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Electric Atmosphere, Innovation, Having a Ball
The Insider
May 13, 2005 |
Electric Atmosphere
Atlanta’s technology community held its signature fund-raising event, the 2005 TechBridge Digital Ball, on May 7 at the
Georgia World Congress Center. The event attracted more than 1,100 attendees, including 35 chief information officers/chief technology officers from leading companies who served as hosts and judges, and raised more than $1 million in cash and in-kind donations. Funds raised from the Digital Ball support technology initiatives that TechBridge provides throughout the year to area nonprofits.
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On hand were, from left, Thomas Gaines, CIO of King & Spalding LLP; James Dallas, CIO of Georgia-Pacific Corp; and Craig Ramsey of the event’s lead sponsor, Accenture Ltd.
Other key sponsors were Microsoft Corp., The Home Depot Inc., BellSouth Corp., Lanier, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Silicon Valley Bank and the Garret Group. |
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Innovation
A highlight of The Digital Ball is the presentation of the annual Technology Innovation Award, given by Accenture Ltd., which recognizes a nonprofit that has used technology to significantly impact its mission. The award offers $40,000 in software and services provided to the winner and the two other finalists are awarded $5,000 worth of TechBridge services and $10,000 worth of Microsoft software.
Jason Ship, right, network administrator of Hemophilia of Georgia Inc., accepted the 2005 TechBridge Technology Innovation Award for the organization form TechBridge CEO Jack McMillan.
The two finalists were Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta and Hands On Network.
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Having a Ball
Attending the Digital Ball were from left, Kristin Kirkconnell, CIO of AGL Resources Inc., Becky Blalock, senior vice president and CIO of Southern Co., and Lea Panosian of Southern Co. |
