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Prof Talk: Multi-processor Real-time Systems
by Computer Science Club 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Greetings, members! This Thursday, at 4:30 PM in MC 4021, the CSC will be hosting a talk by professor Bill Cowan on Multi-processor Real-time Systems. Here's an abstract: ------ Programming systems that obey hard real-time constraints is difficult. So is programming multiple CPUs that interact to solve a single problem. On rare occasions it is possible to mix two difficult problems to create one easy problem and multi-CPU real-time is, on the face of it, just such an occasion. Give each deadline its own CPU and it will never be missed. This intuition is, unfortunately, incorrect, which does not, however, prevent it being tried in many real-time systems. For three decades, fourth year students have been exploring this problem in CS452, using multiple tasks (virtual CPUs) running on a single CPU. It is now time to consider whether modern developments in CPU architecture make it possible to use multiple CPUs in CS452 given the practical constraint of a twelve week semester. This talk will describe the nature of computation typical of real-time systems, architectural solutions currently employed in the course, and possible architectures for multi-CPU systems. ------ Drinks will be served; we hope to see you there! Regards, Marc Burns President, University of Waterloo Computer Science Club.

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OpenCL Contest Winners / UNIX 102
by Computer Science Club 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

Greetings, members! We would like to announce the winners of the OpenCL competition, and inform you of some of our upcoming events. OPENCL CONTEST WINNERS --- Problem Set Winner: Tor Myklebust Open Problem Winners: Rob Suderman Scott Alexander Greenlay Congratulations to all our prize winners, and thank you to everyone who participated in the competition and who came out to the code party last night! A big thank you also goes out to AMD for all their support and for providing the prizes for the winners. UNIX 102: Thurs. March 8 at 5:30 PM in MC 3003 (Mac Lab) --- We will be running the second installment of this term's introductory UNIX tutorials. Topics will be covered with the intent to show off the development-friendliness of the UNIX computing environment: "real" document editors, development tools, bash scripting, and version control. Even if you weren't able to make it out to UNIX 101, please feel free to join us---someone will be available to give you as much instruction as you need. A reminder to come out to the Feynman Lectures being screened every Wednesday in PHY 150 at 5:30 PM. This week we will be featuring two back to back lectures: "The Relation of Mathematics and Physics" and "The Great Conservation Principles." As always, see the website for more event details. Regards, -- Elana Hashman Vice-President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Feynman Lectures Screening / OpenCL Final Code Party / SDN's CSS & JQuery Workshop
by Computer Science Club 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Hello, membership! I trust that you all had a relaxing reading week. Now that things are back to the grind, I have a few events to announce that should lighten the week a little! FEYNMAN MESSENGER LECTURES: Every Wed. at 5:30 PM in PHY 150 --- The Computer Science Club and PhysClub will be screening the classic 1964 Messenger Lecture Series by Richard Feynman for the rest of term. Join us every Wednesday evening at 5:30 PM in PHY 150 for our five single and double feature evenings. Dinner will be provided, so come on out, relax in the comfy PHY 150 theatre, and enjoy. We will be screening the lectures as follows: - Feb. 29, 5:30-6:30 PM: Law of Gravitation: An Example of Physical Law - Mar. 7, 5:30-7:30 PM: The Relation of Mathematics and Physics; The Great Conservation Principles (double feature) - Mar. 14, 5:30-6:30 PM: Symmetry in Physical Law - Mar. 21, 5:30-7:30 PM: The Distinction of Past and Future; Probability and Uncertainty: The Quantum Mechanical View (double feature) - Mar. 28, 5:30-6:30 PM: Seeking New Laws OPENCL FINAL CODE PARTY: Fri. March 2, 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM --- The OpenCL competition comes to an end this Friday, with submissions closing at 11:59 PM. The submissions will be judged this evening, with prizes being awarded at the close of the party. Even if you're not registered, feel free to come out, write some code, support the contestants, and of course enjoy the available food. SDN'S WEBSITE THEMING WITH CSS & JQUERY WORKSHOP --- Our friends at the Student Developer Network invite you to this workshop for an introductory walk-through of CSS and JQuery. As always, free snacks are provided. Date: Thursday, Mar. 1 Time: 6PM- 9PM Location: MC 4060 Skill Level: Beginner Also, look forward to UNIX 102 coming up next week, and a hardware tutorial later in March. Announcements with official dates and times will be made soon. Hope to see you there! -- Elana Hashman Vice-President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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CSC/AMD OpenCL Competition
by Computer Science Club 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

