The Johns Hopkins Association for Computing Machinery is a student organisation of the Johns Hopkins University dedicated to furthering the knowledge and advancement of computers and information technology through the free exchange of ideas and information. As a chapter of the oldest computing society in the world, the JHU ACM is a place for diverse backgrounds and interests, and serves the JHU community as a whole.
Meeting: OMG BBQ!
2008-03-26
Esteemed colleagues,
This week, we cordially invite you to our informal dinner at the esteemed AMR Barbecue Pit. Light snacks, tea, and crumpets will be provided, in addition to our main course, a delightfully quaint offering of beef and vegetarian patties. In addition, we will offer sausages of varying parentage and content, which I'm told are referred to in the vernacular as "Hot Dogs".
RSVP is not necessary. Come as you are.
5 PM, at the Barbecue Pit.
Join us, won't you?
Barbecue Pit, 5:00 PM, Thursday March 27th, 2008
Contact: Rich
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Meeting: Real ID: The Real Deal
2008-02-28
Big brother is watching you. Or at least he's trying to. The Real ID Act of 2005 is helping the government slowly encroach on your privacy, costing billions in tax money, and allowing the government to track your every move.
This week, the JHU ACM has teamed up with the Johns Hopkins ACLU to bring experts from the national ACLU's Technology and Liberty Program on the controversy surrounding the Real ID. The Act will turn our state driver's licenses into a de facto national identity card. Find out what a national ID system would mean for you and your rights, how it would affect identity theft and privacy rights; and the discrimination it would mean for immigrants, the poor, and minorities.
Free pizza, soda, snacks, and t-shirts for the first 25 people to arrive! Note the late meeting time this week!
Shaffer 3, 7:30 PM, Thursday February 28, 2008
Contact: Matt
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Meeting: Hack-a-thon
2008-02-21
Ok, so I'm sure everyone, like myself, has outstanding projects, assignments, and miscellanea that needs some tender love and care. Personally, I need to finish a few websites, write an allocator, better learn some Perl, and take a nap. Luckily, this Thursday, the ACM is having a hack-a-thon. We'll be staying as long as we can, coding and eating all night long. If you want to learn a language, work on that pet project you've been keeping under your pillow, or recruit some people to help you code your awesome open source project, this is the place to do it.
Bloomberg R&D has graciously provided us with Pizza, soda, snacks, shirts, and some other goodies all for the taking. All you have to do is show up and stick around for a while, maybe code something up. The party goes on as long as you want it to, so come! Eat! Be merry!
(Meeting sponsored by Bloomberg R&D)
Shaffer 304, 5:00 PM, Thursday February 21
Contact: Matt
Meeting: A Very ACM Valentines Day
2008-02-13
Guess what?! The ACM got asked out! We're going to be <3 HopSFA's <3 valentine, and accompany them on a fantastic date to play laser tag. For those of you who don't know, HopSFA is the Johns Hopkins Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. They're an older guy, but its cool. The ACM likes to date up. Anyway, we'll be providing transportation, but games are $5.50 a piece (figure on 2 - 3), so bring your wallet (or a friend with a wallet). We'll be meeting by Levering Hall tomorrow (Thursday) at 5pm (five pee emm).
For more info about the venue, check here, and if you want to transport yourself, go right ahead and meet us there. For more info, questions, or concerns, call the date's chaperon, Rich Ercolani. His email is rercola@acm.jhu.edu, and he's a very responsible chaperon.
So again, thats tomorrow! At 5pm! Outside levering! For a laser-ful valentine <3
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