Lilian Quek

Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! This year, we are bringing the best of the South-East Asia next generation together to showcase innovation that’s made possible through Cloud. Singapore Finals: The qualifying teams will compete at the Singapore Finals in Microsoft Singapore. More information will be updated in the near future. Regional Finals (SEA Imagine Cup 2017): Imagine Cup Singapore 2017 Finalist will represent Singapore at the regional finals and compete with 11 South East Asia Countries. Worldwide Finals: July 2017 Regional finalist will represent your country in the world finals in a location to be announced soon. Student Requirements: You are at least 16 years of age as of July 31, 2016 and are actively enrolled as a student at an accredited educational institution that grants high-school or college/university (or equivalent) degrees (including home schools) at any time between 1 January 2016 and 31 May 2017. 2017 Imagine Cup competitors will be required to use one or more Microsoft Azure services within their technology solutions. Please find more information in 2017 Imagine Cup Official Rules & Regulations Join us for the 2017 Imagine Cup Pre-brief workshop and Start your Journey NOW! Submit your proposals no later than 8th January 2017 @ 6pm to [Lilian Quek](mailto: lilianq@microsoft.com). Submit EARLY! For more information, visit 2017 Imagine Cup.

In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, every company is essentially a technology company. Every business and industry will undergo digital transformation as technology disrupts existing structures. In no business segment is the digital transformation having a greater impact than with small and midsize businesses. With digital technologies enabling the democratisation of IT, the multiplication of channels to deliver services and products, the astounding increase in work mobility and an incredible level of access to business data; SMB employees can be more effective than ever before. How is your business being digitally transformed? How is your core business model being changed by digital technology? Irrespective of the industry you are in, you have to start thinking and operating like a digital company. It’s no longer just procuring one solution and deploying one solution. Instead, it is building out what we refer to as systems of intelligence – digital feedback loops that help you engage with your customers, empower your employees, optimise your operations, and reinvent products and business models. At Microsoft, the business continues to raise expectations around the role that IT can play by aligning digital services into cross-company service offerings. We see that same expectation in every industry that Microsoft serves – including yours. We invite you to join us at the Modern Business Conference – unlock your Digital Transformation on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, as we come together to make digital transformation real for you and your organisation. ...

Pitch your tech to the world’s #1 consumer goods company to disrupt a $4 Billion USD business! Fabric Care P&G pitch contest This is an open innovation competition to develop and pitch your tech to P&G wherein participants have a wonderful opportunity to secure SGD20,000 funds from P&G, partnership opportunity and other prizes. Entire global tech community including external community like developers, innovators and creators are invited to develop technology based solutions transforming laundry experience solving key consumer issues enabling consumers and their fabrics with focus on China and Japan markets. Visit http://pngchallenge.thehub.sg/ for more details and to register/participate

Resources for IT Pros to build their careers in cloud technology. Cloud technology is transforming the role of IT. Building new skills and learning about cloud technology is important for career growth. Microsoft is introducing two new free programs for IT Professionals who want to build and grow their career in the cloud-first world. Join now! Microsoft IT Pro Cloud Essentials A free annual subscription that includes free cloud services, education and support. ...

PowerShell Conference Asia 2016 Join us for the second PowerShell Conference Asia, held in Singapore, where PowerShell speakers from Asia and around the world come together to bring attendees in-depth PowerShell and DevOps content. Speakers Line-up Speakers include 4 members of the PowerShell team from Microsoft headquarters in Redmond and a strong line-up of MVPs, well-known international speakers, and community contributors. They’ll cover in-depth topics on the PowerShell language and how you can use PowerShell to automate the technologies you use every day. There will be strong focus on using PowerShell to enable DevOps practices whether On Premises or in the cloud. Event Highlights The main event runs on Friday and Saturday, but we also have a Workshop day on Thursday, where we will have some vendor-led workshops where you will have the opportunity to be introduced to and get hands on with tools and technologies in the DevOps and Automation space. If that’s not your thing, we have a 1 day PowerShell refresher crash course led by one of the best PowerShell trainers from the United States. This is geared up to make sure you get the most from being a conference attendee. At the end of Day 1 (Friday), we have drinks and nibbles at a local bar where you can connect with peers and the speakers in a more relaxed setting. All included in your ticket price. Remember, we still have another full day of content on Saturday though! Resources: ...

