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<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2021-01-13">
<p>Due to the closure of campus this term, the Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Winter 2021 virtually. The president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin will be appointed. The librarian and office manager will not be appointed, since the office will be closed for the Fall term.</p>
<p>If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Nominations will close on Wednesday, January 20 2021 at midnight EDT.</p>
<p>If you'd like to get involved with CS Club, but don't want to run for an elected position, we are also accepting applications for roles on the Programme Committe! You can apply here: <a href="https://forms.gle/d2mTDAhf1D15Yyk27">https://forms.gle/d2mTDAhf1D15Yyk27</a></p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2021-01-11">
<p>Mathsoc has currently not decided on whether club fees will be collected for the Winter 2021 term.
Therefore, we will not process renewals and new member signups until MathSoc makes a decision, likely 1-2 weeks into the term.</p>
<p>If you are a current CSC member whose account was active last term, you will retain access to CSC systems for all of January.</p>
<p>If you are not a CSC member, but would like to become one, we
continue to use the modified process we put in place in Spring
2020 making remote registrations possible:</p>
<p>Email the CSC Systems Committee at
<a href="mailto:syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>
from your UWaterloo email address with the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>a scan or photograph copy of your WatCard,</li>
<li>your WatIAM userid, and</li>
<li>your acknowledgement of having read, understood, and
agreeing with our
<a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/services/machine_usage">Machine Usage Agreement</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p>As mentioned above, Mathsoc has currently not decided on whether club fees will be collected for the Winter 2021 term.
Therefore, we will not start signing up members until MathSoc makes a decision, likely 1-2 weeks into the term.</p>
<p>The club office will remained closed until further notice.
Have a safe Winter term!</p>
</newsitem>
<!-- <newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2020-10-21"> -->
<!-- <p> Hello CSC members, </p> -->
<!-- <p> -->
<!-- Join the Computer Science Club (CSC) and Women in Computer Science (WiCS) on Thursday, November 19th for Alt-Tab, a lightning tech talk series presented by students! -->
<!-- Alt-Tab consists of 10 to 15-minute talks about anything related to tech. -->
<!-- They can be about cool new features, a fun project you made or really anything that you are excited about! -->
<!-- We will be hosting it virtually this term! -->
<!-- </p> -->
<!-- <p> -->
<!-- We are currently looking for speakers! If you're passionate about a technical topic and interested in public speaking, apply by filling out the form below. -->
<!-- We'd LOVE to hear from you. -->
<!-- Speakers don't need to have prior experience and Alt-Tab is a great way to get started with giving talks! -->
<!-- </p> -->
<!-- <p>Here are some topics that past talks have covered:</p> -->
<!-- <ul> -->
<!-- <li> Unicode </li> -->
<!-- <li> Virtual Escape Rooms </li> -->
<!-- <li> Quantum Computers </li> -->
<!-- <li> GraphQL </li> -->
<!-- <li> Pathfinding </li> -->
<!-- </ul> -->
<!-- <p> -->
<!-- You can apply here: <a href="https://forms.gle/o86BkuD3iqCL4jve7">https://forms.gle/o86BkuD3iqCL4jve7</a> -->
<!-- </p> -->
<!-- <p> -->
<!-- If you have any questions about giving a talk, feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a> -->
<!-- </p> -->
<!-- <p>Applications are due on Sunday, November 1st, at 11:59PM ET.</p> -->
<!-- <p>Hope to see you there!</p> -->
<!-- </newsitem> -->
<newsitem author="agaikova" date="2020-09-28">
<p>Fall 2020 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Mokai Xu (m92xu)</li>
<li>Vice President: Anastassia Gaikovaia (agaikova) (stepped down as of 2020-11-30)</li>
<li>Secretary/Assistant Vice President: Edwin Yang (e37yang)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Neil Parikh (n3parikh)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Murphy Berzish (mtrberzi)</li>
</ul>
<p>The unfilled positions this term are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Office Manager</li>
<li>Librarian</li>
<li>IMAPD</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="abandali" date="2020-09-28">
<p>The CSC Systems Committee announces the availability of the
CSC's own installation of the ZNC IRC bouncer for CSC members at
<a href="https://znc.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">znc.csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>,
as the second of several steps it is taking to bring modern user
freedom- and privacy-respecting communication tools to CSC
members. Please see the <a
href="https://mailman.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/csc-general/2020-September/000840.html">notice</a>
sent to csc-general for the complete announcement.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="abandali" date="2020-09-12">
<p>MathSoc has decided to waive club fees for the Fall 2020 term
as well.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you are a current CSC member who has already paid for
Fall 2020 membership, your membership has been extended by one
term.</li>
<li>If you are a current CSC member whose membership is expired
for the Fall 2020 term, you can email
<a href="mailto:exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>
to have your membership renewed for the term at no cost.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are not a CSC member, but would like to become one, we
continue to use the modified process we put in place in Spring
2020 making remote registrations possible:</p>
<p>Email the CSC Systems Committee at
<a href="mailto:syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>
from your UWaterloo email address with the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>a scan or photograph copy of your WatCard,</li>
<li>your WatIAM userid, and</li>
<li>your acknowledgement of having read, understood, and
agreeing with our
<a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/services/machine_usage">Machine Usage Agreement</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p>The club office will remained closed until further notice.
Have a safe Fall term!</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="agaikova" date="2020-09-12">
<p>Due to the closure of campus this term, the Computer Science
Club will be holding elections for Fall 2020 virtually. The
president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president
(formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin will be
ratified. The librarian and office manager will not be appointed,
since the office will be closed for the Fall term.</p>
<p>If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email
<a href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>.
