TechPoint Foundation for Youth

The floor of Lucas Oil Stadium was in constant motion from 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25 to beyond 7:30 that evening as the Indiana Robotics State Championship took place.   More than 1,600 elementary, middle and high school students set up their pit areas, toting robots in boxes, and crates, on dollies and bare in their […]

Indianapolis native Captain Ryan Lynch, a Republic Airways commercial airline pilot, founder of the National Aviation Youth Resources (NAYR) Foundation and director of the Indianapolis/Indiana ACE Academy, will receive the TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) Bridge Builder Award during TechPoint’s 24th annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.   Also at the virtual gala, […]

Entries accepted through Friday, January 27, 2023 TechPoint is accepting nominations for its 24th annual Mira Awards, Indiana’s largest, best known and most prestigious technology awards program. People are encouraged to enter themselves or nominate others in 18 different “Best of Tech” award categories, 10 of which are brand new this year. Entries are expected […]

Jake Simons, a fifth grade teacher in the Wa-Nee Community Schools district, has gained international acclaim for the globally competitive robotics teams he launched from his rural community in Nappanee, Ind. In 2019, just two years after he introduced the sport to students, the Woodview Elementary Eaglebots team won the VEX Robotics World Championship.  That […]

Honor to be presented during TechPoint’s Mira Awards gala on April 23 The need to develop a diverse pipeline of Indiana tech talent has been a top priority for Indiana tech leaders for the past few years, but it’s been the sole focus of the Informatics Diversity-Enhanced Workforce (iDEW) program since 2015. Working in eight […]

Those of us inside the cozy Indiana tech ecosystem bubble fully understand the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills. We probably expect our children to follow our example and secure the STEM skills they’ll need to succeed in the Digital Age. Outside our bubble, though, too few Hoosiers—and Americans—have the skills needed […]

The Indianapolis-based non-profit will share the progress of its TEACH Initiative and exciting new partnership during annual gala TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) will announce its latest fundraising campaign in support of digital equity at TechPoint’s 22nd annual Mira Awards gala on April 22nd, honoring the best of tech in Indiana.  The Indianapolis Colts recently […]

Carlotta Berry, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, will receive the TechPoint Foundation for Youth Bridge Builder Award during TechPoint’s 22nd annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. Dr. Berry is a highly regarded, internationally known engineering and robotics expert who is a vocal and relentless […]