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Wired Differently is a one-day event held at NIACC for high school students.
Goal: Engage and inspire high schools students to choose a STEM or Business career path. Provide highschool students with authentic first-hand opportunities to participate in STEM activities, thus inspiring interest in STEM and Business disciplines and careers.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 9:30AM TO 10:30 AM IN THE AUDITORIUM Biju Kulathakal Co-Founder of RedBox
Biju Kulathakal is a serial entrepreneur and Founder and Chairman of Trading Block Holdings Inc, a financial services holding company based in Chicago. Previously, Biju was a founding partner at GetAMovie which was later sold to McDonalds and subsequently became part of RedBox. Redbox is currently one of the largest movie rental companies in the United States and the fastest growing in terms of revenue. He was also a founder of Enterprise Logic Systems, a software development firm that specialized in developing technology solutions for the financial services and trading industry. In launching Trading Block, Biju envisions creating a new paradigm that will allow more investors to benefit from using exchange-traded options in their investment portfolios. Options are highly flexible financial instruments that can allow investors to hedge the portfolio against losses, or increase income from their existing portfolio. In addition to his leadership role at Trading Block, Biju is currently an advisor to OCA Ventures, i2A fund and Axios Investments LLC as well as an active angel investor in the financial services space. He is also the founder of Vidya Foundation, which provides scholarships to underprivileged children in third world countires. He has previously served on the board of the Beck Foundation, Chicago Charter School foundation, Civitas Schools, Leap Learning Systems and the Heartland Institute. Biju received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Wired Differently - Agenda & Session Descriptions

9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 10:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 12:05 p.m. to 12:55 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Registration Key Note Speaker Session #1 Lunch Session #2 Session #3 NIACC Gym Concession Stand Auditorium Muse-Norris, Pappajohn Center/McAllister Hall In Session #1 Room Muse-Norris, Pappajohn Center/McAllister Hall Muse-Norris, Pappajohn Center/McAllister Hall

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Registration Information
Please use the attached spreadsheet to register all of your students at once. You can fax or e-mail your class registration to Kathy Clemens in Continuing Education. Phone# 641-422-4267, FAX# 641-4224112, email: clemekat@niacc.edu. If you have any other questions regarding Wired Differently, please call Marie Thomes at 641-529-0567 or Mary (Mosiman) Lovstad at 641-512-8710.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS:
** Session # 1 only Biju will be holding a Q & A session that student can choose as their first session. Registration #: WD-01 Auditorium

Technology in Fashion:

Presenter: Augusta Carrier, a graduate from NIACC and Iowa State in

fashion design and merchandising, works for Hanes Company out of Minneapolis and is the fashion merchandiser for a Hanes product line called C9 Champion that is sold at Target. The C9 collection is a stretchy, form-fitting sportswear worn for workouts. Love to shop? How about getting PAID to do it?! Enjoy being the first to know about the hottest new trends in apparel? This fast-paced industry utilizes technologies from the initial concept to getting the product on the sales floor and everything in between. One day youre in and the next day youre outCome learn how technology plays a key role in staying on top in the fashion industry. Registration #: WD-02 NC-180D

TV Crime Solvers: How do they use technology to get the bad guys?
Crimes that require the use of a computer are best solved using computer forensics; these include identity theft/phishing, email fraud and copyright infringement. However, terrorists and murderers are also being prosecuted, found guilty and sentenced with the help of computer forensics. NIACC computer forensic students show you some of the tools used by your favorite TV crime solvers. Registration #: WD-03 MH216

Healthcare and Technology:

Presenter is: Lisa Hintgen, RN the Nursing IT Coordinator for Floyd County Medical Center. Interested in Healthcare? Check out the fastest-growing IT careers-Healthcare Information Technology! Explore how small-town hospitals keep pace with our rapidly changing world. See how healthcare IT technology, such as portable heart monitors and Smart phones, improve patient care. Get the facts from an IT professional who works in a hospital managed by the Mayo Health System. Registration #: WD-04 MH104G

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Zoom Zoom:

Presenter: Erin Baugus Simle, Interactive Producer at Fallon

Worldwide. Fallon is an international advertising agency headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with affiliate offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, So Paulo and Tokyo. She manages the Cadillac.com desktop, mobile and tablet sites, digital campaign components (banner ads, apps, iAds) and the vehicle CGI production. She works closely with designers, developers and user experience folks to bring the ideas to life. The marketing business HAS changed learn how you can combine technology and an exciting career in marketing. Registration #: WD-05 PC224

Technology and Agriculture

Interested in a career in Agriculture? Agriculture is one of the job sectors that have actually seen growth through the last recession. Find out how agriculture has utilized technology to increase crop yields and revolutionize the way livestock are raised and produced. Learn about the systems utilized and the opportunities available in agriculture. Presenter: Josh Byrnes, Industrial Division Chair, NIACC and State Representative. Registration #: WD-06 NC180A

Hack the Planet!

Presenter: Joseph Idziorek, Iowa State University.

Joseph is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, IA, USA. His research interests broadly lie in the areas of cloud computing security, anomaly detection and distributed denial of service attacks. Idziorek also teaches Introduction to Computer Security Literacy at ISU and is co-authoring a textbook for this course. He obtained his BSc in Computer Engineering from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Do you know hackers steal passwords? Learn about the world of cyber security by investigating the techniques hackers use to steal and guess passwords and how to prevent falling victim to their attacks. Registration #: WD-07 NC180B

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Video Game Testing, Programming, and the Software Industry
Experience the exciting world of software development and programming through the use of the video game testing. Learn what software quality control is about in a gaming environment. Registration #: WD-09 MH217

Social Media Ethics and how to stay out of trouble Pat

Palmer, The Computer Guy, from Hampton, Iowa will talk about using Social Media as a tool to market his computer repair business and the professional ethics of using Social Media. Professional ethics and personal ethics are intrinsically tied together. You cant have professional ethics without a heavy dose of personal ones. While individual use of social media varies from person to person, one thing was clear - there is a great deal of uncertainty about the long term implications of the enormous amount of personal information that were sharing online. Even for those who have yet to join a social network, their friends, families, and colleagues have already tagged them in photos, videos, and other digital content. So does this mean that privacy no longer exists for any of us? Pat will talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of Facebook, twitter and other social media. He has seen it all. Registration #: WD-12 NC180C

Got a great idea? Want to be your own boss?

Find

out about running your own business from Cabin Coffee entrepreneurs, Brad and Angie Barber. On a summer morning in 2001 Brad and Angie stopped at a bagel shop in Des Moines. They filled their tummies with coffee, bagels and Dr. Pepper (for Brad) Leaving the bagel shop with bagels in hand and Angie enjoying her steaming cup of coffee, Brad was struck by an idea. Learn how you can take that crazy idea and make it into a reality. Registration #: WD-14 PC117

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Art & Technology, Artist Joan Nixt .
From the moment Joan first held a pencil, she has been drawing. From the age of six she has been filling sketch books with doodles and realistic art. Nothing pleases her more than to use her talent of illustration. This talent has led her to many types of artistic mediums all throughout her life. Joan enjoys learning new techniques but illustration has always been her strongest point. Now, with the technological advances in graphic/digital art, she is once again expanding her horizons and finding that this new medium is right up her alley. Discover how your love for art and technology can take your art career to new heights. Registration #: WD-15 PC228