CSE Undergrad News

Reminder: CSE Canoe Trip Tomorrow!

ACM-W presents the annual CSE canoe trip! Come hang out with ducks, turtles (not guaranteed), and fellow CSE students. Please bring a lunch, some snacks to share, and a few dollars (~$5) for canoe rental. All grads and undergrads welcome!

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, May 18, 2013! Meet us either in the CSE Atrium at 10:40am or at the WAC at 11:00am.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the ACM-W officers at acmw-officers[at]cs[dot]washington[dot]edu.

May 17, 2013

Angelhack hackathon – Seattle edition

Angelhack is the largest worldwide hackathon spanning over 30 cities.
Angelhack would love to see more students participate at the hackathon. We
will provide free tickets to these students.

Everything you need to know are in these two links:

http://ahsp13seattle.eventbrite.com/
http://angelhack.com

The free ticket code is “college”. Have the students just punch that in
and make sure they DO NOT put in their credit card info. If 50+ students
can sign up by tomorrow, we can have free transportation pick up the
students and bring them back once the event is over.

May 16, 2013

Annual Pie Your Professor Nominations

What’s this about pieing teachers at the annual Spring BBQ? Every year, we fill up pies with whipped cream and toss them at our favorite teachers. Have anyone in mind you want to pie?

Nominate here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/apacible/202542

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or you’re having trouble accessing the Catalyst WebQ, please contact Jennifer Apacible at apacible[at]cs[dot]washington[dot]edu.

May 14, 2013

ACM Weekly Events Digest 5/13 – 5/17

Overview:
5/16: Madrona Start Up Office Hours
5/18: Canoe Trip

Madrona Start Up Office Hours
5/16; 11:00 – 12:30pm; Atrium

Startup Office Hours is your time to come and discuss anything startup-related. Hakon Verespej, from Madrona Venture Group, will be available.

You are welcome to come and learn more about local startups, talk about a startup idea you have, get feedback on a project you’re working on, have your resume reviewed, or anything else you have on your mind.

Hakon can also be reached at hakon@madrona.com for questions regarding the office hour or anything else he can help with.

Canoe Trip
5/18; 10:40am/11:00am; Atrium/WAC

Meet us either in the CSE Atrium at 10:40am or at the WAC at 11:00am.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the ACM-W officers at acmw-officers[at]cs[dot]washington[dot]edu.

May 13, 2013

CSE Canoe Trip 5/18

Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2013! Meet us either in the CSE Atrium at 10:40am or at the WAC at 11:00am.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the ACM-W officers at acmw-officers[at]cs[dot]washington[dot]edu.

May 10, 2013

Tableau Student Night – May 13

Visit our headquarters on Student Careers Night to hear about our technology, experience our culture, and learn about jobs that could be the perfect fit for you, a recent graduate or student. We’ll be talking about roles within…

-Sales

-Engineering

-Marketing

-Operations

…and we can’t wait to tell you about them!

4:00pm – Welcome and Product Demo

4:30pm – Break-out Information Sessions

5:15pm – Networking and Office Tours with Tableau Employees

*Light refreshments will be served

Laura Schlechter

Recruiting Coordinator

Tableau Software

Tableau is hiring!

May 2, 2013

Register now for Google I/O Extended May 15th!

Greetings!

Google I/O 2013 is just around the corner, starting on Wednesday, May 15th. It’s our annual developer event where we want to inspire developers with the latest web, mobile and social breakthroughs to create simple, life-improving technologies and viable businesses. Also maybe think about taking up skydiving.

And although the big show sold out, we’re going to bring the magic of I/O to an event near(ish) you!

We’re extending Google I/O with invite-only events at our offices all over North America by streaming the keynotes and sessions from the first day (Wed, May 15th) of the main event. You’ll get to network with other talented developers, learn and share ways to create great web apps, meet Google engineers, and walk away with some cool swag. Don’t worry – we’ll bring the snacks.

Click here for more information.

