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Announcements:

🎉 CS Faculty Student Mixer 🎉

posted by Justin Yan on March 20, 2024, 10:36 a.m.

Hello Computing Science Students (yes, that's you!),


Have you ever been:

Too intimidated to approach a professor?

Too scared to come to office hours?

Feeling distanced from your own educators?


On Thursday, March 28th, come to TASC 9204 to meet your mentors and make small talk, or strike up a deeper conversation if that appeals more to you (save the academic questions for office hours though!). This is an opportunity to meet some of your professors and instructors and talk about various topics in a casual, low-stakes, environment and away from all the academic stress! 📚


Light refreshments will also be provided! The event is free, but registration is required ahead of time.


Here are the full details of the event:

Event: Computing Science Faculty Student Mixer

Date and time: Thursday, March 28, 2024, 11:30am - 2:30 pm
Location: TASC 1 9204
RSVP: Please RSVP ahead of time with the following link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/464853388

We look forward to seeing you all there,


Justin Yan

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

justin_yan_3@sfu.ca | csss_president@sfu.ca

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2024-2025 CSSS Election // Open for Nominees

posted by Gabriel Stang on March 13, 2024, 5:11 p.m.


Hello Computing Science Students !

The nomination period for yearly positions in the Computing Science Student Society (hereby the CSSS) begins today (right now!) and lasts until March 26that 11:59pm PST. These positions have a term of office fromMay 1st, 2024 to April 30th, 2025.

The positions being offered for the 2024-2025 term are as follows:

  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Treasurer
  • Director of Resources
  • Director of Events
  • Director of Educational Events
  • Assistant Director of Events
  • Director of Communications
  • Director ofMulti-media
  • Director of Archives

If you would like to run for any of the above positions, please do the following:

  1. Email the CSSS Elections officer(hello!)atcsss-elections@sfu.ca, and write that you'd like to run in the 2024-2025 CSSS General Election
  2. Includeyour SFU computing ID in the email (the first part of your SFU email address)
  3. Follow the instructions in the email response that will be sent to you

If you do not follow the above steps, YOU WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ELECTION(scary...)

If you wish to learn more about the positions and what they do, you can find the CSSS Constitution right here. You can also see details about the previous 2023-2024 General Election here. Finally, feel free to ask me, or any of the current members of the Executive of the CSSS for more information about the positions.

As a soon-to-beformer Executive, I can say that being part of the team is more than worth the commitment. Don't miss your chance!

Best of luck to everyone,

Gabe Stang
// CSSS Treasurer
//CSSS SysAdmin
// CSSS Elections Officer
// Your favourite Geb Dev Web Dev


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Mountain Madness 2024 Announcement

posted by Patrick Peake on March 11, 2024, 11:03 p.m.

Hello everyone,
 
The CSSS would like to announce the return of our annual Mountain Madness Hackathon happening on Saturday, March 23rd and Sunday, March 24th, 2023. Registration is required in order to participate. Please register through our Eventbrite:
 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mountain-madness-2024-tickets-859935729917
 
Why should you attend Mountain Madness 2024? 
 
-This Hackathon is an opportunity to create a new project for your resume in a short amount of time
-Sign up with friends, or work with new people, and bond over your struggles with coding
-Max group size is 5 people
-Multiple meals will be provided!
 
A schedule & full list of FAQs can be found on Eventbrite. If there are any other questions, please feel free to contact me at csss-hackathonchair@sfu.ca.
 
Here is a summarized breakdown of the event details:
 
Event: Mountain Madness 2024
Date: Saturday March 23rd and Sunday March 24th 2024
Check-in & Registration: 9:00 am, Saturday, March 23rd
Opening Presentation: 9:30 am, Saturday, March 23rd 2024
Check-in location: TASC 1 9204
End Time: afternoon, Sunday, March 24th 2024

Patrick Peake | Emily Qin 

Mountain Madness 2023 Hackathon Coordinators | Computing Science Student Society
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Dr., Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6

csss-hackathonchair@sfu.ca

CSSS Council Representative Election Results

posted by Dina Zeng on March 9, 2024, 3:13 p.m.

Hello everyone,

The voting period for the CSSS Council Representative Election for the 2024-2025 term is now over and the results have been compiled.

Before getting to the results, I'd like to take a moment to thank the previous Council Representative, Mabel Ling, for her hard work and dedication to her position.

There were 96 responses to the Websurvey.

Your new Council Representative with 61 (63.5% approval) isMicah Baker. Mabel Ling had 34 votes and there was 1 vote of no confidence. 

Congratulations to the new Council Representative of the CSSS!

Thank you to everyone who expressed interest, everyone who voted, and all of the members of the CSSS who helped me along the way.

Cheers,

Dina Zeng

Director of Archives– Silicon Valley 2024 Chair – Council Representative Elections Officer

Computing Science Student Society

dhz1@sfu.ca


😎 Counter-Strike Tournament!!! 😎

posted by Arya Faghihy on March 8, 2024, 8:21 a.m.

COUNTER-STRIKE

It is one of the greatest first person shooter games ever made.
Millions of people have played this fantastic game since its first release as a Half-Life mod 25 years ago. 
There are numerous Counter-Strike tournaments being held world-wide, with lucrative prizes for only the most fierce and dedicated players.

But how many of those people have played it with the person who invented it? You, dear reader, have that chance.

If you are shocked, take a deep breath. Read the sentence above again until it settles in your mind. 

Still shocked? Haha, that’s normal too. Read it again.

And again.

And again.

…

It is with great pleasure that I announce this collaboration between the CSSS and the SFU Esports Association: The Ultimate Counter Strike Tournament to Rule Them All, Once And For All (TUCSTRTAOAFA)!!! 🔥 🤩 ❤️ 

We will be joined at this event by Minh Le aka Gooseman, game designer, SFU Alumni, and the inventor of Counter-Strike!

The event will be held on Tuesday, March 12th, in the SFU Esports Lounge, from 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM.

Prepare for an unforgettable tournament that will certainly be remembered until the end of times: Sign Up Here

Note: unfortunately we have a limited number of machines that can play counter strike, so we won't be able to accommodate everyone who signs up. But even if you aren’t able to sign up in time, feel free to come by, say hi, and watch a game 🙂

Arya Faghihy | CSSS ADoE
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