Tickets are now sold out for the Year-End Gala. Those who didn’t get to buy a ticket can join our waitlist.

The CSSS is running elections for the 2019-2020 executive team! Vote from March 18th to 22nd for your new CS overlords. Winners will be announced at our Semi-Annual General Meeting!

Vote now at ubccsss.org/vote

View positions and their descriptions in By-Law 8 of our constitution.

Feel like your websites are lacking in bling and dimensions? Come learn the basics of computer graphics and how to incorporate it into your personal website using Three.js from Launch Pad’s tech leads at our fourth session of Project Hub, a joint UBC Launch Pad and CSSS initiative, taking place this Saturday afternoon! The workshop will cover concepts like path tracing and projects, and will expect you to be some familiarity with JavaScript.

Project Hub meetings occur biweekly and consist of a talk or workshop about a particular technology or skill (either by industry professionals, Launch Pad members, or someone else from the UBC community), followed by an open workspace where everyone can work on their projects, ask for help, network, and explore new ideas - complete with snacks and refreshments! 🍪

We hope to see you there! 🎉

Join our chat group! https://ubccsss.org/projecthub-chat

SBN Biotech Expo & Conference Event

This year, the SBN Biotech Expo & Conference is taking place on Tuesday, March 26th from 6-10pm at UBC Robson Square. The event is run annually through the Student Biotechnology Network, a non-profit organization which connects undergraduate and graduate students with local biotech companies in Vancouver. It will be a great event with networking opportunities, panel discussions, and breakout sessions discussing career paths in biotechnology and life sciences.

Interested undergrads, grads and postdocs can register for this event here: Event Registration. Please be sure to use the promo code “SBNfriends” to get $5 off the registration! This event is usually very well attended by local biotech companies such as STEMCELL, AbCellera, Zymeworks, Precision Nanosystems, Amgen and more!

Face to Face(book) with Christopher Wylie

How much is too much personal information on Facebook? What are our real online privacy dangers, and are they really that dangerous? Is Black Mirror coming to life?

On April 16th, join us for a discussion with Christopher Wylie - the figure who brought Cambridge Analytica and the question of data privacy to the forefront of tech - as he breaks down some major ethical issues in the modern age of information:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/face-to-facebook-with-christopher-wylie-registration-57623755203

We are teaming up with SFU Public Square’s 2019 Community Summit in Vancouver to present this event for secondary and university/college students. Cinyras is a UBC and SFU student-driven organization passionate about the intersection of technology and ethics. We are excited to make this event happen and hope to see you - and your questions - there!

At our upcoming Semi-Annual General Meeting, we want to propose a new executive role for the CSSS! We want students to have a bigger voice in academic matters.

Our proposed change to the constitution:

8.1 Positions:

The Core Executive of the Club shall comprise the following positions:

• President
• Vice President, Volunteering
• Vice President, Internal
• Vice President, External
• Vice President, Social
• Vice President, Communications
• Vice President, Finance
• Vice President, Administration
• Vice President, Academic

8.10 The Vice President, Academic shall:

• Liaise between the department and student body on issues regarding academic matters requiring student input.
• Manage academic resources provided by the club, including the exam database and tutoring services.
• Direct academic-focused events undertaken by the Club.