Past Events
IT Martini Hour 12: Head in the Clouds
Date: 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 for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 11: Summer IT Pro-mance
Date: June 24, 2010
Theme: Value of Relationships
Panel Discussion: Panelists Gregory J. Owen, George DuFour, Ann 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 raised for the St. Malachi Center
IT Martini Hour 10: Agile of All Trades
Date: May 27, 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 9: IT's Spring Again
Date: April 29th, 2010
Theme: New Technology Driving New Solutions
Panelists: Larry Carvalho, John Osborne, Rob Michel, Scott Miggo, Tony Bezilla, and Krista Neher, with moderator Jon Breyfogle
Tech Talk: Scott Bowling, Tyler Rohrer, and Bob West, with moderator Richard Nieves
DEMOs: Neputation, ShareSomeSugar, and ListRocket
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies, CincyTech
Location: Longworth's in Cincinnati, Ohio
Charities: $1200 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 8: Ghost of Projects Past
Date: 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, Ohio
Charities: $3000 raised for Groundwork Group, The Buckeye Ranch
IT Martini Hour 7: All the Fixin's
Date: November 19th, 2009
Theme: Building Better Software
Panelists: Doug Ross, Jeff Crawford, Geoff Pearson, with moderator James McIntyre
DEMOs: Blackbook EMG, Technology Medical Partners, Zakta
Top Shelf Sponsors: CincyTech, PSI Group
Location: BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon in Cincinnati, Ohio
Charities: $1000 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 6: Fall Forward
Date: September 24th, 2009
Theme: Facing Career Adversity
Panelists: Michael Fergang, George Photakis, Deborah Smedley, David Wilkie, with moderators Janice and Jeremy Worthington
Tech Talk: Jerry Murtland, David Mortman, Brooke Paul, Clarke Cummings with moderator Dan Houser
DEMOs: MobileWait, Cornhole Allstars, TasteCasting, CheddarGetter, cNotify
Top Shelf Sponsors: Datacenter101, GRIP Technology
Location: Park Street Patio in Columbus, Ohio
Charities: $1500 raised for GroundWork Group, EdHeads
IT Martini Hour 5: Bridge to Somewhere
Date: July 30th, 2009
Theme: IT Pro Contributions to the World
Panelists: Steve Feller, Jon Caplinger, Tom Simpson with moderator Dave Hatter
DEMOs: Click360, MobileDefense, Balanced Insight, DitoAdvisor
Top Shelf Sponsors: CBTS, Technology for Ohio’s Tomorrow
Location: Havana Martini Club in Cincinnati, Ohio
Charities: $1000 raised for TECH CORPS Ohio, Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation
IT Martini Hour 4: Spring Break-Through
Date: April 9th, 2009
Theme: Diversity
Panelists: Janis Mitchell, RC Wheeless, Sehul Patel, Will Burrus with moderator Senator Ray Miller
DEMOs: PerformanceWorks Portal, Toobla, YourLiveTrainers, TRN360, Recess, dPop
Top Shelf Sponsors: Quick Solutions, MindLeaders, CBTS, Technology for Ohio’s Tomorrow
Location: Bar of Modern Art in Columbus, Ohio
Charities: $2000 raised for TECH CORPS Ohio, King Arts Complex
IT Martini Hour 3: Festivus for the TECH In Us
Date: December 11th, 2008
Theme: Giving Back
Keynote Speaker: Tom Keiser
Discussion Leaders: Ben Blanquera, Steve Harman, Sandy Blanquera
DEMOs: JoeMetric, GotGameRecruiting, KidsLinked, Toobla, Servee, B2BSX
Top Shelf Sponsors: Quick Solutions, Donna & Michelle from Coldwell Banker King Thomson, MindLeaders, CBTS
Location: Bar of Modern Art in Columbus, Ohio
Charities: $6000 raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio, Buckeye Ranch
IT Martini Hour 2: Summertime Roles
Date: September 18th, 2008
Theme: Roles
Keynote Speaker: Paul MacCartney
Discussion Leaders: 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, Ohio
IT Martini Hour 1: Kick-Off
Date: 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, Ohio
