by joshuapiller | Oct 29, 2014 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
South Florida’s Largest Tech Conference Letting Attendees Vote to Select the Critical Knowledge They Need to Keep Their Skills Marketable
If you think the rancor between Charlie Crist and Governor Rick Scott has reached new heights, you will be interested in the competition between local techies for a speaking session at the upcoming ITPalooza 2014 conference. The binary code is flying — tweet out the vote!
With more than 2,000 expected, 60 speakers, 65 sponsors and 50 user groups from across South Florida, the 3rd Annual ITPalooza is set to deliver its annual South Florida technology conference on Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences located at 3301 College Ave in Davie.
“This year’s event will offer a first of its kind opportunity to let the IT community decide which critical technical topics will be delivered,” said Alex Funkhouser, ITPalooza event founder and CEO of SherlockTech Staffing. “Technology evolves so rapidly that it’s really hard for professionals to keep their tech skills current and marketable. The IT community is choosing what’s the most interesting to learn and what’s crucial to their professional development.”
Thirty-six speaking slots will be chosen from the voting. Those interested in leading a session or voting for their favorites can visit the “Voting for Sessions” area of the ITPalooza website at http://itpalooza.org.
Reflecting its commitment to the South Florida IT community, ITPalooza will once again be hosted by NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS). Under the leadership of Dean Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., the GSCIS partnership with ITPalooza promises to offer attendees the very best of South Florida technology.
In addition to the continuing education technical sessions, hiring fair, and vendor exhibits, a dedicated management track focused on the unique needs of CIOs and other top-level IT Executives will be featured. More than 50 CIOs are scheduled to participate in the CIO Council luncheon and roundtable sessions www.iCoastCIOCouncil.com. The event culminates in a holiday party that features a band comprised of local technologists.
Above all, ITPalooza is dedicated to raising money for various South Florida non-profits including Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ STEM Advisory Board, The Stockdale Foundation, Marine’s Toys for Tots and more. Over the last two years, ITPalooza has raised in excess of $75,000 in donations and cash.
Those interested in attending ITPalooza are encouraged to visit the event’s website where more information can be found regarding sponsorship and speaker opportunities — http://itpalooza.org
About ITPalooza: Led by an organizing team of dedicated local IT Professionals, www.ITPalooza.org is an annual event that brings together the South Florida IT Community for a day of learning, sharing, networking, and fun. ITPalooza is facilitated by ITProCamp, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that organizes technical training events across the country. www.ITProCamp.org welcomes Tech Groups to join forces and help each other learn new technologies, develop speakers, and grow memberships.
by Steve Earle | Oct 29, 2014 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
South Florida’s Largest Tech Conference Letting Attendees Vote to Select the Critical Knowledge They Need to Keep Their Skills Marketable
If you think the rancor between Charlie Crist and Governor Rick Scott has reached new heights, you will be interested in the competition between local techies for a speaking session at the upcoming ITPalooza 2014 conference. The binary code is flying — tweet out the vote!
With more than 2,000 expected, 60 speakers, 65 sponsors and 50 user groups from across South Florida, the 3rd Annual ITPalooza is set to deliver its annual South Florida technology conference on Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences located at 3301 College Ave in Davie.
“This year’s event will offer a first of its kind opportunity to let the IT community decide which critical technical topics will be delivered,†said Alex Funkhouser, ITPalooza event founder and CEO of SherlockTech Staffing. “Technology evolves so rapidly that it’s really hard for professionals to keep their tech skills current and marketable. The IT community is choosing what’s the most interesting to learn and what’s crucial to their professional development.â€
Thirty-six speaking slots will be chosen from the voting. Those interested in leading a session or voting for their favorites can visit the “Voting for Sessions†area of the ITPalooza website at http://itpalooza.org.
Reflecting its commitment to the South Florida IT community, ITPalooza will once again be hosted by NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS). Under the leadership of Dean Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., the GSCIS partnership with ITPalooza promises to offer attendees the very best of South Florida technology.
In addition to the continuing education technical sessions, hiring fair, and vendor exhibits, a dedicated management track focused on the unique needs of CIOs and other top-level IT Executives will be featured. More than 50 CIOs are scheduled to participate in the CIO Council luncheon and roundtable sessions www.iCoastCIOCouncil.com. The event culminates in a holiday party that features a band comprised of local technologists.
