The student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery at the
University of Illinois is hosting Reflections | Projections, its annual
student computing conference, on October 2-4, 1998, and we want you to
attend.
Held in the Digital Computer Lab on campus, Reflections | Projections
offers students from all over the country a chance to interact with
computer industry professionals and to peek into the future of computing.
The conference begins with an employment fair on Friday, October 2, from
10-5. Thirty companies will be recruiting in the DCL atrium, including
Abbott Laboratories; Crowe, Chizek, and Company LLP; CSG Systems, Inc.;
International Telecommunication Data Systems; Lante Corporation; Lucent
Technologies; Motorola, Inc.; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; STR; and Wolfram
Research, Inc.
Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, will deliver the keynote address on
Saturday. In addition, there are sessions covering these and more topics:
Distributed Computing using Java Spaces, WindowsCE, Art and Music for
Computer Scientists, Software Components, Mandatory Access Control and
Other High Level Operating System Security Mechanisms, Pitfalls in Real
Time Operating System Design, Practical Graphics Programming, Using
Computers to Solve Genetics Problems, Java and Object Databases, and the
Personal Software Process. There will be a round table discussion of Free
Software and Open Source Development as well as a discussion of Women in
Computer Science.
Also returning for its fourth year is MechMania, an artificial
intelligence programming contest. Last year, teams from 8 different states
battled to colonize extraterrestrial landscapes with their mechanical
warriors. This year, 15 teams will compete to conquer the Vinyl Frontier.
The contest is sponsored by Trilogy.
If you are a representative of an ACM chapter or other group of computer
enthusiasts, consider attending the regional chapter meeting on Sunday
morning. It is a way for you to exchange ideas with other groups around the
country. If you are interested in attending, please mail [log in to unmask] and
include anything you would like to discuss.
Reflections | Projections is a student-run conference, and we are trying to
attract students in organizations like yours. If you would like to help us
publicize the weekend, please circulate this message among your members,
or email our conference committee ([log in to unmask]), and we'll mail
you flyers that you can post.
For complete information about the conference, take a look at
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference. Online registration is available
there. Everyone is encouraged to attend - no ACM affiliation is required.
Free housing with UIUC students is available.
The registration fee is $15, which includes entrance to all conference
events, meals for the weekend, inclusion of your resume in the conference
resume book, and a T-shirt. If you register before September 18, you will
be eligible to win free software from Microsoft and Red Hat and free books
from O'Reilly. You can mail your payment and resume to the ACM office before
the conference: ACM Conference, 1304 W. Springfield Ave. MC258, Urbana, IL
61801.
If you have any questions about the conference, please email
[log in to unmask]
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Jason Luther - Reflections | Projections '98 coordinator
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/ - [log in to unmask]
October 2-4, 1998 - Urbana, Illinois
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