For those of you who are interested in startups, the business school
at UW is throwing a great day-long conference at UW, focused on tech
(yay CSE!)
It’s pretty cheap for the line-up they have (plus food all day) so
consider attending!

DESCRIPTION
Silicon Valley meets Seattle in an all-day conference hosted at the
Foster School. Ken Denman, visiting Edward V. Fritzky Leadership
Chair, has assembled a stellar line up of speakers. We’ll begin with
opening remarks from Charles Songhurst, Microsoft’s Head of Corporate
Strategy. Throughout the day you’ll meet and here from a series of
panelists at the leading edge of venture capital and start-ups. Ben
Casnocha, an award-winning entrepreneur and author, will conclude the
day by talking about The Start-Up of You.

Denman and the Foster School are making this very special event
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.
Register today.

INFO
http://www.foster.washington.edu/innovationday/Pages/innovation.aspx

SCHEDULE
http://www.foster.washington.edu/innovationday/Pages/schedule.aspx

REGISTER
Registration is $10 for students
http://www.foster.washington.edu/innovationday/Pages/registration.aspx

Come join us at the UW ACM Chill AF (“and fun”) Hackathon! Stay up all night, meet new people, learn new things, have fun, and work on cool project(s)! Everyone who wants to come is invited. That includes non-CSE students, alumni, etc.

Date: 4/5 – 4/6
Time: 7:00pm – 12:00pm
Location: CSE Undergraduate Labs – Kick off in 002

This event is not affiliated with any company. There is no judging, prizes, or winners. Please bring $10 if you want food and drink.

For more information, please check out the Facebook event page.

Hi UW CSE’ers!

Because Google Games is back and we want to know, if you have what it takes to be a superhero or maybe your skills lurk on the dark side, with your inner villain waiting to take stride?

Whether you are good or evil, battle it out against other teams in trivia, puzzles, coding, word association and Lego building. In addition to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, snacks, lunch and an event shirt will be provided to all participants and prizes for top teams.

Find four friends (Computer Science background strongly recommended), come up with a team name and register individually here. Can’t find a team? Sign up as an individual and we will do our best to put you in a team with others.

Google Games Seattle
Date: Saturday, April 20th
Time: 10:00 am to approximately 4:30pm
Location: Google Seattle (651 N. 34th Street, Seattle)

Register here

Deadline to register: Friday, April 5th

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FAQ
Q. Can we have less than five members on our team?
A. We strongly recommend having the maximum number of members–any less and you’ll lose your competitive edge.

Q. Do you have to be a current student to participate?
A. Yes, you must be currently enrolled at one of the participating schools.

Q. Can we replace a member before the start of the event?
A. Sure. Just let us know (googlegames@google.com) about the new team member and who is being replaced.

Q. How do we show team spirit?
A. Teams are strongly encouraged to dress up in a way that represents this year’s theme which is superheroes and villains. A prize will be awarded to the team with the most spirit. Check out past Google Games here for inspiration.

Q. Will transportation be provided?
A. Transportation will be not be provided but we will provide parking validation for our parking structure.

Q. Will food be provided?
A. We will be providing lunch, snacks and drinks. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note this in the form and we will be sure to accommodate you.

Q. When will our team receive a confirmation about the Games?
A. We will reach out to all teams/individuals on Tuesday, April 9th. Not all registered teams will be selected due to space limitations.

Please direct other questions to googlegames@google.com.
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Thanks,

Cat Osorio-Barrios | Google University Programs | cobarrios@google.com | (206) 876-1943

Amazon’s Women in Engineering group is hosting the first annual AWEsome Evening Celebrating Women in Engineering! Please join us to learn how women are impacting Amazon and technology.

At the event, you will experience:

• Amazon product and service showcases
• A talk by Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College
• A meet and greet with technical women at Amazon

Date: Monday, April 1, 2013
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Amazon SLU Campus, Arizona Auditorium; 207 Boren Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
RSVP: http://awesomeevening.eventbrite.com/

Please RSVP to nikki+HCIFair@nicoleblee.com

You’re Invited to the HCI Project Fair!

CSE 440 Student Presentations Thursday, March 21st 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Each year, students in UW CSE’s introductory Human-Computer Interaction course (CSE 440) organize into teams and spend a quarter iteratively designing, prototyping, and evaluating a user interface.

Come join us on Thursday, March 21st, from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM to see what the nine student teams created this quarter (feel free to come at 11:45 AM for the poster session). Lunch is on us. It is a great chance to meet top graduating students in computer science, design, informatics, HCDE, architecture, & digital arts who have an interest in user interfaces. This select group of students includes the designers, programmers, and evaluation specialists of the future.

The students had an especially challenging design charge this quarter. They were asked to create a mobile computing application that addressed one of the following design briefs: change (transform your or your family’s behavior), crowd sourced mobile AI (e.g., use Mechanical Turk to give perfect vision, speech reco, etc.), creativity (help people be more creative in their everyday lives). The resulting projects have interesting mobile interfaces and usage models.

The HCI Project Fair will take place on the UW campus, Mary Gates Hall room 241. Details on the project fair activities, this quarter’s projects, and how to get there follow.

