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Cisco NETACAD WORKSHOP DAY Agenda & Schedule

 

All Cisco Academies from the Benelux are invited to the NetAcad Workshop & Networking Day with a central theme of "Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future" at the Cisco BeLux Office on 14 June.
REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Target Group: Cisco Academy Instructors & Managers
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco GM  
• 10:15 Welcome by Cisco CSR > Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-B-C
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS D-E-F
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS G-E-F
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Future Classroom - Keynote 5

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)

• Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" (Pierre de Fooz)
• Breakout B -- CyberOps -- " What's a Security Analyst doing?"
• Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment
• Breakout D -- IT Essentials -- Why is "anatomy" so important?
• Breakout E -- IoT Security -- Experience the necessity of secure IoT (long session)
• Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session)
• Breakout G -- VIRL/dCloud -- VIRL (Virtual Internet Routing Lab) : Do I need this network simulator in my Cisco academy ?" (Pierre de Fooz)

BENELUX IT ACADEMY SHOW & EXPLORATION DAY | 23 MAY 2019

IT Academy Programmes

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On 23 May BiASC will inform all interested academy instructors from the Benelux about new IT Academy Programs in the domain of IT Infrastructure.
REGISTRATON LINK: https://goo.gl/forms/QBUZQnvKAYy1Cg392

The following IT Academy Programs will be presented, and you will learn how to get access to study materials and to hands-on labs for your students:

• Cisco Networking Academy
• VMware IT academy
• RedHat Academy
• Palo Alto
• Amazon Web Services
• Linux Professional Institute LPI
• CompTIA

Also statistics of Pearson Vue certification exams will be made available.

Date: 23 May 2019
Location
Odisee UC --- rue d'Assaut/ Stormstraat 2 --- 1000 Brussels ---- Polyvalent Auditorium 2215
Start: 14pm
End: 18pm

REGISTRATON LINK: https://goo.gl/forms/QBUZQnvKAYy1Cg392

Career Opportunities At Home and Around the World

Cisco NetAcad Alumni can discover workplaces  at home and around the world. Cisco's Talent Bridge new tool helps you find opportunities where you live and everywhere you want to go. Instructors are able to guide their students, and get an award.

Flyer: Download Talent Bridge Matching Engine Instructor PDF

OPPORTUNITY FOR NETACAD INSTRUCTORS
Talent Bridge is offering a reward for NetAcad instructors who introduce the Talent Bridge Matching Engine to their students. To qualify, simply let your students 18 years or older know that they can view and apply for open job opportunities by creating a profile on the tool. Your students will only see jobs that match their qualifications as defined by employers—including requirements for education, location, language proficiency and certifications. Offer limited to the first 50 validated responders who complete the short survey and meet all requirements.

Claim Your Reward Here

An instructor flyer is attached to this email to help inform your instructors about the Talent Bridge Matching Engine

Flyer

• Download Talent Bridge Matching Engine Instructor PDF

URLs

• Talent Bridge Matching Engine
• Claim Your Reward Here

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Nico's Experience of CiscoLive2019

Together with about 20 Benelux NetAcad Instructors and the Hackathon winners our ASC Advisor Nico Declerck explored CiscoLive2019 at Barcelona. Here is Nico's report, and indeed Nico crossed and explored the famous 3D Bridge, not a bridge too far. 

There's no other place in the world you could go and have a conversation with these people, talk to them, and learn so much more than what is possible in books or webinars.

Save the Date for Cisco Live 2020, Barcelona January 27 - 31, 2020

More pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fBriaLVnX2e7tguy8

What would I do if could do it all over again??? That question just struck me in  February of 2018, after visiting CiscoLive! in Barcelona. It was an overwhelming experience. I had learned so many things in just a few days, and  it completely changed my insights in networking and security. A report by Nico Declerck

If the Internet and security were the main evolutions in the  previous two decades, then virtualization of the network certainly was the key change for the last decade. At last the network world was a mature world, leaving the traditional lines between hard- and software as a very blurry area. Software Defined Networking had entered the traditional network. Now SDN offered a mature solution across many technologies. Your data center, wired and wireless network infrastructure and security were going in the same direction: the SDN-way. The big innovation of 2018 really was the introduction of assurance in the Cisco SDN circle of life.

