PMISSC - October 12, 2011
	Date & Time:	10/12/2011: Early Show - 5:30 pm; Main Event: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
	Topic:	"Project Management: Linking Business & Community" - Tom Loveland, CEO of Mind Over Machines and Baltimore's "Google Czar", will speak about the importance of ultra-high speed internet and how a better-connected Maryland will build our businesses, neighborhoods, and communities.
	Speaker:	Tom Loveland, Founder & CEO, Mind Over Machines
	Early Show:	"Marketing Yourself Using Social Media" - Hector Del Castillo, Product Marketing Director with AIPMM, will discuss how to use social media to organize your job search and network directly with hiring decision makers.
	Location:	Blair Mansion Inn in Silver Spring
	Address:	7711 Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20912
	Cost/PDUs:	$35 (payment in advance, or $40 at the door). This event is worth 1.5 PDUs (or 2.5 PDUs if you come to the Early Show as well).
	Registration:	CLICK HERE

Please join us on Wednesday evening, October 12, 2011 as Tom Loveland, founder and CEO of Mind Over Machines, speaks about the role of project management in linking together businesses, neighborhoods and communities... He will focus specifically on the importance of ultra-high speed internet and how a totally connected Maryland will build our businesses, neighborhoods, and communities; his successes/challenges as an entrepreneur in the region; and what drove him to become a civic leader.

Tom Loveland

Entrepreneur, Businessman, Innovator and Technology Advocate… these are just a few words that can be used to describe Tom Loveland, founder of Mind Over Machines, an experienced IT solutions firm for clients in industry and government. He wears many hats, but they all have one overarching goal …to raise the awareness and status of the Baltimore/Maryland technology community. From his leadership role as Baltimore's Google Czar to spearheading the unprecedented repeal of the state's tech tax, Loveland is a trailblazer.

Recognition and Awards given to Tom Loveland:

• Influential Marylander - 2011, 2009
• Baltimore’s Extraordinary Technology Advocate - 2010
• Maryland Power Player - 2010
• Connector of the Year - 2008
• Innovator of the Year - 2008
• Maryland-s 25 CEO’s You Need to Know - 2008

Early Show: "Marketing Yourself Using Social Media" ...Find out how to market yourself and accelerate your job search using social media. Hector Del Castillo, Product Marketing Director with AIPMM, will discuss how to use social media to organize your job search, track companies, and network directly with hiring decision makers to identify specific opportunities. He will also discuss key tips on using social media to build a network of business contacts, connect with employers, get recommendations, and find new leads and career advice. He will also discuss why you need to use professional branding and positioning to get quality job leads to come to you. If you are currently in between jobs, or frustrated in your current job and looking for a new job, contract, or consulting opportunity, then this seminar is for you. You can connect to Hector via LinkedIn at http://linkd.in/hdelcastillo to submit your questions prior to the discussion.

Cost of the event, which will be held at the Blair Mansion Inn (7711 Eastern Avenue - Silver Spring, MD 20912), is $35 (payment in advance, or $40 at the door). Sign-in and networking begin at 6:00 pm (or 5:00 pm if you're coming to the Early Show with Hector Del Castillo, which starts at 5:30 pm), dinner is at 7:00 pm, we launch into a preview of the evening's topic and other related matters shortly after 7:30 pm, and Tom Loveland's presentation begins at 8:00 pm sharp. This event is worth 1.5 PDUs (or 2.5 PDUs if you come to the Early Show as well). For directions to the Blair Mansion Inn, click here.