As we who were part of the TechExpo 2010 team breath a collective sigh of relief, I have to raise a virtual glass and toast everyone for a job well done. All of us, our intrepid interns and student assistants, our speakers and exhibitors, our board members and committee chairs, our tireless Expo chair, Jason Stamm -- all of us -- put together a brilliant conference.

Of all the smart electricity grids rolling out locally across the country, Tallahassee's forthcoming advanced metering system might be the smartest.

The Leon County Research and Development Authority is accepting applications for the annual Innovation Park Technology Commercialization Grant program. Entrepreneurs developing technology-related products and services can receive up to $15,000. The grants will be awarded to individuals from local businesses, universities and research labs on a competitive award basis.

The deadline to submit an application is Wednesday, March 31, 2010 no later than 1 p.m.

The College of Communication and Information at Florida State University is inviting you to participate at our annual career day Monday, April 5, 2010 from 1:00-4:00pm. This is a unique opportunity to meet undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Communication and Information whom are interested in an internship or employment.

We have invited you in the past and we have had many of our students currently employed or interning with you. In our past Career Day (Last Fall), we had 27 companies participate and 297 students attend. 50+ students ended up interning and some later being employed with the same company; in addition, 14 received job offers.

Tallahassee is being considered by Google as a trial location for their new Gigabit experiment. Google plans to build an ultra-high speed broadband network in a small number of trial locations. Towards this effort, Google is asking to hear about how this would make a difference in your life… so when you get a chance, tell your story here: http://getagigabit.com/ and help Google see why they need to choose Tallahassee!

For more information on the experiment, please visit: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi

Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. They plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Google's networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. Google will offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.

Register now for the 10th Annual Women, Inspiration, and Technology Symposium

Wednesday, February 24th from 5:30pm - 8:00pm
(including hors d'oeuvres and dinner)
at the FSU University Center Club.

Nancy Deal, a Business Development Executive in IBM Global Services, will be our keynote speaker. This symposium is an opportunity to connect with women in the workplace that want to mentor female students who are getting ready to embark on, or may be interested in pursuing a technology-related career. So come join us for an evening filled with good food and good fun.

For the second year, Gov. Charlie Crist has included in his budget more than $3 million for a statewide computer system that would allow judges to know if suspects standing before them in court are wanted elsewhere on unrelated charges.

Go past the break for more.

Jan 25, 2010 - The Community Foundation of North Florida, in partnership with The Village Square, recently received a $72,000 challenge grant to revitalize the dialogue among the city’s diverse residents around community issues.

The project entitled "We the People" will create a 21st Century virtual and face-to-face public square, offering unique town hall forums that will encourage people with varying opinions to come together and talk it out.

More after the jump.

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