The next UVic Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair will take place Tuesday, February 7 and Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lobby of UVic’s Engineering Lab Wing Building. To register for this fair, click here.

*Please note that Co-op and Career is using Google Forms as a registration tool, but are in the process of developing our own registration form. Information submitted via the registration form will reside on Google's servers, which are located in the United States. If you have any concerns about registering using this form, please contact Duncan Hogg at dshogg@uvic.ca, 250-472-5812.

Tues, Feb 7

• Activision – DemonWare (Platinum Sponsor)
• APEGBC – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
• BBA Inc.
• BC Hydro
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
• CGI Group Inc.
• GENIVAR
• Horton CBI Limited (Platinum Sponsor)
• MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)
• Northwestel Inc.
• SAP Canada
• ShipConstructor Software Inc.
• Sierra Systems Group Inc.
• Simba Technologies Inc.
• Solaris Management Consultants (Gold Sponsor)
• Teck Resources (Platinum Sponsor)
• zulily

Wed, Feb 8

• AbeBooks
• Andritz Automation (Gold Sponsor)
• Allnorth Consultants
• ASHRAE
• Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
• Avcorp Industries Inc.
• Fast Canadian Enterprises Ltd. (Platinum Sponsor)
• FortisBC
• Intel of Canada
• KANO/APPS
• Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (Platinum Sponsor)
• Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell
• Microsoft Studios
• National Defence Canada/MARPAC
  
• NEPTUNE Canada
• Seeker Solutions
• Spartan Controls Ltd.
• Status Electrical Corporation

As employers, you need to find motivated and skilled employees to make your business thrive. The Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair will give you the opportunity to showcase your organization, while putting you in contact with co-op and graduating students who are studying:

• computer science
• electrical engineering
• software engineering
• mechanical engineering
• computer engineering
• mathematics
• physics

One-day exhibitor package: $500 plus taxes

• 8' x 8' draped trade show booth, 2' x 5' table and two chairs.
• Online promotion on the 2012 Co-op and Career Fair website and a link to the organization’s website.
• Job posting on the Co-op and Career Services’ website.
• Complimentary electricity hook-up, bulletin boards by request, and internet access. (You must bring a computer or laptop with a wireless network adapter, and make sure your computer has all the software you’ll need at the event. On the day of the event, our technicians may ask for your passwords to re-configure the TCP/IP settings on your computer.)
• Coffee, tea, and water available throughout the day.
• Breakfast and lunch for up to two people.
• Up to two complimentary parking passes.
• Assistance with setting up and taking down your booth.
• Assistance with arranging interviews as required.
• Company profile in the event program.

Consider becoming a career fair sponsor You’ll receive highly visible exposure on campus before, during and after the career fair and demonstrate your commitment to our students and our programs.

Platinum: $2,500

• Opportunity to host an information session during the week of the Co-op and Career Fair.
• Corporate banner displayed inside career fair venue (supplied by sponsor).
• Company logo included on Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair splash page and on promotional material.
• Career fair participation, including registration of one exhibitor booth ($500 value).

Gold: $2,000

• Corporate banner displayed inside career fair venue (supplied by sponsor).
• Company logo included on Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair splash page and on promotional material.
• Career fair participation, including registration of one exhibitor booth ($500 value).

Silver: $1,500

• Company logo included on Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair splash page and on promotional material.
• Career fair participation, including registration of one exhibitor booth ($500 value).

Company display materials may be sent to Co-op and Career no sooner than January 23, 2012. If you wish to have your materials returned after the fair, please label them and include a completed waybill. You are responsible for making arrangements with the courier of your choice for pick-up after the event at this same address.

ATTN: Cindy Lowe
RE: Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair
Engineering and Computer Science/Math Co-op and Career
University of Victoria
Room 204, Engineering and Computer Science Building
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria, BC V8W 3P6

Please ensure your booth is assembled by 10 a.m. and is not disassembled until 3 p.m. Volunteers will be available to assist you throughout the day and help with set-up and dismantling of your booth.

You may set up the morning of the Co-op and Career Fair between 8 and 9:30 a.m. Please unload your displays from the metred parking area located in front of the Engineering Lab Wing before parking your vehicle. Two parking passes will be provided for exhibitors. Booths not occupied by 9:30 a.m. may be reassigned if needed.

Registration includes two general parking passes. If you have requested parking passes, you will receive them once you have checked in and picked up your registration package.

How can you make the most out of your time at the fair? We’ve put together some tips:

• Make sure your company or organization name and logo are clearly visible.
• Be clear about whom you wish to recruit.
• Have enough staff at your booth to be able to answer questions and receive résumés.
• Be available. Turn off cell phones, PDAs, Blackberries and other devices while at your booth. Students are unlikely to approach you if you look busy.
• Make eye contact and smile. Students are more likely to approach if they feel welcomed.
• Acknowledge students who are waiting to approach your booth.
• Staff your booth with interested, pleasant, professional representatives. This is more important than fancy or complex displays.
• If you bring swag or giveaways, make sure it is something that students will use (bringing giveaways is not mandatory).

UVic is located in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. Depending on where you’re starting, there are different ways to get to campus. Once you’re here, unload your displays in one of the two loading zones outside the Engineering Lab Wing. You can pick up your registration package along with your parking pass and we’ll direct you to parking from there.

Driving from Vancouver?

Take the Swartz Bay ferry from Tsawwassen ferry terminal. The sailing takes 1 hr 35 minutes, plus 15 minutes offloading time. As you exit the ferry, you will be on the Patricia Bay Highway #17 south.

After approximately 25 minutes, take the McKenzie Avenue exit. Turn left onto McKenzie Avenue and continue for 7 km. Turn right onto McGill Road, at the main UVic entrance, just in front of Centennial Stadium.

Driving from up-island?

Take Highway 1 south towards Victoria until you reach the McKenzie Avenue/Admiral Road intersection. Turn left here. Follow McKenzie Avenue for about 7 km east, until you reach the traffic lights at Gordon Head Road. Go through the traffic light and turn right onto McGill Road.

Driving from Sooke?

Follow Highway 14 east towards Victoria. In Colwood, turn onto Highway 1 to Victoria. At the McKenzie Avenue/Admiral Road intersection, turn left. Follow McKenzie Avenue for about 7 km east, then turn right onto McGill Road, just in front of Centennial Stadium.

Coming from Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport is located off Highway 17, about 30-40 minutes north of the university. When driving from the airport, follow the signs to Victoria; they will lead you south onto Highway 17.

After approximately 25 minutes on Highway 17, take the McKenzie Avenue exit. Turn left onto McKenzie Avenue and continue for 7 km. Turn right onto McGill Road, at the main UVic entrance, just in front of Centennial Stadium.