a discussion about the state of making client-side apps. We’ll discuss options of Xamarin, UWP, WPF, WinForms, PWAs, and others. You’ll walk away understanding the goals, support, and roadmap for these technologies. This will help you in making decisions about which technology to use for your next app or migrating your existing app.
Speaker: Greg Levenhagen
Greg Levenhagen is a Principal Consultant with Skyline Technologies, a Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). He has a great passion for giving back to the community and teaching. A true enthusiast of computer science, with passions and interests including AR/MR/VR, AI, mobile, UX, architecture, distributed computing, 3D/games, cloud, automated testing, web, agile, languages and much more. Greg speaks at conferences like ThatConference, CodeMash, VSLive and Code PaLOUsa.
He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), board member of ThatConference, president of the Milwaukee Code Camp, president of the Northeast WI Code Camp, president of the Northeast WI Developers User Group, co-organizer of the Fox Valley Game Development Meetup, co-organizer of the Midwest Azure User Group, organizer of MobileMKE, cofounder of the Northeast WI Agile User Group, INETA speaker and IEEE and ACM member.
Along with being a life-long geek, Greg enjoys golfing, football, woodworking, philosophy and stimulating conversation.
Dinner:
“All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Style
Sliced Prime Rib of Beef and Grilled Haddock
Parsley Buttered Baby Reds
Macaroni ‘n Real Cheese Casserole
Caesar Salad, Southwestern Black Bean Salsa, Tropical Fruit Salad
Mackinac Island Carrot Cake and ‘Chocolate on Chocolate’ Brownie Pie
Schedule of Events:
5:00pm Registration & Networking
6:00pm Dinner
6:45pm Chapter Announcements
7:00pm Speaker Presentation – Xamarin desktop and mobile, Greg Levenhagen
8:05pm Closing Comments
Prices:
Members: $15
Guests: $25
Students: $10
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Session Summary:
The next-generation data center will not be the center for your data. In fact, we might not even call it a data center anymore as data will be distributed in the cloud, managed hosted, and/or multiple colocation facilities.
However, the data center is not dead – far from it. IT teams must increase their agility by taking automation and orchestration initiatives to the next level.
This session will address the top 2018 data center modernizations, trends, and initiatives. We will discuss how we got here and how data centers are evolving over the next 5-10 years.
Speaker Bios (Mark Ziesemer & Mike Hettmann):
Mark Ziesemer is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Information Security Architect at Heartland Business Systems. 15 years of Information Technology experience across networking, infrastructure/operations, cloud technologies, and software development. He has regularly been involved in all areas of I.T. from design, engineering, and architecture through operations, support, and training – with emphases in security, high availability, monitoring, performance, quality, automation, standards compliance, and documentation across all efforts – and with a proficiency towards providing enterprise services and solutions.
Since the mid-1990s, Mike Hettmann has been working as a professional technology advisor and consultant throughout Wisconsin. His passion is working with organizations that have a unique vision of where they want to be in the future. Mike works with his clients to make that vision a reality through the use of technology.
Dinner:
Main Entrees: Three-Cheese Lasagna (Traditional), and Beef Tenderloin – Medallions
Potato: Real Mashed
Additional Side: Traditional Stuffing and Gravy
Salads: Creamy Coleslaw, Marinated Vegetables, Tropical Fruit Salad
Desserts: ‘Peanut Butter Cup’ Cheesecake, Double-Crust Fruit Pie
Prices:
Members: $15
Guests: $25
Students: $10
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
This April, join the NE Wisconsin Chapter as they invite the Winneconne VEX Robotics Club to show how robotics and technology are being brought to the youth in our community via hands-on learning experiences.
The leaders of the club will share how the club was formed, the growth they have seen in the program and the impact these students will be having in our community as they expand their knowledge in the area of technology.
Speakers are Angela Zanto, Susie Martini-Loker, Mike Nielsen, and Mark Hostettler.
Angela Zanto is a Facilities Operations Coordinator at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., where she oversees assignment and execution of building maintenance and she has an Interior Design degree from the New York Institute of Art & Design; she’s also a Winneconne School alumni. She became interested in creating a VEX program after her sons were looking for an after school program that was not sports-related. After catching an interview on the news, her family decided to check out a local event in Appleton. After seeing all the value of the program and the life skills it offered students she reached out to the principal of the Winneconne Elementary School to gain support and find a meeting location. She wrote a school news article to search out interested students. She then met with a local non-profit organization for funding assistance for the first season. Surprisingly, a few interested students grew quickly into 50, 3rd through 5th-grade students participating in the VEX IQ program and 25, 6th and 7th-grade students participating in the VEX VRC program. The program is now in its third season and she was fortunate to find three amazing volunteers and local businesses and non-profits to help her manage the growth of the program.