Hello CSC Members, Want to win a new laptop or GPU? The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club and AMD are running an OpenCL programming competition. If you're interested in writing massively parallel software on the OpenCL platform, come out and join us for our introductory code party! The introductory part is at 7:00 PM on February 16th, 2012, in MC's Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). We'll be presenting a tutorial on writing OpenCL and GPGPU applications. OpenCL reference books will be available at this tutorial, courtesy of AMD. OpenCL is an open standard, and works as an extension of the C and C++ programming languages to allow programmers to control different types of processors at one time - multiple CPUs, GPUs, and Cell processors. OpenCL's parallel computing features make it very effective at simulating a variety of real-world systems as well as solving interesting computer science problems. Contest registration begins after the introductory code party on the 16th. If you want to participate and possibly win prizes, you'll need to register here between the 16th and 24th of February. On March 2nd, we'll be holding a contest code party. All contestants are invited; the submissions deadline will be at 12:00 AM. At the conclusion of the party, there will be judging and prizes. Participants will have the chance to win one of two HP laptops or an AMD desktop GPU. If you have any questions, please contact exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca or drop by the Computer Science Club in MC 3036. We hope you'll join us! Cheers, Marc Burns President, University of Waterloo Computer Science Club.

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Algorithms Talk / UNIX 101 / SDN Hackathon!
by Computer Science Club 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Hello, membership! I hope you have all been having a pleasant term. We have a few events coming up that we'd like to share... ALGORITHMS TALK: Feb. 7, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, MC 4045 --- Are you interested in algorithms? What is an algorithm anyway? We will discuss two or three neat problems with very elegant answers. Some of these answers are actually fast, and some will result in a proof that the problem is NP-complete. (What does that mean?) We will also discuss the motivating thoughts that led us to the solutions. Join Victor Fan for his talk, intended for all second-year math students with a solid first-year background. Even if you are a first-year or a seasoned veteran, you will probably still take home something new, so please come out to enjoy the talk! Refreshments will be served. UNIX 101: Feb. 9, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, MC 3003 --- New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a series of tutorials on using Unix, beginning with Unix 101 this upcoming Thursday. Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and the motivations behind using it, and an introduction to compilation. You'll have to learn this stuff in CS 246 anyways, so why not get a head start! If you're interested in attending, make sure you can log into the Macs on the third floor, or show up to the CSC office (MC 3036) 20 minutes early for some help. If you're already familiar with these topics, don't hesitate to come to Unix 102, planned to be held after Reading Week. SDN HACKATHON: Feb. 10, 7:00 pm to Feb. 11, 2:00 pm, Comfy Lounge (MC 3001) --- Jenna, on behalf of the Student Developers Network, has requested I pass this on: Do you have an idea? It's time to ship it. Event: SDN Hackathon Event Website: http://goo.gl/qBRPQ Place: MC Comfy Lounge Start: Friday Feb. 10 @ 7PM Finish: Saturday, Feb. 11 @ 2PM Details: - Edibles: Dinner (~9PM, Friday) & Lunch (~12PM, Saturday). - Tunes: Spun by Qifan Xi. - Practice your pitch: Show what you finished on Saturday at noon. - Stuck for an idea? See the website for a Google doc with some excellent project ideas brainstormed during the SDN Brainstorming session. - Don't know how to code? That's okay. We need designers, testers, and writers to join the teams. Make sure to sign up on the website to ensure enough food will be available. *** Good luck on your upcoming midterms, and hope to see you out at our events! -- Elana Hashman Vice-President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Reminders / Code Party 0 / Call For Member Talks!
