ACM | Sacramento State

4/20/11 Meeting (Tech Talk: How to get my game on __________)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:16:00 +0000

We had an amazing talk by Al and Abe (ACM members and founders of DoubleA Studios) they went over on how to create a game from scratch, the tools used to make and publish. The tools they showed were Using Visual Studio, XNA Game Studio, Microsoft's Dreamspark and creating models with Blender and sound with audacity.

Also had a speech from ASI ECS Director Candidate (Caleb Fountain) promoting to vote in the ASI election on April 26th & 27th

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4/6/11 Meeting (New Officers/Win Phone App/Important Resources)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:14:00 +0000

This meeting we introduced the new officers (http://www.ecs.csus.edu/acm/your-new-acm-officers/) those guys showed off our brand new Win7 phone app with some technicalities (thanks to Marcus and William http://www.ecs.csus.edu/acm/acm-windows-phone-7-app/) and showed you some tips and tricks to survive your major (Must use apps, ECS know-hows and more)

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Dr. Ghansah @ UC Berkley Smart Grid Talk

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:44:00 +0000

Title: Emerging Cyber Security Issues of the Smart Grid

Abstract:
The smart grid will use automated meters, two-way digital communications technology, and advanced sensors to save energy, improve electricity efficiency and reliability. Use of these systems exposes the electrical grid to potential cyber security and privacy risks. For instance, there have been media reports of fears that a hacker could gain control of thousands, even millions, of meters and shut them off simultaneously; or a hacker might be able to dramatically increase or decrease the demand for power, disrupting the load balance on the local power grid and causing a blackout.

This seminar will discuss smart grid security and privacy issues with the view to answering the following key questions, among others:

• What are some potential cyber security vulnerabilities of the smart grid?
• What cyber security best practices can be used to handle these vulnerabilities?
• Given that smart grid is a critical infrastructure, how are government, industry, and academia working to deal with smart grid cyber security issues?
• What are some unique customer privacy issues introduced by the smart grid?
• What are some potential areas of research and development (R&D) with respect to R&D cyber security of the smart grid?

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3/2/11 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Dr. Gordon)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:59:00 +0000

What was discussed during the meeting was:
*GDC
*Elections
*SFS Scholarship presentation by Dr. Arad more information about SFS can be found at: http://www.ecs.csus.edu/sfs/
*Artificial Intelligence Talk by Dr. Gordon

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2/16/11 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Cici Mattiuzzi)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:43:00 +0000

We have a guest speaker, Cici Mattiuzzi, to talk to us about the upcoming ECS Career Fair! She answered questions regarding how to approach employers, what to wear, or maybe some resume help.

Here is a link to the ECS Career Center which Cici is in charge of: http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career/ Please check that website out to find more information about life after your graduation. It is never too soon to prepare.

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9/21/10 Meeting

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:04:00 +0000

The second meeting was also as good as the first. Still a busy room with about 40-50 people. There was lots of updates and reminders of upcoming events.

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9/08/10 Meeting (First Fall 2010)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:06:00 +0000

This was a triumph! I’m making a note here: huge success! We had a great turnout. Upwards of 60 people attended ACM’s first meeting of the semester.

The meeting opened with a brief description of the club, an introduction to the new ACM Officers, and information on ways to contact us. We talked about upcoming events like CES 2011, and asked members to suggest their own ideas. After a quick discussion about tutoring, we surprised Ash with a birthday cake (accompanied by the song “Still Alive”). The cake was not a lie. Happy Birthday, Ash! Finally, Dr. Kwai-Ting Lan and former officer Dale Fletter concluded the business part of the meeting by endorsing ACM, calling it a great resource for Computer Science students.

With such a crowded room, the free pizza quickly disappeared. There was enough for everyone, but just barely. This was followed by a video game tournament. On one side of the room: Super Smash Brothers on the Wii. On the other side: a PlayStation 3 running Street Fighter. After roughly two hours of gaming, two people emerged victorious: Billy Saetern kicked butt at Street Fighter, and Julien Tran was crowned champion of Super Smash Brothers. Both were awarded free one-year memberships to ACM and fancy official club shirts. Congratulations, guys!

It was a great first meeting, and we hope everyone continues to join us in the future. If you couldn’t make it, that’s OK. Meetings are streamed live via Ustream and can be downloaded via our podcast. Thanks for joining us!

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Dr. Gordon on ESPN

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:33:00 +0000

Dr. Gordon faculty Advisor for our club and teacher of CSC 180 and other courses was the co-host of the 2009 Harbat Classic in Las Vegas NV. This is the video of that event.

10/1/09 Meeting (First Fall 2009)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

President Bailey talks about what is going to happen this year.
Meeting Minutes will follow.

