October 2013 - csc-general

Volunteer Opportunities / C++ Night 0x03 and PGP Seminar / Code Party! / Reminders
by Computer Science Club 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Hello, CSCers! Lots of exciting news for you this week... VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES: Math Open House (Nov. 2) and ONCWIC (Nov. 7-8) --- The CSC has received a couple of calls for volunteers. The Math Faculty Open House requires volunteers for the following: set up, welcoming visitors, giving directions, walking visitors to various buildings, ushers for M3-1006, tour guides for DC, MC, QNC, and M3 (I quote: "NEED MANY, PLEASE SIGN UP"), booth Q&A to answer visitors' questions about programs, and clean up. If interested, please email Gayle Goodfellow at ggoodfel(a)uwaterloo.ca. You will need to attend an information session tomorrow on Tuesday, October 29, in MC 5136B, from 4:30-5:00. Tour guides also need to attend a training session on Thursday, October 31 from 4:45-5:45 in MC 5136. I've heard that Hallowe'en treats will be provided! The Ontario Celebration for Women in Computing is being held at the University of Waterloo this year. All are welcome to volunteer for the conference---if you are interested, email Prof. Kate Larson at klarson(a)uwaterloo.ca. C++ GOINGNATIVE LECTURE 0x03 (FREE FOOD!): Thurs. Oct. 31, 6:30 PM, PHY 150 --- A reminder of this week's C++ talk. Scott Meyers will be speaking about the new C++ specifications in "An Effective C++11/14 Sampler." I am ordering *real* food (read: not pizza) this week. Also, Halloween candy :D SECURITY & PRIVACY SEMINAR 04, Hands-on Seminar on Public Key Crypto: Tues. Nov. 5, 6:00PM, Comfy Lounge (MC 3001) --- Bring your laptops to this hybrid seminar/key-signing party where Nick Guenther and Murphy Berzish will introduce you to public-private key crypto. We will be featuring a GSIntroducer from www.GSWoT.org, so if you are interested in obtaining an elevated level of trust, bring government-issued photo-ID. There will also be balloons and cake. We swear. HACKATHON-CODE PARTY!!: Tentatively Nov. 22 --- Please yell at me (read: exec) if you can't attend and want to. Otherwise I'm going forward with this date. There will be *more* real food (possibly curry and stuff) as well as the usual junk food and caffeine. TORONTO ERLANG FACTORY LITE CONFERENCE SIGNUPS: Nov. 23 --- The CSC has been invited to attend this Erlang conference in Toronto. A reminder to sign up if you are interested in attending: http://goo.gl/8XOELB If we can confirm enough attendees, we will be able to provide transportation. You will be responsible for your conference fee. For more information on the conference, you can visit its website at: https://www.erlang-factory.com/conference/Toronto2013 CSC SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST --- Clarification: pithy sayings welcome! (We've already done "You had me at Hello World" FWIW.) Send them in for Nov. 13. As always, you can email questions to exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -- Elana Hashman President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Erlang Conference Nov. 23! / Sec Talk 03-04 and C++ Night 0x03! / Shirts!
by Computer Science Club 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Salutations, daleklings! The CSC is awfully busy this term, so I have many event updates and reminders for you. If you can spare the time in your schedule, come on out and join us! CSC SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST: Update --- I've had some inquiries about a deadline for the contest. The deadline will be Nov. 13 at midnight, and winners will be announced by Friday, Nov. 15. TORONTO ERLANG FACTORY LITE CONFERENCE SIGNUPS: Nov. 23 --- The CSC has been invited to attend this Erlang conference in Toronto. If you are interested in attending, please sign up on this form: http://goo.gl/8XOELB If we can confirm enough attendees, we will be able to provide transportation to all CSC attendees! (You will be responsible for your conference fee.) From the conference website: ``Our first ever Toronto Erlang Factory Lite has been confirmed. Join us on 23 November for a full day debate on Erlang as a powerful tool for building innovative, scalable and fault tolerant applications. Our speakers will showcase examples from their work experience and their personal success stories, thus presenting how Erlang solves the problems related to scalability and performance. At this event we will focus on what Erlang brings to the table in the multicore era.'' For more information on the conference, you can visit its website at: https://www.erlang-factory.com/conference/Toronto2013 SECURITY & PRIVACY LECTURE 03, Practical Tor: Thurs. Oct. 24, 6:30PM, DC 1302 --- A reminder of Simon's talk tomorrow: Simon Gladstone offers the second lecture of our Security and Privacy series this term for a practical seminar on Tor usage. Please bring your laptops! C++ GOINGNATIVE LECTURE 0x03 (FREE FOOD!): Thurs. Oct. 31, 6:30 PM, PHY 150 --- Next week's abstract is as follows, featuring Scott Meyers: After years of intensive study (first of C++0x, then of C++11, and most recently of C++14), Scott thinks he finally has a clue. About the effective use of C++11, that is (including C++14 revisions). At last year’s Going Native, Herb Sutter predicted that Scott would produce a new version of Effective C++ in the 2013-14 time frame, and Scott’s working on proving him almost right. Rather than revise Effective C++, Scott decided to write a new book that focuses exclusively on C++11/14: on the things the experts almost always do (or almost always avoid doing) to produce clear, efficient, effective code. In this presentation, Scott will present a taste of the Items he expects to include in Effective C++11/14. SECURITY & PRIVACY SEMINAR 04, Hands-on Seminar on Public Key Crypto: Tues. Nov. 5, 6:00PM, Comfy Lounge (MC 3001) --- Nick Guenther and Murphy Berzish will be holding a hands-on seminar in the Comfy to introduce you to public-private key crypto and how you can practically use it, so bring your laptops! You will learn about PGP, an encryption protocol that provides confidentiality and authenticity. At the seminar, you will learn how to use PGP to send encrypted email and files, provably identify yourself to others, and verify data. Bring a laptop so we can help help you generate your first keypair and give you the chance to form a Web of Trust with your peers. A GSIntroducer from www.GSWoT.org will be on hand. If you are interested in obtaining an elevated level of trust, bring government-issued photo-ID. There will also be balloons and cake. If you have any questions, direct them to exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca and we'll answer them asap. Hack the planet! -- Elana Hashman President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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C++ Lecture 0x02 Tonight! / Last chance for Bowling! / CSC Shirt Design Contest / Sec Lecture 03
