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Google Corporate Tour
Google Corporate Tour
The long awaited trip to Google is here. We'll meet up at Building 41 in the Googleplex where we'll sign in and get our name badges. We'll take a quick tour of the Googleplex and then enjoy a free lunch in their world famous cafeteria.
Prof. Lik Mui of SF State's Information Systems department will be guiding the tour.
This is an iMSA members (confirmed members) only trip and a RSVP is required.
There are 18 seats 0 seats available and its first come first serve so RSVP fast by selecting the YES option of the Google Calendar invite.
We'll be making a trip out to the Computer History Museum after the Googleplex so please make sure to make proper transportation arrangements if you can't attend both locations.
http://www.computerhistory.org/hours/
There is a separate Google Doc invitation going out for the Computer History Museum tour.
Hope to see everyone there!
A very casual business attire is requested.
Date: Friday, May 1st.
Time: 10:15am
Where: 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Bldg 41, Mountain View, CA 94043
Site by iMSA - We Make Websites!
I'm proud to announce that as of April 14, 2009 at 12:30am, iMSA has offically started its website building campaign by implementing its first sponsored website for the International Business Society http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ibs_sfsu
The campaign was started as a fundraising event to build up funds for a possible ISYS graduation ceremony. It has since spawned into an education campaign aimed at training future iMSA members the skills need for building basic CSS websites with simple CRM (Customer Relationship Management systems) integration.
Educause Contest - Computer Secuirty Awareness
Educause is sponsoring a contest for Computer Security Awareness- I just happened to hear about this and there looks like about a month to pursue if you know of a student or other group interested in.
A total of $8,800 will be awarded:
four "gold" prizes of $1,000, four "silver" prizes of $800 and four
"bronze" prizes of $400. The contest is now open and has a deadline of
April 30, 2009.
KPIT - Technology in Health Care
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Meet Executive Leaders of Kaiser Permanente. Hear them talk about how technology and business work together. Learn about careers in health care IT. Speakers |
| David Yoo
Vice President, |
Steve Stock
Executive Director, |
| Faye Sahai
Executive Director, |
Bill Murray
Senior Manager |
At Kaiser Permanente, technology looks a bit different. Because here, we manage the information that, in an instant, could communicate an illness or save a life.
We design, develop, and support technologies that link health professionals from coast to coast and affect the lives of our members.
At KP-IT, the work we do will touch lives—8.7 million of them—every day.
| When: Tuesday - April 7, 2009 5:00 - 7:00pm |
Where: College of Business Room 202 |
AMCIS 2009
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15th Americas Conference on Information Systems
San Francisco, California, August 6 - 9, 2009
AMCIS 2009 will be in San Francisco, the center of the high-tech Bay Area. It will bring together the best of academia and industry to focus on the future of Information Systems. Come join us in the City by the Bay and be part of this exciting conference.
Why Volunteer?
- Explore career possibilities
- Network with tech industry professionals
- Learn about the latest in IS Tech
- Listen to Keynote Speakers
- Attend Tutorials
- Get off the COUCH!
Who can volunteer?
Any student of San Francisco State University. However, iMSA members have priority since volunteer space is limited.
How to Sign Up?
Email us at imsa@sfsu.edu if your interested in finding out more about volunteering.
We need People for:
30 spots are open for various positions.
Committee Members from SF State
The AMCIS Committee consists of of Professors from around United States. Here is a list of committee members from SF State.
| Prof. Robert Nickerson | Prof. Sameer Verma |
| Prof. Lutfus Sayeed | Prof. Lei Jin |
| Prof. Paul Beckman |
AMCIS Sponsors
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OpenEducationDisc
OpenDisc
Let’s face it even at its discounted prices most students can’t afford proprietary software such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Creative and Design Suites. Enter - Free and Open Source Software.
The OpenEducationDisc is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software that cover the most common tasks you will need for school work. All programs have been carefully selected by Teachers and Computer Specialists who believe that you shouldn't have to pay lots of money to get a good education.
The entire disc can be downloaded from the following site:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/opendisc/OpenEducationDisc.09.01.iso
However, for your convenience, we’ve listed a few useful links to software most commonly used by the Information Systems student. Click on the logo to view its website.
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An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development. |
iMSA is a proud supporter of OLPC
OLPC Foundation's Goal:
"To provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves."
To learn more about OLPC, go to http://laptop.org
IMSA Fall 2008 Fundraiser Update:
I am pleased to say that our Spring 2008 "End of the Semester" fundraiser event yielded enough funds to donate three laptops to the OLPC Project.
A big THANK YOU to everyone that participated!
Below is the email confirmation of our donation to OLPC
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January 13, 2009 Thank you for your contribution of $597 to the One Laptop per Child Foundation. Further we confirm that no tangible benefits were received by you, the donor, in exchange for the gift referenced above. Your order number is 13PGKFL9NEPUS9HHUPJ44LHJJJRDZSPQA25. The mission of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) movement is to ensure that every school-aged child in the lesser-developed parts of the world is able to engage effectively with their own personal laptop, networked to the world, so that they, their families and their communities can openly collaborate as they learn and learn about learning together. The OLPC Foundation is focused on enhancing and sustaining learning among those children, their families and communities in lesser developed communities by ensuring rich, diverse and open access to innovative learning materials and by encouraging interactive learning, communication and exploration with their XO laptops. For this purpose, the Foundation provides grants and other support for the development and use of collaborative learning resources and other initiatives that enrich children’s learning. Your contribution will help us move forward with these important programs for children. Please tell your friends and colleagues about the One Laptop per Child program (www.laptop.org) and encourage them also to support our mission. Sincerely,
Robert D. Fadel One Laptop per Child Foundation |
OLPC Videos
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Why give a laptop...
Solve problems with education...
OLPC Around the WorldLaunch in a separate window - Click here for more info on laptop deployments
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