The following are past events from this school year (2010-2011):
The following are past events from 2010-2011:
Last General Interest Meeting of the Year!
We're wrapping up the year with a meeting to talk about next year, and, of course, there will be free food!
We are looking for Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Webmaster, as well as many other positions and opportunities available for those who want to be involved. So, have a little speech ready to give!
When: Wednesday, April 20th at 7PM
Where: The CAVE (Hill 252)
Spring 2010 hackNY
http://hackny.org/a/startups
This is a chance for students to find out about NYC's growing tech startup ecosystem via presentations by startups of their APIs and datasets, on which students will base their mashups, creations, visualizations, and other 'hacks' over a 24-hour period. At the end (noon-2 pm Sunday April 10), students' demos will be judged for prizes and glory.
The hackathon is also a chance for us to get to know students who might be interested in applying for the 2011 class of hackNY Fellows, a summer internship program including housing at NYU, matched positions at tech startups for which their skills are needed, and a series of pedagogical lectures from CEOs, CTOs, and investors. More information about the Fellows' program can be found here: http://hackny.org/a/students
When: April 9-10 from 2pm-2pm
Where: NYU's Courant Institute
RU Innovating Challenge 2011
Prof. Sesh Venugopal is introducing this new event for CS students, sponsored by our Industrial Affiliates Program. He has solicited, from our industrial affiliates, a set of creative service-invention tasks. Teams of 3 or 4 students can create software to attack these tasks. The best teams will take home valuable prizes. See the IAP website for details on how to enter and how the event will be run.
http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/outreach/iap/iap_challenge.whtml
Dates:
By Feb 1: Registration of teams. One member of each team must email Prof. Sesh Venugopal with the names of all members, their email addresses, and the chosen problem.
By Feb 10: Teams rolling their own problems will be informed whether their problem is approved. Teams will be assigned mentors from IAP companies.
Apr 8: Presentation and evaluation
hackRU 2011:A Scarlet Night of Hacking
This is going to be a HUGE event co-sponsored by WCS, USACS, and USLUG!
You will have 24 hours to explore companies' APIs and create an application that you will present the next day. Prizes will be awarded to the best hacks! Participants may enter with a group of people as a team or may choose to work solo. Linux machines will be available for contestants, although it is highly recommend that you bring your own laptops.
Food and energy drinks will be served!
Go here for more information/to sign up: http://www.hackru.org
When: Saturday, March 26th at 11AM to Sunday, March 27th at 2PM
Where: Hill Center, iLabs
NYU - Helping high school girls get in touch with CS
A group at InfoScience is organizing a day at NYU, on April 8th, where 200 highschool girls are coming to discover engineering and computer science.
This is what was done last year: http://cims.nyu.edu/~wincweb/HS/program.htm
We are looking for volunteers to, for example, speak, or do a demo, or
be on a panel, or just come and join girls for lunch and share your
experience about studying CS.
You can volunteer here:
http://cims.nyu.edu/~wincweb/HS/volunteer.htm
Sign up by March 25th for a spot!
Call of Duty Black Ops Tournament
Come join this tournament joint-hosted by Microsoft to bring on the fun!
Console: Xbox360
Mode: 2v2
When: Friday, February 25 from 6:00PM-11:00PM
Where: Hill Center, Room 252 (The Cave)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198666090145685
Resume Workshop with Morgan Stanley
When: Wednesday, February 23 from 6:30-8:30PM
Where: BCC 116C
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182556048446800
Valentine's Bake Sale for W.Tec
Come to SERC on Valentine's day to treat your sweetie to some treats/sweets!
When: Monday, February 14th from 2:30 to 7:30PM
Where: SERC, Busch Campus
Go here to order a candygram: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133490906717711. Just leave a message on the wall!
Or RSVP to the bake sale itself! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200595929951038
(We raised $264.72!)
Accenture Internship Event
WCS will be cosponsoring this event with the Society of Women Engineers. Find out about internship opportunities at Accenture!
