The Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC), in cooperation with the Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZEL), will host the sixth in a series of Educational Seminars and eLearning Events, "eLearning Arizona - Companies, Technologies and Services. The event will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2006 from 12:00-2:30 PM at the University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W. Baseline Rd. in Tempe, and simultaneously in Tucson at the University of Phoenix Williams Center Campus, Room 104, 300 S. Craycroft St. The Phoenix and Tucson sites will be linked by video conference and lunch will be served at both locations at a cost of $15.00. Can't join us live? Participate remotely from your office by telephone and web conference beginning at 12:30 PM. See the GAZEL Web Site for conferencing instructions at http://www.gazel.org/. There will be a $5.00 charge for online participation.
Steve Peters, GAZEL Coordinator, said that: "the 'eLearning Arizona - Companies, Technologies and Services' event will feature presentations from Executives from four of Arizona's outstanding eLearning companies. Attendees will get the opportunity to: network with colleagues; meet some of Arizona's eLearning leaders and innovators; and identify potential providers or strategic partners for their eLearning initiatives. The agenda also includes lunch and an update on the ATIC and GAZEL eLearning initiatives."
According to Mark Goldstein, ATIC Secretary: "Arizona is home to many of the world's leading eLearning companies that develop and provide a broad spectrum of technologies and services from content and learning management systems to online education and training programs, simulations, web casting, web conferencing, consulting, eLearning research, networking and infrastructure, and more. In keeping with ATIC's mission to promote advanced telecom applications and GAZEL's mission to promote the Arizona eLearning industry, we want to introduce some of Arizona's innovative eLearning enterprises."
For details, registration and conferencing instructions see the "Events" page on the GAZEL Web Site at http://www.gazel.org/ or contact Bobbie Kraver (602-944-2324, bobbiekraver@gazel.org) in Phoenix or Steve Peters (520-321-1309, stevepeters@gazel.org) in Tucson.
Featured Speakers/Companies:
* Henry Ryng, President, inXsol, an Arizona based elearning production
facility. Services include transformation operations or maintenance
documentation to self paced training or lab simulations.
(http://www.inxsol.com/)
* Andy Schermuly, President, TraCorp, a 10 year old Arizona company that
specializes in custom training development for commercial, government
and educational customers. (http://www.tracorp.com/)
* Peter Bramley, President, Ridgewood Associates Public Relations, a
full-service public relations firm. Their core services include Web
application development, marketing communications, conference planning
and media relations. (http://www.ridgewoodpr.com/)
* Brandon Ames, President, Able Information Technologies, a turnkey
technology solution provider. Solutions include: project management,
engineering design, needs assessments and technology planning, as well
as data, voice, video, and security products, installation, service
and training. (http://www.ableinc.com/)
About eLearning - eLearning is the use of digital media such as the Internet, CDs, Cable TV and streaming media to facilitate education, workplace training, communication and collaboration. It includes Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and online audio, video and web conferencing. While eLearning has become a major tool for education and workplace training, it is also being used for business development, customer relationship building, product support, investor relations, communication, collaboration, and more.
About the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC) - ATIC is Arizona's recognized and authoritative organization guiding technology policy development, serving as a leading source of information and expertise on telecommunications and information technology matters. ATIC develops, promotes and supports initiatives and guides adoption of effective public policies that encourages wide-scale deployment and availability of telecommunications services and information technologies to insure economic prosperity for the Arizona community, expand the region's global competitive advantage, enable continued educational advancement, and support an enhanced quality of life. ATIC's website is at http://atic.researchedge.com/.
About the Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZEL) - GAZEL helps eLearning companies develop new business opportunities and advanced technologies and services by developing strategic partnerships, enhancing their business practices, and identifying sources of business financing. GAZEL also provides opportunities to network with consumers and other eLearning professionals, engage in professional development, and promote the export of eLearning technologies and services nationally and internationally. GAZEL supports eLearning consumers and practitioners with opportunities to learn more about eLearning benefits and opportunities while making it easier to find Arizona resources, technologies, and services that will enable them to create eLearning initiatives to effectively address the needs of their organization. GAZEL's website is at http://www.gazel.org/.