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Microsoft Imagine Cup 2014
by Harris Rasheed 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hi CSC-Industry List, Sign-ups have started for Imagine Cup 2014, Microsoft’s premier student technology competition, where Microsoft challenges students to use their imagination and passion to create a technology solution to a real problem. This year‚ our proud national sponsor Intel will award each member of the three winning Canadian teams with one of the latest 2–in–1 touch–enabled PCs. One of the teams will also win a trip to the Microsoft headquarters in Seattle‚ Washington for the Imagine Cup World Finals‚ to compete for the coveted Imagine Cup trophy and $50‚000 grand prize! Last year, Team Sano from the University of Calgary won the KFC Russia Award for building an interactive system using the Kinect that keeps track of and monitors people’s health indicators while they are heavily using the computer. Pretty cool, huh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lysfuwoIk6E Harris Rasheed Microsoft Student Partner

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Microsoft Tech Talk (07/11/2013)
by Harris Rasheed 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Hi CSC-Industry List! Microsoft is hosting a Tech Talk discussing their creation of Xbox 360’s web browser! The talk is presented by Arnab, a senior software engineer in the Platform engineering team at Xbox. He will be talking about the application development model for the Xbox 360, and the unique challenges that went into creating a browser for the 360. Don't miss the event on Thursday November 7th from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm in Festive Room – SCH. Come prepared for a deep dive into IE9 on the Xbox 360. Bring your resume for a chance to win a Surface RT. See you on November 7th! Harris Rasheed Microsoft Student Partner

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$1,000,000 Dreamforce Hackathon
by Erin Klassen 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

Hi there, Vidyard is hosting an information session for the dreamforce hackathon, where the winner will receive a free trip to San Francisco and has the opportunity to win $1,000,000. There is a poster attached, with all the details, as well as the link to register, I'm hoping you can forward this so all Computer Science Club members. The information is next Wednesday, November 6th from 6 - 9 p.m. at Vidyard headquarters (119 King Street West, Suite 400, Kitchener, ON, N2G1A7). Pizza and beverages will be provided. Please let me know if you have any questions - thanks! Erin Erin Klassen Human Resources Manager | Vidyard <http://www.vidyard.com/> 519.501.3442 | erin(a)vidyard.com We're hiring! <http://vidyard.mytribehr.com/careers>

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Part-time Paid Learning Opportunity for CSC Students
by Steph Brown 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi CSC, We're looking for ambitions computer science students who'd be interested in joining Myplanet <http://myplanetdigital.com/>'s part-time Fellowship<http://fellowship.myplanetdigital.com/>program, beginning in January. It's a paid learning opportunity that guides students in building working digital products. We'll be on campus at UW this *Friday, October 18* hosting an info session about Fellowship, in 2218 Tatham Centre from *12-1PM.* We'd love for you to join us! Lunch will be provided. Click here<http://fellowshipuw.eventbrite.ca/> to register. We'll also be at Front Row pub on Friday from 7:30-9:30PM hosting a trivia session and chatting with students who are interested in Fellowship and/or full time employment at Myplanet. Prizes, food and drinks will be available! More details about both events are available here<http://fellowshipuw.eventbrite.ca/> . Hope to see you on Friday! Best, Steph -- Steph Brown *Myplanet Digital* 207-90C Centurian Drive, Markham, Ontario, L3R 8C5 P: 866-232-7456 x 11 <http://tel:866/>9 C: 416- <http://tel:416/>554-8423 myplanetdigital.com <http://www.myplanetdigital.com/> | @myplanetdigital<https://twitter.com/#%21/myplanetdigital>

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Fwd: Exciting Opportunity for UWaterloo Students
by Emily Luk 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

