ITSMF Meetings

Event Information

The ITSMF Third Quarter Symposium, in conjunction with the BDPA National Conference, will take place in the splendid “City of Brotherly Love” – Philadelphia, PA. Home to the Liberty Bell and also the place where the Continental Congress met in 1776 to sign the Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia is a place where great things are still happening!

Join us as we celebrate the Q3 Symposium theme: “Access for All: The Leader's Responsibility” which will be supported by a full offering of engaging workshops and experiences created especially for the ITSMF family. As always, this meeting will provide a robust environment for executive networking, best practices sharing and professional development on topics that really matter to today’s up and coming IT industry leaders.

This is truly a “must attend”, 3-day event in the birthplace of America's first zoo (The Philadelphia Zoo) and the first computer – one you dare not miss. Meet us in Philly!

Featured Speakers

Eric Hamilton
Social Media Branding Lecturer, Online Search Marketing Consultant, Web Analytics Guru and Web Design Instructor

Author of “Social Media Branding in the Age of Obama”

Eric Hamilton is an internet, web, search marketing and social media veteran with over 20 years of technology work experience. Currently, Eric works for Involver which is a social media technology company. Involver’s technology powers over 60,000 Facebook fan pages and over 120 million Facebook fan experiences. He manages client services for the entire east coast for Involver.

Recently, Eric founded The Web Academy, a 501c3 non profit organization designed to provide free web design classes to the community and free web services to churches and other non profit organizations. With over 1000 enrollments in only 6 months, the Web Academy is poised to build hundreds of charity web sites with the next year.

Eric is the author of “Social Media Branding in the Age of Obama”; it is a social media guide which highlights social media strategies for small businesses and personal development.

Dr. Donna Grant
Assistant Professor - North Carolina Central University

One year later, Dr. Grant returns to ITSMF to share updates of her study
“Does IT Have It for Young Women?”

About our speaker:

Donna M. Grant is an Assistant Professor at North Carolina Central University. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from DePaul University, where she also earned a M.B.A. in Finance and a M.S. in Information Systems. Additionally, she earned a B.S. in Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Dr. Grant was the recipient of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) fellowship and the Illinois Graduate Incentive Program (IMGIP) fellowship. As a doctoral student, she was accepted as a member of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Computer Science Honors Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society.

In addition, Dr. Grant co-developed a technology summer camp for high school girls called Girls with Engineering Mindz (GEMz). Prior to beginning the doctoral program, she spent 22 years in the IT industry. She worked as a Director of Information Technology at Ameritech and a Director of Process Improvement for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

ITSMF/BDPA Workshops

As is tradition at the Q3 Symposium, ITSMF will host two robust, thought-provoking BDPA Workshops: “Black in IT” and “Starting UP in a DOWN Economy”

BDPA Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker

The 29th Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, USN will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the annual premiere event of the National BDPA (NBDPA). Admiral Roughead will address this distinguished audience comprised of congressional leaders, senior staff, industry leaders, state and local government representatives, other uniformed and civilian senior Department of Defense leaders, college interns and high school students from NBDPA Chapter cities, NBDPA Corporate Sponsors, and NBDPA members.

Click here to purchase your Award Ceremony ticket from BDPA

To receive a registration link, please contact the Executive Office at info@itsmfonline.org or 404.514.4845

All Thursday and Friday ITSMF events will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel. The BDPA Workshops will take place in the adjoining Philadelphia Convention Center.

Dress Code Suggestions:

Thursday Networking Reception: Business Dress
Friday General Session: Business Dress
Friday Receptions: Business Dress
Awards Gala Reception and Ceremony: Cocktail/After 5

If you have questions about the event, then please send an email to info@itsmfonline.org