Busy Week

So....

Monday I headed out of class with 12 of my school buddies and headed off to Regina for the STEP Conference. We arrived intact mid-afternoon at the Days Inn (the cheap hotel). Some of us relaxed, others had a great time on the waterslide (so mad that I didn't take my suit) while we killed time before the networking 'Asian themed' social at the Delta.

The social was a great opportunity to meet many corporations (mostly government) that deal internationally for much of their business. There were sponsored students from both UofS and the UofR, and our task was to meet at least 10 people and collect their business cards. Attached to this task was the task of following up with the individual within the next 10 days. I didn't waste much time and headed right for the President & CEO of STEP. It was a short social (with excellent sushi), and the class was headed back to the hotel by 7pm.

Tuesday involved more smooshing and information sessions. The class was pretty exhausted by midday, and we all agreed to skip out of the gala banquet. We did have the group case study looming over our head that our profs assigned in Monday's class. It is always nice to receive a case presentation that needs to be analyzed and presented in 4 days and then send us out of town. Blak!

Today was a lot of group work, discussion, analysis, and of course, group frustration. I was able to take a break and sit in on an AWESOME presentation from the Vice President (who happens to be my best friends cousin) of Dell Canada. Sounds like an excellent company to work for. I am starting to think I need to get into the computer industry. I have started thinking of my major research project I need to do as part of my master's program and I am definitely considering the computer industry. I guess I just need to find a company that is willing to take me on, and has an international research question they would liked answered.

Tomorrow, more group work. I am definitely looking for the week to be over.