Date:  July 16, 2021

Meeting location: Goldsboro Event Center, 1501 S. Slocumb Street, Goldsboro NC 27530

8:30am – 9:30am – Network Breakfast:

9:30am – 11:30am - Programming 101 - Darren Goroski

“Hands On” Programming 101 (JS, CSS, HTML, and PHP).  Learn the languages that power the websites and apps you use every day.  We will walk through the basics of webpage building on each level of HTML, CSS, JS, and PHP.  Do not forget your laptop.

Darren Goroski is a programmer analyst with the City of Goldsboro. He graduated from NCSU in the 90s and by 1999 had built numerous websites for local businesses around Myrtle Beach, SC. Over the years he has become proficient with HTML, CSS, PERL, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, and JQuery. He has developed numerous websites and programs for the City of Goldsboro, which have dramatically sped up workflows and allowed for the better sharing of data. Currently he is working on an interactive ChatBot and the accompanying interface to engage with citizens more efficiently.

11:30am – 12:30pm - Driving Range & Meet the Sponsor

You cannot have a meeting on a golf course and not go onto the greens. In-between sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to go to the driving range, at the beautiful Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course, to hit a few balls.  Also, during this time, attendees will have the opportunity to meet the sponsor of the event.

12:30pm – 1:30pm – Network Lunch 

1:30pm – 3:30pm - IT Leadership in a Post-Pandemic “New Normal” World - Rebecca Beck

Have you heard the news? Restrictions have been lifted and you can resume your normal operations!  But was “normal” working well for you before the pandemic and do you want to go back to the “way things were before”?  IT managers today face the challenge of encouraging their teams to return to work, with staff that have a new perspective on what that work should look like.  We face an even greater dilemma in understanding and responding to this shift in mindset with our customer, the end-user, as well.  In this session, we will explore insights and tools from a variety of thought leaders, that will help us to build trust, strengthen our communication, and encourage growth for ourselves and others in this post-pandemic, new normal world!

Rebecca Beck is a native North Carolinian, with a passion for all things “technology”. She serves the community as an IT professional, training facilitator, and leader in the public sector. Her strengths include technology infrastructure planning and development, organizational leadership, and business strategy. Most recently, Rebecca has engaged with technology leaders as a presenter at NCLGISA’s Fall and Spring Symposiums. She has previously presented sessions on technical, communications, and business topics at conferences hosted by NC Tech4Good, North Carolina’s Smart Start, and the NC Center for Non-Profits. Rebecca shares advice and tips on a variety of technology topics via Twitter and her blog, @IfItHasButtons. Rebecca supports the statewide non-profit technology community by serving on industry-related teams, such as NTEN (Non-Profit Technology Network), NC Tech4Good, and the NCLGISA (North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association). In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys trail-hiking, shopping at the local farmer’s market, and relaxing on the beautiful, North Carolina coast. Rebecca’s Professional Strengths: Non-Profit Leadership, Organizational Development, Business Strategy, Mobile Technology, Microsoft-Based Network Environments, Applications Software, Technical Support, Customer Service, and Training