Date&Time: September12,6:30-9:30pm
Location: The CA Hall and the Birmingham Centre (the renovated and new wings of the Henry Angus building).
The MIS Division at the Sauder School of Business is pleased to announce a “Meet and Greet” Event for all students at the Sauder School who study in information technology related Programs. This includes undergraduate students in the MIS and BTM (Business Technology Management) Option, in the BUCS (Business – Computer Science ) Option, and Full and Part time MBA students who have a special link with or interest in IT and BTM.
The event is organized in cooperation with the MIS Advisory and MIS Alumni groups.
Objectives of the event
(1) To provide Sauder students in IT-related programs (including entering students) with an opportunity to meet and network with people from the business community at all levels and with other students in these programs.
(2) To provide the business community with an opportunity to obtain a first-hand impression of our students. (3) To announce several initiatives the MIS Division has embarked on. In particular:
- A change in orientation and of name of our programs to Business Technology Management (BTM). This is linked to recognition from CCICT – Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow’s ICT Skills <http://ccict.ca/>*.
- A new Scholarships program for undergraduate students in the BTM and BUCS Options generously supported by Telus.
- A Collaborative Research Program (CRP) – an initiative of the Sauder BTM Alumni Committee intended to engage MBA students in solving “real world” needs in the business community.
- The introduction of a Mentorship Program for third and fourth year undergraduate students.
- The launching of a new innovative Cap-stone Project course in which students will engage in a project involving an innovative application of IT in a realistic setting (in cooperation with the Advisory and Alumni groups).
For further inquiries, please contact
- mis.events@sauder.ubc.ca
* Note regarding CCICT: The Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow’s ICT Skills (CCICT) is an industry-led coalition of employers, universities and industry organizations. Its aim is to ensure that Canadian organizations can hire the information and communications technology (ICT) professionals they need to meet. The membership
includes companies from many segments of the economy. Examples are – Telecoms (Bell), financial institutions (TD, Scotia Bank, American Express), IT vendors (IBM, RIM, CISCO, Ericsson, Xerox), retailers (Canadian Tire), transportation (CN), major manufacturers (Bombardier), consultancies (Accenture, Deloitte), and several professional organizations (CIO Association of Canada, Canadian Information Processing Society, International Institute of Business Analysis). The complete list is available at <http://ccict.ca/members>.
