In the digital economy, success belongs to those who can harness the power of AI to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth. Lantern is here to guide you through this transformative journey to digital leadership. As a premier IT professional services firm, we specialize in helping organizations envision, implement and run Microsoft technologies to achieve AI excellence.
Aether
Presented by the Computer Engineering Club and Lantern
November 21st - 22nd, 2024
Are you ready to land a tech internship or full-time position for Winter/Summer 2025?
Simplify your job search journey through Aether!
Aether is a tech conference and career fair with both in-person and virtual components for both software and hardware topics.
At Aether, expand your network by connecting with recruiters and industry professionals from companies looking to fill tech related internship positions. Networking is the best way to find a job - don’t miss this amazing opportunity to kickstart your career!
In 2024, the inaugural Aether (previously Career++) surpassed our expectations with an astounding 1200 participants! This year we are excited to bring back this extraordinary event on the 10th to 11th of October and tentatively expect more than 2000 participants!
Reach the finish line by attending this tech-focused career fair to learn more about available internships, what each company and their recruitment process is like, and how to stand out as an applicant.
Aether will run from 11:00 AM to 4:45 PM virtually on November 21st and from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM on November 22nd, tentatively in the Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering at the University of Alberta North Campus. Additional information will be released closer to the event.
Schedule
November 21st - Virtual
11:00 AM
Company presentations will be held for 30 minutes each.
02:30 PM
Break
02:45 PM
Recruiting 1-on-1 sessions will begin, lasting 5 minutes each.
04:45 PM
End of Event
November 22nd - In Person
12:00 PM
Silver Sponsor workshops will be held simultaneously for one hour.
01:00 PM
The Title Sponsor workshop will take place for 1.5 hours.
02:30 PM
Break/Setup
03:00 PM
A career fair with 30-minute workshops will be held for three hours.
06:00 PM
End of Event
For companies, the registration dates are as follows:
Early-Bird Discounted Pricing Deadline: July 20th, 5 pm MDT
Final Deadline: November 10th, 5 pm MDT
Note, students do NOT need to register to attend Aether. However, we will create an optional eventbrite closer to the event so that we can collect resumes to share with any companies interested in them. This info will be shared on our discord - join if you haven't already!
About Us
The Computer Engineering Club
For over 35 years, the University of Alberta's Computer Engineering Club has brought Computer Engineering students together, organized specialized events and initiatives, and advocated to larger bodies — such as the Engineering Students' Society, the Faculty of Engineering, and the Students' Union. In recent years, however, we have expanded our scope to include students in Computer Science, and Data Science fields who share similar interests in industry.
We have a longstanding history of running large-scale events focused on educational and hands-on learning for programming and design, such as HackED and HackED Beta, Alberta's largest student-run hackathons with over 700 participants. Now, we are excited to continue this fairly new endeavor, to connect undergraduate students to employers and businesses in a way that is unprecedented on our campus: Aether
While Aether is still somewhat new, last year we had an incredible participation rate of over 1000 students and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the students and companies! Furthermore, many students successfully received internship or new grad job offers directly from this event! Some of the companies and organizations that attended previously are:
- Servus Credit Union, DriveWyze, Inflexion Games, Technology Alberta, PCL, Drugbank, Sparrow Connected, Fig Finance, DevFacto, Blue Marvel Ai/Spartan Controls, Lantern, Amii, IEEE, Microchip, and Paper Leaf
Check out the images below to get a better sense of this event!
We couldn't have done this event without...
Title Sponsors
Community Partners
Companies Attending
Physical
Virtual
FAQs
General
| Where and when is Aether happening? | |
| What will the in-person fair be like? | |
| Where can I ask additional questions? | |
| Why is there a virtual and in-person element? | |
| Can I only attend one or both aspects of the fair | |
| Will there be food at the in-person event? | |
| Who is the intended audience for this event? | |
Companies/Orgs
| How do I register and by when? | |
| What is the Cancellation Policy? | |
| How early should I show up to set up my booth/workshop for the in-person fair? | |
| For when are students looking for a position? | |
| How many students can we expect to speak to? | |
| How many representatives should we bring? | |
| Can we access students' resumes in advance or after the event? | |
| Are there other ways we can connect with students | |
Students
| Is there any cost for students? | |
| Who can attend? | |
| What should I wear / How formal is this? | |
| How to start a conversation? / What to ask them? | |
| Should I bring a physical copy of my resume? | |
| What companies are attending? | |
| Had a great career fair experience, what should you do next? | |
| What time should we be there? | |
|
|