Google I/O Extended Kirkland Agenda
*Schedule subject to change. Times are in PST*

8:45a — Registration Opens | Breakfast

9:15a — Welcome to Google Kirkland campus

9:30-11:15a – Live Streaming of Google I/O Keynote

11:45a-12:45p — Live Streaming of I/O Breakout Sessions

12:45-1:30p — Lunch

1:30-6:15p — Live Streaming of I/O Breakout Sessions

6:15-7:30p — Demo Reception with hors d’oeuvres and libations | Demos from engineers in Google Maps, G+, Ads and more!

There will be 15-30 minute breaks throughout the day. Wi-fi along with a business center will also be available for use.

When
Wednesday, May 15th
8:45 am – 7:30 pm

Where
Google Kirkland
747 6th Street South
Building C
Kirkland, WA 98033

RSVP

via the above link

For the first time, Google I/O will feature Ship Wars: Reactor, a game built exclusively for I/O Extended events at Google offices. Your mission, shoud you choose to accept it: graphically programming a small crew of robots to run your very own starship. At Google Kirkland, you will be virtually competing against other I/O Extended attendees across North America to ensure yours is the most efficiently run starship in the virtual universe. Follow our live leader board during the day, as we track the top ten local performers and top ten winners across all participating offices.
We hope to see you there!

The Google I/O Extended Team

May 1, 2013

Tonight! Amazon’s Summer Kick-Off Networking Event

Join us for food and prizes while you network and have fun with Amazon Software Development Engineers!
Where: THE HUB- Bowling and Billiards!
When: Thursday, April 25th 6:30pm-8:30pm

UW- Amazons Summer Kick-Off Networking Event (2).

April 25, 2013

ACM Weekly Events Digest 4/22 – 4/26

Overview:
4/23: Microsoft Starcraft Tournament
4/25: Madrona Start Up Office Hours
4/25: Amazon Bowling/Billiards Networking Event

Microsoft Starcraft Tournament
4/23; 5:00 – 11:00pm; Atrium

Come join us for free food, lots of games, and raffles every hour!

There are two options for attending StarCraft night; 1) Tournament Player and 2) Spectator.

Please see complete details here.

Madrona Start Up Office Hours
4/25; 11:00 – 12:30pm; Atrium

Startup Office Hours is your time to come and discuss anything startup-related. Hakon Verespej, from Madrona Venture Group, will be available.

Hakon can also be reached at hakon@madrona.com for questions regarding the office hour or anything else he can help with.

Amazon Bowling/Billiards Networking Event
4/25; 6:30 – 8:30pm; HUB Bowling/Billiards Area

Join us for food and prizes while you network and have fun with Amazon engineers!

You could win a Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon gift cards, and Amazon swag. Don’t miss out on the fun!

RSVP today! Questions? Contact Jennifer Apacible at apacible[at]cs…

April 22, 2013

UW Seattle Tech Meetup – May 21st

Dear UW Techies, Startups and Entrepreneurs,

Seattle Tech Meetup happens on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, and this May they’ve decided to host their event at UW!

Join us for FREE on May 21st for food, drink, fun, community connections and five awesome presentations of new technology from startups and major companies founded or run by UW grads! Enjoy this SPECIAL EVENT bridging the UW tech community with the greater Seattle tech community.

Agenda

6:00pm – Doors Open/Buffet/Drinks/Get to know your community
7:00pm – Event Begins!

- Community Announcements: Events, Jobs, etc. (20 seconds/ea)
- Pres. #1: PatientStream
- Pres. #2: LumiSands
- Pres. #3: SpiralGenetics
- Pres. #4: Decide.com
- Pres. #5: (Surprise Keynote!!)

8:00pm – Closing / Sponsor thank you’s / Open Networking

Sign up information: The event will be on May 21st at 6pm at the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. The event is FREE…FREE…FREE…and we’re expecting 300+ to show up. If you want to attend, RSVP Here: http://www.meetup.com/SeattleTechMeetup/events/107869672/

Want to know more about #STMeetup? Check out the STM Teaser Video.

April 19, 2013

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