Official Announcement
Day: May 5th, 2005
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Place: USC Courtyard
Agilent and the Computer Science Department in cooperation with the ACM Club are hosting an end of year picnic.
Come early and relax, enjoy good company and good food! This is a great opportunity to meet with Agilent representatives.
Michael's Plum Catering will begin serving dinner at 4:30.
In case of inclement weather the picnic will be moved to USC 110.
Our sincere appreciation to Tanya Schmidt and Agilent, Judy Brobst of the Career Center, and Dr. Darrell Whitley of the CS Department for their support.
Meeting Minutes
- The ACM Club elected new officers for the 2005-2006 academic year.
President - Kathy Robertson
Vice President - B.J. Tiemessen
Treasurer - Jilmil Saraf
Archivist - Andres Alvarez
Webmaster - David Rostron
Official Announcement
Day: May 3th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: USC 310B
Election Day is here !! Election Day is today !! Join us in room 310B and you can run for President (of the ACM Club) while eating cookies and drinking coffee. Or bring your friends and meet other people in an hour of relaxation and happiness :))
This is out last ACM meeting for the year. I hope you all have fun.
Official Announcement
Day: April 26th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
What is a common factor between your cellphone, camera and garage door opener?
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS !! (And they are all more expensive than they need to be!)
ACM Club has invited Dr. Sanjay Rajopadhye to give a talk about the trends in embedded systems and reconfigurable computing, and the implications of Moore's Law on such systems. (If you don't know Moore's Law, then you NEED to come to this meeting.) He will also discuss some of the ongoing research and how to transfer the results of an ongoing NSF project into YOUR curriculum! What do you think a course on embedded systems should teach?
So if you have an opinion; don't have an opinion; get curious about small things, fast things, shiny things, or blue things, THEN COME ON DOWN!!! Come with questions to probe around for anything that may interest you or anything you have ever wondered about.
We can't wait to see you there!
Official Announcement
Day: April 19th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Is there life after college? Come meet some CSU Computer Science graduates and find out what they have done since they got their degrees. Ask questions; learn how to make your college experience more valuable. Find out how to build the career of your dreams.
Come join us for snacks and conversation.
Official Announcement
Day: April 12th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Long, long ago...in a far away place... a scripting language was born that had nearly limitless possibilities and it was dubbed... PERL!
Perl, which stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language, has many uses in today's web interface and also in scripting tests, or many other uses. But don't just take my word for it! Come and listen to our own perl expert, Onyx, on the deeper questions that plague my dreams:
- Perl: what is it?
- What can it be used for (and why do I care)
- Questions that people have asked before (FAQ)
- The language itself and why some love it and others are driven insane!
- Regular Expressions (and how they can turn the declaration of independance into "Three Blind Mice")
Don't miss out on the fun (and insanity) that is PERL. Who knows? It may just be the thing to make your life easier.
Official Announcement
Day: April 5th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Get ready...get set... DUAL BOOT!
So many for soo long have had to choose between one or the other: Windows or Linux. Each has their upside, each has their downfall. Wouldn't it be nice to just be able to boot whichever one was convenient at the time?
NOW YOU CAN!!
Come join us and we will show you how you can enable a dual boot machine that allows you the power of Windows and Linux all on the same hard drive.
Meeting Minutes
- slides from presentation
Day: March 29th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
It may have already happened. You may have been consumed by what Dell has put on your computer thinking that is the only operating system in existence. But I just have to say...HOLD THE PHONE!!! There are many other operating systems out there to choose from that you may like better. Maybe you are looking for something a little more customizable, something a little more 3-D, or maybe something a little bit more...Microsoft.
Now there are some people that may not know what an operating system is. I just hope they are not in CS. But if you are one of these people, then you definately need to join us and get up to date! Three different members of the CS department will present a comparative overview of three of the most common environments for CSU's CS program: Linux, Windows, and Mac OS. There will be one speaker per system. The presentation will cover:
* Different types of use (code development, communication, e-mail, browsing)
* How each fits into the CS community
* Security
* And any questions that you have!
So come joins us and don't be left with just what someone gave you. Find the best environment that fits with your mind!
