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Progress Report - June 2013 - Volunteer Thank You Reception

June 06, 2013

Project>Login has gone from a vision shared by a small number of Maine's innovative leaders into a statewide initiative due, in large part, to your work. I've never worked with a group of such consistently talented, and dedicated volunteers who are so passionate about a shared goal. Thank you!

Why Programming Is The Core Skill Of The 21st Century

May 31, 2013

Programming skills are becoming ever more important, quickly turning into the core competency for all kinds of 21st Century workers....

Maine Civic Hack Day in Portland and Bangor

May 31, 2013

Maine Civic Hack Day's focus on building technical solutions that improve daily life for real people in our communities. Check back early next year for a 2015 date.

ACM Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education

May 28, 2013

SIGITE provides a forum to discuss, develop, evolve, and promote the discipline of IT.

Unum, TDBank, and WEX are seeking 27 summer interns

May 25, 2013

In addition to the dozens of positions available around the state through our internships inventory, three southern Maine companies are now looking for 27 summer computing IT interns.

Young Adults With Autism Can Thrive In High-Tech Jobs

May 24, 2013

An interesting story, but discussions in the comments are especially valuable.

About the USM Cyber Security Organization (CSO)

May 24, 2013

The Cyber Security Organization is based at the Maine Cyber Security Cluster on the USM Portland Campus.

About Maine Robotics

May 21, 2013

Maine Robotics promotes growth and interest in the sciences of engineering and computers and provides opportunities to instruct teachers, coaches, and mentors in the skills necessary to in turn mentor and teach the youth of Maine.

April 2013 Update

April 29, 2013

Here is what we've accomplished over the past month, building on the phenomenal work of our Phase 1 volunteers: we've wrapped up this year's round of networking receptions at 5 public university campuses, we've inventoried over 50 computing and information technology internships at leading Maine organizations, and more.

Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in IT

April 29, 2013

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) developed these curriculum guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Information Technology in 2008.