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Devpost has another batch of great hackathon opportunities that just launched. Not only can you use them to learn new skills, collaborate and innovate, but there are some awesome prizes like meetings with top companies, speaking opportunities and even a Tesla X! Here are the details: Amazon Skills Challenge: Alexa Conversations - Goal: Build (or update) and publish a custom Alexa skill in the U.S. Skill Store that integrates the new AI-driven Alexa Conversations dialog manager. Note: See Official Rules for full eligibility requirements. - Prizes: $101,000 in prizes, including participation prizes, cash, promotion and more - Deadline: September 14 - Details + Registration:  https://bit.ly/AlexaConvo20s   Facebook Hackathons - Goal: Build projects for one of three tracks: AI, AR, Messaging - Prizes: Over $20,000 in total prizes - Deadline: September 7 - Details + Registration:  https://bit.ly/FB2020H3s   Snap Kit Developer ...

MedHacks is the largest healthcare hackathon in the world hosting 400+ clinicians, engineers, data scientists, and students annually! The upcoming Virtual Fall 2020 event will take place the weekend of September 4th-6th where we will be tackling pressing medical issues at the intersection of medicine, tech, and entrepreneurship. We'll have a variety of speakers and workshops including Will Robbins from Contrary Capital, Po-Shen Loh founder of NOVID and professor at CMU, and Google Cloud. We're offering $3,500+ in prizes and tons of high quality opportunities for mentorship and networking. This is a fantastic opportunity to interact with physicians and industry sponsors, connect with students from across the globe and be a part of one of the largest annual events on campus. No hackathon experience is necessary! You can apply to attend (required for participation) and find more info on our website,  medhacks.io/2020 . The deadline is August 15th....

Hack for the People is an intercollegiate hackathon designed to engage students in tackling some of the world’s largest problems. We are committed to offering attendees the resources and opportunity to innovate solutions along the four hackathon tracks: political, economic, socio-cultural, and environmental. Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate on projects with students from all around the world, be mentored by experts, hear from keynote speakers, and win prizes ranging from internship and job opportunities to a donation to a charity of your choice.  Registration is free and now open ! Students can register and learn more about our event at https://hackforthepeople.com/ . 

Are you passionate about technology and business?  Are you looking to start your career in IT or as a business consultant?  Check out FDM Group's Open Evening on Thursday, June 14 th Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Location: FDM Centre, 130 Adelaide St W, Suite 2000, Toronto. This opportunity will provide you with commercial awareness and understanding of what roles exist post-graduation as well as what duties and responsibilities you’ll have in the workforce. You will have the opportunity to meet with FDM staff, who can talk about what opportunities are available in the exciting and fast-paced world of IT and business. Food and drinks will be provided! Please RSVP to ca.openevenings@fdmgroup.com to confirm your attendance. FDM Group is an international IT services provider located in downtown Toronto with offices around the globe in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. FDM’s business model provides opportunities for recent graduates and young IT professio...

The University of Waterloo is looking for volunteers to help out with a variety of roles this Canada Day 2018 including face painting, customer service, social media, and more. Students can apply by searching for “Canada Day” under the “Jobs” tab in LEADS: https://leads.uwaterloo.ca/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fHome Interviews are held ONLY for executive positions, not regular ones, and shouldn’t last more than 15 minutes maximum. All volunteers will receive training, a free meal(s), and free T-shirt. The deadline to apply is  June 14, 2018 at 11.59 p.m.

WHAT DataFest is a celebration of data in which teams of undergraduates work around the clock to find and share meaning in a large, rich, and complex data set. The students are assisted by roving consultants who are graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals. After two days of intense data wrangling, analysis, and presentation design, each team is allowed a few minutes and no more than two slides to impress a panel of judges. Prizes are given for: > Best in show > Best visualisation  > Best use of external data Each individual in the winning teams will receive $500. WHEN Friday, May 4 – 3:00 p.m. to Sunday, May 6 – 5 p.m. WHERE M3 1006 REGISTER by April 10, 2018 Please note: all members of your team need to register. The competition has a limited Availability of 100 students and the teams will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, visit: uwaterloo.ca/statistics-and-actuarial-science/events/asa-dat...

