Come celebrate WordPress with us at The Wedge Brewery – no presentations; just socializing, beer, and a good time!

The Wedge – 125B Roberts St Asheville, NC 28801

Rainy weather location Asheville Brewing – 77 Coxe Ave Asheville, NC 28801

Join us on the last Wednesday of every odd month for the Meet the Geeks IT Get Together, an evening of casual socializing with other IT professionals living and working in Western North Carolina. It’s the place to share knowledge, develop partnerships, and build our local IT industry.

Location: Scully’s Signature Dine & Drink, 13 W Walnut St, Asheville

So, join in the fun and stop by for a drink after work and chat. As always, there will be no formal program for the evening, but we’ll be there to facilitate introductions.

Everyone in the IT industry from research and development through to sales and marketing is welcome. If you know others who you think should attend, please forward this e-mail to them.

Beat the odds and get past the risky early years to achieve ongoing success! This new course in the Mountain BizWorks “Business Growth” series will cover key business practices to keep operations organized and moving as business grows.

Learn how to:

• Grow and evolve an effective organization driven by commitment
• Retain customers via top-tier customer service
• Build profitability through effective & efficient business processes
• Keep infrastructure lean by recruiting and utilizing partners
• Manage cash flow, working capital and credit worthiness
• Improve capacity by improving company operations

WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE? Owners of established small businesses who want to grow their operations.

WHEN & WHERE: This 4-session course starts Thursday, May 30th at 2-5pm and continues on June 6th, 13th, and 20th. All sessions will be held at Mountain BizWorks, 153 S. Lexington Avenue, Asheville.

COST: $360

INSTRUCTOR: Bob Dunn, Senior Business Advisor at Mountain BizWorks. Bob has acted as business and coach/mentor to several hundred businesses in the Southeast and around the world.

REGISTER: Space is limited, so reserve your seat now! Contact Bob Dunn at bob@mountainbizworks.org.

Come have a beer, meet some fellow hackathon participants, and hear Gordon Smith introduce Hack for Food which will start the next day.  See the Hack for Food event page for more details.

Location: Mojo Coworking on 60 N Market St, Asheville, NC (map)

Time: 7 to 9 pm

Saturday, June 1st, Code for Asheville is sponsoring the hackathon called Hack for Food.  This event is a part of the National Day of Civic Hacking.

There will be outdoor activities (a picnic, an optional fruit tree planting) as well as indoor hacking for coders and non-coders.  There is also a “Meet and Greet” event the night before at Mojo Coworking.

EVERYONE who attends the event will get $100 of Amazon web services credits.  How cool is that?  That is quite a return on the $10 ticket price. Food and beverages will be provided. The first 50 people get T-shirts  (and swag bag)!

Location: Haynes Room at AB Tech Enka campus (map)

Time: 9 am to 9 pm

Registration: $10 (register)

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

Meet The Geeks is proud to present WNC BIT Summit (Western North Carolina Business & Information Technology Summit). This unique event is designed to cater specifically to the growing technology needs of small to medium sized businesses. Unlike other technology focused events – which often leave participants feeling confused and overwhelmed – the aim of WNC BIT Summit is to provide practical, understandable knowledge that people can use to grow and streamline their business.

The summit starts at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4 with full breakfast before diving in to a morning of learning and networking ending at 12:30 p.m. At our all-info, no-pitch presentations, you’ll learn about the latest technologies and how they can be used to boost your bottom line.

Our keynote and break-out sessions are designed to educate you on the basics of the latest technologies, teach you how to secure and grow your business, and connect you with some of WNC’s top business and technology professionals who can help you take your business to the next level.

You’ll learn how to use technology to:

• Lower your Costs
• Increase Efficiency & Productivity
• Connect and Communicate with your Customers
• Improve your Customer Experience
• Share, Store, and Protect Information
• Automate Repetitive Tasks & Processes
• Respond Quickly and Effectively to Change
• and More!

Keynote Presentation

“Demystifying the Cloud”

An educational presentation by Yung Chou,  Technology Evangelist in Microsoft’s US Developer and Platform Evangelism team

Register for the event and make sure to visit our facebook page, where we’ll be announcing speaker and session details, and sharing tips to help you use technology to grow your business.

Sponsored by:

Hosted by the Van Winkle Law Firm and Mojo Coworking, the 2013 Feed Your Mind seminars are for businesses interested in taking their start up to the next level.  Seminar #4 covers:

• Privacy breach! Help!
• Key tax considerations for owners
• How do I protect my assets?
• The smart way to form your business
• Selecting your entity
• Q&A

Registration is $10 per person and includes lunch, drinks and presentation material.  Please register online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5614316572/

Presented by Jensen Gelfond, Asheville Digital Lifestyle 

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

Join us on the last Wednesday of every odd month for the Meet the Geeks IT Get Together, an evening of casual socializing with other IT professionals living and working in Western North Carolina. It’s the place to share knowledge, develop partnerships, and build our local IT industry.

Location: Scully’s Signature Dine & Drink, 13 W Walnut St, Asheville

So, join in the fun and stop by for a drink after work and chat. As always, there will be no formal program for the evening, but we’ll be there to facilitate introductions.

Everyone in the IT industry from research and development through to sales and marketing is welcome. If you know others who you think should attend, please forward this e-mail to them.

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

Join us on the last Wednesday of every odd month for the Meet the Geeks IT Get Together, an evening of casual socializing with other IT professionals living and working in Western North Carolina. It’s the place to share knowledge, develop partnerships, and build our local IT industry.

Location: Scully’s Signature Dine & Drink, 13 W Walnut St, Asheville

So, join in the fun and stop by for a drink after work and chat. As always, there will be no formal program for the evening, but we’ll be there to facilitate introductions.

Everyone in the IT industry from research and development through to sales and marketing is welcome. If you know others who you think should attend, please forward this e-mail to them.

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

Join us on the last Wednesday of every odd month for the Meet the Geeks IT Get Together, an evening of casual socializing with other IT professionals living and working in Western North Carolina. It’s the place to share knowledge, develop partnerships, and build our local IT industry.

Location: Scully’s Signature Dine & Drink, 13 W Walnut St, Asheville

So, join in the fun and stop by for a drink after work and chat. As always, there will be no formal program for the evening, but we’ll be there to facilitate introductions.

Everyone in the IT industry from research and development through to sales and marketing is welcome. If you know others who you think should attend, please forward this e-mail to them.

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!

The WNC Linux Users’ Group (LUG) meets twice monthly (first Saturdays @ 12pm; third Thursdays @ 6pm) to provide technical support and host presentations for Linux users, including those who are new to the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) movement. Never used Linux? We’ll help you learn how!