by Computer Science Club 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Hello, membership! Welcome back. A few quick reminders for members. - Don't forget to renew your membership! If you come to the office to renew for two or more terms (which is only $4!), you will receive a FREE POP! That's right, one can of pop, entirely gratis. - We have lots of free t-shirts in the office. When you come by to renew your membership or hang out in the office, pick one up! We also have CSC t-shirts for sale: $10 mens'/$11 womens'. - If you're interested in industry opportunities, don't forget to subscribe to our new csc-industry mailing list. For job postings, industry events, and more, you may want to sign up. Visit http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/csc-industry to subscribe. CODE PARTY 0 --- Come out to our first code party of the term next Friday, Jan. 27 in the CnD lounge (MC 3002) from 6:30 pm onwards. Hack on your open source projects, your personal codebases, your homework! We'll be up late writing code, so join us now and share the software, caffeine, and munchies. Bring your laptop and bring your friends. Hope to see you there. CALL FOR MEMBER TALKS --- The CSC wants YOU to give a talk. Maybe you're really passionate about a certain topic, or maybe you've worked on a project you really want to share. Maybe you just want to practice your public speaking on a technical topic. Our members want to hear it! Please send an abstract of your talk, or a proposal for a talk topic if you're unsure, and dates that are convenient for your talk to our program committee: progcom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Wishing you a most successful Winter 2012, -- Elana Hashman Vice-President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Elections tomorrow for W12 exec
by Computer Science Club 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Hello all, Nominations have closed. Elections are happening tomorrow in the Comfy Lounge on the third floor of MC at 4:30PM. Candidates are as follows: President Marc Burns Elana Hashman Vice President Marc Burns Elana Hashman The following positions have been acclaimed: Treasurer Jacob Parker Secretary Matthew McPherrin The new exec will also be choosing this term's systems administrator, librarian and office manager. If you think you can maintain the CSC's machines, help with our collection of books or make sure the office gets taken care of, come out and introduce yourself! Jenny Wong Chief Returning Officer, W2012 Computer Science Club

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Elections Winter 2012
by Computer Science Club 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

It's elections time again! On Thursday January 12th at 4:30PM, come to the Comfy Lounge on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. The sysadmin, librarian and office manager will also be chosen at this time. Nominations are open until 4:30PM on Wednesday January 11th, and can be written on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). All CSC members who have paid their Mathsoc fee can vote and are invited to drop by. You may also send nominations to the Chief Returning Officer <cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. A full list of candidates will be posted when nominations close. Good luck to our candidates! Jenny Wong Chief Returning Officer W2012 Computer Science Club

