I am beyond thrilled to announce that there’s a new tech resource down in Akron – http://akron.io. My dear friend Jonathan Knapp is coordinating the efforts in bringing the tech community together down there. From weekly emails to discussion groups, a library of books and an assortment of events, Akron.io is the place for Akron…
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From our friend Jerry D’Antonio…. As the summer winds to a close it’s time to ramp up the Guild’s activities again. It’s also a good time to perform an agile retrospective, talk about what’s worked well, reflect on where we have new opportunities, and reboot the group. We’d love to form a small group of…
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Are you a woman interested in learning to code? Are you a woman who loves to code but wants to learn more or interested in mentoring other women? Akron Women in Tech wants you to join our community of women and friends who are interested in learning to code websites and mobile applications. No experience…
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Calling all techies! If you’re ever finding yourself wanting to get together to talk tech over breakfast, know that you aren’t alone. In fact, there are at least 2 groups that are doing tech breakfasts. Check them out! Akron Tech Breakfast Organized by the Akron/Canton web meetup, a bunch of techies meet for breakfast on Tuesday…
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Between emails from NEOSA and hanging out at LaunchHouse, I’ve been hearing about some awesome buzz in the tech world here in Cleveland. One of the upcoming events is TechPint – an event that helps tech entrepreneurs and investors. This is what I’ve heard… What’s TechPint? On Thursday, the 20th of June, the first TechPint…
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One of the goals I have for this year is to help boost the quality of developers that we have in the area. My friend Eric Wise is one of the guys behind the Software Craftsmanship Guild, a program to help learn top-notch development skills and possibly lead to a job in the industry. I…
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While things here are a bit crazy – juggling life as a mom, client work, and this site, I managed to take some time to talk with my friend Sue Marrone about a business idea she had. Sue invited me to meet her down at Shaker|LaunchHouse. Now while there are a bunch of user groups…
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Disclaimer: I am not a Microsoft employee. I am not a Microsoft Store rep. I happen to be a mom with a son who enjoyed an event there. I also happen to be a fan of Microsoft Stores, having visited the Bellevue, WA store on my trips out to Redmond. I am promoting the store here…
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I’ve updated the calendar today to no longer pull the Meetups from one Meetup.com feed. I am now pulling each Meetup’s individual feed for the Cleveland Tech Events calendar, allowing me to tag each event with appropriate tags. Thanks to feedback from you guys, I’ve added tags for Cleveland, Akron, and Canton. Other appropriate tags…
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NEOSA is hosting their tech week event this year April 15-21. Some of their events include: Virtual Job Fair (4/15/2013 – 4/19/2013) Pitch Night, presented by the Society for Information Management (4/15/2013) Linking IT Talent to Opportunity, presented by the Greater Cleveland Partnership (4/17/2013) Strategic IT Challenges and Opportunities, presented by CSU (4/17/2013) JumpStart Pitch…
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