October 2011 - CSC Industry

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Eco-Label Smartphone App Developer
by Nicholas Cloet 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

*VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Eco-Label Smartphone App Developer* * * My Sustainable Canada is a not-for-profit environmental organization dedicated to increasing the sustainable consciousness of Canadian consumers and purchasers. One way in which consumers can identify environmentally preferable products or services is by looking for an ‘eco-label’ (a.k.a. environmental or sustainability label/certification) on product labels or packaging. Eco-labels are numerous, and their differentiating attributes can be confusing to understand. Popular examples include ENERGY STAR, Canada Organic, and Fairtrade Certified. We are seeking a Volunteer Smartphone App Developer to help us create an eco-label search database to help consumers quickly and easily learn about eco-labels and make better informed purchasing decisions. The app will be provided free-of-charge to as wide a user-base as possible. The successful applicant will be an individual or small team desiring to promote environmentally preferable purchasing practices, with the knowledge and ability to create a user-friendly smartphone application that succeeds in this purpose. The developer will be relied on to communicate and collaborate with My Sustainable Canada, provide timely status updates, and proactively identify challenges or opportunities. Time requirements can be flexible and will be discussed with My Sustainable Canada during an interview. My Sustainable Canada operates out of Kitchener. For more information on the work we do, please visit our (work-in-progress) website at www.MySustainableCanada.org. * * *Volunteer Benefits:* - Your name(s) on a nationally disseminated smartphone application - Knowledge that you are helping to promote better purchasing practices and reduce negative environmental impacts - Experience applying your skills towards a ‘real-world’ project with measurable results - Development of leadership skills - Reference(s) for future employment opportunities *My Sustainable Canada Benefits:* - Our organization promoted directly to consumers across Canada and potentially abroad - Potential future business leads and partnerships through generated interest in the app - Contributes to fulfilling our mission and purpose as an environmental not-for-profit organization *Skills:* - Proven ability to develop smartphone applications for Android and/or iOS; ability to program for additional platforms (i.e. Blackberry OS, Windows) is an asset. - Intermediate knowledge of programming fundamentals; skilled in areas relating to databases, search functions, user interfaces. - Comfortable discussing progress and project requirements with non-tech-savvy clients - Leadership skills; ability to take the initiative and work independently - Time management skills necessary for balancing volunteer work with school/employment - Knowledge of the process involved in disseminating/marketing smartphone apps is an asset *Applicants: *Please email a resume and cover letter to Nicholas Cloet: * nicholas(a)mysuscan.org.* Feel free to contact me with any questions as well. ***If you wish to apply as a team, please submit ONE team cover-letter and resumes for each team member. -- Nicholas Cloet, B.ES Sustainable Research Coordinator Phone: 519.505.7099 E-mail: Nicholas(a)mysuscan.org <nicholas(a)mysuscan.org> Web: www.MySustainableCanada.org <http://www.mysustainablecanada.org/> Like what My Sustainable Canada is doing? Become a fan on Twitter<https://twitter.com/mysuscan> and Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Sustainable-Canada/134848163205378?ref=sea…>

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United Social Entrepreneurship Conference (Hong Kong) Recruitment
by Charis Zheng 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Hi all, My name is Charis Zheng, and I am a second year AFM student and the president of the United Social Entrepreneurship Conference – Hong Kong (USEC). It is a great pleasure writing to you about our international project initiated by students from the University of Waterloo. This conference was launched in 2011 in collaboration with students from University of Toronto, Schulich School of Business as well as the student unions of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Chinese University of Hong Kong. This conference aims to promote social entrepreneurship and build a global platform among youth in Hong Kong. After 7 months of careful planning, we successfully held this conference on July 23rd 2011 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. At our first annual conference, we invited 12 top industry leaders across Hong Kong as our guest speakers including Mr. David Fong Man Hung, the Managing Director of Hip Shing Hong Group of Companies. We have also attracted a diverse group of delegates coming from universities in the United States, England and Hong Kong to attend the conference. For the upcoming year and our second annual conference, we hope to attract a group of talented CS students to join our organizing committee and continue our mission to promote social entrepreneurship to like-minded young people. The organizing committee is consisted of the operations, speakers, sponsors, marketing and public relations teams. These teams require excellent communication and time management skills. Applicants are expected to work effectively and responsibly on each team. Previous experience in large-scale project/event planning is definitely a plus for the team. This experience will provide you with the opportunity to run a business conference at an international scale. Students will also be able to expand their network to student leaders both in University of Waterloo and elite universities in Hong Kong. Applicants must submit the application form, self statement and a copy of their resume to apply(a)usec.ca. The deadline is Saturday, October 8th. Successful applicants will be informed of interviews during the following week. For more information, please visit our website, www.use.ca, or check out our Facebook page at United Social Entrepreneurship Conference. Any questions? Feel free to email me. We look forward to your applications Warm regards, -- Charis Y. Zheng President United Social Entrepreneurship Conference - Hong Kong charis.z2015(a)gmail.com | 519.781.6000 Visit Us @ www.usec.ca

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[THURS Math CnD 7:00PM] Maluuba technical talk
by G Wu 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hi CSC Members, My name is G Wu and I'm the CIO of company called Maluuba. I am a CS grad student at UW and had been an undergrad here also. Maluuba is a company mobile speech based personal assistant. We would like to invite all members of the CSC to our first technical talk in the: Math CnD on Thursday 7:00 pm Pizza and Drinks will be provided!!! -- G Wu Chief Innovation Officer, Maluuba 226 989 5581 ____________________ *I believe in being an innovator, do you?*

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