Added W18 code party 0 and tentative tech interview prep workshop
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<eventitem date="2018-02-07" time="5:30pm" room="TBD"
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title="Technical Interview Prep">
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<short>
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<p>
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Our first workshop of the term! Fatema and Arshia will be heading a
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workshop on how to prepare for technical interviews.
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Got technical interviews? Come out!
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Details and abstract TBA. So far, we're going to be meeting and going
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over how to get really good at technical interviews.
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<eventitem date="2018-01-25" time="6:00pm" room="STC 0040"
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title="Code Party 0">
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Our first code party of the term! Food is sandwiches, constitution
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amendments are a go, and Dr. Morton will be talking there! It'll be fun.
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The food is sandwiches, fruit platter, and coffee! You can consume this
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sustenance while:
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<ul>
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<li>Dr. Andrew Morton talks about an upcoming CS final year project
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course!</li>
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<li>We take up Constitution and Code of Conduct amendments</li>
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<li>We elect someone to the position of Secretary</li>
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<li>Show off any cool things we're working on, and</li>
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<li>Just, like, hang out for a while (that's what code parties are
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for)</li>
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Come out! There will be cool people there we promise. Like our VP Charlie
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Wang.
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<eventitem date="2018-01-15" time="5:00pm" room="MC Comfy"
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<eventitem date="2018-01-15" time="5:00pm" room="MC Comfy"
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title="Winter 2018 Elections">
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title="Winter 2018 Elections">
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<eventitem date="2017-11-23" time="6:00pm" room="STC 0010"
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<eventitem date="2017-11-23" time="6:00pm" room="STC 0010"
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title="CTF Computer Networking Workshop">
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title="CTF Computer Networking Workshop">
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Hosted in collaboration with the <a href="http://ctf.uwaterloo.ca">Univerisy of Waterloo CTF Club</a>
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Hosted in collaboration with the <a href="http://ctf.uwaterloo.ca">Univerisy of Waterloo CTF Club</a>
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We will be conducting our Spring Cleaning on Saturday, July the 15th @
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We will be conducting our Spring Cleaning on Saturday, July the 15th @
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10:00am. We'll be clearing out some junk, mopping the floors, dusting
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10:00am. We'll be clearing out some junk, mopping the floors, dusting
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off the tables/shelves, and generally tidying up the place. The more
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off the tables/shelves, and generally tidying up the place. The more
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help we can get the better! If you would like to lend a hand, just come
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help we can get the better! If you would like to lend a hand, just come
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over to the office this weekend.
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over to the office this weekend.
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Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. Personal projects you want to work on? Homework projects
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Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. Personal projects you want to work on? Homework projects
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you need to finish? Or want some time to explore some new technology and chat about it? You can join us at
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you need to finish? Or want some time to explore some new technology and chat about it? You can join us at
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Code Party 0 and do it, with great company and great food.
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Code Party 0 and do it, with great company and great food.
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Professor Shai Ben-David will discuss the basic principles behind machine learning and how they relate to some of
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Professor Shai Ben-David will discuss the basic principles behind machine learning and how they relate to some of
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the headline-making practical tools, in addition to the major research challenges and directions that address
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the headline-making practical tools, in addition to the major research challenges and directions that address
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the fast expanding scope of potential machine learning applications.
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the fast expanding scope of potential machine learning applications.
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We are all aware that we live in the era of ("big") data. In contrast to classical scientists
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We are all aware that we live in the era of ("big") data. In contrast to classical scientists
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that devoted much of their resources to collecting data, nowadays researchers are flooded with
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that devoted much of their resources to collecting data, nowadays researchers are flooded with
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data and the focus has switched to trying to make sense of and utilize the big and complex available data.
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data and the focus has switched to trying to make sense of and utilize the big and complex available data.
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Machine learning is aimed to use computer power to do just that.
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Machine learning is aimed to use computer power to do just that.
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It is therefore no wonder that machine learning is currently a hot topic. Evidence is all over the map, from
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It is therefore no wonder that machine learning is currently a hot topic. Evidence is all over the map, from
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NYTimes articles to being a top priority for research investments by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook.
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NYTimes articles to being a top priority for research investments by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook.
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Throughout its (short) history, machine learning has enjoyed fruitful interactions between theory and practice.
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Throughout its (short) history, machine learning has enjoyed fruitful interactions between theory and practice.
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The growing awareness to its power keeps stimulating research towards new applications to the field, which in turn
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The growing awareness to its power keeps stimulating research towards new applications to the field, which in turn
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spur the development of algorithms and inspire new frontiers for our theoretical pursuit.
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spur the development of algorithms and inspire new frontiers for our theoretical pursuit.
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In this talk Professor Shai Ben-David will explain the basic principles behind machine learning and how these principles relate to some
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In this talk Professor Shai Ben-David will explain the basic principles behind machine learning and how these principles relate to some
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of headline-making practical tools. Ben-David will also describe some of the major research challenges and research
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of headline-making practical tools. Ben-David will also describe some of the major research challenges and research
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directions that address the fast expanding scope of potential machine learning applications.
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directions that address the fast expanding scope of potential machine learning applications.
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Come gain some more in-depth knowledge or some less well-known tips and tricks for using the command line.
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Come gain some more in-depth knowledge or some less well-known tips and tricks for using the command line.
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Finished the bash unit in CS246 and still don't see what's great about Unix?
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Finished the bash unit in CS246 and still don't see what's great about Unix?
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Want to gain some more in-depth knowledge, or some less well-known tips and
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Want to gain some more in-depth knowledge, or some less well-known tips and
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tricks for using the command line? Unix 102 is the event for you! Fatema is
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tricks for using the command line? Unix 102 is the event for you! Fatema is
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"kind of successful" and "knows things about Unix" and you can be too! Topics
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"kind of successful" and "knows things about Unix" and you can be too! Topics
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covered will be: users, groups and permissions, ez string manipulation, additional skills, tips and tricks.
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covered will be: users, groups and permissions, ez string manipulation, additional skills, tips and tricks.
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<eventitem date="2017-05-17" time="6:00 pm" room="MC Comfy Lounge"
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title="Spring 2017 Elections">
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