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ACM Elections
Hey everyone! So, it's that time of year again. Unfortunately, I blew it, because I should have gotten this out sooner, so we could have elections at the normal meeting time. However, it's unfair to everyone involved to only give one day's notice. As a result, I'm scheduling elections for this Thursday at 7:30PM. If that does not work for you, just let me know, and you can still run; you won't be able to present, but just let me know what you want me to say, and you can still be a candidate. If you haven't been an officer before, we ask that you please fill out the officer application on our website (gtacm.org -> documents section). If you're a returning officer, you don't need to do this. However, please update me on: -Whether you will be re applying for next year or not (please let me know either way). -If you're staying, which position(s) you're applying for, just for my information. Tentatively, we'll schedule this in the student org room. I will confirm this as soon as I know for sure. Thanks everyone! Let me know if you have any questions. I'm looking forward to another great year! -Chris Sladky GTACM President FYI: I will be running for President. Elections are determined by a majority of ACM members present. The following is a list of our positions: -President -Vice-President Internal -Vice-President External -Treasurer -Secretary -Publicity Chair (filled for next year unless current officer decides to run for a different position) -Social Chair -Technology Chair (website) -SIG Chair (filled for next year unless current officer decides to run for a different position) -Membership Chair We are also looking for leaders for the signews Special Interest Group (all positions are open-President, VP, Treasurer, and Secretary) or anyone wanting to start a new Special Interest Group.
Presentation order: Roger Pincombe-One Big Canvas Roger Pincombe-DialPrice Hementh Pai-Accessibility Toolkit for Webpages Christopher Sladky-TripHack Jeff Starker - See Them Live Depack - YKids Alex Guan-BusTracker Rohit Sinha-Absolute Everything William Harris-Magic Player Enrique Santos-Brainiac Travis Gockel-Mobile Quiz Jeffrey Bernard-Flixr Trevor Stone-HandyMap Stan Komsky-AutoPicSaver Nick Padgett-Skedu Praful Rana-Buzzwords Mike Pulaski-Syncr David Foster-NetDraw Jeff Wei-ChatBlock Michael Tanner - Ajax JSON Edit Andrew Guyton-GT Campus Information Mashup
Yahoo! Hack Week Update
Hi everyone! Just a quick update and answers to some common questions. -The 24 hour marathon starts tomorrow, which is basically a get together for coders; you're free to code wherever and whenever you'd like, but projects are due on Friday at 5PM. -The locations for tomorrow's "*Meet the Dev's*" luncheon and the 24 hour hacking marathon have been posted on our calendar (click Schedule above)-hope to see you there! -The turn-in process will be posted on Yahoo's website ( here) starting at 5PM on tomorrow (Thursday) and ending on 5PM on Friday (March 7th). -Presentations follow afterwards, at 5:30PM (in Klaus 1443)-this will be the closing event, and will entail judging and some other activities as well. -Winning teams will win a digital camera for each member as well if every member of the team is also an ACM member (to join ACM, print off the form under Documents, bring it to one of the events, and give it to me, William, Jon, or another officer). -Teams can be any size up to 4 people. Thanks! If you have any more questions, email me at president --a t--- gtacm.org
Hack Week Update!
Hey everyone! Just a quick note to say that we've updated our calendar (click here, or on the "Schedule" tab) with dates, locations, and more information on the various events of Hack Week. The quick rundown of locations is: (all of these are in the Klaus building) Friday February 29th - 1443 (kickoff event) Saturday - 1443 (no events on Sunday) Monday - 1456 Tuesday - 2443 Wednesday - 1456 Thursday - TBD (luncheon), TBD (24 hour hacking) Friday - TBD (24 hour hacking), 1443 (closing ceremony) If you have any questions, feel free to ask (president@gtacm.org). Get excited! It's coming THIS FRIDAY!
Yahooooooooooo!
Hi everyone! We have a super exciting announcement to make today about an event that we've been working hard to make happen for quite a while... GTACM and Georgia Tech are going to be hosting a Yahoo! Hack Week! Officially the Hack Day, they'll be here for a week, which culminates in the "Hack Day" challenge! You can find more information about a hack week at their website, but here's the quick rundown of important information: -The event kicks off Friday, Feb. 29th and runs until Fri., March 7th; the 24 hour coding marathon is Thurs. and Fri. March 6-7. -Rasmus Lerdorf, the founder / creator of PHP, will be on campus all week and a speaker at many of the events! -There will be all kinds of events and games-pretty much the entire time they are here will be filled with demos, seminars, instruction, games, fun, and other events! Check out the schedule below for detailed info. -The contest itself centers around mashups and website creation; previous winners and more info are on the Yahoo! website (above). -Participants are on self-chosen teams of up to 4 people. -The winning team will receive a Wii for each team member! In addition, they will be able to participate in the national challenge, featuring an all expenses paid trip to Yahoo Headquarters! -As if the Wii weren't enough, if all of the members on the team were GTACM members by the end of Wednesday (March 5), the winners of the contest will also each receive a new Samsung 7MP camera (with image stabilization and 2.5in LCD) from ACM. Here's the basic rundown of the schedule: Friday, February 29: 5:30PM Kickoff event! Moe's burritos! Raffle of an iPod Shuffle and Yahoo swag! Saturday: 2PM Kickoff follow up--demos, code of past participants, idea generation. Monday: 6PM: Instruction / Demo by Rasmus! Chick-fil-A. Tuesday: 6 or 7:30PM: Yahoo Tech Talk - same format, topic style as usual-Wendy's burgers + chicken! Wednesday: 6PM: Instruction / Demo by Rasmus! BBQ! Thursday: 11-1PM-*Meet the Dev's* Luncheon-come out and meet the yahoo developers, and get to talk to them in a relaxed, social atmosphere-free pizza Thursday: 4PM: Start the 24 hour marathon! Friday: 4PM: Conclusion, presentations, award ceremony. *We'll be getting more details and room numbers out as that information becomes available.* Thanks everyone! Hope to see you there! This is really exciting; even if you don't participate in the contest, there's something for everyone to learn and experience at the events. Take a look at the website, start coming up with ideas, and get excited!
