Pub Night Thursday Feb 2nd
Hey everyone,
We’ve set the date for our next pub night. It will be next Thursday Feb 2nd, 2012.
More details to come!
-Peter
CSSU
University of Toronto Computer Science Student Union
Unix Seminar
The CSSU will hold a seminar teaching new students to Computer Science about effective ways of using the CDF lab computers.
Date: Wednesday, January 18th
Time: Noon – 1 pm
Location: BA 5256
Free snacks will be served!
CS Games 2012
An event that might be interesting to students:
We’re happy to announce that the CS Games 2012 will be hosted in sunny Winnipeg. This is the first time it has ever been hosted outside of Quebec, which will open the doors to even more universities being able to attend. (And don’t worry, Quebec still has many teams attending ;)).
The Games will take place on the 24th, 25th, and 26th of February. As this may very well be the last CS games before the world ends, we’d love for you to be there and reppin’ your university.
The theme for this year is apocalyptic, in light of the ridiculousness surrounding 2012. Be sure to pack mittens along with your can of whoop ass, as Winnipeg winters put any nuclear winter to shame! *pun about heated competition*.
The registration fee this year will be $140 per participant, this is the early bird price so please register and pay before January 17th, 2012! After January 17th, the full price will be $160. Registration is now open, so go against our nature as students to procrastinate, and take advantage of our early-bird deal!
Please keep updated by checking out our website at http://csgames.org where we will posting the latest news! You can also follow us on Twitter @csgames20xx or join & like our Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119693068085626.
First Year Breakfast
CSSU is holding a free breakfast for the first years, yup that’s free and awesome food. So come by and enjoy.
Date: Jan 16th (Next Monday)
Time: 10am – Noon
Location: Bahen 2nd Floor
Job Opportunity
WorkPeek (http://workpeek.com), a growing job-related startup based right out of Toronto. They are looking to hire a great developer (paid) with a background in ruby on rails or other comparable languages to work with our CTO in programming their online product. Specific functionality which include building user ability to post messages, tag messages, link / follow messages, etc.
The ideal candidate would be:
* Enthusiastic and excited about the startup world
* A smart UofT student or recent grad
* Experienced in consumer web development (e.g., Ruby on Rails, etc.)
* Responsible, hardworking, punctual
* Being a great person is of course, always a plus!
Why work with us:
* Flexible to work PT if you’re in School still or FT
* Competitive pay
* Great set of 2 office spaces shared with our sister startup (a social media consulting firm) based out of our 1 Yonge location in the center of downtown Toronto
* Exposure to other great startups and developers in the incubator which we are currently a part of (TBDC)
* Great opportunity to boost your portfolio with interesting work
* Excellent performance may lead to long-term employment with the potential for vested equity
* Opportunity to work with a strong founding team with a large set of networks in the business community
Thank you and please respond directly to doug.guan@gmail.com if you’re interested.
Lean Startup Machine (LSM)
Looking for something interesting? Check out:
I’m an organizer at a really cool startup competition on the weekend of January 26-29, 2012 called Lean Startup Machine (LSM). LSM isn’t your typical hackathon – instead it’s all about validating a product idea using Customer Development practices. If you’ve ever wanted to put Customer Development into practice, this is a great opportunity to get out of the building.
After teams form during the first evening, they’re lead through a series of challenges by a great group of mentors helping them along the way. When the dust settles, the teams present their product ideas to a group of judges (made up of VCs and entrepreneurs), and have an opportunity to win great prizes and mentorship opportunities.
Check out the website http://theleanstartupmachine.com/events/toronto-january-26/to learn more about it!
Attached is a Lean Startup Machine Toronto Quick Facts.
Thanks,
Ann-Marie
Job Opportunity
Hi,
The following job opportunity has been brought to our attention so if you are interested, hit the link and join the page.
General Meeting By-Election Canceled
Due to popular demand we will cancel the general meeting by-election scheduled on December 6th. Instead we will run the by-election following election guidelines outlined in Section 3 of the CSSU constitution. It will be held during the next semester.
In order to avoid a conflict on interest should any of our executive members decide to run in the by-election, we will appoint an ASSU executive to be the CRO, the rules of the election will be decided by the CRO at the time of its announcement.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused any of the students.
Please note that the general meeting itself will still occur in order to take care of the other items listed on the agenda.
International Opportunities Fair
Would you like to work with a UofT faculty member in a lab in Switzerland? Do field work in Ecuador, Peru or Indonesia? Spend a semester in London or Barcelona, a summer in Singapore or Kenya?
Come and find out what international opportunities are available to Arts and Science students at the International Opportunities Fair, Tuesday, November 29 11:30 – 3:30 in the Sidney Smith lobby.
CSSU General Meeting
A general meeting will be held to discuss a number of topics. If you are interested, please attend.
Where: BA 7231
When: Tuesday, December 6th, 2011, 8PM – 9PM
Meeting Agenda:
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Proposition for CSSU council positions changes.
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Proposition for amendments to the constitution.
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By-election for the president position.
All members of the Computer Science Department are welcome to attend.
For more information, please contact us at cssu [at] utoronto [dot] ca.
Additional Information
Some additional information for candidates who are interested in running in the by-election.
Please see the attached document for the official rules:
Gamenight Photos
Upcoming Events (Tentative)
