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Women in STEM: Mary Somerville
Newsroom Back to List of Articles The KC Tech Council, in partnership with Linda Hall Library, is proud to bring to you a series highlighting women in STEM throughout history. Mary Somerville (1780 – 1872) Born into an aristocratic Scottish family in 1780, Mary Fairfax Somerville was a scientist, writer, and polymath who was elected…
Read MoreDiscussing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Discussing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion growthzone November 18, 2021 On November 17, more than 70 KC Tech Council members came together to discuss solutions aimed toward creating diverse, equitable and inclusive cultures within Kansas City’s tech industry. When the KC Tech Council released KC Tech Specs v4 earlier in…
Read MoreWomen in STEM: Vera Rubin
Newsroom Back to List of Articles The KC Tech Council, in partnership with Linda Hall Library, is proud to bring to you a series highlighting women in STEM throughout history. Photo Credit: Archives & Special Collections, Vassar College Library Vera Rubin (1928 – 2016) Vera Rubin was an American astronomer whose pioneering work provided some…
Read More4×4: Capstone IT
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member Captsone IT and its Sales Lead (Central Region) Trevor Martin. ABOUT CAPSTONE IT 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! Capstone IT was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1999 by our President Jim Richards, as he wanted to start an IT Solutions company…
Read More4×4: Garmin International
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member Garmin International and its STEM, Diversity and Recruitment Specialist, Kelly O’Connor. ABOUT GARMIN INTERNATIONAL 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao. Garmin first set foot in the aviation industry with…
Read MoreNational Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resources
Newsroom Back to List of Articles From blogs to webinars to everything in between, check out helpful cybersecurity resources from KC Tech Council member companies. Know of a resource that should be added? Please reach out here. Participate in the #AskFishtech Cybersecurity Awareness Month Executive Q&A All month long during October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Fishtech…
Read More4×4: PREP-KC
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member PREP-KC and its Director of Community & Industry Partnerships, Beth McCarthy. ABOUT PREP-KC 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! PREP-KC launched in 2006 to help fill the opportunity gap facing students attending the region’s urban schools. Over the past fifteen years, we’ve…
Read More4×4: 27Global
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with new KCTC member 27Global and its CEO, Steve Roatch. ABOUT 27GLOBAL 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! After 18 years at Accenture followed by a stint as COO for a small software company, I realized there was a market opportunity for high quality software engineering.…
Read More4×4: Mongo DB
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with new KCTC member MongoDB and its Enterprise Account Executive, Aj Kurtz. ABOUT MONGODB 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! In 2007, MongoDB’s founders had to manage 400k ads per second a company called DoubleClick. After Google acquired them, they launched their MongoDB database as…
Read MoreTech For Teachers
Newsroom Back to List of Articles KC TECH COUNCIL LAUNCHES “TECH FOR TEACHERS”, REIMBURSEMENT FUND FOR CLASSROOM TECH TOOL The KC Tech Council has launched a fund to reimburse teachers for tech-related expenses they’ve personally made for their classrooms. Tech for Teachers will help alleviate that financial burden that many teachers face. The program invites…
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