IT fair

I recently attended an IT fair for Milwaukee area highschool students. It was hosted at Harley Davidson which was a very neat location, if you have never been there I highly recommend checking it out. I didn't know what to expect going into this event, but it was very cool for a tech geek like me. The first thing I saw when walking into the convention hall was people demoing an Oculus Rift this was very exciting to me, I love trying out new technology so I gladly waited in the short line.

I was impressed with the rift, I had only been there for fifteen minutes and it was easily already worth the trip. Next the superintendent of MPS (Milwaukee Public Schools) gave a small speech talking about all the great jobs in the IT field and how the country desperately needs more IT professionals. The crowd of high-school students seemed genuinely interested which I found refreshing compared to how MPS students get portrayed in local media. After she was done with her spiel I made my rounds to the different schools and businesses that had tables set up. All in all it was a fairly impressive plethora of educators and IT professionals. I made a point to chat with the MATC table being a current student enrolled in their IT program. I got some cool swag from a few tables, the basic things you would expect if you have ever been to a similar event. I have to say out of everything there the robotics table was the biggest draw for me. Not only was it an impressive setup with real functioning robots and labtops set up showing videos from the schools most recent robot competition

But the student manning the table had a real passion for robotics. It was nice to see his eyes light up when talking about the robotics club. I failed to catch his name but I have no doubt he will be very successful in a future IT career. After checking out the robotics table there wasn't much left for me, I stoped by the UWM table but honestly they didn't have much more then some paperwork to show. All in all it was a very cool and unique experience I'm glad I was able to attend.

That is pretty much it for my coverage of this event. Check back soon to see what the inspector has up his sleeves for the next blog post. Untill then stay curious, life is truly fasinating and I dont need an Oculus Rift to see that.