Colorado State University PRSSA

2007 - 2008 Past Events:

Lockheed Martin presents: No "Experience"? Not true!

How to reframe your "college experience" as "work experience" to get the interview and win the job.

So many students, when asked what work experience they have, answer with a shrug, "I don't really have any." But by looking at it differently, it turns out that they usually have a lot more than they ever realized or gave themselves credit for. If you don't think you have anything to offer, how will a hiring manager be able to make that leap?

Automatic Face Recognition

Ever wonder how much longer it will be before your laptop looks at you and greets you by name? For many years researchers have been improving algorithms for recognizing human faces, and if you have not encountered such a system yet, odds are that will change in the next couple of years.

This week Ross Beveridge will give a brief overview of how face recognition works and Ward Fisher will demonstrate the technology using the system he has built for his Masters.

Obfuscated C

Do you ever get tired of writing programs that make sense? You're in good company. Join the ACM this Wednesday as Jack Applin shows off his three winning entries to the International Obfuscated C Code Contest and talks about what it takes to be the best. You'll never look at C the same way again.

Sun Microsystems visits ACM

Sun Microsystems, the company behind Java, MySQL, and the Solaris Operating System has openings for both full time and internships in Colorado! Want to find out what hiring managers at a company like Sun look for? Then join ACM on Wednesday for food and a talk by Christine Romero about why you might want to work for Sun.

Google is coming to ACM!

"Join us to find out how we work, play, and change the world, and how you can be part of our excellent adventure."

(And what would a Google tech talk be without free food and t-shirts?)

Be sure to come with your resume because Google is currently looking for interns and fulltime software engineers. Please apply online at www.google.com/jobs/students AND bring your resume to the event!

Software Metrics

Come join us for a presentation and discussion on the fundamental principles of software measurement with Ryan Soulier. He is a project manager with Hewlett-Packard's High-end Integrity server test team and will discuss his experience with software metrics as he has learned and observed in industry.

Fumigate Your Programs

Tired of rushing through a project and ending up with buggy code? Tired of buggy code in general? Join us at ACM this Wednesday as Josiah Haswell demonstrates how to effectively use JUnit, testing strategies, and how to make use of Eclipse's debugger. Your TAs will thank you.

Oreo Fun and Games

Did you know that if every Oreo cookie ever made were stacked on top of each other (over 490 billion), the stack would reach to the moon and back more than six times? Most people agree: Oreos are yummy. I'm sure you knew that Oreos are fun to eat, but did you also know that they are also really fun to play with? Come join ACM this Wednesday for lots of Oreo activities including Oreo Bingo, Oreo Poker, and Oreo Construction! And of course, there will be plenty of Oreo eating as well! ACM will even bring milk for dipping.

How to find a job or internship

Getting ready to look for a job or internship? Whether its your first time or you're a veteran, you've probably slipped up and committed one of the Career Center's top 10 mistakes.

Join the ACM this week as Judy Brobst points out what you can do to ensure a successful job hunt. Bring your questions and suggestions for improving interaction between CS students and the Career Center.

As always, FREE PIZZA!

Sun Web 2.0 Internet Applications

As the world wide web moves to Web 2.0 or "Web.next", a breed of applications is emerging that redefines the typical web application in terms of user experience, response time, and network efficiency. This new breed of web application has been termed, "Rich Internet Applications" or RIA. This talk will give an overview of RIA as well as discussing the technologies typically used to create RIA. This talk will dive into the details on AJAX technologies including jMaki, Wicket, Google Web Toolkit, and JavaServer Faces as well as demonstrating Sun's new JavaFX technology.

As always, PIZZA will be provided!

Hacking Tools

Have you ever wanted to learn to hack into vulnerable computers? Well, it just so happens that the Network Security Group has both the tools and some target machines set up for you to learn on, safely and legally. Brendan Sheridan and Kyle Kelley are coming to show ACM some of the techniques used for cyber security competitions. Come find out about tools such as nmap and metasploit and watch as CSU students break into vulnerable Windows and Linux boxes. You can also find out about opportunities to get involved with the group to learn these tools to compete.

