SHAMELESS PROMOTION DEPARTMENT: I work for Cleveland Digital Vision, a coalition of groups organized to strengthen community technology and tech literacy efforts in Cleveland neigborhoods. We often work with Computers Assisting People, which fixes up and donates hundreds of used computer systems to local nonprofits every year.

On May 12, our two organizations are holding Plug In Cleveland 1.0, a big party to raise money, honor some of the city's unsung Digital Divide heroes, and have a really good time. It's at the Midtown Innovation Center, home of Orbital Research, CleveMed, NeoBio and similar cutting-edge techies. We expect a great crowd, including George Nemeth, Craig and Sue James, Stan Miller of Neighborhood Centers, Chris Warren of Shorebank, Cindy Andrews of IBM, Tom Furnas of ideastream, Tony Houston of the Empowerment Zone, Jim Cookinham, Dan Hanson... well, you get the idea. Not to mention lots of the people who are out in the neighborhoods working for digital literacy and opportunity every day.

It costs $25. You should come. Learn more here. Get your ticket here.