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2012 IAA Applications January 30, 2012 view event |
Tech Connect January 26, 2012 Are you a company looking to develop strategic relationships with a leading multi-national corporation like HTC? Well who isn't! The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is making it a lot easier for you to do so by providing this great program called Tech Connect. Apply today and you could be one of the selected companies chosen by HTC to be introduced to top level executives (the decision makers) from HTC to pitch your company and how you can help develop the latest products and technologies at NO COST to you. view event |
Human Resources Community Event January 24, 2012 Retention & Engagement of High Performers.
Join the WTIA HR Community as we we learn from industry experts on how to keep and motivate your high performers. How do you keep A performers happy and help B performers go to the next level.
Speakers: Shelly Holt, Director of Global Recruiting & Jenn McColly, Global HR Director at Concur view event |
Executive Women in Tech Community Event January 10, 2012 view event |
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CTO Community Event December 15, 2011 As a CTO, there are many challenges to leading a team in different geogrpahic location than where you are based. Join the WTIA CTO Executive Community and Grant Peterson, CTO of DocuSign as he navigates us through his experience with this complex issue.
Speaker: Grant Peterson, CTO of DocuSign
When: Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Where: Bellevue Hyatt Regency- 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost:
Members Free | Non Members $30
Agenda:
6:00-6:45pm - Arrival, registration, and networking (food & 2 hosted drinks provided)
6:45-7:45pm - Presentation & Discussion
7:45-8:00pm- Q&A view event |
IT Security Community Event December 14, 2011 Please join the WTIA IT Security Community and Frank Simorjay, SIR Sr. Product Manager at Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, as he goes into detail about the 11th volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. He will highlight some common threats that can be mitigated through security best practices and offer insights into how the study found that less than one percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were against zero-day vulnerabilities
Speaker:
Frank Simorjay, SIR Sr. Product Manager at Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group view event |
CIO Community Event December 13, 2011 Join the WTIA CIO Executive Community for a conversation with Sam Chughtai about his experience and learnings from writing his book "CIO Body of Knowledge" which he co-wrote with the CIO of Facebook. Learn from him the behind the scences activity while writing his book and how he chose these topics to cover.
Speaker & discussion leader: Sam Chughtai, Community Volunteer, Author & Volunteer CIO/CSO of Abilities Abound
Event Eligibility Requirements: The prospective attendee must be a CIO or Director of IT and also not have a business development function to their role. view event |
Sales Leadership Community Event December 7, 2011 Compensation Sales Models--what has changed? What are the trends? How can you be competitive?
Please join the WTIA Sales Leadership Executive Community and Catherine Dovey, Chief Compensation Officer for Compensation Works as she guides through these questions plus many more. We invite you to also come with questions you want answered or discussed. This is an ideal event where the top Sales Executives get a chance to networks with peers and learn some fascinating trends and new sales tactics from experts.
Speakers:
Catherine Dovey, CCO of Compensation Works view event |
Mobile Madness Northwest December 6, 2011 Amazon is turning to mobile devices as a major new tool for digital media retailing. Microsoft is the vital third competitor in the mobile operating system wars, taking on Apple and Google. The wireless carriers are consolidating, diving into 4G, and piling up mountains of user data.
These massive changes in the mobile ecosystem are affecting virtually every corner of the technology industry. But how will Northwest innovators, who pioneered national wireless networks in the 1990s and early 2000s, maintain a leading position in this new era?
Join Xconomy Seattle for Mobile Madness Northwest, a lively afternoon conference and networking reception, presented in partnership with the Washington Technology Industry Association.
In a series of interactive talks and chats, you'll hear stories from some of the top companies, entrepreneurs, and investors working to shape the future of mobile innovation in the region, as well as special guests from other mobile hubs around the country---and view event |
Cocktails and Contributions - Holiday Networking November 30, 2011 Toast to the Holiday Season with the Tech Community view event |
Gaming Community Event November 17, 2011 Social Gaming as a Service
Join the WTIA for it's next event for the Gaming Community! We will have an expert panel discuss what's going with Social Gaming particularily as a service. view event |
Predictions for 2012 November 16, 2011 Hear the experts predict what's in store for 2012! view event |
Marketing Community Event November 15, 2011 Building a 2012 Marketing Budget: Metrics, Dashboards, KPI's & Best Practices
Join us for a presentation on Building a 2012 Marketing Budget your team and organization, that will help with best practices in evaluating performance of all marketing projects and personnel. view event |
Finance & Legal Community Event November 10, 2011 The Stagecraft of Raising Money
Join us for a open conversation with experts from the VC & private equity community on how to raise that critically important step for startups and small to midsized tech companies.
