May 2015 - csc-general

Emergency downtime: aspartame
by Computer Science Club 28 May '15

28 May '15

Greetings programs, Recently we have been observing a very large number of ECC errors on aspartame's RAM. This is causing numerous stability and performance issues with respect to user authentication and network file systems. We are scheduling emergency downtime on this machine to replace the faulty memory module(s) before the problem becomes uncorrectable. Maintenance will take place on Friday, May 29, 2015. Due to the critical nature of this server, as a precaution we are scheduling downtime for the entire day to ensure that the upgrade is completed correctly. Files on /users (including home directories and web content) will be unavailable during the maintenance. In addition, it will not be possible to log in to CSC machines until some time after the repairs are completed. Murphy Berzish (Systems Committee)

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By-Election Nominations
by Computer Science Club 21 May '15

21 May '15

Greetings Programs, Nominations for the by-election are now closed. And the nominations are as follows: Treasurer --------- Jonathan Bailey (jj2baile) Taras Kolomatski (tklomat) Jordan Pryde (jxpryde) Secretary --------- Nicholas Black (nablack) Owen Linton (oclinton) Yomna Nasser (ynasser) Shikhar Singh (s285sing) Keri Warr (kpwarr) In addition, the follow people have either shown interest, or been suggested as candidates for the non-elected positions: Librarian --------- William Gertler (wgertler) Yomna Nasser (ynasser) Office Manager -------------- Ilia Chtcherbakov (ischtche) Sysadmin -------- Nicholas Black (nablack) --- You can send your absentee votes to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Please note that voting is restricted to current club members who are Social Members of the Mathematics Society. [*] Voting will be "hands up, heads down, approval voting", and therefore absentee votes may contain any subset of the candidates for Treasurer or Secretary. See you at the election tomorrow, May 22nd at 4pm in the Comfy (MC 3001). --- Gianni Gambetti Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca --- [*] https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#membership

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Spring 2015 GM for By-elections
by Computer Science Club 14 May '15

14 May '15

Greetings, fellow members! The Computer Science Club held elections on Thursday May 14th, and elected a president and a vice president. Welcome, Luqman Aden our glorious president! Welcome, Patrick Melanson our vice president! We have the remaining two elected positions unfilled, the treasurer and the secretary. Additionally, sysadmin, librarian, and office manager were not appointed. To fill these positions, we will be having by-elections to fill these positions on Friday May 22, at 4pm in the comfy. Friday May 22, 4pm in the comfy. If you would like to run for treasurer or secretary, feel very free to nominate yourself or someone by writing your name on the board in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or send our CRO an email at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. You may also, if you wish, deposit nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to our CRO in person. Nominations will close at 4PM on Thursday, May 21st. Come out, and nominate! Voting will again be heads-down, hands-up and is restricted to MathSoc social members. Cheers, Patrick Melanson Vice President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo pj2melan(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Nominations Closed, Candidates Announced
by Computer Science Club 14 May '15

14 May '15

Nominations for elections are now closed! The candidates are: President --------- Luqmam Aden (laden) Adam Domurad (adomurad) Patrick Melanson (pj2melan) Vice-President -------------- Adam Domurad (adomurad) Patrick Melanson (pj2melan) Treasurer --------- Luqmam Aden (laden) Adam Domurad (adomurad) Secretary --------- Patrick Melanson (pj2melan) Additionally, Nik Black (nablack) has indicated interest in the Systems Administrator position, Shikhar Singh (s285sing) has expressed interest in the Librarian position, and Luqman Aden has expressed interest in the Office Manager position, but these are not elected positions. You can send your absentee votes to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Please note that voting is restricted to current club members who are Social Members of the Mathematics Society.[*] See you tonight at the election! (Comfy Lounge, 6PM.) Cheers, --- Gianni Gambetti Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo glgambet@ <glgambet(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca>csclub.uwaterloo.ca <glgambet(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca> [*] http:// <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#membership> csclub.uwaterloo.ca <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#membership>/about/ <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#membership> constitution#membership <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#membership>

