Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/28/2017
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Nonprofit Center
Tech Networks of Boston (TNB) is pleased to invite nonprofit professionals to a Roundtable session on technology procurement for nonprofit organizations. Our featured guests will Tuan Pham and Adam Lyons of Tech Networks of Boston.
Here is what Adam and Tuan say about this session:
‘We all have many problems on our plates, and all can seem equally important. The goal of this session is to help you to share challenges and concerns of future technology needs, with your peers and with procurement specialists. Expect to get an honest and intimate discussion about what “technology procurement” is and isn’t. It is better to understand and recognize a problem and gain an understanding of the constraints and processes involved with getting things from Point A to Point B, getting them Just-In-Time, and getting them in a cost-effective way.’
Here’s a little more about our featured guests:
Tuan Pham, chief executive officer at Tech Networks of Boston, has more than 15 years of formal project management and cloud computing experience.
Tuan’s responsibilities include technology leadership for TNB, focusing on the planning, development, management, and deployment of cloud-based solutions, including Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Tuan also provides sales engineering support, manages strategic vendor partnerships, and leads TNB’s client and internal training efforts. In 2016, Tuan was named to the Boston Business Journals 40 Under 40 list. In September 2014, he presented at the MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) Summit-North America in Bellevue, Washington on some of Microsoft’s latest technology platforms.
Adam Lyons is Tech Networks of Boston’s IT purchasing agent. Adam has experience in a wide range of roles focusing on technological and process improvements, including LEAN/Six Sigma implementation and training, and operations and project management. At TNB, Adam specializes in reducing cost through waste reduction and process improvement, negotiating hardware and software packages, and improving information and communication methods in the tech procurement process.
Please note:
1) In keeping with the spirit of the TNB Roundtable series, this session will NOT be a sales pitch for any product or service. This will be a professional development opportunity for nonprofit professionals who want to learn with and from their peers in other organizations.
2) This session is for employees of nonprofit organizations. It is not designed to meet the needs of vendors, volunteers, students, consultants, job-seekers, and others.
3) Priority in registration will be given to those who are employed by nonprofit organizations that hold full membership in the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.
4) Participation in this session is free of charge for nonprofit professionals. However, you must have a confirmed reservation in order to attend.
5) If this session is booked to capacity by the time you seek to register for it, please go ahead and put yourself on the waiting list. We have a good track record of finding seats for nonprofit professionals on the waiting list.
We hope that you can join us for a vigorous and informative conversation, in which you will be welcome to share your knowledge and experience with your peers!