Join us, as of November 18, for the 2024 edition of TechWeek!
This eventful week offers our students interested in IT and video games a vast selection of tutorials, lectures, panels, and workshops led by industry experts.
- When? From Monday November 18 to Thursday, November 21
- Where? Salle Jean-Paul-Morin, 2000 Ste-Catherine Street W.
Coding, game design, neurodivergence in tech, and tips for breaking into the industry... This edition promises to cover a broad range of topics relevant to our students' development.
IMPORTANT: Events with a reservation link on Eventbrite are open to the general public. Don't forget to reserve your spot. Arrive early to request access to the venue from security.
P.S. Do not miss out on the closing event of the week, the Gamejam ! This contest, sponsored by Room8 studios, will have teams of students facing against one another to create games for scratch. Our visitors will be able to try out their demos. Come see them hard at work.
Schedule:
* Only events with required reservation are open to the general public. Please use the eventbrite links below to reserve your spot.
Monday, November 18
Opening word
- 10:15 - 10:25
- By Claude Marchand
Conference: Le gonflement et la thésaurisation dans le monde numérique qui nuisent à la planète
- 10:30 - 11:00
- By Salima Hassaine and Elisa Schaeffer
Conference: Data-Informed Game Design, Development, and Operations
- 12:00 - 13:00
- By Serge Poueme
- Language: English
- Reservation required
Workshop: Creation with Augmented Reality
- 13:30 - 15:30
- By Abdelhak Fennouh and Jon Yu
- Language: French
- Reservation required
Tuesday, November 19
Tutorial: Open Source et les logiciels libres
- 8:30 - 10:00
- By Mourad Sehboub; other speakers
- Language: French
Conference: The Era of Quantum Utility and How the Canadian Ecosystem Becomes Quantum-ready
- 10:30 - 11:30
- By Mourad Sehboub and Julien Chosson
- Language: English
- Reservation required
Conference: Code Like a Knitter, and Vice Versa
- 11:45 - 12:30
- By Mohamed Zeroug and April Colossimo
- Language: English
- Reservation required
Workshop: The Thinking Game - Documentary Screening
- 13:00 - 15:00
- By Michelle Khalife
- Language: English
- Reservation required
Panel: Empowering Connections: Building Networks in Tech (Part 1)
- 15:15 - 15:45
- By Naya Vasques, Sofia Guerrero, Camille Henrique and Elisa Schaeffer
- Language: English
Panel: Empowering Connections: Building Networks in Tech (Part 2)
- 16:00 - 16:45
- By Naya Vasques, Houda Kaddioui, Chloe Gaudreau and Elisa Schaeffer
- Language: English
Wednesday, November 20
Tutorial: Quand la créativité rencontre la diversité : Neurodivergence et innovation dans la technologie et le design numérique
- 8:15 - 8:45
- By Georgette Luque Huacho and Elisa Schaeffer
Panel: Transforming Software Delivery: Enhancing Accessibility and Flexibility with AppsAnywhere
- 9:00 - 10:00
- By Simon Cohen, Drew Hibyan, and Katie Roberts
Conference: Obsolescence programmée du programmeur : technological self-harm and self-help
- 10:15 - 11:15
- By Johnathan Mina, Marc Delesclefs, Regis Barpondeau, and Elisa Schaeffer
- Reservation required
Conference: From Data to Decisions: The Power of Data Engineering
- 11:30 - 12:15
- By Mohamed Zeroug and Sacha Gucciardo
- Reservation required
Workshop: Introduction to UX and UI Design for Software Developers
- 13:00 - 16:00
- By Catherine Banville and Justin Penney
- Language: English
- Reservation required
Activity: Learn to Personalize Your Laptop Appearance
- 10:15 - 15:00
Thursday, November 21
Tutorial: Landing Your First Tech Job in Canada: Cross-Cultural Do’s and Don’ts
- 8:30 - 9:15
- By Mahboobeh Masoud and Ali Moridnejad
- Language: English
Tutorial: ChatGPT and Hallucination: An Intro into Large Language Models
- 9:30 - 10:15
- By Mahboobeh Masoud and Kaveh Bakhtiyari
- Language: English
Panel: L'industrie 4.0 et son avenir
- 10:30 - 10:45
- By Elisa Schaeffer, Alexis Chebeia, and Massyl Ait Si Amar
- Language: French
Conference: [Subject to be confirmed]
- 11:00 - 11:45
- By Zohreh Moeini and Stephanie Costache
- Language: French
- Reservation required
Conference: La technologie sans frontières : préparer l’avenir de nos talents
- 12:00 - 12:30
- By Elisa Schaeffer and Eric Briand
- Language: French
