1. NYU TorchTechForging a Global IT Community 2. Hello, My Name Is 3. Todays Agenda About NYU TorchTech Impact Challenges & Opportunities Q & A 4. Globally-Networked University 5. TorchTech & The GNU 6. It takes an villageArmanda LewisBen VienBrenda MitchelCarlos AlegriaCassandra KetrickDavid AckermanEddie TanEdward RogersEvan SilbermanFrancesca SocolickFred StraussHarvey BreretonJeff BarryJenn StringerJenn San MiguelJerlin ChanJim RobertsonJodi GoldbergJohanna RomanoJonathan RodriquezJonathan WintersKamlesh DevjaniKeith WhitemanKate HoganKitty BridgesKyle BlytheLaura TretnerLawrence MirskyLucile AppertLendyll E CapituloLisa BarnettMatthew GeeMarcos SuazoMark RileyMarilyn A McMillanMonica McSharryNicole GoldkranzNelya ZonisPeggy McCreadyRay HuangRazi AhmedRob CapelliniRoddy AustinSean McDonaldStefanie PloofShari HalterTatiana JoynerThomas Schmidt 7. Our Story 8. Our Principles & Philosophy 9. Our Structure 10. Our Annual Events 11. UnMeeting 12. A turning point in the Universitys IT History.There are a lot of common problems at NYU, and it'sinteresting to see how other departments areaddressing them.Fortunately, after meeting some of my peers, it's noweasy to reach out to them and bounce ideas off ofthem in the future.Testimonial 13. Share Fair 14. Testimonials 15. Networking BreakfastsUX Networking Breakfast 4/23Summer Social - TBD 16. Testimonials 17. Membership Affiliation 18. Organizational Reach 19. Return Attendees 20. Aspirational InterestsCloud ComputingWeb Based ApplicationsEducational TechnologyIT Project ManagementMobile ApplicationsOnline EducationInformation SecurityIT LeadershipWeb DevelopmentSocial Media 21. ImpactTorchTech offers the IT community a place forcommon dialog and coordination. Thecommunity is self organized, based on the needsof the community, and cuts across hierarchy andadministrative departments and schools. 22. Challenges 23. Opportunities 24. TestimonialI have been at NYU for 27+ years and to experience theTorchTech group and their mission to bring together allmembers of IT at NYU has fulfilled along persistent desire.What better way than an IT community-led groupto access and share the vast resources of this expansiveuniversity. Matthew Gee, Stern 25. Video 26. Thank You & QuestionsEvan Silbermanems296@nyu.edunyu.edu/torchtech