Events
Make in-person connections at a WTIA event and leverage WTIA staff to make targeted introductions
WTIA organizes events—including panel discussions, social mixers, an annual award ceremony, community groups, and a golf tournament—to bring together people from our member companies so that they can build and strengthen business relationships. Take a look at the list below for events in your area.
WTIA Marketing Community Event - [June 19, 2012]
Join the Marketing Community as we welcome Doug Strohm, Chief Strategist for the Garrigan Lyman Group to discuss Marketing Content Strategies. More specifically - the creation, generation of leads and how to distribute successful marketing content strategies.
WTIA CTO Executive Community Event - [June 26, 2012]
Join our CTO executive peer group for a discussion on The Journey to Organization-Wide Scrum. We are changing it up and offering a morning breakfast session covering topics like: What does it take to roll out Scrum organization-wide? How much does by-the-book Scrum change, and what stays the same? Where do you draw the line between ScrumBut vs. necessary adaptation? What are the common stumbling blocks, and how do you overcome them? Who has to be involved? This morning session will be focused on the executive level and what you need to know. Please join us!
WTIA TechPAC Event - [June 27, 2012]
Bringing Tech and Politics Together
Join the WTIA for our third annual TechPAC Networking Event as we bring together local candidates with the technology community in a casual atmosphere. Enjoy a local brew while networking and supporting the WTIA's political action committee, TechPAC. We appreciate your support!
The Washington Technology Industry Association’s 17th Annual Golf Open “Holiday on the Greens” - [July 23, 2012]
Take a holiday and celebrate on the greens with the WTIA for the 17th annual scramble-style Golf Tournament at Glendale Country Club’s private golf course. Celebrate Christmas, Easter and Mardi Gras in July while networking and promoting your business. This is an exclusive tournament that brings together executives from Washington state’s leading technology companies for a day of golf and networking.
Sales Leadership Executive Community Event - [May 22, 2012]
The Intersection Between Sales and Marketing
Please join us for our next Sales Leadership Executive Community Event. On May 22nd we will hear from a panel of marketing exeuctives from the technology industry about their experiences, thoughts and working strategies on the age old intersection of sales and marketing. This will truly be a interactive event as we invite those on the audience side, you sales executives, to share your experiences, thoughts and working strategies as the marketing experts share their thoughts. Join us for this interactive executive only event!
WTIA Executive Women in Tech (EWIT) Community Event - [May 16, 2012]
Thoughts on Leadership
Please join us for our next EWIT (Executive Women in Tech) Community Event, which is aimed at women in senior operating roles in tech companies. On May 16th Kathy Savitt, CEO of Lockerz, an international social e-commerce company, will lead an interactive discussion on building scalable technology companies, experiences as a woman CEO and views on how to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs and leaders.
WTIA Government Affairs Community - [May 15, 2012]
Join the Government Affairs Community as we welcome local legislators who are focused on higher education STEM policies as they discuss what issues they are currently faced with. You will also have the opportunity to discuss the important issues that affect you and your company on this policy issue.
WTIA Human Resources Community Event - [May 08, 2012]
Join the WTIA HR Community as we learn how to develop employee performance reviews and goal setting programs. This can be a challenging task whether you are a start-up or an established company that has never implemented a program like this. We will learn about the value of goal setting and performance goals, how to implement them, best practices in launching them with your ogranization and lastly engaging your leadership with the process
Seattle Angel Conference - [May 31, 2012]
The Seattle Angel Conference is an investor-driven event bringing together startups and Angel Investors from the Northwest.
Seattle Science Festival - [June 01, 2012]
Celebrate science! In June 2012, Seattle hosts the area's first science festival. As we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, our region's schools, universities, cultural institutions, research centers and businesses come together to celebrate the importance of science and technology. Learn more about Science EXPO Day, Science Festival Week and the Science Luminaries Series.
Seattle CIO Executive Summit - [June 05, 2012]
In its 3rd year, the Seattle CIO Executive Summit facilitated by Evanta in partnership with WTIA continues to foster collaboration and the exchange of best practices between the leaders of the world's premiere enterprises as a means to improving individual and organizational performance. Dedicated to providing actionable value to each of the functional disciplines across the executive suite, it is driven by content and engagements created by and for an elite membership of officers and executives alike. Accessible through regional, national, global, and virtual platforms, Evanta provides the first neutral space in which these individuals can safely explore ways to support each other in driving personal and corporate performance. Join your colleagues and peers for this networking opportunity on June 5th 2012 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Access is by-invitation only.
UW Open House: Computing and IT Certificate and Degree Programs - [June 20, 2012]
Explore over 50 computing and IT certificates, degrees and other tech-related programs. Learn about opportunities to gain the skills and experience you need to enhance your career.
We will also have two panel discussions that address technology career opportunities. Learn about trends and jobs related to data science/analytics/business intelligence and mobile/game/web application development.
Understanding and Controlling Web Applications - [June 21, 2012]
Internet and social media applications are a common source of vulnerabilities and attacks. IT pros are faced with the challenge of managing and controlling a growing number of web applications without hindering productivity. Your business needs to understand and control which applications employees use. If not, you expose your business to viruses, malware, lack of productivity, and inefficient use of limited bandwidth.
Export Controls: Awareness and Application - [July 31, 2012]
Two day seminare designed to help exporters familiarize themselves with export controls rules and regulations in order to avoid violations. Seonc day will focus on Deemed Exports
Western Washington Summit 2012 Keynote Speaker: CEA President & CEO Gary Shapiro - [October 10, 2012]
West Sound Technology Association (WSTA) is excited to welcome Gary as our keynote for Western Washington Summit 2012: Innovation and Leadership.
Shapiro was voted among the top 100 most influential people in Washington, DC by Washington Life, and has testified before Congress more than 20 times on technology and business policy. The first 50 registrants will receive a FREE signed copy of his New York Times bestseller, The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore The American Dream.