Geeks on Ice is a beacon of pride for our region and ICT professionals from across Atlantic Canada. The annual 16 team hockey tournament is a community driven initiative that has promoted networking among ICT professionals, encouraged health and wellness and used profits from the event to invest in non-profit organizations in an effort to eliminate technology barriers.

The world is becoming a better place because of Geeks on Ice and its supporters. Over 4 years, non-profit organizations have benefited from over $15,000 in technology upgrades while increasing the sector’s public awareness in the region.

Background

Geeks on Ice was founded in 2003 by an employee of a local software company. The purpose of the event was to provide peers an opportunity to network in a market not traditionally known for its ICT prowess. The vision was to organize an annual hockey tournament comprised of teams from across Atlantic Canada. These teams would converge on Moncton, NB annually to participate in an organic networking atmosphere. The objective was to eliminate networking barriers through sport outside of the corporate environment.
In 4 years, the tournament has doubled in size and has branched out to support local non-profit organizations in their quest to keep up with rapidly changing technology requirements. No longer would a non-profit organization’s services suffer due to archaic or absence of technologies.

With 2008 being the fifth anniversary, the committee has decided to embark on an exercise to set the evolution of open source hockey.

Contributors
Key people have provided us with ideas and feedback in the development phase of this vision plan. We would like to take this opportunity to thank and recognize each individual who has participated in our exercise. The names are in no particular order: