Missouri S&T ACM http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress News and Information for the Rolla Computer Enthusiasts! Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 CASC 10-11-11 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=835 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=835#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:22:55 +0000 arb9z4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=835 CASC_Flyer

Interested in Evolutionary Computing or Genetic Programming? Then come listen to Josh Wilkerson as he explains how one program can fix another on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7:00pm in room CS207. As always, there is free pizza and soda. (Check out flyer above.)

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]]> http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=823 1 Graduate School: Why, When, How, $$$$ ???? http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=818 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=818#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:20:26 +0000 kae6f4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=818 Presentation by: Dr. Sahra Sedigh & Dr. Ali Hurson

Want to learn more about the wonders of graduate? If so, join ACM, IEEE, IEEE-CS, and Eta Kappa Nu on February 22nd at 7:00PM in EE G31. Come learn about the benefits of holding a graduate (MS or PhD) degree, what a typical graduate program entails, how to go about selecting and applying to a program, and funding opportunities that can cover much or all of the cost. Pizza and refreshments will be served.

]]> http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=818 1 Spring 2011 ACM Career Fair Dinner Aftermath http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=810 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=810#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:13:22 +0000 kae6f4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=810 First off, I would like to thank Garmin for sponsoring the event. In total we had 29 students attend along with 5 employers (sending 2 employees each). The night was a great success and I thank everyone for coming.

]]> http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=810 0 Spring 2011 ACM Career Fair Dinner http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=806 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=806#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:12:44 +0000 kae6f4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=806 Sponsored By:

As many of you know, Tuesday, February 15th, is Missouri S&T’s Spring Career Fair. Along with the Career Fair, there are other opportunities to meet company representatives and get your name out there. One of those is ACM’s SpringCareer Fair Dinner. Each semester ACM hosts a dinner where we invite actively hiring CS, CompE, and even IST companies along with students (graduate and undergraduate). This dinner is a way to meet the company representatives in person without the strain that the Career Fair makes. Although, ACM still encourages students to partake in the Career Fair, we strongly recommend you to come to our dinner. The details are below.

When: February 15, 2011

Where: Alex’s Pizza in Rolla, MO

Time: 6:30pm

Companies Attending: Garmin, Cerner, GE Aviation, ADTRAN, TradeBot, Sandia National Labs

Dress Attire: There is no required dress. Although, we do encourage you to dress to impress.

Cost: FREE - Garmin will be covering the cost of the dinner.

How to partake in event? We ask that you RSVP with us no later than Friday, February 11th. Please email Sarah Jameson at skjcm7@mst.edu to RSVP. Once you have RSVPed, you are welcome to come to the event.

]]> http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=806 1 ACM Welcome Eric Sigler http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=801 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=801#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:54:35 +0000 kae6f4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=801 CANCELED – Keep posted for updates on rescheduling

“How IT Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cloud”

Presenter: Eric Sigler

This Tuesday, February 1st at 7:00PM in CS209a, ACM has the pleasure of welcoming Eric Sigler back to present on Virtualization and Automation. Eric Sigler is the Manager of Computing Systems & Desktop Infrastructure here at Missouri S&T. The meeting will include demonstrations of Missouri S&T’s high performance computing cluster and how IT manages hundreds of application with only a few developers. At the end of the meeting, Eric will be taking us all on a campus data center tour also So please, join us on Tuesday,February 1st at 7:00pm in CS209a. Refreshments will be served.

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Are you interested in what ACM is doing this semester?

Do you want to get more involved this semester?

Do you have an idea for a project you would like to work on along with other students?

If you are asking yourselves that then you need to come to our first meeting on January 18th at 7:00pm in CS209a. This semester ACM would like to get its members involved in projects that they want. Along with outside ideas, ACM has a plan for a smart phone netbook and a plan to beef up the ACM Soda Machine. Pizza and soda will also be provided at the meeting.

]]> http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=794 0 MinerLAN 2010 Aftermath http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=774 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=774#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:41:10 +0000 kae6f4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=774 First, I would like to thank Express Scripts once again for sponsoring the event. Second, I would like to thank everyone that attended the event. In total we 8 $30 Amazon Gift Cards away along with pounds and pounds of candy. The aftermath information for the event is below along with the pictures taken with the event.

MinerLAN 2010 Tournament Winners:

Warsow: Derin Phelps – fxblast

Team Fortress 2: Derin Phelps -fxblast, Charles Huber – genpfault, Dwight Trollinger -pogimabus, Joe Grechus – Tsiroch, Tyson Schilling – schill

Trackmania Nations Forever: Charles Huber  – genpfault

Armagetron Advanced: Derin Phelps – fxblast

As always, we are looking for game suggestions for next year’s MinerLAN. Some games mentioned were Starcraft 2, League of Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and Counter Strike Source. Please stay tuned to minerlan.com for updates for next semester’s MinerLAN.

Martin (Lee) Glaese Psych
]]> http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=774 1 MinerLAN 2010 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=769 http://acmvm1.srv.mst.edu/acm-wordpress/?p=769#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:30:00 +0000 kae6f4 http://acm.mst.edu/?p=769 Presents

WHEN: Saturday, November 13th, 9AM to 11pm

Where: Eman 103

Website: minerlan.com

Association for Computing Machinery once again presents MinerLAN 2010. This Saturday, November 13th, we will be holding a LAN Party where we will be hosting four tournaments, Armegetron, Trackmania, Warsow, and Team Fortress 2. For further information information about the tournaments, refer to our minerlan website, minerlan.com.

Four game tournaments, Armegetron, Trackmania, Warsow, and Team Fortress 2

Tournament prizes along with door prizes

Food, drinks, and snacks throughout the day

$5 Entry Fee, $2.50 for ACM members

To register or for more information go to minerlan.com

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