San Francisco State ACM

Hi everyone,

We’re busy preparing some really cool events for you. This is what we have lined up:

Tech Talks

• Free lectures on a variety of topics
• Schedule will be e-mailed to you

Robocode Competitions

• Program a virtual “robot” and battle against your peers
• Orientation on March 3rd, 5pm in TH331 (bring your laptop)
• Ongoing competitions throughout semester

San Francisco sightseeing field trip

• Details TBA
• Contact Marc Sosnick (marcsosnick@mac.com) if interested

Video Game Tournament

• Saturday March 15th
• Starts at noon
• Undergraduate lab
• More details soon!

Home Page Contest

• Create the best home page for yourself and win a gift certificate
• Submissions are due March 31st at midnight
• Open to all students
• More details soon!

Our chapter’s first general meeting for the semester is scheduled for:

Date: Monday, February 11th

Time: Noon-1pm

Location: TH-331

Everyone is invited.  We have some announcements, and we’d like to talk with you about events.  We’ll provide free food and beverages.

As always, these meetings are a good time to meet some of your fellow students outside of class.

See you there,

Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

Next semester, don’t pay for your textbooks. Instead, participate in our ACM chapter’s textbook lending library.

This FREE service is for members only. Not a member? No problem — it’s cheaper to join our ACM chapter than to buy a single textbook!

Details:

Donate your old textbooks:

• Drop off textbooks in the CS dept. office (TH-906)
• CS, math, physics, and engineering texts accepted

Reserve textbooks for next semester:

• Contact Ngoc (nlammiller@yahoo.com) and she’ll hook you up
• Book reservations are first-come, first-serve
• Not a member yet? Join SF State ACM now for next semester

For more information and a list of books, click here.

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Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

Show us your hardcore programming and problem solving skills at our school’s FIRST EVER programming competition!

Details:

• Date: Tuesday December 4th
• Time: 4-7 PM
• Location: TH-331
• Teams consist of 3 students. FORM YOUR TEAMS NOW!
• The team that solves the most problems wins
• Books and notes are okay — no internet connection during contest
• Each team must bring exactly one laptop
• Problems are to be submitted in Java

SF State ACM will provide prizes.

We’re hoping to make this event a success and encourage more student participation in our department. So please come on out!

E-mail me with any questions you have.

Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

The SFSU ACM chapter is having a bowling party on November 2 at Serra Bowl in Daly City at 7:00 PM.

Please RSVP with Sean (seantodd@sfsu.edu) by Oct. 31.

The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
Directions to Serra Bowl

Contact Sean about setting up carpools as well.

To help get you started in your software career, our ACM chapter and the Career Center are pleased to announce the Computer Science Symposium.

This event will feature a speech by Mark Hayes of Microsoft, a panel of SF State alumni, and a chance to meet with representatives from eBay, PG&E, VMware, and other tech companies.

Location: Jack Adams Hall (in the student center)
Date: Tuesday, October 23rd
Time: 5:00-8:00pm

All students are welcome to attend this event. Bring your resume, and dress business casual.

Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

Yesterday’s general meeting was a great success. Thanks to everyone who came out!

We discussed a number of new proposals at the meeting, including our bowling night, fundraising for the undergrad computer science lab, printing ACM t-shirts, and many other awesome new ideas.

I officially announced the Computer Science Symposium. We’re co-sponsoring this event with the Career Center this year. It will be held October 23rd from 5-8pm in Jack Adams Hall. Dress business casual — and bring your resume. More details coming soon.

Thanks to Simon for taking these photos:

Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

Our ACM chapter is holding a general meeting on Oct 3rd. All students are invited (this means you!)

Location: TH-331
Date: Wednesday, October 3rd
Time: 4:00-5:00pm

These meetings are a chance to decide the direction of our ACM chapter, to meet new people, and to join the chapter if you haven’t yet.

See you there,

Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

Marc has posted an up-to-date tutoring schedule on the tutoring page.

Instructions for using our tutoring service — and how to become a tutor — are also on that page.
Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM

Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year!

This year I’m pleased to announce two new services: book loans and study sessions. All ACM members are eligible to borrow any book we have — for an entire semester — for free. Click here to find out how.

And for the first time, the ACM will be hosting study sessions to help you with your classes. E-mail Marc Sosnick (msosnick@sfsu.edu) if you’re interested in participating in a study session.

As always, this is YOUR club. It would not be possible without the efforts of volunteers. This includes not only the chapter officers and committees, but also tutors, event chaperons, study session leaders, and probably a few folks I’ve forgotten. If you would like to be involved in any way, send me an e-mail.

Eric Gregory
mrericsir@gmail.com
President, SF State ACM