Association of Computing Machinery Student Chapter University of
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Association of Computing Machinery Student Chapter University of Florida Industrial Advisory Board November 2 nd, 2006
Timeline n n n Revive in ’ 05 Programming Competition Remix in ’ 06 Diversity and Expansion in ’ 07 n ACM Sponsors Harris Corporation n Lockheed Martin n
ACM Southeast Regional Programming Competition n n 3 Teams finished: 5 rd, 9 th, 44 th (out of 65) Multiple UF teams now consistently finishing in Top 10 Year-round Course taught by Dave Small Monthly competitions n n Looking for sponsored competitions Sponsors n n Harris Corp Lockheed Martin
High School Programming Competition n n March 2007 Reitz Union – Grand Ballroom Free! Sponsors n n Lockheed Martin Office of Academic Affairs Harris Corporation Event n n T-Shirts Catering Campus and department Tour Trophies
High School Programming Competition n n Recruiting across Florida and SE Georgia 2005: 40 teams (28 schools) 2006: 29 teams CISE Lab Tour Guest Speaker n n n Don Champagne, Lockheed Martin Company sponsored questions Incentive for all-female teams?
Meetings Theme: Maximizing UF to get your dream job! n n EA-Tiburon/FIEA Disney Need industry speakers Linked talks
New 06 -07 ACM Initiatives n Establish ACM as a group for: Social networking n Tutoring n Contacts for jobs/internships n Learn what CISE is all about n n To speak about this…
Diversity Initiatives n Middle School n n Mentor students Provide technical exposure Website development High Schools n n “What is computer science/engineering” Classes to be taking Classes they get to take Jobs/Opportunities Malachi Jones, ’ 07 (CEN)
ACM Officers n President: David Nash Vice-President: Alicia Cosenza Treasurer: Steve Cano Secretary: Timothy Smith n http: //acm. cise. ufl. edu n n n