When: Wednesday, February 9th at 7PM
Where: The Graduate Student Lounge (Rm. 174) of the Busch Campus Center
Microsoft Meet and Greet
Come join WCS in a rare chance to meet some of the employees at Microsoft. You'll be able to get to know what it's like to work at one of the companies that started it all.
When: Thursday, February 3rd at 7:30PM
Where: Busch Campus Center, Room 122 ABC
Morgan Stanley Tech & Data Info Session
Morgan Stanley will be hosting an open invitation
Technology & Data Information Session for all students interested in a
career in computer science/technology. This event will focus on our
"2011 Technology Summer Analyst Program" and provide other information
about prospective opportunities for you at Morgan Stanley.
When: Monday, January 31st from 5:30-7PM
Where: Busch Campus Center, Room 117
Facebook Tech Talk at Rutgers
With over 500 million monthly active users, Facebook is one of the largest
online social networks. In this talk, we explore several problems at
Facebook for which intelligent automation has proved useful, including
user report routing and fraud detection. We discuss Facebook's hybrid
system of machine learning and human rules, as well as logging,
calibration, evaluation, and reporting. A common tool that addresses many
of our data needs is Hive, Facebook's custom front-end to Hadoop, which is
an open-source implementation of Map/Reduce. Throughout the talk, a
number of key challenges will be introduced that we hope you'll help us
with in the future.
When: Friday, January 28th at 4PM
Where: CoRE Auditorium (Room 101), Busch Campus
Google @ Rutgers Panel and Networking Event!
A panel of Googlers and Google Interns from technical and non-technical backgrounds will be at Rutgers to speak with you! Don't miss this fantastic opportunity!
Whether you want to learn about careers in tech, share your "Googley" ideas, or try out our brand new Google TV, there is something for everyone.
Let us know you can come and enter to win free Google Giveaways!!
Join the Google @ Rutgers Facebook Event and share with your friends.
This program is made possibly by the support of the Rutgers Entrepreneurial Society, Undergraduate Student Alliance of Computer Scientists, Women in Computer Science and Toastmasters International; and lead in conjunction with the Google Student Ambassador Program.
Please feel free to reach out to your student ambassador with questions.
When: Thursday, January 27th at 7:30PM
Where: Livingston Student Center, MPR
Involvement Fair
Come visit our table at the Spring 2011 involvement fair!
When: Wednesday, January 26th from 11AM to 3PM
Where: Livingston Student Center
Windows Phone 7 Development Workshop
Women in Computer Science (WCS) and the Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHE) are collaborating with Microsoft to host a Windows Phone Development Workshop. This is your chance to design and implement that cool new app you've been dreaming about, or put the finishing touches on your masterpiece, so bring your ideas and get ready to code.
As you are designing, writing & testing your apps onsite, there will be guidance Microsoft professionals to help you get things right.
Students will need to bring laptops running Windows or a Mac running Windows (Bootstrap partition) and Windows Phone 7 Developer tools installed from: http://create.msdn.com
Also remember that Microsoft is waiving the $99 registration fee and giving you the first 5 application submission for free!
There will be lots of exciting prizes to be won and as always food will be provided. If you have any questions about this event please do not hesitate to contact Rutgers' Microsoft Student Partner, WCS's very own secretary Juan Carlos Munoz, at Juan.Munoz@msptechrep.com
When: Friday, December 10th, 2010 from 5PM to 8PM
Where: Hill Center, Room 252 (The Cave)
NYTimes Hackathon
"New York Times developers will be on hand to answer questions. We'll also be joined by experts from Google, Tumblr, Facebook, Etsy, Chartbeat, Foursquare and others.
But the day is really about you and your code! Hack, deploy, code, break, fail, triumph — we can't wait to see what you create.
We'll provide food, beer, prizes and a supportive, creative atmosphere."