Activities

We will start the morning by my giving a 20 minute overview of what was taught in the HCI course this quarter and how the student projects were structured. Next, the top three teams (as voted by the students) will give 15 minute presentations showing you the design and evolution of their interfaces.

Following the end of the formal presentations at 11:45, we will have food, drinks, and a demo/poster session to give you a chance to meet the students and see their projects up close.

This is your opportunity to find out more about the current state of the art of human-computer interaction education, to learn its role in a university curriculum, and to see some novel ideas presented by some of the top graduating seniors in the country.

Projects

The nine innovative group projects look at applications and services on mobile platforms.

RSVP & Directions:

The HCI Project Fair will take place on the UW campus, Mary Gates hall room 241.

Please RSVP to Nikki Lee (nikki+HCIFair@nicoleblee.com) .

—

James A. Landay 
Short-Dooley Professor

Co-Director, The World Lab

Department of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
642 Allen Center, Box 352350
Seattle, WA 98195-2350
landay@cs.washington.edu
http://cs.washington.edu/homes/landay/

Overview:
3/7: Madrona Start Up Office Hours

Madrona Start Up Office Hours
3/7; 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.

This is a reminder that Winterfest is today! Join us for food, drinks*, and games! Come have fun and relax with the CSE community.

When: March 1, 2013; 4:30 – 7:30pm
Where: Atrium
Cost: Free for ACM chapter members*; $5 for non-members.

Want to help set up? Contact the ACM officers at acm-officers[at]cs… or find us at around 4pm in the labs or Atrium!

*Must be 21+ and have ID to consume alcohol. Non-alcoholic beverages also provided. 🙂
**Not an ACM member but want to join? No problem! Bring $8 to sign up for free admission to future events!

Overview:
2/28: Google Office Hours
3/1: ACM Winterfest

Google Office Hours
2/28; 12:00 – 1:00pm; Atrium

ACM Winterfest
3/1; 4:30 – 7:30 pm; Atrium

Mark your calendars! Come join us at Winterfest for food, drinks*, and games! All CSE faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students are welcome.

When: March 1, 2013; 4:30 – 7:30pm
Where: Atrium
Cost: Free for ACM chapter members*; $5 for non-members.

Want to help set up? Contact the ACM officers at acm-officers[at]cs…

*Must be 21+ and have ID to consume alcohol. Non-alcoholic beverages also provided. 🙂
**Not an ACM member but want to join? No problem! Bring $8 to sign up for free admission to future events!

Sponsored by Tableau and Microsoft.

Note: We’ve updated the time from 4:00-8:00pm to 4:30-7:30pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Mark your calendars! Come join us at Winterfest for food, drinks*, and games! All CSE faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students are welcome.

When: March 1, 2013; 4:30 – 7:30pm
Where: Atrium
Cost: Free for ACM chapter members*; $5 for non-members.

Want to help set up? Contact the ACM officers at acm-officers[at]cs…

*Must be 21+ and have ID to consume alcohol. Non-alcoholic beverages also provided. 🙂
**Not an ACM member but want to join? No problem! Bring $8 to sign up for free admission to future events!

Sponsored by Tableau and Microsoft.

2/25 Update: We’ve updated the time from 4:00-8:00pm to 4:30-7:30pm.

Overview:
2/19: Context Relevant Tech Talk
2/20: Simply Measured Tech Talk
2/21: Madrona Startup Office Hours
2/21: Google Office Hours
2/21: Apptio Tech Talk

Context Relevant Tech Talk
2/19; 6:00 – 7:00pm; EEB 105

Simply Measured Tech Talk: From Clueless to Crushing It
2/20; 6:00 – 7:00pm; EEB 125

How to go from having no clue what to do, to crushing the analytics reporting market. Who we are, what we do, and the Big Data and Engineering problems we deal with.

Short presentation followed by open Q&A with Director of Engineering, Colin Henry.

www.simplymeasured.com/careers

Simply Measured is actively Hiring:
• Software Engineers
• Product Engineers
• Ops Engineers
• QA Engineers

Madrona Startup Office Hours
2/21; 11:00am – 12:30pm; Atrium

Startup Office Hours is your time to come and discuss anything startup-related. Hakon Verespej (http://www.linkedin.com/in/verespej), from Madrona Venture Group, will be available Thursdays from 11am to 12:30pm in the atrium of the Paul G. Allen Center. 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.

Google Office Hours
2/21; 12:00 – 1:00pm; Atrium

Apptio Tech Talk
2/21; 6:00 – 7:00pm; EEB 105

Come join the team!

Voted as one of The Best Places to Work in Washington State, Apptio is looking for the best and the brightest to join our software engineering team!  At Apptio, we have a true sense of community built on collaboration, innovation and fun! What you will do at Apptio matters and will have a direct impact on our customers and our business.  Bring your passion for coding, pack your favorite Nerf Gun and join us as we grow to be the next enterprise level software company in the Puget Sound!

Current Job openings at Apptio
•    Interns (SDE and SDET)
•    Application Engineer
•    Technical Support Analyst
•    Software Development Engineer (Applications, Platform, Data)
•    Software Development Engineer in Test