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Bone Marrow Drive, Yahoo!
University Hack Day, CAL Women Leaders Caucus
Upcoming
Infosessions and Workshops
Marvell Semiconductor, Amazon.com,
GRE Workshop
Fellowships/Award
Information
Haas/Koshland Award, Churchill
Scholarship
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Date: October 23-24th
Time: 10AM-3PM
Locations: Upper Sproul and Campanile Esplanade
Yahoo! University Hack Day
Date: Friday, Oct 19
Location: Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor Soda Hall
Event: Hack Day
Time: 11:00 - 7::00pm
Co-sponsored by CSGSA and CSUA
See below for details
Greetings UC Berkeley Hackers and Mashers!!
As you probably know by now, the big university hack day is next week so we wanted to send you the basic schedule of events along with a few tips for surviving and thriving at Yahoo Hack Day! First and foremost, be sure to show up at the Hack U Kickoff Event on Friday October 19^th which will feature hack lessons, interesting talks and hilarious stories from industry experts and web innovators such as:
Rasmus Lerdorf- Inventor of php
Ryan Kennedy- The brain behind the new mail API Cascade
Arlo Rose- Designer of Konfabulator (aka Yahoo Widgets)
And as always there will be plenty of good food, free giveaways, games and raffle to win a Wii among other prizes. After the talks begin you have exactly 6 hours to finish your hack, and remember it’s not about perfect code. It’s all about turning a great idea into a working prototype.
11:00am - 12:00 pm - Intro to Hack Talk/examples/workshops
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Talk www.developer.yahoo.com
check out this site and let me know what looks interesting
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Cascade, more hack lessons, YUI library stuff
2:00pm - 6:00pm - Official hacking begins (you can stay or go hack anywhere...we
will hang out to give support/ideas/help/music/food)
6:00pm- 7:00pm - Submit whatever you have at 6pm sharp here: http://developer.yahoo.com/hacku
and the demos and judging will follow immediately (You must be present to win)
7:00pm - 9:00pm - Drinks/Food/After party
Check out the Website for everything else you need (and yes, some stuff you don’t) You may have already done this, but if not, here’s the place: http://developer.yahoo.com/hacku
Come show off your kung fu in HTML, Javascript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl, Flash, Air, Silverlight, YUI, Prototype, jQuery or whatever else you are into. Your code doesn't need to be perfect, nor pretty. Use whatever tools you want to bring a cool idea to life and win big prizes in the process.
A few reminders…You're not restricted to using Yahoo! APIs and services, but the judges seem to like it if you can work one of them into that mashup. We don’t want the rights to your code or ideas…we just want to see your passion become reality! For more inspiration, please take a look at the Apps Gallery (http://gallery.yahoo.com), the Widget Gallery (http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/), and the APIs and tips on the Yahoo! Developer Network site (http://developer.yahoo.com/ ) and the YUI Library http://developer.yahoo.com/yui for some easy ways to get started!!
The 6 hour hacking period begins…at 12 noon on October 19th …come to the Woz for food, caffeine, free stuff, games, raffle prizes, inspiration and fun. C’mon someone needs to challenge the developers to a game of faceball! http://www.faceball.org. Final submissions due on October 19th at 6:00pm-you can submit on the website. Demos, Judging, Awards and Party immediately following. More details to come at the kickoff event!
Demo Your Hack On Our Laptop or Your own
There will be two Yahoo! Windows laptops and two open monitor connections, with Mac adapters if needed. For best results, you'll sit down in front of one of our laptops, open a fresh Firefox window, and demo your hack from a public Web host.
Some Notes On Getting Your Presentation Right
You'll have a limited time (about 5 minutes or less) to present. Here's what you should try to show in that time: 1) The cool idea behind your hack- what inspired you to sweat through this!?.. 2) That it actually does work, right then and there 3) How your hack works…we love this stuff! 4) Enjoy yourself and don’t take it too seriously….we love the hacks and hackers that make us laugh and have fun with it all! Oh and don’t forget about the peer choice award…humor goes along way…and for the record so does crying…we don’t recommend that right away but if all else fails go for the sympathy vote!! Ok that’s all for now…let us know if you have any questions or need anything else, otherwise hack on and we’ll see you next week!
