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Can video game designer's vision, summer camp make Bangor area a technology hub?

July 11, 2014

Tuesdays are veteran video game designer Chuck Carter's time to pull all-nighters at his startup's downtown office above Bagel Central, developing a game he envisioned decades ago. "Everything has to start with an idea," Carter said. And this started with an idea that?s been in my head for 20 years. http://bangordailynews.com/2014/07/11/business/can-video-game-designers-vision-summer-camp-make-bangor-area-a-technology-hub/?ref=BusinessBox READ MORE

Bangor startup brings technology to children in the Bahamas

July 10, 2014

More than 97 percent of American classrooms have access to one or more computers, according to a study by the United States Department of Education. The situation in the Bahamas is comparatively dismal. I used to live in the Bahamas, and I noticed a real lack of technology there, especially in the Exuma islands said Andrea Beaulieu, founder of CUBE. The computers that are there have become extremely obsolete. Three months ago, Beaulieu assembled a small team of volunteers in Bangor with the… READ MORE

States facing rising tide of retirement

June 20, 2014

Employment opportunities are growing in state government\n\n

Is Coding the New Literacy?

June 01, 2014

What if learning to code weren't actually the most important thing It turns out that rather than increasing the number of kids who can crank out thousands of lines of JavaScript, we first need to boost the number who understand what code can do. ... The greatest contribution the young programmers bring isn't the software they write. It's the way they think. It's a principle called "computational thinking," and knowing all of the Java syntax in the world won't help if you can't think of good ways… READ MORE

Join us for a community meeting this month

May 14, 2014

Are you interested in discussing the IT profession in Maine, encouraging more women to enter the field, developing mobile apps and games, or exploring potential collaborations with the MIT Media Lab ... all while meeting some cool people? If so, please join us for our first Project>Login roundtable discussions in Bangor or Portland this month.

High-demand careers, new IT degrees, community meetings

May 06, 2014

Hello friends of Project>Login! Our statewide network of computing and IT ambassadors is growing, and we're continuing to gather and share their knowledge about new learning and career opportunities here in Maine. Read on! Maine's community colleges launch new IT programs statewide \nAfter nearly a year of planning, Maine's community colleges are offering over a dozen new training opportunities in information technology starting this summer. When combined with the new BS in IT program being… READ MORE

Maine's community colleges launch new IT programs and scholarships statewide

April 30, 2014

Great news! After nearly a year of planning, Maine?s community colleges are offering over a dozen new training opportunities in information technology starting this summer.

Share your knowledge at a community meeting in Bangor or Portland this month

April 17, 2014

Are you interested in discussing the IT profession in Maine, encouraging more women to enter the field, developing mobile apps and games, or exploring potential collaborations with the MIT Media Lab ? all while meeting some cool people? If so, please join us for our first Project>Login roundtable discussions in Bangor or Portland this month.

New IT program launched at USM and community colleges

April 03, 2014

The University of Maine Board of Trustees said Wednesday that it has approved a new bachelor of science degree in information technology at the University of Southern Maine.... The program will include the option of spending two of the four years at local community colleges Southern Maine Community College, York County Community College and Central Maine Community College and a four-year option based entirely at USM."