by Computer Science Club 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Greetings, programs! Hoping your midterms aren't going too poorly. If you'd like a study break, we have an event tonight, as well as a number of others upcoming... C++ GOINGNATIVE LECTURE 0x02 (TONIGHT! FREE FOOD!): Thurs. Oct. 17, 6:30 PM, PHY 150 --- The second in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013, featuring Stephan T. Lavavej tonight! C++ has powerful rules for dealing with low-level program structure. Before a program is ever executed, the compiler determines valuable information about every expression in the source code. The compiler understands exactly how long each object's resources will be needed (lifetime), whether each expression refers to an object that the program has no other way of accessing (rvalueness), and what operations can be performed on each object (type). Using examples from C++98 through C++14, this presentation will demonstrate how to write code that works with the compiler's knowledge to increase robustness, efficiency, and clarity. This presentation will also demonstrate the horrible things that happen when programmers think they can do tasks that are better left to compilers. Last chance for CSC GOES BOWLING AT BINGEMANS: Wed. Oct. 23, Evening --- This is your last chance to sign up. Fill out the form (http://goo.gl/GDjL2V) by Oct. 18, 4PM. Bowling is free, transportation will be provided, and we may even have free food! CSC SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST --- It's been a while since we last ordered shirts for members. As such, we would like to order a new batch, and invite you to supply the design for the shirt! The winning candidate (and possibly some runner-ups) will receive a free shirt in the size of their choice. Please send your submissions to exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. A signup sheet for shirts will be available after the winner is chosen. SECURITY & PRIVACY LECTURE 03, Practical Tor: Thurs. Oct. 24, 6:30PM, DC 1302 --- Simon Gladstone offers the second lecture of our Security and Privacy series this term for a practical seminar on Tor usage. Please bring your laptops! Quoth Simon, ``An introduction to and overview of how to use the Tor Browser Bundle to browse the "Deep Web" and increase security while browsing the Internet. Tor is not the be all end all of Internet security, but it is definitely a step up from using the more popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.'' Calum suggests that when in doubt on your papers, you should "EXTERMINATE!!!" -- Elana Hashman President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Security & Privacy Lecture 01 (Oct. 8) / C++ GoingNative 0x02 (Oct. 17) / CSC Goes Bowling Reminder
by Computer Science Club 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

Hello all, A few brief event updates for you. Sorry for the slowness on the Security and Privacy talks details---we've been having a difficult time booking rooms. More details will be available next week. SECURITY & PRIVACY LECTURE 01, Why Should You Care About Security and Privacy: Tues. Oct. 8, 5:00PM, MC 4041 --- Sarah Harvey offers the first lecture of our Security and Privacy series this term on why you should care about privacy: Recent media coverage has brought to light the presence of various government agencies' surveillance programs, along with the possible interference of governments in the establishment and development of standards and software. This brings to question of just how much we need to be concerned about the security and privacy of our information. In this talk we will discuss what all this means in technological and social contexts, examine the status quo, and consider the long-standing implications. This talk assumes no background knowledge of security or privacy, nor any specific technical background. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. C++ GOINGNATIVE LECTURE 0x02 (FREE FOOD!): Thurs. Oct. 17, 6:30 PM, PHY 150 --- We had a great turn-out last week: lots of food got eaten! Make sure you join us for our next C++ lecture. The abstract is as follows: C++ has powerful rules for dealing with low-level program structure. Before a program is ever executed, the compiler determines valuable information about every expression in the source code. The compiler understands exactly how long each object's resources will be needed (lifetime), whether each expression refers to an object that the program has no other way of accessing (rvalueness), and what operations can be performed on each object (type). Using examples from C++98 through C++14, this presentation will demonstrate how to write code that works with the compiler's knowledge to increase robustness, efficiency, and clarity. This presentation will also demonstrate the horrible things that happen when programmers think they can do tasks that are better left to compilers. CSC GOES BOWLING AT BINGEMANS: Wed. Oct. 23, Evening --- Spots for free bowling with the CSC are still available! Non-members are welcome to join us. Note that transportation will be provided. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP using this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SVFw7zIRkoFQKEpNq8wuiaU1lPwBw4pmVVc6CwnFRJ… We will be accepting responses until Oct. 16. More details will be distributed to those that sign up. Hope to see you there! -- Elana Hashman President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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