Nominations will close on Saturday, September 19 2020 at midnight
EDT.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="abandali" date="2020-07-27">
<p>The CSC Systems Committee announces the availability of a new
web IRC client for CSC members at
<a href="https://chat.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">chat.csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>,
as the first of several steps it is taking to bring modern user
freedom- and privacy-respecting communication tools to CSC
members. Please see the
<a href="https://mailman.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/csc-general/2020-July/000837.html">notice</a>
sent to csc-general for the complete announcement.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="abandali" date="2020-05-28">
<p>Spring 2020 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Neil Parikh (n3parikh)</li>
<li>Vice President: Anastassia Gaikovaia (agaikova)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Amin Bandali (abandali)</li>
</ul>
<p>The unfilled positions this term are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Treasurer</li>
<li>Secretary/Assistant Vice President</li>
<li>Office Manager</li>
<li>Librarian</li>
<li>IMAPD</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2020-05-26">
<p>The Systems Committee has been informed of a planned power outage in the Math &amp; Computer Building (MC) on Thursday, May 28 from 10am to 12pm (noon) EDT. Club systems and services will be unavialble starting at 8am EDT. See the <a href="https://mailman.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/csc-general/2020-May/000835.html">announcement</a> sent to csc-general for more information.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2020-05-13">
<p>Due to the closure of campus this term, the Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Spring 2020 virtually. The president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin will be ratified. The librarian and office manager will not be appointed, since the office will be closed for the Spring term.</p>
<p>If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Nominations will close on Wednesday, May 20 2020 at midnight EDT.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2020-05-05">
<p>Due to campus closure, MathSoc has decided not collect fees for the Spring 2020 term.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you are a current CSC member who has already paid for Spring 2020 membership, your membership has been extended by one term.</li>
<li>If you are a current CSC member whose membership is expired for the Spring 2020 term, you can email <a href="mailto:exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a> to have your membership renewed for the term at no cost.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are not a CSC member, but would like to become one, we have put in place a modified process for remote registration.</p>
<p>Email <a href="mailto:syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a> from your UWaterloo email address with the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>a scan or photograph copy of your WatCard,</li>
<li>your WatIAM userid, and</li>
<li>your acknowledgement of having read, understood, and agreeing with our <a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/services/machine_usage">Machine Usage Agreement</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p>The club office will remained closed until further notice. Have a safe Spring term!</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2020-04-15">
<p>The University has closed all campus buildings, so the club office is now closed until further notice.</p>
<p>Have a safe Spring term, and hopefully we'll see you back in the office soon!</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2020-01-15">
<p>Winter 2020 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term.</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Richard Shi (r27shi)</li>
<li>Vice President: Anastassia Gaikovaia (agaikova)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Alex Tomala (actomala)</li>
<li>Secretary/Assistant Vice President: Neil Parikh (n3parikh)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Amin Bandali (abandali)</li>
</ul>
The remaining appointed positions are
<ul>
<li>Office Manager: Alexander Zvorygin (azvorygi)</li>
<li>Librarian: Anastassia Gaikovaia (agaikova)</li>
<li>IMAPD: Richard Shi (r27shi)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mtrberzi" date="2019-09-13">
<p>Fall 2019 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term.</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Dhruv Jauhar (djauhar)</li>
<li>Vice President: Aditya Thakral (a3thakra)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Rishabh Minocha (rkminoch)</li>
<li>Secretary/Assistant Vice President: Tammy Khalaf (tekhalaf)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Murphy Berzish (mtrberzi)</li>
</ul>
The remaining appointed positions are
<ul>
<li>Office Manager: Zihan Zhang (z577zhan)</li>
<li>Librarian: Raghav Sethi (r5sethi)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2019-08-21">
<p>
On August 21st, we were informed that sometime before 2:30PM EDT taurine
caught fire. As a result, it is currently unavailable and is expected to
remain so permanently.
</p>
<p>
See the
<a href="https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Machine_List#General-Use_Servers">Machine List</a>
for alternate general use servers.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="s455wang" date="2019-08-11">
<p>
There will be a power outage on campus from 7:00 am until 9:00 pm on
Sunday, August 18th (EDT). To prepare for this outage, all Computer
Science Club servers will be down starting at 11:00 PM on Saturday, August
17th. This includes web hosting, CSC Cloud, email, and mirror. Please
make sure you save all of your work before then, and we also recommend
backing up your files just in case.
</p>
<p>
See also
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/plant-operations/news/service-interruption-electricity-multiple-buildings-august">the notice from Plant Ops</a>.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="s455wang" date="2019-05-16">
<p>Spring 2019 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term.</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Uday Barar (ubarar)</li>
<li>Vice President: Rajat Malhotra (r24malho)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Raghav Sethi (r5sethi)</li>
<li>Secretary/Assistant Vice President: Bo Mo (bzmo)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Charlie Wang (s455wang)</li>
</ul>
The remaining appointed positions are
<ul>
<li>Office Manager: Hannah Wong (sm7wong)</li>
<li>Librarian: Nolan Munce (nmmunce)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="a3thakra" date="2019-02-19">
<p>There will be scheduled downtime for maintenance on many Computer Science Club servers on Thursday, February 21 beginning at 9:45 AM. Machines are expected to be up by 11:30 AM, but issues may arise that require more time to correct.</p>
<p>The list of affected public servers is:</p>
<ul>
<li>taurine</li>
<li>sucrose</li>
<li>corn-syrup</li>
<li>high-fructose-corn-syrup (hfcs)</li>
<li><a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">caffeine</a></li>
</ul>
<p>
During this time, CSC email will be inaccessible but mail will be queued up and delivered after the maintenance period is over. All websites hosted by CSC will be inaccessible for a short period of time as caffeine is rebooted. CSC Cloud will also be unavailable, and any virtual machines on CSC cloud will have to be manually restarted after the maintenance window.
</p>
<p>Apologies for the inconvenience.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="a3thakra" date="2019-01-17">
<p>The remaining positions have been appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Office Manager: Archer Zhang (z577zhan)</li>
<li>Librarian: Rishabh Minocha (rkminoch)</li>
<li>IMAPD/Pop: Marc Mailhot (mnmailho)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="a3thakra" date="2019-01-16">
<p>Here are the results from this term's elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Marc Mailhot (mnmailho)</li>
<li>Vice-President: Victor Brestoiu (vabresto)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Tristan Hume (tghume)</li>
<li>Assistant Vice President: Aditya Thakral (a3thakra)</li>
<li>Systems Administrator: Charlie Wang (s455wang)</li>
</ul>
<p>The rest of the positions will be appointed at a later date.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2018-10-29">
<p>CSC will be hosting Alt-Tab, a slightly longer version of lightning talks. It will be a night full of friendly talks during the week of November 26.</p>
<p>We need talks! Contact <a href="mailto:exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>, with your tentative talk title and a short abstract if you would like to give a talk.
Slides are not required. Please aim for a 10-15 minute talk. I'll send an email with the list of talks closer to the date of the event.
Please send titles and abstract by November 19th.