In 2018 - my first ever visit to CiscoLive! - I learned how much networking had matured. From hobbyists that explored the Internet in 1998 to a mega-industry that had impact on every step in our daily lives in 2018. How could I ever have a more mindchanging view on networking than those 5 days in Barcelona, and how could a visit to CiscoLive! 2019 be even just half as interesting to me? If I visited CiscoLive! again, would it be a big disappointment?

I just didn't know, but I didn't worry, because I thought the opportunity for a second visit would not present itself. However, it did! And immediately I said YES. So what did the 2019 edition have to offer? Well, basically it comes down to two very important things: networking and learning. At the “World of Solutions” at CiscoLive! I've met so many people from so many different industries, all using so many different technologies, and combining them in so many different ways. The only reason I'm able to just offer a glimpse of that to my students, is because I experienced it all myself. Here I met so many people from so many companies (Belgian and international), that my view on the industry is changing, evolving with what really happens in IT. I'm no longer a teacher, now I'm becoming part of it, or to explain it better: I became more part of IT. 

These contacts with people from the workplace are helping me. I've seen many alumni from our own school, but also from many other schools in Belgium, all eager to stay in contact with education, because they have learned that if IT does not connect to education, there is no way we will find enough people to handle the enormous growth in networking and security that is caused by IoT and many other evolutions or - dare I say it? - revolutions. I've met many engineers that were so eager to share their knowledge, that I  would never have learned those things in a regular training - commercial or otherwise. At CiscoLive! it's great to see technology in action, without any commercial activities at all.

My ticket granted me access to a huge catalogue of Walk-In Self Paced-labs. It's a great and unique way to learn about the technology. Every lab has a proctor, and very often, that is the very person that invented or helped invent the technology you are learning about. There's no other place in the world you could go and have a conversation with these people, talk to them, and learn so much more than what is possible in books or webinars.

During the event there are many sessions about a number of topics, but of course the emerging technologies are everywhere. The datacenter is undergoing a new revolution, caused by two major evolutions: many large companies (like Google and Amazon for instance) are using Cisco datacenter technology, and the importance of edge and fog computing in IoT is bigger than ever. The microcontainer revolution that was a hot topic last year is still very important, but it has become just a normal part of life in the datacenter and all the way down to IoT-sensors. Here, I'm just one of many thousands of visitors. I had one of the cheapest tickets you could get for this event, and yet it gives me so much insight, that I'm asking myself the same question. Is there any way that this could be topped by the next edition? This time, I'm convinced 
it will be, and that's why I certainly will visit CiscoLive! 2020 again in Barcelona.

Between being an instructor and creating a fantastic high quality new workforce.... there is a bridge. The bridge to possible.

CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY | 14 JUNE 2019

Welcome at the next NetAcad Instructor Workshop in Belgium => 14 JUNE 2019 => Three Languages

Need an update? We invite you and your fellow NetAcad instructors to join us at the Cisco office in Diegem to learn about evolutions that will influence your life as an instructor. Also new instructors are kindly invited.
Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco GM  
• 10:15 Welcome by Cisco CSR > Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-B-C
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS D-E-F
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS G-E-F
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Future Classroom - Keynote 5

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)

• Breakout A CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" (Pierre de Fooz)
• Breakout B CyberOps -- " What's a Security Analyst doing?"
• Breakout C CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment
• Breakout D IT Essentials -- Why is "anatomy" so important?
• Breakout E IoT Security -- Experience the necessity of secure IoT(long session)
• Breakout F DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session)
• Breakout G VIRL/dCloud -- VIRL (Virtual Internet Routing Lab) : Do I need this network simulator in my Cisco academy ?" (Pierre de Fooz)

Please register your name using the form below if you wish to attend the CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY on 14 JUNE 2019:
URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

CiscoLive 2019 Last Minute Details

Ziehier een aantal afspraken voor collega's die deelnemen aan CiscoLive 2019

 

VOLLEDIG PROGRAMMASCHEMA NETACAD @ CISCOLIVE BARCELONA

Ziehier het volledige programma: Download CL19_Activities_Networking-Academy-Day_Agenda_1547840347475001kTAV

 

DINNER BELGIE-NEDERLAND: woensdagavond 30 januari om 20 uur

Cafè Salambó, Carrer de Torrijos, 51, 08012 Barcelona, Spain 

Alle NetAcad members in Barcelona worden uitgenodigd.

