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WTIA picks 30 of Washington state’s ‘best and brightest’ tech startups for Founder Cohort

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The virtual program is designed to help seed-stage startups grow and scale over the course of six months. Participants learn how to fundraise; how to manage a board of directors; corporate governance such as accounting and legal; and customer development and go-to-market strategies.

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

Date : October 8-11, 2024 Location : Philadelphia and virtual Ticket price : TBD Pride Summit The Pride Summit is held by Lesbians Who Tech, an organization that cites itself as the “largest LGBTQ professional event in the world,” according to the website — and allies are welcome.

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Generative AI is a dual concern for cybersecurity industry — and will drive increased labor demand

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Generative AI, said Jim Reavis, CEO of the nonprofit Cloud Security Alliance, is “the change dynamic that’s sort of the elephant in the room.” Growing organization concerns about “governance, risk and compliance,” the types of regulation and policy matters that can also overlap with AI. It brings in a lot of different complications.”

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How Pacific Science Center ran safe, successful summer camps — in-person — despite COVID-19

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The nonprofit just wrapped up 10 weeks of camps, with nearly 1,500 kids participating at the spacious Seattle campus and three partner locations, and another 1,500 kids enrolled in the Science Center’s virtual camps, including students from out of state. ” That was the case for Elissa Fernandez and her three sons.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs and IT leaders local and virtual IT leadership events from C-Vision , CDM Media , Constellation Research , ET-x , Evanta , Foundry , Forrester , Gartner , HMG Strategy , Info-Tech , Sinc , and others. Other focus areas might include cloud architectures, devops, and data governance, depending on what is prominent in your target sector.

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

CIO Business Intelligence

We ensure that board directors can be effective in their roles, and that they have the tools to be able to govern through the rapidly changing business environment. As a critical part of the governance ecosystem, we impact the economy, social welfare, and all of those people who rely on these organizations to deliver the outcomes they need.

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Microsoft allies with community colleges to help U.S. train 250k new cybersecurity workers by 2025

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Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and vice chair, cited the growing threat of ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks in a virtual news conference announcing the initiative alongside educational and nonprofit leaders Thursday morning. government agencies. ‘Why aren’t organizations doing better?

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