1. A couple of interesting announcments… …I hope you find them as interesting as I do!

2. Announcement 1:/etc/games What is it? A short series of talks on gaming 4 talks Each Wednesday in October 6pm CSI Lecture theatre Who’s speaking? Paul Hayes, Beachhut PR Sean Blanchfield, Frontsquare Shane Ryan, Neat Sciences Alex Belix, Microsoft Why? Games are fun!

3. Announcement 1:/etc/games Link: http://www.csi.ucd.ie/etc/games It’s free and it’s fun!

4. Announcement 2:University Upstarts Weekend Challenge What is it? Weekend building mobile/web application Looking at commercial case Try to develop a proposition which could be basis of a business How does it work? People pitch ideas (Fri night) Ideas get chosen, teams form (Fri night) People roll up their sleeves and build stuff (Sat, Sun) People work on a commercial case (Sat, Sun) People pitch the output to a panel (Sun eve)

5. Announcement 2:University Upstarts Weekend Challenge Who is it for? Software folks (mobile, web, backend, frontend) Business folk Graphics design folk Why should I bother? Excellent way of learning Teamwork, interdisciplinary, working with uncertainty, have to deliver Meet enthusiastic people (with different skills) Have fun creating something …you might even make a business of it

6. Announcement 2:University Upstarts Weekend Challenge Build an app in a weekend? That’s a crazy idea – it will never work! We did it before Dublin Startup Weekend, May 2010 Students participated, but did not have student focus Ok…what happened? 6 teams 5 still alive 3 working in an incubator Geodealio, bragbet, Causehere 2 live websites Classometer, hittheroad

7. Announcement 2:University Upstarts Weekend Challenge Maybe, just maybe… There is a cost…Eur25 for the weekend You get fed! More info: http://www.csi.ucd.ie/uuwc

8. How can I get this powerpoint… I’ll put it on slideshare… www.slideshare.net/seanrmurphy …and send the link on twitter @seanrmurphy