Sarasota Livin'

Will you be at the Sarasota Technology Conference Aug 31st ? I would like to be ... maybe I can get a press pass as a blogger ...

Join more than 200 digital economy leaders for a day of thought-provoking discussions and networking. Engage in panel discussions and hear keynote addresses. Watch renowned CEO's, strategists and technologists share their strategies to success. Participate in the regions first Technology Conference.

I really would like to go it seems like a good agenda and put together by another pretty cool group of people the "Young Technology Alliance" who include the people behind the S2 Report one of my daily must read emails ...

The Sarasota | Manatee Technology Conference 2006 is produced by The Young Technology Alliance (YTA), an organization dedicated to bringing technology events to the Florida Gulf Coast region. The YTA's mission is to broaden technology awareness within the community through education, inspiration and collaboration of technology and business professionals.

The passion for technology as it relates to business success laid the foundation for the beginnings of the not-for-profit Young Technology Alliance (YTA). The shared passion united six entrepreneurial individuals (Anand Pallegar, Jessica Moats, John Barron, Sinan Gurman, Amanda Eyer, Diane Arthurs) who recognized an opportunity to bring technology-focused events to the Gulf Coast.

Each YTA chair member has a unique stake in the betterment of technology skills and awareness in the ever-expanding area we live and work in. The only thing YTA leaders are more fanatical about than technology mastery is the blend of technology and entrepreneurialism -- as a catalyst for innovation. Among them, the diverse team has founded over a dozen technology-based companies and actively participated with area business associations like The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, the Manatee Chamber of Commerce and 82 DegreesTech to raise the bar for companies doing business within the Gulf Coast.