Other Local Technology Organizations

Minnesota Information Professional Society
An organization created in 1999 from the merger of the Twin Cities Chapter of the Association of Computer Machinery and the Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Systems Management. Our mission statement is: Meeting the array of needs for the established IT professional while seeking to develop the IT profession and provide a service to our community and society.

Twin Cities WebGrrls
Webgrrls is the place to learn about the state of web-related careers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Through networking, educational events and listserv conversations you can jump-start your own web career and become another Webgrrls success story!


National Women in Technology Organizations

Women in Technology
For more than a decade, WITI has successfully provided women in technology inspiration, education, conferences, on-line services, publications and an exceptional worldwide network of resources. WITI is the first and only international organization solely dedicated to advancing women through technology.

National Association for Female Executives
The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), the largest women’s professional association and the largest women business owners’ organization in the country, provides resources and services — through education, networking, and public advocacy — to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security.


Sites for Professional Women

WorkingWoman.Com | the businesswoman's network
WorkingWoman.com redefines the way business is conducted by centralizing best-of-class tools, applications, knowledge, and industry connections, enabling businesswomen to succeed in their careers and business endeavors.


Online magazines and newsletters

RedHerring.com
RedHerring.com is your Internet destination for original, leading-edge analysis and commentary about the business of technology. With unmatched depth of analysis and insider perspective, RedHerring.com explains how technology business news and events affect you, your industry, the economy, the stock market, and your portfolio. We provide news, pre-IPO and IPO company tracking, business and investing information, and insight on the latest events and trends pushed to your inbox in the form of e-newsletters.

Line56.com
Line56 has become the world's leading media company dedicated to the business-to-business e-business market. Launched in January 2000, Line56 is directed at top-level executives in both traditional and Internet companies who seek maximum advantage from the dynamic advances and alliances of the digital economy.

Minnesota Women's Press
Minnesota Women's Press, Inc., is a communications business whose mission is to promote communication by, about and among women in ways that create community and are grounded in a transforming feminist worldview.


Educational Resources

University of Minnesota
U of MN Extension Classes



Getting Around Town and Things to Do

Hennepin County Bicycle Map (PDF format)
Find the safest, fastest bike routes with the new Hennepin County Bicycle Map. The map designates road routes that have a riding shoulder of 6 feet or more and bike paths that are 8 feet wide or more

Public Transit | Twin Cities Metro Area
Metro Transit is the 17th largest bus system in the nation. It operates 974 buses on 142 local, express and contract routes throughout the region.

Hennepin Parks
The Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District is a natural resources-based park system located in the suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area of Minnesota that manages more than 26,000 acres of park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special use facilities.

The Park District offers year-round facilities including: three nature centers, four golf courses, a downhill ski area, extensive trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing; and areas for camping, swimming, boating, picnicking, ice-skating, and snowshoeing.

The Mall of America
Minneapolis
Saint Paul



Job Search Engines

FlipDog.com
FlipDog.com™ delivers the Internet's largest job collection—all direct from the source—employer Web sites. Using breakthrough technology, we get jobs from five times more employers each week than other job sources do in a year.

headhunter.net
With over 250,000 job postings representing more than 10,000 of the nation's employers, Headhunter.net is the fastest growing job awareness site today. Headhunter.net is rated first among cross-industry, national online recruiting services in quality of results and user satisfaction. Its highly functional interface and dedication to customer service has earned Headhunter.net a reputation for dependability and results among job seekers and job posters.

HotJobs.com
HotJobs.com is a one-stop career solutions resource that offers advanced privacy features and searching technology. The site boasts hundreds of thousands of jobs. These jobs are posted by corporate hiring mangers, as well as from staffing firms and executive recruiters.

CraigsList.org
A lot of HR people and recruiters tell us that craigslist is the most effective job site in the San Francisco Bay Area... and now a February 2000 Forrester report confirms this.

Monster.com

Twin Cities Technical Employment List

Careers.Org Minnesota Resources
Offers a free and comprehensive career research and job-hunting site, organized by topic, that includes regional resources, expert job advice, career articles, and the best career sites on the Web.

techies.com
Nearly 850,000 technical professionals--about one in five in the US--use the techies.com service to find jobs, enhance their skills and stay informed about tech employment and training trends

CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder helps connect jobseekers and employers using the most powerful career network on the Web.

National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses, Job Board and Resume Bank