Tech Ed Student Day 2007 is taking place in three locations throughout New Zealand with slightly different agendas, offering you an interactive insight into the IT industry. Please select your location below.
Student Day Auckland Agenda*
16th August 2007SKYCITY Theatre
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9.00 am | Registration Opens | |
| 10.00 | Welcome | Sean McBreen & Ron Jacobs |
| Session One: Microsoft Innovation | ||
| 10.10 | Platform and its Sculptor The software industry is changing rapidly. Come and hear how we can help you innovate and adopt changes today and for the years to come with our dynamic tools and platform.. |
Ryan Tarak |
| 10.35 | Light up the Web This session demonstrates building a rich interactive application (RIA) using Silverlight. We cover how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create Silverlight applications and how to create User Interfaces using XAML mark-up and code. |
Nigel Parker |
| 11.20 | Dev Jam Quick fire demos highlighting the different Microsoft Technologies, includes XNA, Web, Databases and Mobile. |
MS Team |
| 12.00 pm | Lunch | |
| Session Two: Better Together | ||
| 12.30 | Imagine Cup: Innovate, Compete, Win Have you ever had an idea that can change yourself, the people around you, the evironment or even the world for the better? If you have then you need to know about Imagine Cup – a global technology contest that helps turn your idea into reality. Come to this session to learn about how a group of students from the University of Waikato have turned their dreams into reality in Korea this year. |
Paul Lo |
| 1.15 | Robots Taking Over the World Come and learn how easy it is to create your very own robot working in a 3D simulated environment and the real world. See Ryan demonstrate Lego MindStorm in conjunction with Microsoft Robotics Studio and see how the two technologies blend in real life. |
Ryan Tarak |
| 1.50 | Mash The Web |
Nigel Parker |
| 2.20 | Afternoon Break | |
| Session Three: Make Your Mark | ||
| 2.40 | Attack Trends and Techniques The bad guys just keep getting better! They're constantly changing their tactics and inventing new techniques to cause you harm, damage your data, and make your resources unavailable. Why do they do this? What motivates someone to -let's call it what it is- commit computer-related crimes? How have they changed and improved? What kinds of attacks are popular now and why are they so effective? What might we expect to see in the future? Steve Riley will help you understand the latest in attack trends and techniques, and maybe even scare you a bit, too! |
Steve Riley |
| 3.35 | Graduate Recruitment Session Come and hear 3 top ICT organisation pitch their graduate recruitment program to you and find out exactly what they’re looking for and what they have to offer in their program. |
Industry Members |
| 4.10 | Ask the Industry - "Meet My Boss" This session will provide you the opportunity to ask the questions you want answered by both recent ICT grad recruites and employers. Ask the Industry’s Meet My Boss session will present 3 organisations at the top of their game to you. |
Industry Members |
| 5.00 | Prize Draw | |
| 5.30 | Student Day Auckland Concludes | |
*Agenda subject to change
Student Day Wellington Agenda*
7th September 2007Massey University Campus
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 12.30 pm | Registration Opens | |
| 1.00 | Welcome | Paul Lo |
| Session One: Microsoft Innovation | ||
| 1.20 | Platform and its Sculptor The software industry is changing rapidly. Come and hear how we can help you innovate and adopt changes today and for the years to come with our dynamic tools and platform. |
Ryan Tarak |
| 1.45 | Light up the Web This session demonstrates building a rich interactive application (RIA) using Silverlight. We cover how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create Silverlight applications and how to create User Interfaces using XAML mark-up and code. |
Nigel Parker |
| 2.30 | Dev Jam Quick fire demos highlighting the different Microsoft Technologies, includes XNA, Web, Databases, Robotics and Mobile. |
MS Team |
| 3.00 | Afternoon Break | |
| Session Two: Better Together | ||
| 3.25 | Imagine Cup: Innovate, Compete, Win Have you ever had an idea that can change yourself, the people around you, the evironment or even the world for the better? If you have then you need to know about Imagine Cup – a global technology contest that helps turn your idea into reality. Come to this session to learn about how a group of students from the University of Waikato have turned their dreams into reality in Korea this year. |
Paul Lo |
| 4.00 | Mash The Web |
Nigel Parker |
| Session Three: Make Your Mark | ||
| 4.30 | Graduate Recruitment Session Come and hear 3 top ICT organisation pitch their graduate recruitment program to you and find out exactly what they’re looking for and what they have to offer in their program. |
Industry Members |
| 5.05 | Ask the Industry - "Meet My Boss" This session will provide you the opportunity to ask the questions you want answered by both recent ICT grad recruites and employers. Ask the Industry’s Meet My Boss session will present 3 organisations at the top of their game to you. |
Industry Members |
| 5.45 | Prize Draw | |
| 6.00 | Student Day Wellington / Christchurch Concludes | |
*Agenda subject to change
Student Day Christchurch Agenda*
14th September 2007Canterbury University Campus
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 1.00 pm | Registration Opens | |
| 1.30 | Welcome | Paul Lo |
| Session One: Microsoft Innovation | ||
| 1.40 | Platform and its Sculptor The software industry is changing rapidly. Come and hear how we can help you innovate and adopt changes today and for the years to come with our dynamic tools and platform. |
Ryan Tarak |
| 2.00 | Light up the Web This session demonstrates building a rich interactive application (RIA) using Silverlight. We cover how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create Silverlight applications and how to create User Interfaces using XAML mark-up and code. |
Nigel Parker |
| 2.40 | Dev Jam Quick fire demos highlighting the different Microsoft Technologies, includes XNA, Web, Databases, Robotics and Mobile. |
MS Team |
| 3.20 | Afternoon Break | |
| Session Two: Better Together | ||
| 3.40 | Imagine Cup: Innovate, Compete, Win Have you ever had an idea that can change yourself, the people around you, the evironment or even the world for the better? If you have then you need to know about Imagine Cup – a global technology contest that helps turn your idea into reality. Come to this session to learn about how a group of students from the University of Waikato have turned their dreams into reality in Korea this year. |
Paul Lo |
| 4.10 | Mash The Web |
Nigel Parker |
| Session Three: Make Your Mark | ||
| 4.40 | Graduate Recruitment Session Come and hear 3 top ICT organisation pitch their graduate recruitment program to you and find out exactly what they’re looking for and what they have to offer in their program. |
Industry Members |
| 5.10 | Ask the Industry - "Meet My Boss" This session will provide you the opportunity to ask the questions you want answered by both recent ICT grad recruites and employers. Ask the Industry’s Meet My Boss session will present 3 organisations at the top of their game to you. |
Industry Members |
| 5.45 | Prize Draw | |
| 6.00 | Student Day Wellington / Christchurch Concludes | |
*Agenda subject to change