The experts include:
Erik Benson, Managing Partner at Voyager Capital
An expert from the private equity community coming.... view event |
Education & Professional Development Informational Event October 26, 2011 Education & Professional Development (EPD) Informational Event
Join the WTIA EPD program for the nextinformational event. You as members asked for continuting education and development as a program and we are delivering! We have partnered with the best organizations and universities to provide our tech community with the education resources.
The event will have representatives from each of our partners, listed below:
Blessing White- Where you will learn about courses such as Leading Technical Professionals and Leading Out Loud.
Washington Employers- Where you will learn about courses such as Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and Driving Employee Engagement
Washington State University- Where you will learn about the Master and certificate programs in Engineering & Technical Management
University of Washington- Where you will learn about certificate programs like Android Application Development and Game Development view event |
Human Resources Community Event October 18, 2011 Human Resources Community
The #1 thing HR needs to know about Social Media.
Join the WTIA HR Community as we we learn from an expert what all HR departments need to know about their staff and social media, recruiting and social media and their company and social media.
Speaker: Melanie Vargas, Managing Director at Swift HR Solutions view event |
TechNW - North To Innovation October 11, 2011 TechNW is a meeting of the brightest minds and most innovative technology companies in the Northwest. view event |
14th Annual Oktoberfest October 5, 2011 Doubt you would need an excuse to drink beer and meet new people, but we've got one for you anyway. Join us and TechAmerica for Oktoberfest, a networking event at Redhook Brewery. Enjoy drinks (German beer if you see fit), food, raffle prizes and the chance to mingle with top leaders in the technology community. view event |
2011 Tech Bowl September 28, 2011 view event |
Mobile Community Event September 27, 2011 Strenghtening the Seattle Mobile Ecosystem
Please join the WTIA for our next Mobile Executive Community Event, our experts will discuss the current state of the mobile economy here in Washington State, specifically on how to create new opportunities that will impact growth beyond our state's borders
Speakers:
Tom Huseby, Managing Partner at Seapoint Ventures
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Hotel 1000- 1000 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost:
Members = Free
Non-Members = $30
Agenda:
6:00- 6:45pm - arrival, networking & refreshments
6:45- 7:45pm - discussion
7:45- 7:50pm - Q&A
7:50- 8:00pm - final announcements view event |
IT Security Community Event September 21, 2011 Mobile Applications Security
Please join us for this event. We have invited experts across the spectrum to speak about mobile security, specifically around applications for mobile. "Security" and "mobile" rarely are mentioned in the same sentence. Why is that? Learn from our experts.
Speakers:
Sriram Iyer, Security & Engineering at Microsoft for Windows Phone
Mike Adams, Verizon Wireless
More speakers will be announced shortly
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Attachmate, 1500 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Cost:
Members = Free
Non-Members = $20
Agenda:
5:30 • 6:15 pm • arrival & networking
6:15 • 7:15 pm • presentation (including Q&A from the audience)
7:20 • 7:30 pm • final networking, announcements
Please register for this event by 9/21/11 at 12pm. If you are having trouble registering online, please email Aaron Eggers, Community Relations Manager at aeggers@washingtontechnology.org. view event |
Business To Government Community Event September 15, 2011 Just Getting on GSA is NOT a Marketing Strategy:
An evening with the experts.
Too many companies get on a GSA schedule thinking the business will just roll in. Nothing could be further from the truth. Join the Washington Technology Industry Association's Business to Government Community for a discussion on the critical marketing strategies and best practices necessary to take advantage of government contracts, create government buyer awareness and win more government business.
The event will kick-off with a short presentation on B2G marketing best practices from a leading government marketing professional. We will then hear from a panel of local companies that have had success developing marketing programs targeted at the federal and local government, including marketing strategies and tactics that have delivered measureable results.
