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Mozilla - Cantina Night in Toronto this Friday (1/20)
by Julie Deroche 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Mozilla is hosting a Cantina Night at its Toronto office this Friday, and we'd like to invite Waterloo CS students interested in co-op and full-time opportunities with us to attend the event. Come meet our engineers and find out for yourselves what's like to work at Mozilla. We'll have plenty of food and drinks, a couple of key presentations, and we'll even provide transportation to/from Toronto! To RSVP, please use the link below: http://bit.ly/xQLPoq We have limited space available so please sign up now! We will be sending an email with the rest of the logistics (bus ride and such) on Wednesday evening. We won't be having an info session on campus this quarter so we really hope you can come to our event! Cheers, Julie -- Julie Deroche Head of College Recruiting IRC: jgoulie, #students (irc.mozilla.org) c: 408-891-9497 e: julie(a)mozilla.com

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Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing - May 28 - June 8, 2012
by Elana Hashman 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Martin Laforest at IQC has requested that we pass this on. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Martin Laforest <mlaforest(a)uwaterloo.ca> Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 3:14 PM Subject: Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing - May 28 - June 8, 2012 To: Martin Laforest <mlaforest(a)uwaterloo.ca> Dear Undergrads: Delve into the cutting-edge laboratories at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing during an innovative summer program that puts you at the forefront of science and technology. The Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing (USEQIP) is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to work with the tools used to harness and exploit the quantum world. You’ll learn from leading experts in the field at the Institute for Quantum Computing — one of the world’s largest research facilities devoted to quantum information processing. The lectures and more than 25 hours of experimental workshops offered at USEQIP are aimed at undergraduate students of engineering, physics, chemistry, computer science and mathematics, though all interested students are invited to apply. Twenty students will be accepted to the two-week program (from May 28 to June 8, 2012), with all travel, meals and housing costs funded by the Institute for Quantum Computing and its partners. The program will include introductory lectures and hands-on workshops about topics including: spin, superconducting and optical qubits, quantum cryptography, quantum error correction, quantum algorithms, decoherence and much more. *Internship positions at IQC are available (but not guaranteed) for interested students immediately following USEQIP*. The deadline for applications is March 5, 2012. For more information and to access the application form, please visit: http://iqc.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/useqip2012 Please contact me if you have any questions. Hope to see you at USEQIP 2012! ------ Martin Laforest, Ph. D. Manager, Scientific Outreach Institute for Quantum Computing University of Waterloo Tel: +1-519-888-4567, ext. 38931 Cell: +1-519-572-7384

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Application Now Open: Google Scholarships in Canada
by Allison Roarty 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Greetings, * * Google is proud to announce that applications are now open for several of our Diversity Scholarships! We are even more excited to announce that two of our scholarships, *UNCF and AISES*, are now open to students in Canada for the first time! Because we are promoting these scholarships for the first time in Canada, I am asking for your help in promoting these opportunities to your students. Please pass along the below e-mail to any students or student groups who you think may be interested. Also, if you have contacts at any diversity offices or organizations that you think might be helpful in promoting opportunities like these, I would love to connect with them. Please feel free to either send me their contact information or give them mine and I'd be happy to reach out. Thanks! _________________________ As part of Google's ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, we are pleased to provide scholarships to students studying computer science. Google's scholarship programs award students from diverse backgrounds who are studying computer science to encourage them to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders in the field. If selected, recipients will each receive a *$5,000 CAD scholarship* for the 2012-2013 academic year and be invited to attend the all-expense paid *Annual Google Scholars' Retrea*t at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of applicants' academic background and demonstrated passion for computer science. Please see below for a list of open scholarships and upcoming deadlines: Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship <http://www.google.com/anitaborg> - Deadline to apply is February 6, 2012 Scholarships for female students entering their senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in the US and Canada Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilitie<http://apply.limeconnect.com/applications/>s - Deadline to apply is February 5, 2012 ** Google AISES Scholarship<http://aises.org/what/programs/scholarships/info/googlescholars>- Deadline to apply is February 29, 2012 ** Google UNCF Scholarship<http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholardetail.asp?Sch_ID=20870>- Deadline to apply is March 18, 2012 ** For complete details on all of our scholarships, please visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships<http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/students/proscho/scholarships/uscanada/> . Allison Roarty | University Program Specialist | *G**oogle |* 76 Ninth Avenue, NY, NY | * * *To get the latest information on recruiting at Google, add me on Google+*

