New Horizons of Minnesota Brings a Fresh Look to Technical Conferences
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 27, 2008
New Horizons of Minnesota drew over 400 participants to its new educational conference in Minneapolis on February 26. TechFuse, a one-day event, aimed to recreate the IT conference image. It provided IT professionals and developers with 200-300 level education on newly released technologies in a fun and fresh way. Participants were able to attend up to four educational sessions from six different technology tracks in addition to the keynote presentation, comedian Robin Getman. During breaks, a game room with Guitar Hero and Halo 3 was available for attendees and food and prizes were plentiful. Keeping in the spirit of fun, a networking cocktail reception followed the event.
Many attendees said they appreciated the energizing atmosphere at TechFuse. “The keynote was very refreshing for a technical conference,” said Susan S., Database Analyst in the health care industry.
Educational tracks covered at TechFuse were SQL 2008, Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, System Center, SharePoint 2007 and a Solutions Showcase. New Horizons of Minnesota teamed up with Microsoft and many other partners to produce TechFuse.
About New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Minnesota
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Minnesota is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, and operates as an independently owned franchise of New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Inc. It distinguishes itself in the market place by being the first Microsoft Gold CPLS partner in the country and offering an integrated learning solution through instructor-led training, online instructor-led and online self-study offerings combined with pre- and post-class resources for IT, Developer and Business Professionals. It's ranked number one on the Computer Training Firms Top 25 List of 2004 in The Business Journal of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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