IBM is coming, and we need more officers!
Quick update on what's going on this week: We've extended the officer's application deadline to this Friday, February 15th at 5PM. For more information, see this post. We also will have IBM on campus for a Tech Talk and information session tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12th, at 6:30PM. The event will be held in CoC 17. For more information on IBM, see the post below. Thanks again! Hope to see everyone at the event!
More about IBM
Although IBM is very well known, there's still a lot many people aren't aware of. Here's some basic info and bullets of interesting information: IBM is aligned around a single, focused business model: innovation. IBM takes its breadth and depth of insight on issues, processes and operations across a variety of industries, and invents and applies technology to help solve its clients' most intractable business and competitive problems. Although it remain committed, as ever, to lead the development of state-of-the-art technologies, and the products and service offerings built around them, it measures itself today by how well it helps clients solve their biggest and most pressing problems. • In 2007, for the 15th consecutive year, IBM was issued more U.S. patents (3125) than any other company. This is just one example of the company's technology leadership that continues to be reflected in its products and services. Some other quick facts: • Revenue: $91.4 billion, Net Income: $9.4 billion(2006 year-end). • IBM has 355,766 employees worldwide, and serves customers in 170 countries. (2006) • In 2006 IBM invested $6.1 billion in Research and Development. • IBM's net 2006 cash investment of $3.8 billion for 13 acquisitions — nine of them in key strategic areas of software — was up $2.3 billion year to year. • In January 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office reported that IBM earned more patents than any other company for the thirteenth consecutive year. In 2005, IBM earned 2,941 patents -- 1,100 more patents than any other company. • IBM is the world leader in middleware and the second-largest software company overall. IBM is the market leader in information management software, all application integration and middleware categories; instant messaging software for corporations; portal software; and systems management and systems operations software. • IBM is the world leader in IT services and consulting. With approximately 200,000 services professionals globally, the company's offerings include data center outsourcing, business transformation services, consulting, systems integration, application management services, infrastructure and system maintenance and Web hosting. (3/2007) • The world leader in server sales, IBM has improved its server market position by about 10 points since 2000. IBM leads in supercomputers, with 237 of the top 500 systems including number one, BlueGene/L, and four of the world's top five systems. (11/06) • Power Architecture microprocessors, custom designed and manufactured by IBM, run both the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 game consoles. Sony PLAYSTATION 3 is powered by the Cell Broadband Engine, a nine-core Power Architecture chip manufactured by IBM and designed jointly by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba. • IBM procured $36 billion in goods and services globally in 2006. In October, 2006, IBM announced the relocation of its global procurement headquarters to Shenzhen, China as the company continues its strategy to draw more efficiently on its global capabilities and capitalize on emerging market opportunities. • In June 2006 IBM announced "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time,"a new cultural heritage initiative that will present the history and splendor of China's Forbidden City to a global audience. The project, undertaken in partnership with The Palace Museum, will bring Chinese culture to the world by creating a virtual online 3D recreation of the Forbidden City and associated sites in Beijing.
Want to be an officer?
Hey everyone! We've had some officers turnover in the past semester, and we've created some new positions as well. With that in mind, the following positions are now open. If you're interested, please fill out an officers application and send it to president at gtacm.org by Sunday, February 10th. **UPDATE on 2/11:Application deadline extended until 2/15/2008** You can find the application here. SIG (Special Interest Group) Chair Oversees creation, development, and operations of SIGs. Membership Chair (new position) In charge of creating new ways to server our members, getting member input, and managing membership. Co-Treasurer (new position) Works in concert with existing Treasurer; shares duties with Treasurer. Publicity Chair Develops advertisements using a variety of media to get the word out about ACM and our programs. Note that all of these positions are invited to the executive board meeting, and as such allow for input in other areas as well. These positions are a great way to build your leadership skills and become more active in the organization. In addition, we are always looking for people to start and oversee Special Interest Groups. If you have an idea for a SIG you'd like to see or help create, contact president at gtacm.org for more details (you don't need to fill out this officer application).
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