Tech Nite 21 Higher Education
Award Delivered!
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Joey Gawrysiak of Shenandoah University Esports receiving
the Innovation In Higher Education Award.
Tech Nite 21 took place on June 16, 2021 - and now we're delivering the awards! Earlier this month Nicky Swayne, CEO of the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council, presented the Innovation in Higher Education Award to Joey Gawrysiak, Director of Shenandoah University's Esports Program. Congratulations to Shenandoah University Esports!
Awarded to the educator or program in higher education that provides exceptional technology leadership, innovative use and/or development of technology while encouraging students to pursue higher education or training in science, technology, engineering or math.
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Startup Shenandoah Valley (S2V) Cohort 2 Showcase (7/29) |
July 29, 2021 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Virtual
The S2V Showcase is an opportunity for the second cohort of entrepreneurs to present on their experience in the program, as well as share the progress they have made in growing their businesses. You're invited to join us, not only to connect with these incredible entrepreneurs but also to learn about what's next and how you can support their growth as they enter the next phase of the program.
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InnoVault | September Pitch Night 2021 (9/10)
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September 10, 2021 | 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm
InnoVault, Winchester
Reserve your seat as an audience participant by getting one of the Attend tickets or apply to pitch by getting one of the Apply to Pitch Tickets.
If you would like to pitch your business idea please continue to read!
Do you have a business idea but you’re just not sure how or where to begin? Do you know there’s an opportunity to scale your current business but just need some expert advice or funding to get you there? Do you have questions about patents, intellectual property, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, getting investors? This is Your Opportunity to pitch your idea for a new Product, Service, Business OR your idea to scale your current business to a panel of business experts and investors!
Crystel Lynn Smith, Virginia's Most Sought Ager High-Performance Coach and Founder of Crystel Clear Business Strategies, and Innovault, Winchester's Idea LaunchPad, are once again launching Pitch Night 2021!
3 Selected entrepreneurs (and or people with cool or crazy ideas) will be provided with
- Live training, (via Zoom) with Alex Skinner, economic anthropologist, CFO of startup IP Haus, and Founder of InnoVault Coworking, through his proven Pitch Masterclass
- Alex’s step by step template to creating and perfecting your pitch
- Opportunity to Pitch to Investors, Entrepreneurs, Financial Gurus and other Business Experts
- Feedback from the experts
- Exposure on any of the following media platforms utilized for Pitch Night 2021
- Social Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspaper
The winner of Pitch Night 2021 will receive:
- One-Month of business coaching with High-Performance Business Coach and Best-Selling Author, Crystel Lynn Smith ($1,200.00 value)
- One -Year Flex-Time Membership at Winchester’s sought after Innovault ($2,388 value)
- AND $1,000!
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Valley business Summit (9/21) |
September 21, 2021 | 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Plecker Center, Blue Ridge Community College
Join local business resources and state legislators to learn about the local business economy.
There will be a panel of business experts to cover various workforce topics as well as Q&A time with Delegates John Avoli, Ronnie Campbell, Chris Runion and Tony Wilt. Light morning refreshments will be provided.
Hosted by the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, Shenandoah Valley Technology Council, Shenandoah Valley Partnership, Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center, Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity, and Blue Ridge Community College.
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Digital Minerva
Digital Minerva is your local Harrisonburg agency for web awesome! We offer web design and development services, digital marketing through Google and Facebook, search engine optimization and marketing, content services, photography and more.
We believe that building a website and marketing it is as much an art as it is a science. By walking that line, we’re able to produce products that stand out from the norm.
We work hard doing what we love, and we have a good time while we’re at it! Our clients are our friends, and we’re proud of the businesses we’ve been fortunate to work with here in the valley.
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Welcome Back Level I Member! |
Generate_Impact
We develop digital solutions to support humanitarian organizations as they fulfill their mission around the world.
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Welcome Back Level I Member! |
Shenandoah University
Shenandoah University is a private university in Winchester, Virginia. It has an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students across more than 200 areas of study in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences (including the Division of Education and Leadership and the Division of Applied Technology), School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing, and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Physical Therapy).
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Looking for 2021 STEM and tech summer activities? Then look no further! We know that both parents and kids are ready for some summer fun after a long year of staying at home, so we’ve gathered a listing of local tech activities for kids for the summer of 2021! Ranging from workshops to camps, this summer is full of technology and STEM activities. Browse the links below and/or share the list with others! See details below.
Summer Camps by JMU Professional & Continuing Education | In-Person
James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Summer Explorer Camps | In-Person
Explore More Discovery Museum, Harrisonburg
Summer Camps by Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum | In-Person
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, Winchester
STEM Summer Camps by STEM Innovators | In-Person
Easely Created Studio, Winchester
Know of other techy summer camps in the Shen. Valley that are not on our list? Send them along! admin@svtc-va.org.
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Shenandoah Valley Open Tech Jobs |
- Software Engineer II – Octoservices, GitHub | Remote
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Full-Stack Software Engineer | Sproutly | New Market
- 3D Developer - AR Support, The Scylla Group | Winchester
- Front End Developer, The Scylla Group | Winchester
GOT ADDITIONAL TECH JOBS THAT SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED?
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Have a Technology Event?
We'll Share it in our Newsletter and Calendar!
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Are you a local tech meetup/user-group or organization hosting an in-person or virtual tech event within the Shenandoah Valley?
With the recent impacts of COVID-19, we're looking to help promote all of the Valley's technology community events that have either gone digital or are going back to in-person by adding them to our newsletter and calendar
(our publicity).
Click the button below to share your event!
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Shenandoah Valley Technology Council
800 S. Main Street
MSC 3615
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
540-568-7882
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