Stuur aan mij en aan Nico (cc) een seintje als je graag deelneemt 

 

SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER BARCELONA: woensdagochtend 30 januari om 8:15 uur

Hieronder vind je bijkomende informatie betreffence het bezoek aan het Super Computing Center van Barcelona.

De uitnodiging geldt voor alle deelnemers die ook voor de activiteiten zijn ingeschreven op woensdag in Barcelona, niet voor de personen die alleen voor donderdag en vrijdag ingeschreven zijn.

 

BY THE WAY, 2020

In 2020 zal CiscoLive opnieuw in Barcelona plaatsvinden.

New CCNP PILOT for career-ready training

A new CCNP PILOT course is being tested by a group of experienced NetAcad instructors. On 7 March we will inform all interested community members and demonstrate the virtual labs and the learning environment.

A lot of demand has been received for an improved CCNP career-oriented training in Cisco Networking Academy. Recently a pilot project has started within BiASC in which twelve experienced Cisco NetAcad instructors will give feedback on the learning management system and the virtual labs.

On 7 March we intend to have an open meeting with the CCNP pilot instructors and other interested BiASC members. At the end of the session you will have a clear opinion about the new CCNP training materials and the virtual labs.

Topic: Cisco NetAcad CCNP ROUTE PILOT Meeting => Feedback Session
Date: 7 March 2019
Time: NL 10am-13pm *** FR 14-17pm
Address: Cisco BeLux, De Kleetlaan 6A, Diegem

REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/e4dQ0TDAekRAHXvR2

 

NetAcad Days 24 & 25 januari 2019

Alle BiASC-leden worden uitgenodigd op de komende studiedagen op 24 en/of 25 januari bij Cisco in Amsterdam. Networking Academy helpt studenten om zich klaar te stomen voor de arbeidsmarkt van de toekomst. De sessies gaan door in het Nederlands.

 

NetAcad Days 24 & 25 januari 2019

 

Om het jaar 2019 goed te beginnen, nodigen wij u samen Cisco NetAcad uit voor de Cisco NetAcad Days op 24 en 25 januari op het kantoor van Cisco te Amsterdam. Tijdens deze dagen wordt u meegenomen in de nieuwste ontwikkelingen rondom het Networking Academy programma en de wereld van IT.

 

> Meld u aan
Inschrijven voor beide dagen is niet verplicht. 

 

Het Networking Academy programma bereidt sinds vele jaren studenten voor op de IT-arbeidsmarkt. In lijn met het dynamische en constant veranderende IT-landschap, investeert Cisco voortdurend in de Networking Academy. Dit zorgt voor ‘cutting-edge’ updates in het cursusmateriaal op onder andere netwerken, IoT en cybersecurity.

 

Met het toerusten in de juiste digitale vaardigheden, helpt de Networking Academy studenten om zich klaar te stomen voor de arbeidsmarkt van de toekomst.

 

Practical Introduction to Emerging Technologies/ Network Programmability/ 30 NOV 2018

On 30 November there is a practical introduction to Network Programmability during the Global Online IPD Week, in Dutch language.

Presentations - used during the session

• Download En_ETW_Overview-PPT_v1.0 (5)
• Download ETW APIC-EM (1)

PATH TRACE - Sample Python Code 

• Download DevNet Ticket Hosts Network Devices Path Trace

CODING PRACTICE

• Coding is not new to Cisco. There have always been talented programmers for the IOS and for network applications.
• Writing simple code based on examples is easy.
• Writing complex code is difficult.
• Writing complex declarative CLI scripts is no easy task either.
• In the future a number of networkers will be writing code, if they like it.
• But even more networkers will run the code, and maybe adapt it.

