CS @ uWaterloo announcements

  Hi students! At Google, we believe information should be universally accessible. Our education and scholarship programs aim to support students in computing, gaming, and closely related fields by breaking down the barriers that prevent them from entering these fields. If selected, scholarship recipients will each receive a $5,000 CAD scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. Please see below for a list of open scholarships: Generation Google Scholarship is open to students that intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program at an accredited university or college in the United States or Canada for the 2021-2022 academic year. The program is open to students who meet all the minimum qualifications and we strongly encourage students that identify with groups historically excluded from the technology industry, including Women, Black/African American, Hispanic/Lati

Concept  is partnering with  Sportsnet ,  Rogers ,  The NHL ,  Intel ,  GEDI , and  Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business  to offer an incredible experience exclusively for UWaterloo students to be on the forefront of sports tech innovation.  Sportsnet Hockey Hack: Powered by Rogers 5G  is a collaborative, week-long hackathon offering the unique opportunity for participants to work with Rogers’ ground-breaking, low latency 5G technology. Students will have access to real on-ice tracking data from 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs games and use it to test and implement their innovative solutions. The overall goal of the week is to take the problem statement and will devise innovative ways to increase audience engagement and enhance the fan experience for Sportsnet viewers.  Participants will gain hands on experience working with 5G technology and taking a project from problem to solution within the week. You will work closely with experts from The NHL, Rogers, Sportsnet,

Reinvent the Business World with AI! Are you passionate about leveraging technology to make a difference? Take part in this challenge to enrich your professional skill set while solving actual challenges in the traditional business sectors. Join the TechNation AI for Future Business Challenge ! What : How can AI be leveraged to improve efficiency, production and/or effectiveness within traditional sectors? (Sectors include: Food Service, Hospitality & Tourism, Agriculture, Supply Chain & Logistics and Industrial Manufacturing). When : First round due January 12, 2021 (simple 5-slide template) Who : All post-secondary students in Canada - No technical skills required . Why : The opportunity to network, gain expert mentorship, win prizes (cash rewards, etc.) and see your idea come to life!  How : Form or join a team of 2-4 participants using this link: http://bit.ly/TechNation_Microsoft_Challenge . 

  Registration is now open at  DandyHacks.net ! Join other passionate hackers, find your inspiration, and pursue your ideas from October 23-25th! Registration is open till the day of DandyHacks, i.e. October 23. DandyHacks is: A 36 Hour Beginner-friendly Hackathon A hackathon that values people with diverse backgrounds coming together to create a project over the weekend Hosted at a tier 1 research university You’ll have the chance to: Meet diverse hackers from all over the world Create cool projects with your friends (teams of 3 max) Work on a project you might have on the back burner Expand your skill set by learning new technologies Receive mentorship from industry professionals Interact with sponsors and hear their stories Compete for awesome prizes And of course, get free swag shipped right to your door! We hope that regardless of your experience and background in coding, you will learn

The Student Connections program is a new initiative WCT is taking on that seeks to provide new and soon-to-be comm-tech women graduates with the hard and soft skills to enter and succeed in the digital technology sectors through a four-pillar program that includes monthly webinars, a free WCT membership, access to WCT's online networking platform WCTConnect, and virtual coaching and mentorship (to be launched in 2021).  You can find more information about the Student Connections Program here: https://www.wct-fct.com/en/programs/opening-doors-wct-student-connections-program . 

The latest hackathons from Devpost are here. Tons of great opportunities to collaborate and put your skills to the test, building real-life solutions with the latest technology. As a bonus, you'll also get a shot at some great prizes, including Teslas, cash, internship opportunities, not to mention, a great way to boost your resume. Hack to the Future 2020 Goal: Hack for good and use Finastra APIs to accelerate transformation. Select one of the three themes: hacking systemic inequalities, embrace technology-enabled change, and/or hacking through COVID-19 and make an impact with your innovative projects Prizes: $37,500 prize pool, including cash, incubation opportunities, internship opportunities and more Deadline: November 22nd Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/HTFuture20u The HERE Map Data Hackathon Goal: Join and start building solutions using HERE Data Layers and HERE Location Services that help the public, local communities and businesses to overcome challenges from he

The NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) is a great opportunity for undergraduates to work with a researcher and carry out full-time research for a term. The goal of the program is to stimulate your interest in research and to encourage you to pursue a future in research and/or better prepare you for a graduate studies degree. If you would like to gain research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting, this award provides you with financial support to do so. You will need a supervisor who has a research project you can work on. Talk to some profs who are working in research areas of interest to you by checking out the bios and web pages of people in those areas: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/research-areas. The Math Faculty has made available a small number of additional NSERC USRAs (Undergraduate Student Research Award) for Winter 2021. Please apply by Thursday, October 22, 2020. For more information on how to apply and eligibility requirem

  Looking for a fun place to practice your coding skills without any pressure or time constraints? Join us for Coding Practice with Kick Start ! Work your way through algorithmic and mathematical problems during our week-long practice session from October 28 - November 4 . This practice session is not an official Kick Start round, but a great way for you to try something new, brush up on your coding skills, learn about the Kick Start platform, prepare for an interview, and most importantly have fun! Register today and mark your calendar for 4:30 pm PT on Wednesday, October 28 for a   livestream to kick-off Coding Practice with Kick Start before you dive into the problems on the platform. At the close of the week-long practices session, tune in again to hear from Google engineers who will walk through solutions for the problems you tackled and answer common questions.  Before Coding Practice with Kick Start begins, we recommend watching our Kick Start Tut