Baltimore's annual celebration of all things tech, hosted by the Greater Baltimore Technology Council, seemed to be a very good time for all last night. TechNite was at a new rockin' venue, Rams Head Live in downtown Baltimore; it featured great food and an open bar; and the networking seemed to be in full swing.
I popped in for a couple hours to catch up with some of the companies and shoot some pics and video of the scene. Three companies were highlighted for having the "hottest tech in town":
* 1st place: Oculis Labs
* 2nd Place: Direct Dimensions
* 3rd Place: Gloto
The award for Baltimore's Extraordinary Technology Advocate went to Tom Loveland, CEO of Mind Over Machines and Baltimore's "Google Czar," who is guiding the city's application for the Google Fiber for Communities project. He courteously highlighted the other competitors for the award -- Mike Subelsky, Newt Fowler, Christian Johansson (DBED secretary) and Dave Troy -- and even threw out a bunch of new names in the city's tech community to watch out for in coming years. Watch the video below: