Liftoff 2015 was held over 11 May (Day 1) and 12 May (Day 2). A video listing of the recorded sessions is available (along with all other 2015 Orbital sessions) here on YouTube:
Information about the Liftoff sessions (for archiving purposes) are here:
| Session Start | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Orbital Introduction by Min | YouTube recording |
| 09:15 | Design Thinking Workshop by Wee Sun | Stanford D.School video |
| 10:30 | Google Developer Platform by Amit Chopra ( ) |
Slides are in Slack |
| 11:15 | Design Thinking (con’t) by Wee Sun | (see above for video link) |
| 12:00 | Lunch break (on your own) | |
| 13:00 | Orbital Difficulty Levels / Suggested Project Themes / 2013 Project Review by Min and Wee Sun | YouTube recording |
| 14:00 | Partner Matching / Initial Project Brainstorming / Mentor Proposed Project Ideas by you | |
| 14:30 | Agile Methodology by Min | YouTube recording, Slides from Winston of  |
| 15:30 | Web basics by Min | YouTube recording |
| 16:30 | T1 (I3 Aud): HTML / CSS by Min | YouTube recording |
| 16:30 | T2 (I3 SR): Droid Basics by Jun Wen | YouTube recording |
| 18:30 | Mentor Matching for Apollo 11 by prospective A11 teams |
| Session Start | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | T1 (I3 Aud): Python by Min | YouTube recording |
| 09:30 | T2 (LT19): Ruby on Rails by Yos | Slides in Slack |
| 10:30 | T1 (I3 Aud): Google App Engine by Wee Sun | |
| 12:30 | Lunch and Brainstorming and Slide Preparation by you | |
| 14:00 | Presentation Skills by Min | Jobs Macbook Air Intro and Elevator Pitch videos |
| 14:30 | Git basics, portfolio building and Git Issues by Min | YouTube recording, Partial notes from Laurence then of  |
| 15:30 | Ignition by you (All teams to present 1 minute on stage) | YouTube recording |
| 18:30 | Skylab – The Orbital workflow by Min |
The below is for 2014. Just for record keeping, current cohort, please ignore.
2014 Liftoff was on 12 and 14 May 2014 (Monday and Wednesday), as Tuesday is a public holiday (Vesak Day).
Liftoff Day 1 (12 May 2014)
- 9.00-11.00: Design workshop
Presenter: Wee Sun - 11.00-12.00: Difficulty Levels / Suggested project themes / 2013 Review
Presenter: TBA - 12.00-13.00: Lunch (on your own)
- 13.00-14.00: Presentation Skills
Presenter: Darshini Santhanam of
- 14.00-14.30: Partner matching and initial project definition
Participation: Singleton Orbitees and Teams - 14.30-15.00: Intro to CodeAcademy / Alternatives
Presenter: Min - 14.30-18.00: Python / Programming Contest
Presenter: Min - 18.00-19.00: Agile Methodology
Presenter: Winston Teo of
Post Day 1: Day 2 Prep (Software Installation / Video Presentations by Absentee teams)
- Due: Submit 1 minute video for playback during Ignition (for groups who are absent with excuse) via a web link (e.g., provide a Dropbox link). Please no videos over 50 MB.
13 May is a holiday, Vesak Day
Liftoff Day 2 (14 May 2014)
-
9.00-11.00: Web structure, HTML, version control
Presenter: Ng Zhi An of
- 11.00-12.00: Brainstorming and slide preparation
- 12.00-13.00: Lunch (on your own)
Due: For groups who have a team member present for today by 13.00, submit 1 page slide for Ignition presentation via the Piazza thread.
- 13.00-15.30: Google App Engine
Presenter: Wee Sun - 15.30-16.00: Tweak for Ignition / Ignition by Mentors
Presenter: Mentors, Min - 16.00-18.00: Ignition (1 minute madness)
Presentation by all Orbital Teams. Interested teams seeking mentorship will present first. - 18.00-18.30: Orbital Structure / Piazza / Admin / Close
Presenter: Wee Sun, Min
Due: Submit final registration information to the Piazza thread if different from your original registration by 23.59 tonight. - 18.30-19.30: Mentor Matching
Participation by Interested teams (Apollo 11 with Mentorship, Mentors)
Due: By interested teams aiming for Apollo 11 with Mentorship: Indicate ranking preference of mentors by Piazza private note to Min / Wee Sun by Friday, 16 May 23.59.