SFU CSSS

Bowling Spots Available!

posted by Oliver Xie on March 10, 2023, 12:39 p.m.

Hi everyone,

We still have a few tickets remaining for the CSSS and SFU Dodo Club collab bowling event!

Here are the event details:

Date: Saturday, March 11
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (optional dinner outing afterwards)
Venue: Revs Burnaby (next to Holdom Skytrain)
Cost: $15 (discount rate!) Includes 2 games and shoe rental.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/csss-x-dodo-bowling-tickets-567542142827?discount=C555 (or scan the QR code in the CSSS Common Room).

For questions, contact csss-doe-current@sfu.ca.

Oliver Xie

Director of Events | Computing Science Student Society

Simon Fraser University

8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

oxie@sfu.ca

CSSS SFSS Elections 2023-2024 Voting Period

posted by Shariq Ahsan on March 10, 2023, 12:11 a.m.

Greetings All!

The voting period for the Computing Science Student Society SFSS Election for the 2023 to 2024 term begins today March 10th and closes on March 13th 2023 at 11:59 pm. Visit here to view candidate speeches, andhere to vote.

Best of luck to all the candidates!

Shariq Ahsan
SFSS Election Officer
Simon Fraser University | CSSS

Fw: CS Diversity Award Call for Submissions

posted by Mitchell Gale on March 8, 2023, 2:45 p.m.

Hi All,

Please see the below information in regards to a computing science diversity award. Application deadline is one week today, March 15th.

Dear CS students,

Please see below call for nominations for the following:

CS Diversity Award

Computing Science Diversity Committee

Starting Spring 2022, CS Diversity Award recognizes student project and research work in the school of computing science towards achieving inclusion, diversity, equity, and justice (EDIJ) in Computing Science Research, Educational, and Professional Practices.

Award Value: $1000

Eligibility

A student or group of students who performed a project towards achieving inclusion, diversity, equity, and justice (EDIJ) in Computing Science Research, Educational, and Professional Practices may submit their project for this award.

The project may be a course project, capstone project, or an independent student research or implementation project.
EDIJ goals may be met in the project subject and goals or in the associated practices.

The submission process is through self-nomination: Students submit their project and argument for eligibility in order to be considered for this award.

Selection Criteria

Award in CS Diversity will be awarded to a project performed by a student or a group of students, meeting either of the following requirements

1) Subject & Goals: The subject of the project or research is on use of computing science and technology to meet and enhance upon EDIJ goals, including but not limited to the following categories

a) Technology for social good

(e.g., data access, accessibility practices, digital democracy, digital justice solutions, etc.)

b) Combating biases and ill-practices in computing science education and professional practices

(e.g., debiasing AI, Combating misinformation and disinformation, etc.)

c) Endeavor to demonstrate intellectual excellence in addressing EDIJ goals in computing science

2) Participants & Practices: The student or the student team show excellence and commitment to EDIJ in practice

a) Commitment to diversity and inclusion in team forming

(e.g., minority representation or gender-diversity in teams)

b) Use of EDIJ research or practice methodologies

(e.g., channels for including historically marginalized ideas)

Selection Process

The award is adjudicated by the members of the Computing Science Diversity Committee.
A set of projects will be selected by CSDC for presentation. All projects selected for the presentation day will be highlighted on CSDC website.
The final award announcement among the presented projects will be made on the day of the presentations by the award committee.

Link to Submission form

https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/TST7MLX

Important Dates

Applications Open: Feb 17, 2023

Application Deadline: March 15, 2023

Notification for Presentation: March 20, 2023

Presentation & Final Award Announcement Day: March 29, 2023 (3-5pm), in-person, Big Data Hub Presentation Studio

On behalf of the CS Diversity Committee

Simon Pointer
Graduate Program Coordinator | Computing Science
Simon Fraser University | ASB 10700
8888 University Dr., Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6

Best,

Mitchell Gale

Computing Science Student Society President

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REMINDER: 2023-2024 CSSS SFSS Elections Nominations

posted by Shariq Ahsan on March 7, 2023, 12:40 p.m.

Greetings,

This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow evening March 8th at 11:59 pm is the deadline to email me your name for the 2023-2024 CSSS SFSS Elections.

The CSSS Council Representative is a board of Director as a member of council. This is also aPAID position, you receive $195 for evert two weeks.

Respectfully,

Shariq Ahsan
General Election Officer
Simon Fraser University | CSSS

CSSS x Dodo Club Bowling!

posted by on March 6, 2023, 10:14 p.m.