Background - Useful Python Libraries for Network Engineers (YouTube)

• H. Preston, Useful Python Libraries for Network Engineers, Cisco DevNet
  URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4vfA11fPo0
  56:48 
  viewed on 30 November 2018
• Topics Covered - Time Links - Introduction
  Libraries to Work with Data - 1:52 - xmltodict - 3:30 - json - 8:14 - PyYAML - 11:21 - csv - 14:27 - pyang - 18:05 - API Libraries - 23:42 - requests & RESTCONF - 24:20 - ncclient & NETCONF - 32:56 - netmiko & CLI - 39:21 - pysnmp & SNMP - 44:03 - Configuration Management Tools - 46:26 - NAPALM - 47:52 - Ansible - 48:58 - Other Cool Python Tools - 49:51 - virlutils - 49:53 - pyATS - 51:45 - Summary - 52:59 - Webinar Resources - 54:03 - Code Exchange Challenge - 54:39

Cisco Annual Talent Connection Event - 1 March 2019

On 1 March Cisco BeLux invites all Cisco Academy students who are ready for ICND1, CCNA or CCNP certification. Getting in touch with the world of ICT business that will influence your life in the future workforce. Your students will be able to talk informally to about twenty ICT employers about jobs in networking, security, devops and programming. A visit to the famous Cisco TAC is included.

 

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/fuUaAurZz7pF5MAx1

 

Agenda

Contact: Yvan Rooseleer <yvan@biasc.be>

Students at last year's event

Below is a picture of students during last year's event

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Video

The Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon from 12 to 14 October at Odisee Brussels showed a great spirit from 25 teams from around the Benelux. We thank all participants for taking so many opportunities for teamwork and collaboration. The video taken during the Hackathon shows exactly how the hackathon happened.

• 150 students from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg forming 25 teams
• Active Learning: global problem solving + technology skills + teamwork and collaboration
• Using the Internet Of Things for interactions between people, processes, data and things, offering a world of opportunities to solve real world problems
• Each team explores the domain of democratic voting and elections and creates a solution that could make a difference
• A  great experience for all

Here is a link for the Hacakthon Participants to download the video from the event.
Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Video to download:  Download Cisco Hackathon v5

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon - October 2018 - Pictures & Results

Click on the link below to view the pictures
Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2C5z6Woih43AtTKF7
More pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1919063561495868&type=1&l=c3bca0270c

The jury consisting of representatives from business partners selected the following winning teams:

-1- Thomas More
-2- Odisee
-3- Defense
-4- PXL

A budget 12000 euro for prizes will ensure that the winners are able to go for a next step: 

• taking part in CiscoLive2019
• organizing events to attract young students into ICT education 
• obtaining hard and software for the Classroom of the Future
• buying hard and software for hands-on IoT labs

 

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Brussels => Kickoff

=> Location: Odisee - Stormstraat 2 - 1000 Brussel - Polyvalent Auditorium 2215
=> Date and Time: 10 October 2018 - 13pm
The event starts with this kickoff and continues until Friday 12 October at 16pm with drinks, with some participants in near exhaustion.
=> Speakers: Bertrand Wert, Rik Bleeker, Kevin Picalausa, Wouter Thielemans, Hans Vandenbogaerde, Yvan Rooseleer, Osarumen Osama i.
=> Contact: yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be

• Welcome
• Video Footage
• Where are we?
• Practical Aspects
• Prizes and Evaluation 
• Jury Procedures
• Types of Teams
• Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Flow
• Keynote by Bertrand Wert
• Hackathon Phases
• Facilitation Manuals
• Objectives and expectations of this Hackathon
• Student Team Documentation
• Presentation of facilitators, coaches and experts
• Inspiration Storm
• Hackathon starts ...

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Flow

Keynote => Design thinking => Visualizations  => Prototypes => Qualifications => Pitch Semifinals => Pitch Finals => Awards => Drinks

Interviewing Networking Academy Students and Instructors | 10-12 October 2018

During the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon in Brussels from 10 to 12 October 2018, the intention is to interview participants, students, instructors, coaches and jury members. Everyone is allowed to turn down an interview request, but the aim is to represent the person speaking in a positive context.