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NAESC 2009 National Conference (Sun Microsystems Talk)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:21:00 +0000

ACM members Marcus Watstein, Akshat Srivastava, & John Cook went to National Association Engineering Student Council conference at Cal Poly during the Break and one of the presentations was from Sun CIO about IT Services and Software as a Service platform.
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4/10/09 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Mike Daniels)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:39:00 +0000

Alumnus Mike Daniels talks about Threading in Java. This was the last meeting of the semester. Also the camera ran out of power so this is not a complete video.
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3/17/09 Meeting (Candidate Information)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Tim lets the candidates talk and discusses the election
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3/10/09 Meeting (Officer Positions)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:25:00 +0000

Tim talks about all the officer positions in ACM to prepare for the election.
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Announcements:

Programming Contest=NEXT FRIDAY

Officer Nominations==DEADLINE Next TUESDAY

Next Week Meeting will be who is going to RUN

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3/3/09 Meeting (ECS Resources)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:20:00 +0000

Marcus Watstein talks about all the ECS resources available to students
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Announcements:

LAN Party=NEXT FRIDAY

Programming Contest=March 20th

Next Week Meeting will ELECTION information

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2/24/09 Meeting (Eclipse Training)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:05:00 +0000

President Tim Bender about shortcuts in Eclipse and some basics in Programming.
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Announcements:

Poker Nighthttp://acmpoker.eventbrite.com/

Next Week Meeting will be Marcus Watstein, discussing ECS Resources

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2/10/09 Meeting (First Spring 09)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:07:00 +0000

President Tim Bender talks about things for the upcoming semester, introduces members and officers.
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Announcements:

Engineering Week 2/15-2/22, Events are at http://athena.ecs.csus.edu/eweek.php

Next Week Meeting will be Cici Mattiuzzi, Director ECS Career Services on Resumes

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11/13/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Schilling Robotics)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:53:00 +0000

Schilling Robotics gave a talk on November 13th @ 4:30 to 6:00 pm in RVR 1015. Alums, Andy Lyons (BSMET), Director of Manufacturing Technologies and Chris Savarino (BSME), Mechanical Engineer,spoke to students and alumni about career opportunities and company activities.

ACM Distinguished Speaker: Albert Wong (Understanding the business of Open Source and how to integrate Open Source into your business)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:38:00 +0000

How do you build a business around something that is free? Why are companies like IBM, Redhat and others doing it? What is "Open Source" exactly? What are the customer benefits and challenges of open source? What is IBM's involvement in open source? In this presentation, come find the answers to those questions and more. We'll dive down deep into the definitions of Open Source and Open Standards and why they're important in the IT industry. In addition, we'll talk about the various business models that make Open Source and the innovation that comes with Open Source possible.

Announcements:

Turkey Bowl RSVP 11/21/08 at 8:30 pm Country Club Lanes

Schilling Robotics will be out on 11/9/08

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10/23/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Joe Palen)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:15:00 +0000

Joe Palen works for Caltrans department of Research and Innovation. He is talking about different projects that Caltrans is working on including some by our very own members like the Bluetooth Traffic System by Darin Barnes.

Announcements:

A tour of EA games is planned for 11/21/08. Email acmofficers to attend.

Schilling Robotics will be out on 11/9/08

View our calendar for more information about upcoming events http://www.ecs.csus.edu/acm/index.php?content=calendar

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Quality Software Conference (Edward S. Allen:Legislative Data Center)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:02:00 +0000

Title: Extreme Project Management

Abstract:
My presentation centers on successfully accomplishing projects and satisfying customer
expectations in environments not conducive to practicing and performing best practices in
project management. This presentation brings out the skill sets that every project manager
must know for the negotiation of resources, working with the customer, and guiding the
project team through a hostile project management environment. I use concepts developed
by Doug De Carlo in his book "Extreme project management," and methodologies practiced
in Agile Project Software Development to provide examples of performing best project
management practices in less than ideal project development environments.

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Quality Software Conference (Nadeem Shafi and Nadean Shavor : FTB)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:59:00 +0000

Title: Agile Software Development and Quality at FTB
Abstract:
A look at the Agile software development methodology and how it can result in quality
software for Franchise Tax Board. As agile softwaqre development practices move into the
mainstream, it will be vital that you understand what agile is all about and how agile practices
can help you deliver better software.
Traditional development methodologies like the Waterfall approach can loss sight of quality
and more importantly value. In comparison, Agile centers on value with the highest priority to
satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. Thus, Agile
can result in high quality, value driven software when implement for the right project and right
environment. The practical application of Agile at Franchise Tax Board has proven that it
results in quality software.

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Quality Software Conference (Mike McCullough: HP)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:58:00 +0000

Title: Are we building the right product?

Abstract:
Customer driven requirements become a formal process that bridge business and technical
requirements into Research and Development. Pre Release Validation Test (PRVT) is
proactive process of analysis, review and testing that partner with the customer during the
development lifecycle to reduce ambiguities in requirements, design, and acceptance
criteria. PRVT validates features and capabilities of the proposed final system before product
release to market.

