Events
UPDATE: The park is in good condition and the rain has left, so Big Event will stay at Eastwoods Park as planned. See you there.
Open to all CS majors, ACM members, professors, and staff members!
Big Event is our biannual barbecue and social, chock full of food, games, prizes, and great people. Take some time off and mingle with friends and professors while enjoying catering from Rudy's Barbecue. Big Event takes place in Eastwoods Park, just north of campus, and generally lasts about three hours. If you can't stay the whole time, no worries.
Eastwoods Park is located on Harris Park Ave. and Dean Keeton, a short walk from campus. Limited parking is usually available along Harris Park Avenue, adjacent to Eastwoods.
Come represent ACM at 40 Acres Fest 2008! By popular vote, ACM's booth will feature R/C car racing!
40 Acres Fest Schedule:
* 10-11am: Booth check-in
* 1-5pm: Actual festival
* 1-4pm: Judging
* 4:30-5pm: Booth clean-up
Our booth will be held in the East Mall.
We will need plenty of volunteers to help man the booth! The sign-up is divided hourly, but you are more than welcome to sign up for multiple times.
Sign up at:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pAHYucXUkRTdbMLamxNJgPQ&emai...
Booth discussion can be found at:
http://forums.utacm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=51
ACM CS 307 Exam Two Review Session
Location: Tay 3.128
Date & Time: Tuesday April 8, 2008 6:30 PM
Where: GEO 2.218
Come cast your vote to determine who next year's senior officers will be! For those of you who are running, please be ready to give a short speech (no longer than 3 minutes) to our members. Up to 4 minutes of Q&A will follow after the speech.
Free dinner will be provided, along with the possibility of dessert. Be sure to arrive about 15 minutes early to eat so that we can start promptly.
The meeting is planned to take no longer than 2 hours.
Calling out all Rock Stars!
Microsoft presents the Rock Band challenge at UT Austin. Come and showcase your skills at Rock Band. Open to all students - take advantage of this great opportunity to meet Microsoft representatives!
The tournament will consist of teams of 2-4. Each team will select a song to perform and the microsoft reps will judge based on score and showmanship. This event is to have fun (not hardcore competition).
Enter for a chance to win an XBOX 360 and other great prizes! Free food will be provided.
Room: WEL 2.304
Join ACM for a day of fantastic merriment - kayaking, ultimate frisbee, kite-flying, tag football, and pretty much anything you want to do.
Bring $10 and a driver's license if you want to go kayaking, and food if you're going to be hungry.
We'll probably go eat afterwards, but the location depends on the whim of the crowd.
Come join us at the first installment of the ACM 101 Lecture Series! Dr. Alvisi will be giving a casual, intro-level talk on distributed computing, complete with cookies and drinks. Next Fall, he will be teaching the undergraduate course on the same subject, so this is a great opportunity to see if it interests you.
Location: PAI 3.14
Where: GEO 2.218
Want to get involved, or just hear about what's coming up for the next week? Drop in!
Where: Entrance to Gregory Gym
The usual details can be found here: http://www.utacm.org/node/90
PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP YOUR CLIENT HERE.
Contest Location: ENS Basement Labs
UPDATE: Please sign up for this contest here.
UPDATE: We will allow individual participation or you can also register and compete as teams of two.
Join your fellow ACM members on Sunday, April 20th for a delicious potluck (provided by attendees) and a great time of fellowship and fun.
Location: Taylor Faculty lounge
Please visit the forums post at http://forums.utacm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=65 to sign up!
What: Lunch at O's with Dr. Rich
When: Monday, April 21st, 2008
Time: 12 noon - 1 PM
Other Information:
-Sign ups have begun! A total of 7 students can attend the event, so sign up quick at http://www.utacm.org/node/459
Where: GEO 2.218
Want to get involved, or just hear about what's coming up for the next week? Drop in!
It's time for everyone's favorite pastime on ice... BROOMBALL! If you are unfamiliar with broomball, try to think of it as hockey except:
1) instead of skates... shoes
2) instead of a puck... a dodge ball
3) instead of a hockey stick... a stick with a plastic end
4) instead of pain... fun!
The cap on the event is set at 30 people and everyone needs to bring $10 cash to cover the cost. Sign up here to guarantee yourself a spot (click "Read More" if you're on the front page), or cross your fingers and just show up. We will meet at the office and arrange rides at 10pm. The game begins at 10:45pm.
Here is a map to Chaparral Ice for those who have never been.
It's time for everyone's favorite pastime on ice... BROOMBALL! If you are unfamiliar with broomball, try to think of it as hockey except:
1) instead of skates... shoes
2) instead of a puck... a dodge ball
3) instead of a hockey stick... a stick with a plastic end
4) instead of pain... fun!
The cap on the event is set at 30 people and everyone needs to bring $10 cash to cover the cost. Sign up here to guarantee yourself a spot (click "Read More" if you're on the front page), or cross your fingers and just show up. We will meet at the office and arrange rides at 10pm. The game begins at 10:45pm.
Here is a map to Chaparral Ice for those who have never been.
What: Lunch at O's with Dr. Lin
When: Friday, April 25th, 2008
Time: 12 noon - 1 PM
Other Information:
-Sign ups are now closed for this event.
-If you find out that you can't attend the event, PLEASE cancel your sign up and post a comment. This will allow someone else to attend.
-Dr. Lin is taking time out of his busy schedule to have lunch with us. Therefore, please be courteous and show up on time (11:55 AM is the recommended show up time).
-This event is bring/buy your own lunch.
-We will be meeting and eating in the Taylor/ACES breezeway (in front of the O's cafe sign).
Where: Entrance to Gregory Gym
The usual details can be found here: http://www.utacm.org/node/90
Spots are limited to 20, so sign up here ASAP! (Click "Read More" to see the rest of this post.)
Join Dr. Emerson and ACM for a casual lunch at Tony's Vineyard. Chances are, you probably already know who Emerson is--for his decades of work on Model Checking, he recently received the Turing Award, the Computer Science equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Since then, he's received a flurry of publicity and recognition, and so we're fortunate to have a couple hours of his free time to treat him to lunch. This event requires an RSVP, though anyone is welcome to come. Also note that the price of your meal is not covered by ACM.
ACM will hold a review session for CS 315 Exam 3 in Taylor 3.128 at 6:30 PM today (Tuesday April 29, 2008).
Where: GEO 2.218
Join us for the last ACM meeting of the semester. We will discuss the ACM End-of-Year Party / BBQ, officer points, and more. There is also a high chance that there will be something tasty for all who attend :) See you Wednesday night!
Where: IM Fields
The tournament is absolutely FREE, and light breakfast will also be provided. The winners will get trophies, as well. If you're interested in playing on the ACM team (and you are), post here.
Join us for ACM's last event of the semester! We'll be carpooling out to University Village at 3:30. We'll be swimming, playing volleyball, throwing around frisbees, and having a great time. Plus, prizes for most active officers, the Assassins winner, and best team will be awarded. Don't miss it!
Check out the forums post (here) to get the gate code and the latest updates