“It is a great privilege to be leading a group of Community Elites and bringing back Community Technology Update once again. “What’s Now and What’s Next” clearly spells out the idea behind CTU and we are truly amazed by the turn out and the energy of the attendees on a Saturday.” Desmond Tan, Organizer and MVP for Community Technology Update 2016 -—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- September 17th, 2016 – Intense networking, powerful learning and a ton of fun. These were the adjectives used to describe Community Technology Update (CTU) 2016 which was revived this year since abruptly announcing an indefinite hiatus 2 years back. What’s Now and What’s Next! Community Technology Update (CTU) was the brainchild of current/former Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) Alvin Lau, Loke Kit Kai, Dennis Chung & Sukhdev Singh who wanted to share their experiences across the series of Microsoft Technologies that they believe all of them truly care about. Started off in 2007 and now into its 12th iteration this year, Community Technology Update provided the community platform to meet MVPs of difference expertise, exchange ideas with the subject matter experts, catch up with the Community Leaders, and most importantly network with IT folks around Singapore. It is one of the biggest and most awaited signature event in Singapore and it’s legacy is currently led by the next generation of MVPs Desmond Tan, Triston Wan & Milton Goh. More Oomph! Led and powered by the MVPs, Microsofties, Community Leaders/influencers and Students Partners participated in this one full day event as facilitators, speakers and demo-helpers and delivered a total of 12 technical sessions to the 123 attendees present comprising of developers, IT professionals, team leads, software development managers and decision makers. The M&O team was also roped in to help showcase Win10 Pro/Enterprise security and IoT value prop at this event. We also had the pleasure of having AHQ Audience Evangelism Lead Li Jung helm the keynote speaking slot, Corp Community Program Manager So Young Lee leading the Community Leaders Meetup session and Services Sook Huey Wong demoing Conversation as a Service for the closing. No Man is an Island. This collaboration was made possible with the strong support, funding and cross-team collaboration across Microsoft Singapore, Corp and AHQ. ...

5 reasons why everyone should learn to code 12 September is not just the 256th day of the year – it is also International Programmer’s Day, a time for us to celebrate the architects behind our increasingly digital world. In case you’re wondering- the number 256 symbolizes the number of distinct values that can be represented with an eight-bit byte. Today, we take for granted how simple it is to stay in touch with our loved ones, shop online, or even read this article on our mobile devices. We rarely pause to consider that all these conveniences and benefits of technology are actually only possible through the work of coders and programmers. Coding is something that everyone should try – here’s why: 1. Digital capabilities and economic growth go together: According to a recent study by Accenture, more than a fifth (22%) of global GDP today can be attributed to some form of digital skills, capital, goods or services. Digital tech could power $2 trillion of the global economic output by 2020 clearly demonstrating its role in igniting overall economic growth. For this reason, there are plans to formally introduce computing and computer science education into national curricula in several Asian countries like Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. ...

Xamarin Dev Days are coming to Singapore! (Saturday, November 5, 2016) Xamarin Dev Days provide attendees with a hands-on learning experience. Spend the morning exploring mobile development with sessions from Xamarin, our technology partners, and members of your local developer community, then roll up your sleeves for an afternoon dedicated to diving into code. Each Xamarin Dev Days is unique, but you’ll always walk away with a better understanding of how you can build, test, and monitor native iOS, Android, and Windows apps with Xamarin. We have an amazing lineup of international Xamarin VIP’s joining the event. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Speakers: ...

If you’re passionate about fintech, artificial intelligence, or designing new digital experiences, the IRAS Hackathon 2016 (2 - 4 September) is perfect for you! Co-create solutions with IRAS and the tax industry to deliver intuitive, customized digital services and experiences to SMEs and individuals taxpayers. Join the pre-hackathon workshop (30th August) and the Tech Workshop by Microsoft (31st August) to get started. Sign up now! http://bit.ly/iras-ms Learn more: http://bit.ly/iras-hackathon-2016

