This is one hackathon you can’t afford to miss. Facebook. Microsoft. 800 developers. Energy drinks. Ready? The CUTC Hackathon will be one of the craziest nights of your year, as you build something awesome, get feedback from some of the top people in the industry, and end up with serious prize money. If coding’s not your thing, you can always set up a late-night LAN party instead—snacks are on us!
CUTC Hackathon is going to be hosted at CUTC Infect, Canada’s largest and longest-running technology conference. This means you can combine two events into one and add a couple days of learning about and playing with the coolest tech to your night-long hackathon. You’d best rest up beforehand—it’s going to be a crazy weekend.
This year, we’re going to shake it up from the same boring conference set-up. We let you personalize your own conference experience—from our broad range of breakout sessions to all of our unique workshops, we guarantee you’ll find something worthwhile. You get to decide how to maximize your delegate experience and discover what’s next. We have incredible keynotes lined up, a kick-ass Hackaton, a tech expo that showcases some of Canada’s most innovative companies, plus more!
Register now!
When:
Saturday, May 4, 2013 (All day)
Where:
UBC
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Launch Academy (startup-oriented co-working space) is hosting the “Iron Hacker” hackathon on Saturday, Dec. 8th. It’s in the mould of Iron Chef, where teams only learn the theme the day of, then have the day to make an app for that theme to present to a panel of judges and peers for a bunch of prizes for whichever team makes the best app. Example themes would be “Viral joke apps”, “one-player games”, or “dating apps”. The theme will also not be specific to any API, so you won’t be limited to whichever companies’ are sponsoring.
Format:
Hacker teams of 2–4
After registration the morning of the event, the theme of the hackathon will be revealed, and you have until 7pm to work on your hack
Use whatever APIs, platforms, or frameworks you like to deliver your hack
All presentations must be done on an organizer’s laptop: i.e. you need to demo something live on the internet. Exception: native mobile apps
Prizes awarded by judges based on how functional your team’s app is and how well it corresponds to the theme
“Iron Hacker” trophy will be awarded based on by peer judging of your team’s app
To keep this developer-centric, we’ve set up a couple hurdles for coders to get through before they can register (shouldn’t be a problem for even novice coders): http://ironhacker.org/
Hope to see you there!
When:
Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 09:00 to 21:00
Where:
Launch Academy, 300 - 128 W. Hastings
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Calling for all ENERGETIC, and ENTHUSIASTIC volunteers for Imagine UBC!
If you are interested in joining the UBC Orientations Team as a:
- MUG Leader, Squad Manager or Welcome Team Member with IMAGINE UBC
- Group Leader or Welcome Leader with GALA - INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION
- Group Leader with PARENT, TRANSFER STUDENT or MATURE STUDENT ORIENTATION
…then please apply at https://secure.students.ubc.ca/orientations/apply.cfm between January 28th–February 6th!
Since first years are allowed to select CPSC as their major once they apply to UBC, there are MUG groups that’s dedicated to first year CPSC students! Therefore… It’s important for us to show the first year students what we’ve got!
The earlier you apply, the better the choice of timeslots you will have for your Group Interview with senior leaders on our team. Group Interviews will take place February 7th–13th. Please note that both new and returning applicants will be required to attend group interviews. Applicants must be returning as registered UBC students in September of 2008 to be eligible for positions with UBC Orientations. If you have any questions or would like more information, please visit the website or talk to one of the Squad Leaders at the SUB Concourse between January 28–February 1st!
For more details please visit: http://www.students.ubc.ca/newtoubc/orientations.cfm
When:
Monday, January 28, 2008 (All day) to Wednesday, February 6, 2008 (All day)
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Register here if interested
When:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 17:30
Where:
1100-1500 West Georgia St.
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Love solving tough problems? Know how to code? (Like free pizza? Want to visit Russia?)
Every year, the ACM ICPC draws students from over 1,800 universities around the world to rack their brains in intense, mind-twisting competition. For six out of the last nine years, UBC has won the regional contest. In 2012, we placed 18th in the World Finals in Warsaw, Poland. The 2013 World Finals will take place in Russia! Our secret to winning? Participation from competitors (new and returnee) like you! Come join us in the tryout!
Why
Who doesn’t love tough problems and free pizza? If that isn’t enough for you: the top fifteen competitors from our local contests will go on to the regionals every November to match wits with Stanford, Berkeley, and SFU. Everyone will be welcome to show up to practice and improve their skills. Plus, if your team is top dog in the regionals, you’ll win a trip to Russia to compete for UBC and Canada.
Even if you don’t make the team, practicing will do amazing things for your coding ability: past UBC contestants have aced their interviews and gone on to internships and full-time jobs at Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Gotham Capital.
Activities
There are weekly practices, usually on Saturdays. There may also be tutorials for newcomers. Pizza will be served during most meetings. When the competition date is near, there will also be weekday practices.
Joining
Anyone is welcome to join our try-out and practice sessions. Feel free to join the Yahoo group. Contact info given below.
More info: https://sites.google.com/site/ubcprogrammingteam
Past contests and sample problems: https://sites.google.com/site/ubcprogrammingteam/events
Contact: Nasa Rouf <nasarouf[at]cs.ubc.ca>
When:
Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 12:00 to 17:00
Where:
ICICS 005/011
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