Author: Keith Instone
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Retired
After 8 years of volunteer service to the community, we (Stuart and Keith) are “retiring” from Tech Toledo. We have enjoyed putting on events, supporting other grassroots efforts, partnering with various institutions, and overall cat herding to help connect technologists, designers, and entrepreneurs in the Toledo region. We are moving on to other things, but…
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Groups (2019)
A semi-current list of active and perhaps active meet-ups, professional associations, and other community groups in the Toledo region. Updated: July 2019. Meet-ups (on meetup.com) User Groups Professional Associations Other groups and gatherings Student Organizations Kid Coding Makers Entrepreneur Support Other Great Things to Know About Historians may be interested in the group summaries for 2012,…
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Groups (2018)
The 2018 list of active meet-ups, professional associations, and other community groups in the Toledo region. Meet-ups (on meetup.com) User Groups Professional Associations Other groups and gatherings Student Organizations Kid Coding Makers Entrepreneur Support Other Great Things to Know About Historians may be interested in the group summaries for 2012, 2013, 2014-15 and 2016.
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Holiday Mixer: Early Support
Early support for the December 6 Tech Toledo Holiday Mixer has been fantastic! We have 6 community groups signed up and 5 sponsors (see below). We need more participation in the largest social gathering of the tech, design, and entrepreneur community in the region. Group leaders: Have your holiday party with us. You promote the…
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Startup Persuasion Masterclass, 11/19
Tech Toledo is excited to support another visit by entrepreneur and investor Bill Liao to the Toledo region! Last year, we had a wide-ranging conversation with him about creativity, coding, venture funding, technology, community, saving the planet, and more. This year, he is focusing on his key techniques for sales, fundraising and obtaining virtually anything…
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Holiday Mixer 2018
Register now for the 8th annual Tech Toledo Holiday Mixer, December 6th. FREE! We will be at a new location this year: the Collingwood Arts Center (see below for more about the venue). What will stay the same: We will NOT have a “program” this year. Just socializing and mingling. Tell your colleagues about the…
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Save the Date: December 6
The 8th annual Tech Toledo Holiday Mixer will be on Thursday, December 6th. New location: Collingwood Arts Center! Still the end-of-year-gathering for the tech, design, and entrepreneur community. More information to come: watch the Holiday Mixer 2018 page for details.
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Get ready for the Mixer!
Time to get ready to attend the largest annual gathering of the tech community in Toledo: the Tech Toledo Holiday Mixer on Thursday, December 7th at the Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel (444 North Summit Street, Toledo, OH 43604). If you do not already have a ticket: sorry, we have reached a maximum # of registered…
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A Conversation with Bill Liao, Oct 25
Join Tech Toledo on Wednesday October 25th for a special opportunity to have a conversation with visionary entrepreneur Bill Liao. We will talk about coding, startups, community, venture funding, and saving the planet. See Bill’s bio below for more about his impact worldwide. Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear Bill’s compelling perspective on the…
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Holiday Mixer, December 7th
We have started promoting the next (7th) Holiday Mixer, our annual social gathering of the IT community to celebrate the various community groups. Thursday, December 7, 2017, 5:30pm – 8:00pm, FREE More information and register at Eventbrite Based on feedback, we have a larger venue (Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel) to accommodate our growth. As the…
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Holiday Mixer 2017
Tech Toledo invites information technology professionals to join us on December 7th for the 7th Annual Holiday Mixer. This is the largest social gathering of IT professionals in the Toledo region. More information for individual attendees, community groups, and sponsors is at ttmixer2017.eventbrite.com. Premier Sponsors Advanced Sponsors Basic Sponsors Community Groups Also, thanks for helping promote the…
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Join us at Connect IT, 9/12
There is still time to join us at Connect IT, roundtable discussions on IT topics, September 12, 5:30pm. Register now! It’s free to attend. We have over 70 people registered already, from a wide variety of local companies like Telesystem, ProMedica, Rudolph Libbe Group, Emprise Technologies, O-I, CNWR, and CentraComm. Some of the job titles of people already…
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Register for Connect IT, September 12
It is time to register for another Connect IT, roundtable discussions for information technology professionals in the Toledo region. Learn something new, meet other IT professionals, and discuss the latest IT trends & solutions. Tuesday, September 12, 5:30pm – 8pm Hosted by Telesystem, 2700 Oregon Road, Northwood, 43619 Sponsored by Expedient Organized by EPIC Toledo…
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IT Specialist, Summer Cohort
The Summer cohort of the IT specialist program at Northwest State Community College/Train with CTS is wrapping up on July 28th with their project presentations. You are invited to see the student presentations and meet the students. If you have job openings, be ready to start recruiting! What: IT Specialist Final Project Presentation When: July 28,…
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4th Connect IT, September 12
Save the date for the 4th edition of Connect IT, roundtable discussions for information technology professionals in the Toledo region. September 12, 2017 Hosted by Telesystem, 2700 Oregon Road, Northwood Format the same, tweaked for our hosts. Free to attend. Register in a few weeks and tell us what topics you are interested in. We will…
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Holiday Mixer 2017
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…
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Bootcamp prep cohort starting
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…
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Look into the future
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!…
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Connect IT update
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…
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3rd Connect IT, May 2, 5:30pm
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…
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ErieHack Toledo Hackathon, March 24-26
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…
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OCWiC 2017
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…
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2017 Major Event Planning
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.…
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Groups (2016)
A list of active meet-ups, professional associations, and other community groups in the Toledo region. 2016 edition, compiled for the December 8th Geek Dinner Holiday Mixer. You can view the Mixer Slide version of groups as a PDF or on SlideShare (starting on slide 14). Historians may be interested in the group summaries for 2012, 2013,…