AITEX - The Association of Information Technology Experts: what we do
I want to briefly tell you about AITEX - The Association of Information Technology Experts. What we do, what we organize, and how everything is structured.
Who we are
AITEX is a professional association for people from IT: engineers, architects, ML specialists, designers, technical leads, security researchers, CTOs, product people with a technical background.
Worth mentioning separately is IAHD - International Association of Highly Qualified Developers. This is an independent association founded in 2019 by the same team that stood behind the creation of AITEX. IAHD is focused on software developers, IoT and hardware engineers, UX/UI designers; more than 300 people have gone through it, and a number of open-source and industry projects were created through it. IAHD is currently operating at a quieter pace but continues to exist — if you have questions about it, contacts are at the end, we’ll respond.
AITEX, meanwhile, has its own separate focus — more emphasis on live events and a formal membership structure.
AITEX Summit - our events
AITEX Summit is our hackathon format. Each event brings together 50–70 people organized into several teams that build a project from idea to demo within a limited time. A jury of practicing specialists, prizes for teams, certificates, publication of the best projects on the association’s website. There are separate nominations for judges — because judging at a hackathon is also a contribution, and we acknowledge it.
We have already held three Summits — in summer, autumn, and winter — and we continue. We are interested in applied topics: accessibility tools, data integrity, AI assistants for specific industries. Several projects from the hackathons grew into separate initiatives — that’s what we do it for.
CodepointConf Chicago
This year we held an in-person conference - CodepointConf. It took place in Chicago. For us it was the first experience of a conference of this scale. Speakers were engineers and managers from Meta, Amazon, Walmart Global Tech, Google, Sandvik, XRW and a number of other companies. The program is focused on applied AI, machine learning systems, product \u0026 engineering, data \u0026 infrastructure — no abstract predictions about the future, only how things are actually done in products.
We are planning the next one as well — we’ll announce it when the format and venue are ready.
How membership works
The association has an Operating Agreement — an official charter that describes the admissions process, membership levels, and how the committee reviewing applications operates. Two levels: Associate Members and Council Members (for those who have shown a more substantial contribution to the industry).
Applications are reviewed by a committee consisting of members of the Expert Review Committee and Council Members — i.e., the association’s most experienced members. A candidate demonstrates concrete achievements: projects, technical solutions, leadership in teams, public speaking, mentoring, contributions to open initiatives. Decisions are made collegially. Details are in the charter on the website.
If you want to get involved
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Come to the next AITEX Summit.
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Follow CodepointConf announcements.
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Follow us on Linkedin.
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If you have questions, ideas, or proposals — write to us.
Contacts: contact@aitex.tech (please indicate that you came from this site)
Website: aitex.tech
Separately: if you are a current IAHD member, are considering joining it, or have questions about the old association — write as well. We continue to maintain it, but without new events.
