Conference Partners

SIM Capital Area - SIM is an association of senior IT executives, prominent academicians, selected consultants, and other IT thought leaders built on the foundation of local chapters, who come together to share and enhance their rich intellectual capital for the benefit of its members and their organizations.

SIM members strongly believe in and champion:

  • The alignment of IT and business as a valued partnership;
  • The creation and sharing of best practices;
  • The effective, efficient and innovative business use of information technology to continuously bring to market valuable products and services;
  • IT management and leadership skills development that enables our members growth at each stage of their career;
  • The replenishment and education of future IT leaders including a strong role in influencing university curriculums and continuing education;
  • Working with the IT industry to shape its direction; and
  • Policies and legislation that stimulate innovation, economic development, healthy competition and IT job creation.
  • Serving our communities and the industry through giving and outreach


Strategic Partners

The Advisory Council (TAC) is the Next Generation of IT Research and Advisory Services. TAC provides on-demand, custom-written advice, phone consultations, and on-site visits from leading IT experts. Clients include Global 2000, mid and small cap companies, universities, and state and federal agencies across North America.
www.tacadvisory.com

The mission of International GMIS is to provide an organizational structure and network with associated activities, which may be used by all State, County, and Local government agencies and educational institutions which are members in order to help them in their information and automation endeavors and with associated projects and problems. www.gmis.org.

GlobalEXECWomen provides female business and technology executives with access to women of influence focused on thought leadership and a perspective for regional, national and international business. Our diversity of thought community includes: global corporations such as CheckFree, Home Depot, and IBM; entrepreneurial and mid-size ventures including iKobo and The North Highland Company; and non-profit organizations such as Austrade and UK Trade and Investment.

Women in Technology (WIT) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to offering women in all levels of the technology industry a wide range of professional development and networking opportunities. One of the organization’s main goals is to create a forum where women in technology can be recognized and promoted as role models.