The second annual  Waterloo Datathon  is on May 12, 2018  from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in M3 1006. HIGHLIGHTS $25,000 in cash prizes The chance to showcase your skills tackling a meaningful, real-world problem The opportunity to participate in The Data Open and win $100,000 in cash prizes Possible interviews with Citadel & Citadel Securities For more information and details about registration, go to the Event page . 

CryptoWorks21 would like to invite you to the lunch and learn session with Richard Brisson on Tuesday, Feb 27  at noon in QNC1501 .  It will be a 45-minute presentation followed by a question/answer period.  The session will finish no later than 1:30pm. Please RSVP by Feb 16th https://www.ticketfi.com/event/2156/lunch-and-learn-with-richard-brisson Experiences as a Crypto-Mathematician at CSE This talk will focus on the speaker's experience as a crypto-mathematician and, to a lesser degree, as a manager during his career at CSE which spanned from 1980 to 2011. A diversity of (unclassified or declassified!) topics to be discussed will include CSE itself yesterday and today, understanding the essence and scope of CSE's mandates, understanding the Canadian Intelligence and Security organizations, the various fields of mathematics which are of potential benefits to cryptology, the benefits of computational mathematics and optimization,   understanding th...

Wed, 31 January 2018 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM DC 1301  Learn how to ace your interview, and get that upper hand against other candidates by joining NexJ Systems for a networking and information session. You will have an opportunity to network with uWaterloo alumni, developers, hiring managers, and the HR team.  The company has had a number of successful co-ops turned full-time employees. This is your opportunity to make an impression on the hiring team and gain some tips on interviewing for NexJ Systems' co-op and full-time opportunities. You can review openings - both  full-time and co-op opportunities - and apply directly at  careers.nexj.com RSVP to this event by clicking here:  http://www.ceca.uwaterloo.ca/students/sessions_details.php?id=5410 Make sure to bring your resume and an appetite!

Cory Doctorow, a blogger, journalist and science-fiction author, will be giving a free public lecture as the last event of our 50 th anniversary celebrations. Dead canary in the coalmine: We just lost the web in the war on general purpose computing Monday, December 4, 2017 at 7 p.m. Location:   The Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building (ML 135) This event is free, but you must  order tickets to attend .

Are you interested in doing a deep dive in  Data Analytics  or  Finance ?  Join an MIT Sloan admissions representative and learn about two of our specialized masters programs. These programs are tailored for highly quantitative students interested in pursuing graduate education and careers in data science, analytics or finance. Hear how innovation, collaboration, and global impact are at the heart of the MIT Sloan mission. Learn about MIT Sloan, program components, and the application process for each program .   Please register in advance for the event  here ! Date:   Friday, November 10, 2017 Time:    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location:    University of Waterloo Tatham Centre Room 1112 Feel free to reach out to  Kimberly Ebeling  with questions. Note:  This event is for Waterloo students only.  

The Ohio State University Graduate Engineering Open House This fall, our annual   Graduate Engineering Open House   will take place on October 13 th   and 14 th , 2017.  This event allows undergraduates from across the country to come to Columbus, Ohio for two days, attend sessions about graduate school, competitive applications, and funding, while simultaneously interacting directly with our departments, faculty, staff, and current students.  We also include tours of some of our most impressive laboratory facilities like the   Center for Automotive Research   and   ElectroScience Lab , just to name a few. We have travel stipends to offer students to help them cover the cost of flights or mileage, and their hotel stay.   For more information, contact: Jillian Baer Director of Graduate Recruitment Office of Graduate Education College of Engineering,   The Ohio State University 122 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave Col...

