Symbiosis International delivered a very innovative system for Lansing Board of Water & Light and pioneered in several areas of software development. InfoWorld selected this system as one of 10 most innovative systems among its InfoWorld-100. Presentation will highlight the innovations made in the system design, software development, Agile principles utilized, etc.

Learn what the 3B's are that define a b-movie and tips to survive until the end credits have rolled. if you pay attention you might just live to be in the sequel.

Creating a world class vodka using locally grown grains and old world distillationtechniques.

An exploration into the methods of Design Thinking and how its uses help drive the cultural and economic innovations of the Creative Class.

Exotic fruits from around the world will be revealed. From fruit that tastes like peanutbutter to a berry that alters your taste buds to think everything sour is sweet. Discoverwhat's missing from your grocery store.

Instead of the Government program "Cash for Clunkers", I will present on how to get the most out of the clunker that you're currently driving and the financial impact that keeping your clunker could have.

Life is about doing. Nike has known this all along with their "Just Do It" tagline since 1988.But how do you do it? How do you kick ass? How do you achieve a yearlong 50-state tour? How do youstart a new club? How about a new business? In the words of Gary Vaynerchuk, "hustle is the mostimportant word, ever". By simply doing we can continue to move Lansing, Michigan, and the US ina progressive direction. The ROI I'm most concerned with is the return on innovation, let'sstart doing.

Learnings from my 23 year relationship about what it takes to keep a woman happy.

The first Lansing Give Camp was held in April of this year. Find out what a Give Camp is, where theidea came from, how it helped Lansing area nonprofits, and how you can get involved. Geeks < 3Lansing!

In launching a successful web project, you have to know who your users are and how they use yourstuff. While there's no substitute for quality user research, because of time or moneyconstraints, one can't always do a full contextual inquiry. I'll tell you about a few quick andeasy ways to do user research and usability testing.

The food we eat affects our body, mind and pretty much our entire lives. In this presention,you'll learn what we can do to make it for us, not against us.

5 Practical Ideas to Make Lansing Global Again

Planning a wedding is a stressful time for everyone involved. But you can survive it – even if your sanity, your bank account, several friendships and that inheritance you were counting on from your parents doesn’t. Hear from two people who just went through this process and are willing to talk about it before they start counseling. With their tips and suggestions, planning your big event will be a piece of wedding cake.

10 years ago I fell out of a tree and broke my back. Tomorrow I leave to run my first marathon with my husband and two boys.

Why I take pictures of food. In actuality, it's not really about the food, it's about quality and experience.

The Old Town Commercial Association works with over 700 volunteers who logged over 7,000 hours each year towards the revitilization of their community. With little to no public financial support Old Town has watched their vacancy rate flip from 90% to 5%. A large population of artists, galleries, and arts based firms, Old Town has branded themselves as an Arts & Entertainment district with an astonishing 111 events a year. I am looking forward to sharing the success of the Old Town district and future strides to continue growing as a community.

We are in 2025...and we drive into the Greater Lansing area. What do we see? We watch a family atthe dinner table with their 3 kids, what are they saying? We visit the popular pub downtown at8pm, what does the crowd look like? Michigan Avenue, how does it look? We walk into a classroomon campus, what and how are they teaching? The community is celebrating the success of abusiness, what did the business do? How about the frontpage of the Lansing State Journal? Thecars driving down the streets? Welcome to Lansing!

What the region is doing and needs to do to combat the anticipated "brain drain" (i.e. loss ofcollege educated labor force) to create a prosperous future for the region and state.

Learn how communities around the world are taking themselves off the grid by getting energy from their own waste water plants and biomass by installing WTE (Waste to Energy) facilities.