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Yesterday I attended the Region 2000 Technology Council “Wired Wednesday” luncheon.

A packed room of Region 2000 Technology Council members were attentive and full of questions after the presentation. “What’s Next in the Microsoft World?” by Corinne Hoisington, was informative and entertaining, covering a live tour of Windows 7 RC and the Office 2010 alpha. (recording to be available later this month)

Her presentation was rich with multi-media including music and video clips, as well as a live demonstration of the Windows 7 touch-screen capabilities on a touch-pad. I was especially impressed with her poise and quick recovery when a technical difficulty derailed the planned demo of Windows 7 Speech Recognition (a non-Windows 7 issue before you say anything).

I was able to talk to Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director for the Tech Council, and he was gracious to allow me a few minutes to share about the upcoming Smart IT Sessions 2009 Conference on September 24th. “This (Smart IT Sessions 2009) ties in perfectly with today’s topic.” commented Mrs. Hoisington.

The Region 2000 Technology Council provides regional development leadership within the 2,000 square miles that surround Lynchburg, Virginia, providing a single point of contact to the public and private sector for regional planning services, economic development, marketing, and workforce training. Their new website will be up soon here.

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