Moderated & Presentation by:
Annie Eissler, Mixtur
Panelists:
Safouen Rabah, VP of Marketing, Socrata
Jim Palmeri, General Manager, Sales & Marketing, view event |
CTO Community Event September 14, 2011 As a CTO, we know that employee retention and acquistion is imperative, especially when every CTO is looking from the same pool of candidates. Please join us for our next CTO Executive Community Event featuring, Ari Steinberg, Co-Founder of Facebook Seattle as he talks about how he forms his teams from this competitive landscape.
When: Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Where: Renaissance Hotel Seattle- 515 Madison St, Presidential Suite, Seattle, WA 98104
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost:
Members Free | Non Members $30
Agenda:
6:00-6:45pm - Arrival, registration, and networking (food & 2 hosted drinks provided)
6:45-7:45pm - Discussion
7:45-8:00pm- Q&A view event |
CIO Community Event September 13, 2011 Join us for a conversation on Change Management. Learn from experienced CIO's on how they apply this structured approach from a current state to a future state while empowering their teams to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment.
Speaker & discussion leader: CJ Venkataraman, CIO of Intellectual Ventures
Event Eligibility Requirements: The prospective attendee must be a CIO or Director of IT and also not have a business development function to their role.
When: Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Where: Hotel 1000- 1000 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost:
Members Free | Non Members $30 view event |
Executive Women in Tech Networking Event September 6, 2011 Executive Women in Tech Networking Event
Join the WTIA for it's first exclusive networking event for women executives in the tech industry. You asked for and we listened so please join us for great conversation, light networking with other women executives and enjoy refreshments. view event |
Education & Professional Development Informational Event August 30, 2011 Education & Professional Development (EPD) Informational Event
Join the WTIA for the first EPD program informational event. You as members asked for continuting education and development as a program and we are delivering! We have partnered with the best organizations and universities to provide our tech community with the education resources.
The event will have representatives from each of our partners, listed below:
Blessing White
Washington Employers
Washington State University
University of Washington
To learn more about these partners and the WTIA EPD program, click here.
This event is free for all to attend. view event |
Gaming Community Event August 23, 2011 Cross Platform Game Development
Join the WTIA for it's next event for the successful Gaming Community! We will have an expert panel discuss the next generation of game development for HTML5 and development of games across any platform.
Panelists:
Ken Murphy, VP of Studios for GameHouse at Real Networks
More to come....
Agenda:
6:00-6:45 arrival, networking, refreshments
6:45-7:45 presentation
7:45-7:55 Q&A
7:55-8:00 final announcements view event |
Bringing Together Tech and Politics August 17, 2011 2nd Annual TechPAC Networking Event - "Bringing Tech and Politics Together"
Please join the WTIA for our 2nd annual networking event to benefit WTIA's Political Action Committee, TechPAC on Wednesday, August 17 at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Bellevue.
Congressman Adam Smith of Washington's 9th District will be our special guest at this event. He will make some brief remarks about key issues facing our federal lawmakers.
Join us for an enjoyable evening of networking with your tech industry colleagues and your state legislators.
Registration is a mere $25, which benefits WTIA's Political Action Committee, TechPAC. You can read more about TechPAC here: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/advocacy/advocacy_wsa_pac.asp
To register for the event, please click here: (insert event link)
To read more about Congressman Smith, click here: http://adamsmith.house.gov/ view event |
Marketing Community Event August 16, 2011 Applying Agile principles to Marketing
Join us for a presentation on applying Agile principles to your marketing team, that will help create quick results with a small marketing team, help absorb new members into a highly functional team. view event |
Finance & Legal Community Event August 9, 2011 The New Environment of State Taxes, Sales Taxes and the Nexus related to Software Companies.
Join us for a open conversation with legal and tax experts around the changing environment of taxation like that which Amazon.com is experiencing across the US and what the environment is here in Washington State.
The experts include:
Garry Fujita, Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine in state and local taxes
An expert from Moss Adams- TBD
An expert from Amazon.com view event |
Sales Leadership Community Event September 8, 2011 Do you and your company struggle with building the right sales team? This event and this Executive Community is exactly right for you.
