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Power outage this Friday + Mentors needed for resume review and mock interviews
by Computer Science Club 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

Hello CSC, Due to electrical work in MC 3015, there will be a power outage on most CSC machines this Friday (January 7) from 8 am to 12 pm EST. To prepare for the outage, CSC machines will power off at 7 am. Please save your work and logout before then. --------- The Winter 2022 Bootcamp Event is looking for mentors to take on resume critiques, host mock interviews, and help prepare students for their co-op search! In order to qualify to be a mentor, you must at least have started your second coop. There is a resume review event happening on January 16 from 6:00pm-10:00pm ET and a mock interview event on January 23 from 6:00pm-10:00pm ET. You can choose to participate at either event for a select number of hours! All sessions will take place virtually on our Bootcamp Discord Server! Students will have a chance to meet with you 1 on 1 to discuss their resumes/conduct their interviews. Sign up at https://bit.ly/uw-bootcamp-mentor-signup -- Max Erenberg Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Winter 2022 Elections Nominations
by Computer Science Club 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Hi everyone, Due to the closure of campus this term, the Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Winter 2022 virtually. The president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. Nominations will close on Wednesday, January 5 2022 at midnight EDT. If you'd like to get involved with CS Club, but don't want to run for an elected position, we are also accepting applications for Marketing Coordinators and Designers on the Programme Committee! You can apply here<https://forms.gle/dM1opTKwy4gsaa4s9> if you are interested! Thanks, [cid:E6E984D8-FCEC-48DD-A4F3-89C172627BF2] Juthika Hoque (she/her/hers) Winter 2022 Chief Returning Officer (CRO) | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub> | Discord<https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg> | Twitch<https://www.twitch.tv/uwcsclub> | Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWouvEY1mQUG1fgR8VRA2sQ>

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Waterloo Warriors Band - account access
by Computer Science Club 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Hello! I'm a member of the Waterloo Warriors band, and also a current member of the csclub (Username ajmcvitt). It seems that none of the current members have access to updating the warriors band csclub website information, and I'd like to take on the role of maintaining it. Please, let me know if there is any additional information I should provide. Cheers, -Alex McVittie

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Server upgrade planned for November 28 + Winter 2022 Internal Committee Apps Open
by Computer Science Club 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Hello CSC, A planned software update will occur on November 28 on all CSC general-use machines. As this will require a reboot, the machines will be offline for a few minutes. We will send a "wall" warning message to all logged-in users at least one hour before the upgrade begins. If you have any questions/concerns, please contact the Systems Committee at syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. --- Additionally, CS Club’s Internal Committee is hiring for Winter 2022! Are you interested in organizing program-wide events, reaching out to industry professionals, or being a member of an impactful community? Are you passionate about making a difference in the UW CS and surrounding communities? We are looking for people like you to join our Programme Committee and/or Systems Committee! Role descriptions can be found here<https://bit.ly/uwcsclub-w22-roles> and the application form can be found here<https://bit.ly/uwcsclub-w22-apply>. Alternatively, you can email us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca from your UW email with an introduction of yourself, which positions you're interested in and any questions you might have. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so be sure to apply ASAP! -- Dora Su President Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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F2021 Election Results
by Computer Science Club 21 Oct '21

21 Oct '21

Fall 2021 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term: President: Dora Su (d43su) VP (Head of Events): Jason Sang (jzsang) AVP (Head of Marketing): Anjing Li (a348li) Treasurer: Yanni Wang (y3859wang) Sysadmin: Max Erenberg (merenber) -- Max Erenberg Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Fall 2021 Elections + Mentors needed for Side Project Event + Looking for Alumni for Alumni Panel
by Computer Science Club 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

Hello CSC members, Welcome to a new school year! Here are a few of announcements for September. The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Fall 2021 virtually. The president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin, librarian and office manager will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Nominations will close on Tuesday, Sep 21 2021 at Midnight ET. -------- DSC and CSC are bringing back Project Program for the Fall 2021 term and we are looking for a team of reliable and knowledgeable mentors to help create new and exciting projects! Being a Project Program mentor is the perfect opportunity to develop your leadership, enhance project management skills, and apply your technical expertise to support students to give back to the Waterloo community. As a mentor, you’ll be tasked with helping teams of students create roadmaps of their project, setting milestones, and making sure that everyone stays on task. For more details about the role, you can find all the information you need in the Mentor Role Description (http://bit.ly/uwcsc-uwdsc-mentor-description) If you’re interested, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/61oPfNjDuxMJRj5a7! You won’t immediately be committing to the role; we’ll have a secondary check-in to ensure that you’re familiar with the responsibilities. If you have any questions reach out to us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -------- CSC is planning to host an alumni fireside chat! If you are an alumni of the Math Faculty from the University of Waterloo, we are interested in bringing you and your friends in front of undergraduate students to speak and reminisce about your university experience! We are looking for alumni who have graduated recently, graduated a while ago, and graduated a very long time ago. As a part of this event, you will be able to catch up with your former colleagues whilst providing guidance and direction to current Computer Science and UWaterloo students. If this interests you and your friends, please fill out the following signup form (https://forms.gle/ii8vjLVxGS2Sxk5XA) or reply to this email! We can help to reach out to your friends and bring you together for this event. Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions! -- Neil Parikh Treasurer, UWaterloo CSC

