The Matthew McNair Secondary Mini School Alumni Experience (MAE) is an organization for all McNair Mini School Alumni and seeks to create community, encourage dialogue, and foster meaningful relationships.

The MAE is looking for a volunteer Webmaster to help launch their website using WordPress or another similar framework. If interested, please contact Martin Hui.

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.

Byte to Eat photos are up. Click the heading for more.

MusicBox Children's Charity is a non profit registered charity dedicated to providing music lessons (e.g. choir, private lessons, etc) to children in the inner-city community. We are currently in a partnership with the RayCam Community Centre where programs are being run every Wednesday and Saturday. We are looking for a Webmaster to work with the executive team to create a website. The Webmaster will be responsible for updating, improving, managing, etc. the website.

If interested, please send Ian W. an email at iwh33@hotmail.com with your résumé.

Thanks,
Ian W
MusicBox Children's Charity UBC

The Ubyssey, the definitive source of news on campus, is looking for CPSC students like you to improve the way their news articles are spread. Their current goal is to be on the cutting edge of online journalism, and you can be a part of this initiative! This is a great opportunity for your CPSC skills and hard work to gain exposure! Below is a list of volunteer positions available. To apply, simply email interested position(s), and a resume and/or portfolio to Paul Bucci - Ubyssey Coordinating Editor with the subject line "Ubyssey Application - Your Name". If applying for multiple positions, please rank them in order of preference.

Webmaster:
The Ubyssey needs webmasters! Responsibilities include working with the editors to achieve their goals on the web, maintaining and improving ubyssey.ca, expanding our online ad strategy, SEO optimization and integrating multimedia with our current framework. This is a volunteer position; however, it would be the foundation of our future web development team. If you're interested in journalism and social media, this is a perfect chance for you to get ahead of the industry. Must know HTML, CSS, PHP, and be interested in Java.

Web Content Coordinator:
As we move into the world of interactive print design, we need someone who can facilitate this online as well. Many of the projects we would like to do require translation into Flash, Java, CSS, etc. If you're interested in infographics and the changing face of news media, this is the position for you. Some examples include: interactive maps, navigable infographics, and more
Links:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/especiales/2007/04/copaamerica07/multimedia/multimedia_barco.html
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/webspecials06/aids-25/index.shtml

Mobile/Social Media Developer:
As social and mobile media expands, we need someone who can be versatile enough to get our product out there quickly. For example, we need a Facebook application, a more interactive and intelligent mobile edition, and much more.

Efficiency Consultant:
This position is for anyone interested in cross-platform integration. We work almost exclusively within the Adobe suite for our print edition, and we are trying to find a way to translate that directly into our online workflow. Server knowledge is a must. You will be working closely with the editors to identify workflow issues.
For more info, check out:
http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/scripting/
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design/features/?features
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/bridge/features/

To learn more about this organization, check out their website at ubyssey.ca! Get a feel of the awesomeness you can get involved in! Please feel free to email any questions or concerns to Paul at coordinating@ubyssey.ca.

As you all know, Bill Aiello's term as the Department Head will end in June 2010. The Dean of Science has decided on an internal search and is in the process of forming a head search committee, which includes one elected undergraduate student representative. As the Associate Head on Faculty Affairs, I have been asked to oversee this process.

Duties:
Apart from attending meetings of the committee, the representatives may assist in surveying the department on potential candidates, and may help to collect assessments on candidates. The representatives are expected to consult widely and bring views and concerns to the search committee. They may also be responsible for planning and organizing search-related meetings and events internal to the department.

Eligibility:
Any full-time undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science. Nominations in by next Friday, the 13th with the election being held on the 20th.

An event for CPSC students to meet new people and enjoy a night of fun with the all-time favourite Cranium and other various board games. Fundraiser to raise donations for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

Admission:

$5.00 or 3 cans—includes 2 pizzas and a pop (pay at the Cube Office)

$2.00 or 1 can to play (pay at the door)

“…Community-Oriented Programming”

The Cube is starting up a three new positions in the Volunteering Committee whose missions are to push Computer Science students to become community-minded citizens. We hope to achieve this goal by:

1. Organizing charity events to raise money for good causes
2. Creating volunteer programs for CS students to utilize their skills in helping others in their community
3. Ensuring awareness of the wealth of volunteer opportunities outside The Cube and UBC
4. Educating CS students of the many social issues that our community has to deal with

Currently, we need volunteers like you to take up these positions. Please take the time to look over the positions available below. To apply, simply e-mail a résumé and the position(s) of interest to vpv@thecube.ca with the subject line “Cube Application - Your Name”. If applying for multiple positions, please rank them in order of preference.

Community Events Director (1–2 Positions)

This position will be an awesome opportunity to show your management skills! As a director, you will be expected to lead the team in the coordination of a community event of your choice.

Community Events Organizer (4 Positions)

For someone who wants to contribute by volunteering and assisting in the organizing of an event. This position is good for someone still trying to gather experience and to perhaps become an events director next year.

Volunteer Awareness Coordinator (1 Position)

There are so many more volunteer opportunities outside of The Cube and UBC! This is why we need someone to be continuously on the lookout. This position will require lots of research and some liaison with other clubs to keep the committee up-to-date with such opportunities.

Just to spark some interest, here are a couple of initiatives we are working on:

Homeless Action Initiative

This program will be dedicated to directly helping the homeless living in the Vancouver Downtown Core. A team of volunteers will be recruited to prepare food (i.e. jelly sandwiches; tea) and/or distribute it on a monthly basis.

“Byte to Eat” Food Drive

A Food Drive to collect non-perishable food and monetary donations for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. This year, the food drive will be expanded to other departmental societies with competition from CSS (Cognitive Systems), EECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering), and MISA (Microbiology).

Hope to hear from you soon and good luck on your midterms!

The International Relations Students Association is looking for a volunteer to design a simple website and make the occasional update. Interested applicants should contact Amelia Boultbee at ameliaboultbee@gmail.com.

The International Relations Students Association runs UBC's Night of a Thousand Dinners, a fundraiser for landmine elimination.

Executive elections are coming up! Come out and vote for the people you want running your student society. Voting is open to all undergraduate students whose declared specializations are Computer Science, and the polls are open Monday 10–4:45 and Tuesday 11–5. See more information about the candidates.