WITI Strategist
Newsletter  •  May 23, 2018

  In This Issue

WITI Business
WITI Summit 2018
WITI Entrepreneurship
WITI Women
WITI Webinar
WITI Career
WITI Partner Event
WITI / GEICO Tips
WITI Social Media

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  WITI Network Events

May 30, 2018 - Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Empowering Women in Agile to take the lead
June 5, 2018 - Roseville, California
Wine and Unwind!
June 6, 2018 - Waltham, Massachusetts
Summer Kickoff 2018!
June 7, 2018 - New York, New York
Mentorship and Advocacy: Enablers for Equal Opportunity
June 7, 2018 - Orlando, Florida
An Entrepreneur, A Mother, A CEO, and Over $1 Billion in Transactions-A Conversation with Suneera Madhani, Founder of Fattmerchant
June 21, 2018 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Healthcare Technology
June 21, 2018 - Tallahassee, Florida
Women in STEM Careers:The Passion & Tech that Drives YOU!
July 12, 2018 - Chicago, Illinois
Advancement Of Women In STEM Programs - Challenges & Opportunities
July 18, 2018 - Farmington, Connecticut
The Future of IT Jobs
July 19, 2018 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Mess Up Night! Leadership Mess Up - Lessons Learned
July 19, 2018 - San Diego, California
Hot Summer Mixer
July 19, 2018 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Mess Up Night! Leadership Mess Up - Lessons Learned

More Network Events

  WITI Partner Events

CIO, CMO and CISO Summits
May, 2018
Various Locations

MIT SLOAN CIO SYMPOSIUM
May 23, 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts

poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Festival
May 23, 2018
St. Petersburg, Florida

Homebrew Hillsborough
May 25, 2018
Tampa, Florida

ActinSpace 2018
May 25-26, 2018
Houston, Texas

BOS/TechJam
June 14, 2018
Boston, Massachusetts

InterDrone Expo 2018
September 5-7, 2018
Las Vegas, Nevada

See Details of All Partner Events Here

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  WITI Business

Five Practical Tips to Help You Keep Your Small Business Compliant
By Anna Johansson

While compliance may sound like something only larger organizations have to deal with, small businesses are not immune to falling out of compliance.

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  WITI Annual Summit 2018



18 Days until the Women in Technology Summit. Time to register so you can start planning your schedule at the Summit.

Register now for your 3 day VIP Pass - use code summitf2018 for $100 off the current price of $895 (WITI Member) / $995 (Non-WITI member)

Rooms are filling up fast! Book now to receive the Special WITI Room Rate!

Book your flight now to receive a discount and bonus Rapid Reward points from Southwest Airlines.

  WITI Career

Are Credentials a Waste of Time?
By Keirsten Brager

Credentials are one of the main tools available for underrepresented groups to gain access to opportunities. Many professional doors stay shut without the validation of minimum skills.

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  WITI Women

They Were the Only All-Female, All-Black Team in a NASA Science Competition. Then Came the Hackers.
By Gianluca Mezzofiore

Three teenagers came up with an innovative way to clean lead-contaminated drinking water in public schools . . . an idea so smart it made the finals of NASA's coveted nationwide high-school science competition.

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  WITI Webinars

AR & VR - Understanding Immersive Technology as a New Interaction Platform
Presenter(s): Galit Ariel
May 23, 2018 12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

WITI Member Orientation
Presenter(s): WITI
June 1, 2018 11AM-12PM PT (2-3PM ET)

Unlock the Key to Your Purpose-Driven Leadership: Purpose
Presenter(s): Brandon Peele
June 15, 2018 12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

  These Webinars are FREE To WITI Members!

  WITI Entrepreneurship

You Ready to Jump? Nine Steps All Entrepreneurs Must Take to Build a Sustainable Business
By Tom Panaggio

Starting a business is a lot like parachuting; from afar, it looks fun and exciting, but when you are standing in the open airplane doorway 5,000 feet above the ground, it's a different story.

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  Join WITI @ ActinSpace

ActinSpace 2018
May 25-26, 2018 | Houston, Texas

CNES, ESA and ESA BIC Sud France will be organizing ActInSpace®, the top international competition devoted to space applications. Midway between a hackathon and a start-up weekend, ActInSpace® will be held concurrently in some 40 countries and 70 cities on all five continents. Open to entrants from all horizons, the competition aims to develop entrepreneurship and forge ties between space stakeholders and citizens by setting challenges for teams to solve based on patents, software, data or space infrastructures. ActInSpace® was initiated by CNES in May 2014.

  WITI / GEICO Tips

The Amazing New Technologies in Motorcycle Helmets

As you ride around town on your motorcycle, you see street names, turn-by-turn directions, and what's happening behind you: all without looking down or turning your head. That's because the info is popping up on your helmet's visor.

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