To Whom this May Concern, As per Elana's suggestion, I wanted to share with you an exciting opportunity for UWaterloo students. My name is Emily Luk and I'm currently a student at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Director of the Founder Project. I'm reaching out to you now because I have an exciting opportunity for VeloCity students. We are currently hiring student VC's to join our team. The Founder Project is a student run VC fund investing and empowering student entrepreneurs and recently had a successful launch in Toronto. Both the National Post and TechVibes covered our launch to Toronto and we're rapidly gaining traction. After our Montreal competition (which led to the creation of 160 startups) one of our top startups was featured in the National Post (article below) and is currently in negotiations for $500k in seed funding. They are just one of numerous startups in negotiations for over $400k in funding each, all of which were found through our competition. We were hoping that you would aid us in extending this opportunity to your students through notifying students on your mailing list. Would this be possible? The email we are hoping to have sent is below. Thank you very much for your assistance. Sincerely, Emily Luk Toronto Director Founder Project ----------------------------------------------------------- The email would be as follows: Do you want to join a team of passionate individuals who want to fuel Canadian entrepreneurship? Are you interested in the world of *startups*? Do you have* entrepreneurial experience*, or are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Are you a *designer *or a *developer*? Do you know what it means to *hustle*? *We’re out to change student entrepreneurship on a global scale.* Our mission is to establish a vibrant student startup ecosystem amongst the student body. The Founder Project is a student run VC fund investing and empowering student entrepreneurs. After our Montreal competition, numerous of our startups in negotiations for over $400k in funding each, all of which were found through our competition. *We are at the heart of the Canadian entrepreneurship ecosystem*. Over the last eight months we’ve contributed to the creation of over 160 student companies. A handful of those companies have received venture financing from major Canadian venture capital firms, and we’ve seen students take positions at high-growth startups. Things are heating up here at TheFounderProject and we are taking things to the next level. If you would like to join us, we are currently hiring. *Apply here: http://tinyurl.com/ozlanpv* * * *Applications are due at midnight on October 18th.* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elana Hashman <ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca> Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Exciting Opportunity for UWaterloo Students To: Emily Luk <emily(a)thefounderproject.com> Cc: exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca Hi Emily, Please send this message to csc-industry(a)csclub.uwaterloo.**ca<csc-industry(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. It is our moderated mailing list for posts like this. (For more information, you can visit wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/csc-**industry<http://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/csc-industry> ) -- Elana Hashman President Computer Science Club University of Waterloo ehashman(a)uwaterloo.ca On 2013-10-08 16:20, Emily Luk wrote: To Elana, > > My name is Emily Luk and I'm currently the Toronto Director of the > Founder Project. > > I'm reaching out to you now because I have an exciting opportunity for > UWaterloo Computer Science students. We are currently hiring student VC's > to join our team. > > The Founder Project is a student run VC fund investing and empowering > student entrepreneurs and recently had a successful launch in Toronto. > Both the National Post and TechVibes covered our launch to Toronto and > we're rapidly gaining traction. After our Montreal competition (which led > to the creation of 160 startups) one of our top startups was featured in > the National Post (article below) and is currently in negotiations for > $500k in seed funding. They are just one of numerous startups in > negotiations for over $400k in funding each, all of which were found > through our competition. > > National Post Expansion Article: > > http://business.financialpost.**com/2013/06/07/startup-** roundup-thefounderprojects-**student-investment-fund-comes-**to-toronto/<http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/07/startup-roundup-thefounderproj…> > [1] > Tech Vibes Expansion > > Article:http://www.techvibes.**com/blog/montreals-the-** founder-project-to-name-**toronto-as-new-chapter-2013-**06-11<http://www.techvibes.com/blog/montreals-the-founder-project-to-name-toronto…> > [2] > > National Post - Startup Feature: > > http://business.financialpost.**com/2013/07/17/montreal-** student-expelled-after-**finding-security-flaw-now-** leading-new-startup-outpost-**travel/?__lsa=f4cf-267d<http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/17/montreal-student-expelled-afte…> > [3] > > > We were hoping that you would aid us in extending this opportunity to > your students through notifying students on your mailing list. Would this > be possible? The email we are hoping to have sent is below. > > Thank you very much for your assistance. > > Sincerely, > Emily Luk > Toronto Director > Founder Project > > ------------------------------**----------------------------- > The email would be as follows: > > Do you want to join a team of passionate individuals who want to fuel > Canadian entrepreneurship? > > Are you interested in the world of STARTUPS? > Do you have ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE, or are you an aspiring > entrepreneur? > Are you a DESIGNER or a DEVELOPER? > Do you know what it means to HUSTLE? > > WE'RE OUT TO CHANGE STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON A GLOBAL SCALE. > > Our mission is to establish a vibrant student startup ecosystem amongst > the student body. > > The Founder Project is a student run VC fund investing and empowering > student entrepreneurs. After our Montreal competition, numerous of our > startups in negotiations for over $400k in funding each, all of which > were found through our competition. > > WE ARE AT THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM. > > > Over the last eight months we've contributed to the creation of over 160 > student companies. A handful of those companies have received venture > financing from major Canadian venture capital firms, and we've seen > students take positions at high-growth startups. > > Things are heating up here at TheFounderProject and we are taking things > to the next level. > > If you would like to join us, we are currently hiring. > > _APPLY HERE: _ > > APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AT MIDNIGHT ON OCTOBER 18TH. > Links: ------ [1] http://business.financialpost.**com/2013/06/07/startup-** roundup-thefounderprojects-**student-investment-fund-comes-**to-toronto/<http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/07/startup-roundup-thefounderproj…> [2] http://www.techvibes.com/blog/**montreals-the-founder-project-** to-name-toronto-as-new-**chapter-2013-06-11<http://www.techvibes.com/blog/montreals-the-founder-project-to-name-toronto…> [3] http://business.financialpost.**com/2013/07/17/montreal-** student-expelled-after-**finding-security-flaw-now-** leading-new-startup-outpost-**travel/?__lsa=f4cf-267d<http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/17/montreal-student-expelled-afte…>