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Quality Software Conference (Dave Ferguson: Mahalo Logic)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:56:00 +0000

Title: Software Development at Google

Abstract:
Over the past 10 years Google has gone from a startup founded by two computer scientists
working on one project to a company with thousands of software developers and computer
engineers working on hundreds of different projects. During this time Google has established
a reputation for developing applications that are highly reliable, frequently updated and very useful.
This talk will explore how Google's software development is done, which aspects of
their processes seem to matter most and how they differ from more traditional
methodologies.

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Quality Software Conference (Bob Batchelder: LexisNexis)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:43:00 +0000

Talk title:
How We Entered the Cloud: Computing in the Web

Abstract:
We are entering a new era in computing. Application development and deliver completely in
cyberspace. How did we end up in this new paradigm? What lessons from the past will apply
to this future?
In the modern software world, the ever increasing pressure to develop more complex
applications faster with less costs coupled with the needs to have complete accessibility and
portability of end applications is driving a need for a new software development and delivery
model.
Traditional software development models and software distribution methods will not be
sufficient.
To meet the needs for this advanced software model, software development, software
application delivery and machine infrastructure must be ubiquitous. This means that the
software development, application execution, and machine infrastructure will need to be
virtual services access only with a browser. It's happening today!

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10/16/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Jack Isberner)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:29:00 +0000

Jack Isberner spent his career working for Intel and retired as a engineering manager with over 200 people reporting to him. He talked about his hiring practices as a manager and what it takes to get a job at intel.

Announcements:

A tour of EA games is planned for 11/21/08. Email acmofficers to attend.

ICPC is coming up. Chance to code outside of class for fun. Winners advance to Regional Competition. It will be on 10/24/08 in RVR-1015 at 4.
See the flyer for more details

Next Week meeting is with Joe Palen of Caltrans

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10/09/08 Meeting (Guest Company: BrickaBracka.com)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:23:00 +0000

Suphatra Paravichai of BrickaBracka.com discussed flash animation and action scripting.

Announcements:

Console Night (10/17/08) in RVR-3009 See the flyer for more details

A tour of EA games is planned for 11/21/08. Email acmofficers to attend.

ICPC is coming up. Chance to code outside of class for fun. Winners advance to Regional Competition
See the flyer for more details

View our calendar for more information about upcoming events http://www.ecs.csus.edu/acm/index.php?content=calendar

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9/25/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Cici Mattiuzzi)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:05:00 +0000

Speaker: Cici Mattiuzzi Director, Career Services, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Topic: Resume Writing

Cici highlighted many important qualities of a good resume. Among her points were:

Keep the resume at one page

Reduce margins to add space

Use tabs to show lists in columnar format

Exclude irrelevant history

Have it proof read

For more career information visit http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career

Announcements:

Quality Software Development Conference 10/10/08. For more conference information at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career/software/flyer.php

A tour of EA games is planned for 11/21/08. Email acmofficers to attend.

If you want to attend the poker Night RSVP at
http://acmpoker.eventbrite.com

View our calendar for more information about upcoming events http://www.ecs.csus.edu/acm/index.php?content=calendar

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9/11/08 Meeting (First Fall 08)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:03:00 +0000

President Bender talks about things for the upcoming year.
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5/14/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Sven!!)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:40:00 +0000

Member Sven Amaya talks about go the chinese board game. We also talked about upcoming events and President Elect Bender talks about things.
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4/23/08 Meeting (Event Coordinator Debate!!)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:52:00 +0000

Eric Branson and Ashkan Gholami answer the tough questions about events and PIZZA during the ACM Event Coordinator Debate.
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4/23/08 Meeting (Secretary Debate!!)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:50:00 +0000

Sven Amaya and Akshat Srivastava answer the some questions during the ACM Secretary Debate.
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4/16/08 Meeting (President Debate!!)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:55:00 +0000

Tim Bender and Russell Bolles answer the tough questions during the ACM Presidential Debate.
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3/26/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Dr. Ted Krovetz)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:13:00 +0000

Dr. Krovetz, who teaches CSC 28, 140 and numerous grad courses talks during is CSC 140 class and ACM Members about Cryptography, what projects he has done and what is Cryptography.To see the video click here

3/12/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker: Dr. Scott Gordon)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:52:00 +0000

Dr. Gordon, who teaches CSC 133, 180 and numerous grad courses came to talk about Artificial Intelligence, and what projects have and can be done in the field of AI at CSUS.To see the video click here

3/05/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker:Dick Smith & Tyler Renelle)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:54:00 +0000

We talked about upcoming events and problems. Professor Dick Smith talked about CSC154 and the upcoming Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Tyler ended the meeting talking about Web Development and different systems from web platforms to CMS'.
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2/21/08 Meeting (Guest Speaker:Cici Mattiuzzi)

acmofficers@ecs.csus.edu (ACM Officers @ Sacramento State) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Cici Mattiuzzi Director, Career Services, College of Engineering and Computer Science talked to students about Resume Building and Interview Tips. For more carrer information at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career
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