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[Harold Meder]

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   Triangle Area Career Development Newsletter
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 The purpose of this moderated receiver list is to 
share information pertinent to career development for

    Development/Quality Assurance/Maintenance
          SW/HW Engineers/Technicians 
              in the NC RTP Area. 

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          NETWORKING/TRAINING EVENTS
     http://www.unc.edu/~hwm/ec/notes.html


 * Triangle Java User Group (triJUG) [SOFT]
http://www.trijug.org/
Topic: Birds of a Feather
 > Monday, December 19, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Nortel (Free)

	
 * American Society for Quality (ASQ) [QUAL]
http://www.rtpnet.org/asq/Meetings/Meeting%20Program.htm
Topic: DOE Case Studies
 > Tuesday, December 20, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Hilton North Raleigh

	
 * Triangle .Net Users Group (TriNUG) [SOFT]
http://www.trinug.org/Default.aspx?tabid=220
Topic: SQL SIG
 > Wednesday, December 21, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: DataDirect

	
 * Triangle .Net Users Group (TriNUG) [SOFT]
http://www.trinug.org/Default.aspx?tabid=212
Topic: ADO.NET SIG
 > Wednesday, December 21, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: DataDirect

	
 * Triangle Amateur Robotics [EGNR]
www.triangleamateurrobotics.org
 > Monday, January 2, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: 214 Daniels Hall, NC State

	
 * Triangle .Net Users Group (TriNUG) [SOFT]
http://www.trinug.org/Default.aspx?tabid=205
Topic: ASP.NET v2.0 SIG
 > Wednesday, January 4, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Cato Research

	
 * Association for Information Management Professionals [MGMT]
www.armamar.org/tri/html/upcomingprogram.htm
Topic: TBA
 > Thursday, January 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Cardinal Club ($25)

	
 * DITA Users Group
http://www.trixml.org/DUG.shtml
Topic: ANT and DITA
 > Thursday, January 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: TBA on RSVP ($15)

	
 * Java Software Development Workshop (JSDW) [SOFT]
http://www.stikiweb.org/stikiweb/viewPage.do?name=StrutsLearningGroup
Topic: Struts Learning Experience
 > Thursday, January 5, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Eva Perry Library

	
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 * Make Your Resume Talk [SELF]
Wake Tech Community College
www.waketech.edu/conted/schedules/hrd.html
 > 	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	1/9-1/12
 > 	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	1/30-2/2
 > 	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	2/13-2/16
 >	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	2/27-3/2
 > 	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	3/13-3/16
 > 	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	3/27-3/30
 > 	MTW,  1-5 p.m. 	4/10-4/12
 > 	MWTh, 1-5 p.m. 	4/24-4/27
Location: Business and Industry Center (BIC)
          Millpond Village
          3434 Kildaire Farm Rd. 


 * BioTech Boot Camp [BHPC]
Contact: 686-3350
Durham Technical Community College
 > 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 11
Location: Education Resource Center


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 Event Classifications
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[APPL] Applications and Tools
[BHPC] Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical/Health Computing
[ENGR] Engineering
[MGMT] Management
[QUAL] Quality
[SOFT] Software Development
[SYSA] System 
[WRIT] Technical Writing

[FAIR] Career Fair
[GNRL] General Interest
[NETW] Career Networking
[SELF] Self Improvement


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             General Interest


Less hiring expected
Survey signals dip in Triangle in '06
Karin Rives, Staff Writer
After a year of robust job growth, many Triangle employers are ready to slam
the brakes on hiring, a new survey suggests.
http://www.newsobserver.com/104/story/377396.html
N&O Business Section: Dec 13, 2005 

Manpower's quarterly Employment Outlook Survey indicates that companies in
the Raleigh and Durham areas plan much smaller payroll increases during the
first three months of 2006 than businesses in most other North Carolina
regions. Hiring also will be more sluggish in the Triangle than in the
nation as a whole, the staffing firm reported.

The slowdown comes amid rising concerns about inflation and weaker consumer
spending next year. However, one Manpower official said local businesses are
simply taking a breather after a year of rapid growth.

Thirteen percent of the 60 Triangle employers surveyed expect to boost their
payroll, while 84 percent plan to maintain their current staffing level.
Three percent plan layoffs, the survey found.


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