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March 9th is the South Sound Technology Conference

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I'm on the Steering Committee for the South Sound Technology Conference and will be speaking on a panel as well. It should be a great day next Friday!   Join us for the 2012 South Sound Technology Conference! Friday, March 9, 2012William W. Philip HallCheck in at 8:30 a.m. Don't miss… Steve Jarvis, VP Product Development Expedia-Mobile Application Development Howard Schmidt, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Leaders from many community and technology organizations  As the technology showcase for Tacoma and the South Puget Sound, this conference brings together leaders from industry, education, and government to discuss and demonstrate innovations and their Read more…

Next steps for the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

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I would encourage you to check out the Tribune article from last week about plans for the Zoo. The North Pacific Aquarium is almost 50 years old, and it's time we start planning ahead, either to build a new aquarium, or to close the one we have. The concrete building has held salt water for that whole time, and salt water and concrete just don't mix over the long term. Discussions about the aquarium are part of the bigger picture planning we've been doing for the last couple of years: what species do we want to focus on, what facilities Read more…

What a good day!

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A recap. First, we got things started with a trip to the Zoo. 2,100 readers in Tacoma read 10 books this summer through the library’s summer reads program, and got free admission to the zoo for their reward. I got to welcome them to the zoo this morning. It brought together my favorite things these days: Books and Parks. But we couldn’t waste such a beautiful day. After that we went to the Proctor Farmers Market and hung out there for awhile checking out the booths. Then we came home and had a quick lunch on the deck. After that, Read more…