</p>
<p>Here are some topics that our members have presented before. The titles make them seem more technical than they actually were.</p>
<ul>
<li>Overview of SAT solvers</li>
<li>Communication complexity</li>
<li>Register allocation in compilers as graph colouring</li>
<li>Web application security</li>
<li>PXE booting</li>
<li>UI and UX</li>
<li>Train signalling and sensing</li>
<li>Typed Racket</li>
<li>Modern GPU architecture</li>
<li>The comment that took Stack Exchange down and the algorithm that could have saved them</li>
<li>Register Allocation With Graphs</li>
</ul>
<p>There will be food.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2018-10-07">
<p>We have been informed of a planned power outage that will affect CSC
equipment on Oct. 9 at 11pm until Oct. 10 at 5am.</p>
<p>During this time, all CSC systems and services will be unavailable.
Please ensure that you have saved all work before then and that you
have a backup of any important files.</p>
<p>We expect that most services will recover automatically once power
is restored, however anything requiring manual intervention
will be restored later in the day.</p>
<p>If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the
Systems Committee by email at
<a href="mailto:syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">syscom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2018-09-18">
<p>Here are the results from this term's elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Zichuan Wei (z34wei)</li>
<li>Vice-President: Uday Barar (ubarar)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Alex Tomala (actomala)</li>
<li>Assistant Vice-President: Neil Parikh (n3parikh)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, the following positions were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Systems Administrator: Jennifer Zhou (c7zou)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Alexander Zvorygin (azvorygi)</li>
<li>Librarian: Neil Parikh (n3parikh)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="c7zou" date="2018-09-12">
<p>
Nominations for the Fall 2018 exec are open. You can nominate candidates
for President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, or Treasurer by
submitting their name, username, and position to the ballot box in the CSC, or
by emailing <a href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a> with their
name and position(s). Nominations close Monday, September 17th.
</p>
<p>
Elections will be held Tuesday, September 18th in the Comfy Lounge
at 6:30PM. All CSC members that have paid Mathsoc fees are
invited to come by and vote.
</p>
<p>
Nominations are listed <a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/elections/">here</a>.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2018-09-01">
<p>Power has now been restored to the machine room and
most CSC systems and services are now available, with the exception
of:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>sucrose and taurine</b>
<br />
We are currently unable to access to servers remotely. To restore
these servers, we need a visit to the machine room to identify and
resolve boot issues.
<br />
<em>As of Sept. 5, taurine is available again with reduced RAM.</em>
</li>
<li>
<b><a href="http://test-ipv6.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">test-ipv6</a>
(restored as of Sept. 2)</b>
<br />
Currently available from within the UW network only. Investigation
is still ongoing and may require assistance from IST's security team.
</li>
</ul>
<p>If you experience any issues accessing CSC services, please contact the
<a href="mailto:systems-committee@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">Systems Committee</a>.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2018-08-31">
<p>While power has been restored to the Math &amp; Computer Building (MC),
power is not yet available in the machine room. As a result,
most CSC services are still unavailable at this time.</p>
<p>The current estimate for power is Saturday, Sept. 1.</p>
<p>Currently, due to machines located in other buildings and
emergency generator power to select machines in MC, the following
services are currently available:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">Mirror</a></li>
<li>Mail (<a href="https://mail.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">Webmail</a>, SMTP and IMAP</li>
<li>Caffeine (including web hosting)</li>
</ul>
<p>Once power is restored to the machine room, the Systems Committee
will continue restoring remaining services.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2018-07-18">
<p>The Systems Committee has been informed of a planned power outage
in the Math &amp; Computer Building (MC) Tuesday, August 21 to
Thursday, August 30. Systems will be unavailable starting Sunday,
August 19 at 12pm EDT and are expected to be restored on
Thursday, August 30.</p>
<p>We expect that our <a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">
Open Source Software mirror
</a>be available during the outage.</p>
<p>See the
<a href="https://mailman.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/csc-general/2018-August/000769.html">
notice
</a> sent to csc-general for more information.</p>
<p>Please contact the
<a href="mailto:systems-committee@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">
Systems Committee
</a>
if you have any questions.</p>
<p><em>Updated on 2018-07-19 as the outage time was extended.</em></p>
<p><em>Updated on 2018-08-02 with additional information
and extended outage time.</em></p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mnmailho" date="2018-05-14">
<p>Here are the results from this term's elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Melissa Tedesco (matedesc)</li>
<li>Vice-President: Dhruv Jauhar (djauhar)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Tristan Hume (tghume)</li>
<li>Secretary: Marc Mailhot (mnmailho)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, the following positions were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Systems Administrator: Jennifer Zhou (c7zou)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Aditya Thakral (a3thakra)</li>
<li>Librarian: Archer Zhang (z577zhan)</li>
<li>Fridge Regent: Marc Mailhot (mnmailho)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="pj2melan" date="2018-05-14">
<p>Here are the nominations for the Spring 2018 elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Melissa (matedesc), Haoran (h594wang)</li>
<li>VP: Dhruv (djauhar), Haoran (h594wang)</li>
<li>Secretary: Dhruv (djauhar), Marc (mnmailho)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Tristan (tghume)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, the following people have expressed interest in appointed positions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Office Manager: Aditya (a3thakra), Archer (z577zhan), Haoran (h594wang), Yash (y2mathur)</li>
<li>Librarian: Aditya (a3thakra), Archer (z577zhan), Anamaya (agarodia)</li>
<li>Pop/Fridge Regent: Marc (mnmailho)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Jennifer (c7zou)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="pj2melan" date="2018-03-26">
<p>The winner of the uncode party is Jennifer Zhou! For a sorting
algorithm that works by emailing our VP for each decision.
