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Photos: TechRepublic's The Changing Face of IT in pictures

By // July 9, 2010, 4:43 AM PST // markwkaelin

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  • TechRepublic headquarters

    TechRepublic hosted a free event called The Changing Face of IT on July 1-2 in Louisville, Kentucky. Staff, contributors, and members gathered to exchange ideas and solve problems.

    Image by Deb Shinder used by permission.

  • Hotel for the event

    The TechRepublic conference venue was the Hilton Garden Inn.

    Image by Michael Jay used by permission.

  • Kentucky Flag

    Yes, were are in Louisville, KY.

    Image by Michael Jay used by permission.

  • Conference room

    Hilton Garden Inn Northeast

  • Podium

    Sound check.

  • Opening morning

    A buzz in the air.

  • Raffle

    HD Flip

  • Good crowd

  • The Changing Face of IT

    Jason Hiner starts the day with his presentation.

  • Candid camera

    Filming the event.

  • Writing Social Media Policy

    A presentation by Rick Vanover.

  • Rick Vanover takes questions

  • More questions

  • Meanwhile at the check in desk

  • Your emails: The best and the worst

    Toni Bowers provides some examples of the emails she has received over the years.

  • Jason takes notes

  • Choose two topics

  • End of passwords

  • Virtualization

  • Jason leads discussion

  • Password discussion continues

  • Hashing out the details

    Between presentations, participants continued to discuss topics and to learn from each other.

  • Two new topics

  • What does it take to blog for TR

  • Contributor pow wow

  • Resistance is futile

  • The Consumerization of IT

    Bill is about to start his presentation.

  • Morning activity day two

  • Water bottles and other swag

  • It's got your name on it

    TechRepublic had several new pieces of SWAG for the event. That's short for "stuff we all get."

  • IT Crimewatch: Bringing Down Cybercriminals

    Deb Shinder is giving her presentation.

  • Cybercrime discussion

  • The Great Open Source Debate

    Jack Wallen, Scott Lowe, and Jason Hiner debate open source versus proprietary software.

  • Topics for day two

  • Choose two more

  • Open source or proprietary

  • More consumerization

  • Refreshments

    Snacks, coffee, water, and soft drinks were provided.

  • Tammy loves her soft drinks

  • Preparing to stream

  • Community Open Mike

    Next up on the agenda.

  • All set up



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  • Jason's first



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  • Sonja Thompson is master of ceremonies



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  • Lynn (gadgetgirl)

    Lynn (gadgetgirl) speaks during open mic.

  • Hug Therapy

  • Hugs are on the way



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  • Deb Shinder

  • Jeff (jdclyde)

  • Nick Nielsen

  • Tricia (TiggerTwo)

  • Justin James



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  • Michael Kassner



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  • The other Scott Lowe



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  • More Nick Nielsen



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  • Chad Perrin (apotheon)



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  • More Tricia



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  • Tammy Cavadias



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  • Varqa Sharif



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  • Christie (ganyssa)



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  • Erik Eckel



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  • More Chad Perrin (apotheon)



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  • More Christie (ganyssa)



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  • Hugs shirt

    Lynn (gadgetgirl) lets everyone know what to expect when she greets them.

    Image by Michael Jay used by permission.

  • Jack's Tux

    Jack wears his Linux/open source feelings on his sleeve, well arm at least.

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  • Jack's RedHat

    ReadHat is represented.

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  • Justin James



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  • Nick Nielsen



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  • Tricia (TiggerTwo) in the sun



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  • Great weather

    The hotel has a nice patio for socializing after the event.

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  • Interloper

    Michael Jay caught a glimpse of some urban wildlife.

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TechRepublic headquarters

TechRepublic hosted a free event called The Changing Face of IT on July 1-2 in Louisville, Kentucky. Staff, contributors, and members gathered to exchange ideas and solve problems.

Image by Deb Shinder used by permission.

About Mark Kaelin

Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.

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