What is Future Blue and what is it's mission?

Future Blue is a laid back, fun-filled student community that is supportive and caters to personalities of all types. The community also strives to provide resources and assistance to help students transition into their new roles.


We don't bite! Everyone here is either far away from home, or just looking for someone to hang out with after work. At any given time, there are close to 400 interns in the Markham location! You might be thinking...Wow! Doesn't this vaguely resemble the close-knit high school life that you couldn't wait to get out of? Yes that's exactly what it is, but it's more fun this time.


Check out what the 2011-2012 Team leads have got to say about their plans for the next year!


Sumbul Alvi & Garrett Kerkkamp – Activities Team Lead


“Most of our events originate from the future blue facebook group discussions. We will plan many more events to cater to all types of personalities. Students can look forward to anything from sports games, to restaurant outings, day trips around Toronto, and much more.”


Chris Cowan – Web & Communications Team Lead


“I would like to make the Future Blue website the one stop location for all student needs in Future Blue. I plan to do this by adding plenty of content, as well as news updates for happenings within Future Blue. Specifically, I will be updating the site to version 17, adding a photo/news feed feature on the home page, and a helpful links section. Students can also look up available clubs and teams to join.”


Rena Chiu – Web & Communications Team Lead


“Our communications team runs a blog that caters to the interests of current and future IBM interns. We will continue reporting on future blue events, trendy happenings in Toronto, and other quirky things we love. This year's efforts will be focused on enhancing the interactive features of the blog, and adding a careers/student voices section.”


Ahmet Aksoy & Shravana Tiwari– Career & Development Team Lead


“One of our goals is to make C&D more approachable and raise awareness for career-related opportunities. I find that there are so many resources available to help students succeed at IBM, but most people don't know about it. For instance, there are some technical courses offered at the labs that would help expand my skills portfolio. I would like more people to take advantage of these offerings.”


Check out our blog or look us up on facebook!


Blog: http://futureblue.wordpress.com


Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=142028597824