The St. Edward's University Professional Education Center announced its role as the presenting sponsor of the Fifth Annual InnoTech Austin Conference on Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Austin Convention Center.
InnoTech is the region's premier annual one-day conference and exposition highlighting Austin's innovation and technology development opportunities. Guided and directed by executives in Austin and throughout Central Texas, InnoTech is geared towards creating networking and learning opportunities for local business and technology managers.
St. Edward's University sponsorship of the event is part of concerted efforts of the PEC to act as a catalyst and resource for Austin's burgeoning technology and global business sector. The PEC has been involved with InnoTech since it's inception in 2003.
The PEC works with a distinguished advisory panel of CIOs, Austin technology leaders, the Austin Technology Council and the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners to showcase the information technology talent which resides and continues to grow and prosper in Austin.
"Our mission is to bring together the communities of higher education, technical training, and business development to strengthen the competitive edge of local and global businesses in the central Texas area," said Rudy Rodriguez, managing director of the PEC.
"We view learning as a strategic business process. Working with our clients, we help them identify their critical business needs, assess their workforce, identify their skills gaps and use our expertise as learning solution experts to build the learning programs which will allow them to maintain their competitive edge," said Rodriguez. "The success of our clients has challenged us to continue to evolve and deliver cutting edge education solutions for a rapidly changing industry."
As Austin's only technology conference, InnoTech provides St. Edward's and the entire IT community at large, the opportunity to showcase its talent and display the innovation of products and services which have made Austin synonymous with high tech and continue to drive its economy.
"St. Edward's is very proud to be a part of this exciting community of talented individuals and companies," Rodriguez said.
Highlights of the 2008 InnoTech Austin include:
- Angelos Angelou - Keynote address: Austin's Technology Roadmap: Staying on the Right Path
- St. Edward's Training Theater - one-hour sessions on new technologies such as Windows Server 2008, SharePoint, Microsoft Office and more
- Green IT Summit - case studies and panels on saving power in the IT industry
- Austin CIO Summit & IT Executive Awards: An IT Executive, Invitation Only Event
ABOUT ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY PEC
The St. Edward's University Professional Education Center, located in Northwest Austin, is the continuing education division of St. Edward's University that specializes in IT productivity
and governance, project management and management development. Training is customized to meet the specific performance needs of global competitors. St. Edward's is part of a select group of universities in the U.S. to attain distinction as a Gold Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program. For more information, visit www.pec.stedwards.edu.
St. Edward's University
Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University has been named as one of America's Best Colleges for 2008 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide Colleges with a Conscience. St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,200 students located in Austin, Texas. For more information on St. Edward's University, visit www.stedwards.edu.
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Media Contact:
Mischelle Diaz, Director of Communications
512.448-8404 or mischeld@stedwards.edu
