Transitioning from Employee to Founder: Starting a Business as Your Second Act

The Vermont Technology Alliance is partnering with York IE for an online presentation on learning how to start your business as a second career act. 45 years old. That’s the average age of a startup founder. Instead of the young, college dropout that many may picture, entrepreneurs are more likely to be seasoned workers who […]

Synaptic Supercollider

Main Street Landing 60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT, United States

Use VTTA code to receive 20% off of admission Synaptic Supercollider celebrates innovation and the arts in Burlington, Vermont, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2.  Synaptic Supercollider is an innovation conference and arts festival that brings together creative individuals to unlock energy The Conference takes place at Main Street Landing and includes some of the best […]

Cairnival – a Celebration of Cairn Cross

Caledonia Spirits 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier, United States

Cairnival is a celebration of the contributions of Cairn Cross, founder of VTTA member FreshTracks Capital, for his contributions to the Vermont entrepreneur ecosystem. The event will be held at Caledonia Spirits in Montpelier, and is organized by Lever, a startup accelerator based in Cairn's home town of North Adams, Massachusetts. Tickets are $75 and  […]

Senator Leahy’s 25th Annual Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference

Vermont Technical College 125 Admin Hall, Judd Hall, Randolph Center, VT, United States

Senator Leahy has proudly hosted the Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference (WEOC) since 1996.  Each year this highly anticipated event brings together hundreds of Vermonters for a full day of workshops and presentations on how to navigate workplaces, grow businesses and succeed in a modern economy. This conference supports and encourages women wherever they are in […]

2nd Annual Northern New England MedTech Conference 2022

Hanover Inn 2 East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH, United States

Northern New England is home to a large and growing MedTech ecosystem, expanding from Boston into Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Innovation is rapidly increasing across MedTech, Digital Health and Life Sciences with focused accelerators, tech transfer advancements, commercialization and increasing talent and capital sources to develop technologies and scale companies. Attend this […]

2022 Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium: Robots Rising: Arming Artificial Intelligence

Norwich University 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT, United States

Warfare has changed – combat is no longer relegated to singular battlefronts or even to the kinetic world. Battles are now fought block to block in city streets, in the air without pilots, in cyberspace and very likely, in space. What was once science fiction is now reality. Among all these changes is the unprecedented […]

Vermont Tech Jam 2022

Hula 50 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, Vermont

Vermont Tech Jam is an annual career and tech expo, organized by Seven Days, that showcases some of Vermont’s most innovative companies. This year’s event takes place at Hula, a coworking campus on the Burlington waterfront. The VTTA is a Tech Jam organizing partner Since 2008, each Tech Jam event has attracted hundreds of job […]

2022 Renewable Energy Vermont Conference

Now in its 22nd year, the 2022 REV Conference and Expo will take place in-person on Thursday, October 27th, and Friday, October 28th at the DoubleTree Hilton in South Burlington, Vermont. Hear leaders and innovators in renewable energy discuss how to realize Vermont and New England’s clean energy future. Panel topics include: Reforming Vermont’s Renewable […]

Small Towns, Big Ideas Virtual Pitch Competition

The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI will present a virtual pitch competition called Small Towns, Big Ideas.  Top tech startups from CORI’s Rural Innovation Network, which spans 33 rural communities across 24 states, will compete in this virtual pitch event on Nov. 10, 2022. Each startup selected to participate will be pre-seed or seed-stage, and […]

Virtual Workforce Support Sessions for Employers 

Employers interested in recruitment, training, and retention resources have a new opportunity to connect with experts in a series of lunchtime learning sessions. Workforce Development Specialists from the Department of Economic Development, Department of Labor, and Vermont State Colleges (Vermont State University and Community College of Vermont) will cover: Who to contact for workforce programs […]

UVM Computer Science Fair

Grand Maple Ballroom, UVM Davis Center 590 Main Street, Burlington, VT, United States

The CS Fair is a UVM event where Computer Science students (majors, minors or just taking a class) may submit and showcase their computer projects. The purpose of the CS Fair is to give students a chance to present their work to their peers and professionals in an open and exciting environment. A panel of […]

VTTA Holiday Year-End Tech Community Event at Switchback Brewing

Switchback Brewing Co. 160 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States

The Vermont Technology Alliance is hosting a year-end Holiday networking event at Switchback Brewing in Burlington, sponsored by Stark Tech and Vertiv. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the holidays and to meet, connect and relax with others who make up and support Vermont’s tech ecosystem. All registrants receive a coupon for a Switchback beer or […]