October 6, 2021 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Restless Moons
Our Sept 22 event threatened to be rained out, so we moved it to Oct. 6.
Join us at Restless Moon, outdoors, and hope for good weather!
Feel free to invite a co-worker, customer, friend, or spouse
(please register each).
We'll share what the SVTC is doing as an organization, what our members are doing individually, and how everyone can connect with the Valley's tech community. SVTC members are corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, coders, programmers and more. Some create tech - others 'only use' tech.
Membership is not required to attend!
Appetizers are on us, so please pre-register.
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Innovation Commercialization Assistance
Program (ICAP)
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October 18, 2021 | 10:30 pm - 12:00 pm | Shenandoah Valley SBDC
This 10:30 am session is for entrepreneurs and innovators who would directly benefit from ICAP services. ICAP serves technology and innovation-based startups and entrepreneurs on the path from validating their business model and seeking funding, to securing customers and scaling. All ICAP programming is offered at no cost to the participant by the Virginia Small Business Development Center Network (VSBDC) and a team of experienced ICAP mentors that assist entrepreneurs throughout the startup journey (and beyond) with expert advice, connections, and resources.
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Administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) enhances the sustainability and growth of communities throughout the Commonwealth by preparing those communities to build, utilize, and capitalize on telecommunications infrastructure. Consistent with the enabling budget language, DHCD will award up to $49,725,000
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to eligible applicants to provide last-mile services to unserved areas of the Commonwealth. DHCD reserves the right to award any amount to eligible grantees, depending entirely on the quality and quantity of applications received.
The primary objective of VATI is to provide financial assistance to supplement construction costs by private sector broadband service providers, in partnership with local units of government, to extend service to areas that presently are unserved by any broadband provider.
The VATI guidelines, which were published earlier in the summer, specified that applications could be submitted by a unit of government with a private-sector provider(s) as a co-applicant. The complete VATI Guidelines (PDF) inform about eligible areas, evaluation criteria, implementation deadlines, and the parameters for a challenge process, financing, and other important information.
Eligible Areas: DHCD will award funding to applicants to provide last-mile services, including middle-mile networks, equipment, or other investments required to deliver last-mile service to unserved areas of the Commonwealth. Unserved areas are defined as having broadband speeds below 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 3 Megabits (Mbps) upload. Areas lacking 10 Megabits per second download and 1 Megabits per second upload speeds will be given significant priority in application scoring.
- For a wireline project, a proposed project area is considered eligible if 10 percent or fewer of serviceable units have access to service with no special construction costs from any provider as of the date of the application.
- For a wireless project, a proposed area is considered eligible if 25 percent or fewer of serviceable units have access to service with no special construction costs from any provider as of the date of the application. Passings with RSSI below -90dbm are not eligible to be included in a VATI application.
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Streamed live for registered technology council members only, via Zoom.
(2nd in a series of conversations with the gubernatorial candidates)
Featuring Code VA, a non-profit that partners with schools, parents, and communities to bring equitable computer science education to all of Virginia’s students.
Presented by the Richmond Technology Council (rvatech), the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC), the Hampton Roads Innovation Collaborative, the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC), and the Shenandoah Valley Tech Council (SVTC).
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Meet gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin is a homegrown Virginian who grew up in Richmond and Virginia Beach. As his father changed jobs, Glenn learned that moving around didn’t equal moving up – nothing was handed to him. From his first job washing dishes and frying eggs at a diner in Virginia Beach, Glenn embraced hard work and responsibility to help his family when his father lost his job. His determination to succeed earned him multiple high school basketball honors in Virginia and an athletic scholarship to college.
After earning an engineering degree at Rice University, and his MBA at Harvard Business School, Glenn and his wife Suzanne moved to Northern Virginia. Glenn landed a job at The Carlyle Group, where he spent the next 25 years. Working his way to the top of the company, Glenn played a key role in building Carlyle into one of the leading investment firms in the world. His efforts have helped fund the retirements of teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other frontline public servants and supported hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
Married for 26 years to his amazing wife Suzanne, Glenn is a dedicated father of four wonderful children. Their family journey has been and continues to be guided by their faith.
From his life experiences, Glenn has developed the skills and character to lead Virginia with humility and courage. He has the know-how to get Virginia moving again and rebuild it into the best place to live, work and raise a family in America.
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Shentel to Expand its Glo Fiber High-Speed Fiber-Optic Network to Hanover, PA
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Glo Fiber offers future-proof fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) multi-gigabit broadband internet access to the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Glo Fiber network will offer high-speed data, streaming
TV, and digital phone service to over 6,000 homes and businesses in Hanover. With a belief that everybody deserves better internet, Glo Fiber leverages Shentel's 7,000-mile regional fiber network
to ensure high speeds, low latency, and fair pricing. In addition, Shentel prides itself on providing superior local customer service across all its markets including the growing list of Glo Fiber communities in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
"The growth in the area has shown a need for more reliable, but affordable internet," said Chris Kyle, Vice President of Industry and Regulatory Affairs at Shentel. "Hanover will be one of several planned locations in Pennsylvania to receive Glo Fiber services.
We look forward to continuing our mission of offering reliable and affordable products
to communities in need of a broadband choice."