It's a great opportunity and it's free, and it seems like a lot of fun! It would be great if we could get a group from Rutgers to go! Check this link for more info: http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/timesopen/hackday.html
When: Saturday, December 4th, 2010 from 10AM to Midnight
Where: The New York Times, 620 Eighth Avenue (15th floor), New York, NY
Hackers Wanted
We are looking for students that have taken Computer Security or are interested in hacking to form a Rutgers team to compete in the following competition:
The UCSB International Capture The Flag (also known as the iCTF) is a distributed, wide-area security exercise, whose goal is to test the security skills of the participants.
The Capture The Flag contest is multi-site, multi-team hacking contest in which a number of teams compete independently against each other.
In traditional editions of the iCTF (2003-2007), the goal of each team was to maintain a set of services such that they remain available and uncompromised throughout the contest phase. Each team also has to attempt to compromise other teams' services. Since all the teams received an identical copy of the virtual host, each team has to find vulnerabilities in their copy of the hosts and possibly fix the vulnerabilities without disrupting the services. At the same time, the teams have to leverage their knowledge about the vulnerabilities they found to compromise the servers run by other teams. Compromising a service allows a team to bypass the service's security mechanisms and to "capture the flag" associated with the service.
For the past two years (in 2008 and 2009), new competition designs have been introduced. More precisely, in 2008 we created a separate virtual network for each team. The goal was to attack a terrorist network and defuse a bomb after compromising a number of hosts. In 2009, the participants had to compromise the browsers of a large group of simulated users, steal their money, and create a botnet.
For more info:
https://ictf.cs.ucsb.edu/index.php
This year, the competition will be held on Friday, December 3rd, 2010, from 8am to 5pm, PST.
If you are interested in forming a team, please email Amy Zhang at amyzhang@eden.rutgers.edu. She will email anyone interested to set up a meeting time to discuss the competition, practices before the 3rd, what to study and etc.
Bake Sale
We're having a bake sale on December 2nd from 2:30 to 7:30 PM in the ARC. All money will be donated to WTEC.
CS Career Night
A group of four computer science alumni (all from Rutgers) talk about their experiences in the industry and answer your questions about careers. There will be people Next Generation Software Architecture, Emerging Markets, Thumbplay Music, and Google. So come for pizza and knowledge!
Organized by Professor Venugopal.
Click here for more information about the guests.
When: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7PM to 9PM
Where: Core 301
Credit Suisse and Giving Back to the Community
The IT Women's Council at Credit Suisse wants to meet up with sophomore and junior women to help paint a mural, while informally networking at the same time. Travel will be compensated.
Send your resume to Corinne Allarde at corinne.allarde@credit-suisse.com by November 5th if you're interested.
When: Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 from 5PM to 7PM
Where: New York, NY
LAN Party
WCS is hosting a Halo 1 or Unreal Tournament 2004 LAN Party this Friday!! Bring your own laptops to play on. If you don't have the games, don't worry, we'll install it for you when you come.
When: Friday, November 11th, 2010 at 6PM
Where: The CAVE, Hill 252
Computer Science Social
WCS, USACS and RUSLUG, the three Computer Science organizations at Rutgers, are hosting a joint end-of-semester CS social. There will be games, prizes, and of course, free food!
We have many awesome ideas for next semester's events, which we will detail on Tuesday. This social is for everyone to give us their opinions on the planned events and for us to relay how they can participate. We probably won't be doing all planned events between the three organizations so we need to know which ones people want us to hold. There are a lot of exciting things happening next semester so lets make the department active once again!
When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 from 9PM to 11PM
Where: Busch Campus Center, Room 120ABC
HALO Reach Tournament
There will be a tournament sponsored by Microsoft, thanks to our Microsoft Ambassador/WCS Secretary JC Munoz. There will be prizes for winners.
It's a $5 entry fee, but it's worth it! Come join us and see if you can beat the best!
