Greetings, programs!
We kick off the term with a number of awesome events that you won't
want to miss out on:
CSC GOES BOWLING AT BINGEMANS: Wed. Oct. 23, Evening
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We are pleased to kick off the term with free bowling for all
interested members at Bingemans! Transportation will be provided. If you
are interested in attending, please RSVP using this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SVFw7zIRkoFQKEpNq8wuiaU1lPwBw4pmVVc6CwnFRJs/viewform
We will be accepting responses until Oct. 16. More details to come.
C++ GOINGNATIVE LECTURES (FREE FOOD!): Beginning Thurs. Oct. 3, 6:30
PM, PHY 150
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If you're not familiar with the C++ GoingNative series, you can check
out this link: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/GoingNative/2013
We will be showing lectures from some of the top individuals working on
C++ approximately biweekly on Thursdays in the PHY 150 theatre. Every
lecture will be accompanied with free pizza and drinks! Here is our
schedule and the planned showings:
Thu. Oct. 3, 6:30PM: Stroustrup - The Essence of C++
Thu. Oct. 17, 6:30PM: Lavavej - Don't Help The Compiler
Thu. Oct. 31, 6:30PM: Meyers - An Effective C++ Sampler
Thu. Nov. 7, 6:30PM: Alexandrescu - Writing Quick C++ Code, Quickly
Thu. Nov. 21, 6:30PM: Parent - C++ Seasoning
CALL FOR MEMBER TALKS
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Is there something that you're particularly passionate about and would
like to share with others? Do you want to practice presenting on a topic
of interest to the membership? We are accepting proposals for member
talks for the Fall 2013 term. Tell us about a project you're really
passionate about, or perhaps a theoretical problem you find interesting.
In particular, we are holding a series of security and privacy lectures
on Tuesdays, so if you have a topic along those lines, make sure you let
us know!
Please send a proposed abstract and some possible talk dates to
progcom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca and we will get to work on getting your talk
scheduled.
Hope to see you there! More details are forthcoming. Good luck with
your upcoming midterms,
--
Elana Hashman
President
Computer Science Club
University of Waterloo
ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca
Hey CSC,
Office training has been scheduled for this term. As has been done
sometimes, but not always, this term, we will be re-training all office
staff and reissuing all keys.
New members that would like to become office staff are welcome! If you wish
to be office staff going forward, or if you wish to have a key to the
office, you *must* come to office training. If you cannot attend, email me
at office-manager(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. There will be no exceptions.
Office training will be held in MC 3036/3037, the CSC office, at the
following dates and times:
Thursday, September 19, 5:30 PM
Monday, September 23, 12:00 PM
Monday, September 23, 3:30 PM
Tuesday, September 24, 1:30 PM
Applications for keys will be taken at the office training sessions or by
contacting me. Following the training sessions, keys will be issued to some
or all of the members who apply for them.
Sean
Nominations for the Fall 2013 elections have closed. The candidates are:
President:
- Dominik Chłobowski (dchlobow)
- Elana Hashman (ehashman)
- Sean Hunt (scshunt)
- Marc Burns (m4burns)
- Matt Thiffault (mthiffau)
Vice-President:
- Dmitri Tkatch (dtkatch)
- Marc Burns (m4burns)
- Sean Hunt (scshunt)
- Visha Vijayanand (vvijayan)
Treasurer:
- Bernice Herghiligiu (baherghi)
- Dominik Chłobowski (dchlobow)
- Jonathan Bailey (jj2baile)
- Marc Burns (m4burns)
Secretary:
- Dominik Chłobowski (dchlobow)
- Edward Lee (e45lee)
- Marc Burns (m4burns)
Please plan to attend (4:30 PM tomorrow in the MC Comfy Lounge); if you are
not able to attend, absentee ballots will be accepted until 3:30 PM
tomorrow.
--
Jeremy Roman
Chief Returning Officer
Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo
Upon request, there have been some updates to the election procedure this
fall.
Nominations are still open as usual (until Monday at 4:30 PM), and the
election time and venue remain unchanged (Tuesday September 17 at 4:30 PM
in the MC Comfy Lounge). Please attend if you are able (though absentee
ballots will still be accepted until Tuesday at 3:30 PM if not). The only
changes are procedural.
1. Eligibility
Only current active Computer Science Club members will be permitted to
vote; membership can be renewed before or at the election before voting has
taken place.
There is a conflict between informal historical precedent and the
constitution about whether CSC members who are not social members of
MathSoc may vote. In the event that any such people are present, the
assembly will be asked to resolve this before the election.
2. Method of voting
As concerns have been raised about the secrecy and integrity of the vote
this election, the usual heads-down-hands-up vote will be replaced by a
vote by secret paper ballot. Ballots will be handed out only to eligible
members (see 1), and each position will be elected in sequence. The
election will still be by approval. I expect that I will count the ballots;
if the membership wishes, it may appoint another non-candidate to verify my
count.
Sorry for the additional complexity this introduces; thank you for your
patience as we assure that all members are confident in the results of this
election.
--
Jeremy Roman
Chief Returning Officer
Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo
The Computer Science Club will run its termly executive elections on
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 4:30 pm in the MC Comfy Lounge. At this
meeting, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary of the
Computer Science Club will be elected. The system administrator, office
manager, and other appointed positions are typically appointed at this
meeting as well.
Boring legalistic details follow.
Any contingencies not accounted for below or mandated by the constitution
or other applicable documents shall be determined at the discretion of the
CRO or, in the case of disagreement on such a procedure, a majority vote of
present voting members.
Nomination procedure:
1. Anyone eligible to be a CSC member may be nominated for one or more of
the positions for election: president, vice-president, treasurer, and
secretary.
2. A person may nominate him/herself or someone else for any number of
positions.
3. Nominations will be accepted by the CRO via any of the following means:
(a) in person
(b) email (to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca)
(c) the CSC mailbox in MathSoc
(d) the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037)
4. Nominations will be accepted immediately, until the end of the
nomination period (Mon Sept 16 2013 at 4:30 PM). Thereafter the final list
will be posted on the CSC website.
Election procedure:
1. Anyone present and eligible to join the CSC or renew CSC membership for
the fall will be permitted to do so at the beginning of elections.
2. A list of the candidates for each position will be read.
3. The positions will be elected in the following order: president,
vice-president, treasurer, secretary. Anyone elected to a position will be
removed from consideration for following positions.
4. Before each position is elected, a summary of the duties attendant to
that position will be given, and each candidate will be permitted to make a
brief statement and take questions.
5. Elections will be conducted via heads-down-hands-up approval voting,
with the CRO as the final authority on vote counts. Advance votes shall
count equal to present votes, except that they are invalidated if the voter
is present. In the event of a tie, a runoff election between the equal
candidates will be run by the same procedure.
6. Anyone who is elected but discovered not to be a CSC member must resign
the position immediately gain membership.
7. Following the election of these four positions, the meeting will be
turned over to the president-elect, who shall begin his/her office by
appointing (with the other new exec) the remaining positions.
Advance voting procedure:
1. If you are unable to attend the election, you may submit an advance vote
via email only. Such emails must be sent to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca, and
must be received at least one hour before the beginning of elections.
2. If you attend elections anyway, you must identify yourself to the CRO so
that your advance ballot can be invalidated in favour of your present vote.
--
Jeremy Roman
Chief Returning Officer
Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo