The Vancouver Student Entrepreneurship Association is looking for an organized and reliable individual who is interested in running for the VP Finance position for the 2010–2011 school year. If you are interested, please provide your name by February 9, 2010 (No application is needed), to Anna. The VP Finance for the next school year will get voted at the AGM by VSEA members, which will take place on Wednesday, February 10 at 6PM in Hebb 12.

Get some tips - so you can start applying! E-mail Diane Johnson to register.

Join us for a special Masters of Digital Media (MDM) Program Information Session at UBC. There will be a short presentation followed by time for questions and answers about this exciting graduate program. Get your questions answered about MDM program admission requirements, the application process and career prospects for grads.

The MDM program is a 20-month applied masters degree combining an innovative agile curriculum, industry-funded projects, a four month internship and a powerhouse Master's degree bearing the seals of FOUR leading post-secondary institutions: UBC, SFU, Emily Carr University of Art + Design and BCIT. MDM students have diverse backgrounds from computer science to the fine arts. The MDM program offers superior instruction and mentorship, extensive industry contact and outstanding networking opportunities.

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The Computer Science Student Society's annual general meeting is coming up soon. Please attend!

St. George's school is looking for a CS student (either graduate or undergraduate) to help with the training for the Canadian Computing Contest (CCC) and possibly discussing enrichment materials with advanced students. We would likely pay a monthly honorarium of about $100–$200, depending on the amount of hours spent in training sessions. Candidates must be familiar with previous CCC contests, especially in the senior category. In particular, experience with dynamic programming and algorithm design is a definite asset. Please contact Ron Ouwerkerk for further information.

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Register Now for Reduced Rates! Students get in for just $25 for both days!

Join BCNET and CANARIE for a national conference, New Ideas for Shared
Solutions, which will explore innovative ideas for sharing technology
services to solve common problems.

Registration: Register early and save 20%
Conference website: http://bc.net/2010-conference/

Interact with more than 400 academics including researchers, IT professionals and students who share many of your technology challenges and goals.

You will leave with actionable ideas to enhance your teaching, learning, research and IT services.

• Leverage existing expertise
• Discover opportunities for sharing services and reduce technology duplication
• Examine best practices
• Network with academic and industry technology experts

Student Poster Competition: Submit an abstract to our poster competition.

The conference program is currently underway. Check our website for
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Enter the 2010 BCNET Broadband Innovation Challenge.
http://www.bc.net/news_events_publications/competitions.htm

Intention to Apply Deadline: March 01, 2010

Application Deadline: March 15, 2010

If you have created a unique computer application that relies on high-bandwidth networks, you may be qualified to enter the BCNET Broadband Innovation Challenge. Our goal is to showcase student innovation that utilizes broadband networks.

Competition details:
https://wiki.bc.net/atl-conf/x/GIlqAQ

Prize:

• Cash Award (up to $10,000 distributed amongst top-place winners)

Publicity:

• Demonstrate your application to high-tech industry leaders, academia, and government
• Present your project to 400 attendees of the BCNET/CANARIE Conference 2010
• Winners will be publicized to academia, industry and government

For more information, contact info@bc.net or call us at 604-822-1348.

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