A movement is afoot in regional technology circles to find opportunities to give back to the community. The goals include helping non-profits gain a technical foothold where they otherwise might not have the resources to do so as well as provide technologists the chance to work closely with folks they may not regularly come in [...]
Well, I have about 3 weeks left in my tenure as a CINNUG director. For the last year I’ve been the defacto marketing director with the group, communicating with sponsors, conducting market surveys, gathering content and writing and distributing newsletters. I’d like to think that my contributions have contributed to the 20% increase in attendance [...]
Gotta hand it to Elizabeth Edwards. She’s pushing innovation efforts in our city to the forefront again. Now, it’s not just Elizabeth. I had a conversation with her last week where she mentioned the effort to me. I don’t know who else is involved yet, but pay attention to CincinnatiInnovates.com. The idea is to run [...]
The other day I mentioned the UC Center of Innovation for Entrepreneurship in IT (COI) to Jody Detzel. We were brainstorming a bit in a conversation over coffee at the Rookwood Starbucks. Why? Because that’s where pretty much everybody has conversations in this city. Seriously. You ever walk in that place? You’d think every business [...]
The University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science requires seniors across all disciplines to complete a senior design project for graduation. The College shows off the students work in an annual Tech Expo. Each year, of the 30 to 40 senior designs submitted in the IT program, perhaps 2 or 3 of these are innovative [...]