November 2017 - csc-general

End of Term Event This Friday
by Computer Science Club 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Hi all, This Friday (December 1st), join fellow CSC members for our end of term social. There will be food and good company. We can grab board games from Mathsoc. The event will run from 6-8pm in the MC Comfy. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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CSC Shirts Have Arrived!
by Computer Science Club 27 Nov '17

27 Nov '17

Hi all, This semester's CSC shirts have finally arrived and are available for pickup in the CSC office. I'll personally be in the office this Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 to 12:50 and Wednesday from 2:30 to 5:00, but shirts can be picked up from office staff whenever the office is open. We have no extra shirts, so they are only available to those who ordered in advance. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Computer Networking Workshop Tonight
by Computer Science Club 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Hi all, Tonight the CSC will be hosting a Computer Networking Workshop in collaboration with the University of Waterloo CTF Club (ctf.uwaterloo.ca). The event will start at 6:00pm in STC 0010. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Capture the Flag Event and Code Party 1
by Computer Science Club 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Hi all, The Computer Science Club has two exciting events coming up this week. Tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 14), we are partnering with the CTF Club to host a Capture the Flag Competition. Come test your programming, web, networking and security skill while learning how to reverse engineer programs and crack codes. This is a beginner friendly CTF. The event starts at 6:00pm in STC 0020. This Wednesday (Nov. 15), Code Party 1 will be happening starting at 5:30pm in STC 0050. Come work on personal projects, schoolwork, or anything else with other CSC members. Pizza will be served. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Alt+Tab, T-Shirts and TerribleHack
by Computer Science Club 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi Everyone, There are lots of things going on this week: First, Alt+Tab talks are happening this Thursday the 9th at 6pm in MC4059. There will be pizza, and we have a great slate of short technical talks lined up: - Sumit Gupta: What is a landing page? - Tristan Hume: Dynamic programming as path finding - Marc Mailhot: How to compute on a GPU - Dave Pagurek: Subsurface scattering Also, There are still some slots left for ordering the new CSC T-Shirt - we will be taking orders until the end of this Friday, or whenever we run out of shirts, whichever comes sooner. The CSC would like to thank Fatema Boxwala for doing the artwork for the T-Shirt design. This Sunday, the TerribleHack organizers are bringing back Waterloo's terrible ideas hackathon! TerribleHack X will be happening in M3 1006 from 9am to 6pm on November 12th. Check out the website: http://terriblehack.website/ and Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2374585532765678/ - Tristan Hume Treasurer & Programs Committee Computer Science Club

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CSC T-Shirts now Available
by Computer Science Club 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Hi all, We are now taking orders for new CSC T-Shirts. As per the results of the earlier poll, the T-Shirts feature a goose at a keyboard, and will be printed on Heather Gray T-Shirts. The shirts are available in unisex or women's styles and cost $10. A mockup of the design can be found at https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~mnmailho/files/Mockup.jpg The shirts will be printed on Bella + Canvas 3001 (for unisex) or 6004 (for women's) blanks, sizing charts are available in the office. To order, please come into the office with your $10 and speak to any member of the office staff who will be able to take your order. We have a limited number of shirts available, so act fast. For those out of town this term, we will take a limited number of orders by Paypal - please email exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca if you wish to do this. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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