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Fwd: Reminder: Google Tech Talk - Jan 12th @ 7pm
by Stephanie Chan 19 Dec '11

19 Dec '11

Hi all, On behalf of Allison Roarty, who is currently out on vacation, I wanted to send you the reminder email below for our Google Tech Talk taking place on campus on 1/12/12 at 7pm per Allison's request. Please remind your students/peers to attend if they can. Happy holidays, Stephanie ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stephanie Chan <stchan(a)google.com> Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM Subject: Reminder: Google Tech Talk - Jan 12th @ 7pm To: *Hello!* * * *Here's a … [View More]reminder that Google is coming to campus! Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. It’s an enormous goal to accomplish and we need great people like you to help us achieve it! Interested? If so, we'd love to see you at our Tech Talk and answer your questions about our work and how to apply for full-time and internship positions with Google: Google Tech Talk When: Thursday, January 12th @ 7pm - 9pm Where: South Campus Hall, Festival Room Come hear from software engineers at Google about the exciting and innovative work happening at Google. We will also have a recruiter on hand to answer your questions about applying to Google for either full-time or co-op positions. RSVP: Please fill out this RSVP form<https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHZnLWFBY…>if you plan to attend. RSVPing helps us plan for things like ordering food, but everyone is welcome to attend. Either way we hope to see you on campus! * *Summer Co-op Applications: Summer co-op positions for Software Engineering and Associate Product Management will be posted on JobMine in early January. To apply for SWE or APM in either the U.S. or Canada, please submit your application on both JobMine and at google.com/students. When submitting your application on google.com/students, please ensure you do the following: - Submit your resume, transcript, and previous workterm evaluations - Make sure the name and e-mail address you apply with matches exactly the name and e-mail address on your resume Summer Co-op Interviews: Google will be on campus interviewing for summer co-op positions on January 23rd and January 24th. To be considered for these interviews, please ensure you apply by 1/17/2012. * *Stay in Touch: To learn more about Google, visit www.google.com/students/eng <http://www.google.com/students>. You can check out our student YouTube channel <http://www.youtube.com/googlestudents>, see details about full-time <http://www.google.com/students/swe> and internship <http://www.google.com/jobs/students/intern> opportunities, and read about our hiring process<http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/joininggoogle/hiringprocess/index.html> . We hope you'll stay in touch with us by checking out the Google Students blog <http://www.googleforstudents.blogspot.com/>, following us on Twitter (@googlestudents <http://www.twitter.com/googlestudents>), and checking out the student YouTube channel <http://www.youtube.com/googlestudents>. * * * *Happy Holidays!* [View Less]

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WANTED: Software Ninjas
by Edwin J. Frondozo 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

My client is looking for superstar coders who would are looking to work for an up and coming Canadian software development company. Owners/Management is UW Computer Science Graduates, there are 6 patent pending on their back end/infrastructure framework. Here is the job description: http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=2487 Please pass the information to friends and colleagues. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Edwin -- Regards, Edwin J. Frondozo, B. Eng Sr. … [View More]

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EpCon 2!
by Mujtaba Arshad 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

It’s going to be EPIC! *What**:* EpCon 2 *When**:* January 27-28, 2012 *Where**:* Waterloo, ON *Website**:* HiEPIC.com <http://www.hiepic.com/> Do you have a passion for *technology *and *innovation*? Be sure to check out EpCon 2, the best student technology conference ever! With exciting events, inspiring talks from established entrepreneurs, and the chance to connect with industry leaders, EpCon 2 is sure to be EPIC in every way! EpCon 2 will be held on *January **27**-**28*,* *2012 … [View More]

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Announcing the 2012 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship - Now accepting applications!
by Allison Roarty 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

Greetings, Please feel free to pass the below e-mail along to your female graduating seniors and female graduate students who might be interested in this scholarship. * *2012 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship - Deadline to Apply is February 6, 2012 Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep women and minorities from entering the computing and technology fields. In honor of Anita's vision, … [View More]

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Re: [csc-industry] "Volunteers Wanted"
by William Ashley 04 Dec '11

04 Dec '11

Gain experience with linux server programming (linux) with Radio Waterloo. We have some tech but we are looking for who would like to help with our server and other projects. Program a phone app to tune phones into 100.3. Join a seminar/workshops to turn wifi modems and routers into various wave and fm broadcast tools, trancievers etc... Help set up long range wifi links We are here for students and once again available on campus via wifi soundfm.ca 100.3 fm and rogers cable 946 Do you … [View More]

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Medical Tech App Development
by John MacDonald 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

We are looking for one or two people with basic knowledge of objective-c to turn a medical handbook into a medical resource app. The content is from University of Calgary's Black Book - a pocketbook of flow-charts for doctors-in-training. It was created by hundreds of students and faculty on a volunteer basis over the past four years. It currently ships over a thousand copies a year to only a handful of Canadian medical schools. We are working on a project, with the University of Calgary's … [View More]

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Hack for a Cause
by Naheed Hirji 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

[image: Screen Shot 2011-11-09 at 5.56.14 PM.png] Are you a rockstar coder? Smart Solutions UW is *looking for 10 students*to join some of the best developers from Facebook, Xtreme Labs, Jet Cooper, and BNOTIONS in an *overnight hackathon *at Facebook Canada HQ in Toronto. We're looking for ninja coders to help *build social and mobile apps* for Free the Children <http://freethechildren.com>. Deadline for applications is November 13th at midnight. *Apply here*: www.HackforaCause.org

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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 … [View More]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…> [View Less]

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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 … [View More]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 [View Less]

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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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