Glo Fiber offers three tiers of symmetrical, high-speed Internet access, streaming TV, and unlimited local and long-distance phone service. Glo TV service is delivered
via an app and is compatible with Apple TV, Amazon's Fire Stick, and many smart
TVs with embedded streaming software. Glo pricing is all-inclusive with no additional
fees or surcharges, excluding taxes.
"Borough Council is pleased to be part of this effort to expand options for reliable,
high-speed internet service for the Hanover community," said Nan Dunford, Hanover Borough Manager.
About Glo Fiber:
Glo Fiber (Glo) provides next-generation fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) multi-gigabit broadband internet access, live streaming TV, and digital home phone service powered by Shentel (Nasdaq: SHEN). Glo provides the fastest available service to residents leveraging XGS-PON, a state-of-the-art technology capable of symmetrical internet speeds up to 10 Gbps.
About Shenandoah Telecommunications:
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides broadband services through its high speed, state-of-the-art cable, fiber-optic and fixed wireless networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company's services include: broadband internet, video, and voice; fiber-optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing; and tower colocation leasing. The Company owns an extensive regional network with over 7,000 route miles of fiber and 223 macro cellular towers. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.
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Shentel Expands its Beam Internet Service to New Canton and Ruckersville
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In New Canton, Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 25290 N. James Madison Highway, providing coverage to over 300 households.
In Ruckersville, Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 580 Carpenters Mill Road providing coverage to over 600 households.
Beam Internet targets rural, less densely populated areas of Shentel's footprint during a time when reliable, high-speed Internet has become more critical than ever before. Beam's fixed wireless broadband service is delivered over licensed 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz mid-band spectrum and leverages 5G-ready LTE technology, local communications towers, small cell sites, and Shentel's extensive regional fiber optic network. Beam offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps, and prices start at $60 per month with no hidden fees or surcharges.
"For well over a century, rural communities have been able to rely on Shentel for dependable telecommunications technology," said Dan Meenan, VP of Wireless Engineering & Construction at Shentel. "Beam Internet represents our next step in providing fast, affordable, and reliable high speed Internet to meet the telecommunications needs of unserved and underserved homes."
For more information about Beam internet, please visit www.iwantbeam.com or call (540) 534-2326.
About Beam:
Beam is a fixed wireless service that brings fast, reliable, and cost-effective broadband to underserved communities by leveraging cell sites and 4G/5G ready LTE technology using exclusively licensed wireless spectrum frequencies. Beam Internet is offered by Shenandoah Telecommunications (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN), who believes that everyone should have access to high quality and reliable high-speed internet, regardless of location. For more information, please visit www.iwantbeam.com.
About Shenandoah Telecommunications:
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides broadband services through its high speed, state-of-the-art cable, fiber optic and fixed wireless networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company's services include: broadband internet, video, and voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing; and tower colocation leasing. The Company owns an extensive regional network with over 7,000 route miles of fiber and 223 macro cellular towers. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.
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Annual Programs & Activities Input and Suggestions 2021
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Suggest topics for events and luncheons, or better yet, join the events and programming committee! What tech topics are on your mind? What makes a techie's heart skip a beat? Is there an organization, program, team, or business location you'd like to hear from or visit?
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JMU, Information Technology Department
Information Technology at James Madison University is an essential element of academic life, enabling study, research and personal communication. As a means to excellence in achieving its education, research and service missions, the University provides and supports computing and electronic communication services for all its students, faculty and staff. The department is headed by Robin Bryan.
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grep Innovations LLC
grep Innovation LLC provides a variety of technology services including web application and software development, information security and forensics, UNIX wrangling, data telecommunications consulting and photography. A valley native, James Madison University alumnus and confessed serial entrepreneur, principal Ron Perry has a broad background in the research, development and implementation of technology, in the realms of engineering, media production, robotics, education, telecommunications, and entrepreneurship. He serves as a volunteer and adviser for a variety of organizations including Blue Ridge Community College, the Wildlife Center of Virginia and Wilson Workforce & Rehabilitation Center and is a founding and past board member of SVTC.
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Shenandoah Valley Open Tech Jobs
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Network Administrator III | Serco Inc. | Harrisonburg
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Software Engineer [Python] | CACI Bluestone Analytics | Remote
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IT Systems Administrator | HCHC | Winchester | Stone Port
GOT ADDITIONAL TECH JOBS THAT SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED?
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Have a Technology Event?
We'll Share it in our Newsletter and Calendar!
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Are you a local tech meetup/user-group or organization hosting an in-person or virtual tech event within the Shenandoah Valley?
With the recent impacts of COVID-19, we're looking to help promote all of the Valley's technology community events that have either gone digital or are going back to in-person by adding them to our newsletter and calendar
(our publicity).
Click the button below to share your event!
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Participate in the local tech conversation:
Rocktown Tech (Slack)
Currently there are 18 channels and over 450 members. Sign-up
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SVTC Members Invitation:
Display Your Membership Status
Membership Badge Available! Use our new graphic on your own website (and remember to link back to our website www. svtc-va.org!)
Choose the graphic file of your choice: SVTC Membership Badge. Let us know when you incorporate this graphic and we'll mention your site in return!
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Examples:
membership badge on their website!
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The Shenandoah Valley Technology Council does not endorse the companies, organizations, teams,
or events mentioned, or take a stand on any of the articles or notices or events included.
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Contact Us
Shenandoah Valley Technology Council
800 S. Main Street
MSC 3615
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
540-568-7882
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