Announcements:

🎮 CSSS Board Game Night - TONIGHT 🎮

posted by Justin Yan on Jan. 27, 2023, 5:21 p.m.

Hey all,

Apologies for the very late announcement but after a long 2 week break since the conclusion of our highly successful board games + karaoke night, the CSSS is having another board games night which is happening tonight (January 27th) from 5 PM to 8:30 PM in TASC1 9204! There will be dinner provided and a wide selection of board games for you to enjoy. As usual, this event is open to all SFU students, so feel free to invite your friends!

Hope to see you all there!

Justin Yan
Vice President | Computing Science Student Society
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Dr., Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6

justin_yan_3@sfu.ca

1626209819643

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CSSS General Meeting - January 30, 2023

posted by Jared Murphy on Jan. 24, 2023, 1:44 a.m.

Hi all,

This is notice of the Computing Science Student Society's next general meeting.

Date: Monday, January 30th, 2022

Time: 6:30PM

Location: TASC 9204

The following is the Agenda:

- Report of Officers

- Announcements

- Motions

- Open Floor

- Approval of minutes

Attached to this email is a copy of last meeting's minutes. Have a look and reach out to your exec team if you have any questions.

You are automatically a member of the CSSS if you are a declared CMPT Major, Minor, or Honours in any program of study offered at the undergraduate level by the School of Computing Science; or currently enrolled in any undergraduate course offered by the School of Computing Science; or are an Honorary Member of the Society. Voting is restricted to members only.

You may attend the meeting remotely by joining the General Meetings voice channel on the CSSS Discord at the link below.

http://discord.sfucsss.org/

Lastly, a map to TASC 9204 is attached to this email as well.

Hope to see you there!

- Jared Murphy, Director of Archives

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Re: CSSS | Raspberry Pi Pico workshop

posted by Mitchell Gale on Jan. 17, 2023, 8:12 p.m.

Hi All,

Thank you so much for your interest in this workshop! I'm afraid we sold out of the 75 available tickets.Since we have a limited number of kits available, we will not be able to increase capacity.

With the large interest in this workshop we'll try to hold another one soon! If this sort of workshop interests you, I recommend you keep an eye out for CMPT 433 Embedded Systems (https://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/2022/fall/courses/cmpt/433.html) as it will cover much more than we will be able to cover in this short workshop (I took CMPT 433 and really enjoyed it).

Best,

Mitchell Gale

CSSS President

From: Mitchell Gale <mgale@sfu.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 4:15 PM
To: cmpt-students@sfu.ca; csss-announce@sfu.ca; csss-honorary@sfu.ca
Subject: CSSS | Raspberry Pi Pico workshop

Hi All,

Have you ever been interested in learning how to develop on microcontrollers (or even wonder what a microcontroller is!)? If so, then this workshop might be for you! In about 3 hours you will get to learn how to use the Raspberry Pi Pico and have some fun. You get to keep a bunch of stuff for free too!

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-pico/

We always knew there was a cost barrier to entry, through this workshop you can learn how to work with the Raspberry Pi Pico to interface with various other electronic components.

You get to take everything we will work with home for free, this includes the Raspberry Pi Pico, breadboard, 7-segment displays, LEDs, resistors, capacitors, buttons, switches, potentiometers and more!

Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raspberry-pi-pico-workshop-tickets-512267845917

Details:

Price: Free

Location: TASC 9204

Date & Time: January 28th, 2023 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM

Language used: Python (minimal programming experience expected (doesn't have to be with Python))

You will need to bring your own laptop!

Please only sign-up if you plan on attending, each development kit was expensive to assemble and it would be a waste to have it go unused.

Note: The Raspberry Pi Pico is closer related to an Arduino rather than a "normal" Raspberry Pi Computer!

Best,

Mitchell Gale
President

SFU Computing Science Student Society

csss@sfu.ca

sfucsss.org

CSSS | Raspberry Pi Pico workshop

posted by Mitchell Gale on Jan. 17, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Hi All,

Have you ever been interested in learning how to develop on microcontrollers (or even wonder what a microcontroller is!)? If so, then this workshop might be for you! In about 3 hours you will get to learn how to use the Raspberry Pi Pico and have some fun. You get to keep a bunch of stuff for free too!

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-pico/

We always knew there was a cost barrier to entry, through this workshop you can learn how to work with the Raspberry Pi Pico to interface with various other electronic components.

You get to take everything we will work with home for free, this includes the Raspberry Pi Pico, breadboard, 7-segment displays, LEDs, resistors, capacitors, buttons, switches, potentiometers and more!

Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raspberry-pi-pico-workshop-tickets-512267845917

Details:

Price: Free

Location: TASC 9204

Date & Time: January 28th, 2023 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM

Language used: Python (minimal programming experience expected (doesn't have to be with Python))

You will need to bring your own laptop!

Please only sign-up if you plan on attending, each development kit was expensive to assemble and it would be a waste to have it go unused.

