TECNA CEO/ Exec. Director Retreat with the Edward Lowe Foundation

Post-event update: Our leaders have returned to the office, rested and refreshed from the TECNA CEO Retreat.  Twenty Tech CEO's attended the 2.5 day program where they shared and practiced team leadership skills and participated in Peer-to-Peer best practice sessions at the home of the Edward Lowe Foundation www.edwardlowe.org. Thanks go to the staff at Edward Lowe who developed a program with our Tech Council Executive Directors in mind and to CompTIA which sponsored the program keeping our precious resources where they need to be.       ------ March/April Lowe Retreat #1 This will be exclusive to the CEO  / ED of TECNA members.  Basic Details: Sunday, April 11 to Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Location:  Edward Lowe Foundation Center, Cassopolis, MI  Registration contact:  Paige at [email protected] 860-289-0878, x335  Cost to attend: $150.00.  Due to new sponsorship, the cost of the conference is now at $150 v. $450. and personal travel will be subsidized up to $600.  (bring reciepts to the conference and checks will be cut there.) Retreat Agenda, check out the TECNA CEO Retreat #1 Brochure describing the program which was designed with the Tech Council CEO in mind, to improve your performance as a tech council leader and to achive a new level of cohesiveness and networking within our industry as we look for new ways to help the North American innovation economy grow.    Don’t know Lowe? Check out http://www.edwardlowe.org Feel free to call or email Paige if you have any questions, [email protected] 860-289-0878, x335 ___ 2/25/2010 update: Thanks to a new sponsorship by CompTIA, for the TECNA CEO / Executive Director Retreat at the Edward Lowe Foundation, we are now able to subsidize the event.  We have a few slots left and certainly expect a sell-out with this new price, so please respond right away if you want to come.  THE NEW DEAL:   The attendance fee is now $150.00  (That is down from $450-) AND, we will reimburse personal travel costs up to $600- (just bring your flight reciept, etc. to the event and checks will be cut there.)   We will also now be able to provide bus transport to Cassopolis from Midway Airport (Chicago), bus leaves at 3:00 PM from Midway Airport on the 11th and will arrive back at Midway at 6:30pm on the 13th.   The organization must be an active 2010 TECNA Member to attend.  2010 Solicitations for membership were mailed to you along with the 2010 TECNA Membership Matters Flyer (click here) , which has the member fee schedule and lays out the value proposition for 2010 membership in TECNA.   This event is made possible by the support and participation by our program sponsor: About CompTIA, online at www.comptia.org :  CompTIA is the non-profit trade association advancing the global interests of information technology (IT) professionals and companies including manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and educational institutions.  Since 1982 CompTIA has supported and led the global IT industry through educational programs, market research, networking events, professional certifications, and political advocacy. CompTIA is member driven and is led by an elected board of industry professionals. All proceeds are directly reinvested in programs and initiatives that benefit our valued members and the industry as a whole. CompTIA also gives back to the industry through the CompTIA Educational Foundation, which provides education and training to individuals under-represented in the IT industry, such as at-risk youth, dislocated workers, disabled workers, and veterans transitioning out of the military. CompTIA is known worldwide as the leading provider of vendor-neutral IT certifications. CompTIA certifications identify IT professionals who prove their aptitude in various fields, such as security, network administration, computer repair, and server administration. CompTIA has a global reach, serving members from offices in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.