A minority IT conference is taking place later this month in St. Louis and organizers are urging professionals to attend [Video]

ST. LOUIS — 5 On Your Side is partnering with the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF), Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Marriott Grand Hotel, downtown.

The event is titled the S2 Symposium and the organization’s mission includes:

Organizers say major sponsors include World Wide Technology, Microsoft, Cortex, and Kwame Building Group.

Johanna Jones serves as ITSMF president and CEO.

“We offer different leadership academies that are meant to groom, to cultivate, to inspire and to take I-T executives to the next level,” said Jones. “So, think about chief information officers, chief technology officers in Fortune 500 companies. This organization was started 28 years ago at a time that only three percent of the most senior level roles in information technology were held …