Hello Everyone,
Hope you had a great Christmas! Please check the updates below regarding our cloud service and upcoming events for the next term.
*SUNSETTING CLOUDSTACK*
Our CloudStack service will be sunset and discontinued on January 7th, because maintaining it has become increasingly complex and costly. We've decided to move to another platform and are currently developing the tooling required to use it as a cloudstack replacement.
VM creation is now disabled. All existing users will soon receive another email with details on how to backup or migrate.
In addition, we are working on a Kubernetes replacement, which is expected to be functional by January 2026.
*ELECTIONS*
The elections for Winter 2026 are anticipated to be held within the first two weeks of January, pending room bookings.
*EVENTS FOR WINTER 2026*
As of now, these are the planned Events, and the months in which they will occur:
January: Resume Review, Beginning of Term, Unix 101, CSC 888
February: Unix 101, Rising Star, CSC 888, Unix 101
March: After Hours, Prof Talk, CSC 888, Alt-tab, Trivia, Bonfire
Quick explanation of events:
Resume Review: Have your resume looked over by others, if you'd like to review other people's resumes, send an email to exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca.
Beginning of term: Social get together of CSC members.
Unix 101: Short tutorial on using Unix-like systems via a terminal.
CSC 888: Student led paper reading group focused on Computer Graphics.
Rising Star: Graduate students sharing their research and experience as a graduate student in replacement of SCS's Rising Star.
After Hours: Organized small-group discussions on student related topics about mental health.
Prof Talk: A professor gives a talk on their particular field of interest.
Alt-Tab: A series of talks given by students for students on topics related to Computer Science.
Trivia: Trivia night, mainly on CS.
Bonfire: An end-of-term social event.
Thank you, Happy Holidays, and stay safe during the New Year!
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Sourojeet Adhikari
Fall 2025 Systems Administrator
University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