Examples of questions

Here are the questions we will ask:
1. How did you get started with Cisco Networking Academy courses?
2. What are you learning/doing in this program?
3. Can you share two of your favorite learning experiences so far?
4. How do you imagine using your ICT skills for good?
5. Where do you hope your career takes you?
6. How will Networking Academy help you get there?
7. Is there anything else that you would like to share?

Hackathon Playbook Course: Context & Content

At 19pm on 20 September there is an online IPD* session about IoT and Hackathons. Yvan will be explaining the context & content of the Hackathon Playbook course that is available within Cisco Networking Academy.

There is more in the course than one would predict.

Presentation
- PPT: Download Context of Hackathon Playbook
- PDF:  Download Context of Hackathon Playbook

*IPD: Instructor Professional Development

AGENDA 30 AUGUST CISCO

AGENDA 30 AUGUST CISCO DIEGEM

 

The aim of this meeting at Cisco Diegem is to inform academy instructors how to prepare students for the Lighthouse Hackathon in October

 

10-13 HACKATHON PREPARATION

Introduction by Rik max. 30'

Practical Issues by Yvan max. 45'

Course overview for hackathon preparation by Semyon max. 60'

Pitch Training intro by Osama max. 45'

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Brussels - Preparation & Information - 10-12 October 2018

Updated: 7 September 2018
All Benelux Academies of higher education are invited to the Cisco Lighthouse Challenge in October 2018 providing your students the opportunity to build a human network and to make the best of their talents in Brussels at the heart of Europe.
This document contains useful information to prepare for the Cisco Lighthouse Challenge in October 2018.
-The event is co-organized by Cisco CSR, BiASC and Odisee UC with facilities offered by Odisee University.
-The student challenge is focused on technology skills used for the benefit of democracy & politics.

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon & Innovation Challenge 

Task: Create a prototype installation based on specific requirements; configuring and creating selected hard and software 
General Theme of the Hackathon: Democracy & Politics

WHAT IS A HACKATHON? - A “Hackathon” is not about computer “hacking”. It means “ACTIVE” learning - It is a three-day event promoting 21st century skills, design thinking and multidisciplinary team work - Students teams are solving an unknown challenge presented by a problem owner (external) - Key components: ideation, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary communication - A Hackathon needs a decent  preparation - Participants are coached by a variety of experts and coaches.

DATES 

10 OCTOBER 2018 Arrival between 9-12am Lunch at 12am Kickoff at 13pm
Kickoff & Team Briefings - Preparation, Ideation & Design Thinking - Research & Analysis - User Requirements & Usability Design 
Solution Proposal - Prototype Proposal - Technical Preparation, Technical Analysis & Design - Coaching  

11 OCTOBER 2018  
Designing & Creating Prototypes - Communication & Marketing plan - Coaching  

12 OCTOBER 2018 
Finalizing plan & Prototypes - Solution Documentation - Demonstrations & Pitching - Jury Decision - Award Ceremony

RedHat Academy

“Most higher education institutions seek to prepare their graduates to be ‘work ready,’ so it’s no surprise that many of them have incorporated Linux-related content into their curriculum. 

Red Hat Academy provides a curriculum to help education institutions keep pace with the demands of industry. The curriculum involves hands-on instruction across platform,  middleware, and cloud technologies built with input from Red Hat development, support, and field consulting teams. Unlike a generic “distribution agnostic” Linux curriculum, Red Hat’s curriculum is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the leading enterprise Linux platform. Rather than learning theoretical skills, students learn practical skills based on use cases from thousands of enterprise implementations.

BIASC contact: <alexander.desmet@biasc.be> <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>

More details: https://www.redhat.com/cms/managed-files/tr-red-hat-academy-brochure-interactive-f8578-201806-en_0.pdf

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Brussels | Invitation | 10-12 October 2018

We invite Benelux Higher Education Institutions who have a bachelor or associate degree program to take part in the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon with one team of students. The winners will be invited to CiscoLive 2019 in Barcelona to demonstrate the results of their work. Twenty higher education institutions based in the Benelux are able to enroll with six students.

Apart from the students we also invite business companies, organizations and secondary school teachers with an interest in ICT education to participate as a coach or a jury member. 

