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Queensland University of Technology
WHERE: Garden Theatre at Queensland University of Technology - How to get there

WHEN: Wednesday 3rd March, 4:00pm - 10:30pm
Agenda

COST: FREE, but pre-registration is essential as places are limited
With thanks to
Domino's Pizza

About Power to the PC

Do you love your PC? Does it take pride of place in your daily life, be It upgrading, overclocking, gaming or social networking? Did you look at the Melbourne and Sydney legs of the tour and grind your teeth in frustration?

Well guess what, BrisTomicans - we're coming to you, as the POWER to the PC Tour goes North!

There'll be industry experts and insiders telling you about the future of computing and gaming power in a series of personal lectures. There'll be vendor stands with the freshest gear and releases to drool over. There'll be a LAN with the latest in multiplayer fun. And all this as you get to meet the Atomic team, mingle with the industry, and enjoy a beer and some pizza to round things out.

It'll be the coolest night ever, packed with fun, lucky doorprizes, and your fellow Atomicans.

So, really, can you afford to miss it? Spaces are limited so REGISTER NOW to make sure your spot at Atomic's POWER to the PC Tour is confirmed!

David Hollingworth
Editor

 
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Agenda

16.00 Delegates start arriving and have chance to view the vendors products
16.30 Delegates enter lecture hall for first lucky door giveaways
17.00 Vendor Presentations
18.30 Q&A and prize giveaways
19.00 Vendor showcases, LAN Gaming competition and open Bar
22.30 Close
 
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How to get there

Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Theatre
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Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Point Campus
2 George Street
(next to the City Botanic Gardens)
Brisbane, QLD 4001
p: +61 7 3138 4455

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Sponsors

Kingston

Kingston

Memory Sponsor
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About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China, Malaysia and sales representatives in the United States, Taiwan, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Europe, Russia, Turkey, and Latin America. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com/anz.
Speaker
Vaughan Nankivell

Vaughan has been in the IT industry for 19 years, initially in IT distribution in Los Angeles before moving into the solution provider side as a network engineer and then technical sales. He then moved into sales management roles for large solution providers/systems integrators in the US before moving back to his home country of New Zealand in 1996 as general manager of a leading eCommerce company. In 2001, he returned to the US on a consulting contract. He joined Tech Pacific New Zealand (now Ingram Micro) in 2004 as brand manager for Kingston until his appointment with Kingston as regional manager for Australia & New Zealand in February 2007.

Vaughan earned an Associates Degree in Marketing (with honours) from CDS in Pennsylvania (1991) and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business (2005) and a Masters of Management Degree (2007) from the University of Auckland.
Samsung

Samsung

Monitor Sponsor
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of four main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, and Telecommunication Business. Recognised as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.au
Emmanuele Silanesu
National Product & Marketing Manager for the IT division
Samsung Electronics Australia

Emmanuele Silanesu joined Samsung Electronics Australia in January 2009 in a newly created role as Business Manager of Samsung Notebooks, acting as the product manager for this category. Emmanuele has many years experience within this market and his appointment is key to the success of this new Samsung product category locally. Recently in July Emmanuele was promoted to National Product & Marketing Manager for the IT division, including products such as Monitors, Notebooks, Printers, Hard Drives and Optical Drives.

Emmanuele joins Samsung from ASUS Australia where he worked as National Retail Manager, Australia and New Zealand, responsible for managing the development, marketing, manufacturing, and sales of notebooks, desktop and LCD monitor product categories. Previous to this he worked as notebook product manager also at ASUS Australia.
Gigabyte

Gigabyte

Motherboard Sponsor
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GIGABYTE - Upgrade Your Life

GIGABYTE, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is known as a global leading brand in the IT industry, with employees and business channels in almost every country. Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a research and development team and has since taken the lead in the world's motherboard market. On top of motherboards and graphics accelerators, GIGABYTE further expanded its product portfolio to include notebook and desktop PCs, digital home entertainment appliances, networking servers, communications, mobile and handheld devices, servicing every facet of people's lives at home or business. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to "Upgrade Your Life" with the most innovative designs and impeccable quality and services.

Visit www.gigabyte.com.tw for more information.
QUT

QUT

Venue Sponsor
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QUT's Faculty of Science & Technology
QUT's Faculty of Science & Technology combines high-quality education with applied innovative research, drawing on researchers across the University, external institutions and industry partners to work together on projects solving global challenges that affect us all. Our lecturers are real-world professionals with extensive industry experience. Our courses are designed and updated in consultation with industry-leading professionals with a global outlook. Our researchers and academics have received international acclaim for their groundbreaking research and course design and delivery.
Speaker
Dr Peta Wyeth: Course Coordinator: Bachelor of Games Development & Interactive Entertainment

Peta has wide-ranging experience in the application of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design techniques for technology development in education and entertainment. Her research explores the use of tangible and mobile technology to create new interactive experiences for children and the intellectually disabled. Peta has been involved in international collaborative projects with the University of Nottingham, the University of Sussex and the Institute of Education, London which involved design, development and evaluation of ubiquitous technology within educational contexts. Peta's research in investigating computer gaming engagement has led to the GameFlow framework for understanding immersion in gaming experiences. She has been involved in the international RoboCup Junior initiative, a very successful robotics-based outreach activity aimed at promoting technology skills to school students. Peta holds a Bachelor of Information Technology, University of Queensland (1992), Postgraduate Bachelor of Information Technology (1st Class Honours), University of Queensland (1995), and PhD (Computer Science), University of Queensland (2003).
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