Official Announcement
Day: March 22th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Draper
Hey EVERYONE!! We are back from spring break, and bringing you a treat. Speaker Dr. Bruce Draper will be giving a discussion on his research with computer vision and what you can do to get involved. (Who wouldn't want to be a professor's right hand person?!) He's so excited about being able to present his work to the ACM club, he is brining some of the robots that he is using in his research that need to have vision systems to navigate. So anyone who has ever seen the movie Short Circuit, you have got to see this. And if you haven't seen that movie...you have got to see this. Come and join us to see what type of research Dr. Draper does and what you can do to help him (freshman to seniors).
Official Announcement
Day: March 8th, 2005
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Academy Gaming Center
Greeting Gaming Geeks!
Come get your game on at Academy Gaming Center this Tuesday night with ACM at CSU. Can CS gamers beat the ECE and CIS gamers? This is a deeply important issue to address. Round One of an agreed group game starts at 6:45 sharp--be there at 6:30 if you are not currently at member of ACM. Great chance to become a member and strut your stuff. We fully welcome egotistical superior gamers (who design their own controllers for better latency handling) and novices alike!
Concessions will be sold at the center. Existing ACM members will have some computers rented out for them on a FCFS basis. Newly joining members will have a portion of membership dues($15) used for computer rental,otherwise cost is $6/hour/computer.
Official Announcement
Day: March 1st, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Susan Hunter
Just when you though industry was all about "produce, produce, produce" and cracking the whip to make you work harder and faster, here is someone to show you another side to the story!
Susan Hunter will be speaking to the ACM Club about her experiences with academic and industrial research, what kind of results they expect (if any...HA), and the broad array of projects that take place in the central research laboratory: called Agilent Labs. Susan has a very broad background ranging from a Ph.D. in Applied Physics with an emphasis in Optics, to developing new methods of digital photography with HP.
Please come join us and bring any questions you may have. Susan is eager to pour her wealth of knowledge on inquiring minds!
Official Announcement
Day: February 22nd, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Justin Moninger and Robert Kausch
A couple years out of school and already back for a reunion. Justin Moninger and Robert Kausch are both graduates from CSU (2003 and 2002 respectively) and are now back to talk with the CS students about any questions they may have on defense contracting, the commercial world, how to be successful, and how you too can graduate successfully even if you went to more than your fair share of parties. (Gotta go party for those who don't, right?!) These guys have been fairly successful since they hit the exterior of the academic world, and they can help give you tips on what is needed taking your first few steps out of college. The one thing they ask, is that you BRING QUESTIONS! They are here to answer your questions, and want this to be less of a presentation and more of a dialogue.
So please, write your questions down on a napkin, etch them into glass, or chizle them into stone for all we care. (Some of you more advanced folks can put them into your PDA). And as always, we will be serving food and drinks! Come and get ready for your future!
Official Announcement
Day: February 15th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Dr. Roger Alexander
Welcome, one and all! The ACM club is inviting you to another meeting that will separate fact from fiction in the "real world." Roger Alexander will be speaking about his experience in software engineering, the history of how it came to be (yes, there was a beginning!) and how software engineering has influenced and has been influenced by software development in Industry, government, and academic settings (where you are right now).
This talk will focus on two key ideas:
Is software engineering stuff useful and making a difference in the real world?
and...
What do you need to know as software engineers to survive (it is a jungle out there) in the real world?
Please come with an open mind, noting he will not answer these questions definitely; but instead provide insight from his experiences as a software programmer. And as always, food and drinks for everyone!
Official Announcement
Day: February 8th, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Stew Crawford
BLAMO!!!!
That can be the feeling going into the real world of a corporate computer business. Stew Crawford, who now works for a smaller company called Visible Productions, is coming to give a talk about the differences between the GIANT CORPORTATE COMPUTER INDUSTRY and the smaller, find the business yourself, industry. Stew has had jobs at big places like Bell Labs, as well as the smaller companies and doing solo consulting. Many CS majors probably begin working out of their basement's fixing computers, so please come and see what it is like when rent is on the line. :)
Meeting Minutes Official Announcement
Day: February 1st, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM (note TIME CHANGE)
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Charlie Ross
--- BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! ---
Charlie Ross presented an overview on Unix and Linux for the ACM club last semester. The people who came told the ACM officers how much they had enjoyed the presentation and how much they had learned. Since then, many people who missed the presentation have asked us to arrange it again. Charlie has graciously consented to re-do this for us at this week's ACM meeting, tomorrow, Tuesday, at 6:30. As usual, refreshments will be provided. The original announcement follows.
