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2009 Western Washington Summit: "Keeping the Faith"

These are challenging economic times with businesses closing and layoffs, but turmoil also presents opportunities for entrepreWSTA 8th Annual Summit: Keeping the Faithneurs that lay the groundwork for the next expansion. Come to the West Sound Technology Association's 8th Annual Summit to learn behind the headlines what's happening in the Western Washington region, what's working and not, and what strategies can be best used to help you not just survive but thrive. This is not the time to lose faith in what we can accomplish if we work together.

Sectors on which we'll focus:

Government

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Realigned funding at the state and federal level
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Opportunities/results from stimulus programs, report cards
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Additional changes in programs to streamline/optimize, e-government

Military

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Impacts of new administration policies and military spending
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Small business set asides, is it easier or harder to get in the door

Education/Workforce

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How is education revamping to meet today's needs. Electronic and long distance education
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Programs to fund worker retaining
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What jobs are going to be hot here and in the region

Technology

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Fundamental changes in a post desktop world - saving on IT costs
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Cloud Services and Software as a Service - is it ready for prime time, what will it replace
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Enhanced communications using VoIP to save costs and enable mobile workforce
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Leveraging Social networks - changing how we find and attract customers and employees

Small Business

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Small business Survival skills - the benefits of being nimble and low overhead.
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Cash Flow is King - In God we trust - all others pay cash