The DB2 on Campus tour schedule for 2008 is listed below. Contact us at db2univ@ca.ibm.com if you would like to attend an event organized in the listed countries below:
| May 5 - May 9: |
Beijing |
| May 12 - May 16: |
Shanghai |
| May 19 - May 30: |
Vietnam |
| Jun 2 - Jun 13: |
Thailand |
| Jun 16 - Jun 27: |
Malaysia |
| Jun 30 - Jul 12: |
Indonesia |
| Jul 13 - Jul 20: |
CDUG conference, Wuxi, China |
| Jul 20 - Aug 3: |
China |
| Aug 4 - Aug 15: |
Malaysia (Students + Faculty training) |
| Aug 18 - Aug 22: |
Vietnam (Faculty training) |
| Aug 25 - Sep 5: |
India |
| Aug 25 - Sep 5: |
India |
| Sep 8 - Sep 12: |
Singapore (TBC) |
| Sep 15 - Sep 19: |
Thailand (TBC) |
| Sep 22 - Sep 26: |
Not yet scheduled |
| Sep 29 - Oct 3: |
Portugal |
| Oct 6 - Oct 10: |
Italy (TBC) |
| Oct 13 - Oct 17: |
Poland (TBC) |
| Oct 20 - Oct 24: |
Romania |
| Oct 27 - Oct 31: |
Bulgaria |
| Nov 3 - Nov 7: |
Turkey |
| Nov 17 - Nov 21: |
Italy (Eclipse conference - TBC) |
Videos, PDF presentations or a book - choose the format you prefer to learn DB2 Express-C quickly! The content is the same but in multiple formats:
Hands-on exercises ("Quicklabs") are included. Moreover, the "Getting Started with DB2 Express-C" book is available in several languages including Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Portuguese (Brazil). The translated versions of the book can be found with the English version here.
This material is also used during the two-day DB2 on Campus instructor workshop.
The DB2 on Campus community, formed by students and teachers who participated in the DB2 on Campus program worldwide, have created a neat Web site: www.db2oncampus.org
The plan the community has for this site is to offer a free online test (Under construction) based on the "Getting Started with DB2 Express-C" book. Passing this test will grant you a "DB2 on Campus Community Qualification" which can help you attest your skills about DB2.
We have just started a new blog for the DB2 on Campus program: http://db2oncampus.wordpress.com/
As the program grows we decided to create our own blog instead of using the DB2 Express-C team blog. Please send a note to db2univ@ca.ibm.com if you would like to be a contributor!
For 2008, the technical presentation "Web 2.0 and DB2 demos" is used to introduce DB2 to students, teachers, and members of the open source community. In addition the program is encouraging the introduction of DB2 in the university curriculum through the "IBM Academic Qualification" program.
The DB2 on Campus program has also extended its software coverage. In addition to DB2 Express-C, the program now promotes the use of Rational Data Architect (A data modeling and design tool), and IBM Data Studio (a full lifecycle data management solution for database application development and management).
The DB2 on Campus speeches and workshops have been converted to e-learning format. There are 24 videos in www.channeldb2.com/oncampus that cover most of the DB2 on Campus material. You can listen to these videos having the free online DB2 Express-C book by your side. The material in the videos and the book is very similar, and the exercises are also the same.
The DB2 on Campus tour ended in Peru on December of 2007. Since March of 2007, the program was able to reach almost 10,000 students and 300 teachers worldwide. In addition, 70 students were selected as DB2 Student Ambassadors. The program was replicated by local IBM employees in Malaysia and Vietnam, and by DB2 student ambassadors in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Italy. The tour will continue in 2008, but at the same time the speeches and courses have been converted to videos!. Check out ChannelDB2.com (www.channeldb2.com/oncampus) for details.
From November 12th to November 23rd of 2007, Raul Chong visited 11 universities and delivered 15 speeches/courses in 12 days all over Italy. It was a very tight but successful visit, reaching students from universities in the North, Center and South of Italy. The total attendance was approximately 750 students and teachers. Several teachers were interested about DB2’s pureXML technology which they mention would explore in more detail, so they could add topics about it in their courses. A few teachers will add the free DB2 Express-C online book as part of the resources to read in their courses. The visit also opened opportunities for universities to use DB2 as part of their own internal administration systems. Overall a tight but very successful 3rd visit to Italy!
Facebook.com is the most popular social network amongst university students. Join the DB2 on Campus group and get to know other students around the world who have participated in this program! Share your experiences with DB2, post your pictures, meet new people and friends with same interests! To join the group follow these steps:
1. Go to www.facebook.com and register.
2. After registering, Facebook.com will send you an email for you to confirm.
3. Click the link in the email sent by facebook.
4. In the window that comes up, click on the Groups link on the left side
5. On the top RIGHT Search field "Search for Groups", input "DB2 on Campus"
6. Click the link "Join the group" to join the DB2 on Campus group!
Please note that for technical questions you should still use the DB2 Express-C forum
Mexican DB2 User group members pass DB2 Certification Exam!
