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ABT Trade Show on Feb 6, 2018: Open to All at 1pm!

By on January 31, 2018
Composite image of the two trade show events as students are setting up their tables

Getting Ready for The Show in 2017

ABT Trade Show Feb. 2018

The ABT program holds two trade show events every year, and they are always high-energy events. After six busy weeks of preparation and polish in their Web-based Business Communications course, students present their products and services to a select audience. Next week we are opening up our trade show to the public for the first time, so we hope to see you there for fun, innovation and door prizes!

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Time: 1 pm to 2:20 pm

Location: UFV Clearbrook Campus, 32355 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 0B3 (see map)

What to Expect?

You can expect the unexpected! Our students are full of ideas and you will see some inventive solutions to modern problems that stretch the bounds of possibility. To get a glimpse of what they have been up to, take a look at Twitter #ABTatUFV.

To whet your appetite, let’s take a look at our exciting February 2017 event; the students were full of pioneering ideas and creative solutions.

February 2017 Trade Show

In February 2017 (after being delayed twice due to bad weather!), our AB1 and AB2 students presented their work. The team photographs were taken during the event and then formed part of the awards ceremony we hold for our students at the end of the program

Infinite Possibilities and PASS

 

Two trade show booths showing happy students demonstrating a travel guide and a scheduling app

British Columbia Publishing and TIP

 

Two trade show booths showing happy students demonstrating an innovative travel mug and a scheduling app

Six-To-Eight-Mug and SWEPT Scheduling App

 

Two trade show booths showing happy students demonstrating a hair studio award program and a community activity program

B’Stylin’ Rewards Program and GAINS Activity Program

 

Two trade show booths showing happy students demonstrating a travel guide and a healing jewelry

Fraser Valley Photobook and Healing Sense Jewelry

 

Two trade show booths showing happy students demonstrating a coffee delivering service and scheduling app

JavaGo and Deadline Blaster

 

Two trade show booths showing happy students demonstrating an office multi-tool and an on-line deals app

The Pocket Office and SPOT: Deals Online

See you for the Feb 2018 trade show next Tuesday!

Image Credits

All photos taken by C. Nehring and M. Higgins and used with permission, January 2017.

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Convocation 2016 and AB3 Expo!

By on June 22, 2016

Semester End

The end of semester is always a busy time with many events such as the ABT Expo,  ABT awards and party event, and convocation. Our wonderful AB3 students are now enjoying practicum placements in many organisations in the Fraser Valley including school districts, municipalities, Correctional Service Canada locations, UFV and beyond, as the tweets from Christine show!

Two students helping to clean a lab, and smiling

Amara and Sarah back in the ABT lab!

ABT Expo: A Trade Show Event not to be Missed!

In January 2015 we introduced a new course to the ABT Program: Web-based Business Communications. During this fast-paced, seven-week course, groups of students develop social media campaigns to promote their products, using Twitter, WordPress, and many other forms of promotion. We held the first Web Comms/ABT Expo in May 2015, and it has proved to be a highpoint for many students. Invited guests have commented on how professional, engaged, enthusiastic and eloquent students are about their products and the work they have done.

ABT Awards

As a way to celebrate all the hard work students have done, we have an award ceremony on the last day of classes and hand out certificates in many different categories, from Artistic Achievement to Mobile Communications. Below are photographs of the Winter 2016 class from the ABT Expo, and the award they received.

Four members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

A Walk in the Park Team at the ABT Expo

Three members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

Three members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

Thrift Seekers Team at the ABT Expo

Four members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

LSCS: Your App Team at the ABT Expo

Four members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

Four members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

Cones Team at the ABT Expo

Three members of the team next to their booth containing information about product and promotional material

Blueprint Team at the ABT Expo

Convocation 2016

One our favourite times of the year is convocation. It is such an honour to be able to celebrate our students and their achievements in a public way, and it always a fun and moving ceremony. Congratulations to all our students; your hard work and persistence will serve you well in the future!

Montage of photos behind the scenes with ABT students before convocation began

Behind the Scenes at Convo 2016!

Three ABT grads on the stage about to convocate

ABT grads cross the stage

UFV Flickr 2

Waiting to Convocate!

Looking to the Future

We are already preparing for our new students, and the next two cohorts will start in September 2016. Places are filling up fast, so if you are interested in taking the program (or know someone else who would be interested), you can find out more and how to apply on our UFV pages. Our next assessment is on July 15, 2016, so mark the date!

Your Favourite (ABT) Memory

Now we’ve shared some of our recent ABT highlights, why not share one of your favourite memories from ABT or something else you’ve done recently? The comments section is open, below.

