If you like Networking, this Tuesday is the Networking event of Networking events - NetworkPalooza! Brings professionals together across South Florida industries in this 12 hour extravaganza. Sherlock is sponsoring the "Technology" focused networking session.
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NetworkPalooza! is a business networking experience for professionals that educates and connects professionals in business. The event, which is produced by the managing partners of Business Events Florida will create the ultimate business networking experience. Networking groups, chambers, social and charitable organizations can congregate and make connections with the local business networking community for one day. This will be the first of many NetworkPaloozas.
The event will be produced like an expo, but with a select group of networking organizations and a handful of sponsors. The activities will include events like speed networking, women’s networking, going green networking, technology networking, legal/medical networking, happy hour networking, private one-on-one sessions between guests and exhibitors, networking educational seminars and more. The event will last for approximately 12 hours and 600 - 800 professionals are expected to pass through during that period.
SFTA And IT Women Team Up To Discuss "Game Changing" Technology
Join us on Thursday, September 24th in Ft. Lauderdale as SFTA and ITWomen join forces to discuss Game Changing Technology. The fiery engine of change continues to shape the way we work and play in the future. Join our panel of experts as they give us a glimpse into the future of what's to come, how it will change your life, your health, and our ways of doing business together.
Join us on Thursday, September 24th at Dave & Busters in Hollywood as Charles Garry gives us a keynote presentation introducing Oracle 11g Release 2. See how Oracle 11g can help your organization reduce computing costs.
Oracle Database 11g is helping organizations across the world reduce their computing costs through consolidation on enterprise grids, reduced storage requirements and eliminating idle redundancy. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 includes major new ease of use features that make Grid computing more accessible, compression enhancements that can deliver up to 20x compression ratios, and another industry first that now makes it possible to upgrade database applications while users remain online. Oracle Exadata revolutionized data warehouse query performance, and further advances in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 parallel query technology will run queries even faster. Join us and learn why Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is the compelling choice for your organization.
HDI Continues Inaugural Year With Meeting On Performance Metrics
Join us on Thursday, September 24th at the Carnival Cruise Lines HQ in Doral as HDI continues their inaugural year celebration with another great event! Richard Razon, co-founder of Pureshare, Inc, will speak on Performance Metrics. Joining Richard will be HDI - South Florida officers Eddie Vidal and Robert Pinto, who will provide valuable insights through their case studies. This three part session will teach you how to create and use consolidated performance metrics to delight clients, empower staff and move from being in a constant state of fire-fighting to a more productive, proactive state.
As with our previous events, this will be a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow professionals in South Florida. The event is free and open to the public. Raffle prizes along with snacks and refreshments will be provided.
South Florida Tech Talk is a community forum where individuals in the information technology industry can meet, network and share experiences. A monthly lineup of experts will contribute their expertise on all things IT — from evaluating business tactics to revealing new research and development, analyzing paradigm shifts, offering training seminars, and more. We’ll have something for everyone, whether experts or advocates. In addition to the knowledge sharing, Tech Talk offers business to business networking, opportunities for job seekers, and the ability for startups to pitch their ideas and receive valuable feedback. Our primary goal is to provide a round-table environment that promotes the free exchange of ideas and growth in our regional tech community.
Join us on Tuesday, October 6th at the Signature Grand in Davie for THE premier networking event that brings together companies that utilize project management to achieve business results and professionals in the project management world interested in exploring career opportunities to discuss specific details on current openings. During the Job Fair, each organization will have a booth where resumes will be collected and business cards can be exchanged, making the perfect opportunity to discuss the job market in South Florida and network with colleagues while broadening their professional networks. Later in the afternoon, we will hold the second Career Day of the year, where two guest speakers will discuss how to differentiate oneself as an employee and as an entrepreneur in today's market.
Join us on Thursday, October 8th in Boca as David Cobb gives us a first look at SQL Server 2008 R2. Some major technological strides are coming in SQL Server 2008 R2, especially in the Business Intelligence area. Dave will be investigating the new capabilities in SQL Server and also the Business Intelligence and also Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight, which allows for the real time consolidation of Business Intelligence through Complex Event Processing (CEP).
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This is the kite equipped with a digital camera, enabling you to take aerial pictures from as high up as 80'. The camera secures to the underside of the 45" x 23 1/2" delta wing kite and can be set to take a picture at 15-, 30-, 60-, or 90-second intervals. It can store up to 25 pictures at 640 x 480 resolution or as many as 305 pictures at 320 x 200 resolution on its built-in 4 MB memory. When your flights are complete, the camera connects to your computer running Windows XP or Vista via USB for image downloads. The kite is made from durable nylon with sturdy fiberglass supports.
Temporary help payrolls fell by 6,500 jobs in August to approximately 1.7 million, a smaller decrease than the 7,600 temporary jobs lost in July, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary numbers released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The temporary help penetration rate edged down to 1.32% in August from 1.33% in July.
August's decline of 6,500 jobs in temporary employment was less than the 12-month average change of a loss of 47,000 per month.
Year over year, temporary help payrolls were down 24.5%.
Temporary job losses as a percent of total job losses were 3.0% in August.
Total U.S. nonfarm payrolls fell by 216,000 in August, down from the 12-month average job loss of 486,000 per month.
The U.S. unemployment rate in August was 9.7%, up from 9.4% in July.
The college-level unemployment rate edged up to 4.70% in August from 4.69% in July.
Source: Staffing Analysts Daily News
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