Summer 2020 BMCC Virtual Make-A-Thon

Creating learning opportunities that engage the larger BMCC network (professors, advisers, industry mentors) for students to refine their 21st century job skills.

BMCC Make-a-thon 2020 Call for Code Challenge

(June 2020)

IBM - Call for code Global Challenge

(July 2020)

  • Meet with BMCC Alumni like Luis and Mesbah through Zoom meeting to gain key insight on what it's like inside Tech-companies

  • Career building paths and goals

  • Weekly advisory meet-up

  • Q/A with Alumni

  • Zoom meeting from various departments of IBM

  • IBM professional presentation, to provide students a guidance in the field of Computer Science and Information Security

  • Present BMCC Call for Code Project to IBM professionals

  • Get professional feedback and grading on projects for call for code

  • Q/A with IBM professional

THE AGENDA & WHAT TO EXPECT

  • AI-Chatbot Tech Talk

  • Learn From IBM Professionals

  • See Six Presentations from Six BMCC Summer 2020 Virtual Make-A-Thon: Call for Code 2020 Teams

  • Practical Solutions to Global Problems: COVID-19 | Climate Change

  • Reviews from seasoned IBM developer, architect, and AI expert

Watson Assitant

Watson Assistant is a smart AI platform that helps provide answers to questions across various applications, devices and channel. The automated system reduces burden on agents and any risk of disruption at peak hours. Autolearning functionality that learn from customers' choices and improves for future experience. Watson also comes with Voice Integration for users on the move or any number of hands off approach. You are able to combine Watson discovery with the assistant to provide live news update and data from all across the world.

Check out our Hackathon here for more information: https://www.hackathon.io/bmcc-virtual1

WHY JOIN?

Participating in this BMCC MAKE-A-THON will introduce you to cutting edge new technology and prove you resources and guidance to collaborate on a project. The project will solve real-world problems and will be an invaluable experience and addition to your portfolio. Also Learn from IBM Professionals.


WHO CAN JOIN?

Programming experience is preferred but not required. One of the goals of this initiative is to offer opportunities to our students to get engaged in informal learning and develop collaborative projects beyond the classroom to acquire skills that are required by industry.