About two dozen technology professionals turned out for the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Technology Council meeting on Nov. 7 at the Holberton School, 15 N. Cheyenne.

Tammy Torkelson, president of Indigo Technology, spoke briefly about the council’s mission, which is to provide opportunities for industry experts to network and share best practices.

The Technology Council – along with comparable councils for professionals in manufacturing and aerospace – was created as part of the Tulsa’s Future regional economic development partnership’s program of work.

Arthur Jackson, senior vice president of economic development for the Chamber, talked about how council members can benefit from Mind the Bridge (MTB), a Silicon Valley-based innovation advisory firm that recently partnered with the Chamber.

Seeking to foster a sustainable global entrepreneurial ecosystem, Mind the Bridge focuses on connecting corporations, governments and start-up companies to enhance their collective growth.

Missy Barrett, director of career services at Holberton, gave an overview of the software engineering institute. She later led a tour of the facility, whose main campus and annex spans about 39,000 square feet.

“What makes us unique, other than our facility…is that we do not have traditional classrooms,” Barrett said. “We offer a curriculum that is really based on peer learning. So, we have instructors but then the students are also instructors, themselves.”

Resource partners attending the meeting at Holberton were 36 Degrees North’s Abbey Marino Briggs; Partner Tulsa’s Michelle Barnett: Charlotte Howe (Oklahoma Department of Commerce); and Kristina Wadley (Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology).

For more information about the Council, contact Tulsa Regional Chamber Economic Development Director Angie Zaricor at 918-560-0217.