2006 Engineering Technology Showcase
On March 30, 2006, the Engineering Technology Showcase took place at Owen's Dining Hall and with over 700 attendees, the Showcase turned out to be a huge success. At the event, students were able to learn about new technologies that have potential to directly improve their overall learning experience. Students could speak one-on-one with various vendors and be educated in the efforts of companies to improve education. Each company demonstrated how their latest innovations actually worked.
Technology Presentations were also held throughout the day where faculty members spoke about a few of the newest technologies including Tablet PCs, Wearable Computing, and Podcasting. Thirteen vendors took part and each had their latest innovations available for students to get a hands-on feel of how they work. Each product displayed was in a way designed to improve the overall learning experience in a university setting. Along with the vendor's, student design projects were featuring their latest creations.
The Showcase had a huge response with everyone participating. Over 99% of the people attending felt that it was worthwhile and 96% are planning to attend next year. Also, ten out of the twelve vendors reported that they would like to participate again next year with the other two vendors being undecided.
Even though the first Engineering Technology Showcase was a success, the Student Technology Council is planning to make next years Showcase bigger and better.
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Showcase Raffle Winners:
| HP xw9300 Workstation | Shelly Cabaniss | |
| Gateway 21" Flat Panel LCD | David Gibbs | |
| PresenterPLUS Software | Matthew Mauldon | |
| 20GB Gigabeat MP3 player | Thomas Haney | |
| iPod Shuffle | John Fratello | |
| Diving Watch | Patrick Currier | |
| 8 Kingston USB Flash Drives | Thomas Gorman, Philip Heisel, Amy Anderson, Darius | |
| Sanders, Aaron Marcus, Ramsey Persing, Timothy Berman | ||
| Matlab Software | Yanpeng Hou, Brian Squibb, Carrie Fahlsing | |
| Microsoft Plus software | Given at booth | |
| OneNote Backpacks | John Aherne, Scot Gilbert | |
| Lands End Coolers | Steven Christ, L. Sandberg | |
| 256MB USB Flash Drive | Justin Hirt, Jules Kroehl, David Anderson | |
| Rainkist Umbrella | Joseph Hickman, Jeff Twigg |
A HP xw9300 Workstation and a Gateway 21" Flat Panel LCD was given away |
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Raffle Giveaways:
- Engineering Technology Showcase Raffle - HP xw9300 Workstation sponsored by Hewlett Packard
- Technology Presentation Raffle - 21" Widescreen High Definition Flat Panel LCD sponsored by Gateway. *To enter, one must attend a technology presentation.
- PresenterPLUS software sponsored by Accordent
- 20GB Gigabeat MP3 player sponsored by Toshiba
- iPod Shuffle sponsored by Apple
- 8 Kingston USB Flash Drives sponsored by CDWG
- Microsoft Plus software and OneNote Backpacks sponsored by Microsoft
- Lands End Coolers sponsored by Ronald A. Williams, LTD of Autodesk
- USB Hub and USB Flash Drives sponsored by the Student Technology Council
STC Showcase Mission Statement:The Student Technology Council exists to demonstrate and advocate the uses of cutting edge technology for students and faculty. By exposing these groups to the latest in research, technology, and company innovations we hope to spark interest and advancement in all engineering fields for mutual enrichment and the evolution of society. We hope to encourage the overall enrichment of education and research at Virginia Tech. Therefore, the showcase will be an opportunity to exhibit tools and technologies that will equip the engineer of the future. Participants of the Showcase:Showcase Committees:
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