</p>
<p>Again, congratulations on somehow winning an event that even the
organizers wouldn't know there was going to be a winner at!</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2017-05-17">
<p>Here are the results from this term's elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: fbauckho (Felix Bauckholt)</li>
<li>Vice-President: z34wei (Zichuan Wei)</li>
<li>Treasurer: lhsong (Laura Song)</li>
<li>Secretary: bzmo (Bo Mo)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, the following positions were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Systems Administrator: ztseguin (Zachary Seguin)</li>
<li>Office Manager: ubarar (Uday Barar)</li>
<li>Librarian: pj2melan (Patrick Melanson)</li>
<li>Imapd: ubarar (Uday Barar)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="b2coutts" date="2017-01-14">
<p>Here are the results from this term's elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: wyscheung (Wilson Cheung)</li>
<li>Vice-President: tghume (Tristan Hume)</li>
<li>Treasurer: jxpryde (Jordan Pryde)</li>
<li>Secretary: aafata (Amir Fata)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, the following positions were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Systems Administrator: ztseguin (Zachary Seguin)</li>
<li>Office Manager: fbauckho (Felix Bauckholt)</li>
<li>Librarian: csfmurph (Connor Murphy)</li>
<li>Imapd: ischtche (Ilia Chtcherbakov)</li>
</ul>
<p>
We also amended our constitution to revise our Code of Conduct. The
updated Code of Conduct can be found at
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/code-of-conduct.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2016-11-20">
<p>Due to a planned power outage in the Mathematics &amp; Computer Building on Sat. Nov 26 from 7am to 5pm, Computer Science Club systems and services will be unavailable.</p>
<p>It is expected that our Open Source Software mirror (<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>) remain available during the outage. This is made possible with assistance from the Computer Science Computing Facility (CSCF).</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ubarar" date="2016-11-10">
<p> The Code of Conduct and the amended version can be found below: </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~exec/proposed-amendment/about/code-of-conduct">Proposed CoC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~exec/proposed-amendment.patch">Diff between current and proposed CoC</a></li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2016-10-18">
<p>Due to a planned power outage in the Mathematics &amp; Computer Building on Sat. Oct 22 from 7am to 11pm, Computer Science Club systems and services will be unavailable.</p>
<p>It is expected that our Open Source Software mirror (<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>) remain available during the outage. This is made possible with assistance from the Computer Science Computing Facility (CSCF).</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2016-09-19">
<p>Here are the results from this term's elections:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: s455wang (Charlie Wang)</li>
<li>Vice-President: b2coutts (Bryan Coutts)</li>
<li>Treasurer: lhsong (Laura Song)</li>
<li>Secretary: ubarar (Uday Barar)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, the following positions were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Systems Administrator: ztseguin (Zachary Seguin)</li>
<li>Office Manager: j2sinn (James Sinn)</li>
<li>Librarian: fbauckho (Felix Bauckholt)</li>
<li>Imapd: ischtche (Ilia Chtcherbakov)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="pj2melan" date="2016-05-12">
<p>Elections for Spring 2016 have concluded. The following people were elected and ratified:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Luqman Aden (<tt>laden</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Melissa Tedesco (<tt>matedesc</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Jon Bailey (<tt>jj2baile</tt>)</li>
<li>Secretary: Aditya Shivam Askothar (<tt>askothar</tt>)</li>
<li>SysAdmin: Jordan Xavier Pryde (<tt>jxpryde</tt>)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Zachary Seguin (<tt>ztseguin</tt>)</li>
<li>Librarian: Charlie Wang (<tt>s455wang</tt>)</li>
<li>Fridge Regent: Marc Mailhot (<tt>mnmailho</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2016-02-09">
<p>Many of the Computer Science Club's systems and services will be unavailable for maintenance on Wednesday, February 17 from 11am to 5pm.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/newsgroup/article.php?id=12268&amp;group=uw.csc">the announcement</a> for more information.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ztseguin" date="2016-01-21">
<p>The <a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">Computer Science Club Mirror</a> is now running on potassium-benzoate, our new server which was purchased with funding from the <a href="https://www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mefcom/">Mathematics Endowment Fund (MEF)</a>. We have also enhanced our mirror's network connectivity, adding IPv6 and 10Gbps.</p>
<p>Running our mirror is made possible with assistance from:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mefcom/">Mathematics Endowment Fund (MEF)</a></li>
<li>The <a href="http://mathsoc.uwaterloo.ca">Mathematics Society (MathSoc)</a></li>
<li>Dave Gawley and the <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/resources-services/cscf">Computer Science Computing Facility (CSCF)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/information-systems-technology/">Information Systems Technology (IST)</a></li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="pj2melan" date="2016-01-14">
<p>Elections for Winter 2016 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Patrick Melanson (<tt>pj2melan</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Patrick Melanson (<tt>pj2melan</tt>)</li>
<li>Acting Vice-president: Theo Belaire (<tt>tbelaire</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Luqman Aden (<tt>laden</tt>)</li>
<li>Secretary: Naomi Koo (<tt>m3koo</tt>)</li>
<li>SysAdmin: Zachary Seguin (<tt>ztseguin</tt>)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Reila Zheng (<tt>wy2zheng</tt>)</li>
<li>Librarian: Felix Bauckholt (<tt>fbauckho</tt>)</li>
<li>Fridge Regent: Marc Mailhot (<tt>mnmailho</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="kpwarr" date="2015-05-22">
<p>By-Elections for Spring 2015 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>Secretary: Keri Warr (<tt>kpwarr</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Jonathan Bailey (<tt>jj2baile</tt>)</li>
</ul>
<p>In addition, the following people were appointed to non-elected positions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Librarian: Yomna Nasser (<tt>ynasser</tt>)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Ilia Sergei Chtcherbakov (<tt>ischtche</tt>)</li>
<li>SysAdmin: Nicholas Black (<tt>nablack</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="glgambet" date="2015-05-14">
<p>Elections for Spring 2015 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Luqman Aden (<tt>laden</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Patrick Melanson (<tt>pj2melan</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="glgambet" date="2015-03-27">
<p>
The Computer Science Club adopted the proposed Code of Conduct (with
amendments). The complete code of conduct can be found here:
<a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/code-of-conduct">
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/code-of-conduct
</a>
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="glgambet" date="2015-03-17">
<p>There will be a general meeting on March 27th to discuss constitution
amendments and the institution of a Code of Conduct.</p>
<p>The full diff can be found here:
<a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~glgambet/csc/coc-constitution.patch">
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~glgambet/csc/coc-constitution.patch</a>,
and the proposed Code of Conduct here:
<a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~glgambet/csc/about/code-of-conduct">
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~glgambet/csc/about/code-of-conduct</a>.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="yj7kim" date="2015-01-16">
<p>Elections for Winter 2015 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Gianni Gambetti (<tt>glgambet</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Luke Franceschini (<tt>l3france</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Edward Lee (<tt>e45lee</tt>)</li>
<li>Secretary: Patrick Melanson (<tt>pj2melan</tt>)</li>
</ul>
<p>The following people were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: Murphy Berzish (<tt>mtrberzi</tt>)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Shikhar Singh (<tt>s285sing</tt>)</li>
<li>Librarian: Aishwarya Gupta (<tt>a72gupta</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="glgambet" date="2014-11-05">
<p>
We are waxing the office floors on the evening of November 5th.