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Now accepting applications and nominations for Google’s Freshman Engineering Practicum program
by Allison Roarty 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Greetings! Happy new year! I hope 2012 is treating you well so far. This week Google announced the launch of the Freshman Engineering Practicum<http://www.google.com/jobs/engpracticum/fep>internship application for summer 2012. We would like your help in advertising this program to qualified freshmen (first year) students. In case you are not familiar, Freshman Engineering Practicum is a full-length, paid, summer software engineering internship. Students work on production-level projects in a team environment, attend trainings to enhance their technical and professional skills, and receive mentorship from Google engineers. The program is open to all qualified college freshmen (first years), and is committed to addressing diversity in the field of Computer Science. Students who are a member of a group that is historically underrepresented in the technology industry are encouraged to apply. We are looking for students who meet these criteria: - Currently enrolled in a BA/BS program, majoring or intending to major in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering, at a university in the United States or Canada - Eligible to work in the United State. - A current first year in University - Have taken at least one Computer Science course (AP Computer Science included) - Have some programming knowledge of either Java, Python, C, or C++ We are asking for your help spreading the word in two ways: - Please feel free to pass along the below e-mail to first year students you know who might be interested in this program, encouraging them to apply - *Faculty*: Please submit nominations of your top students here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFE3V3lVNDEzX1F6QmpLYz…. We will happily accept as many nominations as you have, simply fill out the form for each student. We will reach out to them directly to let them know they have been nominated and encourage them to apply. The student application deadline is February 5, 2012. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we encourage students to apply early. *****Please note that unfortunately this program does not fulfill co-op requirements since it is not 16 weeks long*** Please send any questions directly to fep(a)google.com. We look forward to your nominations! Thank you, Allison ------ Subject: Announcing the Google Freshman Engineering Practicum Internship - Apply Today! ** Google is invested in increasing the pipeline of future computer scientists and software developers, particularly those who are historically underrepresented in the field. Many aspiring computer scientists could benefit from a program that bridges the gap between academic study and a professional internship. Google wants to inspire these students to continue in the field with such a program. With this in mind, Google announces the second year of the Freshman Engineering Practicum internship ( http://www.google.com/jobs/engpracticum/fep/) program for Summer 2012. Current freshmen majoring, or intending to major, in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering will be selected to participate in the Practicum. This program includes three main components: a software project, skills-based training, and professional development. Freshman Engineering Practicum is only available at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The program is open to all qualified current college freshmen, and iscommitted to addressing diversity in the field of Computer Science. Students who are a member of a group that is historically underrepresented in the technology industry are encouraged to apply. Please visit http://www.google.com/jobs/engpracticum/fep/ for more information and to apply today! The deadline to apply is February 5, 2012. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we encourage students to apply early. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at fep(a)google.com. Allison Roarty | University Program Specialist | *G**oogle |* 76 Ninth Avenue, NY, NY | * * *To get the latest information on recruiting at Google, add me on Google+*

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Windows Mobile Software Developer Needed
by rkenn073＠uottawa.ca 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

Hello, My name is Richard Kennedy. I am a M.Sc. Geography candidate at The University of Ottawa. I am working on a thesis project that would allow a professional forester to carry out electronic field data collection using a Windows Mobile 6.5 OS smartphone. I am looking to hire a software developer to do some of the programming work. It is not a great amount of work and would be suitable for a upper year computer science student. We would want in this in approximately 4-6 weeks from the time of commencement. If you know of or can recommend anyone that may be potentially interested, please feel free to forward my contact information where they can reach me for more details. Many thanks in advance for sharing this with interested candidates. I've attached a short document showing the envisaged app we require. Regards, Richard R. Kennedy M.Sc. Geography Masters Candidate Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa 613-562-5725 ext 2293

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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 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!*

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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. Recruitment Consultant Direct: 416.642.6852 Office: 1.866.992.GURU [4878] ext 313 E-Mail: edwin(a)gurulink.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/ejfron Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/edwinf **Visit us on the web at www.GuruLink.ca or join our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GuruLink

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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 at the Bingemans Conference Centre in Waterloo, Ontario. Please visit http://www.hiepic.com/to register. Student price is $35 if you register before December 31, 2011. *Be EPIC*** Want to attend EpCon 2 for free? We’re looking for *Campus Ambassadors*, so if you’re interested in being a part of the EPIC team, let us know at volunteer(a)hiepic.com. In addition to attending the conference for free, Campus Ambassadors get the opportunity to build a professional network and develop valuable communication and interpersonal skills. See you at EpCon 2! If you have any questions or concerns about the organization or the conference itself, please, contact me directly at: mujtaba.arshad(a)hiepic.comI will be happy to address them. Thanks, -- Mujtaba

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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, Google is proud to announce the 2012 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship <http://www.google.ca/intl/en/anitaborg/>, awarding a group of female students each a CAD $5,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. All finalists and scholarship recipients will also be invited to attend a 3-day Scholars' Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA in 2012. Who Should Apply? Applicants must satisfy the following eligibility criteria: • Be a female student entering her senior year of undergraduate study or enrolled in a graduate program in the 2012-2013 academic year at a university in Canada • Be enrolled in a Computer Science or Computer Engineering program, or a closely related technical field as a full-time student for the 2012-2013 academic year • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 75%, or a B+ For complete details, please visit us at http://www.google.ca/intl/en/anitaborg/ Deadline to apply: Monday, February 6, 2012 Questions? Email us at anitaborgscholarship(a)google.com The Google Anita Borg Scholarship program is also available to students studying computer science in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, and the US. Visit www.google.com/anitaborg for complete details. Allison Roarty | University Program Specialist | *G**oogle |* 76 Ninth Avenue, NY, NY | * * *To get the latest information on recruiting at Google, add me on Google+*

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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 have software or gadgets you'd like to share with the world. SoundFM is here for you I am trying to reconnect us with campus and provide an outlet for clubs at uw. Here serving the University of waterloo campus and our many cultured community to service education, broadcast technology and the arts since atleast 1978. Help us with your genious - if we get these wifi nets up they can serve as much more. We also give references and chances for prizes and giveaways, not to mention our acclaim. Thankyou, Will at Sound FM Radio Waterloo will(a)soundfm.ca

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