On July 12th, 2007, students from the UNAM and UNITEC DB2 user groups in Mexico City passed the DB2 Certification Exam 730 with flying colors! After 2 months of preparation and practice 70% of the students who took the exam attained the DB2 certification. Their next step is to work on projects with DB2 Express-C which they plan to make available to the community. Congratulations!
Meet some of our IBM DB2 on Campus volunteers
Allan W. Tham
Allan W. Tham works in IBM DB2 Data Warehouse technical presales support for IBM Business Partners. Allan helps business partners and ISVs solve a wide range of technical issues in IBM Information Management and Rational brand. He is also an extended member for IBM Innovation Centre helping ISVs to port various databases to IBM DB2, and perform load test using Rational testing suite after the porting.
Allan is certified for DB2 Content Manager designer and DB2 UDB administration. Prior to joining IBM, Allan worked in an end-user environment, engaging in a nation-wide government procurement system where he was an Oracle DBA for 3 years.
Graduated from York University, Canada with an Honor Specialized Computer Science degree, Allan's work remains primarily with database technology. In his free time, Allan enjoys spending time with his kids at home.
Miguel Angel Garcia Trujillo
I'm very happy to be part of the DB2 on campus program, because it gives me the opportunity to promote it and help many students to create communities in their universities to achieve knowledge and certifications on DB2. I hope I can help many of them in this challenge. I have been working for IBM Mexico for almost 12 years as an employee and 1.5 years as a scholar (a whole life). Currently I am working as an IT Architect and Project Manager. My major is in Computer Science, and I have a master's degree on management. I'm also a certified Java programmer. I was born in Mexico and in my spare time I enjoy reading, dancing, playing basketball and going to the movies.
Andrea Rodacki
I am willing to grow the DB2 Students Ambassador Community in Brazil. I have been working in IBM as a DBA and Academic Initiative ambassador since 2006 and I am delivering DB2 Express-C lectures. I like a lot the contact with students and professors because this makes me feel as if I was back at university again. Being interested in the DB2 Students Ambassador program makes the DB2 learning process fun and entertaining. Besides my database interests, I am a swimmer and travel lover.
DB2 on Campus tour for 2007 schedule
The DB2 on Campus university tour for 2007 has started!. Some visits are still being planned. The following is the tentative schedule:
February 26 - March 9: Argentina (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and a DB2 course delivery to university professors
March 12 - March 16: Japan (confirmed)
Participation in the ACM Programming Challenge World Finals in Tokyo
March 19 - April 13: China (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
April 16 - 20: Malaysia (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
May 10 - May 18: Korea (confirmed)
Speaking at database conference, visits to universities
May 21 - May 25: Japan (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
May 28 - June 1: Singapore (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
June 4 - June 16: Italy (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
July 2 - July 13: Mexico (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Aug 6 - Aug 17: Peru (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Aug 20 - Aug 31: Brazil (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Aug 31 - Sep 2: Argentina (confirmed)
Visits to universities, DB2 course delivery, DB2 certification exam delivery
Sep 3 - Sep 7: Colombia (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Sep 10 - Sep 14: Venezuela (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Sep 17 - Sep 21: Thailand (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Oct 8 - Oct 26: China (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
Oct 29 - Nov 9: Russia (tentative)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
November 12 - 30: Italy (confirmed)
Visits to universities, and DB2 course delivery
We will update this schedule as we get confirmations from the local organizers.
New university DB2 User Groups created in the 1st quarter of 2007
Congratulations to the following DB2 User Groups created in this first half of 2007 (Ordered by country):
Grupo de usuarios DB2 - UTN - FRC (Cordoba, Argentina)
http://www.grupousuariosdb2utnfrc.unlugar.com/index.php
DB2 User Group - UAI (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
(Web site in development)
Grupo de usuarios DB2 - UFSCar (Sao Carlos, Brazil)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - DUOC (Santiago de Chile, Chile)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - WHUT (Wuhan, China)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - Xi'an JiaoTong University (Xi'an, China)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - East China Normal University (Shanghai, China)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - Jilin University (Jilin, China)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - Polytechnic Milan (Milan, Italy)
(Web site in development)
DB2 User Group - UteM (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
http://www.db2my.zoomshare.com/
DB2 User Group - MMU (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
(Web site in development)
Grupo de usuarios DB2 - UNITEC (Mexico DF, Mexico)
http://www.db2mexico.com/db2/
Grupo de usuarios DB2 - UNAM (Mexico DF, Mexico)
http://db2.fi-b.unam.mx/
Grupo de usuarios DB2 - UPIICSA (Mexico DF, Mexico)
http://www.upiicsadb2.5gbfree.com/index.htm
Follow the DB2 on Campus Tour for 2007
In the DB2 Express-C team blog, Raul F. Chong is blogging with pictures his experiences as he travels around the world visiting universities worldwide as part of the DB2 on Campus program. Check out the blog and follow him on his journey!