You can come out for 7pm to help move anything on the floor out of the office.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2014-10-15">
<p>
Our <a href="http://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Mirror">free software
mirror</a> is currently down due to maintenance and multiple disk
failure on the backup. We are working on bringing up a replacement. We do
not have an ETA at this time for when service will be restored. Apologies
for any inconvenience.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="yj7kim" date="2014-09-22">
<p>Elections for Fall 2014 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Jinny Kim (<tt>yj7kim</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Theo Belaire (<tt>tbelaire</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Jonathan Bailey (<tt>jj2baile</tt>)</li>
<li>Secretary: Shane Creighton-Young (<tt>srcreigh</tt>)</li>
</ul>
<p>The following people were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: Sean Hunt (<tt>scshunt</tt>)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Mark Farrell (<tt>m4farrel</tt>)</li>
<li>Librarian: Gianni Gambetti (<tt>glgambet</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="b2coutts" date="2014-05-15">
<p>Elections for Spring 2014 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Jinny Kim (<tt>yj7kim</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Luke Franceschini (<tt>l3france</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Joseph Chouinard (<tt>jchouina</tt>)</li>
<li>Secretary: Ifaz Kabir (<tt>ikabir</tt>)</li>
</ul>
<p>The Sysadmin and Office Manager were not appointed at the election.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jbroman" date="2014-01-16">
<p>Elections for Winter 2014 have concluded. The following people were elected:</p>
<ul>
<li>President: Bryan Coutts (<tt>b2coutts</tt>)</li>
<li>Vice-president: Visha Vijayanand (<tt>vvijayan</tt>)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Marc Burns (<tt>m4burns</tt>)</li>
<li>Secretary: Mark Farrell (<tt>m4farrel</tt>)</li>
</ul>
<p>The following people were appointed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: Murphy Berzish (<tt>mtrberzi</tt>)</li>
<li>Office Manager: Nicholas Black (<tt>nablack</tt>)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2013-10-23">
<p>
It's been a while since we last ordered shirts for members. As such, we
would like to order a new batch, and invite you to supply the design for
the shirt! The winning candidate (and possibly some runner-ups) will
receive a free shirt in the size of their choice. Please send your
submissions to <a href="mailto:exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">the
executive</a>.</p>
<p>The deadline will be Nov. 13 at midnight, and winners will be announced
by Friday, Nov. 15. At that point, a signup sheet will be made available.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2013-10-18">
<p>
Bowling has been moved from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30. See the
<a href="events/Bingemans-2013-10-30-6%3A00PM">event details</a>
for more information.
</p>
</newsitem>
<!--
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2013-10-07">
<p>
Security and privacy talks all have scheduled times and rooms! Please
note the swap between Zak Blacher's and Simon Gladstone's talk.
</p>
<p>
The final dates, times, and locations are as follows:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Tuesday, October 8, 5:00PM, MC 4041 &mdash; Sarah Harvey</li>
<li>Tuesday, October 15, 5:00PM, MC 4060 &mdash; Eric Dong</li>
<li>Thursday, October 24, 6:30PM, DC 1302 &mdash; Simon Gladstone</li>
<li>Tuesday, November 5, 6:00PM, MC 3001 (Comfy Lounge) &mdash; Nick
Guenther and Murphy Berzish host a key signing party!</li>
<li>Tuesday, November 12, 5:00PM, MC 4060 &mdash; Zak Blacher</li>
<li>Tuesday, November 26, 5:00PM, MC 2038 &mdash; Speaker TBD</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
-->
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2013-10-01">
<p>
A number of talks on security and privacy have been planned for this term.
Email <a href="mailto:progcom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">progcom</a> if you are
interested in getting involved. See individual events for more detail.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2013-09-29">
<p>
Is there something that you're particularly passionate about and would like
to share with others? Do you want to practice presenting on a topic of interest
to the membership? We are accepting proposals for member talks for the Fall
2013 term. Tell us about a project you're really passionate about, or perhaps a
theoretical problem you find interesting.
</p>
<p>
Please send a proposed abstract and some possible talk dates to <a
href="mailto:progcom@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">our programme committee</a> and we
will get to work on getting your talk scheduled.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jbroman" date="2013-09-17">
<p>Congratulations to this term's new executive!</p>
<ul>
<li>President: ehashman</li>
<li>Vice-president: m4burns</li>
<li>Treasurer: dchlobow</li>
<li>Secretary: e45lee</li>
</ul>
<p>
Additionally, the following people were appointed.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: jbroman</li>
<li>Librarian: jladan</li>
<li>Office Manager: scshunt</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2013-05-28">
<p>Consider attending the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference in
Montreal, Quebec this semester, July 10&mdash;14. Funding for transportation
and accommodations has been generously provided by MEF, MathSoc, and the Dean's
Office.</p>
<p>To apply for funding, please fill out <a
href='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rKAdBmGWRj0VzlxVA1s5pLmeMYQve2EE4F76hhTDwBc/viewform'>this form</a>.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, please contact me directly.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="omsmith" date="2013-05-16">
<p>Congratulations to this terms new executive!</p>
<ul>
<li>President: srcreigh</li>
<li>Vice-president: vvijayan</li>
<li>Treasurer: dchlobow</li>
<li>Secretary: yj7kim</li>
</ul>
<p>
Additionally, the following people were appointed.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: a2brenna</li>
<li>Office Manager: m4burns</li>
</ul>
<p>The position of librarian has not yet been filled.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2013-05-06">
<p>Welcome to Spring 2013!</p>
<p>Elections for the Spring term have been set; see above.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="omsmith" date="2013-01-17">
<p>Elections for Winter 2013 have concluded. The following people were
elected.</p>
<ul>
<li>President: a2brenna</li>
<li>Vice-president: m4burns</li>
<li>Treasurer: jsmumfor</li>
<li>Secretary: mgolechn</li>
</ul>
<p>
Additionally, the following people were appointed.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: sharvey</li>
<li>Office Manager: b2coutts</li>
<li>Librarian: mimcpher</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jbroman" date="2012-10-03">
<p>Due to repeated power failure in the MC building, multiple CSC systems
are experiencing critical service interruptions. We apologize for the
inconvenience.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m4burns" date="2012-09-04">
<p>
Elections for Fall 2012 will be held on September 13 at 4:00 PM.
Nominations will begin on September 6th, and will end 24 hours prior to
elections. Nominations may be emailed to <a
href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>. This term's
CRO is Owen Smith (omsmith).
