Media Advisory: Over 350 Students Join Forces With Cisco Canada to Power the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2015) - Cisco Canada, Premier Partner and Official Information and Communications Technology Provider for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, and the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015), will kick off the I CAN Develop student program at George Brown College on February 7, 2015.

I CAN Develop is a volunteer program for Greater Toronto Area students enrolled in Cisco Networking Academies within their high school or post-secondary institution. More than 350 students, aged 16-22, will build, test and deliver the massive technology solutions powering the TORONTO 2015 Games with Cisco engineers and TO2015 Venue Technology Managers.

This event will be of interest to news desks, education and technology reporters.

DATE:
Saturday, February 7, 2015

TIME:
8:30 AM EST

PLACE:
George Brown College, 51 Dockside Drive Toronto, ON  

WHO:
Saäd Rafi, CEO, TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee

Brian Cook, Vice President Technology, TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee

Jeff Seifert, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco Canada

I CAN Develop students and instructors

Photography and video opportunities are available at this event. Interviews can be coordinated in advance by reaching out to the contacts below.

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