Today is a big day. Today marks LESS THAN ONE WEEK UNTIL DEVFEST BEGINS! YAAAHOOO! We are SO pumped here and simply just can’t wait for it! We have a long line-up for great speakers and events planned for the week. We’ve gotten positive feedback from a variety of different outlets and have gotten some fantastic sponsors to jump aboard. If you haven’t registered yet, visit our website at adicu.com/devfest2012 and follow the link there. To stay informed about our upcoming events and announcements, please like our newFacebook page, follow us on Twitter@adi_cu, and circle us onGoogle Plus.
ADI Announcements: 1. ADI Spring Open House, Thursday 1/26 2. DevFest, Saturday 1/28 - 2/4
This will be a great opportunity to meet our members and upperclassman to talk about startups, programming, computer science, and how to get involved in Columbia's fast growing developer community! We'd love to answer any questions you have about classes and discuss the benefits of making a hobby or major out of computers. You'll also learn about our upcoming tech workshops where we teach you programming languages, how to setup a website and much more! Every one's welcome to attend! Bring a friend and we'll see you there! Check out the Facebook event. This is also a great opportunity to learn more about DevFest—ADI’s biggest event of the year.
2. DevFest Kick-Off & Hackathon Saturday 1/28, 1pm in Davis Auditorium We would like to invite to you to our celebrated weeklong development festival, DevFest, for coders, business gurus, and thinkers alike. (See this TechCrunch article from last year khrt.co/y7yYOV).
DevFest kicks off Saturday, January 28 at 1pm in Davis Auditorium before heading into a traditional 24-hour hackathon to jumpstart team development. The rest of the week will be filled with workshops and lectures on topics related to development and entrepreneurship. DevFest will culminate in a application showcase Saturday, February 4 at 12pm in Davis Auditorium where teams will have a chance to show off their product to a panel and general audience of representatives from NYC's top Venture Capitalists (Such as Fred Wilson and Dave Jagoda), hot tech startups, larger companies, and fellow peers.
Registration is now open at adicu.com/devfest2012 along with a list of our sponsors and more information.