Note: The Raspberry Pi Pico is closer related to an Arduino rather than a "normal" Raspberry Pi Computer!

Best,

Mitchell Gale
President

SFU Computing Science Student Society

csss@sfu.ca

sfucsss.org

CSSS Newsletter: Exec at large + Mountain Madness Chair Elections, cloud info session & early career panel, raspberry pi pico workshop

posted by Johnson Luong on Jan. 17, 2023, 10:28 a.m.

Computing Science Student Society (CSSS) Newsletter: Jan. 17th

CSSS General Meeting

Interested in seeing how the Computing Science Student Society runs 🤔? General Meetings are how the CSSS passes information along to the student body and where we motion money to be spent on items and events. By attending you will get to have a better understanding how we operate and have a say in how we run!

The following is the Agenda:
- Report of Officers
- Announcements
- Mountain Madness Hackathon Chair Election*
- Executive at Large Election (x2)*
- Election results ratification
- Motions
- Open floor
- Approval of minutes

*If you wish to run for either position we recommend you bring a short speech about why you believe you would be well suited for the position(s). If you have any questions about the below positions please reach out to the Computing Science Student Society Executive team at csss-exec-current@sfu.ca.

Voting is restricted to in-person attendees. See below for details of the two possible roles to run for in this meeting.

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 18th, 2023
Time: 7:00pm
Location: TASC 9204 (or remote on our discord in the #General-Meetings voice channel)

🪑Exec At Large (x2):
This is a great opportunity to get involved with the CSSS to help out and learn about the Society as well as the School. The Executive at Large(s) get to help out in the CSSS Common Room, with events and other random stuff they want to.

Share responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the CSSS and its resources.
Be available to the other executives to assist them with tasks relating to the operations and activities of the CSSS.
Write a continuity report at the end of their term for the next executive member who will fill this position.

⛰️Mountain Madness Chair (x1)

If you're passionate about hackathons, social events, and handing out free food, this position is for you. You'll be the coordinator between volunteers, the executive, and outside organizations to make sure Mountain Madness 2023 is one for the books.

Be responsible for overseeing the organization and planning of Mountain Madness Hackathon. See https://sfucsss.org/events/mm/2021#about for an example of a previous iteration.
Hold their position from the time of their appointment until the conclusion of Mountain Madness.

📝 CSSS Cloud Info Session & Early Career Panel

Want to learn more about cloud ☁️ computing 💻 ? Interested in hearing your peers’ experiences with finding co-op positions? Curious to see how early career work differs from coursework?

The CSSS is holding a Cloud Info Session and Early Career Panel!

Our presenters and panelists have experience (co-op/new grad) at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Shopify!

In the first half, we will introduce cloud computing and explore the current ecosystem of tools and services. In the second half, our panelists will answer questions from you! Feel free to post your questions beforehand at https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RDWH8ZT; we will also take questions during the event too (there will be snacks at the event as well 🍔).

When: Friday, Jan. 20th
Where: TASC 9204
Questions? Email csss-doe-current@sfu.ca

🔌CSSS Raspberry Pi Pico Workshop

Have you ever been interested in learning how to develop on 🕹️microcontrollers (or even wonder what a microcontroller is! 🤔)? If so, then this workshop might be for you! In about 3 hours you will get to learn how to use the Raspberry Pi Pico and have some fun. You get to keep a bunch of stuff for free too!

We always knew there was a cost barrier to entry, though this workshop you can learn how to work with the Raspberry Pi Pico to interface with various other electronic components.

You get to take everything we will work with home for free, this includes the Raspberry Pi Pico, breadboard, 7-segment displays, LEDs, resistors, capacitors, buttons, switches, potentiometers and more!

When: Sat, Jan. 28th, 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Where: TASC 9204
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raspberry-pi-pico-workshop-tickets-512267845917

🌎Global Sparks Hackathon

Passionate about tackling pressing global development challenges? 🌍 Hack the Globe 2023 applications opened this week!

HTG 2023 will be a hybrid hackathon event accessible entirely online with in-person aspects hosted at BCG London and Toronto offices.

Unlike traditional hackathons, teams will have 2 weeks to scope a problem and formulate an idea for a tech-based social enterprise while working with topic experts from leading global NGOs and a dedicated team mentor from BCG.

No coding or prior hackathon experience necessary! Put your problem-solving, business acumen, and entrepreneurial spirit to the test!

When: Apply by Monday, Jan. 23rd.
Where: Online or in-person at BCG London and Toronto offices
Register: https://hack.globalspark.world/

🎉Events Committee

Want to get involved with the CSSS, but don't know how?🥳

Come take part in our Event's Committee. Where we'll be planning out events for the year. Everyone is welcome!

If you would like to join please let our Director of Events (Oliver, Liversticks#7734 on discord) know so we can give you the role to get access to the channels in our discord.

Join Our Discord Server!