What's coming!

A look at the near future of technology at work and at play.

Guest Speaker: Jeffery A. Ames

Please join us on Wednesday, February 24th at 5:30 p.m. for an exciting and informative presentation, as Jeff Ames, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Switch Communications Group, LLC, provides his view and insights on "What's coming!  A look at the near future of technology at work and at play."

Jeff is an original member of Switch Communications Group, LLC, the premier data center and Network Access Point (NAP) www.switchnap.com .
Using high-speed Electro-optic systems for the Department of Energy during the 80's in support of Lawrence Livermore Labs and the Nevada Test Site: Jeff was Field Administrator for the photonics research team responsible for the diagnostics and data acquisition of specialized weapons testing.

After leaving the government Jeff ran a program to expand a small number of emerging technology companies in Nevada in conjunction with the Small Business Administration. Jeff participated in designing and integrating information systems for high-tech environments such as Motorola, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, US Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Forestry, and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.

In 1993 Jeff formed the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Nevada, and established some of the first high-bandwidth services to many governmental and commercial organizations in the Southwest. Jeff sat on the first VAR advisory council for Netscape, helped several ISP’s and web productions companies get started.

Jeff wrote the City of North Las Vegas Fiber Infrastructure plan, was manager of the broadband R&D Lab and Methods and Procedures Program at a national CLEC, served Sierra Pacific Communications (SPC) as Director of Customer Engineering Services and New Business Development, and also worked with Cox Communications in the Business Services division.

Jeff also chairs several Technology Advancement and Advisory Boards in addition to supporting several non-profit organizations and commercial companies with their technical programs.

Jeff has been married and has lived in Las Vegas for over 27 years.  He has four adult children and seven grandchildren.  He is an active member of his church and several community service organizations.


Date and Time:
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 from 5:30pm to 8pm

5:30pm   - Registration and Networking
6:00pm   - Dinner   
6:30pm   - Jeff Ames- What's coming! A look at the near future of technology at work and at play.

Meeting Location:
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
6671 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: (702) 641-5822

Meeting Cost:
Meeting will cost an additional $10 at the door - Please Select a link below to register.

Member: $35   
Non-Member: $45
Student: $20