With months of hard work by IT-oLogy, its partners, and speakers, Trends 2014 went off without a hitch last Thursday, November 6th. In-depth discussions into the Internet of Things, including both the benefits and downfalls, gave attendees a grasp of the direction in which the information technology and digital fields…
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The following guest blog post was written by IT-oLogy Charlotte Executive Director, Kay Read. Analysts Discuss Key Issues Facing the IT Industry During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo: “By 2015, 4.4 million IT jobs globally will be created to support big data, generating 1.9 million IT jobs in the United States,” said Peter…
In August, IT-oLogy’s own Alicia Thibaudet, Jon Bartschi and Lawrence Ford were invited by Code.org, with about 100 others, to attend an action packed professional development weekend in Las Vegas. The new Code.org K-5 Affiliate program, which is focused on coding curriculum for elementary schools, has developed 3 bands of…
The following post was written by IT-oLogy Charlotte Executive Director, Kay Read. On Saturday, September 13th, Cyber Saturday offered the student track at the annual Blend Conference, a national user experience, design, front and back-end development conference. Over 80 Grade 6-12 students joined more than 400 IT professionals at the…
IT-oLogy would not be able to provide the events and services that we do without the help of our awesome educational, non-profit, and business partners. When one of our partners celebrates a big milestone, we want to share and celebrate with them! VC3, a Columbia-based IT company providing computing products…
The Hummingbird Robotics Kit is a spin-off product of Carnegie Mellon’s CREATE lab. Hummingbird is designed to enable engineering and robotics activities for ages 13 and up (10 with adult supervision) that involve the making of robots, kinetic sculptures, and animatronics built out of a combination of kit parts and crafting materials….
Computing-related occupations are projected to be the fifth fastest growing segment of the professional workforce through 2022, and computing has the second highest median annual wage of all occupational categories. Yet in 2013, women held only 26% of computing occupations although they held 57% of all US workforce professional occupations….
Charlotte Regional Blue Diamond Awards Update: Nominations Open in August IT-oLogy presents the Blue Diamond Awards, the premier annual recognition of regional achievements in technology. For 20 years, these recognitions helped to attract IT talent and new economic development in the region. After a seven year void, we have much…
IT-oLogy would not be possible without the help of our amazing volunteers who donate their time, energy, and skills to spreading the IT message. To say thank you to those individuals, we will be highlighting some of the great people who volunteer with us! First up, Alice McCrory! 1. How/when did…
The first annual Summit on Information Technology kicked off with a rousing start with remarks from Governor Haley to the more than 280 business leaders gathered from across the state. Hosted by IT-oLogy, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the…