Leaders in Green Technology - May 5, 2010 at Heartland GreenUp Symposium and Expo

HP, Gartner, Google, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, others presenting in person and virtually

Join us for the Technology Association of Iowa’s first hybrid conference—where you can attend virtually or in person at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Des Moines. The Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo showcases best practices in reducing energy consumption and carbon footprints in information technology and provides a forum for discovering and sharing innovative green products and services in the Midwest.

Keynote speakers confirmed for The Heartland GreenUp include:
• Randy Mott, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, HP
• Simon Mingay, Research Vice President, Gartner Research
• Bill Weihl, Green Energy Czar, Google
• Andrew Fanara, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Protection Partnership Division and Team Leader, ENERGY STAR Product Specifications Development Group

THREE WAYS TO ATTEND

TAI is harnessing the web and new immersive technology to reach out beyond the Heartland -- enabling virtual attendance at their event by professionals and key thought-leaders on both coasts and around the world. Virtual registrants can attend Heartland GreenUp through a simple web interface providing realtime session video, popup slides and interactive text-chat; or in our fully-immersive, 3D convention center in Second Life™, opening March 25, 2010. Either way, you'll get full benefit of Heartland GreenUp's presentations, panels and seminars via live streaming video; network with other virtual attendees, virtual speakers and sponsor representatives; and get a first-hand look at how technology is expanding our 'event horizon,' while adding only minimally to Heartland GreenUp's carbon footprint.

The Symposium offers sessions in four tracks – green computing, alternative energy, public/private green initiatives and forecasting technology’s impact by 2020. A complete list of presenters is available at http://www.theheartlandgreenup.com today. Online registration is available at http://www.theheartlandgreenup.com including a discount offered through April 1, 2010.

“Participation in Iowa by industry leaders like HP and Google reinforce the importance of pursuing green technologies here and around the world,” said Leann Jacobson, president of the Technology Association of Iowa. “The Technology Association of Iowa looks forward to sharing the innovations of our presenters and exhibitors in Des Moines in May.”

HP is the Principle Sponsor for The Heartland GreenUp. Major Sponsors include Net Direct Systems and Vital Support Services.

Technology Association of Iowa is a member-based, not-for-profit organization accelerating the success of Iowa’s technology industry. The association creates and sustains a positive environment for technology-based economic growth and job creation through innovation, advocacy, and leadership. Association members are included in organizations of every size, involved in virtually every aspect of technology creation, production, application and education in Iowa. Visit http://www.technologyiowa.org for more information about the Technology Association of Iowa.

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