March 2007

ACM Lan Party

The ACM Lan party will be held in Ballroom D of the Student Center on March 25 from noon till 10:30. Look here for more information and early registration.

Updated Regular Meetings

Due to popular demand we are going to be having meetings every Thursday at 7:00p.m. now instead of alternating days. We have the Thebes Room of the Student Center reserved for the rest of the year. All this should alleviate any confusion, if there was any.

Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale

On Saturday, October 28th from 11-3 in the Murdale Shopping center they will be having a Halloween fundraiser and are in need of volunteers. Randy Osborn, the director of the club, will be coming to the meeting this week to go more in depth on this.

Halloween Party

On Saturday, October 28th from 5:00 to 10:00pm in the Kaskaskia and Missouri rooms we will be having a Halloween Party. We will be having pizza for food and there will be some games and a costume contest.

Updated Regular Meetings

We have adjusted our meeting times to accomodate more people and are now going to meet weekly instead of monthly to further interaction between our members. The new meetings days and times are Thursdays and Mondays at 7pm. We will be alternating by week which day we meet on so be sure to check the front page for the correct dates.

LAN Party

The LAN party was a smashing success. Thanks to all the people who attended. Pictures taken from the LAN party can be found here. Congratulations to all who won either the tournaments or the door prizes we have away. We hope to see you all back again for the LAN party next semester. Thanks goes out again to the IT team for helping us by supplying routers and all the ethernet cable.

Upcoming Events

We are currently scheduled to be at the RSO fair Thursday, August 24 from 5pm-7pm. So if you are not a member and want to be one stop on by and fill out a form. If you are a member you are more than welcome to stop by anyway to say hi.

There is going to be an ACM meeting Thursday, August 28 at 7:00pm in the Saline Room of the Student Center. We will be discussing information regarding future meetings, projects, and the LAN party

Due to the success of last year's LAN Party we are having another on September 16, 2006 in Ballroom D of the Student Center. For more information check under Links, then LAN Party Info on the navigation bar up top.

Congratulations go out to our newly elected officers who will be taking office next fall.

  President - Mike Sanders
  Vice President - Shanda Owens
  Secretary - Aaron Ragusa
  Treasurer - RaDonna McKinney
  Membership Officer - Nicky Schaeflein
  Webmaster - Marshall Riley

Want to be an ACM officer?

If you would like to be an officer, please contact Lucas Utterback (luke@siu.edu) with the position you would like to run for and a brief summary of why you would make a good officer. Nominations are due by election date. Elections take place on Monday April 24, 2006 at 4:30pm in the Saline room in the Student Center.

Positions Available:
    -President
    -Vice President
    -Membership Officer
    -Secretary
    -Treasurer
    -Webmaster

Requirements:
    1. Must be a current member of ACM
    2. Must have a GPA of 2.0 with 2.5 in major as well as in good disciplinary standing
    3. President and Vice President must have at least junior standing and have been
        enrolled full time at SIUC for two consecutive semesters.

ACM's First Annual LAN Party

ACM's first LAN party was a smashing success. The event looked bleak at first with only a few people who decided to register early and guarantee a spot, but within the first couple of hours of the event's kick-off it was apparent the LAN party was going to be a hit. Bringing together close to 30 gamers of all genre's, some coming from as far as Alabama, the day was filled with fragging and strategizing. Though a few decided not to participate in the official tournament to decide who would walk home with first, second, and third prizes there was plenty of competition to go around. The first prize winner would walk away with an ASUS Vento PC case donated by the organization's president Lucas Utterback, second prize and third prizes were nifty swank, including t-shirts and decals, donated by the LAN party's official sponsor, NVIDIA. Second place also received the events honorary mascot for the day. For more pictures check out the picture page under the news category. Thanks to all who participated in the event and our supporters. A big thanks also goes out to Mike Shelton and the SIUC IT team for their help with networking solutions and support. We look forward to seeing everyone back again at the next LAN party and then some too.

	Topics Include:
		-Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
			Monday, April 3, 2006, 2-2:50 p.m.
			Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 9-10:50 a.m.
			Volunteer escorts needed, science department

		-SIUIS SIU Intelligent Systems Expo
			ACM, IEEE, Aviation
			2 day event
			Volunteers needed

		-ACM Future Officer Elections

		-LAN Party
			April 15th
			Ballroom B
			Bring your own computer gaming, 50 spots
			Console gaming
			Pre-register if you are attending
			Volunteers needed for set up at 7:30 am
			Open discussion of the LAN party

		-Questions and Concerns

Bowling Night

After the last short meeting everyone headed downstairs to polish up their bowling skills and to socialize. Some students from MiCS even made it to the event. With all expenses paid for, we proceeded to meet, greet, and bowl the night away! Check out some pictures of the event on the new pictures page.

Undergraduates and Graduate Students interested in computing and computer science, our student chapter of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) is holding an organizational meeting. Here is your chance to help steer the direction of ACM for the coming year.

Please get involved and share your ideas! Mike Shelton will be a guest speaker and will tentatively be speaking on issues involving internet access within campus. Additionally, we will be introducing the new officers, discuss upcoming events and activities, and grab some cool refreshments.

Also, be sure to check out our new wiki website for our ACM group. A place where you can be sure your voice gets heard even if you are not able to make it to all of the main organizational meetings.