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Prof Talk TONIGHT! UNIX 101/Code Party 0 Friday!
by Computer Science Club 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Hello everyone, We hope that you are surviving midterm/cold and flu season! If you'd like a break from studying, here are three events happening this week: 1. *In Pursuit of the Travelling Salesman* [*TONIGHT*, 5:00PM, MC 4041] For those of you unfamiliar with TSP, it is the problem where you are given a number of cities with the cost of travel between each pair of them, and you have to find the cheapest way to visit all of the cities and return to your starting point. It sounds simple, but it is very difficult to solve. This problem has many interesting applications from genome sequencing to arranging music on iPods. Professor Bill Cook is one of the leading experts on TSP, and he will be discussing the history, applications, and computation of this fascinating problem during this talk. 2. *UNIX 101* [Friday, 5:00PM, MC 3003] In this tutorial, we will be teaching you how to use the shell, why we use it, some simple commands, and more. If you are already a whiz, why not come out and help out fellow members? 3. *Code Party 0* [Friday, 6:00PM, MC Comfy] Code Party immediately follows UNIX 101, and CSC will be taking over the MC Comfy to work on side projects, discuss cool topics in computer science, and enjoy some free dinner! If you would like to work on a side project but don't have any ideas, we'll have some ideas you can tackle. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me. Cheers, Jinny Kim President, Computer Science Club <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/> University of Waterloo <https://uwaterloo.ca/>

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Office Staff Training
by Computer Science Club 07 Oct '14

07 Oct '14

Hi, If you are member of the CSC and are interested in becoming Office Staff, I will be holding training sessions on the follow dates: Date #1: Wednesday October 8th, 2014 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Date #2: Wednesday October 15th, 2014 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Information about Office Staff: http://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Office_Staff

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Fall 2014 Election Nominations Closed
by Computer Science Club 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Nominations for the Fall 2014 elections have closed. The candidates are: President: - yj7kim - srcreigh Vice President: - srcreigh - tbelaire Treasurer - s7au - srcreigh - dchlobow - scshunt - jj2baile Secretary - m4farrel - srcreigh If you nominated someone and they are not in this list, they probably withdrew their candicacy. If there is an error in the above, contact be at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca immediately. The election will be held at 6:00 PM tomorrow (Friday, September 19) in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). The voting system is approval voting; you can vote for nobody, or as many people as you want to for each position. The person with the most votes will be elected. You can vote either by showing up to the election, or by sending an absentee ballot to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca, where you specify your vote for each position. You should send your ballot by 5PM Friday at the latest. Thanks, Bryan Coutts Chief Returning Officer

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Google Talk tonight!
by Computer Science Club 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Hey guys, Welcome to our new members, and welcome back for returning members! We are very excited to run some great events this term, and hope to see many of you there. Here is a last-minute reminder of tonight's event: A Google software engineer (Wesley Tarle) is coming to *MC 4021* *tonight* at *6:00PM* to give a talk on building a mobile platform for Android and iOS! Wes has been leading development at Google in Kitchener and Mountain View, and building stuff for third-party developers on Android and iOS. He's contributed to Google Play services since its inception and continues to produce APIs and SDKs focused on mobile startups. Come on time to make sure you get some food (and swag)! Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/Pwc3m4. *tl;dr: Google Talk tonight in MC 4021 at 6:00PM*. If you have any questions, feel free to email us <exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca>, or drop by our office. Cheers, Jinny Kim President, Computer Science Club <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/> University of Waterloo <https://uwaterloo.ca>

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Fall 2014 Election and General Meeting
by Computer Science Club 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

The Computer Science Club will be holding elections on Friday, September 19 at 6:00 PM in the MC Comfy Lounge. The president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary for the fall 2014 term will be elected. The system administrator, office manager, and librarian are also typically appointed here. In addition, there will be a general meeting to vote on proposed changes to the constitution. A diff representing the changes to the constitution can be viewed at http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~scshunt/constitution.diff. Anyone who is a full member of the CSC is eligible to be nominated for a position on exec. You can nominate another person or yourself for any number of positions. Nominations can be submitted either by writing the person's name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037), or by sending an email to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. A more detailed explanation of the nomination/election procedure follows. 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 full 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 (Thursday Sep 18, 2014 at 6:00 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. Only full CSC members (in particular, MathSoc social members) are eligible to vote. 6. Anyone who is elected but discovered not to be a CSC member must resign the position or 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 from either your @csclub.uwaterloo.ca or @ uwaterloo.ca email, 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. Thanks, Bryan Coutts Chief Returning Officer

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Event Reminder - Talk today @ 6pm in MC 4020‏
by Computer Science Club 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

