May 2011 - csc-general

Upcoming CSC Event: Code Party this Friday, June 3rd.
by Computer Science Club 30 May '11

30 May '11

Greetings dear members, The Computer Science Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term this Friday, on June 3rd. For those who haven't attended one of our code parties before, these events are on Friday nights where everybody is welcome to bring a laptop, hang out, and write some code. There's usually not a lot of structure, but hopefully a lot of fun. The theme for this week's code party is "Personal Projects". Throughout the evening, we'll be inviting everybody to share what they're working on, and we encourage you to be productive and amaze us with your talent. However, you're free to do whatever you want. Things people often involve themselves with include working on problems like Project Euler or ACM contest problems, contributing to open source projects, or just hacking on homework assignments. This is a night of being social, and we encourage you to attend! Some refreshments will be provided. As always, the most up-to-date information is available at our website, http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/. Check out our upcoming events, like next week's talk on GPU computing, future code parties, and our picnic! If you have any questions, send me a reply to this email, drop by our office in MC3036 (where you're always welcome to hang out), or check out our IRC channel, #csc on irc.freenode.net. Matthew McPherrin Computer Science Club Vice President

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Call for Member Talks
by Computer Science Club 24 May '11

24 May '11

Hello CSC Members, Have you got an interest you'd like to share with other CSC members? Want to talk about a project you've worked on? Or just want experience talking in front of groups on a technical subject? You should give a CSC member talk! These talks are given by members at any level of experience on any topic of interest. If you'd like to talk for just a few minutes, you can give a short lightning talk at a shared event. Or if you've got a longer topic, we can organize a full length talk. If you're interested, please send me an email and we can discuss what you'd like to talk about. Stay tuned for more CSC events. We are planning the usual array of talks, code parties, contests, and social events like our summer picniCS! Check out our website, mathNEWS, and future emails for dates and more upcoming activities! Matthew McPherrin Computer Science Club Vice President https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ PS: Remember to renew your accounts!

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Computer Science Club Elections for the Spring 2011 Term
by Computer Science Club 03 May '11

03 May '11

It's time to elect your CSC executive for the Spring 2011 term. The elections will be held on Monday May 9th at 5:30PM in the Comfy Lounge on the 3rd floor of the MC. Nominations can be sent to the Chief Returning Officer, cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Nominations will be open until 4:30PM on Monday May 9th. You can also stop by the office in person to write your nominations on the white board. The executive positions open for nomination are: - President - Vice-President - Treasurer - Secretary There are also numerous positions that will be appointed once the executive are elected including systems administrator, office manager, and librarian. Everyone is encouraged to run if they are interested, regardless of program of study, age, or experience. If you can't make the election, that's OK too! You can give the CRO a statement to read on your behalf. If you can't make it or are out of town, your votes can be sent to the CRO in advance of the elections. For the list of nominees, watch the CSC website, or ask the CRO. Good luck to our candidates!

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