Susie Martini Loker is para-professional in the Winneconne Community School District, where she assists educators in all learning areas of the school day. She is also an Account Executive with MARCO Promos in Oshkosh, WI. Susie earned her BA of Spanish from the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, UT. Susie has been involved with the program since its inception in 2016, as a parent volunteer, coach, and fundraiser. In 2018, Susie was approached by Angela Zanto about being more involved regarding the future of the program, specifically as an Assistant Coordinator. Currently, Susie handles the fundraising aspect of the program, growing the endowment and seeking partnerships, both private and institutional, within the community. She also handles any parent/coach issues should they arise. She also is the liaison between the school district and the VEX program.
Mike Nielsen is an IT Infrastructure Engineer at J.J. Keller & Associates where he helps to oversee the IT systems, servers, and network for the company and its multiple locations. He has a bachelor’s degree in Management of Information Systems from Winona State University in Minnesota. Mike was approached by Angela Zanto in 2017 about coaching a Middle School VEX Club as they needed coaches for new VRC program. He agreed to coach after some research and internal thought and was one of three coaches for the VRC program’s inaugural season. Due to the growth of the program, Mike was asked and accepted the position of Middle School VRC Advisor for the 2018-2019 season and moving forward. Mike works to coordinate the majority day-to-day activities for the Middle School Program including finding volunteer coaches/mentors, parts management and ordering, supervising practice days, and assisting teams at tournaments.
Mark Hostettler is an IT Consultant for Tech Guides, Inc. where he supports small businesses’ IT needs including server configuration and support, network configuration and support, database design, programming and support, application development and support, and hardware support. He became interested in working with the VEX IQ Club after receiving an email from the Winneconne Elementary School describing the program being put together by Angela Zanto. Further research into the VEX organization made me see the uniqueness of the whole program and how well thought out the program was. The cooperative competition was the key to teaching youth how to serve their communities in the future no matter what career they pursued. He immediately wanted to be involved. He volunteered as a coach for 2 years and was asked to be the IQ Advisor his third year.
Schedule of Events:
5:00pm: Registration & Networking
6:00pm: Dinner
6:45pm: Chapter News and Announcements
7:00pm: Speaker Presentation – Winneconne Robotics Club
8:05pm: Closing Comments
Prices:
Members: $15 each
Guests: $25
Students: $10
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Dinner will include:
“All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Style
Roast Turkey, and Pork Tenderloin Cordon Bleu
Parsley Buttered Baby Reds, Stuffing and Gravy
Tossed Greens, Garden Pasta, Tropical Fruit Salad
Southern Pecan Pie, Key Lime Pie
Material Design is a design language developed by Google. Google uses it in most of its Android apps and in Chrome OS as well. Angular Material provides Material Design Components for Angular applications. With Angular Material, you can develop applications with comprehensive, modern UI components that work across the web, mobile and desktop.
In this session, we will cover:
- The initial set up to get started with Angular Material development.
- Explore various Angular Material components with the demo.
- Use Angular Flex Layout and see how it works well along with Angular material.
The goal of the session to make you familiar with Angular Material and give you a strong foundation to start developing Angular Material Applications.
Speaker: Siva Mahalingam
Siva Mahalingam has been in the IT industry for 10 years. Started off as a Java J2EE developer and worked predominantly in Enterprise Content management systems. In recent years, he started exploring front end development and has spent the last three years learning and building applications using Angular/NodeJS. He is currently working as a Full Stack developer at J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.
Schedule of Events:
5:00pm: Registration & Networking
6:00pm: Dinner
6:35pm: Past Presidents introductions, Chapter News and Announcements
7:00pm: Speaker Presentation – Material Design Component for Angular, Siva Mahalingam
8:05pm: Closing Comments
Prices:
Past President of NEW Chapter: Free
Past President’s significant other: $15
Members: $15
Guests: $25
Students: $10
Note: Tickets for this event can be bought through the Eventbrite page or in-person at the door.
Dinner will include:
“All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Style
Beef Tenderloin Tips, and Grilled Haddock
Twice-Baked Potato
Fettuccine Tossed in Olive Oil and Mild Garlic
Caesar Salad, Broccoli-Cauliflower, Tropical Fruit Salad
New York Cheesecake, and ‘Chocolate on Chocolate’ Brownie Pie
The NEW AITP chapter will be joining the IIBA NE Wisconsin chapter for a refreshing summer networking event for IT and business analysis professionals of Northeast Wisconsin. CLICK HERE to register for the “BAs and Brews” event at Mr. Brews Taphouse, 201 S Riverheath Way Suite 1100, Appleton WI 54915. Free registration.