Computer Science Student Society

Did you know that UBC CS is among the highest ranking universities in Canada when it comes to percentage of female enrolment? Ladies, we've a movie night just for you. Come watch Crash and enjoy some sushi with your fellow women-at-keyboards!

This is a free event, so come on out and network with the rest of the female CSers!

Xbox 360, Foosball, Poker and more. More details to follow. . .

Here are the candidates running for next year's CSSS Executive.

• President: Andrew Rothbart
• Vice President Internal: Eugene Chan
• Vice President External: Arash Malek
• Treasurer: Andrew Tjia
• SUS Representative: Vacant
• Secretary: Justine Yang
• Social Coordinator (2 positions available): Jamie Dunlop, Richard Quan, Jenny Brook

Find out why being a Co-op student is the best career decision you can make at University! In the program, you can:

• Get real programming experience
• Make $ $ $
• Make industry contacts
• Travel to exotic places

There are two identical info sessions, so choose whichever one you can attend. But make sure you get your application in, in time for Friday, March 24, 2006. Applications must be submitted to Denise Jesudason at ICICS/CS x2412.

• Thursday, March 9 @ 4:30pm - 6pm MacMillan Building Rm 166 OR
• Wednesday, March 15 @ 3pm - 4:30pm MacMillan Building Rm 158

More Co-op details can be found at http://www.sciencecoop.ubc.ca or see the attached poster.

UPDATE: There are NO more tickests left!!

The Cube and MIS clubs present IT Night, a business formal recruiting event.

Recruiters from: KPMG, Orbital, Kodak (Creo), MDA, TSI, Ensemble, Blast Radius, Accenture
Focus: Project Management & Consulting jobs
Prizes: Future Shop gift certificates & USB Drives
Dress: Business attire

Where

David Lam Forum
located at the North end of the Henry Angus building, ground level (see map)

When

Thursday, March 16th
5:30 - 9:00pm

Schedule

5:30 - Arrivals
6:00 - Opening Comments
6:15 - Guest Speaker, Timothy Bult, MDA
6:30 - Guest Speaker, Kevin Cheng, TSI
6:45 - Networking Game
7:15 - Food & Drinks
8:00 - Closing Remarks
8:10 - Free Time
9:00 - Doors Close

Industry Attendees

• Accenture
  Raymond Yee
  Vu Ha
• Blast Radius
  Allen Chen
• Ensemble
  David Liao
  Vlad Ghelesel
• Ernst & Young
  Michael Lee
  Adrian Poon
  Jas Bagry
• Kodak
  Julio Ng
  Kevin Ishiguro
• KPMG
  Vince Kordyback
  Norbert Huber
• MDA
  Timothy Bult
  Kirsty Peddle
• Orbital
  Amyn Rajan
  Bill Dorfmann
  Zameer Andani
• Terminal Services Inc.
  Kevin Cheng

Map

Terry (www.terry.ubc.ca) is a joint TLEF initiative of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science, with support from the Michael Smith Laboratories, VP Students, UBC Campus Sustainability Office, UBC Okanagan, UBC Bookstore, UBC Let's Talk Science Partnership Program, and the Chan Centre for Performing Arts.

The UBC Bookstore and Terry are pleased to announce a writing challenge, and a grand one at that. There will be three sets of prizes available, which involve the hunt for pieces in the following categories.

For more information, please read on...

The Communications Society of IEEE Student Branch at UBC is now hosting the “UBC Wireless Venture Competition” for students who are in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering. The purpose of this competition is to enhance students’ involvement in the UBC wireless network and help students develop their ability to create a well presented proposal and presentation.

A team with no more than three students shall prepare a one-page summary based on the provided template and submit via email to Prof. Dave Michelson, the IEEE Communications Society Vancouver Chapter Chair, davem@ece.ubc.ca no later than midnight on Friday, March 17th, 2006. The top four finalist teams shall be selected no later than 3 pm on Monday, March 20th, 2006. These teams will be invited to give a ten-minute presentation followed by a ten-minute question and answer session on Thursday, March 23rd, 2006.

The rules and proposal template can be found on the website below:
http://www.comsoc.org/vancouver/

A maximum of three (3) $500 Student Excellence Awards will be awarded for the 2005-2006 academic year to students in recognition of contributions to the undergraduate Computer Science student body and/or Department. These awards are intended to encourage and reward students who take initiative within the UBC Computer Science community to the benefit of both the student and their peers.

NOTE: The selection committee reserves the right to refrain from distributing the maximum number of awards in the absence of reasonably eligible recipients. Preference will be given to graduating students where applicable.

Selection Criteria

Applicants for this award should:

• be an undergraduate student
• be enrolled in the Computer Science Major program, Computer Science Honors Program, a combined major/honors program with Computer Science, the BCS program or be in the Computer Science stream of the Cognitive Systems program
• have displayed substantial contributions to the undergraduate Computer Science student body through involvement with undergraduate activities or through the Department of Computer Science (paid work shall not qualify a student for this award)

The date has been set as March 31! That's a Friday for all you without a calendar near by. This year's grad dinner will follow the success of previous years with another fun filled boat cruise.

So... for 20 dollars (there's a healthy subsidy there), you get to spend a one-of-a-kind evening complete with a first-class sit-down dinner aboad a chartered yacht! Last year's event went extremely well, and this year, we expect to do even better!

Menu: Chef Carved Prime Rib Roast Beef, Swiss Potatoes, Vegetarian Penne Pasta in Tomato Sauce, Steamed Vegetables, Three Bean Salad, Caesar Salad, Dinner Rolls, Assorted Pastries for Dessert, Coffee & Tea

Boarding time is 6pm. The boat will depart at 6:30pm and return later that evening at 10:30 pm.

We're giving preference to graduating students (and one guest), but computer science students from all years are invited to attend. So, if you're interested in going, see your friendly CSSS execs in X139 for more details and to sign up for this exciting event! You must buy your tickets by Wed Mar 26th! Don't delay!

The Jade Project, an organization that supports girls and women who are interested in Computer Science, is looking for eager volunteers for their upcoming GirlSmarts workshop!

GIRLsmarts is an outreach program affiliated with the Department of Computer Science (CS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). They been offering this program since 2004 to Grade 6 and 7 girls, leading them through a series of activities that show that Computer Science and Math are fun topics and are everywhere! Naturally, they are looking for dependable, responsible, enthusiastic people with a background in computer science... which means YOU!

To signup and find out more about volunteering in the Jade Project's GIRLSmarts program, see http://www.jadeproject.ca/girlsmarts/volunteers.html. Or, if you know someone who would be interested in participating in the workshops themselves, point them to the GIRLSmarts program. Fun for everyone!