Akamai Hana Hou
A Career Development Workshop for Akamai Alumni
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Friday, June 15, 2018, 1-5 PM, at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in Hilo, Hawai‘i
6pm Reception at Hilo Yacht Club
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More than 350 Hawai‘i college students who had completed the Akamai Internship Program (“Akamai alumni”) were invited to the Akamai Hana Hou workshop. These alumni were at various stages of pursuing STEM careers, and came together to:
- Gain career skills
- Build network for job opportunities
- Share job experience with other alumni
- Connect with Akamai alumni, program staff, and mentors
Agenda included:
- 1-3 pm Welcome and mock interviews
- 3-4 pm Resume review
- 4-5 pm Presentations & networking for job opportunities at telescopes and tech industry
- 6 pm Reception at Hilo Yacht Club
Participating Organizations included:
- Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory
- Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Hawai‘i Island)
- Akimeka LLC (Maui)
- Auwahi Wind (Maui)
- Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (Hawai‘i Island)
- Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (Maui)
- Gemini Observatory (Hawai‘i Island)
- Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i
- Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai‘i Authority (Hawai‘i Island)
- Subaru Telescope (Hawai‘i Island)
- W. M. Keck Observatory (Hawai‘i Island)
This workshop was funded by the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory. Support for airfare and lodging was available by application.
