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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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