When: Friday, November 5th, 2010 starting at 5PM
Where: The CAVE, Hill 252
UnitedHealth Group Information Session
There is an information session regarding career and internship opportunities at
UnitedHealth Group / informal information session for CS and IT Majors.
When: Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 7 PM to 10PM
Where: SC&I Building (185 College Ave, next to Alexander Library), Student Lounge on 2nd Floor
Google Launch
Google has an ambassador at Rutgers now! To start off this great partnership, we're having a bit of a celebration. Come join us to hear about what is planned for the future of Google at Rutgers and Google internships. Also, swag!
When: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 9:30PM
Where: Room B2 in Frelinghuysen Hall on College Avenue
Game Night!
Join WCS for a night of fun! We plan on having various types of board games, video games, and even an OPEN ARENA! So, if you like any kind of game, come on over!
When: Friday, October 8th, 6:00-7:30PM
Where: Hill 252 (CAVE), Busch Campus
Calling all Programmers: Morningstar Coding Competition
Are you passionate about Programming? Do you like a challenge? Would
you like to win $1,000? If so, join Morningstar, a leading provider of
independent investment research around the world, for an evening of
food, fun, and prizes. The winner of the competition will receive $1,000 plus the
potential opportunity to meet us at our headquarters in Chicago.
Second-place will receive $500.
What's involved: You will be given a programming task which will require
processing of a sample financial data set. We crafted the problem so it
touches several areas that Morningstar developers typically address:
assessing data quality, implementing financial calculations, and drawing
conclusions based on analysis. There will be no specific programming
language requirements; you can use the development environment with
which you are most familiar (open source language preferred). You may also use your own laptops to work.
Sign up: Please send your name, year in school, and resume to
mdpresumes@morningstar.com by Monday September 27th. Space is limited,
so contestants will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis.
This competition is limited to undergraduate and masters students with
no full-time work experience.
When: Friday, October 1st, 6:00-9:00pm.
Where: ARC computer lab room 121, Busch Campus
Resume Workshop
There are so many aspects to writing a good resume that will grab an
employers attention and show off your accomplishments and qualities. At
our Resume Workshop, WCS will work with you, line by line, to make your
resume the best it can be. Bring your resume if you have one already or
start from scratch!
Also, students will share tips on how to dress for career events, what
questions to ask, how to network, how to prepare for interviews, and more. Learn how to use CareerKnight and search for internships and full-time
jobs. Many of us have experience working and have gone through plenty of
interviews, networking events, and resume drafts ourselves.
The Engineering and CS Career Fair is coming up on Friday, Oct 24th, and
this is a perfect way to get your resume prepared!
When: Thursday, September 16th, 8:00-9:30PM
Where: Hill 252 (CAVE), Busch Campus
General Meeting/Social
Our first meeting of the year is open to anyone interested in learning more about WCS! We will be discussing events coming up this semester, including a programming competition with MorningStar Inc., as well as our programs, including the Mentoring program and our fundraisers for W.TEC. Come see how you can get involved, get job opportunities, win money, and gain leadership and volunteer experience! We are looking for more e-board members! There will also be free food and video games for anyone that wants to play. :) This is also a great opportunity to check out the newly renovated C.A.V.E. in iLabs.
When: Friday, September 10th, 5:30 - 7:00PM
Where: Hill 252 (CAVE), Busch Campus
Fall Involvement Fair
Come visit our booth to learn more about WCS, sign up for our mailing list, and get some free goodies!
Rain site is at College Ave Gym.
When: Monday, August 30th, 2:00 - 6:00PM
Where: Voorhees Mall
The following are past events from 2009-2010:
Citi Technology Summer Analyst Event
Citi Technology with WCS and USACS are having an event for those interested in their Technology Summer Analyst Program. Come meet employees, learn about the technology they use, and enjoy some free food!
When: February 18th, 6:00 - 7:30
Where: Busch Student Center, Rm 120AB
Credit Suisse Meet and Greet
Come learn about Credit Suisse, meet some employees and hear about their experiences with the company, and get information about upcoming summer internship opportunities.
