Southeastern to host cloud computing symposium
Friday, August 30, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will host global and national leaders
from DXC Technology and Amazon Web Services for a cloud-computing symposium set Sept.
17.
Sponsored by Southeastern’s College of Science and Technology and Workforce Talent
Initiative, as well as the Louisiana Department of Economic Development FastStart
Program, the symposium is scheduled from 2 – 3:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Student
Union. The event is free and open to the public.
Guest speakers include Vice President and Global Sales Leader for AWS Integration
Practice at DXC Technology Todd Carey; Director and General Manager for the New Orleans
Digital Transformation Center Terrell Boynton; and Director of AWS Certification and
Education Programs Kevin E. Kelly representing Amazon Web Services.
“This panel of experts will discuss the explosive growth of cloud computing,
the impact on businesses and everyone’s daily lives, and the next generation of skill
sets that faculty, students, technology professionals and everyday end-users will
need,” said WTI Program Coordinator Paul Forbes. “This is a tremendous opportunity
for the general public and for all Southeastern students from every academic discipline
to gain insights into future technologies.”
A networking reception, which is also free and open to the public, will immediately
follow the symposium in the Student Union Ballroom C.
For more information, or to reserve a seat, email Workforce Talent Initiative
at WTI@southeastern.edu.