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m4burns" date="2012-06-06">
<p>
To all of our members who are interested in attending CUMC at UBCO this
summer, please remember to <a
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG56d3NRNUJabzQyMmpNTDlqWkpiU3c6MQ">apply
for funding!</a>
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ehashman" date="2012-02-27">
<p>
The CSC and AMD are running an <a href="opencl">OpenCL programming
contest!</a> If you're interested in winning a laptop or a graphics card, you
should <a href="opencl">read more</a> and <a href="opencl/register">register
here</a>.
</p>
<p><b>Registration has been reopened</b> for anyone who did not get a
chance to register on time, so make sure you sign up!
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m4burns" date="2012-02-13">
<p>
Recorded talks from 2010 to 2012 have been added to the <a
href="media">media</a> page.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jy2wong" date="2012-01-12">
<p>
Elections for Winter 2012 have concluded. The following people were
elected.</p>
<ul>
<li>President: m4burns</li>
<li>Vice-president: ehashman</li>
<li>Treasurer: j3parker</li>
<li>Secretary: mimcpher</li>
</ul>
<p>
Additionally, the following people were appointed.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: jbroman</li>
<li>Office Manager: laden</li>
<li>Librarian: jy2wong</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2011-09-19">
<p>
Elections for Fall 2011 have concluded. The following people were
elected.</p>
<ul>
<li>President: m4burns</li>
<li>Vice-president: kshyatt</li>
<li>Treasurer: j3parker</li>
<li>Secretary: ehashman</li>
</ul>
<p>
Additionally, the following people were appointed.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: a2brenna</li>
<li>Office Manager: kspaans</li>
<li>Librarian: ebering</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2011-09-18">
<p>
Nominations for the Fall 2011 exec are closed. Nominees are as follows:
</p>
<ul>
<li>President: m4burns, kshyatt, ehashman</li>
<li>Vice-president: m4burns, kshyatt</li>
<li>Treasurer: j3parker, scshunt, sagervai</li>
<li>Secretary: ehashman, kspaans, sagervai</li>
</ul>
<p>
Elections will be held Monday, September 19th in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001)
from 4:30PM to 5:30PM. All CSC members that have paid Mathsoc fees are
invited to come by and vote. If you are unable to attend but would like to vote
please
e-mail your ballot to <a href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">the CRO</a>.
Voting will
take place by approval voting, so vote for as many people in each race as
you like.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jy2wong" date="2011-09-08">
<p>
Nominations for the Fall 2011 exec are open. You can nominate candidates
for
President, Vice President, Treasurer or Secretary by writing their name on
the office whiteboard under the appropriate heading, or by emailing <a
href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a> with
their name and position(s). Nominations close Sunday, September 18th at
4:30PM.
</p>
<p>
Elections will be held Monday, September 19th in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001)
from 4:30PM to 5:30PM. All CSC members that have paid Mathsoc fees are
invited to come by and vote.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2011-05-09">
<p>The results, including appointments, are:
<ul>
<li>President: mthiffau</li>
<li>Vice-President: mimcpher</li>
<li>Treasurer: kspaans</li>
<li>Secretary: akansong</li>
<li>Systems Administrator: jbroman</li>
<li>Office Manager: jy2wong</li>
<li>Librarian: lbovard</li>
</ul>
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2011-01-12">
The election is over. The new executive are
<ul>
<li>President: ebering</li>
<li>Vice President: jy2wong</li>
<li>Treasurer: kspaans</li>
<li>Secretary: ehashman</li>
<li>Sysadmin: pbarfuss</li>
</ul>
The new Office Manager is m4burns. The new Librarian is asbumste.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2011-01-12">
There is a correction in the nominee list. m4burns was nominated for
Vice-President, not b4taylor. Apologies.
If you cannot attend the meeting, please send a vote to
cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2011-01-11">
Nominations have closed at some point. The nominations are as follows:
<ul>
<li>President: ebering</li>
<li>Vice President: ssalbiz, jy2wong, m4burns</li>
<li>Treasurer: kspaans, qxi, mspang, d2huo, a42ahmed</li>
<li>Secretary: kspaans, d2huo, ehashman</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2011-01-06">
It has come to my attention that some people believe I previously claimed
that nominations close at 3:00 PM. This is false. They close, and have
always closed, at 4:30. We have always been at war with Eurasia.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="scshunt" date="2011-01-04">
Nominations for Winter 2011 executive are now open on the CSC whiteboard. They
close at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, January 11. Elections will be held at 4:00 PM on
Wednesday, January 12 on the brand-new furniture in the Comfy Lounge.
You can also nominate someone or ask any other questions or just complain to
<a href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2010-11-03">
The CSC has been invited to MathSoc's annual Charity Ball. If you are interested in attending with the CSC, please contact Gwynneth Leece
<a href="mailto:gnleece@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">gnleece@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>. The Charitby Ball costs $20 per person and includes a three-course dinner.
It is Saturday November 20th at 6pm.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m2ellis" date="2010-09-22">
We experienced a recent power outage which caused the RAID array hosting mirror data to need to be rebuilt.
As a result, the mirrored data is temporarily read-only. We hope to resume synchronizing as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience.
You can view the reconstruction progress on the <a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">mirror's index page</a>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m2ellis" date="2010-09-14">
Elections are over. The results are:
<ul>
<li>President: j3parker</li>
<li>Vice President: ebering</li>
<li>Treasurer: rjputins</li>
<li>Secretary: kspaans</li>
<li>Sysadmin: jbroman</li>
<li>Office Manager: askhader</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m2ellis" date="2010-09-12">
Nominations are now closed. The nominations are as follows:
<ul>
<li>President: j3parker, kspaans, jdonland, mspang</li>
<li>Vice President: ebering</li>
<li>Treasurer: rjputins</li>
<li>Secretary: askhader, baldajan, kspaans</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m2ellis" date="2010-09-10">
Time for the election on September 14th has been decided. It will be held at 16:30 in the MC comfy lounge.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="m2ellis" date="2010-09-04">
Nominations for the fall term executives are now open. They will close on Sunday September 12. The election will be held on Tuesday the 14th.
