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1 Association of Computing Machinery Student Chapter U niversity of Florida Industrial Advisory Board November 2 nd, 2006

2 Timeline Revive in ’05 Revive in ’05 Programming Competition Remix in ’06 Programming Competition Remix in ’06 Diversity and Expansion in ’07 Diversity and Expansion in ’07 ACM Sponsors ACM Sponsors Harris Corporation Harris Corporation Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin

3 ACM Southeast Regional Programming Competition 3 Teams 3 Teams Teams finished: 5 rd, 9 th, 44 th (out of 65) Teams finished: 5 rd, 9 th, 44 th (out of 65) Multiple UF teams now consistently finishing in Top 10 Multiple UF teams now consistently finishing in Top 10 Year-round Course taught by Dave Small Year-round Course taught by Dave Small Monthly competitions Monthly competitions Looking for sponsored competitions Looking for sponsored competitions Sponsors Sponsors Harris Corp Harris Corp Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin

4 High School Programming Competition March 2007 March 2007 Reitz Union – Grand Ballroom Reitz Union – Grand Ballroom Free! Free! Sponsors Sponsors Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Office of Academic Affairs Office of Academic Affairs Harris Corporation Harris Corporation Event Event T-Shirts T-Shirts Catering Catering Campus and department Tour Campus and department Tour Trophies Trophies

5 High School Programming Competition Recruiting across Florida and SE Georgia Recruiting across Florida and SE Georgia 2005: 40 teams (28 schools) 2005: 40 teams (28 schools) 2006: 29 teams 2006: 29 teams CISE Lab Tour CISE Lab Tour Guest Speaker Guest Speaker Don Champagne, Lockheed Martin Don Champagne, Lockheed Martin Company sponsored questions Company sponsored questions Incentive for all-female teams? Incentive for all-female teams?

6 Meetings Theme: Maximizing UF to get your dream job! EA-Tiburon/FIEA EA-Tiburon/FIEA Disney Disney Need industry speakers Need industry speakers Linked talks Linked talks

7 New 06-07 ACM Initiatives Establish ACM as a group for: Establish ACM as a group for: Social networking Social networking Tutoring Tutoring Contacts for jobs/internships Contacts for jobs/internships Learn what CISE is all about Learn what CISE is all about To speak about this… To speak about this…

8 Diversity Initiatives Middle School Middle School Mentor students Mentor students Provide technical exposure Provide technical exposure Website development Website development High Schools High Schools “What is computer science/engineering” “What is computer science/engineering” Classes to be taking Classes to be taking Classes they get to take Classes they get to take Jobs/Opportunities Jobs/Opportunities Malachi Jones, ’07 (CEN)

9 ACM Officers President: David Nash President: David Nash Vice-President: Alicia Cosenza Vice-President: Alicia Cosenza Treasurer: Steve Cano Treasurer: Steve Cano Secretary: Timothy Smith Secretary: Timothy Smith http://acm.cise.ufl.edu http://acm.cise.ufl.edu


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