As the leader of a tech council, Dawn Marie Yankeelov discussed the programmatic initiatives and other steps forward that inform technology advocacy, STEAM education, workforce development for 2016.

1. TALKing about STEAM, Tech
Workforce Development, and
Advocacy
Date: March 1, 2016
Dawn Marie Yankeelov
President, Aspectx
dawny@aspectx.com; www.aspectx.com
502-292-2351
Executive Director/CEO
Technology Association of Louisville
Kentucky, dawny@talklou.com
www.talklou.com

2. LEADING OCCUPATIONAL JOB CATEGORIES
7.1% OF THE
U.S. ECONOMY IS
FROM THE TECH
INDUSTRY
TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 6,513,236
TECH COMPANY ESTABLISHMENTS 452,303
TECH INDUSTRY PAYROLL $654 B
AVERAGE WAGE IN U.S. TECH INDUSTRY $100,355
AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE OVERALL $49,611
% OF U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS EMPLOYED BY TECH
INDUSTRY FIRMS
5.7%
IT SERVICES
R&D, TESTING, & ENGINEERING SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & INTERNET SERVICES
TECH MANUFACTURING
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S.UNITED STATES
TECH
INDUSTR
Y JOBS
6.5 million
TECH
OCCUPAT
ION JOBS
6.8 million
46% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
[
+129,600 JOBS
+2.0%
POSTINGS FOR TECH OCCUPATIONS JOB OPENINGS (NET) TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
+11.3%
[
TECH
WAGES
ARE 102%
MORE
Software Developers, Applications 670,800 3.1%
Computer User Support Specialists 556,700 2.7%
Computer Systems Analysts 526,700 3.0%
Software Developers, Systems Software 387,400 2.6%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 369,100 1.7%
YoY %
Change2014
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | EMSI | Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights
Copyright (c) 2015 CompTIA Properties, LLC. All Rights Reserved | Visit CompTIA.org for the complete Cyberstates report
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS (BY EMPLOYMENT)
All data covers the 2014 time period, except where specified as 2013

3. TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 49,799
TECH COMPANY ESTABLISHMENTS 5,007
TECH COMPANY PAYROLL $3.1 B
AVERAGE WAGE IN TECH INDUSTRY $63,030
% OF PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS IN TECH 3.3%
STATE RANKINGS: TECH EMPLOYMENT 29th
STATE RANKINGS: AVERAGE TECH WAGE 47th
COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN (IT SERVICES)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERING SERVICES
INTERNET SERVICES
COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS REPAIR
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY IN KENTUCKYKENTUCKY
TECH
INDUSTR
Y JOBS
49,800
TECH
OCCUPAT
ION JOBS
59,500
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
[
+400 JOBS
+0.7%
POSTINGS FOR TECH OCCUPATIONS JOB OPENINGS (NET) TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
3.7% OF
KENTUCKY’S
ECONOMY IS
FROM THE TECH
INDUSTRY
[
+7.6%
39% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
TECH
WAGES
ARE 56%
MORE
LEADING OCCUPATIONAL JOB CATEGORIES
Software Developers, Applications 5,200 2.0%
Computer User Support Specialists 5,000 1.7%
Industrial Engineers 3,500 2.4%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,500 4.1%
Telecom Equipment Installers and Repairers 3,400 1.4%
YoY %
Change2014
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | EMSI | Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights All data covers the 2014 time period, except where specified as 2013
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS (BY EMPLOYMENT)
Technology Association of Louisville Kentucky | http://www.talklou.com

4. Industry-
Specific
Area
Events
Techfest—Every
Other Year
Partnered
Events
Federal/State/Local:
*Grants
*Special Allocations
*Foundations
*Project-Oriented
*In Partnership:
Web/Marketing Efforts
i.e. KSTC, YPAL, HeN
STEAM Curriculum:
--Rad Science
--Skateboard Builds
Let’s Start Coding
Classes
--Sustainable Living
West End/South End LCC JCPS
ScoutsJunior
Achievement
Summer
Camps (U of L
etc.)
Washington,
DC
Tech Advocacy
--
DC Flyin – FEB.
Significant
Partnerships/
Tech Education:
*REC Foundation
*Software Guild
*U of L IRC & Speed
School
TECNA
INVOLVEMENT-
Tech Councils of
America
Community Sponsorship

