NCET

Please join NCET for this high-energy networking event on July 8 at Bahama Breeze, Las Vegas!

NCET’s Wi-Fi Wednesdays feature:

- The very popular “Speed networking”, with more networking rounds than ever before

- Free Appetizers

• - Great Door Prizes
• Wednesday, July 8
  5:30 - 7:30pm
  $10 PAID IN ADVANCE ONLINE
  $20 at the door
• RSVP and Prepay ONLINE
• For more information contact:
  Emily Somerville at Emily@NCET.org or
  (702) 944-9722

Bahama Breeze
375 Hughes Center Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Charged with reworking the state’s renewable energy policy, Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick had one major objective as she entered the legislative session: Don’t give away the farm, er, the desert.

Kirkpatrick was criticized after the 2007 session for working to give lucrative tax breaks to casino companies in the guise of “green buildings.”

She didn’t want a repeat.

The North Las Vegas Democrat was operating in an environment that was at once friendlier and tougher than ever for renewable energy development.

The concept of moving away from fossil fuels and toward solar and geothermal developments emerged over the past two years as an economic salve. You only had to hear the words of President Obama nationally and Sen. Harry Reid locally: “Green jobs” would transform the country and bring it out of recession, they argued. With plentiful sun and plentiful land and proximity to a state with a voracious appetite for renewable energy, Nevada should benefit, they said. Read full story:

Technorati Tags: Alexandra Berzon, Las Vegas Sun, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, President Obama, Sen. Harry Reid, Jim Baak, Vote Solar, Rose McKinney-James, NV Energy, renewable energy, Tom Clark, Timothy Hay, Public Utilities Commission, NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

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Solar panels and a wind turbine generate the electricity for the hydroponics lab at Sandy Miller Elementary Magnet School of International Studies, which grows broccoli, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables.

Plants and nutrient-rich water from the lab are recycled as mulch and irrigation for the school gardens and landscaping.The school’s staffers hope to ride the conservation cycle to victory as one of 20 finalists in the “Earth Day Every Day Challenge.” The school could win $20,000 from the contest sponsor, Wal-Mart.

The contest will be decided by online voting at earthdayeverydaychallenge.com.

.The public can vote until Friday. Read more: 

Technorati Tags: JAMES HAUG, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, Eric Quintana, custodian, Barbara Misday, Sandy Miller Elementary School, Wal-Mart,Gary Thompson, “Earth Day Every Day Challenge”, Chad Hyatt, Anna Kamin, Desert Research Institute, NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

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Please join the Las Vegas Chapter of the Association of IT Professionals (AITP) in June for a unique spin on Cyber Crime. Detective Jason Clark, from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will be presenting a very niche look into the cyber world.

The world of Cyber Crime has evolved considerably over the past few years.  Today’s malware authors are dedicated professionals operating at the cutting edge of computer science.  They work alongside businessmen who understand their market and the importance of customer service.  They are often part of a worldwide criminal enterprise that is capable of acquiring and distributing vast quantities of personal information every day. 

In this presentation, Detective Clark will discuss the business side of Cyber Crime and give you an overview of the incredibly sophisticated techniques seen in current malware specimens. He will discuss what we can do to prevent, detect and mitigate both external and internal attacks, and demonstrate the importance of a cooperative response to an intrusion incident.
Topics will include:
– Professional Cybercrime
– Applicable State and Federal Law
– The Challenge of International Investigations
– Incident Response
– Trends in Malware
– Attack Prevention, Mitigation
– Insider threats

Meeting Agenda:

5:30pm - Registration and Networking
6:00pm - Dinner   

6:30pm – The Business of Cyber Crime, presented by Detective Jason Clark, from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Meeting Location: Cili Restaurant, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas, NV 89119
Directions to Cili

Date and Time: Wednesday, June 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Meeting Cost:

AITP Member: $35 

Non-AITP Member: $40

Student: $20 

Technorati Tags: Las Vegas Chapter of the Association of IT Professionals, AITP, Cyber Crime, Detective Jason Clark, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

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When U.S. presidents visit military installations it is often in connection with wartime preparedness, including the greeting of troops or observation of the newest weapons in the arsenal. But President Barack Obama had a different reason for using the Thunderbird Hangar at Nellis Air Force Base as a backdrop last week.

Obama paid fitting tribute to the base for using what the White House described as the largest solar photovoltaic array in the country.

The 72,000-panel solar installation, which Obama said provides one-fourth of the electricity used by the 12,000 men and women who work at the base, is a sterling example of the innovative ways that clean-burning renewable energy can be harnessed. Read full story:

Technorati Tags: President Barack  Obama, Nellis Air Force Base, renewable energy, NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

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