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

By Mark W. Kaelin

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

TechRepublic headquarters

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.

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

Hotel for the event

Hotel for the event

The TechRepublic conference venue was the Hilton Garden Inn.

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Kentucky Flag

Kentucky Flag

Yes, were are in Louisville, KY.

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Conference room

Conference room

Hilton Garden Inn Northeast

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

Podium

Podium

Sound check.

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Opening morning

Opening morning

A buzz in the air.

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Raffle

Raffle

HD Flip

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Good crowd

Good crowd

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The Changing Face of IT

The Changing Face of IT

Jason Hiner starts the day with his presentation.

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

Writing Social Media Policy

Writing Social Media Policy

A presentation by Rick Vanover.

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Rick Vanover takes questions

Rick Vanover takes questions

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More questions

More questions

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Meanwhile at the check in desk

Meanwhile at the check in desk

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Your emails: The best and the worst

Your emails: The best and the worst

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

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Jason takes notes

Jason takes notes

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Choose two topics

Choose two topics

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End of passwords

End of passwords

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Jason leads discussion

Jason leads discussion

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Password discussion continues

Password discussion continues

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Hashing out the details

Hashing out the details

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

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

Two new topics

Two new topics

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What does it take to blog for TR

What does it take to blog for TR

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Contributor pow wow

Contributor pow wow

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Resistance is futile

Resistance is futile

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The Consumerization of IT

The Consumerization of IT

Bill is about to start his presentation.

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Morning activity day two

Morning activity day two

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Water bottles and other swag

Water bottles and other swag

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It's got your name on it

It's got your name on it

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IT Crimewatch: Bringing Down Cybercriminals

IT Crimewatch: Bringing Down Cybercriminals

Deb Shinder is giving her presentation.

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Cybercrime discussion

Cybercrime discussion

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The Great Open Source Debate

The Great Open Source Debate

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

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Topics for day two

Topics for day two

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Choose two more

Choose two more

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Open source or proprietary

Open source or proprietary

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More consumerization

More consumerization

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Refreshments

Refreshments

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

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Tammy loves her soft drinks

Tammy loves her soft drinks

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Preparing to stream

Preparing to stream

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Community Open Mike

Community Open Mike

Next up on the agenda.

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All set up

All set up

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Jason's first

Jason's first

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Sonja Thompson is master of ceremonies

Sonja Thompson is master of ceremonies

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Lynn (gadgetgirl)

Lynn (gadgetgirl)

Lynn (gadgetgirl) speaks during open mic.

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Hug Therapy

Hug Therapy

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Hugs are on the way

Hugs are on the way

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Deb Shinder

Deb Shinder

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Jeff (jdclyde)

Jeff (jdclyde)

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Tricia (TiggerTwo)

Tricia (TiggerTwo)

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Michael Kassner

Michael Kassner

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The other Scott Lowe

The other Scott Lowe

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More Nick Nielsen

More Nick Nielsen

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Chad Perrin (apotheon)

Chad Perrin (apotheon)

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More Tricia

More Tricia

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Tammy Cavadias

Tammy Cavadias

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Varqa Sharif

Varqa Sharif

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Christie (ganyssa)

Christie (ganyssa)

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Erik Eckel

Erik Eckel

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More Chad Perrin (apotheon)

More Chad Perrin (apotheon)

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More Christie (ganyssa)

More Christie (ganyssa)

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Hugs shirt

Hugs shirt

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

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Jack's Tux

Jack's Tux

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

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Jack's RedHat

Jack's RedHat

ReadHat is represented.

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Justin James

Justin James

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Nick Nielsen

Nick Nielsen

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Tricia (TiggerTwo) in the sun

Tricia (TiggerTwo) in the sun

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Great weather

Great weather

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

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Interloper

Interloper

Michael Jay caught a glimpse of some urban wildlife.

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By Mark W. Kaelin
Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the information technology industry, software, hardware, gaming, finance, accounting, and technology geekdom for more than 30 years.