HITEC and ITSMF Featured in Diversity/ Careers Magazine

HITEC and ITSMF’s first quarter IT executive summit, which took place on February 10-12, 2011 in Washington D.C., was featured in Diversity / Careers Magazine in Engineering and Information Technology in their April/ May edition. The article can be seen in its original format here

ITSMF hosts its annual gala symposium and awards ceremony


Washington, DC – IT leaders and business owners from the public and private sector gathered in February to network, honor colleagues and discuss emerging industry trends. The Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) annual IT symposium and awards ceremony is a marvelous opportunity for black and Hispanic IT execs to network, collaborate, and even look over the competition in today's global marketplace. 


This year's event was the seventh. As it has been for the past three years, it was co-sponsored by the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC).

More than 500 corporate, government and association execs and guests gathered for the ceremony and the feature attraction: a keynote address by Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor and special correspondent.



In her keynote, O'Brien sent out a challenge to action, promoting education and advancing the goals set out by President Obama in this year's State of the Union address. She called on IT leaders for the creativity and innovation the country needs to stay competitive in the global economy.



O'Brien also stressed the importance of education for the next generation, particularly in the STEM fields. "There is incredible power in standing up and standing for something," she said, urging her listeners to take the lead in education reform and innovative technology.



The ITSMF awards honor leaders who help both the IT industry and next-gen African-American IT leaders. This year's top awards went to Sheila Talton, VP, office of globalization at Cisco Systems; Jose Jimenez, president of the enforcement, security and intelligence division of CSC; Robert D. Blackwell Sr, chair of Blackwell Consulting Services, and Jerry Williams, CIO of HUD.



Special recognition awards were given to Cisco Systems; Accenture; Art Hopkins, president & CEO of Macquarium; and Fabomi Ojuola, president and CEO of Crestpoint Solutions.

The symposium featured a lineup of IT industry leaders from the public and private sectors. Premium-level sponsors were Bank of America, Cisco, Comcast, Cox, Deloitte, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Target, Wells Fargo and Whirlpool.

For more about the event, visit www.itsmfonline.org and www.hitecglobal.org.