Events

The US Imagine Cup: http://www.imaginecup.us/index.aspx, From April 23-26 Gen INC will be reporting from the Imagine Cup in Washington DC. Gen has been invited to cover all the amazing events and the thrilling competition from teams all over the US. We'll follow the competitors from arrival to the announcement of the grand prize winner and everything in between.  What is the Imagine Cup?  The Imagine Cup student competition offers an exciting opportunity to gain real-world experience and boost your resume to stand out from the crowd. Change your life and the lives of others by solving problems and working with a team to design software, games, and web sites that help make a difference on global issues.
Click here to read more on Gen's Blog!

Interview withStephen Ibaraki: Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, I.S.P., MVP, DF/NPA, CNP, is a world-renowned technology professional who 'uniquely' holds more than 40 national and international awards and recognitions for his outstanding lifetime contributions to information communication technology.  Stephen’s articles/interviews/reviews are targeted to IT professionals, and enterprises worldwide and have appeared in many publications. Stephen recently interviewed Genevieve and the co-producer of her portal, Elisabeth Vanderveldt, about her perception of the IT industry and how girls can be encouraged to embrace it and what changes need to be made to help young people get ready for the road and opportunities that lie ahead . Read and listen to the interview here. Link: http://stephenibaraki.com/cips/v109/vanderveldt_l_esperance.html

Infusion Development  http://www.infusion.com/index.aspx

Gen INC. went to the Toronto offices of Infusion where she met the Infusion “Angels” Kayla Spiess, Susan Greenfield and Jane Shan.  These “girls” have 3 very unique stories about how they got into technology 3 very different technology careers and wouldn’t trade their excitement for anything in the world. From travelling globally to getting the opportunity to work on different projects in different cities for months at a time, meeting new people and enjoying new experiences, and then there was Microsoft Surface!  Gen walked away from this interview having not only learned about the upcoming explosion of touch technology but also how much fun being the only girl on a floor full of guys (think “private” bathroom) can be.  As Susan stated “Geek is Sheik!”
http://www.infusion.com/solutions/slideshow_surface/slide.htm Here`s a sample of what I got to play with !

ED09 http://www.exploredesign.ca/
An annual event Explore Design, ED, is a consortium of educational institutions, associations and professional groups that provide 2 days of interactive exhibits, hands-on workshops, and seminars. The full range of design disciplines are represented including video/game design, furniture design, architecture industrial design, textile design, fashion design, interior design, graphic design, and the dozens of other design disciplines. And the technology was everywhere!

Gen got time with Rodney Buike who showed her the touch screen that also uses a software application called Falcon Eye. Then it was over to Fanshawe College to get upstaged by Fanshawe College student Kyle (not Gens brother Kyle, as he quickly points out. We think Kyle has a career ahead in comedy)

Gen would like to thank our host Christian Beauclair, Microsoft Canada, Rodney Buike of Microsoft Canada for his explanation of the touch screen technology and Gregg and Kyle from Fanshawe College for the hilarity in front of their green screen.

Windows 7 House Party
Learn about a few of the great features of Windows 7 with Gen who hosted this most unique event to launch Windows 7 at the Opus in Montreal. Gen always has a “different” way of getting people to get excited about technology.