The hackathon will take place in Brussels at Odisee University College - Stormstraaat 2 - from 10-12 October 2018.  

 

Register your organization for the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hacakthon
URL: Lighthouse Pilot Registration

AIM OF THE CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE 
With the Lighthouse Pilot we have the intention to make more students decide to go for an ICT higher education. The idea is to organize events that influence more students to enroll in ICT degree programs. The event is co-organized by Cisco CSR, BiASC and Odisee UC.

THEME AND TOPIC OF THE CISCO BENELUX  LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE & HACKATHON
The theme is to demonstrate the creative, social and business relevance of ICT higher education. Student teams will apply design thinking methods based on a given challenge. A team will need six highly talented ICT students, additionally with two creative marketing students. The exact challenge will be introduced during the kickoff session.

CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION STUDENT CHALLENGE & HACKATHON
The Lighthouse Pilot Hackathon is an event for higher education institutions. The hackathon will take place in Central Brussels. The event will take place with top teams of six students per institution. The Ideation & Design Thinking phases will start on 10 October. The second day is concerned with rapid prototyping and business/communication plans.  The last day of the event competing teams will demonstrate their results to an internationals jury.

TEAMS OF SIX WITH MIX OF SKILLS
A top student team with a mix of skills is necessary to win the competition: design thinking, prototyping, programming, scripting, also: managing networks, cloud systems, cybersecurity, sensors, internet of things, big data, blockchain, machine learning, intelligent assistants, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, multimedia, communication, business, marketing, ...

CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE WINNERS
The winners of the Lighthouse Pilot Hackathon will continue the development of the prototype and will be invited to CiscoLive 2019 to demonstrate the results of their work.

CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE AGENDA
Wednesday 10 October 2018 9-12am Arrival | 12am Lunch | 13pm KICKOFF | RESEARCH & ANALYSIS | IDEATION & DESIGN THINKING | USER REQUIREMENTS & USABILITY | SOLUTION DESIGN  | TECHNICAL PREPARATION | SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT  
Thursday 11 October 2018 |  PROTOTYPING & TESTING| BUSINESS PLAN | COACHING 
Friday 12 October 2018 | FINALIZING PROTOTYPE | SOLUTION DOCUMENTATION | PITCHING | JURY DECISION | AWARD CEREMONY 

PREPARATION MEETING 
A meeting about how to prepare your student team will be organized at the Cisco Belux Office on 30 August 2018 from 10am - 13pm.

ENROLLMENT FORM
Please fill in the essential information in the enrollment form below. Also we would like to know if your organization is supplying extra support, for example coaching students teams during the Hackathon. If you are not a Cisco Academy, we would welcome you to register as a coach or a jury member.

ORGANIZER
The Lighthouse Pilot Student Challenge & Hackathon is organized by Cisco CSR & Odisee University College in Central Brussels
Address: Stormstraat 2 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium - Polyvalent room 2215
Contact: Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be> 

WHAT IS A HACKATHON?
- A “Hackathon” is not about computer “hacking”. It means “ACTIVE” learning - It is a three-day event promoting 21st century skills, design thinking and multidisciplinary team work - Students teams are solving an unknown challenge presented by a problem owner (external) - Key components: ideation, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary communication - A Hackathon needs a decent  preparation - Participants are coached by a variety of experts and coaches.

MORE INFORMATION 
URL: Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Pilot Challenge Preparation & Information

Register your organization or team for the Hackathon
URL: Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Pilot Information and Registration

 

 

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Brussels | October 2018

Benelux Academies from Higher Education are invited to take part in the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon which aims at improving the numbers of students interested in ICT education by showcasing the relevance and value of ICT both for social and business purposes. All academies are allowed to send a mixed team of six students and a teamleader for a real ICT education challenge. The winning team will be invited to CiscoLive 2019 in Barcelona to demonstrate the results of their work to a large audience.

The Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Innovation Student Challenge runs in Central Brussels from 10 to 12 October 2018. The first day 3-4 team members are required, the second day 6 team members are required.

For more information and registration click on the links below.

URL: Registration for the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon

URL: Preparation for the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon