Biweekly Computing Science Student Society (CSSS)
Newsletter: 18th edition
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Welcome to the CSSS newsletter (and the last one of this semester)!
Here we hope to inform our students of exciting opportunities and events, while cutting down on the sheer amount of emails sent for each individual event.
We hope you will find this newsletter beneficial! If you have any suggestions, events, or simply want to contact us, you can reach me at jkl53@sfu.ca
- Johnson Luong |
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Q: What is a General Meeting?*
A: General Meetings are how the Computing Science Student Society passes information along to the student body and 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
- Semester summary
- Motions
- Open Floor
- Approval of minutes (Previous minutes attached)
*Voting is restricted to in-person attendees
Date: Thursday, Aug. 4th, 2022
Time: 7:00 - 8:00pm
Location: In Person @ TASC 9204 (or Remote on the CSSS Discord in he #General_Meetings Voice Channel)
*This will be the final General Meeting of the semester |
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🎲 CSSS Board Games Night + Karaoke Night
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The CSSS is excited to invite you all to BOARD GAMES NIGHT++ KARAOKE EDITION!!! 🎤 Come jam out to your favorite songs, recharge with some pizza and pop, and play a round of board games with your mates. Have some fun before diving into
your studies….you’re almost done! 🧩
This event is open to all SFU students, so invite your friends! 🎲
Date: Friday, Aug. 5th, 2022
Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: SUB Ballroom (SUB 5000) |
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🍬 Frosh Leader Applications
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We are only a month away from 🧊 FROSH week, a week long event dedicated to welcoming new students into our community.
We need your help in welcoming the new students and acting act as role models for the FROSHEES. This is a great opportunity to engage with our community and help out new students as they begin there journey.
🍎 We’re looking for Leaders who are:
• Knowledgeable and willing to provide advice to new students
• Responsible and dependable role models
• Welcoming, friendly, and understanding
• Willing to help manage, set up, and clean up after events.
Apply Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeebt4CB9av2J-bq1QJs3hMYUQIEO9fSDz2lWzwG1Q8q3InyQ/viewform
Questions? Join the Frosh Leader discord: https://discord.gg/J4VQfHeJvT
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💻 The CS department is looking for CS Peer tutors for the Fall 2022 term!
The School of Computing Science is currently seeking FAS majors for peer tutoring positions for CMPT 120, CMPT 125, CMPT 225, CMPT 295 and MACM 101 for Summer 2022. You will gain experience in instruction and skills in mentoring, communication
and leadership over a commitment of 3-4 hours per week.
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CS Students - nominate an outstanding TA!
The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recognizes exceptional TAs in the School of Computing Science for their outstanding work in teaching and performing other TA duties. The award is adjudicated by the Teaching Assistant Awards Committee
in the School, which consists of: two faculty members, one from the undergraduate program committee, and another from the graduate program committee.
The nominations apply to Computing Science courses and MACM 101 for Terms Fall 2018 to Summer 2022.
Find the criteria here: https://www.sfu.ca/computing/current-students/graduate-students/cs-outstanding-teaching-assistant-award.html
Email Nominations to: cs-outstanding-tas@sfu.ca
Deadline: Fri, Aug. 12th, 2022. |
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The 2022-2023 cohort for the Tech e@SFU program begins in Fall 2022.
In this two-phase program, you get access to expertise, funding, resources, expert training, and exclusive networks! Tech e@SFU can help you create your own opportunities or make you invaluable to top employers.
Students from across faculties bring their diverse skills and passions together toward a common, meaningful goal: a solution-driven product and venture that address a challenge that is meaningful to them
Apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/teche22-23
Learn more: https://bsb-cc-web.bus.sfu.ca/programs/teche/ |
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🤖ProjectX Machine Learning Competition
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The CSSS is looking to send 3-6 undergraduates to ProjectX: the world’s largest undergraduate 🤖 machine learning research competition with competing teams from top
universities across the world.
The winning team from each of the three subtopic focuses will be awarded a cash prize of CAD 💰 $25,000, and all participants will be invited to attend the annual UofT AI Conference in January 2023 where the ProjectX award ceremony will
take place. Last year it had ~800 participants and our keynote speaker was Geoffrey Hinton.
Last years projectX: https://www.uoft.ai/projectx-2021
Interested? Please send an email to csss-exec-current@sfu.ca by Fri, Aug.
5, 11:59pm detailing:
-- Why you are interested
-- Past project experience in ML/AI (if possible)
-- Planned workload for Fall 2022, expected graduation time, and estimate of if you can dedicate time to this commitment
-- Resume |
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Want to get involved with the CSSS?🥳
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.
📢❗P.S. Our next Event's Committee meeting is coming up soon!
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: On discord (message Oliver to get access!) |
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SFU Computing Science Student Society