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Mandatory public-key authentication on all CSC machines
by Computer Science Club 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hello CSC, Due to the increasing security threats leveraging passwords, the University of Waterloo has moved to require that all SSH Servers exposed to the public Internet must enforce strong authentication by November 1st, 2021. To comply with this requirement, we will be disabling password authentication for SSH on all CSC general-use machines on October 15th, 2021. We suggest that you add your SSH public key to your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys if you have not done so already. We will still enable password authentication on the campus network. This means that you may still login via SSH with your password if you are physically on campus, are using a student CS machine as a jump host, or are using the campus VPN. However, we still suggest setting up public key auth anyways for non-campus access. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the Systems Committee at syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -- Max Erenberg Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Alt Tab Speaker Applications (Due July 15) + Afterhours: Burnout (July 17) + Machine Downtime (July 17)
by Computer Science Club 13 Jul '21

13 Jul '21

Hello programs, Here are a few announcements for July. Join CSC for Alt-Tab, an event that consists of 10-15 minute talks by students on some interesting topics in the field of tech! Some topics that students have delivered talks on include virtual reality, pathfinding, web development, and competitive programming. The event will be hosted virtually at the end of July! Currently, we are looking for speakers for the event who are passionate about tech and want to gain some public-speaking experience. We would love to hear from everyone! Apply at https://bit.ly/csc-alt-tab-speaker-application ! Alternatively, you can also email us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca with an outline of your topic. Application Deadline: Thursday, July 15th at 11:59pm ET. ------ CSC's next Afterhours is here! Afterhours is a series where we get the opportunity to dive into uncomfortable topics and share our experiences, as well as tips and tricks on how to overcome these problems. It's unfortunately common to feel burnt out and exhausted, especially at this point in the term. This Afterhours will be a discussion about recognizing burnout, recovering from burnout, and preventing it from occurring. Speakers will share their personal stories, and the conversation will be open for all participants to discuss and share their own experiences. Event Date: Saturday July 17th, 8:00- 9:00pm ET via Zoom Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83131978922?pwd=Tm1NLzgraGZ2U1VCQVpDSFZxbGpSdz09 ------ There will be a planned power outage in MC Saturday, July 17 from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. Most CSC services will be unavailable during this time. CSC machines will be powered off one hour before the outage begins, at 6:00 am. Please prepare for the outage by: * Ensuring all running processes have their state saved (configuration, data, etc.) * Any important files are backed up off-site from the CSC -- Neil Parikh Treasurer, UWaterloo CSC

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Spring 2021 Fees waived + Election Results + Titus Winters Tech Talk (June 10th) + Speed Friending (June 15th)
by Computer Science Club 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Hello all, Hope you're all having a great summer so far. A few updates for the month of June: MathSoc has decided to waive club fees for the Spring 2021 term. If you are a current CSC member who has already paid for Spring 2021 membership, your membership has been extended by one term. If you are a current CSC member whose membership is expired for the Spring 2021 term, you can email syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca to have your membership renewed for the term at no cost. ------- Spring 2021 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term: - President: Kallen Tu (k4tu) - VP: Gordon Le (g2le) - AVP: Ravindu Angammana (rbangamm) - Treasurer: Neil Parikh (n3parikh) - Sysadmin: Max Erenberg (merenber) The unfilled positions this term are Office Manager, Librarian and IMAPD. ------- Become inspired in an upcoming talk by Titus Winters on June 10th from 7-8pm ET, who will share how good team culture can positively impact code! Titus Winters is a senior staff software engineer at Google, the chair of the global subcommittee for the design of the C++ standard library, a teacher and an author. Over the years, Titus has started several Google projects that are believed to be in the top 10 largest refactorings in human history. This unique scale and perspective has informed his thinking on the care and feeding of software systems. In this tech talk, Titus will discuss the roles of individual contributors, team leads, and managers in fostering a good culture, and show how this has a positive impact on project outcomes. Titus's talk will hit many teamwork and leadership themes of the "Software Engineering at Google" book, and the habits that have made his teams successful. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97312996497?pwd=Vnl5ZXNFTEJHQkRqMndnR3N0VjlJZz09 Registration (optional): http://bit.ly/csc-sesoc-google-tech-talk-signups ------- We know a virtual Spring term is making meeting new friends even harder, but we are happy to announce that our Speed-Friending event is back! Come hop on a Zoom call with us to get a chance to connect with others in our community. Like last term's event, you will be able to meet others in groups of 3 or 4, with around 10 minutes to talk. An optional prompt will act as an icebreaker, but feel free to discuss anything you want! Remember to connect with the people in your groups if you'd like to stay in contact afterwards! Registration is optional; we'll just be sending you a reminder on the day of, as well as a calendar invite. Event Date: Tuesday, June 15th 2021, 8-9pm EST Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94998577861?pwd=REFJK0FUZXUzWUdlQVRjQVo4WGtJZz09 Sign up at http://bit.ly/uwcsc-speed-friending-signups! Alternatively, you can also email us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -- Neil Parikh Treasurer, UWaterloo CSC

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Migration from Freenode to libera.chat
by Computer Science Club 26 May '21

26 May '21

Hello CSC, Due to recent events involving the takeover of Freenode and the departure of most of its staff, we have decided to migrate the #csc channel on Freenode to libera.chat (https://libera.chat/) We are currently using Matterbridge to bridge messages between the two IRC networks, but this is only a temporary measure to ease the transition. If you are in the #csc channel on Freenode, please migrate to the #csc channel on libera.chat at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions, please email syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -- Max Erenberg System Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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