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ACM presents Tricks and Treats of Unix and Linux
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Having trouble with Unix or Linux? Would you like to know more. Do you know nothing and want to know something? Want to know what Unix is?
Then we have the workshop for you!
Whether you are a novice or advanced user of the non-Windows interface, Charlie Ross, a senior PHD student in Computer Science will be presenting a fun workshop to increase your skills. He will present some of the shortcuts that the pros use to maneuver and save tons of time and effort.
Official Announcement
Day: January 25th, 2005
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Hammond Auditorium (Engineering 120, Near Pendulum)
Speaker: Darrell Whitley and Faculty
It's the one, the only, STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT! The ACM club will be meeting to discuss important topics between CS students and some of the CS faculty, including Department Chair Darrell Whitley. Darrell Whitley will begin by presenting what has happened, what is happening, and what is coming up in the near future. Here is your chance to express your opinions on the curriculum setup, inquire about future changes coming to CS, discover how to become more involved in department research (and how the research actually affects things), learn about the computer science community (like ACM...THAT'S US!) and anything else that might be on your mind to discuss with CS faculty. Be sure to bring questions and comments, because we want to hear YOUR thoughts.
For this information extravaganza, we will be serving pizza and lemonade at the meeting, so bring your appetite as well. So remember, if uninformed is uncool, then uninformed and hungry is just plain ridiculous. Come on down and we will fix you up.
Official Announcement
Day: December 8th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: USC 310A & B (note location!)
Ok, so they aren't exactly crumpets, they are cookies. And there is no king, that is just made up. But do come to our ACM meeting this week, as we will be taking a down note and just relaxing with coffee, tea, and cookies. :)
Feel free to come and chat with other members of the club about whatever is on your mind, even if that does happen to be school work... (AAAAAAHHHHHH!!)
Meeting Minutes
- slides from the presentation
Day: December 1st, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Clark A 203
It's new...it's improved...it's the NEW JAVA!
Java, the emerging language for Internet, development, and busines applications has just become more powerful! Sun Microsystems is coming to our campus to give the BREAKING details on the latest version of this powerful language to be officially released early next year. Big changes are afoot, including additions, enhancements, and more caffeine. You want the inside scoop, the ACM Club is giving it to ya.
Sun will be graciously providing us with pizza and soda to go around.
Official Announcement
Day: November 17th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: USC 310A & B (note location!)
Catch a wave and come join the ACM club in a web surfing scavenger hunt. Find things that we want you to find, and some things that you never even knew were on the internet.
Hear is your chance to show off your web surfing skills. Individuals and teams will compete to see who is the best surfer in the department. The winners will receive both prizes and recognition - SURFER OF THE YEAR!!!
There is no need to sign up in advance, but feel free to break out your Hawaiian garb.
It's a wild place out there. So come and see if you are the fastest at the type...click...BOOM!
Official Announcement
Day: November 10th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Clark A 203
Speaker: Daniel Massey
Daniel Massey recently joined the Computer Science Department at CSU and is an expert in internet security. This talk is aimed at a general audience and will address practical concerns that arise for all of us that use the internet.
Talk Abstract:
The Internet has developed from a small research project into a very powerful system for communication; email is now a common form of personal communication, private information ranging from course grades to financial data is available online, commercial products and government services can be obtained over the web, and so forth. Furthermore, power grids, air traffic control systems, and other networks are being connected to the Internet. The net result is that the Internet has grown to such an extent that it now plays a role in many people's daily lives. However, it is unclear whether improvements in network security have kept pace with this growth. To a large extent, network security often relies on smart decisions by end users. This worked well for a small community of researchers where the security concerns were minimal at best, but it raises serious concerns for today's global Internet. For example, security protocols may assume that people will check the authenticity of new web certificates and will not provide confidential data unless the certificate is valid. Perhaps more importantly, systems frequently assume people will protect their home PCs by applying patches and checking security features. These assumptions can be deadly for today's Internet. In this talk, we will examine some of the problems and assumptions behind the "state of the art" Internet security, examine what still needs to be done, and consider what you can do to protect both your private data and the Internet in general.
