Southern Piedmont Technology Council hosted Tech on Tour in South Boston, Virginia on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The event was co-hosted and sponsored by the SOVA Innovation Hub, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) and Microsoft. Themed in honor of National Career and Technical Education Month®, the event was open to SPTC members and potential members, including technology professionals, educators, and students. Attendees had the opportunity to tour the Southern Virginia Education Center, ProductWorks @ SVHEC, and the SOVA Innovation Hub, including MBC’s corporate offices, and the Microsoft Experience Center.
In celebration of February being National Career and Technical Education Month®, the event included a panel to share perspectives on career technical education. The panel consisted of Holly Elliott, Microsoft Data Center; Jerry Shelton, Microsoft Data Center; Ryland Clark, Hitachi and RCFlyBy; Dr. Scott Lowman, Institute and Advanced Learning Research; Rebecca Saunders, Halifax County Public Schools; Dr. Brian Jackson, Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
The panel was moderated by Jeremy Satterfield, Microsoft TechSpark Program Manager and Board Member of the Southern Piedmont Technology Council.
Attendees were encouraged to bring their children, thanks to STEM activities being provided by Building Buddies.
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Southern Piedmont Technology Council is a member-based organization that advocates for the importance of the need for the region to invest in technology.
If you are interested in joining the SPTC and being a part of raising awareness to enable the region to accommodate the changing way of doing business and also to evolve please visit https://www.sptc-va.org/membership/.
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Links mentioned in this post:
- Southern Piedmont Technology Council
- Southern Virginia Education Center
- ProductWorks @ SVHEC
- SOVA Innovation Hub
- MBC
- Microsoft Experience Center
- Building Buddies
- Holly Elliott LinkedIn Profile
- Jerry Shelton LinkedIn Profile
- Ryland Clark LinkedIn Profile
- Dr. Scott Lowman LinkedIn Profile
- Rebecca Saunders LinkedIn Profile
- Dr. Brian Jackson LinkedIn Profile