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Grad BBQ
- next weekend @ City Park Pavilion 6
- burgers/dogs/etc
- volleyball, croquet, badminton?
- 1 or 2 helpers please - Kate and Alan
- arrange transportation for those who would like it
- consider informing people with more than 3 days notice
CS Math Colloquia
- FFT scheduled for Oct/Nov w/ Wim, Bruce, and Ross McConnell
- 2-3 other seminars:
  - principal component analysis
  - some focused form of the following:
    - information theory
    - statistical theory/experiment design
Tool Sessions
- MPI / OpenMP
- Statistical packages
- visualization tools (dot, pgf, etc)
- python vs R
- high precision libraries
Hot Water Club
- volunteer baristas
- suggestions?
Hiking trip?
Paintball trip??