To enter a nomination write the name/position on the CSC office whiteboard or send it to <a href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2010-05-11">
Elections have concluded, congratulations to the new executive:
<ul>
<li>President: Jeff Cameron (j3camero)</li>
<li>Vice President: Brennan Taylor (b4taylor)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Vardhan Mudunuru (vmudunur)</li>
<li>Secretary: Matt Lawrence (m3lawren)</li>
<li>Sysadmin: Mike Ellis (m2ells)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2010-05-10">
Nominations for the spring term executive are closed. Nominees are:
<ul>
<li>President: Jeff Cameron (j3camero), Kevin Farnworth (kfarnwor)</li>
<li>Vice President: Brennan Taylor (b4taylor)</li>
<li>Treasurer: Vardhan Mudunuru (vmudunur)</li>
<li>Secretary: Matt Lawrence (m3lawren), Qifan Xi (qxi)</li>
</ul>
Elections will occur as listed in the events section for the two contested positions. If you would like to
vote absentee, please send your votes (one vote per position) to <a href="mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">the
Chief Returning Officer</a> before 5:30 PM EDT on May 11, 2010.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2010-02-01">
<h3><a href="http://contest.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">Contest now open!</a></h3>
<p>This term's programming contest is now open. Check out <a href="http://contest.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">the website</a>. The problem is Tron,
and there will be prizes offered, but if you want details you should really check the website.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2009-10-17">
<h3>Contest Over</h3>
<p>Congratulations to <b>amstan</b> for taking first place.</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2009-10-02">
<h3>Contest Still Open!</h3>
<p>Go to <a href="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/contest/">the website</a> now and get to it!</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mgregson" date="2009-06-18">
<h3>Do you text... do you iPod?</h3>
<p>
We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study on mobile
hand held device use and any related health or comfort troubles
experienced during their use. As a participant in this study, you
would be asked to fill out a 5-8 minute computer-administered
confidential questionnaire.
</p>
<p>
If you would like to participate, please follow this link:
<a href="http://ithumb.iwh.on.ca/">http://ithumb.iwh.on.ca/</a>
This study is being conducted by Richard Wells and Sophia Berolo,
Department of Kinesiology, and Benjamin Amick, Institute for Work
and Health. If you wish more information, please contact Sophia
Berolo at sberolo@uwaterloo.ca. The study has been reviewed by,
and received ethics clearance through, the office of Research
Ethics, University of Waterloo.
</p>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="j3parker" date="2009-05-26">
Upcoming events:
<ul>
<li>UNIX 101: Need to learn unix for a course, or just to be a ninja?
Swing by MC 2037 on Thursday, June 2nd at 4:30PM for a tutorial session.</li>
<li>Code Party: Have an assignment or project you need to work on? We
will be coding from 7:00pm until 7:00am starting on Friday, June 5th
in the Comfy lounge. Join us!</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2009-05-14">
Some of the talks from the Winter term are available on the website
in the <a href="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/media/">media</a> section,
including the IQC talk and video from the lab tours. Joel Spolsky and
Richard Stallman's talks are coming soon.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="kspaans" date="2009-05-12">
The elections are complete. Your executive for the Spring 2009 term are:
<ul>
<li>President: mspang (Michael Spang)</li>
<li>Vice-President: j3paker (Jacob Parker)</li>
<li>Treasurer: sagervai (Sapphyre Gervais)</li>
<li>Secretary: mimcpher (Matt McPherrin)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="kspaans" date="2009-05-04">
Kyle (The CRO) has opened the nominations for positions and set the election date.
Elections will be held on <b>Tuesday May 12, 2009 at 4:30 PM</b> in the Comfy Lounge.
<a href="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~kspaans/S09-nominees.html">Nominees and voting policy</a> for the election.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2009-04-13">
CSC Branded Merchindise is now available for purchase <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/csclub">here</a>
for your owning pleasure.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ebering" date="2009-03-24">
The contest is still open and will be until Saturday. For
contest details go to <a href="/contest/">the contest website</a>,
and come to the code party friday night for some last minute hacking!
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mgregson" date="2009-01-29">
Richard Stallman's flight has been delayed and he will be
arriving in Waterloo later than expected. As a result, the
talk has been moved to the Modern Languages Theatre at 6:30PM.
Drop by the CSC for more information! Sorry for the confusion!
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="b4taylor" date="2009-01-06">
Holden (The CRO) has opened the nominations for positions and set the election date.
Elections will be held on <b>Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM</b>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2008-09-16">
The following people were elected today:
<ul>
<li>President: m3lawren (Matt Lawrence)</li>
<li>Vice-president: ebering (Edgar Bering)</li>
<li>Treasurer: mgregson (Michael Gregson)</li>
<li>Secretary: j2simpso (James Simpson)</li>
</ul>
The following were appointed:
<ul>
<li>Sysadmin: kspaans (Kyle Spaans)</li>
<li>Imapd: j2simpso (James Simpson)</li>
</ul>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="b4taylor" date="2008-05-16">
New positions were elected on Tuesday. Check the exec section to see who won.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2008-05-04">
Spring 2008 elections will be held on Tuesday May 13th at 4:30pm in the Comfy Lounge.<br/>
Get your nominations in as soon as possible on the CSC whiteboard!<br/>
Nominations close 24 hours before the polls open.<br/>
You can email your nominations to cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2008-01-15">
Winter 2008 elections are over; <a href="about/positions">click here</a> to
see the new executive and other positions.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2008-01-08">
The CSClub mirror (<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>)
is now on the ResNet "don't count" list. This means that downloading
software from our mirror will not count against your quota.
<a href="http://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Mirror">Click here</a> for a list
of Linux distributions and open-source software that we mirror.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2007-09-09">
The Fall 2007 election has been scheduled for Sept 20 at 4:30 pm in the
comfy lounge.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2007-09-01">
Nominations are now being accepted for Fall 2007 executive positions.
Nominiations close on Sept 19 at 4:30 pm. See
<a href="/newsgroup/article.php?id=11045&amp;group=uw.csc">uw.csc</a> for
details.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2007-09-01">
Our talks our now mirrored on mirror.cs for ResNet and on-campus users.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mspang" date="2007-05-11">
The <a href="/about/exec">executive</a> has been elected for the Spring 2007 term.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="daltenty" date="2007-01-12">
The <a href="/about/exec">executive</a> has been elected for the Winter 2007 term.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="woconnor" date="2006-09-21">
The <a href="/about/exec">executive</a> has been elected for the Fall 2006 term.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="hkarau" date="2006-06-04">
The BeBox lives again. BeOS is a unique operating system from the same era as Windows 95. If you'd like to see it run, port something to it (we
have the developement tools!), or just watch the funny lights on the front of it, stop by the office and take a look
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="hkarau" date="2006-05-19">
Larry Smith's talk on Creating Killer applications is now online in our
new <a href ="/media/"> section </a>(in video :-)).
