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Greetings, fellow ACM chapters!
 
Well, it's October, and you know what that means -- time once again for
the ACM student chapter at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
to host its annual Reflections|Projections conference on October 17th,
18th, and 19th. This year we've got a whole slew of speakers, with topics
ranging from OpenGL programming to N64 development to advanced
microprocessor design to the year 2000 problem. Our keynote speaker this
year is Steve Dorner, author of Eudora. We're also holding the Mechmania
III programming contest, in which ten teams compete to build the AI to
take over the universe. And our full-day career fair already has over 30
companies signed up begging for your resume.
 
We're also going to be holding a meeting with representatives of all the
attending chapters on Saturday the 18th. The current agenda includes a
status report from the chapter representatives, news on current events and
projects, and plans for the future. Come to see what other chapters are
doing, and make some contacts elsewhere in the organization. If you have
any suggestions for specific items, please feel free to mail me.
 
If you and your chapter haven't signed up to attend the conference yet,
I'd advise you to hurry. The cost is only $15 per person, which includes a
free T-shirt and meals for the weekend. Information on the conference and
registration to attend are available at:
 
        http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/
 
A rough schedule is as follows:
 
        Fri 17  Career Fair, with over 30 employers
                Barbecue
                Mechmania III presentation
                Movie night
        Sat 18  Donuts
                Mechmania III coding
                OpenGL workshops
                N64 Development workshop
                CAVE tours
                Keynote speaker: Steve Dorner
                Computer architecture speaker
                ACM student chapter meeting
                Y2K speaker
                Unix System Security workshop
                Dinner
                Social event
        Sun 19  More speakers and workshops
                Mechmania III tournament
 
If you have any questions, feel free to mail me at [log in to unmask] or call
the ACM@UIUC student chapter office at 217.333.5828 . We look forward to
seeing you there!
 
                        Michael J. Kolb
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