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REMINDER November 20, 2010 2:00 p.m. Maine AFIO Chapter Meeting Community House, 8 Temple Street Kennebunkport, ME           AFIO/ME Michael Severance, President  P.O. Box D Kennebunkport, ME  04046  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AFIO -National Chapter website  WHAT IS ISLAM?  On November 20th, the Maine Chapter of AFIO will welcome Dr. Ali Ahmida, founder and Chairman of the Political Science Department at the University of New England who will speak on what it means to be a practicing Muslim, the significance of the Quran, and the practice of Shari'a law.  Dr. Ahmida (pictured at right) was born in Waddan, Libya.  He received a B. A. from Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, and an M. A. and Ph. D. in political science from the University of Seattle, in Seattle, Washington.  Dr. Ahmida is an internationally-recognized scholar of North African history and politics with a specialty in political theory, comparative politics, and historical sociology.  He has authored a number of books as well as many articles and book reviews and has lectured in various U.S., Canadian, European, Middle Eastern and African colleges and universities.  Dr. Ahmida lives in Saco, Maine, with his wife and two children.  The meeting is open to the public and will be held on November 20, 2010 at  2:00 p.m. at the Community Center, 8 Temple Street, Kennebunkport, ME.  For information call 207-967-4298.

• A collection of rare Beatles vinyl
• Concert tickets, including: Bare Naked Ladies; Medeski, Martin & Wood; George Clinton; Grace Potter and the Nocturnals; Hot Club of San Francisco.. and many more!
• A variety of box sets from the WMPG treasure trove, including Miles Davis, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Phish and more. A lot more.
• Works of art - exquisite!
• personal, home and other professional services - life coaching, financial coaching, fiber class, Pilates, day at the spa... more more more!

Dale Robin Goodman

Development Director

(207) 780-4151   development@wmpg.org

WMPG 90.9 / 104.1 Community Radio for Southern Maine

Mail: 96 Falmouth St  Box 9300 Portland, ME 04104

Offices/Studios: 92 Bedford St. Portland, ME 04104

The 2010 TechMaine Annual Conference focuses on new technologies, cloud-based services, social networking, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, and business intelligence. The Conference brings together leading analysts, an internationally renowned keynote presenter, and industry experts for 12 in-depth sessions that take on these turbulent topics head-on, examining how Maine businesses can improve their ability to use information and tools to drive innovation.

Andrew McAfee was recognized by the editors of the technical publishing house Ziff-Davis as number 38 in their list of the "100 Most Influential People in IT." He was also recently recognized by Baseline magazine as one of 50 most influential people in business IT. McAfee coined the phrase "Enterprise 2.0" in a spring 2006 Sloan Management Review article to describe the use of Web 2.0 tools and approaches by businesses. McAfee’s eagerly anticipated book, Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization’s Toughest Challenges, was published in November 2009 by Harvard Business School Press. His blog, andrewmcafee.org/blog, is widely read, becoming at times one of the 10,000 most popular in the world (according to Technorati).

McAfee is the author or co-author of more than fifteen scholarly articles and ninety case studies and other materials for students and teachers of technology. This work has convinced him that modern information technology is the most powerful tool available to business leaders, yet also the most misunderstood and under-appreciated resource at their disposal. His research investigates how IT changes the way companies perform, organize themselves, and compete. At a higher level, his work also investigates how computerization affects competition itself – the struggle among rivals for dominance and survival within an industry.

An engaging and provocative speaker, he presents frequently to both academic and industry audiences, and has taught in executive education programs around the world. Andrew McAfee joined the faculty of the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School in 1998. He is currently a principal research scientist at the Center for Digital Business in the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a fellow at the Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society. He received his Doctorate from Harvard Business School, and completed two Master of Science and two Bachelor of Science degrees at MIT.

The 2010 Annual Conference will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7 and 8. There will be a networking dinner for Speakers, Sponsors, Special Guests, and Senior Level Executives from Maine's technology and business community on Tuesday evening, followed by the all-day Conference on Wednesday. Watch for additional Conference details to follow. Save your seat and register today.

Joe Kumiszcza
TechMaine
Technology Association of Maine
Connecting Technology, Community & Education
PO Box 10020
Portland, Maine 04104
voice 207-857-3003 fax 207-857-3029

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