Massachusetts Tech Pioneers Reunion

About the Event

The Innovation Trail and the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation are inviting leaders who helped build the Massachusetts tech economy from the 1960s to the modern era to join us for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion.

If you were part of the Massachusetts Miracle… if you rode on the DEC chopper… worked in Wang Towers… or built your career on America’s Technology Highway (a/k/a Route 128), you’re invited. We’re building this event around 15 amazing leaders from the various “eras” of technology in Massachusetts — from minicomputers to spreadsheets to networking to e-commerce to SaaS. And yes, Bose and Polaroid, too!

Who Will Be There

Already involved are people like Gail Goodman (e-commerce pioneer at Open Market and Constant Contact), John Cullinane (founder of the first publicly-traded software company), Dan Bricklin (inventor of the spreadsheet), Danny Hillis (AI pioneer and founder of Thinking Machines), Joyce Plotkin (former head of the Mass. Software Council), Sherwin Greenblatt (co-founder of Bose), Victor McIlheny (science journalist and biographer of Edwin Land), Ray Ozzie (Lotus Notes, Groove Networks), and Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com.)

Agenda

6-6:30 Arrivals and networking

6:30-6:50 Welcome & short remarks; acknowledgments of the sponsors and pioneers

6:50-7:00 Group photos

7-8:30 Continued networking & slide show

Event Sponsorship Opportunities (for additional info, please contact us: sponsorship@theinnovationtrail.org)

Tech Trailblazer Sponsorship

- 2 tickets
- Individual “Shout Out” During Welcome Introductions
- Photo with all the Tech Pioneers
- Recognition on Event Page

Silver Corporate Sponsorship

- 4 tickets (can be used for firm representatives or invited guests/clients)
- Corporate Recognition in All Event Emails
- Corporate Logo on Event Page
- Corporate Logo on Event Signage
- Corporate Recognition in Welcome Announcements

Gold Corporate Sponsorship

 All of the Above +

- 2 additional tickets (can be used for firm representatives or invited guests/clients
- Corporate Logo on Event Signage
- Corporate logo in Slide Show
- Corporate Logo on Event Page
- Corporate Recognition in Welcome Announcements
- Includes one year of Innovation Trail sponsorship (logo on website, social mentions, acknowledgement at in-person events)

Platinum Corporate Sponsorship

All of the Above +

- 3 additional tickets (can be used for firm representatives or invited guests/clients)
- Recognition of one representative as Tech Trailblazer
- Tech Trailblazer Photo with all the Tech Pioneers
- Participation in Welcome Remarks
- Corporate Recognition in Welcome Announcements
- Includes one year of Innovation Trail sponsorship (logo on website, social mentions, acknowledgement at in-person events)
- Innovation Trail walking tour or scavenger hunt run especially for your team on a date of your choosing