Have a great weekend, Yahoo Hack Team
Now if you have just a little more time, check out some of the past Yahoo! Hack Days we’ve done… Beck even showed up to play some inspiring tunes for the all night Sunnyvale hack fest!
Videos: from the recent public Hack Day here to get some ideas: http://video.yahoo.com/video/search?p=hackday …
Cool examples:
The list of winners from the past public Hack Day is here: http://developer.yahoo.net/hackday/ ... along with videos from two of our best presentations, Matt Sweeney's "Web 2.0: Getting It Right the Second Time" and Ian Lamb's "The New Hacker's Tookit." Our favorite silly hack that turned into a real product…check it out: www.blabberize.com
Come to the WOMAN LEADERS CAUCUS!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007. 5-7pm.
Gender Equity Resource Center lounge. (202 Cesar Chavez, behind the GBC, next to Student Learning Center).
Let's ... make our leadership visible! ... empower one another! ... strengthen our skills! ... find our collective voice, embrace our differences, and create community! We invite women from all communities-- women of color, women of differing abilities, women from faith communities, sorority women, women with children, queer and transgender women, ALL women! This is a space for us, the women of Cal, to dialogue and share experiences. Please come prepared to learn, listen, and teach!
Sponsored by the Gender Equity Resource Center. Wheelchair accessible.
For accomodations contact Allison at
Amazon.com
Date: Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007
Location: Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor Soda Hall
Event: Infosession with Thai Food!
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Co-sponsored by HKN
Kaplan "GRE Workshop Strategy Night"
Thursday, October 18th
7PM to 9PM at 156 Dwinelle
Preparing to take the GRE? Want to learn tips on how to score big? Then come to the Kaplan "GRE Workshop Strategy Night" on Thursday, October 18th. There will also be a Big Free Practice Test at 11AM the following Saturday, October 20th.
For any questions concerning this event please contact Adriana Winfield at .
The 2008 Haas/Koshland Award
$20,000 To support a year of study and personal development in Israel beginning
Fall/Summer 2008
Deadline: January 4, 2008
To Apply: Submit an application form and a brief statement outlining how your interests would be uniquely enhanced by a year’s residence in Israel. Two letters of recommendation are required.
For more information, or to apply on line, go to www.sfjcef.org.
The winner will be notified on or before March 1, 2008
This award was inspired by the commitment of Walter A. Haas, Sr. and Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. to student life at many colleges and universities, and a lifelong dedication to the spirit of Israel.
Administered by: JEWISH COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND
INFORMATION SESSION ON THE CHURCHILL SCHOLARSHIP
Are you majoring in the engineering, mathematics or science? Do you want to study at the world famous Cambridge University? The Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship enables American students to conduct graduate work in engineering, mathematics, or science at Cambridge University in England. The Churchill Fellowship fully funds a graduate program at Cambridge University. Selection is based on academic record, GRE scores, capacity for original work, character, demonstrated concern for the critical problems of society, and good health.
WHEN :THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007 12:00P.M.
WHERE: 344 CAMPBELL HALL
A representative from the Churchill Foundation will be available to answer your questions about the Churchill scholarship and to provide advice on how to submit a successful application or plan ahead to submit one in future years. Students interested in applying should contact Alicia Hayes at scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu or attend the information session.
Dear Student at Berkeley Department of Computer Science,
Here is your chance to participate in a high profile software developer’s conference in San Francisco – for free!
Students who volunteer for one day of work will receive two additional days of free attendance at the conference, where they’ll have the opportunity to mingle with the hottest gurus in Java, Object Orientation and .NET! (The normal conference registration fee is $1,895).
QConSF takes place November 5 – 9, with 2 days of tutorials and 3 days of conference and social events. The program features a long list of international speakers from leading software companies and universities.As QConSF student volunteer, we ask for your help at the conference with about 12 hours of practical work – registration, coat checking, escorting guests, etc. For the other two days of the conference, you’re invited to participate in the sessions and social events for free. Additionally, students who volunteer Monday evening get to participate in one day of tutorials. Volunteers for both Monday and Tuesday evenings can attend two days of tutorials.
For more information or to sign up, visit our website: http://qcon.infoq.com/sanfrancisco/conference/
If you have questions, please contact: