Computer Science Student Society

(PIRSS) is a multidisciplinary undergraduate seminar series presented by URO (Undergraduate Research Opportunities). Each seminar session will have research presentations by two or three undergraduate researchers followed by Q&A of the presenters' research experiences. If you want to find out what real research is like for undergraduates, this is the place to be!

BigPark is an interactive entertainment company founded in 2007 by a group of passionate gaming veterans who have worked together for over 20 years, and have led the creation and growth of two very successful software companies.

They will be on campus to do a games night and a recruitment visit next Thursday, November 6th from 5-7pm. See you there :-)

Please register here (scroll down to see all workshops):
www.students.ubc.ca/workshops/careers.cfm.

Ever wonder what types of careers are best suited to your strengths and personality? This interactive workshop helps you deepen your understanding of your work style and work preferences so you can better plan and prepare for your future career. You must complete the Typefocus personality inventory prior to attending the workshop. You will be e-mailed access to the Typefocus site within 2 business days after you register.

Register on line at https://secure.students.ubc.ca/workshops//careers.cfm.

Come to this session to get personal feedback on your résumé and make sure it is employer-ready. You will learn about current résumé styles and strategies and also have the opportunity for a personal résumé review. Small groups of students will meet with a résumé expert and get 10 minutes of personal feedback as well as the opportunity to learn from their peers—picking up tips, tricks, and techniques along the way. Please bring a print copy of your résumé.

Register on line at https://secure.students.ubc.ca/workshops//careers.cfm.

The SCI Team's Get into Research Conference is the largest event of its kind at the university and possibly in Western Canada. Every year we show more than 500 students why research, in any field you can name, is the essence of any scientific advancement, and the foundation of any service to humanity.This conference will provide speakers who will inspire you with their research experiences. This conference will also educate students about research opportunities in labs, NSERC, Research Abroad, Industry, Grad Studies, Coop and more! This event is designed to encourage students to gain more out of their educational experience at UBC and get more involved in the research community. Registration opens soon at www.sciteam.ubc.ca.

CSSS Social-Sports committee is delighted to invite every Computer Science student to participate in the Innertube Water Polo tournament, which will be taking place on Thursday Nov 6, 2008 at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Each participating team can have up to 15 people, and the registration process is simple for all of you who are interested.

All you have to do to RSVP is to send an email to: sports@thecube.ca.

Include:

• Full name
• Student #
• Contact Info (email and phone #)

The team will be created based on the first 15 RSVPs so don't forget to RSVP quickly! The deadline for Registration is Fri Oct 31, 2008. Don't miss out on the opportunity to represent your Department.

Are you interested in robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, web design, or IT? Do you want to learn new skills, put the things you learn in class into practice, or compete internationally? If so, UBC Thunderbird Robotics is for you!

Thunderbird Robotics is a group of student teams who build robots from scratch for competitive and learning purposes. Thunderbird Robotics is composed of multiple teams, including the soccer playing robots of Thunderbots, the NASA Competition Digger of TREAD, and the autonomous vehicles of Snowfury.

To get involved, show up to s Saturday work party at the ICICS highbay. The highbay entrance is the large loading dock door on the north side of the building across from McLeod. Show up anytime between 10am and 2pm on any Saturday and bang on the door. Someone will let you in.

On November 15, for the first time, UBC is hosting the Pacific NW region ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.
UBC's teams have won this regional competition for the last five years (beating teams from Stanford, Berkeley, UW, SFU, ...) and gone on to the world finals.

We need your help to host the regional competition.

As a volunteer, you will get free food, a free t-shirt, and a chance to help run a major programming contest with teams from across the province. Please email Chelsey at: undergrad-info@cs.ubc.ca to sign up. We need people to assemble registration packets, register teams, deliver balloons and printouts during the contest, help with meals, and help make sure everything runs smoothly.

Volunteer orientation happens Friday evening, November 14 (with free pizza), and the contest is Saturday, November 15 (with free meals all day).

The GIRLsmarts workshop is a one-day computer science workshop for girls in grade 6. The workshops have been very successful in the past few years mainly due to the help of enthusiastic volunteers. We are looking to continue this tradition and we need your help. With the rewards of a volunteer dinner, cool thank you gifts and the knowledge that you have helped inspire interest in computer science for young women, this is definitely a great and fun way to pad those résumés.

The workshops are planned to happen on January 31^st and February 7^th of next year.