MIDWEST
COLLEGIATE
COMPUTING
CONFERENCE
2023

March 24-25, 2023
mwc3.org

TITLE SPONSOR:
Open Systems Technologies

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Venue

Grand Valley State University: PEW Campus
L.V. Eberhard Conference Center
301 Fulton St. W
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Fulton Parking Lot Address: 312 W. Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
The gate will automatically open for you when you enter. You actually park under the overpass.

From 131 South:
US-131 North to the Pearl Street Exit, #85B. Turn left onto Pearl Street and proceed one block beyond the US-131 overpass to Mt Vernon Ave and turn left, in two blocks turn left on Fulton St. The Fulton Lot will be on your right.

From 131 North:
Take US-131 South to the Pearl Street exit (keep to the right of the on-ramp to US-131 as this becomes the off-ramp for Pearl Street). You will then merge onto Mt. Vernon Ave. Continue on Mt. Vernon until you come to a light at Fulton St, turn left here. Under the US-131 Overpass, the Fulton Lot will be on your right.

MWC3 has negotiated a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn across the street from the Eberhard Center for your convenience if you would like to stay in downtown Grand Rapids Friday night, March 24. The block of rooms has been reserved for our schools at a reduced rate through March 7, 2023. If you do not reserve room(s) by that date, the block will be relinquished.

Click here to reserve rooms for you school if desired.

Co-Chairs

Become A Co-Chair

Speakers

Lunch & Speaker

What is AI and How to Use It

Allison Bolen is a 2019 GVSU graduate with a degree in computer science. For the past four years, she has been working as a software consultant at OST primarily focused on back-end technologies and Azure Cloud development tools. She has built APIs, data migrations, and customer messaging systems for companies such as Little Caesars and Meijer. Additionally, she has a background in AI that began with a college research project called Save The Bees which earned her the Kinschi Undergraduate Research Fellowship Funding award and a presentation spot at the PyOhio Conference in 2019.

Awards Banquet & Keynote Address

Josh Hulst is the co-founder and managing partner of Michigan Software Labs, creator of transformational software solutions for middle market and Fortune 500 companies alike. He is a graduate of the GE Edison Engineering Development Program, winner of the State of Michigan’s Code Michigan event, and a contributor to IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.

Breakout Sessions

Competitions

Competitions denoted with Learning Competition are competitions that do not require any prior knowledge to participate in and will contain some instruction prior to the start of the competition.

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Learning Competition

Schedule

Friday, March 24 2023

Timeslot Event / Competition / Breakout
08:00 a.m. Check-In & Registration
08:30 a.m. Breakfast and Announcements
08:45 a.m. Vendor Time
09:00 a.m. Data Analytics And Visualization
Microsoft Office Solutions
Java Development
Enterprise Resource Planning with ScrimmageSIM
11:30 a.m. Vendor Time
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. Round-Table / Panel (Sponsored by Auto-Owners)
12:45 p.m. Vendor Time
01:00 p.m. Vendor Showcase / Networking
01:30 p.m. Extended Vendor Time
02:30 p.m. Mainframe Systems with IBM Z Xplore
System Analysis and Design
Visual Studio and .NET Development
Project Management

Saturday, March 25 2023

Timeslot Event / Competition / Breakout
08:00 a.m. Check-In & Registration
08:30 a.m. Breakfast and Announcements
08:45 a.m. Vendor Time
09:00 a.m. Network Design
Database Design
Python Development
Arduino Fundamentals
11:30 a.m. Vendor Time
11:45 a.m. Lunch & Speaker
12:45 p.m. Vendor Time
01:00 p.m. Project Management
Cybersecurity
Arduino Fundamentals
Enterprise Resource Planning with ScrimmageSIM
03:30 p.m. Vendor Time
03:45 p.m. Interviewing Workshop - Sponsored By TekSystems
04:30 p.m. Vendor Time
04:45 p.m. How to Communicate with Users
05:30 p.m. Vendor Time
05:45 p.m. Awards Banquet & Keynote Address

Contact

Dr. John H. Reynolds

Conference Coordinator

mwc3foundation@gmail.com

(616)-204-7315