CCA IT Expo 11-11-08
The 2nd Annual Information Technology Career Expo was held Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs. Over 35 area businesses, colleges and southwest Iowa high schools joined together as high school students discovered, explored and learned about careers in the field of information technology.
Business presenters shared about their company, career path, education and challenged students to consider their future career choices in Information Technology. Colleges and universities joined businesses and presented educational choices and options as students charted a course for their future career. Google, Geek Squad, CyaNet Sports and DARMEDIA were among the businesses presenting this year.
Special thanks to all the businesses that helped make this pilot IT Expo a huge success!
Photo and Video Coverage
- Over 250 Photos courtesy of Heartland Photos and Design and Mr. G Hot Shots
- Click here for the unedited video broadcast of the 2008 IT Expo courtesy of CyaNet Sports.
Parent Testimonial
My son, Tucker, & I had a great time at this year's IT Expo! Things were quick-paced, engaging, and very interesting. For the short time I visited, I witnessed the kids learning while having fun… the best type of education! Every kid I spoke with was enjoying the IT Expo, and they even admitted to learning a few new things. I know they loved the schwag!
It's not easy to engage teenagers, but the speakers & Mr. Brown were holding the kids' attention, and kept things moving briskly. This was an expo that was well organized, informative, and dead-on for the target audience; definitely better ran than many professional IT expos I've experienced.
I would recommend this event to anyone whose child may be interested in the IT field. - Rick Schepler of Sidney, IA
Student Testimonials
Student Evaluation Results
IT Expo Competition Results
- Our team video competition winner was Sidney High School.
- Our mock job interview competition winner was from Tri-Center High School.
IT Expo Student Evaluation Drawing Winners
- The HD Digital Video Camera winner was Christopher from Shenandoah High School. Special thanks to Google for providing this giveaway.
- The iPod Shuffle winner was Stephanie from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs. Special thanks to Kaplan University for providing this giveaway.
IT Expo "Make Your Own Web Video" Competition
- Click here to view the videos in this competition.
- This year, there was a tie for the best video between Griswold and Glenwood. Both of these winning videos received a $100 gift card courtesy of Best Buy and Student Career Connection that was split between the persons in the video.
Downloads
Participating Businesses
- AIM Institute
- AITP
- Best Buy
- Career Link
- CyaNet Sports
- DARMEDIA
- FFG Consulting
- Mr G Hot Shots
- Geek Squad
- Heartland Photo and Design
- Heartland Technology Solutions
- Iowa West Foundation
- ITT Technical Institute
- IWCC Entrepreneurial Center
- Iowa Western Community College
- Jacobsen Institute, University of Iowa
- Kaplan University
- Loess Hills AEA 13
- Marty Stavas State Farm
- Metropolitan Community College
- Technisource
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
Participating Schools
- Abraham Lincoln
- AHST
- Fremont Mills
- Glenwood
- Griswold
- Harlan
- Lewis Central
- Riverside
- Shenandoah
- Sidney
- Thomas Jefferson
- Tri-Center