5. Meetups for Professionals
Search for Technology
Association of Louisville
Kentucky in Facebook,
Linked In, and Twitter
@talklou and
@techfestlou
www.talklou.com

6. TALK Achievement: National
Recognition
Louisville is home of the
Kentucky Derby and the
Urban Bourbon Trail (the
state manufactures 95% of
the world's bourbon). It's
also a bastion of
technology, serving as the
home of TechFestLou, a
technology festival with
several days of talks,
workshops and more,
attended by tech CEOs
and engineers alike.

7. TALK Sponsors

8. TechFest 2017
Planning Starts in March 2017—Get Involved!!!!
--Sponsors
--Speakers
--Logistics
--On-site Volunteers
--Dual Track Session – Introduce and Guide Speakers
--Select Speakers
--Pick Entertainment
--Fundraise Where You Know It Will Make a Difference

9. Workforce Development
Our $17 billion in federal training
investments amount to a tiny fraction of
the $450 billion American employers
invest in training their workforce.
This is one reason why educational institutions,
businesses, economic development organizations, and
local governments must come together to identify
specific solutions to their local workforce challenges.
https://www.commerce.gov/news/secretary-speeches/2015/06/us-commerce-
secretary-penny-pritzker-highlights-importance-workforce

10. IT Employment Growth in 46
States in 2015
WASHINGTON – The U.S. technology industry
added nearly 200,000 net jobs in 2015 and now
employs more than 6.7 million people.
“Much of this growth can be attributed to the current trends in cloud computing,
mobility, automation and social technologies that are reshaping businesses large
and small,” said Tim Herbert, senior vice president, research and market
intelligence, CompTIA. “Momentum behind the Internet of Things (IoT)
continues to grow, while the critical importance of cybersecurity shows no signs
of abating.”
--according to Cyberstates 2016: The Definitive State-by-State Analysis of the U.S. Tech Industry published by the
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

11. Largest State Gains
At the state level, the largest IT jobs gains were recorded in
California (+59,500), New York (+15,500), Texas (+13,800),
Massachusetts (+11,700), and Florida (+11,400).
The states with the highest concentration of tech workers were
Massachusetts (9.8% of private sector employment),
Virginia (9.5%), Colorado (9.0%), Maryland (8.6%), and
California (8.2%).
The full report and state level data is available at:
http://www.cyberstates.org/

12. Apprenticeship
TALK will pursue federal grants that offer opportunities for
interested companies to participate in apprenticeship incentives.
http://www.dol.gov/featured/apprenticeship
Volunteering: Get involved in grant-writing and matching
dollar raises for the state initiatives, including Jefferson County.

13. Making a Difference
Aspectx has a focus on technology and healthcare for many
years, and interest in art, kids, tech spurred a vision to get
involved.
• Competitive Intelligence
• Business Development
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Web Technologies
• Social Media

14. STEAM Curriculum
STEAM is a curriculum, based on the idea of
educating students in five specific disciplines —
science, technology, engineering, art, and
mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and
applied approach.
Why STEAM?
Building our future tech workforce is already an issue for all industries, and programmatic approaches
to introduce these specific disciplines in a fun, collaborative open learning model after-school, or in
classroom has risen as a national priority for all tech professionals.

