Events for Spring 2011

The events for Spring 2011 are listed here. You can also download an ICS of them.

Elections Nominees List

Comfy Lounge, 2011-05-09, 5:31 PM: CSC Elections, final list of nominations for Spring 2011

Elections

Comfy Lounge, 2011-05-09, 5:30 PM: CSC Elections have begun for the Spring 2011 term, nominations are open!

Comfy Lounge, 2011-06-03, 7 PM: The Computer Science Club is having our first code party of the term. The theme for this week's code party is personal projects. Come show us what you've been working on! Of course, everybody is welcome, even if you don't have a project.

General Purpose Computing on Graphics Cards

MC 2054, 2011-06-09, 4:30 PM: In the first of our member talks for the term, Katie Hyatt will give a short introduction to General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit computing. This expanding field has many applications. The primary focus of this talk will be nVidia's CUDA architecture.

Taming Software Bloat with AdaptableGIMP

MC 2054, 2011-06-14, 4:30 PM: Ever use software with 100s or 1000s of commands? Ever have a hard time finding the right commands to perform your task? In this talk, we'll present AdaptableGIMP, a new version of GIMP developed at Waterloo to help simplify complex user interfaces.

Code Party 2

Comfy Lounge, 2011-06-24, 7 PM: The second Code Party of the term takes place this Friday! Come hack on some code, solve some puzzles, and have some fun. The event starts in the evening and will run all night. You can show up for any portion of it. You should bring a laptop, and probably have something in mind to work on, though you're welcome with neither. Snacks will be provided.

Our Troubles with Linux and Why You Should Care

MC 5158, 2011-07-04, 1:30 PM: A joint work between Professors Tim Brecht, Ashif Harji, and Peter Buhr, this talk describes experiences using the Linux kernel as a platform for conducting performance evaluations.

CSC Goes Outside

Columbia Lake Firepit, 2011-07-09, 4 PM to 10PM: Do you like going outside? Are you vitamin-D deficient from being in the MC too long? Do you think marshmallows, hotdogs, and fire are a delicious combination? If so, you should join us as the CSC is going outside! Around 4PM, we're going to Columbia Lake for some outdoor fun. We'll have Frisbees, kites, snacks, and some drinks. We'll be sticking around until dusk, when we're going to have a campfire with marshmallows and hotdogs. We plan to be there until 10PM, but of course you're welcome to come for any subinterval.

An Introduction to Steganography

MC 2038, 2011-07-20, 4:30 PM: As part of the CSC member talks series, Yomna Nasser will be presenting an introduction to steganography. Steganography is the act of hiding information such that it can only be found by its intended recipient. It has been practiced since ancient Greece, and is still in use today. This talk will include an introduction to the area, history, and some basic techniques for hiding information and detecting hidden data. There will be an overview of some of the mathematics involved, but nothing too rigorous.

Code Party 3

Comfy Lounge, 2011-07-22, 7 PM: The final Code Party of the term is here! Come hack on some code, solve some puzzles, and have some fun. The event starts in the evening and will run all night. You can show up for any portion of it. You should bring a laptop, and probably have something in mind to work on, though you're welcome with neither. Snacks will be provided. Everyone is welcome. Please note this date is postponed from the originally scheduled date due to conflicts with Kitchener Ribfest & Craft Beer Show

CTRL-D

home of askhader, see abstract, 2011-07-29, 6 PM: The end of another term is here, and so we're having our End-of-Term dinner. Everybody's welcome to come to CTRL-D. We are running this like a potluck, so bringing food is suggested.