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DIGINOMIC WORLD (digital economics)
Current Internet Population
World: 1,733,933,741 (25.6%)
U.S.: 227,719,000 (74.1%)
Source: Internet World Stats
 
Diginomics on Campus
49% of U.S. colleges and universities use a “one-card” system.
Diginomics
[digital + economics]
The technological and social development toward an all-digital economy conducted electronically in all financial dealings between buyer and seller; a Cashless Society.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 The Digital Economy
Promise & Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence
By Don Tapscott
(c) 1996
McGraw-Hill Cos.
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| "We are at the dawn of an Age of Networked Intelligence ... the world, the economy, and all the rules of business are changing. The economy for the Age of Networked Intelligence is a digital economy." |
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OPEN TO PROFESSIONALS IN TECHNOLOGY
An Organization for Every Technology
Building a consensus of industry representation --
one technology company at a time!
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As a "Professional Trade Association," NSTA is dedicated to the task of bringing technology companies, organizations and associations together to represent their respective industries in a single environment of cross-over networking and corroboration. Our goal is to host technology conferences in Houston that will make this city a "Global Showcase of Advancing Technology."
Are you part of this industry that is designing and defining our future? Then join NSTA. We can help you build the right relationships that can build your business while, at the same time, allow you to share your expertice so others can benefit as well.
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NSTA - The Technology Association in Houston
"Connecting the High-Tech Industry with the People it Impacts"
 Houston West - Energy Corridor
Memorial @ Dairy Ashford
Monthly Luncheon (click for details)
Tuesday, March 9 (SECOND Tuesday each month)
Las Adas Latin Grill
14545 Memorial (one block EAST of Dairy Ashford)
11:30AM - 1:00PM
 Houston North - IT Corridor
The Woodlands
Monthly Luncheon (click for details)
Tuesday, April 6 (FIRST Tuesday each month)
Buca di Beppo Portofino Restaurant
19075 I-45 South near Research Forest Drive
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Houston West - Energy Corridor
Memorial @ Dairy Ashford
Monthly Breakfast (click for details)
Thursday, March 18 (FOURTH Thursday each month)
Las Adas Latin Grill
14545 Memorial (one block EAST of Dairy Ashford)
7:00AM - 9:00AM
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NSTA Expands Throughout the City
We have been hosting monthly networking events in and around the Galleria area since 2004. However, in a city of multiple technology and business corridors as Houston is, we need to have representation across the city.
In 2010, NSTA will go into those strong technology zones, hosting monthly breakfasts and lunches and other events.
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Tracking the International Space Station Overhead
Over Houston - click here
Texas & US - click here
Outside US - click here
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Texans asking NASA for retired space shuttle
[STN] As the sun sets on Space Shuttle Program, competition for possession of what remains of the fleet for retired public display is heating up. Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land, is circulating a letter to members of the House to allow Houston, "Space City, USA," to be a home to one of the shuttles. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn have also signed on to the letter.
Read more here. Related articles here.
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See the Space Station Grow
[STN] The International Space Station has been with us so long now that we tend to forget that it is still under construction. Oh, we hear that, with almost every Shuttle flight, new modules and parts are taken to the orbiting platform, but we seldom ever see the actual construction itself. Now, USA Today gives us a unique graphic history into the piece-by-piece evolution of the station. Check it out here.
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Can NASA's Space Shuttle Program be Extended?
[STN] It's a question that everyone is asking: "Why does the shuttle program have to come to an end so soon?" One growing consensus suggests NASA could fly 3 missions a year and stay in budget. Read more ...
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Is There a 'Plan B' for NASA?
WASHINGTON – NASA chief Charles Bolden is expected to discuss changes to U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to scrap the agency's Constellation program with at least one top lawmaker this week, according to an internal agency e-mail shared with Space News. Yahoo! News |
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HyperSpinoff
A "Technology Trolling" program created as a catalyst for Innovation & Invention, employing NASA Space Spinoffs Automation. Robotics and Simulation division at the
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
For your FREE program on CD, call
Jerry Woodfill
281.483.6331
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 Sheila Harrison
VP/Planning & Development;
Chair/Steering Committee
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NSTA is growing and expanding, not only in its reach across the city, but in membership as well. We look for and welcome tech industry leaders, specialists, developers, and decision-makers from every genre within the industry.
NSTA is a technology association focused on its members and their respective specialties, which is why we are committee-driven. I invite you to become a member, then a volunteer on the committee of your choice. I can help guide you in that decision.
Contact me at 713.979.5288, or by email, Sheila@nsta.info. Let me see how I can help.
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| Houston has made its mark on the world in advanced technology, making the city the prime choice as a showcase destination. That is why we are excited about plans by NSTA to host and produce hi-tech conferences, tradeshows and conventions in Houston.
~ Greg Ortale – President & CEO
Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau
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NSTA Members -
receive a Welcome Pack that includes a lapel pin and a logo sticker for their vehicle or office window. Do you have yours yet?
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Energy Corridor
Houston West
Lunches - Second Tuesday
Breakfasts - Fourth Thursday
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The Woodlands
IT Corridor
Lunches - First Tuesday
Breakfasts - Third Thursday
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Houston's Galleria
Software/Services Corridor
NSTA Central
Quarterly Distinguished Speakers Forums
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As a member of NSTA, you have a news bureau at your side to broadly distribute your company's news. Send us your press releases and news about new products, services and events. We will post your news on our website and through our various network outlets.
[STN] is the moniker for the Space & Technology News Bureau, NSTA's news division.
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Chronicle Interview Out
NSTA founder/president, Wallace Wood, is interviewed by the Houston Chroncile. The interview was published in the Saturday, March 6, 2010, edition in the "Business Section." The printed version featured excerpts from a longer interview that lasted over an hour.
Wally discusses the potential economic impact for both Houston and other NASA centers across the country should the Manned Space Program be scaled back or totally eliminated, as is currently being debated in Washington. He also mentions NSTA's plans for its first Global Technology Conference in 2011.
Read article here ....
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