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IT Martini | Shaking and Stirring YOUR IT Community

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THE IMPACT

IT Martini brings relevant, socially impactful events to IT Communities by mixing IT Pros with industry focused discussion, early-stage company DEMOs, and local charities.  Since 2008, the stats include:

  • Local Charity Support: Almost $25,000 has been raised at IT Martini events for local charities since being founded in 2008
  • Industry Focused Discussion: More than one hundred (100) leaders in the IT Community have been featured in panel discussions about everything from diversity, to goals, to cloud computing practices
  • Early-Stage Company DEMOs: Over one hundred (100) start-up companies have done DEMOs at IT Martini events – with many winners of the IT Community Choice Award
  • Registered Attendees: Thousands of IT Pros from all over Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland have registered for IT Martini events to date


IT Martini 20: Tech After Tomorrow

Columbus IT Community
October 27th, 2011

Theme: The Adaptive Enterprise
DEMOs: eEvent, HotBarSpot, iRx Reminder, LapKeyBoard, MobileXpeditions, Janova (IT Community Choice Battle of the Best Award Winner)
Top Shelf Sponsors: Expedient, Vaco
Location: Ohio Union
Charity: GroundWork Group


IT Martini Hour 19: QA or the Highway | Presented by Janova

Columbus IT Community
September 1st, 2011

Theme: Quality Assurance
Conference Presenters: Ben Blanquera, Anne Hungate, Tim Geraghty , Mark Harris, Cameron Wolff, Ron Savoia
Panel Discussion: What's the Business Value of Quality Assurance
DEMOsCapture EducationFeaturestage, Inc.iPinionSmileChatterSoftSyl Technologies, LapKeyBoard (IT Community Choice Award Winner)
Title Sponsor: Janova
Top Shelf Sponsors: EdgeCase, IBM, VACO
Location: Tween Brands Campus in New Albany, Ohio
Charity: New Albany Symphony


IT Martini Hour 18: Sweet Home Ohio | Presented by Genesis10

Cleveland IT Community
July 21st, 2011

Theme: Attracting and Building IT Talent in Cleveland, Ohio
Title Sponsor: Genesis10
Panelists: Robert Hatta, Sarah Justice, Brad Nellis, Pat Grimm and Mark Henderson, hosted by Valerie Miller & Genesis10
Top Shelf Sponsor: Expedient Communications
DEMOs: Launch Brain Inc.Citizen GrooveOptixConnectWithin3SpotHero 
IT Community Choice Award Winner: iRx Reminder LLC
Location: House of Blues 
Charities: $1000 raised for Transitional Housing and The COB Foundation


IT Martini Hour 17: Swing with Agility

Columbus IT Community
May 26th, 2011

IT Martini Hour 16: Mobile Madness | Presented by Sprint & MTCI

Cincinnati IT Community
March 30th, 2011

IT Martini Hour15: State of INnovation | Presented by American Digital

Indianapolis IT Community
December 9th, 2010

Exclusive Sponsor: American Digital
Theme: Technology Driving Innovation
Panel Discussion: Panelists Mark Pugh, Nick Carter, and John Iatonna with Moderators Greg Knieriemen and Ed Saipetch
DEMOsStringcan, Virtual Payment System, StatsSquared, Likedity, Emailium, Project Burndown, Tinderbox, and EatDrink.it
Top Shelf Sponsors:  Smart IT
Location: The Rathskeller, in Indianapolis, Indiana
Charities: $800 raised for Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County

 


IT Martini Hour 14: Tech or Treat

Cleveland IT Community
October 28th, 2010

Theme: Technology's Influence on the Customer Experience 
Panel Discussion: Panelists Michael Kubit, Wayne Barry, Curt Herge, Tom Johnston, with Moderator Kevin Dacey
DEMOsScrubit & Repelit, presented by itSo, and HiringForce
Top Shelf Sponsors: Cynergies
Location: Anatomy, in Cleveland, Ohio
Charities: $2000 raised for Komen for the Cure

 