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PDT Partners - Full Time Job Opportunities
by Lottie Hudspeth Sivick 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

Hello Waterloo Computer Science Club, We would like to invite you to consider PDT Partners for full-time programming opportunities in New York City. We are a quantitative research and algorithmic trading group that recently launched as an independent hedge fund manager - this allows us to offer a highly-collaborative, research and technology-oriented environment with the excitement of a startup. Bloomberg Markets Magazine profiled<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-07/morgan-stanley-s-yoga-troubadour-c…> our team in 2011. We will be on campus on Thursday, October 3rd to interview for the following open roles: Open roles for computer scientists and engineers: * Algo-Trading Monitoring Specialist (00214284) * Systems Administrator (Linux/Unix) (00214290) * Systems Programmer (00214258) If you're interested in any of these opportunities, apply now via JobMine<https://jobmine.ccol.uwaterloo.ca/psp/ES/?cmd=login>. DEADLINE TODAY: Friday, September 27th at Midnight! More information about our group below. We look forward to meeting you! If you have any questions, please email careers(a)pdtpartners.com<mailto:careers@pdtpartners.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PDT PARTNERS, LLC Based on the belief that rigorous scientific investigation can unveil inefficiencies in financial markets, PDT was created to develop and systematically trade quantitative strategies. PDT was founded by Peter Muller in 1993 as a proprietary quantitative trading group within Morgan Stanley and became an independent investment manager in 2013, with offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong. PDT is a fun and collaborative community of tech geeks, science fiction fans, Lord of the Rings aficionados, musicians, martial artists, extreme-sports enthusiasts and foodies who enjoy a non-hierarchical, professional environment. Our culture encourages and expects significant contribution from all members. The group encourages new ideas and an entrepreneurial intensity from everyone. Each member of PDT enjoys an exciting work environment and a sense of ownership in the success of the group, and the culture of PDT remains very down-to-earth and collegial. New members work directly with more experienced colleagues in an atmosphere of respect and mentorship. Diversity of background, experience, and interests defines the group's vitality. For more information, visit http://www.pdtpartners.com. ________________________________ This communication is intended only for the addressee(s), may contain confidential, privileged or proprietary information, and may be protected by US and other laws. Your acceptance of this communication constitutes your agreement to keep confidential all the confidential information contained in this communication, as well as any information derived by you from the confidential information contained in this communication. We do not waive any confidentiality by misdelivery. If you receive this communication in error, any use, dissemination, printing or copying is strictly prohibited; please destroy all electronic and paper copies and notify the sender immediately. Nothing in this email is intended to constitute (1) investment or trading advice or recommendations or any advertisement or (2) a solicitation of an investment in any jurisdiction in which such a solicitation would be unlawful. Please note that PDT Partners, LLC, including its affiliates, reserves the right to intercept, archive, monitor and review all communications to and from its network.

