Welcome to the MN IFT Section
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Bidding will start on Feb 8 and end on Feb 22 at 8 PM, followed by live Silent Auction on Feb 23 preceding the dinner meeting. Items will be listed for previewing this week! Go to the Auction Page for a preview!
MN IFT/AACC Joint Dinner Meeting!
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Our annual Live Silent Auction will be held prior to the dinner meeting on Feb 23. The online bidding will be held from Feb 8-22.
Click here for complete details and secure online registration!
MN IFT NetWorks for Members is back!
Get the most out of your IFT Membership
by participating in a networking event (breakfast, lunch,
or other gathering). Exclusive benefit to registered
members of our Section!
More information about NetWorks Events
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Student Scholarship Applications Available!
The MN IFT offers scholarships and travel awards each year to outstanding graduate and undergraduate students. The scholarships and awards are intended to encourage interest and research in the students’ specific disciplines. In addition to the academic scholarships, a premier award - Elwood Caldwell Scholarships for outstanding voluntarism and dedication to the MN IFT Section is also awarded.
All scholarships require that the applicant be a registered member of the MN IFT Section. If you are not a registered member, please register online.
Scholarship applications are now available online and should be submitted by Feb 16, 2010.
Donald Smith, Digital Media Ethnographer, General Mills
Don was a speaker at our November dinner meeting. He
has over 12 years of experience as an engineer, product
developer, and process engineer at General Mills. Don
recently took on an assignment of Digital Media
Ethnographer to help document the process of accelerating
innovation through what Don calls Connected
Innovation. These areas of connected innovation
could include web sites and services such as: Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, and other social Media.
To learn more about Don's project he can be found at
the following sites:
- Blog: Perspectives on Connected innovation and Collaboration
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/djsmith4
- LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldjsmithmpls
