FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2011

Contact
David Walker
Chairman, Tulsa TechFest
Tel: (918) 406-2640
chairman@tulsatechfest.com


Sixth annual Tulsa TechFest 2011 – GEEK POWER!

     Details on Tulsa’s sixth annual Tulsa TechFest were announced today by local volunteer organizers. The technology and business community will unite for the event at OSU-Tulsa’s downtown campus on Friday, October 7th.
     The one day technology conference is one of the largest IT conferences in the region. Its focus is to educate attendees about IT process and management improvement, software development products and trends, project management, information security, database management and performance, and personal and professional development. This year Tulsa TechFest is adding to the lineup Mobile, Social Media, Managers, End Users, Entrepreneurs and Mentoring sessions. Topics include IT Management, Cloud, Mobile development, Silverlight 4.0, Agile, Project Management, SQL Server, Data Security, Java, PHP, SharePoint, .NET, Starting a Business, eCommerce, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media and more.
     “We are building on the success over the past five years by broadening our coverage to include even more of the IT professionals in the corporate ecosystem,” said Tulsa TechFest Chairman, David Walker. “This isn’t your typical conference as attendees will hear from the nation’s top industry executives with real-world experiences. We have had attendees from as far away as Connecticut and even Brazil.” Over 60 speakers will present including Glenn Block, Microsoft, Senior Program Manager for WCF, .NET FX and the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF, Chris Koenig, Microsoft, Developer Evangelist, Forrest Dermid, Microsoft, Senior BI Technology Specialist, Tyler Chessman, Business Intelligence Technology Specialist, John Weston, Microsoft, IT Pro Evangelist, Kevin Walsh, Microsoft, Principal Consultant, Lisa Palmer, Microsoft, Enterprise Account Executive, Michael Deresyznski, Microsoft, Principal Consultant & Microsoft Certified Architect for Solutions, Philip Buelow, Microsoft, Premier Field Engineer, Rod Fournier, Microsoft, Senior Premier Field Engineer, Noah Gomez, Microsoft, Senior Technical Account Manager, Keith Nicholson and Rob Tennyson, Microsoft, Application Development Managers, Rob Vettor, SolArc, Application Architect and Technical Lead – Microsoft C# MVP,  Cory Smith, former Microsoft MVP and many more.
     Tulsa TechFest 2011 sponsors include Microsoft, DevExpress, InterWorks, ComponentOne, ConocoPhillips, RedGate Software, Isocentric Networks and numerous prize sponsors.
     Tulsa TechFest welcomes all those working in the technology field, as well as those interested in learning more about the most recent technology advancements. The conference is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Prize drawings will be held at the end of day in software, books and more – there has been consistently prizes totaling $100,000. Lunch beverages and coffee served free. Tulsa TechFest is a free event, but requests all attendees bring “two cans or two bucks” each day to be donated to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and Family & Children’s Services.
     Register online at www.tulsatechfest.com. 
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