Alumni Day with IM alumni 2019

The alumni association at the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University (IM Alumn) together with our student associations Uppsala Systemvetare, Uppsala Mediavetare and MKIT Student Association welcome you to

ALUMNI DAY 2019 Tuesday, November 12 at Ekonomikum in Uppsala and – via video link at Campus Gotland in Visby.

We offer light refreshments at both locations and require mandatory pre-registration by November 5th. You will find registration links further down.

This year we have a systems science theme with four speakers, in light of the fact that the systems science education at Uppsala University is celebrating 50 years this year! The subject in the education was first called ADB (administrative data processing), then computer and systems science and now information systems.

Approximate schedule

At Ekonomikum the following preliminary schedule applies (those attending Campus Gotland in Visby will receive special information by email)

at 2:30 p.m. registration with coffee outside the lecture halls at Ekonomikum, which is easiest to reach via the entrance at Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 A.

from 3:05 PM admission to auditorium 2

at 15.15 -15.30 Director of Studies Anneli Edman welcomes and gives a historical presentation

15:30-16:10 Anders Johansson, teacher when the education in ADB began

4:10 p.m.-4:20 p.m. short leg stretch

4:20 PM-5:00 PM Meri Fischerström, Master's Degree in Computer and Systems Science

at 17.00-17.05 change powerpoint

5:05 PM-5:45 PM Mathilda Piirainen, Bachelor of Science in Information Systems

at 5:50 p.m. closing in the auditorium and transfer to the nearby Restaurant Humlan at Ekonomikum

5:50 p.m.—7:30 p.m. mingling with light refreshments in Humlan

Mandatory pre-registration

NOTE: When you register, you choose to register via one of two registration forms:

• For those of you attending Ekonomikum in Uppsala, use the form at bottom of this page.
• For those of you attending at Campus Gotland in Visby, (you will be given instructions on which room as we know how many people will be coming) use this form.

Something about our four speakers

Anneli Edman is an excellent teacher and educational director of studies in the subject of information systems at the Department of Informatics and Media. She has worked at Uppsala University since 1979. She is now a member of IM Alumn and an honorary member of Uppsala System Scientists.

Anders Johanson taught when the subject of ADB was completely new at Uppsala University. He had studied at the Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University before and had Börje Langefors, a legend in our subject, as a professor. After Uppsala University, Anders worked at the Defence Rationalisation Institute, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities, Kommundata, the Swedish Tax Agency, the Swedish State Treasury and PTS. The last 20 years before retirement, his work was as an IT director in government service.

Meri Fischerström studied at Uppsala University during the time when the subject was called computer and systems science. She received a master's degree in the subject. She then worked at Capgemini for ten years and is now a business area manager at Försäkringskassan. She was considered one of Sweden's future female leaders by Ledarna 2014.

Mathilda Piirainen studied the Bachelor of Science in Systems Science with a major in Information Systems and a minor in Business Administration. She worked as a teaching assistant at the department for some time during this time. She graduated in 2017. Her title is now Technical Specialist at Microsoft.

You can find the poster for the event here. here.

Any questions should be directed to IM Alumn via email: alumn@im.uu.se

A warm welcome to Ekonomikum and Campus Gotland!