User Group UTN-FRRE delivers DB2 speech at a security conference
On March 10, 2007, 150 people attended the conference "2º Seminario Hacking Nea 2007" in Argentina. The members of the DB2 User Group UTN - FRRE were invited to deliver a speech about DB2 Express-C and security topics about it. Everyone attending also received a CD with the image of DB2 Express-C.
DB2 Express-C team is present at the ACM ICPC event
The DB2 Express-C team was present at the World Finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) in Tokyo, March 12 - 16, 2007. We delivered demos including one on Ruby on Rails and DB2 Express-C. Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework for creating database backend web applications, and is becoming increasingly popular for Web 2.0 development. The demonstration showcased Aurora, an application builder which allows business professionals to build and secure web-based applications with little or no programming skills. Aurora was created on top of DB2 and Ruby on Rails using the Starter Toolkit for DB2 on Rails which conveniently packages Ruby, Rails, DB2 Express-C and the drivers/adapters required. The demonstration was timely, as the highlight of this ACM event was the speech from Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz), the creator of the Ruby language.
Featured DB2 Student Ambassador gets a job!
Mario Piz, the DB2 Student Ambassador featured in the DB2 Express-C Web earlier this year, was hired to work in the IT department of a bank in his country for an internship. Mario indicated that he did not apply to the position, but that he was called for an interview because his picture and biography were posted in the DB2 Express-C web site. Being a DB2 Student Ambassador is certainly paying off for Mario. Congratulations Mario!
The DB2 on Campus tour for 2006 ended with a bang!
From May until December of 2006, Raul F. Chong, one of our DB2 Express-C community facilitators, visited 81 universities in 13 different countries, reaching almost 8000 students, teachers, and developers. Raul has been promoting the DB2 on Campus Program (formerly known as the DB2 Express-C University Program) with the support from the IBM Academic Initiative, and he has been receiving excellent feedback.
Thanks to these visits, different projects have started flourishing in different universities. For example, universities in Argentina have set up research groups to understand how to use pureXML™. In Brazil, an IBM Academic Initiative faculty award for US$12,000 was granted to the Universidade Federale do Sao Carlos. With the money, the university will set up a research laboratory using DB2. In addition, IBM employees are also replicating the program in their countries. For example, in Korea, IBM volunteers have delivered the same speech and courses with success in five different universities. Research collaboration has also been established between universites and the IBM labs. For example, the Politecnico di Milano in Italy is currently in discussions with IBM developers and architects about some new XML technology; the DB2 Express-C team helped as liason to establish this collaboration.
Results
| Period of visits | May – November 2006 |
| Countries visited | 13 |
| Cities visited | 34 |
| Universities visited | 81 |
| Attendance | 7816 |
| Books donated | 80 |
| DB2 certification exams taken | 50 |
| Student ambassadors selected | 33 |
| Mailing list sign-ups | 2490 |
| University DB2 User’s groups created | 7+ (still in progress) |
| Replications by IBM employees | 10 |
UFScar (Brazil) is awarded a US$12k Academic Initiative award
The Universidade Federale do Sao Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil won an IBM Academic Initiative award worth US$12,000. The award is the result of the excellent work by the IBM Ambassadors in conjuction with the DB2 Express-C team. During 2006, the following activities were delivered which contributed to winning the award:
- DB2 Express-C speech by Raul Chong from the IBM Toronto Lab DB2 Express-C team
- DBA and Application Development Workshop – 16 hours course lectured by Raul Chong reaching 47 students and teachers
- DB2 Exam 700 preparation course – 18 hours course lectured by Fabio Hasegawa, leader of the DBA team from AS Brazil
- Donation of 2 pSeries servers and 2 personal computers to UFSCar through the Community Grant from OnDemand Community. This grant is the result of the the volunteer work done by Carlos Henrique Matos, Bruno Tavares Gregolin and Hiromiti Nakagawa.
- Delivery of 40 DB2 Certification exams provided for free by the DB2 Express-C team.
With the money and the computers donated, the project IBM Care (IBM Center of Applied Research and Education) has been launched. Its main objectives are:
- Provide knowledge about IBM programming tools and technologies;
- Provide access to IBM software and skills for their effective and efficient usage;
- Disseminate DB2 technology among the IT community in the university;
- Improve the quality of education by matching theory and practice in Computer Science.
The IBM Care project will allow undergraduate sutdents to interact with IBM technologies (mainly DB2) and obtain deep skills required in today's job market. Students and teachers will gain access not only to hardware and software resources, but also to IBM skilled specialists. The center will not only be used to gain new DB2 skills, and prepare students to write DB2 certification exams, but also to develop research projects.
UTN-FRR successfully delivers its "SQL Tournament" using DB2 Express-C
On Saturday November 25th 2006, the DB2 User Group at the UTN-FRR university held a contest called "SQL Tournament". The contest consisted in developing several SQL queries using the SAMPLE database of a DB2 Express-C 9 server, to obtain the correct answer to a given problem in the shortest time possible. The tournament was a success!. The winners received donated books, USB drives and other hardware donated by sponsors of the tournament. You can read more about it (In Spanish) at http://www.db2ug.com.ar/
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