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Open Data Code Party
by Computer Science Club 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Greetings folks, We're teaming up with the UW Open Data Initiative to host our next code party on Friday, November 18 at 7PM in the MC Comfy Lounge. As always, you're welcome to work on your own projects, but we'll be hacking on some open data related projects: 1. Design & build UW APIs. We're looking for API design experts to bring scalable API designs to the party. At the party, we'll work on implementing these designs. The APIs that you build will be used by everyone to access the university data made available by the Open Data Initiative. 2. Applications using university data that is currently available. If you'd like to discuss your ideas for these proposed projects, check out the newsgroup, uw.csc -- Edgar Bering, Librarian ebering at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~ebering Mathematics Society MC 3036, (519)888-4567,x33870 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Code Party, Fri Oct. 21 / Unix 102, Mon Oct. 24
by Computer Science Club 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Hello, CSC membership! Hope you are all doing well on your midterms so far. If you haven't dropped by our office or checked out the website, here's a reminder for a few upcoming events that we'd like you to come out to. CODE PARTY 2 --- Take a break from studying and join us for our hackathon this Friday night, October 21st, in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001) from 7 pm onward. Work on your own projects, open source code, or even your homework, and prepare yourselves for chiptunes galore! Refreshments and caffeinated beverages will be provided. Looking forward to seeing you there! UNIX 102 "Tools in the Unix Environment" --- In this section of our Unix 101 series, we will introduce you to some of the powerful tools that make the Unix environment so enticing to developers and power users alike. Topics covered include: "real" editors, text processing, navigating a multiuser Unix environment, standard tools, and more. If you missed Unix 101 but still know your way around the shell, you'll feel right at home; and even if you missed Unix 101, we'll still have people to bring you up to speed. If you aren't interested in this or feel comfortable with these tasks, watch out for Unix 103 and 104 to get more depth in power programming tools on Unix. Unix 102 will be held from 4:30 to 6:00 pm on Monday, October 24 in the Digimon Lab (the big mac lab or MC 3003). There is a tutorial scheduled in this lab at 4:30, so if you'd like some help before we start, come to the CSC office a little earlier. Hope to see you there! EXTERMINATE! -- Elana Hashman Secretary Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Mozilla Talk Oct. 13 / Call For Member Talks
by Computer Science Club 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Hello, members! The Computer Science Club will be hosting a number of talks this term. We would like to invite you to see our first guest speaker next week, and we also encourage you to volunteer to give a talk of your own if you are interested! MOZILLA TALK Ehsan Akghari on "How Browsers Work" --- We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first guest talk of the term with a senior engineer from Mozilla, Ehsan Akghari. Please come out to MC 4020 on October 13 between 6:30 and 7:30 pm to learn about the internal structure of the web browser. Abstract: Web browsers have evolved. From their humble beginnings as simple HTML rendering engines they have grown and evolved into rich application platforms. This talk will start with the fundamentals: how a browser creates an on-screen representation of the resources downloaded from the network. (Boring, right? But we have to start somewhere.) From there we'll get into the really exciting stuff: the latest innovations in Web browsers and how those innovations enable — even encourage — developers to build more complex applications than ever before. You'll see real-world examples of people building technologies on top of these "simple rendering engines" that seemed impossible a short time ago. About the speaker: Ehsan Akhgari has contributed to the Mozilla project for more than 5 years. He has worked on various parts of Firefox, including the user interface and the rendering engine. He originally implemented Private Browsing in Firefox. Right now he's focusing on the editor component in the Firefox engine. MEMBER TALKS --- Is there a topic or project you're particularly passionate about? You should give a talk about it! The CSC plans to hold two member talks this term, though we are happy to accommodate more if there is interest. Talks usually last about an hour, but if your topic is not that extensive, we can also accommodate a number of shorter talks in a single evening. Please send an email to the Program Committee, progcom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca by October 21 with your proposed topic and an outline or abstract of your presentation. Looking forward to it! Keep an eye out for Unix 102: "Documents and Editing", in the upcoming weeks. We have a number of events planned for the term and hope to see you there! -- Elana Hashman Secretary Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Unix 101 Sep. 29 / Code Party Sep. 30
by Computer Science Club 23 Sep '11

23 Sep '11

Greetings, members! I am pleased to invite you to the CSC's first two events of the term occurring this upcoming week! UNIX 101 --- New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a series of tutorials on using Unix, beginning with Unix 101 in MC 3004 on Thursday, September 29 at 4:00 pm. Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and more advanced topics such as scripting and job control, the file system, and using the secure shell protocol. If you're already familiar with these topics, don't hesitate to come to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, and watch out for Unix 103, 104, and 201 that will cover power tools and authoring software on Unix in depth later in the term. CODE PARTY 1 --- Join us in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001) on Friday, September 30 for a night of code and electronic music! Our theme for the first code party of the term will be an introduction to collaborative development, where we will present several ideas for small projects to work on for the inexperienced. Feel free to also hack on your personal projects, contribute to open source software, or just work on your homework. Caffeinated beverages and edibles will be available for your hacking pleasure! The festivities will begin at 7:00 pm and continue into the night. Feel free to come out at any time for as long as you like, and make sure you bring your laptop! For anyone interested in helping out, let the Program Committee know by sending an email to progcom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Hope to see you there! -- Elana Hashman Secretary Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Office Training / csc-industry Mailing List
by Computer Science Club 20 Sep '11

