When: Friday, December 12, 12:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Where: Rangos Hall 3 University Center

Community Technology Forum: Technology Consulting in the Community

Abstract:
The Computer Science course, 15-391: Technology Consulting in the Community, partners student consultants with leaders of nonprofit organizations. The goal of the partnership is to expand the capacity of the community partner to use, manage and plan for technology. The student learns to analyze a complex situation, communicate with nontechnical partners, negotiate a plan of work, and follow through by documenting outcomes and making recommendations.

At the Community Technology Forum, each partnership will share their outcomes from the semester's work. They are both informative and often entertaining!

This is an opportunity to hear the challenges, successes and issues related to integrating technology into nonprofit organizations and to network with others. You will also hear nonprofit leaders explain how they negotiated barriers and are now seizing new opportunities. Forum participants will receive a copy of the consulting reports.

Please join us!
Lunch will be provided.
The event is open to anyone but please RSVP to angieb@cs.cmu.edu if you plan to attend.

Partnering organizations this semester:

• Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
• Urban League of Pittsburgh
• Northside Leadership Conference
• Brashear Association, Inc.
• Career and Workforce Development Center East
• Just Harvest
• Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
• Alafia Cultural Services
• Pittsburgh Citizens's Police Review Board
• POISE Foundation
• Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh
• Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
• Allegheny General Hospital Pastoral Staff
• Center of Life
• Regional Coalition of Community Builders