May 5, 2018 – Keynote at Rotary District 5110 Conference 

I have been asked to give the morning kickoff keynote for the regional Rotary District Meeting. It is quite the honor. Rotarians in communities from Lincoln City to Bend down to Lakeview and over to Brookings (That is a huge footprint). It also includes Yreka and Tulelake. Over 300 community leaders will attend and I…

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April 9, 2018 – Medford Chamber Forum

I have been asked to speak again (my third year in a row) at the Medford Forum. To change it up and provide a smooth transition to future speakers I will be doing a talk show style talk with Carey Cahill, Director of Business Development, Hunter Communications. We will discuss Future Proofing Southern Oregon and…

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February 7-9, 2018 – WACE Conference Henderson, NV

I have been asked to present “Future Proofing your Chamber and your Community.” to the Western Association of Chamber Executives. I will give my future proofing concept but instead of being about fairs, it will be about the work we have done in Ashland and with the Ashland Chamber of Commerce. You can find out more about…

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December 14, 2017 – SOREDI LAUNCH|Talk with Jim Teece

Jim Teece is a parallel entrepreneur, running several successful businesses in Southern Oregon: Project A, Ashland Home Net, Rogue Broadband and Umpqua Broadband. He’s also a partner in Art Authority. He’s also very active in the community.  Find out more at JimTeece.com. Join Jim as he shares his stories and the Top 15 Things Every Southern…

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November 29, 2017 – IAFE Annual Convention – Las Vegas

I have been asked to present my “Future Proofing talk” to the International Association of Fairs and Expos at 3:15PM. I will focus on the Jackson County Fair story but what I share works for every organization.   The website for the IAFE can be found at http://www.iafeconvention.com

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Wow! I received the 2017 Edwin B. Parker Enduring Achievement Award

I was surprised at this years Oregon Connections conference in Hood River, Oregon to be given the 2017 Edwin B. Parker Enduring Achievement Award. The plaque reads… “In Recognition of your Efforts, Accomplishments and Contributions to Telecommunications in Oregon” On the nice handout they gave me it reads… “2017 Edwin B. Parker Enduring Achievement Award…

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October 20, 2017 – Rogue Valley Business Resource Fair

This is the 15th annual event and I have been apart of it since the first year. All the details about the event can be found at http://roguebizforum.com I will teach two classes 12:00 PM – Internet Marketing Ins and Outs – Room 132 2:30 PM – Getting Social Online and Offline – Room 132

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‘We can redesign and reboot’ – Mail Tribune – Apr 10, 2017

Original Article can be found at – http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20170410/we-can-redesign-and-reboot ‘We can redesign and reboot’ Greg Stiles By Mail Tribune Ashland software pioneer Jim Teece challenged a Chamber of Medford/Jackson County audience to encourage entrepreneurs and innovation at Monday’s monthly forum. “When I want to take a pulse of how our community thinks about a particular issue,…

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