news release

news release

BCIT’s BIG Info session caps three-day blogging extravaganza

October 23, 2009

BURNABY, BC: To kick off BCIT's BIG Information Session, a free event for the public to learn more about BCIT full and part-time classes, the British Columbia Institute of Technology is hosting the revolutionary 3 BLOG Nights: 72 hours of video blogging, tweeting, instant messaging, and live events. It's web 2.0 at its finest.

This three-day event concludes with a 'change your life' tuition give-away. 3 BLOG Nights will award two future BCIT students with $1,000 in BCIT tuition.

Included will be a hockey game on Monday, October 26  at 11:30 a.m. Join the Burnaby Express Junior ‘A’ hockey club to take on all challengers in a street hockey game at the BCIT Burnaby Campus.

Where:            3 Blog Nights                       
                        Oct. 25 @ 8:00 p.m. to Oct. 28 @ 8:00 p.m.         
                        bcit.ca/3blognights                    
                        On Twitter: #3BN  or @bcit                 

                        BIG Info Session
                        Wednesday, October 28
                        3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
                        5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
                        Buildings SE2 and SE6
        
    
Together, BIG Info and 3 BLOG Nights will help connect BCIT with current students and those exploring post-secondary education from across British Columbia and around the world. Directions and a campus map are available here. Pay parking is available throughout campus after 4:30 p.m.

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For further information, media can contact:

Kelly Friday, Media Relations Manager
Tel: 604.432.8773
Cell: 604.836.6700
kelly_friday@bcit.ca


Dave Pinton, Media Relations Coordinator
Tel: 604.432.8306
Cell: 778.928.2288
dave_pinton@bcit.ca