Regional high school students will hear how they can take advantage of the growth in technology jobs at a careers conference at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga.More than 500 students will take part in the Big Day In, being hosted by CSU and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Foundation at CSU on Thursday 17 March.Course Director at CSU's School of Computing and Mathematics, Mr Jason Howarth said, "The demand for information technology workers is expected to increase dramatically, with a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggesting that up to 44 per cent of Australian jobs, that's 5.1 million jobs, will be affected by computerisation in the next 20 years."A recent Australian Government labour market report also predicts strong jobs growth in the areas of computer programming, security, and networking professionals."Those trained in science and technology will be best placed to cope with this massive change and this event is a chance for students to hear from leading industry speakers," he said.Other exhibitors include WiseTech Global, Digital Careers, Westpac Group, Adobe, Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft along with exhibitors from the Wagga Wagga region.CSU offers a Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Information Technology on-campus and online, with specialisations in the areas of programming, systems administration, network engineering, and games programming.