Meeting Minutes
- Handouts and slides from the presentation
Day: November 3rd, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Clark A 203
It's getting late. It's 10:30 p.m. and you still don't have your programming assignment done for class and it is due at midnight. The program works, but it has BUGS EVERYWHERE!!! How are you to find them all in time? Where are things going wrong?!
Don't fret just yet, the ACM club as the answers you have been looking for. We will be holding a meeting to discuss a couple different debuggers, such as GDB, that are commonly used to find bugs in code. They are very powerful and time saving tools used by students and industry alike. They also come HIGHLY recommended by the upper class in CS.
So please, come and view this informational meeting so you may save yourself future time, hassles, and most importantly, HAIR. (Stress has been found to be one of the leading causes in balding men) Then again, another way to solve that problem is just to write perfect code; but not even Microsoft can do that. :-)
We are ACM, and we are here for you. (http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~acm)
Official Announcement
Day: October 27th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Third Floor of University Services Center
The spooks and the goblins are out ... but that is ok, they are teaching your classes. Come and join us in decorating the CS Department so you can say that you had a hand in creating a festive ... and spooky new "office space".
We'll have food, drinks, eye of newt, and zombie brains. Join in the fun and mingle with all of your friends. It'll be a relaxed evening to be...DiFeReNt.
Official Announcement
Day: October 20th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Clark A 203
If you have ever taken a CS course before, you know that the course material is unlike any other class. The thinking, with the head, and the hurting... AHHHHHHHGGGGGGGG!!!! HOW DO YOU STUDY FOR THIS STUFF?!
The ACM Club has the answers! We have spent hours researching the best ways to handle the CS classes to help YOU improve your grades.
Some of the likely topics to be covered are:
--How to handle code on exams
--Strategies for group study (Yes, more perspectives can help!)
--Best types of questions to ask in class
--AND ANY TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS!!
We have compiled insights from a lot of the CS faculty and are prepared to help you with any difficulties that you might have dealing with CS material. So please, BRING QUESTIONS/DIFFICULTIES/PROBLEMS/QUANDERS! (That relate to CS, of course.) Once we are done with you, your future in CS will be much brighter.
And don't forget! As always we will provide food and drinks.
Official Announcement
Day: Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Place: The Career Center, Ammons Hall
The deadline has passed to sign up for CS Mock Interview Day.
Computer Science Students - Sign Up NOW for CS Mock Interview Day - this is your chance to get in a practice interview before you start your job or internship search. We currently have 6 companies registered to participate and adding more this week.
Less than one month to go and we already have students signed up. Don't miss this opportunity to meet with employers, practice your interviewing skills and gain confidence as you begin your search for the summer internship or the full time position.
Interviews are available for students Sophomore through Graduate Level!
Official Announcement
Day: October 17th, 2004
Time: 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Game: 1 - 3 PM
Place: City Park
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 PM.
FOOD:
We are supplying hamburgers, hot dogs,chips and drinks. You are welcome to bring anything you like as well. The BBQ will fire up at 11:30 AM.
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 signifcant 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 yo posted when we have more information.
PLEASE MARK YOU CALANDER and plan on attending -- City Park is only 5 minutes from campus.
Official Announcement
Day: October 13th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: Clark A 203
Like computer games? Worried that robots are going to take over the world? Do you find it offensive that your microwave talks to you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you might just want to check this one out!
Ross Beveridge, a member of the Artificial Intelligence Group in the CS Department, will present an overview of current research in Artificial Intelligence both at CSU and in general. Come to find out about the latest discoveries, road-blocks to progress, and why they are trying to make another one of you out of metal.
It will be very enlightening and I urge you to come. As always, food and drink will be provided.
Meeting Minutes
- ACM will now meet in Clark A 203.
