Its July, so it is time to start preparing for the Tech Toledo Holiday Mixer in December. The Mixer is our annual gathering of the IT community, featuring the leaders of meet-ups, user groups, student chapters, professional associations, maker spaces, coding camps, and more. We made a survey to help you give input on various […]
Code City is partnering with Hack Reactor, one of the top software bootcamps in the nation, to organize a cohort of students in Toledo to take the Hack Reactor Remote Bootcamp Prep class together. Over a 5 week period, starting in July, students spend 30 hours a week (nights and weekends) taking an online class to learn how to […]
One of the two Blade articles I was interviewed for last week has been published. This one is in the Arts section: the other was being written for the Business section. Look into the future: How technology is changing our art, our world — and even ourselves by Kirk Baird, who covers media and culture. Good article! […]
Things are going well for Connect IT on May 2nd, the IT roundtable discussion event we organize with EPIC Toledo. Dana is the host this time: their space will let us have 10 or more break-out sessions on various topics. Also new this time: Expedient, our sponsor, which means we will have a light meal […]
It is time for another Connect IT, roundtable discussions for information technology professionals in the Toledo region. Learn something new, meet other Information Technology professionals, and discuss the latest IT trends and solutions. The event is being hosted by Dana Information Technology, organized by EPIC Toledo, in collaboration with Tech Toledo. Tuesday, May 2, 5:30pm […]
Tech Toledo is helping organize ErieHack Toledo, an innovation competition to address Lake Erie water challenges, as part of a larger ErieHack competition, with $100,000 in prizes. The ErieHack Water Data and Engineering Hackathon is a tech-driven water innovation competition and accelerator program that will bring together software developers, engineers, data experts, water professionals and […]
I (Keith) helped organize and got to attend the Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWiC) 2017 conference, a biannual event that gives young women the opportunity to explore careers in IT, to network with other young women and to meet possible mentors. OCWiC inspires women to complete their studies in computing by expanding their awareness […]
Tech Toledo was a sponsor of the CodeMash 2017 conference (January 12 & 13), and it was a great experience. Instead of just attending, we had an “exhibitor table” where we engaged with the 2000 software developers and others who were spending the week at the Kalahari Convention Center/Resort/Waterpark in Sandusky. We got a lot out of […]
I (Keith) was fortunate to be able to attend the TechHire Summit (“Building the Tech Workforce of Tomorrow”) on December 21st. Being invited is an example of one of the benefits of being part of the national TechHire network: you get to go to events like this to get updates on TechHire, meet other community […]
Thanks to everyone who attended the Tech Toledo Geek Dinner Holiday Mixer on December 8th! We estimate that we had 100 people there, another great crowd, many regulars and many more newcomers. If you heard about a group and want to learn more, check out the updated Group page, with links to web sites, meetup […]