IBM Mainframe Career Exploration Day at Lone Star College-Tomball

High school and college students as well as educators are invited to learn more about Enterprise Systems and the critical role they play in industry at IBM's Career Exploration Day on Feb. 27 at Lone Star College-Tomball.

The first session will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and the second session will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Beckendorf Conference Center.

More than 70 percent of the world's data resides behind and is accessed by a mainframe. Attendees will see an IBM System z Mainframe in operation and will be able to visit with IBM experts. IBM business partners and mainframe users will be on hand  to discuss careers in Enterprise Systems.

There will also be a hands-on workshop for instructors and for college students interested in learning how to install Linux on the mainframe.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Lindell Chapman at lindell.chapman@lonestar.edu or call 281-357-3756.

Lone Star College-Tomball is located at 30555 Tomball Parkway in Tomball. It is part of the Lone Star College System which consists of five colleges, including CyFair, Kingwood, Montgomery, North Harris, and Tomball, six centers, and Lone Star College-University Center.