Christopher Saunders of Shopify will be giving us a talk on Functional Testing, and also the tools that Shopify uses for testing. Alan Gardner will be giving a lightning talk on Impala and Ruby.

Course Description:

Formal written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are required both by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). Almost every deficiency identified in FDA’s 483s and Warning Letters can be traced back to deficiencies in SOPs at an organization. SOPs are often inadequate, miss important elements, do not contain important tools to increase compliance with the SOPs and many times are hard for the personnel who follow them to understand. They are frequently poorly written, communicated, monitored and enforced.

This two day In-person seminar will provide step by step instructions to create SOPs for FDA-regulated organizations. Throughout the workshop, the instructor will discuss case studies and examples to highlight the common errors and potential solutions. Additionally, the logistics of creating, maintaining, scope, training and documentation will be reviewed. Pros and Cons of paper and electronic SOPs will also be discussed.

Startup Weekend participants are almost 50% technical (developers, coders, designers) and 50% business (marketing, finance, law). Twenty-nine percent of Startup Weekend participants attending the event to grow your network of contacts (network), 20% attend the event to develop a product, and 13% to learn how to create a new company.

Scrum User Group

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs.

Course Description:

The Final Rule for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) is out! New federal legislation governs relationships between physicians and medical device, drug, and biotech manufacturers. The Sunshine Act requires detailed reporting in 2014 of ''transfers of value'' made in 2013 to physicians and teaching hospitals as well as physician ownership in companies. The information reported will be made public by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and penalties for non-compliance are substantial.

Are you aware of changes made between the Proposed Rule and the Final Rule of Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act)? Are you prepared to track and report gifts and payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals? Is your CEO, CFO or CCO prepared to certify your prospective submission in March of 2014? Are you prepared to report physician ownership? Are you sure the Sunshine Act applies to you? This one day in-person seminar will review the Final Rule of Sunshine Act, walk you through real world examples, and provide an opportunity for you to ask questions.

China's entrepreneurs make the big leap to innovators with global impact

Social Media Breakfast

There’s a new and exciting project in town. “Soup Ottawa” is a micro-grant event that focuses on two things: food, and funding great community projects. We're looking for creative ideas that would benefit the community, and we want to give you a chance to share your idea with others.

Southland is the 1st Annual Conference Highlighting The Best In Southern Culture & Technology