Above all, ITPalooza is dedicated to raising money for various South Florida non-profits including Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ STEM Advisory Board, The Stockdale Foundation, Marine’s Toys for Tots and more. Over the last two years, ITPalooza has raised in excess of $75,000 in donations and cash.
Those interested in attending ITPalooza are encouraged to visit the event’s website where more information can be found regarding sponsorship and speaker opportunities — http://itpalooza.org
About ITPalooza: Led by an organizing team of dedicated local IT Professionals, www.ITPalooza.org is an annual event that brings together the South Florida IT Community for a day of learning, sharing, networking, and fun. ITPalooza is facilitated by ITProCamp, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that organizes technical training events across the country. www.ITProCamp.org welcomes Tech Groups to join forces and help each other learn new technologies, develop speakers, and grow memberships.
by Steve Earle | Sep 29, 2014 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
The 3rd Annual ITPalooza will be bigger and better than ever before offering sponsors unprecedented access to the South Florida’s IT Community.
Reflecting its commitment to the South Florida IT community, ITPalooza will once again be hosted at NSU’s prestigious Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. Under the leadership of Dean Eric S. Ackerman Ph.D. the GSCIS partnership with ITPalooza promises to offer attendees the very best of South Florida technology.
“In addition to the Job Fair, Higher Education Fair, Technical Sessions and Vendor exhibit, this year, ITPalooza will feature a dedicated management track focused on the unique needs of CIOs and other top-level IT Executives.†Said Team Leader Alex Funkhouser.
Above all, ITPalooza is dedicated to raising money for various South Florida non-profits. Over the last two years, ITPalooza raised in excess of $75,000 in donations and cash.
Call for Speakers
If you would like to be considered as a speaker for the 3rd Annual ITPalooza, please visit the sign-up page to create your account and profile. Once you have created your account and profile, you can upload your session description and presentation stack (if available). We will review your submission and if approved we will add you to the schedule.
Call for Sponsors
ITPalooza represents tremendous value for our sponsors. You will have the opportunity to interact with the South Florida IT Community in a relaxed, open environment that promotes networking, learning and sharing. Due to the overwhelming popularity of ITPalooza, sponsors are encouraged to sign up early. Please visit the ITPalooza Sponsorship page for more information and to pay on line.
If you have any questions regarding Sponsorship or Speaker Opportunities, please contact Alex Funkhouser, Alex@SherlockTech.com
by Steve Earle | Aug 25, 2014 | Alex Funkhouser, ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
The Cool Side of the Cloud.
Join me tomorrow night, August 27th, at the SFTA for a C-Level panel discussion “The Cool Side of the Cloud”. We’ll skip the boring stuff and get straight into some of the exciting things companies are going with the cloud. What has that implementation meant for their companies as they face the ever increasing demands of customers?
Have you registered for the CIO Council Fall Golf Classic?
On September 19th, the CIO Council Fall Golf Classic will bring together South Florida’s CIOs, Sponsors and golfers for a day of fun and networking in support of the CIO Council Scholarship Fund. Whether you register as a sponsor, foursome, single or lunch participant, you are in for a great day of connecting.
Look who’s sponsoring – are you ready to Tee Up?
Click here to view the PDF brochure: CIOC-2014-Golf-Invitation
by Steve Earle | Dec 30, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
The ITPalooza team wants your feedback on ITPalooza 2013 so we can make next year’s event better.
Submit your responses, and you’ll automatically be directed to the ITPalooza Facebook page. See if you’re in the pictures! Tag and get tagged!
by Steve Earle | Dec 16, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
Greetings,
This year ITPalooza raised over $45,000 in toys and cash donations to non-profit groups including the Marines Toys for Tots foundation, the Miami-Dade County Public School’s STEM Advisory Board, the computer museum at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer & Information Sciences and others.
Over 1,500 IT professionals attended a full day of tech education sessions and tradeshow.
The President of Nova Southeastern University, Dr George Hanbury (middle) and Dean of the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Dr. Eric Ackerman (left).
The STEM Advisory Board strengthens our public school students’ career and college readiness.
Genesis raised over $400 at ITPalooza for her planned People to People European Heritage trip this coming summer. She accepted $5 donations and gifted a handmade bracelets.
Andrea & Genesis at the toy drop-off area.
Please share the good news, and thank you for your support!
Alex
