News Release

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April 20, 2006

Boise State Student Group Offers Free PC Repairs

The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) student organization at Boise State University will repair PCs free of charge on Saturday, April 29. However, those who wish to participate must pre-register, and the repair fair is limited to the first 101 registrants. For more information or to register visit www.aitpbsu.org.

The students can remove viruses, spyware, unneeded programs and popups, help with Internet connectivity, upgrade software or hardware and address numerous other issues.

Participants should drop off their PCs between 9 a.m. and noon in room 215 on the second floor of the College of Business and Economics building. Computers will be worked on in the order they are received. Registrants only need to bring their computer, pertinent software and any hardware that may need to be installed; monitors, keyboards and mice will be provided.

AITP is a national computer/technology organization with professional and student chapters. The third annual computer repair fair is the Boise State student organization’s community service project for the semester.

The fair is free, but any donations received will be used to help send students to the national AITP conference in April. The conference is educational and also offers students the opportunity to engage in technology competitions. During the past few years Boise State AITP teams have performed well in various competitive events against teams from top universities across the United States, receiving first place finishes in Web site design, student papers and systems analysis and third place finishes in network design and PC troubleshooting.

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Contact: Rob Anson, AITP student chapter adviser, (208) 426-3029, ranson@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu

Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.

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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007