Image Credits

First Twitter image from Christine Nehring taken by Deborah Grenfield, June 2016; used with permission
Second Twitter image from Christine Nehring taken by Christine Nehring, June 2016; used with permission
ABT Expo photos taken by Christine Nehring, May 2016; used with permission.
Convocation 2016 montage images taken by Mary Higgins, June 2016; used with permission.
Convocation stage image #1 from UFV’s Flickr; https://flic.kr/p/HcztXs; June 2016; some rights reserved
Convocation stage image #2 from UFV’s Flickr; https://flic.kr/p/HYJDaL; June 2016; some rights reserved

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Fresh Ideas at the ABT Expo

By on March 11, 2016
Rubys Social House and RemindMe! team members

Rubys Social House and RemindMe!

We recently hosted the second ABT Expo for students who started the ABT program in September 2015. As part of the seven-week Web-based Business Communications course, they took a product from initial idea to product launch and created an online marketing campaign that included social media elements such as blogging on WordPress and Twitter. The culmination of all this work was a trade show held at the Clearbrook Centre where teams showcased their creations.

WonderEgg 360 and Visit the Fraser Valley team members

WonderEgg 360 and Visit the Fraser Valley

The February 2016 ABT Expo featured 10 teams from two cohorts, and ideas ranged from local tour and food guides, shopping apps, a student scheduling app and other student services, to an outdoor multi-tool. It was a high-energy event where teams enthusiastically showcased their creations.

The excitement in the room was infectious! It was fun to see how students envisioned their products, and the displays were fantastic. Great work, everyone!

— Lauren Froehlich, ABT student
Deals Ahoy and the ABTool team members

Deals Ahoy and the ABTool

Some students had visited or exhibited at a trade show before; for many, it was the first time they had experienced this type of event. There were ingenious methods of ensuring curb appeal for each display including many delicious treats to sample!

Student SOS and Deal$ on U$ team members

Student SOS and Deal$ on U$

The Web-based Business Communications course was added to the ABT program last year to help prepare students for the demands of modern administrative careers.

I totally enjoyed doing a trade show in the ABT program; marketing is the key for success for any business and I found the trade show to be a very rewarding experience. I feel like I learned so much on advertising for a business during this part of the program, and how marketing for a business has changed through time. Having to learn about blog posting has already helped me in my practicum and I know I will be able to use this experience in my future career. We also learned how to advertise on Twitter, and making my own poster to display my product was a fun and rewarding experience.

— Colleen Wrana, ABT student
The Kaffeine ShacK and Nature's Delights of the Fraser Valley team members

The Kaffeine ShacK and Nature’s Delights of the Fraser Valley

The AB3 cohort (students who started the ABT program in January 2016) also visited the event, and were impressed with the quality of work on display. In a few weeks, it will be their turn to take up the challenge!

Photo Credit: All images taken by Christine Nehring and used with permission.

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Recent Events: Web Comms Expo and Convocation!

By on June 25, 2015
Image of AB3 Winter 2015 class in Clearbrook Centre lobby

AB3 Winter 2015 Class

We are using our first blog post on the new ABT blog to tell you about two recent events: the inaugural ABT Web Comms Expo and Convocation 2015.

Web Comms Expo

In January 2015, the ABT program added a new course to the already-comprehensive list. Web-based Business Communications has been developed to give students the skills and experience they need to successfully manage online communications in today’s online business world. During the seven-week course students work in teams to develop a marketing strategy for a product or service. As part of that work, they use project management tools such as timelines to keep their project on track, create blog posts and a product home page on the ABT WordPress website, and post Tweets on Twitter.

On June 3, 2015, the AB3 cohort was the first to have the opportunity to take part in a trade-show event called the Web Comms Expo. Each team created a booth and presented their product or service to judges. It was an exciting morning, and the judges were very impressed with the booths and the students. Here are the teams with their booths:

Image showing Team 1 and their display for ABT Web Comm Expo

Team 1, ABT Web Comm Expo

Image showing Team 2 and their display for ABT Web Comm Expo

Team 2, ABT Web Comm Expo

Image showing Team 3 and their display for ABT Web Comm Expo

Team 3, ABT Web Comm Expo

Image showing Team 4 and their display for ABT Web Comm Expo

Team 4, ABT Web Comm Expo

Image showing Team 5 and their display for ABT Web Comm Expo

Team 5, ABT Web Comms Expo

There are more pictures from the Expo on the UFV Flickr site.

Convocation, 2015

On June 12, 2015, many of the 2014–2015 students who successfully completed the ABT Certificate Program crossed the stage at the Abbotsford Entertainment Centre to receive their certificates. It was a joyous occasion and a fitting way to cap all the hard work that they did!

The photos below were generously sent in by some graduates, and we would be happy to add more from ABT grads (just email them to Christine). There are also official pictures on the UFV Flickr site that feature some of our grads (you might need to scroll down the page).

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