Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

Emerge 2012 Technology Symposium

The Community Foundation of the

Texas Hill Country

is pleased to partner with

to present

Emerge 2012

Technology Symposium

This one-day conference will focus on emerging technological innovations that can help nonprofit professionals and business owners maximize Information Technology (IT).

What is cloud computing? How can facebook actually increase revenue for businesses or organizations? Can the use of Intronetworks help organizations seek out each other? How does the benefit of mobility impact business? These questions and many others will be answered at

Emerge 2012 Technology Symposium

April 3, 2012

8:30am - 3:00pm

Inn of the Hills Resort & Conference Center

Kerrville, Texas

$75 per person - All Day

$30 per person - Networking Breakfast Only

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is thrilled to be in partnership with Rackspace Hosting, the San Antonio Area Foundation, and the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce to bring you the latest innovative trends that can impact your organization or business with increased revenue. Offered right here in the Texas Hill Country, and located at the spacious Inn of the Hills Resort & Conference Center, it's the best and most affordable way to stay on track with the newest forms of Information Technology (IT). Classes will be offered for beginners and advanced IT users, so there is something for everyone! Session presenters are representatives from the Kerrville area, Rackspace Hosting and the San Antonio Area Foundation and are among the best in the biz! Click here for an updated list of classes currently scheduled.

Registration fee covers: all session materials, flash drive with handouts, charts, etc., networking breakfast, and lunch.

Networking breakfast fee covers: breakfast reception and keynote speaker mini-presentation.

Schedule of Events

8:00-8:30 Check-in

8:30-9:20 Welcome/Networking Breakfast/Meet & Greet

9:30-10:20 Session #1 (Select one)
           Email Marketing-John Toohey, President and Exec. Dir., ARTS San Antonio

           Free Tools on the Web-Joel Adkins, Kerrville ISD

10:30-11:30 Session #2 (Select one)
           10 Tips for Engaging Customers with Social Media-Robert Collazo, Rackspace

           Building Online Loyalty-Bridget Brandt, NTEN

11:45-1:00 Lunch & Panel Discussion
           Moderator: Bob Rivard, The Rivard Report
           Distinguished Panel: Robert Collazo, Rackspace; Mara Posada, Planned Parenthood; Bridget Brandt, NTEN

1:15-2:00 Session #3 (Select one)
           Mobile Apps for Nonprofits-Magaly Chocano, Sweb
           Online Event Management-Francisco Gonima, Blacktie San Antonio

2:15-3:00 Session #4 (Select one)
           Online Fundraising-Gretchen Carter, Greater Giving
           The Cloud: What is it, What are the Benefits, What is the Future?-Trey Hoehne, Rackspace and

           Jeff Lamboy, Rackspace

3:00 Dismiss