Please join us while we here from two experts within the industry on how they built their top performing sales teams. This is an ideal event where the top Sales Executives get a chance to networks with peers and learn some fascinating trends and new sales tactics from experts.
Speakers:
David Jumpa, SVP of Global Business Development at Airbiquity
Andy Willett, SVP of Sales & Marketing at NetMotion Wireless view event |
16th Annual WTIA Golf Open - Around the World in 18 Holes July 25, 2011 Join the WTIA for a fun day out on the links at this scramble style tournament! view event |
Human Resources Community Event July 19, 2011 Human Resources Community
Is Organizational Development relevant?
Why CEO's think OD is just "touchy feely" stuff and what you can do to change their minds.
Join the WTIA HR Community as we explore Organizational Development with Carl Robinson, Ph.D., of Advanced Leadership Consulting.
Carl Robinson, Ph.D., is a business psychologist and executive coach in Seattle who focuses on the development of high performance leaders. Dr. Robinson has over 20 years experience using research based, proven in the trenches, motivational and performance enhancement technologies to help individuals and organizations improve their effectiveness. view event |
2011 Tech Crawl July 14, 2011 view event |
2011 Tech Crawl July 14, 2011 Inaugural Membership Tech Crawl. view event |
Summer Celebration June 28, 2011 The Technology Industry's Event of the Summer! view event |
CTO Community Event June 23, 2011 Are you a CTO in Seattle's tech industry? Are you an executive in software development? This event and this Executive Community is exactly right for you.
Please join the WTIA for the launch of its new CTO Executive Community Group, where CTO's and software development executives get a chance to network with peers and learn some fascinating trends and the overall ecosystem.
Speakers: Will be announced shortly.
If you are interested in attending this event, please email Aaron Eggers, Communities/Education & Professional Development Manager at aeggers@washingtontechnology.org by 6/23/2011 at 12pm.
When: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Where: Fenwick & West LLP, 1191 2nd Ave, 10th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost:
Members Free | Non Members $30
Agenda:
6:00-6:45pm - Arrival, registration, and networking (food & 2 hosted drinks provided)
6:45-7:45pm - Discussion
7:45-8:00pm- Q&A view event |
IT Security Community Event June 22, 2011 AWS Cloud Failure: An experience.
Are you interested in what happened? How about how it affected a local company? Or, what lessons can be learned for the future?
Please join us for this event. Jeff Malek, Co-Founder & CTO, Big Door Media will talk about their experience and how to better prepare your company for a potential failure like this.
Read the guest commentary in Geekwire about BigDoor Media's AWS experience here.
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Attachmate, 1500 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Cost:
Members = Free
Non-Members = $20
Agenda:
5:30 • 6:15 pm • arrival & networking
6:15 • 7:15 pm • presentation (including Q&A from the audience)
7:20 • 7:30 pm • final networking, announcements
Please register for this event by 6/22/11 at 12pm. If you are having trouble registering online, please email Aaron Eggers, Communities/Education & Professional Development Manager at aeggers@washingtontechnology.org. view event |
Mobile Community Event June 21, 2011 Is your company interested in Seattle's mobile industry? This event and this Executive Community is exactly right for you.
Please join the WTIA for the launch of its new Mobile Executive Community Group, where the mobile executives get a chance to network with peers and learn some fascinating trends and the overall mobile business ecosystem.
Speaker: Scott Anderson, Systems Strategy Director, Global Technology, Operations for Best Buy
If you are interested in attending this event, please email Aaron Eggers, Communities/Education & Professional Development Manager at aeggers@washingtontechnology.org by 6/21/2011 at 12pm.
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Hyatt at Olive 8; 1635 8th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101
Cost:
Members = Free
Non-Members = $30
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:15 pm - arrival & networking
6:15 - 6:20 pm - opening remarks
6:20 - 7:20 pm - presentation
7:20 - 7:30 pm - announcem view event |
Sales Leadership Community Event June 16, 2011 Is your company interested in moving to Solutions Led Sales? This event and this Executive Community is exactly right for you.
Please join the WTIA for the launch of its new Sales Leadership Executive Community Group, where the top Sales Executives get a chance to networks with peers and learn some fascinating trends and new sales tactics from experts.
Speakers: Will be announced shortly.
