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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.
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Hotel for the event
The TechRepublic conference venue was the Hilton Garden Inn.
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Kentucky Flag
Yes, were are in Louisville, KY.
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Conference room
Hilton Garden Inn Northeast
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Podium
Sound check.
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Opening morning
A buzz in the air.
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Raffle
HD Flip
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Good crowd
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The Changing Face of IT
Jason Hiner starts the day with his presentation.
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Candid camera
Filming the event.
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Writing Social Media Policy
A presentation by Rick Vanover.
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Rick Vanover takes questions
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More questions
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Meanwhile at the check in desk
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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
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Choose two topics
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End of passwords
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Virtualization
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Jason leads discussion
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Password discussion continues
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Hashing out the details
Between presentations, participants continued to discuss topics and to learn from each other.
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Two new topics
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What does it take to blog for TR
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Contributor pow wow
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Resistance is futile
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The Consumerization of IT
Bill is about to start his presentation.
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Morning activity day two
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Water bottles and other swag
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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."
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IT Crimewatch: Bringing Down Cybercriminals
Deb Shinder is giving her presentation.
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Cybercrime discussion
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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
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Choose two more
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Open source or proprietary
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More consumerization
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Refreshments
Snacks, coffee, water, and soft drinks were provided.
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Tammy loves her soft drinks
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Preparing to stream
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Community Open Mike
Next up on the agenda.
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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.
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Hug Therapy
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Hugs are on the way
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Deb Shinder
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Jeff (jdclyde)
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Nick Nielsen
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Tricia (TiggerTwo)
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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.
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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.
By 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.