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...

Understanding the changing trends of local IT platforms and the educational degree levels expected by IT management will help the region's educational institutions produce IT graduates in the quality and quantity needed by local employers. Dr. Robert Sweeney, AIM president and CEO emeritus, will present the findings of AIM's latest study, Midwest Regional Business Requirements for Educational Services in Information Technology - A New Look, at the next Members Forum. Dr. Sweeney will discuss how Midwest firms ranked the importance of nine different academic IT disciplines in today's market and how they have changed over the last 15 years. He will discuss the firms' changing training budget projections and their expectations of IT employee degree levels.

Employees of all AIM member organizations are invited to this complimentary forum to be held at UNO's Thompson Alumni Center on Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. More Information and Reservations

Kandace Miller, president and CEO of the AIM Institute, earned her Ph.D. in public administration and community service in October from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Miller's dissertation research focuses on the impact of information technology on societal values. 

AIM's Careerlink.com now sports a completely new look and feel and offers new features to assist the region's job seekers. Here are just a few. Job seekers can now create a robust profile highlighting their achievements and training that's completely searchable by employers.  Job seekers also have many more search options, can save their searches and can receive email alerts when new job postings fit their criteria. AIM will continue to enhance Careerlink.com to fulfill one of its key mission themes of connecting people with careers. View Careerlink.com  

The IT in the Workplace Conference, held annually by Creighton University's College of Business Administration, focuses on IT professional development, including the development of future IT generations through its student track.  This year the AIM Institute was asked to take the student track to a new level by organizing an all-day workshop geared specifically to high school students. Twenty-five students were selected from Omaha metropolitan public and private schools and were encouraged to bring a cell phone, iPod, camera, or other personal technology device to use in the planned activities. Each student chose one of five focus areas: video storyboarding, movie production, computer-aided design, augmented reality, or geolocation services. Volunteers from AIM, Physician's Mutual, Apple Computer, Cox Media Services, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha led the student groups. Check out the website created by the students showcasing their ITW activities 

The AIM Institute, Council Bluffs Community School District and Iowa West Foundation (IWF) kicked off the new College Access Program (CAP) on October 13th. During the event, Abraham Lincoln High and Thomas Jefferson High CAP students and their parents met each other over dinner and heard more about the CAP program. The purpose of CAP is to improve the educational outcome for students who have the potential to become the first in their families to attend college. The 25 selected ninth graders will participate in after-school study times, skill-specific workshops, summer academies, and college-planning activities, such as ACT test prep and campus visits, throughout their high school career. Upon graduation, CAP students will receive $1,000 scholarships from IWF as well as priority consideration for future IWF scholarships.  More 

Representing 21 metro-area schools and a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, 42 students were selected from more than 150 applicants to participate in the 2009 Youth Leadership Omaha program. Now in its 17th year, this popular interactive leadership development program offers high school sophomores the opportunity to explore the issues that shape our community. The program is coordinated by Creighton University's College of Business Administration and the AIM Institute. More  

BrightMix is a web application consultancy located in Midtown Omaha. Using cutting-edge technologies, BrightMix crafts custom applications and products for organizations of all sizes. BrightMix was started around the idea that the key to building a successful company is to combine a great culture with really smart, passionate people. More

Check out AIM's new speakers bureau lineup. AIM staff offer a variety of presentations designed to help this region's businesses, nonprofits and citizens thrive in an information economy. Topics range from information technology trends and tools to entrepreneurship, workforce development and talent recruitment. Whether dealing with the impending workforce shortage, taking advantage of open source software, or using IT to motivate out-of-school youth, AIM staff can present the research, best practices and new ideas to help Nebraska and the surrounding region prosper. More...