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By The KDC Geeks, on March 12th, 2010
Welcome to KingstonDigitalCorridor.org, which serves and promotes technopreneurs, independent creatives and others who work virtually in the City of Kingston, N.Y. and the surrounding area.
Here you’ll find KDC & area news, information on upcoming events, links to many community resources, trends and analysis, and real estate information to help you relocate to Kingston.
Check out our “Cool 2.0” stories to see why Kingston — a.k.a. “Brooklyn on the Hudson” — is a great place to live, work and play. And make sure you visit our community pages to help you discover Kingston.
By sleepjunky, on July 26th, 2010
Join us for the KDC Happier Hour at Keegan Ales on Wednesday, July 28!
10 Reasons You Should Go!
- Connect with real people! Get offline and chat in real time, in person!
- Camaraderie with your kind! Spare your spouse the debate of open source vs. proprietary software.
- Beer! Four Philosophers! Hurricane Kitty!
- Your 47 Seconds of Fame! 2 more seconds than before!
- Free WiFi!
- Collaborate! How many cards can you collect in 2 hours? Go!
- Be seen! And not in the police blotter!
- Free peanuts! You don’t even have to clean up after yourself.
- You’re almost here already. Come on. We know you work right down the block.
- Why not? What else do you have to do on a Wednesday evening?
Wednesday, July 28 – 5:30 – 7:30 at Keegan Ales
Directions to Keegan Ales: http://www.keeganales.com/visiting/
By sleepjunky, on June 30th, 2010
Calling all independents, creatives, and digerati! Get out of your pyjamas and bring your non-digital selves over to Keegan Ales!
Out of focus? We are, too! Let’s come together and inspire some collaborative thought!
Our goal in hosting the ‘KDC Happier Hour!’ every last Wednesday of the month is to get all of you talented local yokels together so you can meet others of your species, talk shop (or not), share resources, and by all means, have some fun!
Plus – the next installment of “Your 45 seconds of fame!”
Wednesday, June 30th – 5:30 – 7:30 at Keegan Ales
Directions to Keegan Ales: http://www.keeganales.com/visiting/
COLLABORATE! CONNECT! CONQUER!
By sleepjunky, on May 30th, 2010
Connect.
I wandered off the grid to meet up with the others who were brave enough to suffer the ungodly heat for the KDC ‘Happier Hour’ at Keegan Ales last Wednesday. (For future knowledge — Keegan Ales has air conditioning…)
Collaborate.
Walking distance from my home, I learned of a group called Second Chance 4 Me, a nonprofit organization aimed at revitalizing our community through education and training. By empowering residents in the community with the tools they need, ranging from computer training and job development to more artistic endeavors, the community itself becomes empowered. Former teacher and CEO of Second Chance 4 Me, Lou Spina, took the stage for KDC’s ’45 Seconds of Fame’, and in those 45 seconds, shared several initiatives, including the recent ‘Nearly Famous Film Festival’ as well as a recent production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.
To me, Lou’s project embodies the spirit of the Kingston Digital Corridor – drawing from the community, for the community.
Second Chance for Me is located at the Seven 21 Media Center at 721 Broadway. They will be a featured stop on Kingston’s First Saturday Art Walk, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring the art of Hugh Morris.
Learn more about Second Chance 4 Me at their website.
By Kingston Digital Corridor, on April 29th, 2010
Thanks to all those who came to the KDC Happier Hour last night.
And very special thanks to Arnaldo Sehwerert from the NYS Small Business Development Center for coming in to talk with us about the importance of business plans. Those of you who want a free consultation on the subject can contact him at sehwerea@sunyulster.edu – or by calling 845-339-0025, extension 11.
As discussed, we’ve started a new HotSpot map – (see the menu above). If you know a WiFi location in or around Kingston, please let us know and we’ll add it to the map!
Finally – thanks to the seven intrepid participants in our “45 Seconds of fame!” segment. You were GREAT!
We all had a blast, and can’t wait for the next one!
By Kingston Digital Corridor, on April 22nd, 2010
The NEXT Kingston Digital Corridor Happier Hour!
COLLABORATE! CONNECT! CONQUER!
Step off the grid and into Keegan Ales for some camaraderie with others of your kind!
We know what it’s like to spend day after day in front of a computer screen. We also know that there’s a slew of techie and indie talent in the Kingston area. Our goal in hosting the “KDC Happier Hour!” every last Wednesday of the month is to get all of you talented local yokels together so you can meet others of your species, talk shop (or not), share resources, and by all means, have some fun!
This month features:
What’s Your Plan? — Special guest Arnaldo Sehweret, Director, Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center, talks briefly about the importance of having a business plan.
Plus…the next installment of “Your 45 Seconds of Fame!” Seven randomly chosen local yokels have the floor to introduce yourself or your business!
Did we mention beer..?
The last was a blast – and we’re expecting no less this time – so come join us!
Wednesday, April 28th – 5:30 7:30 at Keegan Ale’s in Kingston
Directions to Keegan Ales: http://www.keeganales.com/visiting/
By Kingston Digital Corridor, on March 27th, 2010
Today Kingston Digital Corridor, in partnership with Ulster County and multiple other organizations, applied for Google Fiber for Communities.
Google is planning to build, and test ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the country. They’ll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections.
So – we’re not just sticking our toes in the water – we jumped in. No, NOT literally.
Take a look up top at “Google Fiber” – or just click here
By Kingston Digital Corridor, on March 25th, 2010
KINGSTON – The Hudson Valley Center for Innovation, based in Lake Katrine, will be receiving funding as part of the iClean initiative, an incubator and accelerator to help spur alternative energy technology.
“The idea behind this is to encourage and stimulate entrepreneurs, inventors and visionaries in alternative and renewable energy technologies,” said Les Neumann, the managing director of the Hudson Valley Center for Innovation.
“It’s in order to get new products and services into the market and help them commercialize here in the Hudson Valley,” he said.
“We’re looking at boiler technologies, a lot of wind, solar, geothermal and hydrogen technologies. It’s a whole myriad of things that we have on our plate right now, everything but oil and coal.”
Neumann announced the grant during a morning breakfast at the 721 Media Center in uptown Kingston Wednesday.
Neumann’s group will share a $1.5 million grant, awarded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), to help develop these new technologies with the Saratoga Technology Energy Park and Albany NanoTech center.
Neumann said the grant will help fund and subsidize the growth of new ideas and bring them to market.
Source: The Mid-Hudson News
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