Amit Sinha will lead us through a workshop exploring how university life will change in the future, providing an interactive opportunity for participants to showcase their own ideas on how we can turn our university into a Smarter Campus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Amit Sinha, the Co-President of SFSP at York is now in his final year of a Computer Science degree. As well as being Co-President, Amit splits his time between his duties as the Executive Director – Europe, for SFSP and serving on SFSP’s Global Advisory Board. Indeed, since arriving at York, Amit has made quite an impression on both the student body and faculty. Even in his first year, he became both the Computer Science Board of Studies Representative and the first Faculty Representative for the Core Sciences, roles in which he pushed through important changes. Outside of York, Amit has seen great success, gaining an award as one of the Top 20 Student Contributors in IBM’s Smarter Planet University JAM in 2009, and participating in IBM’s EMEA Best Student Recognition event 2010. He is also currently a Student Partner for Microsoft.

1. SMARTER CAMPUS WORKSHOP Amit Sinha Executive Director - Europe - Students for a Smarter Planet Co-President - Students for a Smarter Planet Society - University of York Member, IBM Global Student Advisory Council Microsoft Student Partner IBM EMEA Best Student Recognition Event Participant 2010 Third Year Computer Scientist - University of York Email: as647@york.ac.uk Twitter: amit_sinha

4. 09/12/2010 Smarter Campus Workshop Source: IBM Presentation