ArchHacks 2017 is Washington University in St. Louis' hackathon, taking place October 27-29th on WashU's campus. We are so excited to be bringing together over 350 students from across the US and Canada for a weekend of innovative and creative problem-solving. Our theme is HealthTech, but we welcome students who are interested in all areas of CS and innovative thinking.  We would love to have a strong student presence from Waterloo again! We are planning on sending  4 buses , to the 4 schools with the  most number of applications . We also have a  referral raffle and competition . If you refer someone or are referred by someone to apply, you will be entered into a raffle to win an  Amazon Echo ! Additionally, the student with the  most referrals  will win a  special prize  for them and their team at ArchHacks!  Apply now here! The hyperlink is  http://archhacks.io  

“Building a Technology-powered Trading Startup” 5-6pm: Presented by Radix Discussion and Q&A with Radix co-founder, Michael Rauchman -- previously lead architect and CTO of GETCO, one of the first titans in electronic trading (later acquired by KCG) Also, hear from one of our new hires, Pratheek Nagaraj -- MIT CS & Math '16, previously interned at Facebook and Snapchat ----------------------- THURSDAY, JULY 20 | 5PM THE FISHBOWL (DC 1301) DINNER PROVIDED by BAO SANDWICH BAR To help us order enough, PLEASE RSVP at https://goo.gl/36gTpR    ALL CONCENTRATIONS & CLASS YEARS WELCOME ----------------------- Learn about.... - tech skills required to be successful in trading - why Michael chose to lead his own startup instead of joining an established trading firm - how we built a trading firm with collaborative environment - how tech within trading firms compares to Silicon Valley giants - new hire projects from Pratheek =...

T he Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre and Public Safety Canada (CCIRC) and Public Safety Canada would like to extend an invitation to current students or recent graduates of Computer Engineering, Computer sciences, Information Technology and /or any related program to participate in our annual event, GeekWeek ( https://g33kw33k.ca ). The event is held from October 19 to 27 2017 in Ottawa at the Library and Archives building. This is not an internship offer as participation is not remunerated. However, it is an opportunity for students to work with cyber security experts and build their network in the field, as well as displaying their skills and potential to many employers on the lookout for new talent. The previous edition of GeekWeek welcomed more than 100 participants from Canada and six other countries representing no fewer than 60 companies in varying sectors. The Canadian Cyber Incident Response Center, wishes to contribute to the training of the next generation of cy...

The University of Waterloo's Women's Centre is hosting a Women in STEM event on March 28th at the Grad House from 7:30pm-9:30pm.  The event will be discussing social and structural stigmas that women in STEM face, and we will have graduate students from different faculties to share their experiences, as well as career aspirations that students can strive towards. Food will be provided. Students can also check out our Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/uwwomenscentre/ to find out more about the event, and get in touch with us if they have questions. 

Empowering the next generation of thought leaders 7 World Trade Center, NYC • April 9th, 2017 • All Expenses Paid Hands-on workshops • Executive Seminars • Panels • Keynotes You + Top 99 Design-Driven College Students in the Country Design Drives Innovation Practices rooted in design and Design Thinking are now catalyzing industry after industry. From building websites to manufacturing hardware to creating the perfect customer experience, great design is critical.  If you're a design-driven leader at your university, we'll bring you to NYC to connect you with 99 other top students across the country and some of the most influential creative executives in the world. Learn more at designationconference.com .

Hello Everyone! The Google University Programs team has some exciting YouTube Live events coming up in February and we would love for you to join us. What's YouTube Live, again? It’s just like watching a YouTube video, except we’ll be broadcasting live from our offices and you can chat in and ask us questions in real time. This also means you have to tune in live at the time of the event to participate. We sincerely hope to see you all there...who knows, there may be a few surprises! Sounds cool! How do I tune in? FILL OUT THIS RSVP FORM and select the events you’d like to attend Find the link to join in the email sent a few days before each event. Make sure to check your spam folder! So what’s going on in February? How to Communicate in Technical Interviews & What to do When You're Stumped Tues, Feb 7th @12PM PST/ 1PM MST/ 2PM CST/ 3PM EST What is ‘Project Work’ and What Does it Look Like on a Resume? Mon, Feb 13th @12PM PST/ 1P...

Monday, February 6, 2017 -  4:00 pm  to  5:30 pm Students are invited to attend an information session relating to choosing their upper year courses, hosted by Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Dan Brown. Students will hear: Information on all fourth-year and optional third-year courses. Differences among courses Advice on preparation for upper-year specialization (e.g. what courses to choose to prepare for graphics, AI) Refreshments will be provided Additional information and videos related to upper year CS course descriptions is available online via the  undergraduate students portal. Location  DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 1304 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ,  ON   N2L 3G1 Canada https://math.uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/upper-year-information-session-winter-2017