20 Sep '11

Hello, members! This message contains information on the following: 1. Office Training - September 23rd 2. New Mailing List: csc-industry OFFICE TRAINING --- Fall 2011 office training is scheduled for this Friday, September 23 at 4:30 pm in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). If you are interested in helping out around the office or getting more involved with the club, we encourage you to come out and become a member of our office staff! The more staff we have, the longer we can keep the office open. We will also be determining keyed office staff after the training. Hope to see you there! CSC-INDUSTRY --- This is a new mailing list established for industry opportunities and events. The CSC is often approached by industry representatives who offer information on current events and employment opportunities, and past practice has been to refer them to the uw.csc newsgroup for posting. We feel that this isn't sufficient for our interested members, and have created a new mailing list, csc-industry. It is a moderated, opt-in mailing list for the purpose of informing members of industry opportunities, including: - job opportunities - industry events (including information and recruiting sessions) - employer-sponsored workshops For information on csc-industry, including posting guidelines, see https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Csc-industry To subscribe to csc-industry, visit http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/csc-industry For more information on our updated procedures regarding how we will circulate information on industry opportunities, see https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Industry_Opportunities If you are interested, please subscribe as we will be directing industry representatives to begin posting to the list within the next week. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca and the executive would be happy to address them. -- Elana Hashman Secretary Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca

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Fall 2011 Elections
by Computer Science Club 18 Sep '11

18 Sep '11

Hello, Club elections will be tomorrow September 19th at 4:30 PM in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). All members are invited to attend. After the election the new executive will hold the first meeting of the club and fill appointed positions, so if you'd like to get involved or help shape the direction of the club come out. This is also an excellent opportunity to renew your membership for the term, if you have not yet done so. If you are unable to attend but would still like to vote please e-mail your ballot to me at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. The vote will be conducted by approval voting, which means you vote for as many people per race as you like (the ones you approve of), and the person with the most votes in that race wins. The nominees are as follows: President: Marc Burns (m4burns) Katie Hyatt (kshyatt) Elana Hashman (ehashman) Vice-president: Marc Burns (m4burns) Katie Hyatt (kshyatt) Treasurer: Jacob Parker (j3parker) Sean Hunt (scshunt) Sapphyre Gervais (sagervai) Secretary: Elana Hashman (ehashman) Kyle Spaans (kspaans) Sapphyre Gervais (sagervai) -- Edgar Bering, Chief Returning Officer ebering at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~ebering Mathematics Society MC 3036, (519)888-4567,x33870 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Do you dislike heat? Do you like writing code? Drinking Energy drinks? Come out TONIGHT.
by Computer Science Club 22 Jul '11

22 Jul '11

It's Friday night. It's hot out. It's cold in the MC. We have energy drinks. And food. All for free! Come out, right now, to the Computer Science Club code party. MC3001, The comfy lounge. Write some code. Save the world. Computer Science Club.

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Upcoming CSC Events: Steganography talk and Code Party
by Computer Science Club 15 Jul '11

