Want to know what you can do with your degree? Interested in internships?
Come and meet the employers who are looking for YOU!
The UBC Technical Career Fair is an excellent opportunity to network with professionals, and learn more about career pathways.
Whether you're a 1st year or a 4th year, it's never too early to be interested in your future!

Remember to bring your resumes!

Some of the attending companies are:
Google
Microsoft
EA
SAP
Morgan Stanley
MDA
RIM
TELUS
Ericsson
and many more!

Hosted by your Computer Science Student Society, Electrical Engineering, Engineering
Physics, and Cognitive Systems Society Clubs

We’re inviting all Computer Science and Engineering students to join us for an interactive tour; a sneak peak into some of our leading-edge initiatives and a chance to experience life and work at TELUS. This is also your chance to pre-interview for the Business Transformation Leadership Development Program (for new grads!) and Co-op Program. So don’t forget your resume!
This is more than just an info session. Check out the TELUS work environment, meet the people, see the latest technologies and discover the exciting career opportunities that await you at TELUS.

Schedule of Events:
12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch & Networking
1:00 – 1:45pm VP welcome to TELUS Presentation
1:45 – 2:45pm Breakout Sessions / Tours
2:45 – 4:15pm Pre-Interviews & Networking

Please RSVP to Ashika.Lallu@telus.com to confirm your attendance as space is limited

BTLDP
To learn more about the awesomeness that is BTLDP, check out the following link: http://about.telus.com/careers/en/campus/business.html. Online applications are now being accepted.

Hey everyone,

The Network Hub will be hosting a hackathon/startup weekend-style event from October 8-10th at their building downtown. This event is completely free to attend.

This is a great opportunity to work on your existing projects, network with other people in the Vancouver startup community or pitch an idea to work on with some cool people.

Space is limited so please sign-up as soon as possible to guarantee your spot.

For more information, visit their website: http://verev.com/vancouver-hackathon/

Hey all,

Interested in the chance to win a swanky free iPad 3G? For more information on this exciting opportunity, read on:

As the sponsor of Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2010, KPMG wants to hear from students what they feel makes a top employer.

http://whatmakesatopemployer.ca/topemployer/

The student with the best answer will win 5, one hour meetings with 5 top executives to be announced from the list of Canada's Top Employer of Young People Award (http://www.canadastop100.com/young_people/) and an iPad 3G.

The student with the most votes will win an iPad 3G.

We already have over 250 videos posted.

This is an opportunity for your students to be heard. All answers are being documented and a final summary of students' answers will be presented at the Top Employer's Summit November 1-2 in Toronto.

For those of you interested in the business side of things, our friends in the BizTech club have informed us about this event they're hosting:

Are you interested in technology and business? This year, BizTech, along with the MBA Technology Management Club is hosting Meet the Network on the evening of September 27th to bring to you testimonies straight from the professionals!

In addition to a very high-profile speaker, we’re also excited to announce an all-new panel discussion, where leaders from fields of IT production, IT management and academic research will answer questions that you may have! You will also have opportunity to network with other members of our network. So mark it down on your calendars!

Our Speaker:
Blake Hanna, Senior Executive of Accenture Canada and Sauder MBA Alumni

Our Panelists:
Olivier Vincent, CEO of Ziplocal
Bill Sayles, CIO of Telus
Yair Wand, Division Chair of MIS

Plus many members from our network!

Date: Monday, September 27, 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Henry Angus 190: Birmingham Centre

Refreshments will be provided

Tickets are FREE for BizTech members. Join now for ONLY $10! - You'll have VIP access to all our future events
Non-member price is $5.

Early Bird Special! Register before Sept 20 and be entered in our early bird draw! Up to $200 worth in prizes available to be drawn!

Visit our website at www.ubcbiztech.com for ticketing details!
To join BizTech, visit our booth during Business Week (Sept 13-17). We are located on Main Mall in front of the Henry Angus building.

Are you a UBC student or a recent alumni with a company you would like to present to a panel of VC’s and UBC alumni at the Plug and Play Tech Centre in California? entrepreneurship@UBC is looking to send you there.

entrepreneurship@UBC is looking to identify six UBC entrepreneur-founded companies: three founded by students currently enrolled at UBC and three founded by recent (past three years) UBC alumni, who are interested in profiling their business venture in front of a panel of venture capitalists and distinguished UBC alumni at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California on August 31, 2010.

Application Deadline: July 31

entrepreneurship@UBC will cover travel and accommodation costs for up to two people per company (up to $680, based on flights out of Vancouver)

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Apps 4 Climate Action challenges Canadian software developers to raise awareness of climate change and inspire action by using B.C. data in new applications for the web and mobile devices. Aside from over $40,000 in cash and prizes, the contest is an opportunity for talented programmers to get considerable exposure across the country.

To help get the creative juices flowing, SAP is hosting a Hackathon for programmers in the Vancouver area. This is an opportunity for developers to meet, get advice from SAP engineers on data visualization and web services access, see new sustainability solutions from SAP, find collaborators for projects, and start CODING your app for the contest!

Full details and registration details for this free event can be found here.

Look forward to seeing UBC's talent there!

Other contest-related links:

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Eclipse DemoCamp is a free informal event for Eclipse enthusiasts to meet up and demo what they are doing with Eclipse (such as: research projects, Eclipse open source projects, applications based on Eclipse, commercial products using Eclipse, etc.). There will be presentations about cutting-edge JVM languages, custom Eclipse distributions, integrating agile processes into Eclipse, and of course some great research from UBC students. Free snacks and great networking guaranteed.

Those interested in attending should add their name to the list of attendees or e-mail one of the organizers listed on that page.

Some of the presenters are your fellow Computer Science students!

Meet Face-To-Face with Microsoft-Focused IT Recruiters. MSEmploy Canada—Canada's Microsoft-focused job and training portal—is sponsoring a career fair in Vancouver. Meet and have face-to-face interviews with recruiters from companies seeking to fill positions with Microsoft-oriented technologies.

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Broadridge is a leading brokerage software provider that connects to global trading engines and markets. The company has a challenging, fast-paced environment, using cutting-edge technology to provide competitive and innovative solutions for the financial industry. They have openings for both full-time and part-time/contractor/summer jobs. Bring your résumé and transcript.