Hey CSC, Just a reminder that we have a talk today in MC 4020 @ 6pm. The Most Important Parts of School (from a CS dropout)Hindsight is 20/20, and since leaving university David Wolever has had five years and three startups to reflect on the most valuable things that he had (and hadn’t) taken away from his time in school. David studied computer science for three years at the University of Toronto before leaving to be employee zero at a Waterloo-based startup. Since then he has been a founder of two more startups, started PyCon Canada, and has written hundreds of thousands of lines of code. He is currently CTO of Akindi, a Toronto-based startup trying to make multiple choice testing a bit less terrible. He’s best found on Twitter at twitter.com/wolever. You can find more information about the event at csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/, and an ICS file can containing all of our events can be found at csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events.ics. Also, the CSC is going outside again this Friday @ 7:30. Come relax and eat snacks in good company at the Laurel Creek Fire Pit. If you have any comments or questions, email me! Thanks, IfazSecretary, CSC

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Upcoming Events - Talk this Tuesday @ 6pm
by Computer Science Club 19 Jul '14

19 Jul '14

Hey CSC, Here are some upcoming events for the next few days. 1. Talk: The Most Important Parts of School (from a CS dropout). Location and Time: MC 4020, on 2014-07-22, at 6:00 PM. (This Tuesday) Hindsight is 20/20, and since leaving university David Wolever has had five years and three startups to reflect on the most valuable things that he had (and hadn’t) taken away from his time in school. David studied computer science for three years at the University of Toronto before leaving to be employee zero at a Waterloo-based startup. Since then he has been a founder of two more startups, started PyCon Canada, and has written hundreds of thousands of lines of code. He is currently CTO of Akindi, a Toronto-based startup trying to make multiple choice testing a bit less terrible. He’s best found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wolever. 2. CSC goes outside again! Location and Time: Laurel Creek Fire Pit, 2014-06-25, 7:30 PM. (This Friday) Do you like going outside? Are you vitamin-D deficient from being in the MC too long? Do you think s'mores and bonfire are a delicious combination? If so, you should join us as the CSC is going outside again! Around 7:30PM, we're going to Laurel Creek Fire Pit for some outdoor fun. Come throw frisbees, relax and eat snacks in good company - even if you aren't a fan of the outside or vitamin-D deficient! We’ll also have some sort of real food - probably pizza. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me. Cheers, Ifaz Secretary, CSC

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Event times - Unix 102 @ 5pm, Code Party 1 @ 6pm
by Computer Science Club 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Hi everyone, Sorry about not including the event times in the earlier email. Unix 102 starts at 17:00 (5:00pm), and Code Party 1 starts at 18:00 (6:00pm). For more information, see our Facebook event. UNIX 102 - July 11 (this Friday) @ 17:00 (5:00pm) Location: MC 3003 Learn how to use your web-space and host content for the world to see! CODE PARTY 1 - July 11 (this Friday) @ 18:00 (6:00pm) Location: M3 1006 The Computer Science Club is having our second code party of the term! Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. Come out for a night of hacking and snacking! Work on a personal project, open source software, or anything you wish. Dinner is provided. This event is being co-hosted with SE Hack Day! If you have any other questions, feel free to email me. Thanks, Ifaz Secretary, CSClub

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Upcoming Events - Unix102/CodeParty this Friday
by Computer Science Club 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Hey CSC, Here are some upcoming events for the next few days: UNIX 102 - July 11 (this Friday) Location: MC 3003 Learn how to use your web-space and host content for the world to see! CODE PARTY 1 - July 11 (this Friday) Location: M3 1006 The Computer Science Club is having our second code party of the term! Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. Come out for a night of hacking and snacking! Work on a personal project, open source software, or anything you wish. Dinner is provided. This event is being co-hosted with SE Hack Day! That's it for now! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me. Cheers, Ifaz Kabir Secretary, Computer Science Club University of Waterloo

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Upcoming events - Battle Decks this Wednesday!
by Computer Science Club 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Hey CSC, Here are some upcoming events for the next few days: 1. Office Staff Training Session If you would like to become Office Staff, there is a training session for you next Wednesday (June 25) at 5:30PM in MC 2035. 2. Battle Decks Battle Decks will take place next Wednesday (June 25) at 6:00PM in MC 2035. Prepare a slide deck with 5 slides relating to one concept. (A sample from last term can be found here.) Email the slide deck to veep(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. You will be matched with a random slide deck, where you present it on the spot. Snacks will be provided. That's it for now! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me. Cheers, Ifaz Kabir Secretary, Computer Science Club University of Waterloo

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