15 Jul '11

Hello CSC Members! We've got two CSC events coming up next week that I hope to see you at: 2011-07-20, 4:30 PM, in MC2038: An Introduction to Steganography<http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/MC_2038-2011-07-20-4:30_PM>. As part of the CSC member talks series, Yomna Nasser will be presenting an introduction to steganography. Steganography is the act of hiding information such that it can only be found by its intended recipient. It has been practiced since ancient Greece, and is still in use today. This talk will include an introduction to the area, history, and some basic techniques for hiding information and detecting hidden data. There will be an overview of some of the mathematics involved, but nothing too rigorous. 2011-07-22, 7PM onwards, MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001): Code Party 3<http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/Comfy_Lounge-2011-07-22-7_PM>. The final Code Party of the term is here! Come hack on some code, solve some puzzles, and have some fun. The event starts in the evening and will run all night. You can show up for any portion of it. You should bring a laptop, and probably have something in mind to work on, though you're welcome with neither. Snacks will be provided. Everyone is welcome. Please note this date is postponed from the originally scheduled date. Also check out SE Hack Day tomorrow (July 15), held in Velocity Great hall: http://sehackday.com/ (Not a CSC event, but worth checking out!) Keep an eye out for an announcement about the CSC end of term event, CTRL-D. Matthew McPherrin CSC Vice President Follow us on Twitter, @watcsc And on Facebook, http://facebook.com/watcsc The canonical information source is, as usual, https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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[Event] [Saturday, July 9th: 4pm to 10pm] CSC Goes Outside!
by Computer Science Club 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

Hello CSC members! Do you like going outside? Are you vitamin-D deficient from being in the MC too long? Do you think marshmallows, hotdogs, and fire are a delicious combination? This Saturday, the CSC is going outside! Around 4PM, we're going to Columbia Lake for some outdoor fun. We'll have Frisbees, kites, snacks, and some drinks. We'll be sticking around until dusk, when we're going to have a campfire with marshmallows and hotdogs. We plan to be there until 10PM, but of course you're welcome to come for any subinterval. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. If you're unsure of where the firepits are at Columbia Lake, please check the CSC website event details, at http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/, or reply to this email. Matthew McPherrin CSC VP

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Code Party! Friday, June 24th at 7PM
by Computer Science Club 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

The second Code Party of the term takes place this Friday! Come hack on some code, solve some puzzles, and have some fun. The event starts in the evening and will run all night. You can show up for any portion of it. You should bring a laptop, and probably have something in mind to work on, though you're welcome with neither. If you're looking for something to do, there's always lots of projects that could use a hand, and somebody willing to guide you along. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

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Friday's Code Party is CANCELLED
by Computer Science Club 16 Jun '11

16 Jun '11

Hello CSC members, Due to a number of circumstances, CSC won't be holding an official code party this weekend as had been previously announced. Of course, there's nothing to stop anybody from showing up at the comfy lounge and writing code, but we won't be providing the usual snacks, projectors, speakers, and other amenities. As you may have noticed, convocation for CS majors is tomorrow, and the usual organizers wish to celebrate our classmate's achievements in ways not permitted in the Comfy. If you'd like to join us, we'll be at Kickoff in the plaza. Matthew McPherrin Computer Science Club Vice President.

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Talk Tomorrow [Tuesday, June 14th]: Taming Software Bloat with AdaptableGIMP
by Computer Science Club 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Ever use software with 100s or 1000s of commands? Ever have a hard time finding the right commands to perform your task? We have. And we have some new ideas on how to deal with software bloat. In this talk, we'll present AdaptableGIMP, a new version of GIMP developed by the HCI Lab here at the University of Watreloo. AdaptableGIMP introduces the notion of crowdsourced interface customizations: Any user of the application can customize the interface for performing a particular task, with that customization instantly shared with all other users through a wiki at adaptablegimp.org. In the talk, we'll demo this new version of GIMP and show how it can help people work faster by simplifying feature-rich, complex user interfaces. Held in MC 2054, on 2011-06-14, at 4:30 PM. For more information, see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ On another note: The FEDS Student Development Network is having an introduction to Ruby on Rails Wednesday. See http://develop.feds.ca/projects/sdn/wiki/Ruby_On_Rails_Introduction_Seminar for more information.

