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