In this Part II series of our January 2016 Awardees, we are shining spotlight on our Indonesia Map Masters! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– AUDE ILMAN | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry A Geography undergraduate at the University of Indonesia, Aude Ilman feels a great sense of ownership in the HERE Expert Community Program where he finds that he can put into practice what he has learnt from his studies. He likes the creativeness and fun part of the HERE Expert Community Program where he finds the activities are not only engaging, but also helps to create greater awareness around his neighborhood. Congratulations on your Map Master award! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– MUHAMMAD SYAHFIN LUBIS | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Muhammad Syahfin Lubis or Bang Syahfin hails from one of the largest in Sumatera Island, Medan. Touring on his motorbike is one of his passion and thus being awarded a Map Master in the HERE Expert Community Program has provided him with more opportunities to contribute tons of valuable information via HERE Map Creator, not to mention inviting his motorbike community to be part of this meaningful mission. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– ULIFATUS SA’DIYAH | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Ulifatus Sa’diyah (Ulif) is our new Map Master from Semarang, Indonesia. Semarang has been continuously the most active local chapter in Indonesia, and Ulif is one of the most active user from Local Chapter Semarang. Last year Ulif received a special appreciation from the Dean of Faculty of Technic, Diponegoro University for being one of the most outstanding student in his cohort due to his significant contribution to activities outside of his curriculum - which is his participation and involvement in the t HERE Indonesia Expert Community Program ———————————————————————————————————————————————– IRVAN NONGKA | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Irvan Nongka (Irvan) comes from Makassar, the biggest city in eastern part of Indonesia. He has heard about the HERE Expert Community from the social media campaign(s) that the HERE Indonesia community has rolled out last year, and eversince that time he has been very pro-active in contributing to HERE Map Creator. It was out of his passion that Irvan established the Local Chapter Makassar. As a Map Master, Irvan feels that the HERE Exper…t Community program is very good initiative as the whole strategy behind building a map involves getting the local people who are our eyes and help capture the many important changes in HERE Map Creator. Being a Map Master, he also wants to leverage on this opportunity to invite more people to join in the community program and be part of this meaningful mission in HERE. Congratulations Irvan! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– KEMALA MEDIKA PUTRI | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Kemala Medika Putri (Dika) is a second year Map Master and the live wire in the HERE Indonesia Expert Community program for Local Chapter Semarang. Also known as the “Queen of Map Master” because of her love and passion for travel mapping, Kemala has travel mapped more than 30 cities within 5 months. Kemala feels that the HERE Expert Community Program is a good platform to channelize her hobby in travel, help others and at the same time, improve the local economy by providing the most updated and high quality maps. Congratulations on your well-deserved renewal! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– FIFTRI PERMONO | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Fiftri Permono (Mas Fiftri) is a second year Map Master from Purwokerto, Indonesia. He has been part of the HERE Expert Community program since early 2014 and during that time, he has been very consistent in providing major contribution for Local Chapter Purwokerto. One of his 2015 masterpiece for HERE Indonesia Expert Community program was his trip to Jawa Island where he and other community members helped to collect railroad geometry for the entire Jawa Island! Congratulations again on your renewal! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– LUQMAN HAKIM (LUCKY) | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Second year Map Master Luqman Hakim (Lucky) is a student from the Geomatics, 10th November Institute of Technology. Lucky has been part of the HERE Map Expert Community Program since 2013 as the biggest motivation for him was that he got to learn about GIS. In 2015, Lucky contributed a significant amount of House Numbers/Point Address in Surabaya area and one of his mission in 2016 is to expand and scale the local chapter so as to gather more new and significant contribution for the HERE Expert Community Program. Congratulations on your renewal Lucky! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– MOCHAMAD YASIN | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry A second year Map Master, Mochammad Yasin joined the HERE Map Expert Community Program in early 2014 when he was still a student of Informatics, 10th November Institute of Technology. A mobile developer by profession where he participated in HERE’s First Map Creator API challenge, Yasin was also one of the pioneer who helped established the local chapter activity in Surabaya in 2015 and did his travel mapping to Madura Island, East Java. Congratulations on your renewal Yasin! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– RIZALDI DWI BAWANOYUDO | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Rizaldi Bawonoyudo is into his SECOND Year as a Map Master from Bandung, west Java. When he was still a Resource and Environmental Economics student in Bogor Agricultural Institute, Rizaldi was awarded a Map Master for Bogor City, West Java. Upon graduation, Rizaldi moved to Bandung. One of his mission as a Map Master for Bandung is to expand the Local Chapter over there since Bandung has many interesting POI especially those on tourism and restaurants where he believes this are important attributes which needs to be available in HERE.com. Congratulations on your renewal! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– NABIELA SARAH | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Nabiela Sarah is our new Map Master from Bandung, Indonesia and currently an undergraduate from the Bandung Polytechnic State University. Nabiela joined the HERE Indonesia Expert Community Program since 2014 and during that time, she has been actively building local chapter activities for Greater Bandung and conducted a few travel mapping activities in West Java region. Being a Map Master not only provides her the opportunity to travel for all her mapping activities, but it also widen her social circle of friends and helps to refresh her mind from the daily grind. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Proudly brought to you by the HERE Expert Community Program