If you are interested in attending this event, please email Aaron Eggers, Communities/Education & Professional Development Manager at aeggers@washingtontechnology.org by 6/16/2011 at 12pm.
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Where: The Heathman Hotel; 220 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, Washington 98033
Cost:
Members = Free
Non-Members = $30
Agenda:
6:00 - 6:45 pm - arrival & networking
6:45 - 6:50 pm - opening remarks
6:50 - 7:50 pm - Presentation
7:50 - 8:00 pm - announcements, final networking view event |
CIO Community Event June 14, 2011 Join us for a conversation with industry leaders on "Consumer Technology in the Workplace: how to secure it, support it and the virtualization of it.
Speakers: Will be announced shortly.
If you are interested in attending this event, please email Aaron Eggers, Communities/Education & Professional Development Manager at aeggers@washingtontechnology.org by 6/14/2011 at 12pm.
When: Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Where: Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost:
Members Free | Non Members $30
Agenda:
6:00-6:45pm - Arrival, registration, and networking (food & 2 hosted drinks provided)
6:45-7:45pm - Discussion
7:45-8:00pm- Q&A, final remarks and networking
WTIA CIO Executive Community organizing committee: John Hughes, Growthwave; Luke Friang, Zulily; John Matthews, F5 Networks; Jim Kensok, Avista; CJ Venkataraman, Intellectual Ventures view event |
Go Global June 9, 2011 Go Global is the WTIA's first event fostering business development abroad.
A hub for structured networking, Go Global provides field-tested insights from business executives, international advice from support specialists and trade assistance from country experts. Expand your international strategy, gain key insights and make the connections your business needs for long-term success.
Audience: Executives from the technology industry. view event |
May Gaming Community Event May 24, 2011 The Next New Thing in Gaming.
Join the WTIA for the inaugural kickoff for the new Gaming Community! We heard from you that you wanted this, so we are delivering. We have assembled a great panel who will be moderated by Jordan Weismann, CEO of Go Go Kiddo and a serial entrepreneur in the gaming community scene. The panel will discuss exactly what the title says, The Next New Thing in Gaming. All gamers with all interests wanted!
Panelists:
Matt Hulett, SVP of Games Division at Real Networks
Paul Thelen, Founder, Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer at Big Fish Games
Ed Fries, Co-Founder of the Xbox Project
Moderator:
Jordan Weismann, CEO of Go Go Kiddo
Where: DigiPen Institute of Technology, 9931 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA 98052
When: Tuesday, May 24th| 5:30-7:30pm
Cost: WTIA Members FREE | Non-members $20
Agenda:
5:30-6:15 arrival, networking
6:15-6:20 introduction
6:20-7:20 presentation
7:20-7:30 Q&A
7:30-7:35 final announcements view event |
May Marketing Community Event May 17, 2011 Measuring Mobile: The 5th Media, the 3rd Screen.
Open the black box enveloping the Mobile Internet. Come join us at the May WTIA Marketing Community to learn about what people do with mobile phones beyond talking and texting. Learn how market research companies measure mobile, and how you can improve your own mobile efforts by using this knowledge. And see what’s coming next to mobility, beyond the smartphone.
Speaker:
Michael “Luni” Libes, Founder and CTO of Ground Truth http://groundtruth.com
Where: RocketDog Communications, 911 Western Ave, Suite 230, Seattle, WA 98104
When: Tuesday, May 17th| 5:30-7:30pm
Cost: WTIA Members FREE | Non-members $20
Agenda:
5:30-6:15 arrival, networking
6:15-6:20 introduction
6:20-7:20 presentation
7:20-7:30 Q&A
7:30-7:35 final announcements
view event |
May Finance & Legal Community Event May 10, 2011 State Budget Crisis: Higher Education & Pensions.
Join us for a open conversation with WTIA's own legislative expert and experts from higher education on the state of improving education for future generations while facing budget cuts that will dramatically reduce their ability to offer these services.
The experts include:
Lew McMurran, VP of Government Affiars at WTIA
Randy Hodgins, VP of External Affairs at University of Washington view event |
May Business To Government Community Event May 3, 2011 Winning Public Sector Proposals: A View from Both Sides
Online registration is now closed. Onsite registration is available.
