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
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
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
DEMOs: Capture Education, Featurestage, Inc., iPinion, SmileChatter, SoftSyl 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 17: Swing with Agility
May 26th, 2011
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Theme: Agile Practices
DEMOs: AppNinjas, Blue Campaign Solutions, Duet Health, Social Raves, HotBarSpot, Ripple Mobile, SpeakerSite, Vacation View, Functional Delights, LLC
Top Shelf Sponsors: Expedient Communications, Central Ohio Agile Alliance, Quick Solutions
Location: Park Street Cantina
Charities: $1,000 for The Buckeye Ranch
IT Martini Hour 13: Allusions of Security
September 30th, 2010
Theme: IT Security Practices
Panel Discussion: Panelists C. Matthew Curtin, Jack Jones, Doug Davidson, Brent Houston, with moderator Chris Philpott
DEMOs: e-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 10: Agile of All Trades
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
DEMOs: DOmedia, 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 8: Ghost of Projects Past
December 2nd, 2009
Theme: Learning from Past Projects
Panelists: Tim Bolwerk, Brian Watson, Dave Davis, with moderator Ken Clark
DEMOs: Brand Thunder Boom, Hash Party, eEvent, FuelMileage.com, DB.NET
Top Shelf Sponsors: PMI Central Ohio Chapter, Grip Technology, American Digital
Location: BoMA in Columbus, OH
Charities: $3000 raised for Groundwork Group, The Buckeye Ranch
IT Martini Hour 6: Fall Forward
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 4: Spring Break-Through
April 9th, 2009
Theme: Diversity
Panel Discussion: Senator Ray Miller, Janis Mitchell, RC Wheeless, Sehul Patel, and Will Burrus
DEMOs: PerformanceWorks Portal, Toobla, YourLiveTrainers, TRN360, Recess, dPop
Top Shelf Sponsors: Quick Solutions, MindLeaders, CBTS, and Technology for Ohio’s Tomorrow
Location: Bar of Modern Art in Columbus
Charities: $2000 raised for TECH CORPS Ohio and King Arts Complex
IT Martini Hour 3: Festivus for the TECH In Us
December 11th, 2008
Theme: Giving Back
Keynote Speaker: Tom Keiser
Panel Discussion: : Ben Blanquera, Steve Harman, and Sandy Blanquera
DEMOs: JoeMetric, GotGameRecruiting, KidsLinked, Toobla, Servee, B2BSX
Top Shelf Sponsors: Quick Solutions, Donna & Michelle from Coldwell Banker King Thomson, MindLeaders, and CBTS
Location: Bar of Modern Art in Columbus
Charities: $6000 raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio and Buckeye Ranch
IT Martini Hour 2: Summertime Roles
September 18th, 2008
Theme: Roles
Keynote Speaker: Paul MacCartney
Panel Discussion: Ben Blanquera, Steve Gruetter, Bruce Pecci, Mike Reznik, Steve Harman, Jim Holmes
DEMOs: Webbed Marketing, ClaritySoft
Top Shelf Sponsors: Quick Solutions, Donna and Michelle from Coldwell Banker King Thompson, CBTS, MindLeaders
Location: Park Street Patio in Columbus
IT Martini Hour 1: Kick-Off
June 24th, 2008
Theme: Collaboration
Keynote Speaker: Bruce Barnes
DEMOs: Industry Standard Studio, InsightETE
Top Shelf Sponsors: Quick Solutions, Donna and Michelle from Coldwell Banker King Thompson
Location: Spice Bar in Columbus
