Tech in Motion Presents: The 3rd Annual Timmy Awards

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What are The Timmy Awards?

The Timmy Awards by Tech in Motion (http://blogs.techinmotionevents.com/) is an awards ceremony recognizing the best places for tech professionals to work in NYC. While many tech awards are given to brilliant individuals and their technological advancements, the Timmy Awards aim to recognize those who employ those technologists, the companies and managers supporting and driving the innovation. And we want YOU to weigh in.

The 2017 NYC Timmy Awards (details below):

Join us Wednesday, September 27th at the Union Square Ballroom to celebrate the winning organizations and individuals at the 3rd Annual Timmy Awards Ceremony!

Timmy Award winners are determined by (50%) public voting and (50%) judge's voting. That means, we need YOU to vote!

The 2017 NYC Award Categories & Finalists:

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Event Schedule:

• 6:30pm to 7:30pm - Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, & product demos

• 7:30pm to 8:00pm - The award ceremony

• 8:00pm to 9:00pm - The celebration (cocktails, photos, music and more)

*RSVP today to attend, network, meet the finalist teams, celebrate and more! (it's free)

The 2017 NYC Timmy Awards Judges:

• Jeff Merritt - is the Director of Innovation for the City of New York. Jeff’s work focuses on leveraging innovative approaches and smart city technologies to advance Mayor de Blasio's equity agenda and achieve the ambitious goals set forth in the Plan for One New York. He holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University and more than 15 years of leadership experience driving social change in the public sector. Key highlights include helping organize the first entirely online public election in U.S. history; laying the groundwork for the world’s largest, fastest municipal Wi-Fi network; orchestrating the launch and roll-out of the world’s largest city top-level domain; and leading the creation and adoption of new guidelines and tools to promote the responsible and equitable expansion of the Internet of Things.

• Kara Chesal - is a Senior Director on the Computer Science Education team at the NYC Department of Education. Kara joined CS4All in January 2016 to lead work with teacher training providers, universities, industry, and the wider CS education community, and to support the ambitious goal of bringing CS education to all NYC students by 2025. Prior to joining CS4All Kara served as the Director of Innovate NYC Schools, where she spent five years leading technology pilots with early-stage companies, researchers, and educators. Kara holds a master’s degree in Economics and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a dual bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Economics and Science, Technology, & Society Studies.

• Reza Chowdhury - is recognized as a global thought leader in the startup ecosystem, Reza Chowdhury offers more than 15 years experience in emerging technology, which he brings to AlleyWatch (http://alleywatch.com/) as CEO and Founder. Through the course of his career, Reza has had the privilege of working to drive businesses from conception to eventual exit. His latest professional endeavors have allowed him to work very closely with thriving global technology and startup ecosystem.

Reza is also the founder of New York Startup Lab (http://nystartuplab.com/), which brings technology and knowledge based solutions to the entrepreneurial community with a specific focus on early stage companies. He began his career as securities trader on Wall Street.

• Chike Ukaegbu - is the founder of Startup52, NYC's premier and award winning diversity-focused accelerator with a mission to increase the representation of founders from untapped communities in tech and startup entrepreneurship. He is an Educator, Entrepreneur, Investor, Humanitarian and Biomedical Engineer who is passionate about redefining representation through diversity and inclusion in tech and entrepreneurial spaces. He is also the executive producer and host of ‘Tech:inCOLORS’, a new facebook live show that explores the intersection of tech, entrepreneurship, culture and inclusive diversity.

The 2017 NYC Timmy Awards Host:

• Sloane Barbour - Regional Director at Motion Recruitment Partners

Sloane Barbour is the Regional Director of the New York City presence of Motion Recruitment Partners – a duo of international technical recruiting companies specializing in helping fast growth startups and enterprise technology companies build world class engineering teams.

Sloane is also one of the co-founders of the New York City division of Tech In Motion, and in his spare time he serves on the Board of Code Interactive (http://www.weare.ci/), a non-profit in the Bronx that inspires and educates the next generation of tech leaders.

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As always we would like to thank our sponsors Jobspring Partners (http://www.jobspringpartners.com/tech-jobs/toronto) and Workbridge Associates (http://www.workbridgeassociates.com/tech-jobs/toronto) for sponsoring this month’s event.

Big thanks to Insomnia Cookies (https://insomniacookies.com/) for partnering with Tech in Motion and providing cookies for Timmy Awards guests!

Also, big thanks to All Night Entertainment (https://www.facebook.com/allnightentertainment) for DJ'ing this year's Timmy Awards