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="hkarau" date="2006-05-10">
The CSC <a href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Summer 2006 term
has been elected.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ddenisen" date="2006-01-10">
The CSC <a href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Winter 2006 term
has been elected.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jeperry" date="2004-10-23">
The F04 CSC Programming Contest is underway. Go to
<a href="/~contest/">the website</a> for more information.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="jeperry" date="2004-09-27">
The Fall 2004 elections have occured. We have a new
<a href="/about/exec">executive</a>.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mbiggs" date="2004-09-15">
<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/csclub/buss-talk.mp3">Here</a> is the audio for Professor Buss'
talk: Game Complexity Theorists Ponder, in mp3 format. Enjoy!
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="zbnichol" date="2004-05-31">
Audio has been added for the Larry Smith talk: Computing's Next Great
Empires. It is available <a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/csclub/larry-smith-talk.ogg">in Ogg
format</a> or <a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/csclub/larry-smith-talk.mp3">in MP3 format</a>.
Thanks to all who came out. The talk was a great success.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mbiggs" date="2004-05-12">
The CSC elections took place and we have a new <a
href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Spring 2004.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-04-19">
<tt>perpugilliam</tt> has been restored, with two new disks courtesy of
MathSoc and MEF. There are now disk quotas for users, with a 250 MB
soft quota and a 500 MB hard quota, with a 14-day grace period.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-04-16">
<tt>carbonated-water</tt> is back up. It now runs as the backup mail
exchange and also serves a a slave LDAP server. What this means is
that if <tt>perpugilliam</tt> goes down, your mail will not be dropped
and you'll still be able to login to other machines.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-04-16">
<tt>perpugilliam</tt> will be going down for hardware upgrades on
2004-04-16 to 2004-04-19. We thank MathSoc and MEF for their
generous support in purchasing this hardware, and apologise for
any inconvenience this downtime will cause.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="mbiggs" date="2004-04-07">
Pictures of
<a href="http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gallery/ctrl-d-w2004">CTRL-D</a>
are available in the gallery.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-04-02">
<tt>glucose-fructose</tt> is back on-line. It has a new 120 GB hard disk,
a new power supply, and an nVidia GeForce FX 5900.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-04-01">
<tt>glucose-fructose</tt> will be going down for hardware upgrades on
2004-04-02 for an indeterminate amount of time. We thank MathSoc and
MEF for their generous support in purchasing this hardware, and
apologise for any inconvenience this downtime will cause.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-03-19">
Kernighan came to Waterloo, and the Computer Science Club got our books
signed by him. Not only that, but we took
<a href="http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gallery/kernighan-2004">photographs
of him</a> too.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-03-16">
The books that we purchased have arrived. Now we have two books that
can be signed by Kernighan when he comes.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-02-05">
We voted 15 to 0 to 0 in favour of changing the
<a href="/about/constitution">constitution</a> to follow MathSoc
policy. An updated copy of the document is now online.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-02-02">
<tt>perpugilliam</tt> went down over the weekend due to a failing disk.
Please back up all your important data as it is starting to go bad.
We are trying to acquire a replacement.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-01-25">
<tt>carbonated-water</tt>, <tt>h2o</tt>, is back down. It's awaiting
a new power supply.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-01-22">
The CSC elections took place and we have a new <a
href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Winter 2004.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2003-09-17">
The CSC elections took place and we have a new <a
href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Fall 2003.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ja2morri" date="2003-08-12">
<tt>carbonated-water</tt>, <tt>h2o</tt>, is back up. It's a great machine
for reading mail on.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ja2morri" date="2003-08-12">
The <a href="http://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/wiki/Exec_Manual">CSC
Procedures manual</a> has been added to the website. Thanks go to
Shannon Mann for reminding us of this document.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ja2morri" date="2003-08-06">
We've finally gotten around to disabling accounts. If you find your
account has been improperly disabled please email
<a href="mailto:exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">the executive</a>. We are
keeping a back up of the files and mail for each disabled account for
a short period of time.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="ja2morri" date="2003-07-09">
Jim Elliott gave a great talk for the CSC yesterday and has put his slides
online. <br />
<a href="http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/jelliott/events">
http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/jelliott/events</a>
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2003-07-03">
We have been notified by the Guelph Computer Club that they are unable
to host our group event. Sorry for the inconvenience.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2003-06-05">
We have a new computer called <tt>glucose-fructose</tt>, or <tt>sugar</tt>
for short. As a result, <tt>carbonated-water</tt> is temporarily out of
service, although it should return within a month.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2003-05-14">
The CSC elections took place and we have a new <a
href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Spring 2003.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2003-01-13">
The CSC elections took place and we have a new <a
href="/about/exec">executive</a> for Winter 2003.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-10-29">
Due to lack of time for preparation, the Romp Through The Linux Kernel talks were cancelled.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Hopefully these talks will happen next term.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-09-30">
The business meeting of 2002-09-30 was concluded and the <a
href="/about/constitution-change-20020920">constitutional
change</a> was approved with a 14:2 majority (and one spoiled
ballot). See the new <a href="/about/constitution">constitution</a>.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-09-16">
The Fall elections have occured and the <a
href="/about/exec">results</a> are in.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-09-18">
We've changed to the new site! Please send your comments to the <a
href="mailto:webmaster@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">webmaster</a>. The <a
href="/old/">old site</a> is still available. A few things may not
be working quite right yet, but I'm working on it.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-04-22">
Added <a href="http://library.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">books</a>! About 2.5
shelves are there, minus a whole lot that weren't readily accessible from
the Library of Congress. Getting all of the books on there is going to
be a tough job. These are, by the way, managed by good-old (or new?)
CEO. Thanks to Ryan Golbeck and Petio for their hard work getting
ISBN numbers onto disc.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-04-15">
Added a bunch of <a href="/events/old">old events</a> and some
documents, including the <a
href="/about/constitution">constitution</a>.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-04-15">
Added the <a href="/about/members">membership list</a>. <a
href="/events/old">Old events</a> are working. Event terms, as
well as the current term are determined automagically now. Lots of
work done. Some more stubs up (office etc.). And I introduce cow -
that is, the CSC Ontological Webalizer - which is just a wrapper
around libxslt with some extra xpath functions. It is now what is
being used to build the site, instead of xsltproc.
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-02-04">
About/Memberlist stub up. Made the CSC logo gold. Isn't it nifty?
</newsitem>
<newsitem author="sjdutoit" date="2002-02-03">
XML goodness.
</newsitem>
</newsdefs>
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