15. Rad Science Skateboard Build

16. Rad Science Skateboard Build

17. Science, Tech, Engineering, Art,
Math

18. Links to Explore
Tech Fest – Rad Science – Skatebuild Class at University of Louisville Engineering Garage – August 20-
21, 2015 – WAVE3 TV www.marwoodveneer.com/students-make-skateboards-wave3/
Tech Fest Class - University of Louisville Photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/uofl/sets/72157657706119995
Tech Fest Class – Woodcraft’s Social Media Specialist (Frank Byers’) Photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133970843@N07/sets/72157657294784488
Indiana State Museum – Rad Science – Skatepark Physics Drone Video – September 12, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEN-f0ZQG1g
Rekiem How to Make a Skateboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49vLMDRx9EM
I Make Skateboards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJUKiStai6A
How Skateboards are Made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGjG0UWJVOs

19. International Robotics
Competition 2015 VEX Worlds
included 850 of the
best robotics teams
from nearly 30
countries that
participated in the
elementary, middle,
high school, and
college-level divisions
of competition.
Location: Fairgrounds
Organizer: REC
Foundation

20. VOLUNTEER
ROLES FOR
2016
TO REGISTER:
www.robotics
education.org/
volunteer
*Physical Activity Key: 1=Sitting most of the time (Yellow), 2=Mix of sitting and walking throughout
day (Orange), 3=Standing or walking most of the time (Red).
** Experience Level: B=Beginner (Green), I=Intermediate, Yellow. Note: Times subject to change.

21. Louisville Community Support Opportunity
VEX Robotics World Championship
April 20-23rd
The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (REC
Foundation) seeks to increase student interest and involvement in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by
engaging students in hands-on, sustainable and affordable
curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the U.S.
and internationally. The REC Foundation develops partnerships
with K-12 education higher education, government, industry, and
the non-profit community to achieve this work.
Three distinct educational programs:
VEX IQ Challenge, a simple yet powerful robotics platform, serves the
introductory needs of
elementary and middle school students and teachers
VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) is an advanced engineering and
programming platform to meet curriculum needs of middle and high school
students and teachers
VEX U completes the continuum by allowing college and university
students to refine their engineering and programming skills in advanced
competition
Pattie Cook
Development Manager
Robotics Education & Competition
Foundation
Inspiring students one robot at a
time
Pattie_Cook@roboticseducation.
org
www.roboticseducation.org
www.robotevents.com
804-784-4898 (office)
804-564-8906 (cell)
www.twitter.com/REC_Foundation

22. TALK Showcase Booth
to be at the Robotics Championship
**Partnership with Sullivan University and four other
corporate sponsors
**Opportunity to Get Involved as a Corporation and
Individual at the event
**Demos of Tech
**Exhibition—Hands-On

23. TALK Showcase Booth
Volunteers Needed to Work the Vex Worlds International
Robotics Championships on April 20-23rd :
Sign Up Today!
Booth to Feature STEAM Curriculum in Partnership with:
• Sullivan University
• Durham Labs
• Marwood Veneer
• And others
www.talklou.com

24. Louisville Free Public Library &
TALK & Marwood
Spring Break and the Federal Creativity Grant, Middle Schoolers
Dates: Iroquois Branch—April 4-6 Mon.-Weds. 1-5:30 PM
Bon Air Branch—April 5-7 Tues.-Thurs. 1-5:30 PM
Southwest—April 6-8 Weds.-Fri. 1-5:30 PM

25. KY Partnerships—Govt. & Other
Organizations
**Consideration of Funding for 8 Consecutive Quarters
**Train the Trainers for Expansion
**Let’s Get Coding classes
**More Rad Science
**TechTown Louisville Possibilities with U of L
Foundation Support
**KSTC Support.

26. Indiana Outreach
**Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
**Indiana State Museum—March 19-20—Rad
Science Skateboard Build

27. Key Conversations for TALK
• STEAM Curriculum
• 1. Rad Science Skateboard Build and other construction
• Sustainable Living
• Computer Science
• Key Partners:
• Marwood Veneer
• The Public Library
• U of L Speed School of Engineering
• ACE
• The Learning House
• Durham Labs—Let’s Start Coding

28. Advocacy
HOT TOPICS:
--Privacy
--Cybersecurity
--Patent Reform
--Tax Credits for Small Business
You are Invited: DC Flyin under TALK delegation
on February 9-10, 2016. You pay your airfare and
hotel. Comptia pays for your meals, educational
sessions, and takes you to the Hill to meet
Congressmen of choice, including KY players in
their office.

