These are the major events in 2017 that are happening (or might be happening, based on last year and ideas for this year) of interest to the tech, design and entrepreneur community in the Toledo region (and nearby). The goal of this list is to help planners for larger events avoid conflicts and encourage collaboration. To sync up with smaller monthly events, like meet-ups, refer to ToledoTechEvents.org.
January 2017
- January 10-13: CodeMash
- January 28-29: FoxCon Toledo
February 2017
- February 18: TWP road trip to World IA Day (Ann Arbor)
- February 20-23: Engineers Week
- February 23: ADDY Awards Show
- February 24-25: Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (Huron)
March 2017
- March 14: Ignite UX Michigan (Ann Arbor)
- March 15: Magliochetti Leadership Summit
- March 22: Automation Society Vendor Expo
- March 24-26: ErieHack Toledo Hackathon
April 2017
- April 3-7: BGSU Entrepreneurship Week featuring The Hatch and the Sebo conference
- April 8: BGSU Graphic Design/AIGA Toledo student portfolio Review day
- April 13: Lima Regional IT Alliance conference
- April 13: ErieHack semifinals (Detroit)
- April 17-21: AIA Toledo Celebration of Architecture Week
May 2017
- May 2: Connect IT
- May 2-3: ErieHack finals (Cleveland)
- May 4-5: Agile and Beyond (Ann Arbor)
- May 5: Stir Trek (Columbus)
June 2017
- June 1: ProMedica Innovations Summit
July 2017
- TBD
August 2017
- TBD
September 2017
- TEDxToledo (9/15/16)
- September 23: BGSU STEM in the Park
- AIGA Toledo/BGSU Graphic Design big event featuring out-of-town design experts – sometimes part of “Design Week” (10/5/16, usually in September, however)
- Connect IT
October 2017
- October 12-14: Midwest UX (Cincinnati)
November 2017
- November 4: The Internship Event (AAF)
- November 9: Something local for World Usability Day
- EPIC Toledo Leadership Summit (11/17/16)
- Pitch and Pour (11/10/16)
December 2017
- December 4-10: Computer Science Education Week
- December 7: Tech Toledo Geek Dinner Holiday Mixer
Also, CodeMash 2018 will be January 9-12.