Another exciting event that we’ve put together along with e27.

Join us to hear and learn more about the branding and marketing techniques that can help you and your company achieve results! A great opportunity to network with people from diverse backgrounds and expertise, over good food and drinks.

When: 11 September (Thursday), 7.20 pm (registration starts 6.30 pm)
Where: China One, Block 3E River Valley Road #02-01
On-site registration: $15 (normal), $5 (discounted for NOC Alumni by the NOC office)

Did we mention drinks? Yes, it’s Happy Hour, which means 1-for-1 beer and spirits throughout the night. Food/dinner will be provided as well.

RSVP: Facebook Event or send a note to Shamantha

More details about the event after the jump.

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Written by: Ryan Lou

Only last week PM Lee, in addressing how the new media is changing the way we communicate, demonstrated a product by Silicon Valley-based Company, Qik.

Qik has been getting rave reviews all over the web with top names like Kevin Rose, Founder and Site architect of Digg and Robert Scoble using the product along with many other Qik enthusiasts.

As we continue to promote the entrepreneurial environment in Singapore, we realize that understanding how it works in places like Silicon Valley, Bio Valley, Stockholm (Sweden), Shanghai and the new addition of Bangalore (India) will really go a long way in developing entrepreneurs that are more able to start companies that serve global markets.

We’re proud to say that Qik is currently part of the NUS Overseas College (NOC) program over in Silicon Valley, with 5 interns currently working there.

They were kind enough to spare some time between the exciting work they do at Qik, to provide us some quotes on their experience.

“Joining Qik was like a dream come true for me, given my interest in Web 2.0 technologies. Cutting edge technology, massive user response and feedback, superb team supporting the entire infrastructure, what more can I say? Things are moving at a blazing pace now with all the launches and extensive exposure, so it’s definitely going to an exciting year ahead for us interns at Qik.” Wayne Soh, Qik

“It really was enthralling to see our PM in action with Qik. Working with Qik here in the Valley opens up new perspectives of learning and sharing. With the PM using Qik, sharing and a participative ecosystem among youths is nevertheless encouraged!” Audrey Tan, Qik

“It feels amazing working in a startup that is gaining so much traction all over the world. Qik is simply bursting in virality and we’re seeing exponential adoption rates. More people are turning to live video streaming as it empowers them by giving them a voice (think next-generation citizen journalism!), and this could be the next biggest mainstream mobile function after calling and SMS.

There couldn’t be a more exciting time with recent investments by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowtiz, our own PM doing a live demo of our product at the national day rally, new features, more supported phones, and a swanky new office in downtown Broadway! This is only the beginning!” Minxuan Lee, Qik

“It has always been excited to work in Qik, the company has grown tremendously since we joined in early January this year, in terms of both the product development process and market awareness.
We have something to cheer for almost every day. It has varied from the Vatican pope start using Qik for documenting his world travel trip to a congressman doing a “secret interview” with President Bush on Qik; Main stream media conglomerates such as NBC picking up footage from Qik etc.” Jane Fu, Qik

And in case you missed it:  demo from PM Lee’s National Day Rally Speech.

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Hey folks,

It’s time to welcome the returning batch of NOC comrades home again! All seniors are welcome back to mingle with our juniors, and to take the opportunity to catch up with one another.

We’ve put together a program that will make your time worth. But without further ado, here’s what you should know.

Venue: Suntec Guild House
Date: Saturday, 23rd August 2008

Registration starts at 1 pm and dinner will be from 5.30 pm onwards. Most people should have received a mailer about this by now. Do help spread the word as well. And let us know if you have any queries.

Hope to see you people there. :)

Yes, we’re still alive. We had some general housekeeping and handover issues to take care of at the start. But everything is pretty much sorted out now.

Without further ado, some updates from this end:

• A wiki for your thoughts. A complaint we got was that some people simply do not use Facebook. At a time when every event posting seems to pop up there, some people can miss out on announcements and RSVPs. To that end, we now also have a wiki. But more importantly, the wiki opens up another channel for communication. So if you have any feedback, ideas or suggestions, do let us know. Create your own page there even if you like! Alternatively, you can also leave a comment here, or ping us at exco [at] nocalumni.org
• Help us plan our events. Besides the first briefing for the Jul 2008 batch, we also organized two other events: a GLEAN movie mixer with Tom Kosnik and a sharing session with iLEAD (thanks to Ruiwen for making that possible). Do keep an eye out for more events in the future. But here’s where we need your help. What would you like to see? Ideas for topics, themes, anything really…click here, and let us know.
• Ideas for this website. We’ve been discussing some ideas on how to improve this website, which our friend Leon Poon (thanks for migrating this site to Wordpress) has affectionately named the “World Domination Plan”. ;) Shamantha and Ryan have some interesting suggestions of their own. More on this once the ideas start shaping up. Again, if you have any ideas, leave a comment below.

That’s about it for now. For those who still have exams, all the best for the last lap. We can celebrate the end of the semester at the next TGIF. :)

The 3rd TGIF was held in the new year. A dinner at Fish & Co, there were representatives from all four colleges this time. This TGIF was organized by Shanghai college. A note of thanks to Teo Kaisiang (NCSH 6) for coordinating.