Join the Washington Technology Industry Association’s Business to Government Community Group for a discussion on winning public sector proposals that will include perspectives (and tips) from both sides of the table.
The event will kick-off with a short presentation on public sector proposal best practices from a leading government business development professional. We will then hear from a panel of state/local industry executives on what they think make a winning proposal.. Our public sector experts will share what they look for during the procurement and proposal evaluation process. Our industry experts will share their winning proposal strategies and experiences.
Panelists:
Jon Byrd, Business Developement for SMARTGov, Paladin Data Systems
Rebekah O'Hara, Attorney, Washington State Department of Information Services
Rick Berman, COO of IT,Cit view event |
IBBQ - Spring Networking Event April 30, 2011 Join WTIA for our special spring event in partnership with Seattle Repertory Theatre! A BBQ mixer and performance of Mike Daisey’s acclaimed show The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. view event |
March IT Security Community Event March 23, 2011 IP Threat Vectors
Global Threats to Intellectual Property - Four Vectors
The speaker will address the global realities with respect to the threat to a corporation's Intellectual Property. Via the case study vehicle, the attendee will learn of the experiences of firms from around the world and the impact loss of Intellectual Property caused or could have caused to otherwise healthy firms as seen from the optic of the insider, the competitor, the state entity and the organized criminal element. The session should be of interest to any individual who has an interest or responsibility for safeguarding their own or their employer's Intellectual Property, as they draft policy, and engage the governments of the world to enforce intellectual property protection strategies.
The scope as seen by Cisco:
The insider, competitor, state and organized criminal element and their motivations
The methodologies as shared via case study exemplars
Cisco's top-down solution, based view event |
March Human Resources Community Event Bellevue March 22, 2011 WTIA and Applied HR Strategies present to HR professionals through Washington State our annual salary survey! At the March WTIA Human Resources Community Event Seattle, hear and experience a presentation from the professionals at Applied HR Strategies. They will be giving an overview of the survey as well as a demo of the jobs and survey reporting tool. Also find out how your company can participate in the WTIA Salary Surveys.
Remember to follow the WTIA HR Community sub group on the WTIA LinkedIn page! view event |
March Cloud Community Event March 22, 2011 The WTIA is proud to annouce it's partnership with the AWS Users Group. We feel this just makes more sense! They're experts in Cloud.
Come to Amazon's new campus for discussions on the newest releases, an in-depth talk on Amazon Elastic Beanstalk for Developers, Q&A and more.
Time: 6:00pm
Cost: Free view event |
March Human Resources Community Event Seattle March 16, 2011 Online registration is closed, onsite registration will be available.
WTIA and Applied HR Strategies present to HR professionals through Washington State our annual salary survey! At the March WTIA Human Resources Community Event Seattle, hear and experience a presentation from the professionals at Applied HR strategies. They will be giving an overview of the survey as well as a demo of the jobs and survey reporting tool. Also find out how your company can participate in the WTIA Salary Surveys.
Remember to follow the WTIA HR Community sub group on the WTIA LinkedIn page! view event |
March WTIA CIO Connections Community Event March 15, 2011 Registration is closed, onsite registration will be accepted.
Hear from the CTO/CIOs of local SaaS providers about the state of the industry - and interact with peers about what's working for them, and what isn't. Three local providers will share the state of their products, what's working for their clients, opportunities for improvement, and where they're headed. Join WTIA's CIO Connections Community group for what should be a lively discussion about the state of the SaaS industry in general, and the experiences of peer CIOs specifically. view event |
2011 Annual Industry Achievement Awards February 24, 2011 IAA is a signature event celebrating the WA technology industry. It recognizes the accomplishments of the best & brightest individuals, companies, students & teachers in our state. view event |
Feburary Marketing Community Event February 15, 2011 Affiliate Marketing: In house?
