The Mira Awards are setup to honor people working locally in the tech world, sponsored by Techpoint.  At the 18th annual awards gala in downtown Indianapolis Saturday night, several people and organizations from Fishers were honored.

Julie Alano, the teacher of the year for Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools, was honored as the Tech Educator of the Year.  Mrs. Alano has been key in developing computer science classes at HSE Schools.

The Fishers Police Department received an honorable mention under the Tech Service of the Year category for the CrimeWatch Phone App.  The cell phone application allows citizens to report suspicious activity and include a picture.  Tech developer Auri Rahimzadeh and Assistant Fishers Police Chief Ed Gebhart were instrumental in launching the app.

“It’s exciting to see Fishers so well represented at the Mira Awards with both nominees and winners,” said Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness in a city news release. “We’re truly a smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial city and it shows with tonight’s representation. And I’m proud that this spirit transcends traditional assets to inside City Hall. Assistant Chief Gebhart’s idea came to life with Auri’s development skills to solve a community problem. To me, that’s smart government.”

The Fishers-based Internet of Things company Clear Object received the Scale-up Company of the Year Award.  The firm, headed-up by CEO John McDonald, was also honored for Best Tech Event, the  IndyIoT Symposium.

Here is a listing of local Mira award nominations:

Community Champion of the Year 

Eleven Fifty Academy Outreach Team

Best New Tech Product

FUZIC

Tech Service of the Year

Emplify

New Startup of the Year

Fuzic

Company Culture of the Year

BLASTmedia

Flexware Innovation