Computer Science Student Society

The UBC Technology Entrepreneurship Club presents our second seminar of the year.
Dick Hardt, a serial entrepreneur and a pioneer in the Internet sector and open source software,
will be joining us to answer YOUR questions and talk about his experiences as an entrepreneur.

The event starts at 5pm, Oct 17, in Hennings 201. Complementary pizza and pop will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday; be sure to keep an eye out for upcoming TEC UBC
seminars and networking events!

Click here for more information about the event!

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Dick Hardt, Founder & CEO, Sxip Identity

A visionary in web applications, security hardware, and open source software, Dick Hardt has been active in technology development for over two decades. His most recent venture, Sxip Identity, is the leader in creating simple, secure, and open solutions for the next generation of internet identity. Prior to Sxip, Dick founded ActiveState in 1997. Under his leadership as CEO, ActiveState became a leader in tools for open source programming languages and anti-spam software and was acquired by UK-based security company, Sophos in 2003.

As a successful entrepreneur and technology expert, Dick is very involved in the technology and business community, holding board positions with the Vancouver Enterprise Forum and Midentity and
previously sitting on the boards of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association and Ludicorp (former parent company of Flickr).

Lunch & Learn: Information Management

Interested in learning about Enterprise Risk and Control Assurance? Tuesday, Oct 10th, at 1pm to 2:30pm (Room HA 309), representatives from Deloitte's Enterprise Risk Services will be on-hand to discuss such topics as information organization, privacy, records management, Sarbanes-Oxley and the application of controls to address compliance issues. Pizza and refreshments will be available.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Oh, regarding investors education club, you can check it out at www.ubcinvestors.com. Let your members know if you can, haha. Thanks a lot.

David Zhang
President
Investors Education Club
University of British Columbia

Are you going?

TELUS is taking our show on the road. We have exciting Leadership Development Programs for new grads and co-op opportunities to tell you about.

When: October 11, 5:30 pm
Where: Wesbrook 100
Who: For all graduating and co-op students in Computer Science, Engineering and MIS disciplines

Pre-register: RSVP to career.services@ubc.ca and reference "TELUS" in the subject field.

Need some extra reasons to check it out? How about alumni that have joined our new grad programs, a chance to win our newest Palm Treo, not to mention a FREE meal!

For more details, see the attached poster.

CAREER DAYS HOSTED BY UBC CAREER SERVICES
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 and Thursday, October 5, 2006
Employers want to meet you - Here on campus
At Career Services' annual, campus-wide Career Fair, called Career Days, over 70 employers from a large variety of industries will be
in the Student Union Building to answer all your questions about job opportunities in their companies and how to apply to them.

Click here to check out which employers are coming!

There will be a Microsoft Info Session this Friday. Come out and check it out, free Pizza and pop will be provided as well as lots of prize giveaways!

Presenters include:
Jono Luk (Program Manager in MS Office)
Steve Herbert (Software Design Engineer in Test for SQL Databases),
Stephanie Cheung (Program Manager on Vista), Terry Chen (Software Design
Engineer in Biz Talk server and tools) and Jimmy Wong (Software Design engineer
in Test for Small Business Applications)

In addition there will be a slew of UBC students there who interned at Microsoft
this past summer who will stay after the presentation to help answer questions
people may have about msft and/or the internship program.

Interested in having a chance to meet and network with CS experts from Microsoft, IBM, Apple, EA, and Business Objects? Come and join us in running the 2006/07 Tri-mentoring Kick-off event!

Date: next Thursday Oct 05
Location: click Graduate Students Centre Ballroom.

Currently we are looking for volunteers for the following shifts:

Shift A: 3:45 - 5:00pm - set up and signage
Shift B: 4:30 - 6:30pm - ushering, registration, greeting
Shift C: 7:00 - 8:00pm - clean-up

If you can stay for more than one shift, that would be great!

Please email James jlo@thecube.ca by this next Monday Oct 02 9:00pm if you're interested. Also tell us which shifts you would like to sign up for (e.g. A & B, just A, both).

Volunteers will be able to join all mentors and mentees for the dinner provided by UBC CS Tri-mentoring during the event.

Early next week a reminder will be sent to all participants.

If you have any questions, feel free to email James jlo@thecube.ca or Michelle michelle.chua@gmail.com for more information.

About UBC Computer Science Tri-mentoring
UBC Computer Science Tri-mentoring is a program bridging students with professionals in both the academic and industry fields. This year UBC CS Tri-mentoring has over 80 mentors with diverse backgrounds and experiences coming to UBC to mentor some of our UBC CS fellows.

A Perspective on Career Paths with Senator Lillian Dyck

A member of the Gordon First Nations in Saskatchewan, Dr. Lillian Eva Dyck is well-known as an advocate for women and Aboriginals, and is a leading figure and role model in Canada’s scientific community. At the Keynote, Senator Dyck will talk about her family background and education. Feminism and Cree beliefs have proved to be of great help in providing her with insights and the strength to overcome various obstacles in her career as a scientist and professor. She will compare Western science, feminist science and Aboriginal science, and how the Medicine Wheel of the Plains Indians can be used to analyze science and show where it can be improved to attract and retain women and Aboriginals.

Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Please RSVP to:

new@mech.ubc.ca

Message Subject: Career Path Message Body: Your name

Shell Canada from Calgary will be holding an info session for IT students this Friday, Sep 29, from 12 noon to 1 pm in the boardroom at the Engineering Annex (E3 on the UBC campus map). Travis Kruger, an IT manager, will be here to answer your questions about co-op and permanent positions at Shell.

Lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to Nicole Benda nicole.benda@ubc.ca with subject line Shell IT Info Session if you ar interested. There are only 20 spots to be shared between Engineering and Science.

Just in case you missed the changes made below to the Google Information Session post.
The Information session will now be taking place in the Forestry Building Theatre 1005 (FSC 1005) at 5:30 pm.

Didn't get enough of the BBQ-goodness in our last welcome barbeque a few weeks ago? No worries, for we are hosting the Arbitrary Barbeque this Thursday! Something for everybody - fun for the whole family. As always, you're invited and you can experience the arbitrariness of it all. Better that it is "arbitrary" than the "midterm" BBQ coming up... soon.

As always, our low, low prices apply - $2 for a burger and 50 cents for your choice of a pop XOR a bag of chips. We undercut everybody.