SAVE THE DATE: November 3rd, 2023 at 6pm PST. This Veteran's day, join us for an in-person event at the Marines' Memorial Club in San Francisco to celebrate Veterans' Day at our 8th Annual Fall Gala "Vets 2.0 Beyond the Transition." The evening will commence with an open bar cocktail reception and silent auction. Our leading sponsors, host committe...
VetsinTech's CEO and founder, Katherine Webster, recently wrote an article for Forbes addressing the challenges faced by women veterans and military spouses in the workplace. The piece underscores the need for inclusive hiring practices while highlighting the unique obstacles faced by these groups.
Join VetsinTech on Sept 27 at 2 pm PST for our quarterly VIT Employer Virtual Meetup featuring a panel on opportunities in AI/ML! We will be providing Mentors, Hiring Managers, and Recruiters from Adobe, Amazon, Disney, Facebook, Google, Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, NetApp, SAP, Uber, Walgreens, and others from VetsinTech Employer Coalitio...
Our friends at The Veteran Fund are hosting the third annual $100,000 Veteran Pitch competition with a special keynote from Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars. Any veteran, service member, or military spouse can compete to win a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund. Five finalists will be chosen to pitch live in front of a global audience at t...
Over the 4th of July holiday, we hosted a remarkable event at Pebble Beach Resorts, known as the VetsinTech IMPACT event. This event marked a significant milestone in our ongoing mission to support veterans and military spouses transitioning into the tech sector. The weekend was filled with engaging activities, including golf at Pebble Beach and a ...
Join the 3rd annual Google VetNet Career Week, a virtual event empowering veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses/partners, and displaced US newcomers. Experience informative panels, fireside chats, skill-building sessions, and personalized resume reviews. Register by June 8th for invaluable networking, learning, and career advice...
Recently, our team at VetsinTech (Katherine Webster, Ikram Mansori, and Johanna Tillman) held a successful and insightful roundtable in Washington, DC, focused on addressing the challenges faced by military spouses transitioning into the tech ecosystem and entrepreneurship. We brought together key stakeholders, including military spouses, policymak...
Last week, VetsinTech had the pleasure of collaborating with the respected Veteran Transitions Research Lab at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business, an organization dedicated to conducting and disseminating cutting-edge research that can improve outcomes for veterans during their transition to civilian life. Together, we hosted a networki...
The VetsinTech community came together on March 31, 2023, for the annual VetsinTech Invasion conference, marking yet another successful event in its ongoing mission to connect the military and technology worlds. This year, over 500 attendees, including veterans, active-duty personnel, and military spouses, gathered virtually for a day filled with i...
The 5 Buckets Foundation, a leader in financial literacy education, is offering FREE workshops for veterans, military spouses, and active duty members. This workshop was created with veterans for veterans and covers the basics of personal finance, including understanding the psychology of money, managing and building credit, budgeting and saving, b...
The Course will be a live instructor-led hands-on course which would help you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and the AWS Certified Security - Specialty. The total duration of the course is 80 hours split into 6 consecutive weeks i.e 5 days each week. Each lecture will be 4 hours long and will be held online at (Timing: TBD). Atten...
VetsinTech and Oracle Netsuite invite members of our veteran community and our partners to join us for a networking mixer at SXSW. Date and timeFri, March 10, 2023, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CSTLocationOracle 2300 Oracle Way Austin, TX 78741 United States
VetsinTech will host THE IMPACT at Pebble Beach (Jun 30 - Jul 3) over the patriotic 4th of July holiday. This event will lead into the historical, U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach which has never been held at this iconic location. Spread the word and help VetsinTech make with this special women's and DEI-focused event a success. Together with our ...
Facebook University for Veterans graduated 10 veterans from their cybersecurity program on 15 December 2018.
We have closed out 2018 with a bang and now gearing up for our next major event, our 2nd annual National Conference - The Invasion in Silicon Valley!
The Invasion will bring together veterans from all over the country to provide access and introductions to some of Silicon Valley’s hottest tech companies and an incredible entrepreneurial network.
The Invasion, hosted by google launchpad, will be held March 8th and 9th in San Francisco- check out our amazing line up of sessions and speakers. Steve Blank - the father of modern entrepreneurship and the Lean Startup movement, Michael Brown of the DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit here is Silicon Valley, and Carol Eggert - head of Comcast Military Affairs. We have over 20 speakers from across many tech and entrepreneurship fields who will be speaking and engaging with veterans.
Sign up and come join us on this invasion to support our current and returning veterans with re-integration services, and by connecting them to the national technology ecosystem.
ViT is committed to bringing together a tech-specific network, resources, and programs for our veterans interested in Education, Entrepreneurship, and Employment.
- Carol Eggert - SVP Veteran and Military Affairs @ Comcast
- Steve Blank - Father of "Modern Entrepreneurship" and "Lean Startup"
- Michael Brown - Director @ Defense Innovation Unit (Department of Defense)
The Galvanize/Samsung/VetsinTech Scholarship program covers between 50 - 65% of tuition for veterans in the Software Engineering Immersive or Data Science Immersive study programs. Click here for more information.
Facebook University for Veterans graduated 10 veterans from their cybersecurity program on 15 December 2018.
Galvanize/Samsung/VetsinTech scholarship program that covers between 50 - 65% of tuition for veterans in the Software Engineering Immersive or Data Science Immersive study programs. For more information - click HERE
Facebook University Cybersecurity Class is a 12 week introductory class on provided free to veterans. Free for veterans, this course will be conducted on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, CA. Dates are every Saturday from 9AM - 2PM between 2 March - 1 June 2019. One page application is HERE and when answering the final question on the form: How did you hear about this class? - please type in VetsinTech.
Oracle Veteran Internship Program (OVIP) – Spring 2019 starts on Monday 18 March and runs through Friday 7 June for a total of 12 weeks. There are 10 positions open for veterans. Interested? You must formally apply HERE.
Examples of internships avaailable:
Data Center Infrastructure Engineer Intern (Santa Clara) - Job # 190001J4
CAMP PENDLETON- ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY FORUM AND HIRING EVENT
Founder & CEO Katherine Webster spoke on a panel on future technology and trends at US Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s annual Technology Industry Forum and Hiring Event. VetsinTech joined other partners including Google, Oracle, TEKsystems and more in helping inform transitioning members of the Navy and Marine Corps.
SAN DIEGO HAPPY HOUR WITH VETERANS AND PARTNERS
VetsinTech hosted a happy hour for our San Diego chapter. Alumni and prospective students attended and met with representatives of our Employer Coalition partners which included TekSystems and Oracle. This was another excellent opportunity for veteran networking in the tech space and connecting with mentors.