As always, PIZZA will be provided!

How private is your privacy?

Revenue lost to computer security incidents have been rising over the years. Last year, companies lost almost $1 billion. Computer security companies have been fighting back with some encouraging results. Global sales will reach $10 billion in 2007. Security incidents have dropped significantly in recent months. Less reported, however, is that ordinary people lost close to $52 billion in 2006 because of sloppy handling of their private data by companies entrusted with the same. Unfortunately, these companies seem reluctant to take aggressive measures to protect this data. In fact, there is a growing trend towards collecting as much of this data as possible, and mine it to reap trillions of dollars in revenue.

Join Dr. Indrajit Ray and the ACM this Wednesday to learn about the threats to your personal information, as well as what you can do to enhance your privacy.

And of course, FREE pizza.

CS Jeopardy - Sponsored by OCI

Come join us for our annual CS Jeopardy event, sponsored by OCI. Teams of ACM members will compete for fun and prizes including,

First place: iPod Nano (with Video) and $25 iTunes Gift Card Second Place: iPod Shuffle and $15 iTunes Gift Card Participation: $50 Gift Card (choose from 5 options)

Don't feel like competing? Come join the festivities with free food and drink.

Teams will consist of 3 players each and we have slots for 9 teams. The first day to sign-up your team will be Tuesday (9/25/07), 9:00am, at the CS Department Main Office.

You must be an ACM member to play on a team. One team member can sign up an entire team. However, the person signing up the team must bring money to register all team members as ACM members or present proof of membership. The annual membership costs $15 - please bring cash. If one team member wishes to sign up an entire team, they should come to the main office ready to sign up all three people as ACM members.

Microsoft: Putting together the pieces

Microsoft Representatives are visiting this week to talk about: "Putting together the pieces: An overview of the Windows Live OneCare Anti-malware system". The goal of the talk will be to give an overview of the complexities of putting together an end-to-end system to combat malware. As usual, there will be PIZZA.

CS Department Picnic and Softball Game

FUN: We have reserved softball fields for a CS faculty/grads vs.undergrads game. There will also be volleyball and pick up frizbee. Even if you don't play � it will be fun to watch and cheer for your side. GAME starts at 1:30 PM.

FOOD: We are supplying hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks. You are welcome to bring anything you like as well.

FOUNDATIONS: This is a fantastic way to get to know your CS faculty, staff, and peers in a informal enviroment � OUTSIDE THE USC!

FREE: Yup! This is free to you and your significant other. City Park is also family friendly, so if you have children, bring them too. We are also working with sponsorship outside the department for door prizes and such. We will keep you posted when we have more information.

RSVP: Please RSVP to Carol Calliham (calliham@cs.colostate.edu). We need head count to order food.

PLEASE MARK YOU CALANDER and plan on attending � City Park is only 5 minutes from campus.

New Building!

If you haven't heard (maybe you live under a rock or something), the Computer Science Department is moving� in 2008. And if you haven't noticed, the new Computer Science building is being constructed in the heart of campus, right next to the plaza. Come hear Dr. Whitley talk about the new building, and ask any questions you have. As always, pizza will be provided!

Online Fun

Come join the ACM club for some fun and exciting online games this week! There will be Wikipedia challenges, Google games, an online scavenger hunt, and more! Come show off your online expertise and have fun with your fellow CS students! As always there will be pizza, too!

First General Meeting: Welcome, Wisdom and Wiki (and Pizza too)

Come to the first meeting of the ACM Club. All students are welcome to come, this initial meeting is a good chance to meet other students over pizza and learn about how you can be an active member of CSU's ACM Student Chapter. There will also be a brief overview of important things students over the years have felt new students might not know, and might want to know. And brand new this year, we will be going over the new department Wiki. Come, visit, learn, eat and have a good time.