When: January 27th, 6:45 - 7:45
Where: Busch Student Center, Rm 117
Spring Involvement Fair
If you aren't in WCS and want to know more information, come by to our table and talk with some members!
When: January 27th, 11:00 - 2:00
Where: Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
Movie Night
CANCELLED! Sorry for any inconvenience. Hopefully we will be able to schedule one for next semester.
Computer Science Career Night
WCS, along with USACS, is sponsering a Career Panel with 4 CS alums from ICIMS, Citi, Accenture, and Bloomberg. There will be pizza at 7:00!
For more info, visit here.
When: Nov 18th - 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: CoRE 301, Busch Campus
Fundraiser: Bake Sale
WCS will be hosting two bake sales in order to raise money for our partner W.TEC in order to sponser two Rutgers volunteers to travel to Nigeria and teach at a Girls Technology Camp. Stop by and enjoy some delicious home-baked brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and more!
When: Nov 18th and Dec 9th from 5:00 - 7:00PM
Where: Busch Student Center
SHE-SWE-MEET Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair
In order to sign up for this career fair, send your resume to
SHE.SWE.MEET.CAREER.FAIR.09@gmail.com ASAP! The attending companies
will be looking at these resumes ahead of time, so if you want them to
recognize your name at the day of the career fair, send your resume in!
[1 page only saved as either a .pdf or .doc document] Send the file with the format:
Majorinitials_LastnameFirstnameinitial.pdf or .doc
So for Joseph Rios an ECE major it would be:
ECE_RiosJ.pdf
When: Wednesday October 21st, 2009
Where: Busch Campus Center
For more information visit their site: www.eden.rutgers.edu/~rucf
Science & Health Fair
At the Rutgers University Science & Health Fair, we will be co-sponsoring a blood drive with NJ Blood Services
and Students in the Health Professions.
When: Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Where: Douglass Campus Center
More information on the Women in
Science, Engineering, and Mathematics website
http://sciencewomen.rutgers.edu
Morningstar, Inc. Programming Competition
Morningstar, Inc. will be holding a programming competition that is only be open to undergraduate students and graduate students without any full-time work experience; Ph.D. students and graduate students with full-time work experience will not be allowed to participate. Competitors must work alone and all work must be submitted at the end of the event. First prize will be $1,000 cash plus the opportunity to apply for internship/full time career opportunities; second place is $500 cash. In the case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. Come and duke it out with your WCS friends!
Signing up is necessary for this competition: send in your name, year, and resume to mdpresumes@morningstar.com by Friday, September 25th.
When:September 30th, 5:00 - 8:00PM
Where: ARC (on Busch Campus) IML 119
Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair
Over 80 engineering and CS related companies will be at the career fair to talk about their respective companies, job opportunities, and internship opportunities. Come anytime while it's open, and don't forget to wear business attire and bring several copies of your resume.
When: September 25th: 10:00AM - 3:00OPM
Where: BCC Multipurpose Room
WCS Mentoring Program Meet and Greet
For those in the CS Mentoring Program, we are having a meet and greet so mentors can get to know their mentees. There will be refreshments and activities!
When: September 23rd, 8:00 - 9:00PM
Where: BCC 115
Networking with PricewaterhouseCoopers and General Interest Meeting
PriceWaterhouseCooper is hosting a networking workshop about how to give a good impression and make yourself stand out about the rest in a business setting. Come along and you'll also learn more about one of the largest professional services firms in the world and meet some of PriceWaterhouseCooper's representatives. WCS will also be having a general interest meeting at this time for new members to learn more about us.
When: September 16th, 5.00-6:00PM
Where: Busch Campus Center Meeting Room 115
Fall Involvement Fair
Come visit our booth to learn more about WCS, sign up for our mailing list, and get some free goodies.
When: August 31st, 2:00 - 6:00PM
Where: Voorhees Mall
