The Midwest Technology Leaders conference hit a home run this year with the quality of the people it drew. I’m talking about the CIO’s, Directors of IT and most excitingly the IT entrepreneurs, those small business people who have slugged out an IT business in Michigan and have continued to grow.
Frankly, this was a group of people I didn’t know existed in the area (and I’ve been here for 11 years). I saw a slue of these companies come into existence during the .com boom but after the implosion, the landscape seemed dead. Seeing these people all in one room, talking to them -all still hungry, seasoned and focused on growth, created a buzz that I haven’t felt in Michigan in a long time.
I’ve attend conferences and business meetings across the America’s, felt the buzz and creativity in other cities. Attending this event opened the door for a perception change about this region.
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Vertabase is proud to have been honored by the Michigan Council of Women and Technology at their annual Partnership Recognition and Scholarship Award event.
This great organization encourages the advancement of women in technology related fields through mentoring, Summer tech camps for girls, laptop awards and, to-date, 0ver $300,000 in direct scholarships to a remarkable group of people (through the MCWT Foundation). Keep up the great work!
Vertabase recently made a software donation to the Michigan Council of Women and Technology to support the good work that they do.
The MCWT is actively supports the diversification of the Michigan economy and invests in the future of women in Michigan -Vertabase’s home.
The MCWT provides leadership, mentoring, community outreach, professional development and networking to professional women within the Michigan technology community. MCWT provides a robust web of technology resources and an industry voice for its constituents while fostering the support of an advancement of women and best practices in technology.
The project management software will be used to facilitate the administration and management of the numerous critical projects and events for the MCWT.
Along with corporate sponsors including Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and Sun Microsystems, Vertabase will be recognized for its contribution to the MCWT at the Partnership and Scholarship Event, to be held at the Birmingham Country Club, in Michigan, on May 3rd.
The event will include a robotics demonstration by some past scholarship awardees and the presentation of laptop’s to current scholarship awardees.
