The AIM Institute is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides information technology leadership to Nebraska and the surrounding region. We help our business, educational, and community partners to focus and coordinate their IT resources. Working together, we help initiate the changes and improvements necessary to meet emerging information technology needs, build a strong workforce, and expand economic growth in our communities. Learn More...

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AIM and Technology Community Celebrate

More than 460 area leaders celebrated the region's robust technology community at the AIM Institute's Technology Celebration Banquet on April 15th. Award winners were recognized for their contributions to the region's technology industry. Keynote speaker Daniel Burrus, one of the world's leading technology forecasters and business strategists, shared his techniques for visualizing the future. Burrus peppered his lively presentation with anecdotes to show how the analysis of permanent, transformative trends can help organizations lay strategies with greater certainty and solve problems before they become problems. Burrus also elaborated on his insights during an AIM Members-only breakfast the following morning. See banquet pictures, video and more about Burrus' presentation... 

Register Now: Working Connections IT Conference

The AIM Institute and the Midwest Center for IT are offering five days of intensive, hands-on training for IT professionals and educators at the 2008 Working Connections IT Conference to be held at Iowa Western Community College June 23 - 27. Participants may select from 10 tracks including ANGEL; AJAX;  Flash 8; Linux Administration; Longhorn Server; Office 2007 (Beginner, Advanced or Certification); Online & Hybrid Instruction Strategies; and Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. Registration is now open and tracks are filling fast. More...   

AIM Achiever Scholarship Applications Due

AIM is accepting applications for AIM Achiever Scholarships through May 23rd, open to all Omaha-Council Bluffs metro-area eighth-grade students. Scholarship winners receive a $4,000 scholarship to be used for education beyond high school graduation. AIM Achievers may also receive offerings in academic counseling, career counseling, and ACT preparation from AIM Institute educational specialists throughout their high school career. More...  

Careerlink.comTV Connecting with Wider Sector of Jobseekers 

Omaha-area employers are closing tough-to-fill job openings with AIM's new Careerlink.comTV service. Launched in mid-March in collaboration with COX Media, Careerlink.comTV displays employers' job postings and company video clips on COX Channel 2 and COX Channel 998-On Demand. According to employers, displaying the continuous loop of job ads on cable TV is helping them cast a wider net, capturing the attention of people who might not search online or who may not be looking for a job but whose interest is piqued while channel surfing. More...   

Compassion Fund Grant Recipients Selected

Eleven local nonprofit organizations learned April 18th they will receive Compassion Fund sub-award grants from the Compassion Institute of the Midlands. The federally funded Institute, managed by the AIM Institute with lead partner Nonprofit Association of the Midlands, provides training and $200,000 in grants annually to increase the capacity of area nonprofits to serve the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro community. More...   

Aficionados Taste IT at AIM Friendraiser 

More than 75 people enjoyed a fine blend of technology and wine at AIM's Taste IT event at the Urban Wine Company. The informal after-work event raised friends and funds for the AIM Institute's programs and gave attendees a chance to get an up-close look at the latest technology gadgetry, including navigation systems, robots, golf technology, a glimpse at Gallup's World Poll results, and cool add-ons for laptops, cameras, and cable TV systems. Pictures and More...  

Congratulations Omaha Burke and North High Schools

We salute the Burke High School Advanced and the North High School Intermediate teams for winning the division titles at the 2008 eBiz Computer Programming Challenge, sponsored by IBM, First National Bank and the AIM Institute. More...