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Spring 2015 Election and General Meeting
by Computer Science Club 04 May '15

04 May '15

Greetings, programs! The Computer Science Club will be holding its termly elections[*] next Thursday, May 14th at 6PM in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). During the election, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary will be elected, the sysadmin will be ratified, and the librarian and office manager will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can write your name on the board in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or send me an email at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. You may also, if you wish, deposit nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to me in person. Nominations will close at 6PM on Wednesday, May 13th. Both veteran members and newbies are welcome to run! Voting will be heads-down, hands-up and is restricted to MathSoc social members. Cheers, -- Gianni Gambetti Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo glgambet(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca [*] Here are the relevant sections of the constitution, for your reference: """ The election of officers shall be accomplished by the following procedure: 1. Before the end of the prior term, the then-Executive shall choose a willing Chief Returning Officer, who is responsible for carrying out elections according to this procedure. 2. The CRO shall set the date and time of the election meeting, and set the nomination period. The nomination shall be at least one week long and shall end at least 24 hours before the start of the election meeting. 3. Announcements of the election and the nomination procedure must be distributed to all members by the members' mailing list, and should also be advertised by posters in the MC building. 4. During the nomination period, the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) shall be available to receive nominations for the posts of officers of the club, either in person, by email, by depositing nomination forms in the CSC's mailbox in the MathSoc office, or by writing the nomination in a place in the CSC office to be specified by the CRO. 5. A nomination shall consist of the nominee's userid, and post(s) nominated for. Nominees must be full members of the Computer Science Club. A member may decline a nomination at any point prior to the taking of the vote. 6. The election shall commence with the offering of memberships for sale. After a reasonable time, control of the meeting is given to the CRO who will preside over the election of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary, in that order. 7. Each election shall be carried out by secret vote, in a manner to be decided on by the CRO, with the approval of the members at the meeting. A simple heads-down-hands-up method is considered acceptable. 8. The CRO shall not vote except to break a tie. 9. The CRO may, if feasible, accept absentee ballots from full members. No absentee vote from a member shall be counted if the member is present at the time the vote is taken. The CRO shall make a best effort to ensure that absentee ballots are compatible with the method of voting chosen; if this is not possible (for instance, if the CRO is overruled by the membership), then the absentee votes shall not be counted. 10. Immediately after the vote is taken, the CRO will announce the results of the election and the winner will be removed from subsequent contests. If, due to lack of candidates (because there were no nominations, or candidates withdrew or were eliminated), there is no one elected to an office, then the members at the meeting will decide whether or not to hold extra elections in accordance with the procedure for vacancies. If they choose not to, this does not prevent the Executive or a group of members from calling extra elections later in the term in accordance with the usual vacancy provisions. """

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference (UROC)
by Computer Science Club 01 May '15

01 May '15

Are you curious about Computer Science research, but not sure where to start? Experience the life of a graduate student in 3 days by participating in research workshops with other top undergraduate students in Canada. *Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference* October 9-11, 2015 Davis Centre University of Waterloo *What is the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference?* Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC) is a 3-day, fully funded (i.e., we pay for travel, lodging and meals) event that offers students the opportunity to explore research through a series of group-work sessions tackling a mini-research project alongside a professor. Social events and panel sessions will allow you to connect with our current graduate students and find out about their experiences in graduate studies. The event will take place October 9-11, 2015 at Davis Centre at University of Waterloo. UROC is open to all undergraduate students in the third or fourth year of their program. Participation in UROC is selective; academic excellence is important, but we also highly value creativity, leadership, dedication and diversity. Selected students will be invited to attend by the end of September, and their profiles will be showcased on our website. *How to apply* Apply online by July 31, 2015: http://uroc2015.ca *Questions?* Contact Heather Steinmetz, Recruitment Coordinator: Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 35144 Email: h2steinm(a)uwaterloo.ca

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