Tech Atelier-Tier 1 : Module 2 - How to ramp up??

Day 2 of Tier 1 : Jan 21 ,2009
Target : How to Ramp up??

4.45 : Event begins with Ramesh's(MSP,IV IT)Session on Dot Net Architechture

5.55: Gracelyne(MSP,IV CSE) - Photosynth -Live Demo and Videos

6.25 : Feedback Session

6.30 : End of sessions for Day 2

Audience : Mostly second year students and a couple of third years.A crowd of 60 students.Owing to technical difficulties,snap shots couldn't be taken.

Average Feedback Rating : 8.2/10

We gave away few MS pens and keychains as giveaways for the four winners of the pop quiz.

(slides,videos and resource links to be uploaded)

Tech Atelier-Tier 1 : Introduction to Microsoft Technologies

Day 1 of Tier 1(A 2day workshop)

Target : Overview about Microsoft technologies

4.45 : Event begins with introduction of the newly selected MSP,Krithiga ,II CSE ,to the audience.
4.50 : Krithiga's session
IE8 - Webslices,Accelerators..
5.10 : Baveeshana,IV IT - Intro to Silverlight
5.25 : Praveeen, II EEE - Windows Vista(features) and moving on to Windows 7
5.45 : Gracelyne,MSP,IV CSE - Live Mesh,Sky Drive,Office Live Workspace
6.00 : Ramesh,MSP,IV IT - Expression Studio
6.25 : Feedback Session
6.30 : End of sessions for Day1

Audience : Mostly second year students and a couple of third years.A crowd of 50+ students.
Owing to technical difficulties,snap shots couldn't be taken.
Feedback Archieve :
Average Rating : 8/10
Uma (II CSE)

Event was very informative,but we couldn't follow the more technical details of
it .

Nageswari (III CSE)

We came to know about many useful technologies...and would like to know more
through hands on experience.

Selvanathan (II EEE)

Too technical..Was quite informative ,anyways.

Newsletter Launch

Welcome to the first of what we hope will be many newsletters featuring research and events at Microsoft in particular , as well as about break-throughs in technology.

Catch up on the latest with our club: what we’re doing and where we’re going, plus many other useful facts and stories.

The newsletter will feature highlights from the blog also, give you a sneak preview of upcoming posts and contain snippets you won't see on the blog.

The first issue is available for download HERE

Accolades to

Gokula Krishnan - II CSE

Praveen Kumar -II EEE

for the design and content :)

Open to comments for further improvement.

Microsoft Dream Spark contest

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