Workshop: Ethics, the Great Dilemma, and Managing through Conflict

10:00am11:00am, IS Building: 3rd Floor Theater | Open to all SIS students

Join Professor of Practice Leona Mitchell and Assistant Professor Kip Currier as they share philosophies
and strategies on identifying, managing, and resolving conflicts.

Intro to CPT and OPT for F-1 International Students at SIS

11:00am12:00pm, IS Building: 3rd Floor Theater | Open to all SIS students
In this session, Wes Lipschultz, the Director of Student Services, will provide a framework international
students can use for considering options requiring CPT, OPT, and more.

Career Mentoring: Individual & Group Sessions

5:00pm7:00pm, IS Building: Check-In on 3rd Floor | Open to all SIS students
Do you need assistance in preparing for Pitt's Spring Career Fair, SIS' Career & Internship Expo, or your
internship and job search in general? Career mentors will be on hand to help you!

Workshop: How Tos of an Information Interview

10:00am11:00am, IS Building: 3rd Floor Theater | Open to all SIS students
Representatives from LANtek will present strategies on how to conduct a strong interview and discuss
topics such as storytelling, how to prepare, leveraging your skills, and other valuable advice.

Workshop: Leadership Development

11:00am12:00pm, IS Building: 3rd Floor Theater | Open to all SIS students
Join Professor of Practice Leona Mitchell as she introduces you to different leadership styles and
shares principles of, and perspectives on, great leadership.

Career Mentoring: Individual & Group Sessions

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
School of Information Sciences

5:00pm7:00pm, IS Building: Check-In on 3rd Floor | Open to all SIS students

Do you need assistance in preparing for career fairs or an internship/job search? Career mentors from
SIS and Pitts Office of Career Development and Placement Assistance will be on hand to help you!

Information Executive Roundtable (by invitation only)

12:00pm2:00pm, IS Building: 3rd Floor Theater
The Roundtable is an exclusive opportunity for invited students and executives to meet and network
in a small-group setting. This event is by invitation only.

Career & Internship Expo

4:00pm7:00pm, IS Building: 3rd Floor | Open to all SIS students
Come join us on the 3rd floor as we host employers who are eager to interact with SIS students and
discuss internship or full time positions. Practice your networking skills and make a good impression
on employers. Companies from both technical and non-technical industries will be present.

Build your resume and interview skills

through a serious of workshops

Project Showcase Showdown

5:00pm6:00pm, IS Building: 3rd Floor, Room 305 | Open to all SIS students

Meet employers and apply for jobs at the

Career & Internship Expo

Join us for a project showcase highlighting the work and research of our students. A prize (and resume
bragging rights!) will be awarded to each member of the winning project/team.

Enjoy student project showcases and Pitts

first ever Three Minute Thesis competition

6:00pm7:00pm, IS Building: 3rd Floor, Room 305 | Open to all SIS students

Network with industry representatives and

practitioners at TEC Conference

Sponsored by

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Join us for SIS' first 3MT competition. The 3MT is an academic competition that challenges PhD
students and candidates to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience.

TEC 2016: Technology. Entrepreneurship. Creativity.

All events held in the IS Building, 3rd Floor Theater | TEC talks are free and open to the general public
TEC Conference is an annual, one-day conference consisting of TED-style talks designed to
showcase todays exciting work in technology, entrepreneurship, and creative spaces. TEC is a
free event that is open to the public thanks to the generous support of our sponsors.
9:00am

Registration - Check-in on the 3rd floor of the IS building

9:30am

Ben Balter, Government Evangelist, GitHub

"The Technology is the easy part: Using technology as a vehicle for organization change"
TEC 2016 will feature keynote presenter, Ben Balter, Government Evangelist at GitHub. In
his role at GitHub the worlds largest software development network Ben leads the
efforts to encourage adoption of open source philosophies, making all levels of
government better, one repository at a time.

10:30am

Shawn Patton, Design Director, Schell Games

"Virtual Reality: From Imagination to Realization"

11:05am

Salwa Ismail, Head of Library Information Technology, Georgetown University

"Library Technology at The Intersection of Scholarship and Innovation"
Independent Lunch Break

1:00pm

Kevin Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, Omnyx

"Omnyx Transforming Cancer Care through Digital Pathology"

1:35pm

Meredith Grelli, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Wigle Whiskey

"You say stop and I say go, go, go"

2:10pm

Sera Linardi, Assistant Professor, Pitts Graduate School of Public & International Affairs
"Violence and Cell Phone Communication: Behavior and Prediction in Cote DIvoire"
Coffee Break

3:00pm

Bobby Schnabel, CEO, Association of Computing Machinery

"ACM Overview and Strategies Priorities"