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Red River College Polytechnic requires everyone on campus to wear a medical grade face mask. These masks will be available when you enter the building. Read More →
Sprint to Innovate – The Innovation Challenge presented by City of Winnipeg was a great success. Student teams worked on their chosen challenge from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10. Each team was given 7 minutes to present the solution to their challenge.
Our judges, Wendy Yan (Futurpreneur), Brent Wennekes (Protein Industries), Tyler Gooch (City of Winnipeg), and Lawrence Lazarko (formerly Manitoba Public Insurance) had a tough decision deciding between the 17 teams that would win our four prizes.
This event was established by Tech Manitoba, RRC Polytech, and the University of Winnipeg’s Faculty of Science. Read More →
Our inaugural Inspire Conference 2022, hosted by the department of Applied Computer Education, was a roaring success. We had well over 700 participants in attendance, incredible engagement, and many new connections made. The success of our conference would not have been possible without all the generous time and help we received from our student volunteers and our many friends and contacts in industry. Many thanks to the conference co-chairs (and instructors!) for coordinating efforts, attracting talent, and executing this year’s Inspire Conference: Laurie Cutrone and Manuel Castellon!
If you missed the conference or wish to watch a session you were unable to attend, we have most of our sessions recorded and available for replay on our YouTube playlist.
We would like to take a moment to celebrate our Organizing Committee, made up of student volunteers and instructors. We asked them what their top takeaways were from the conference and shared their thoughts below.
A lot of inspiration from the speakers and an unforgettable experience of being on campus and sharing the day with all the amazing team members. I learned to never hesitate to take initiative and ask questions. Explore your abilities, do what you love, share your knowledge with others and on top of it all, stay curious to learn! -Harjinder Singh Dhesi
One word that defines Inspire is teamwork. I was amazed at how many volunteers and champions participated. We knew that the success of Inspire relied on us. It was truly inspiring to be part of such an amazing team. Inspire allows me to meet classmates and instructors face to face for the first time. Despite the fact that it was our first time meeting, we all helped one another. This is an experience that I will never forget and that will help me succeed at work. – Victoria Llumiquinga Z.
My #1 take away is: Find your passion, that thing that makes you move and put a smile on your face every time, and work your career path accordingly. Remember that life is a marathon not a sprint and we need to enjoy the ride. – Ruben Barrios Toc
What I’m taking with me after the conference is the sense of community shown in every single one involved. Most of us met until the day of the conference and the fact that we all were like a big classroom supporting and engaging with each other is what inspired me the most. – Lilliam Norori Duarte
One of the key take aways was attaining the confidence I need to have a successful career in technology. Turning ideas into something marketable is a definition of innovation. – Justin Martinez
My key takeaway from the conference is that there are still many mysteries to solve and things to discover. We had the opportunity to hear top notch success stories & meet and connect with high quality role models in the IT space. Inspired, we all were! Now we get to realize the things that are to come – and turn science fiction ideas into tangibles. Some of us might be a speaker at a future Inspire Conference. Imagine that! – Don Zhu
I think that all of the conference participants were able to gain a better understanding of different IT industries and get an idea of the next steps involved with making their career aspirations a reality. It was great to see the student volunteers so engaged. All of the volunteers were enthusiastic and enjoyed meeting some of their classmates and instructors on campus. – Serene Desmond, Instructor & Breakout Moderators Champion
You don’t know how important being in person is, until you have an opportunity to be in person. – Laurie Cutrone, Instructor & Conference Co-Organizer
Thank you to our students Sam Lee and Victoria Llumiquinga Z. for putting together this reel of interviews from our student volunteers!
Inspire Conference Panels
Thank you to the panelists who joined us for the Inspire Conference and sharing your experiences with our students. Recordings can be rewatched by expanding the below accordions.
RBC Panel
The RBC Reaction by Collision Panel featured guests who spoke about Innovation.
Alumni Panel
The Alumni Panel featured alumni from four different programs within the Applied Computer Education department and they spoke on a variety of topics.
We featured many breakout sessions on a variety of topics of interest to Applied Computer Education Students. Open the accordions to see the videos on this page or watch the whole playlist at the following link.
We had some technical difficulties with George Mui’s and Marc Naddell’s sessions during the conference. They were able to re-join us for a Spin-Off session on April 20, 2022, which you can now replay on our YouTube playlist or watch the session by opening the following accordion.
George Mui and Marc Naddell Spin-Off
ACE Inspire Conference Contest Winners
Engagement was a key component to the 2022 Inspire Conference. Congratulations to the following people within ACE who led the engagement charge by submitting photos to the contests and climbing the engagement leaderboard.
Show me the Winners!
Pre-Conference Engagement
1
Sean Jhun Savares
2
Kausher Jamadar
3
Michael Kozubski
4
Jennifer Jimenez
5
Sharad Shukla
6
Danilyn Sanchez
7
Rutvik Gajera
8
Gurleen Kaur Toor
9
Justin Martinez
10
Aira Villalobos
Conference Engagement
1
Sage Henry
2
Gabriel Roman Datuin
3
Ana Sckaff
4
Mickael Kozubski
5
Elijah San Jose
6
Zack Lapointe
7
Ephraim Madlangsakay
8
Kim Feliciano
9
King Elyzar Aganon
10
David Montanez
Winter Photo Contest Most Likes
1
Letty Abas
Random Draw
1
Mariah Garcia
Social Media Photo Contest Random Draw
1
Guido Chirinos
2
Jennifer Jimenez
3
Ruben Alfredo Barrios Toc
4
Ana Sckaff
5
Stephen Jay
Prize winners have been notified via email.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Many thanks to Tech Manitoba and RBC Future Launch for their gracious support of our first annual Inspire Conference.
We have an exciting lineup of speakers, panelists, breakout session guests planned to attend our first-annual Inspire Conference, hosted by the department of Applied Computer Education at Red River College Polytechnic. We put together this page of information to help you decide which sessions you wish to attend. View the full schedule at rrc.ca/inspire Read More →
This is the first in a series of spotlight articles, presented by Applied Computer Education (ACE), where we feature members and projects from the ACE department.
Introducing Al McLeod
Al McLeod is an honorary member of the ACE department, we met with Al to ask some questions about himself.
The 2022 Inspire Conference could not be made possible without the dedication of our volunteers. We have 10 faculty and staff Champions. These Champions are leading more than 50 student volunteers from each of our ACE programs. Their dedication and commitment are the key factors to the success of our inaugural Inspire Conference. Read More →
Brought to you by Red River College Polytechnic, Tech Manitoba, and Faculty of Science-UM
Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10, 2022
Sprint to Innovate brings together post-secondary students from varied disciplines such as technology, business, entrepreneurship, and more. Manitoba students, and invited international partner institutions, will learn about innovation while collaborating in a fun and exciting challenge to build a minimum viable prototype in two days. Read More →
Brought to you by Red River College, Tech Manitoba, and Faculty of Science-UM
Thank you to the Innovation Centre at Access Credit Union for being our Title Sponsor, and to our Event Sponsors: InVision Edge, Payworks, Tech Manitoba, Faculty of Science-UM, and RRC Polytech.
Friday, November 12 – Sunday, November 14, 2021 (virtual)
Sprint to Innovate pulls together students of various disciplines (technology, business, entrepreneurship, etc) from Manitoba post-secondary institutions (including our international partners) to learn about innovation, and collaborate in a fun and exciting challenge to build a minimum viable prototype in just two days. Read More →
Applied Computer Education (ACE) will host a conference on March 10, 2022, for all ACE students to network with industry professionals and advance their knowledge in the fields of information technology and business. The conference will be held virtually! Read More →
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