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NEW Associate Product Manager Program
by Elena Hernandez 25 Sep '13

25 Sep '13

Yelp is launching a new opportunity for students interested in product management: an Associate Product Management (APM) program, and one of our talented Product Managers will be at the University of Waterloo next week to talk to candidates. *Associate Product Management Program* - 1 year rotation - Mentor - Learn the entire product management process from mock up to implementation - Gain exposure to Yelp's core products: Consumer, Search, Mobile, Revenue, and Community - Candidates: CS background, design chops, interest in usability Apply online at www.yelp.com/apm or on Jobmine using jobid: 00216482 Yelp will be interviewing on-campus for this role, apply online to be contacted for an exclusive event: APM Candidate Dinner Tuesday, 10/1 5 PM - 7 PM, Laurel Room, South Campus Hall You can also drop by the Yelp engineering tech talk on Monday, 9/30 to talk to our engineering teams or come to the Team Mixer on Thursday, 10/3 at the Bomber. FMI: https://www.facebook.com/events/498388580254808/ See you on Yelp! Yelp Product Team -- Elena Hernandez College Recruiting | Technical Recruiting Coordinator 140 New Montgomery, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105

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Re: [csc-industry] MHacks Registration & Transportation
by Kartik Talwar 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Sending the message to this list based off Jeremy's comments To confirm, the deadline for signups is this Friday. On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Kartik Talwar <talwar.kartik(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hey CSC, > > I wanted to know if you guys would be interested in joining this hackathon > coming up in 2 weeks. We would love to have some awesome match students be > part of it and we are arranging free transportation for everyone. > > Let me know if you guys can promote this to other students. > > Here are the details: > > > > Hey All, > > I am one of the organizers of *MHacks <http://www.mhacks.org/> - largest > student hackathon in the World *and we are finalizing the attendees count > for the event. > > Due to the tickets being all sold out, we are giving UW students another > chance to signup and *override registration!* > > There has been a lot of interest and signups from Waterloo to make it easy > for everyone to get to the event so we are organizing *free transportation > * from campus to *Michigan Stadium* on *Friday Sept 20*. > > In order to save your seat on the bus, please fill out the form below. > This form also serves as *signups for students who don't already have > tickets*. > > *Signups* > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lBpcqKrpxkmq_RvoKz9JmzLYjZD2Q6V8Rh6IL7xCKD… > > *Details:* > September 20 - 22, 2013 > University Of Michigan, > Ann Arbor, MI > http://mhacks.org > > *Facebook RSVP* > https://www.facebook.com/events/221982061301097 > > Let me know if you have any questions. We are still working out the times > for the bus. > > Kartik >

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Wanted: back-end developer
by Michael Brunet 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Wanted: back-end developer for New Global IOS IPhone Social Application Are you a backend developer? Looking for equity in a growing startup? Contact m.h.brunet(a)gmail.com for more information about how you can become a member of our team today. __________________________ MICHAEL H. BRUNET | T +1 905 599 4961 | C +1 905 599 4961 |

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Wanted: big data expert and Android app guru
by R. Brown 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

I am looking for energetic and passionate programmers to join me in launching a mobile based recommendation app. I am seeking someone with big data experience, specifically someone familiar with clustering algorithms and other methods of generating recommendations. I am also seeking an Android app design guru, someone with extensive front end design experience and a deep knowledge of the Android OS. Both positions would be full time with compensation being paid in cash, equity, or a mixture of both. The work will be based out of the Communitech Hub and will start October 1st with no fixed end date. Please contact me, Ryan Brown, at r7brown(a)uwaterloo.ca for further discussion. Please include your name, contact information, and which position you are interested in.

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