Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 5:15pm

IT Martini features engaging networking, thoughtful professional development, innovative demos, and opportunities to connect with IT vendors.

What’s IT Martini all about?

IT Martini connects IT Professionals in YOUR IT Community with innovative and FUN events. IT Martini events mix together something for everyone: engaging social experiences, thoughtful professional development, leading-edge DEMOs, and charitable giving.

Why is IT Community important?

IT Communities benefit significantly when IT Professionals proactively engage one another. Team building happens, with outreach from the individual contributor to the executive level – and knowledge gains happen when experiences are shared.

How does IT Martini impact IT Communities?

IT Martini brings relevant, socially impactful events to IT Communities by mixing local charities, IT Community leaders, DEMOs, and IT Pro attendees.

- Local Charity Support - Almost $20,000 has been raised at IT Martini events for local charities since being founded in 2008.

- Start-up Company DEMOs - More than forty (40) start-up companies have done DEMOs at IT Martini events – with many winners of the IT Community Choice Award.

- Featured IT Community Leaders - Over sixty (60) leaders in the IT Community have been featured discussing everything from diversity, to goals, to Agile practices.

- Attendees - Over 5,000 IT Pros from all over Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland have registered for IT Martini events to date!

Who attends IT Martini events?

IT Pros in delivery roles represent most IT Martini event attendees. They include individual contributors roles like designers, developers, project managers, business analysts, architects, DBAs, testers, security experts, engineers – and senior leadership roles like managers, directors, and executives.

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