Affiliate marketing is the fastest growing online advertising channel in the world with over 8 billion dollars per year paid out to affiliates. If you sell anything online you should also be incentivizing others to sell for you. By creating your own affiliate network you can empower publishers, marketers, and partners to promote your products and services while only paying for real leads and conversions. Join Peter Hamilton, VP Marketing at HasOffers to discuss how affiliate marketing is changing online advertising and how it can vastly grow your business. view event |
Feburary Finance & Legal Community Event February 8, 2011 The panel will discuss the growing importance of social media in business, the opportunities promised by social media, and the associated legal, financial and reputational risks. The panel will also identify strategies for how to manage social media risks, including what should be in a company's social media policy. view event |
Feburary B2G Community Meeting February 1, 2011 Doing Business with this New Congress
Featured speaker, US Congressman Jay Inslee
The recent shift in Congressional make-up as well as pressing technology and economic issues should make for a challenging year. Be sure your company has the information it needs to formulate an effective and successful strategy. view event |
Kick Off 2011 Networking Event January 19, 2011 Kick Off 2011 with the Tech Community view event |
CANCELLED January HR Community Meeting January 18, 2011 We apologize for the short notice but the Human Resources Community Event scheduled for tomorrow night. Due to unforeseen events we have to cancel the WTIA January Human Resources Event scheduled for 1/18 from 5:30-8pm at Moss Adams, LLP is cancelled. We will be re-scheduling this in upcoming weeks. We acknowledge the inconvenience this has created and understand your patience while we re-schedule.
In the meantime we hope we will see you at please visit our events page and register for the January WTIA Networking Event , and also register for this year's Industry Achievement Awards.
Thank you for your consideration. view event |
January Advanced Manufacturing Community Roundtable Event January 13, 2011 China 2011: Is Your Company Prepared for The Year of the Rabbit?
An Evening of Informal Discussion and Q&A. view event |
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2011 IAA Applications December 7 to December 31, 2010 view event |
December IT Security Community Group December 15, 2010 When Social Media Meets Security -- Managing Risk in a Facebooked, Twittered and Foursquared Environment view event |
December CIO Connections Community Event December 14, 2010 Phil Redman of Gartner will join us this month to kick off a discussion on Mobile Computing in the Workplace: Technologies, Trends, & Security. view event |
Cocktails and Contributions - Holiday Networking December 2, 2010 Toast to the Holiday Season with the Tech Community view event |
November Marketing Community November 30, 2010 When Worlds Collide: Market Research meets Competitive Intelligence view event |
Predictions for 2011 November 17, 2010 Hear the experts predict what's in store for 2011! view event |
I-1098 Debate Featuring Bill Gates Sr. and Matt Mcllwain October 14, 2010 October Finance Community Meeting view event |
13th Annual Oktoberfest October 13, 2010 13th annual Oktoberfest networking event presented by TechAmerica and WTIA view event |
October HR Community Meeting October 7, 2010 Oct HR Community Meeting view event |
Growth and Exit Strategies for Software and IT Companies October 5, 2010 view event |
September Marketing Community September 29, 2010 September Marketing Community Event view event |
TechNW - North To Innovation September 27, 2010 TechNW is a meeting of the brightest minds and most innovative technology companies in the Northwest. view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training September 20 to September 21, 2010 view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable September 15, 2010 Sales Leadership Roundtable September Event view event |
Certified Scrum Product Owner Training September 8 to September 9, 2010 view event |
Sales Compensation- One Day Seminar September 9, 2010 One Day Sales Compensation Training Event with David Cichelli view event |
WTIA Family Night At Safeco Field August 31, 2010 view event |
Bringing Together Tech and Politics Bellevue August 26, 2010 Bellevue Event view event |
Bringing Together Tech and Politics Seattle August 24, 2010 Seattle Event view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training August 16 to August 17, 2010 view event |
August IT Security Meeting August 4, 2010 August IT Security Community Meeting view event |
July Legal Matters July 28, 2010 Are you thinking of starting a new technology venture? If so you probably have many legal questions. view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training July 26 to July 27, 2010 view event |
15th Annual WTIA Golf Open - Around the World in 18 Holes July 26, 2010 Join the WTIA for a fun day out on the links at this scramble style tournament! view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training July 13 to July 14, 2010 view event |
June Start Up CEO Leadership Roundtable June 30, 2010 A Field perspective on new 2010 Strategic Priorities from CDRH-(Center for Devices and Radiological Health) view event |