- Reminder to sign-up for mock interview day
- Workshop for technical resume and interview help
- Agilent the Culture with Gordon Motley
- Resume Writing & Interviewing with Richard Robinson
- Interview Skits: The Do's and Dont's with various Agilent employees
- Individual resume critiques
Day: October 6th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Place: Clark A 203
Have you put off writing that resume because you don't know where to begin? Are you thinking you need an internship or a full-time job, but don't have a resume to send?
Maybe you're already in the job search mode and getting ready to interview. What do they ask at those technical interviews?
Richard Robinson with Agilent Technologies will be here to talk about the Technical Resume and the Technical Interview. Richard is a CSU alumn and a hiring manager with Agilent - he reviews good and bad resumes everyday and knows how to do a technical interview.
Don't miss this opportunity to get started on your resume, polish the one that you have and begin to perfect your interviewing skills.
All CS, ECE and CIS students are welcome.
Official Announcement
Day: September 29th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: USC 110
Come and join the ACM club in an open study marathon!! Ok, so it really isn't a marathon. But you are able to come and study with your peers and get help on whatever you need. There may also be some GTA's and faculty on hand to assist.
As always, we have provided food and snacks. So don't be shy, come on down and we will help you with whatever problems you may have!
Meeting Minutes
- Asked for volunteers to announce ACM events in their classes. If interested e-mail acm@cs.colostate.edu with your name and the classes that you can cover.
- Announced that Lindsay Soukup is our new Facilities / College Council Representative
- Announced that Justin Smithe is our new Undergraduate Representative
- Asked for chaperones for High School Visitation Day
- Handouts and slides from the presentation
Day: September 22th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: USC 110
Upperclassman and graduate students share secrets about free software, help tips, and other secrets about majoring in CS at CSU.
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
--Confucius
Don't be bitter, come and learn from the people who know! Graduate students and upperclassmen will be attending to provide you with information on the tips and tricks of getting through CSU in CS. There are so many things available to you, like free software, that you may not know about. We'll also be touching on topics like:
* How many CS classes are required for a degree
* How to arrange a double major
* What services are offered free to you by CSU
* How to find out what other people think of your next semester's professor
* AND MUCH MORE!!
So come on and join in the knowledge. You are able to ask the panel of students about anything you wish. And if you are feeling *saucy*, go ahead and throw in something that you wish YOU knew coming into CS.
Do you really want to make it any harder for yourself than it already is?
And the best part is that you don't have to be a member of CS or ACM. Everyone is welcome! So grab your roommate, your grandmother, and that guy you saw on the street. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!. Also snacks will be provided!!
Meeting Minutes
- Announced open nominations for Undergraduate Representative
- For more info e-mail acm@cs.colostate.edu or talk to an officer.
- Went through UNIX slides from Charlie Ross
Day: September 15th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Place: USC 110
Having trouble with Unix or Linux? Would you like to know more. Do you know nothing and want to know something? Want to know what Unix is? Then we have the workshop for you!
Whether you are a novice or advanced user of the non-Windows interface, Charlie Ross, a senior PHD student in Computer Science will be presenting a fun workshop to increase your skills. He will present some of the shortcuts that the pros use to maneuver and save tons of time and effort.
Meeting Minutes
- Received handout on "How to Register for On-Campus Interviews (CareerRAM)"
- Go to www.career.colostate.edu for information
- Demonstrated various parts of the CareerRAM system
- My Account
- JOBS Online
- Interviews
- Career Events
Day: September 8th, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Place: USC 110
Judy Brobst from the Career Center will present the new online jobs and recruitment system.
Meeting Minutes
- Served ice-cream, chips, and baby carrots.
- Went through this semesters schedule of events.
- Announced the different levels of membership.
- Voting
- Chapter
- Visitor
- Played a "wacky" trivia game with the faculty vs. the students.
- Audience members were allowed to ask and answer questions
- Bonus questions were asked with Walrus Ice Cream Dollar prizes
- Students won 6-4
- Raffled off textbooks and concluded the meeting.
Day: September 1st, 2004
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Place: USC 110
ACM welcomes you to this year's kickoff celebration. The officers of ACM will be competing vs. the CS Faculty in a trivia competition. Come enjoy ice-cream, cheer on the officers, or even participate!
Anyone is welcome to attend!
There will be free ice-cream.