May 29th - An Evening with Arlin Sorensen
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Arlin is coming to Calgary to talk to our group on the status of the small business technology world. Arlin is the CEO of Heartland Technology Solutions from Harlan, IA. Arlin offers his experiences to small business IT partners through his peer groups and involvement in the community.
Arlin is just a plain old Iowa farmboy who loves technology. Fortunately he has been blessed with a job of putting the two together, living on the farm and leading his company - Heartland Technology Solutions. The real fun is the learning shared with peers. It is the relationships that make life worth living, and this industry is full of really awesome people. he is blessed every day!
Arlin Sorensen began his adventure into the computer world in 1982 with an Apple II+ computer. He founded The Computer Connection in 1985 to sell farm accounting packages and served as a single proprietor for the first 5 years. In 1990, along with his brother, they decided to form Sorensen's Computer Connection Inc. (SCCI). At that point he hired his first employee. During the 90's SCCI grew from one person to 36 as the company transitioned to commercial business and the PC platform. In late 2002, SCCI merged with Connecting Point Joplin and began operating under the name of Heartland Technology Solutions (HTS). Mid 2003 brought the acquisition of another major reseller in Ames, Iowa, along with several other small companies. In 2006, HTS merged with Business Computer Center with offices in Wichita, Newton and Hutchinson Ks and Muskogee Oklahoma.
About HTS
Today HTS is a regional technology solution provider headquartered in Harlan, Iowa on the family farm. There are currently 7 offices in 5 states. 75 people are employed today providing solutions in networking, document imaging, web hosting and design, electronic marketing, GPS, wireless, telephony and many other technologies. 2006 revenues for HTS exceeded $15M. Arlin still resides on the techno-farm near Harlan, Iowa, where the HTS headquarters is located.
HTS also hosts peer groups for partner companies under the name Heartland Tech Groups. There currently are 9 groups with 12 partner companies in each that meet quarterly to share best practices and set goals for achievement. Arlin is just wrapping up the Online version that ran from October to April.
Learn more about the HTG Peer Groups
Registration
All important location information can be found by visiting the registration URL.
Visit https://www.clicktoattend.com/register.aspx?eventid=126069
Date: May 29th, 2008
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Location: Popcorn Technologies
Cost: $20.00 including dinner
