Disruptive Innovation with Les Otten Feb 8

Last Updated on Thursday, February 02 2012 10:33

NH Innovation Commercialization Center, UNH Office of Research Partnerships and Commercialization, and the Idea Greenhouse Present:

Les Otten on Disruptive Innovation

Wednesday, February 8th

7:30am

Memorial Union Building (MUB) Entertainment Center

About Les Otten

Les Otten has created jobs and promoted business and tourism in Northern New England for the last 37 years.

Les has served as CEO of the American Skiing Company and is one of the founders of Maine Energy Systems, among other business ventures. He is also a former candidate for governor of Maine.

Otten also led the successful purchase of the Boston Red Sox in 2002 with a group of owners committed to saving a treasured New England jewel, Fenway Park.

Les is deeply involved with philanthropic activities, including the Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Western Maine Alliance, and Portland Museum of Art.

On Disruptive Innovation

Up close and personal at UNH's "techy bistro" space, Les will present his thoughts on how changemakers and innovators can overcome organizational inertia to break through with new ideas, products, and businesses. His fresh look on the value of challenging status quos will inspire entrepreneurs of all stripes.

This event brought to you by the NH-ICC, UNH Office of Research Partnerships and Commercialization, and Idea Greenhouse Durham.

FREE event open to all- but registration required.

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Code Year at Idea Greenhouse

Last Updated on Tuesday, January 31 2012 17:32

In 2012, our country is struggling to compete. And you need to compete in this tech-driven world, too.

What's a great New Year's resolution for you and all of us?

Learn to code software with Idea Greenhouse and Codecademy during Code Year.

Idea Greenhouse supports Code Year and encourages all our members to learn some code. But why? Listen to these tech luminaries:

Code Academy "Codecademy’s message — that knowing how to write computer code is becoming just as important as knowing how to read or write — could not have come at a better time." -GigaOm Blog, 1/23/2012

"A young man asked me for advice for 'those who aren't technical.' I said he should try to get technical." -Fred Wilson, Web Startups Angel Investor

I wish I'd thought of [this]...The need for computer literacy has never been greater." - Tim O'Reilly, Founder of O'Reilly Media

You can use the Code Year website to begin their weekly lessons. But what if you need help or inspiration?

Come Work and Learn Together at Idea Greenhouse!

We're joining in the Code Year effort by offering two different in-person events to support and encourage you:

Every Wednesday: Code Year Drop In Hours from 12:30pm to 2:30pm

Once a Month: Code Year Meetups

Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 7th for the Global Code Year Celebration Day!

Join in a truly global event with events in 178 communities and growing.

7pm on Tuesday, February 7th

Even if we don't see you for an event or drop in hours, we hope you'll take some time every week to learn some code. You'll be glad you did.

"Programming is the new literacy." -Zach Sims, CEO and Co-Founder of Codecademy

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NH Joomla User Group at IGH Feb 8th

Last Updated on Sunday, January 08 2012 17:05

The Joomla User Group NH meets for the first time at Idea Greenhouse on Wednesday, February 8th at 6pm.

What is Joomla?

Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Its ease-of-use and extensibility have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

If you're familiar with Wordpress or Drupal, then you have a feel for what a Content Management System is. Idea Greenhouse is proud to use Joomla to manage its website, thanks to our friends at Joomlashack and Zaridan.

I don't know Joomla. Should I attend?

If you are looking to build a website using Joomla, or considering Joomla as a tool for your project, then why not come up to IGH and enjoy the company of other Joomlaheads? The JUG has many different users, from beginners to expert developers. Check it out!

See you at Idea Greenhouse. Directions here.

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NH Joomla User Group at IGH 12/7

Last Updated on Sunday, November 27 2011 16:35

The Joomla User Group NH meets for the first time at Idea Greenhouse on Wednesday, December 7th at 6pm.

This month's topic: How to Back Up Your Joomla Website with Akeeba Backup.

What is Joomla?

I don't know Joomla. Should I attend?

See you Wednesday, December 7th at 6pm at Idea Greenhouse. Directions here.

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Testing Your Online Marketing Design Intuition

Last Updated on Friday, November 25 2011 15:47

nhupalogo Join us for a special meeting of the NH Usability Professionals Association (NHUPA) to discuss:

Testing Your Online Marketing Design Intuition

Tuesday, December 13th

6:30pm Networking & Refreshments

7:00pm Program

More About the Program:

Many things can affect the effectiveness of a marketing or sales campaign - taglines, imagery, layout, aesthetics, tone, etc. all play a part in the persuasive experience. Teams may have a number of options for all of these elements, but deciding between them can be difficult.

Enter A/B testing. A/B testing is great way to settle disagreements on online design decisions. If your goal is to get more people to sign up, sell more, or convince more people to contact you, simply take two alternative designs, put both of them live, send a percentage of users to each option, and see which one does better. We have access to the results of over 25 real, online A/B tests – tests about conversions, e-commerce, social marketing, landing pages, etc .

For our December NH UPA meeting, we’ll share these results with you in an interactive and engaging session. We’ll setup the evening as a bit of a game show or contest. For each A/B test, we’ll first show you the two alternatives and let you vote on which one performed better.

After the vote, we’ll show you which version actually won. Keep track of your performance through the night and assess your skills at the end.

About NH Usability Professionals Association:

The New Hampshire Chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) provides networking and professional development opportunities for usability professionals, information architects, interaction designers, and other user experience professionals and students in the Seacoast and Southern NH regions. Our mission is to foster the growth of the local usability community and to provide an environment for members to exchange information on tips, tools, methodologies, and technologies related to usability.

Learn more at the NHUPA website.

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