THE POTENTIAL TO CONNECT WITH YOUR PEERS

Networking Evening

  • Thursday, 10 September 7.15pm – 10.15pm

  • Dreamworld
    Join your IT industry friends and peers, along with local and international key influencers and Microsoft experts for an evening of food, drinks, networking, rides and fun at Dreamworld.

    Buses depart from the Convention Centre from 6.30pm, with return buses departing Dreamworld from 9.45pm.

    Note: There are a limited number of tickets available for guests of delegates who wish to attend this event. The cost per ticket is $185.00 (inc GST). You can request a registration form by emailing teched AT infosalons.com.au

Learn with Women in IT

  • Hosted by Catherine Eibner, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Dynamics, Women in IT is about growing strong female leaders in the IT industry. Leading women in IT and industry experts will lead discussions on a variety of topics, including finding ways to better support female IT talent.

    The Women in IT session will be run as a fully interactive workshop, with the help of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) through Robert Rasmussen & Associates. Using LEGO® Bricks the group will work together to model solutions for growing strong female leaders in the IT industry.

    Come along and make the most of the Microsoft Women in IT community. Anyone who would like to attend is welcome – men included.

    To register your interest, simply add the Women in IT session and lunch to your agenda in the session builder.

    When: Wednesday 9 September, 12:30pm

    Add to your agenda now

Tech•Ed Academic Day – The chance to practice what you teach

  • Tuesday, 8 September 2009**

  • Are you an academic faculty member in the Information Technology area? Academic Day is a special day at Tech•Ed 2009 that offers added benefits, in-depth learning and activities for members of academia who are interested in software development and design, information technology, databases and more.

    • Find out about how Microsoft can help you teach with access to software in MSDN-Academic Alliance, DreamSpark, curriculum and resources in Faculty Connection and IT Academy, inspirational programs like the Imagine Cup competition, connecting students with companies looking to hire with Students To Business, and more.
    • Network and discuss current educational and technical topics with other academics, professional developers, and companies interested in supporting educators and their students.

    Added Value for Educators

    All paid academic attendees from a verified educational institution* will receive:

    • The option to sign up for a complimentary MSDN-Academic Alliance three-year online subscription for their school or department, which allows you to install Microsoft’s professional development and designer tools and servers on your computer lab machines, student PCs and faculty computers at no cost. Normally valued at $1500^.
    • An access code to Faculty Connection – a resource full of curriculum, teaching resources and networking with other educators from around the world.
    • An opportunity to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) by registering for, sitting and passing one of the appropriate certification exams

    Receive a complimentary HP Mini Notebook*

    To celebrate the launch of Windows 7, all paid eligible attendees will receive a complimentary HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC pre-loaded with Windows 7*. As your electronic backpack for the event, it will help you interact digitally with the sessions you attend.

    Special registration for academics – only $1599#

    Register today and SAVE with a special discounted price reserved for academia of only $1599 t. Spaces are limited so don’t miss out! Register today!

Academic Day Agenda – Tuesday, 8 September 2009**

Time

Activity

9:00am-9:15am

Welcome and Introduction.
Andrew Parsons, Academic Initiatives Lead for Microsoft Australia

9.15am – 10.15am

Social and New Media and the impact on students, both in the classroom and without.
Dr Jeff Brand, Bond University

10:15am-10:45am

The place of Research in the educational institution.
Dr Jane Hunter, University of Queensland

10:45am-11:00am

Morning Tea

11:00am-12:00pm

Game Development and how to get kids excited
about software programming.
Dr Ross Brown, Queensland University of Technology

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch Session – Collaborative Lego Serious Play interactive session
to discuss the issue of getting kids into IT.
Sponsored by ACS Foundation.

1:00pm-1:30pm

Using Imagine Cup, DreamSpark and Students To Business to inspire your students to change the world.
Andrew Parsons, Academic Initiatives Lead for Microsoft Australia

1:30pm-1:45pm

Talking about experiences with Microsoft from
a student’s perspective.
Luke Kim, Student Partner Lead

1:45pm-2:15pm

NICTA – the need for continued innovation.
Chris Nicol, consultant for Microsoft Australia

2:15pm-2:30pm

Afternoon Tea

2:30pm-3:15pm

Microsoft and Open Source – a marriage made in heaven?
Nick Hodge, Professional Geek for Microsoft Australia

3:15pm-4:15pm

The Delicate Genius on The Future of the Web.
Michael Kordahi, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Australia

4:15pm

Close

 

If you have any queries about Academic Tech•Ed, Andrew Parsons, Microsoft Australia’s Academic Initiative Lead, can be contacted by email at andrew.parsons@microsoft.com

Welcome Reception

  • Tuesday 8 September 6:00pm to 9:00pm

  • To kick off the conference and start your networking, make sure you attend the Welcome Reception: Don't miss the opportunity to visit sponsors and exhibitors, while enjoying food and drinks with your friends and peers: For those who have never been to Tech·Ed before, make sure you attend the Tech·Ed 101 session where you’ll learn how to make the most of your time at Tech·Ed:

* Provision of this HP Mini Notebook is contingent on Tech•Ed attendee signing a waiver provided by Microsoft Pty Limited prior to collection of the HP Mini Notebook at Tech•Ed 2009. This offer is for paid ticket delegates only and is not available to sponsors, sponsor free tickets, exhibitors, volunteers, Microsoft staff (full-time and contingent), nor any delegate who has received a complimentary ticket (excluding non-Microsoft speakers). Windows 7 version will be the latest public version available prior to Tech.Ed 2009.

^* Educational institutions include universities, schools, colleges and TAFEs, but do not include commercial entities involved in providing services to the education market. Since MSDN-AA is a product aimed at helping teach technology by provisioning it to teaching staff, their students and the lab environments that are used to teach in, these are the only registrations that are valid under the End User License Agreement for MSDN-AA.

# $1500.00 Recommended Retail Price as at 15-07-09.

** Agenda subject to change.