IT Martini Hour 13: Allusions of Security

Columbus IT Community
September 30th, 2010

ThemeIT Security Practices 
Panel Discussion: Panelists C. Matthew Curtin, Jack Jones, Doug Davidson, Brent Houston, with moderator Chris Philpott
DEMOse-Cycle, Janova, and DirectedMessages
Top Shelf Sponsors: Gyan Group, Agile Technologies, and 2Checkout
Location: The Ohio Union in Columbus, Ohio
Charities: $1500 raised for The Buckeye Ranch and The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research

 


IT Martini Hour 12: Head in the Clouds

Cincinnati IT Community
August 26th, 2010

Theme: The Cloud
Panel Discussion: Panelists Richard Nieves, Branndon Kelley, Ron Orman , Mike Meyer , with moderator Chris Philpott
DEMOs: BudgetSketch, eConnectPEOPLE, JobStem, TimeHawk,  BrainRack, WorkFlex, and editspot.com
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies, CincyTech, PSI Group, and CA Technologies
Location: Longworth's in Cincinnati, Ohio
Charities: $1000 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation


IT Martini Hour 11: Summer IT Pro-mance

Cleveland IT Community
June 24th, 2010

Theme: Value of Relationships
Panel Discussion: Panelists Gregory J. Owen, George DuFourAnn Marie Bergman, and Sam Nasr with Moderator Ken Sesko
DEMOs: Ataboy Integral Merchants Group, and  iMobileSupport
Top Shelf Sponsors: Compellent, Cynergies, and Onix Networking
Location: Velvet Dog in Cleveland
Charities: $1500 for the St. Malachi Center


IT Martini Hour 10: Agile of All Trades

Columbus IT Community
May 27th, 2010

Theme: Agile Practices
Tech Talk: Moderator Russ Taddiken with Cameron Laughlin and Kipp Berkle; Moderator Steve Riley with Ron Lee and John Davison
DEMOsDOmedia, MobileXpeditions, Electronic Card Wall, and EventStart
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies, COHAA, and Compellent
Location: Park Street Patio in Columbus
Charities: $2000 raised for The Buckeye Ranch


IT Martini Hour 9: IT's Spring Again

Cincinnati IT Community
April 29th, 2010

Theme: New Technology Driving New Solutions
Panel Discussion: Larry Carvalho, John Osborne, Rob Michel, Scott Miggo, Tony Bezilla, and Krista Neher, with moderator Jon Breyfogle
DEMOs: Neputation, ShareSomeSugar, and ListRocket 
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies and CincyTech
LocationLongworth's in Cincinnati
Charities: $1200 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation


IT Martini Hour 8: Ghost of Projects Past

Columbus IT Community
December 2nd, 2009

IT Martini Hour 7: All The Fixin's

Cincinnati IT Community
November 19th, 2009

Theme: Building Better Software
Panel DiscussionDoug Ross, Jeff Crawford, Geoff Pearson, with moderator James McIntyre
DEMOs: Blackbook EMG, Technology Medical Partners, Zakta
Top Shelf Sponsors: CincyTech and PSI Group
Location: BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon in Cincinnati
Charities: $1000 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation


IT Martini Hour 6: Fall Forward

Columbus IT Community
September 24th, 2009

Theme: Facing Career Adversity
Panel Discussion: Michael Fergang, George Photakis, Deborah Smedley, David Wilkie, with moderators Janice and Jeremy Worthington
Tech Talk: Dan Houser from Security MBA
DEMOs: MobileWait, Cornhole Allstars, TasteCasting, CheddarGetter, cNotify
Top Shelf Sponsors: Datacenter101, GRIP Technology
Location: Park Street Patio in Columbus
Charities: $1500 raised for GroundWork Group and EdHeads


IT Martini Hour 5: Bridge to Somewhere

Cincinnati IT Community
July 30th, 2009

IT Martini Hour 4: Spring Break-Through

Columbus IT Community
April 9th, 2009

IT Martini Hour 3: Festivus for the TECH In Us

Columbus IT Community
December 11th, 2008

IT Martini Hour 2: Summertime Roles

Columbus IT Community
September 18th, 2008

IT Martini Hour 1: Kick-Off

Columbus IT Community
June 24th, 2008

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