29. CompTIA: Federal Commercial
Monthly Policy Call/WebEx

30. CapWiz
An all-in-one tool to execute your advocacy
campaigns, engage your members and
advance your issue.
Hundreds of organizations use Engage to grow,
manage and excite individuals in their
memberships into taking action.
Inspired by our pioneering advocacy
communications tool.
CapWiz, We make it ridiculously simple for
you to create, manage and report on the
complete lifecycle of your advocacy campaigns.

31. Monthly Meeting Ideas ???
Upcoming Topics/Speakers:
**RowdMap (February)
**Ecommerce Trends
**SimCave
**Cnet Smart home
Contact me: dawny@talklou.com

32. Last TALK Meetup: Feb. 17th
The RowdMap Deep-Dive: Designing A Platform for Today’s Medical Economics
Save the Date: Feb. 17th at 5:30 PM
Location: Strothman & Co. at 325 W Main St #1600, Louisville, KY 40202
Sign up at: https://talkfebevent.eventbrite.com
A Sponsored and Free Event!
RowdMap, a dynamic Louisville-based company, has jumped into the healthcare battlezone of online tools
designed to provide value and understanding to healthcare professionals. Data and best practices are the core of
their system intelligence.
Our Speakers:
***Katie Claiborne is an analyst at RowdMap. ***Justin Schulte joined RowdMap in October of as a
Client Strategist, relocating back to his home state after spending time in Nashville, TN and
Chicago, IL.

33. LVL1 Makerspace
Attention Tech Professionals: The LVL1 Makerspace will host a
two-day TALK Rad Science Skateboard Build beginning on
March 10th and continuing with the second session on March
14th. 6 to 9:30 pm.
Base fee: $140.00. You will have a skateboard to use when
complete!!!
Sponsored By: TALK and Marwood
Where:
LVL1 Hackerspace – 1205 East Washington Street Louisville, KY 40206
Participation Limited to 15 adults and teens, or parent/child teams.
Please call Cece to register at (812) 288-8344 or email her at
cece@marwoodveneer.com.

34. Techfest 2017 Begins – March 1st:
Join Us Now
Interested Companies: New Age Technologies, UPS, Humana,
Revio/Gear Brake, Indatus, etc. And YOU!!
Founder Membership - $5,000 investment
--Company board position for one individual from your organization (10 available) for one year, beginning
in the next month after payment and continuing through Feb. 28, 2017.
--Free attendance at TALK events for the one year for up to 5 of your employees each event
--Participation for any interested staff at the Comptia/TECNA Legislative Flyin in DC in February, and
meeting setup with Congressmen of your choice, if requested in advance. (Travel expenses, including
hotel, are your responsibility.)
--Ability to post your news and job positions on the TALK website via submission to our TALK Executive
Director within 3 weeks of submission
--Your company logo will be displayed on our website for twelve months and on
outgoing emails pertaining to six TALK events
--Your company name will be mentioned at the end of six TALK events
--Your company will have the opportunity to have a booth at three TALK events
--Your company members and corporation/organization will be listed in our online professional
membership directory as of February 2016

35. Summary
•Get Involved with TALK
•Create and craft a programmatic STEAM
curriculum course with TALK
•Support and Attend TALK Meetups
•Support collaborative, open learning models
•Attend the DC TECNA/COMPTIA Flyin as part of
the TALK Delegation
• 5th Annual CompTIA Washington, D.C. Fly-
in. The Fly-In will be held February 9-10,
2016 in Washington, D.C.

36. Contacts
www.talklou.com
www.techfestlou.com
dawny@talklou.com
FB, Twitter, & Linked In Pages for Technology Association of Louisville
Kentucky
@talklou
@techfestlou