June CIO Connections Event June 29, 2010 Phil Redman of Gartner will join us this month to kick off a discussion on Mobile Computing in the Workplace: Technologies, Trends, & Security. view event |
The Washington Technology - Summer Celebration June 24, 2010 The Technology Industry's Event of the Summer! view event |
Certified Scrum Product Owner Training June 22 to June 23, 2010 view event |
June Finance Community Meeting June 22, 2010 June Finance Community Meeting view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable June 16, 2010 view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training June 14 to June 15, 2010 view event |
June Advanced Manufacturing Roundtable Event June 9, 2010 A Field perspective on new 2010 Strategic Priorities from CDRH-(Center for Devices and Radiological Health) view event |
Shenzhen: China’s City of Innovation and Entrepreneurship June 8, 2010 Join us for our upcoming Shenzhen, China: The City of Innovation and Entrepreneurship event! view event |
CIO Executive Forum June 4, 2010 view event |
Social Media Series April 28 to June 3, 2010 Hosted by Washington Technology Industry Association in Partnership with New Media Synergy view event |
GET Smart Series - Session 3: Smart Fuels June 3, 2010 view event |
Social Media Series June 2, 2010 Growing Business Partners with Social Media view event |
May Marketing Community Meeting May 25, 2010 May Marketing Community Meeting view event |
May CIO Roundtable May 20, 2010 view event |
May HR Community Meeting May 20, 2010 May HR Community Meeting view event |
May IT Security Community Meeting May 19, 2010 May IT Security Community Meeting view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable May 19, 2010 view event |
May Cloud Computing Meeting May 18, 2010 view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training May 12 to May 13, 2010 view event |
GET Smart Series - Session 2: Smart Renewables May 6, 2010 view event |
Agile Certified Product Manager Course & Exam May 5, 2010 view event |
Certified Scrum Product Owner Training April 28 to April 29, 2010 view event |
April Networking - Meet WTIA's New President & CEO April 29, 2010 April Networking - Meet WTIA's New President & CEO view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable April 21, 2010 view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training April 19 to April 20, 2010 view event |
CIO Roundtable: The Velocity Factor April 8, 2010 view event |
GET Smart Series - Session 1: Smart Grid April 6, 2010 view event |
March HR Community Meeting March 25, 2010 March HR Community Meeting view event |
March Legal Matters March 25, 2010 Are you thinking of starting a new technology venture? If so you probably have many legal questions. view event |
March IT Security Community Meeting March 24, 2010 March IT Security Community Meeting view event |
Certified Scrum Product Owner Training March 23 to March 24, 2010 view event |
March Startup CEO Roundtable March 23, 2010 view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training March 17 to March 18, 2010 view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable March 17, 2010 view event |
March Cloud Computing Meeting March 16, 2010 view event |
2010 Annual Industry Achievement Awards March 4, 2010 2010 will mark the 15th annual Industry Achievement Awards, a signature event celebrating Washington’s technology industry. These awards recognize the accomplishments of the best and brightest individuals, companies and students in our state during the past year. view event |
Certified Scrum Product Owner Training February 24 to February 25, 2010 view event |
Business Case Secrets - Distance Learning Series February 24, 2010 view event |
February Marketing Community Meeting February 23, 2010 February Marketing Community Meeting view event |
February Finance Community Meeting February 18, 2010 February Finance Community Meeting view event |
Product Management Intensive February 16 to February 17, 2010 view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training February 16 to February 17, 2010 view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable February 17, 2010 view event |
February QA Community Meeting February 16, 2010 view event |
CIO Roundtable: Being Lean & Its Application To IT February 11, 2010 view event |
AIPMM Certification - Distance Learning Series February 4, 2010 view event |
Technology Tweet-up February 3, 2010 Connect with your peers in the Tech Industry! view event |
January HR Community Meeting January 28, 2010 January HR Community Meeting view event |
Pragmatic Project Principles January 28, 2010 Developers Community view event |
Regional Leadership Forum January 26, 2010 view event |
Certified Scrum Product Owner Training January 19 to January 20, 2010 view event |
Sales Leadership Roundtable January 20, 2010 view event |
Melodeo & the Cloud - A Case Study January 19, 2010 Cloud Computing & Web Services Community Meeting view event |
Certified ScrumMaster Training January 13 to January 14, 2010 view event |
Agile Product Management Distance Learning - 3 Part Series January 14, 2010 view event |
Jan Startup CEO Roundtable January 12, 2010 view event |
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