TechTrek

6th Annual Chester County TechTrek - October 23, 2007
                                     10:00am to 2:20pm
                        Penn State Great Valley Campus

Concept:

To encourage college students to pursue information technology careers in Chester County and surrounding region by showcasing dynamic companies and career opportunities.

Target Schools:
  • Temple
  • Drexel
  • LaSalle
  • St. Joseph
  • West Chester University
  • Immaculata University
  • Widener University
  • Cabrini College
  • Penn State - DelCo
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Franklin & Marshall
  • Albright
  • Millersville
  • PSU-Berks
  • Elizabethtown
Target Students:

Goal is 15-20 CIS/MIS/Computer Science students from each of the schools. Primary target is seniors.


Program:
Registration and student arrivals 9:30 - 9:45am
Welcome speeches 10:00 - 10:20am

The students will be broken into 3 groups. Three of the presenting companies will give their presentations simultaneously in 3 rooms, three different times. The students will have 5 minutes to change class. The 3 firms will be Applied Card Systems, Unisys and Vertex.

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3
10:25 - 11:00 B C A
11:05 - 11:40 C A B
11:45 - 12:20 A B C

Then the students will be split into odd and even groups, based on their prize ticket.

12:20 - 12:50 even has lunch while odd go to Job fair
12:50 - 1:20 odd has lunch while even goes to job fair
1:25 - 2:00 All Students hear 4th company (OVC) in auditorium
2:00 - 2:20 Wrap up and door prizes


Meeting Minutes from 12/05/07 (pdf)