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General Purpose GPU computing talk: Thursday June 9th at 4:30PM in MC2054
by Computer Science Club 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hello CSC Members, In the first of our member talks for the term, Katie Hyatt will give a short introduction to General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit computing. This expanding field has many applications. The primary focus of this talk will be nVidia's CUDA architecture. It includes information on the programming environment, notable algorithms that GPUs are useful for, and some applications to physics. For more information, see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/MC_2054-2011-06-09-4:30_PM I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow. Refreshments will be provided. Matthew McPherrin CSClub Vice President

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Upcoming CSC Event: Code Party this Friday, June 3rd.
by Computer Science Club 30 May '11

30 May '11

Greetings dear members, The Computer Science Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term this Friday, on June 3rd. For those who haven't attended one of our code parties before, these events are on Friday nights where everybody is welcome to bring a laptop, hang out, and write some code. There's usually not a lot of structure, but hopefully a lot of fun. The theme for this week's code party is "Personal Projects". Throughout the evening, we'll be inviting everybody to share what they're working on, and we encourage you to be productive and amaze us with your talent. However, you're free to do whatever you want. Things people often involve themselves with include working on problems like Project Euler or ACM contest problems, contributing to open source projects, or just hacking on homework assignments. This is a night of being social, and we encourage you to attend! Some refreshments will be provided. As always, the most up-to-date information is available at our website, http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/. Check out our upcoming events, like next week's talk on GPU computing, future code parties, and our picnic! If you have any questions, send me a reply to this email, drop by our office in MC3036 (where you're always welcome to hang out), or check out our IRC channel, #csc on irc.freenode.net. Matthew McPherrin Computer Science Club Vice President

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Call for Member Talks
by Computer Science Club 24 May '11

24 May '11

Hello CSC Members, Have you got an interest you'd like to share with other CSC members? Want to talk about a project you've worked on? Or just want experience talking in front of groups on a technical subject? You should give a CSC member talk! These talks are given by members at any level of experience on any topic of interest. If you'd like to talk for just a few minutes, you can give a short lightning talk at a shared event. Or if you've got a longer topic, we can organize a full length talk. If you're interested, please send me an email and we can discuss what you'd like to talk about. Stay tuned for more CSC events. We are planning the usual array of talks, code parties, contests, and social events like our summer picniCS! Check out our website, mathNEWS, and future emails for dates and more upcoming activities! Matthew McPherrin Computer Science Club Vice President https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ PS: Remember to renew your accounts!

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Computer Science Club Elections for the Spring 2011 Term
by Computer Science Club 03 May '11

03 May '11

It's time to elect your CSC executive for the Spring 2011 term. The elections will be held on Monday May 9th at 5:30PM in the Comfy Lounge on the 3rd floor of the MC. Nominations can be sent to the Chief Returning Officer, cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Nominations will be open until 4:30PM on Monday May 9th. You can also stop by the office in person to write your nominations on the white board. The executive positions open for nomination are: - President - Vice-President - Treasurer - Secretary There are also numerous positions that will be appointed once the executive are elected including systems administrator, office manager, and librarian. Everyone is encouraged to run if they are interested, regardless of program of study, age, or experience. If you can't make the election, that's OK too! You can give the CRO a statement to read on your behalf. If you can't make it or are out of town, your votes can be sent to the CRO in advance of the elections. For the list of nominees, watch the CSC website, or ask the CRO. Good luck to our candidates!

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Time Change for Joe Marks Talk Tomorrow (Friday)
by Computer Science Club 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hello, Hope everyone enjoyed the Joe Marks talk today! I would like to inform anyone planning on attending the next meeting with him tomorrow that there has been a change of time and location. It has been rescheduled for 10:30-11:30 in MC 5136. Please see the message below for further details. -- Elana Hashman Secretary Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Craig S. Kaplan <csk(a)uwaterloo.ca> Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:42 PM Subject: Time change for Joe Marks visit with ugrads To: exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca Hi guys, Just to reiterate my announcement at the Joe Marks talk.... Joe had to reschedule his flight out, but still wants to meet with undergrads. So we've rescheduled things. We've booked the meeting for 10:30-11:30 in MC 5136. You can coordinate with Gail Chopiak in CS if you need more info. -- Craig S. Kaplan University of Waterloo http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/ "If civilization is to survive, it must live on the interest, not the capital, of nature." -- Ronald Wright

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