Ever have questions about the department, but don't know who to ask? Ever want to talk about the department with other students and faculty? Well here is your chance!

The Annual ACM and UPE Computer Science Department Town Hall will be on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 4PM and will take place in BH3400. As always, free food and drinks will be provided!

We are looking to collect questions from students to be discussed at the event. Please submit any questions or suggestions you have here! This is a great opportunity to discuss your education with your peers and faculty and get to know other people in your department. This happens only one time a year, so make sure to attend!

Join us for the 2 day Project Possibilty code-a-thon taking place during the weekend of February 27 - February 28. This programming contest helps develop open source software for individuals with disabilities. Over the two day period, students are teamed with industry mentors (from companies such as Google, Amgen, etc.) to plan and develop open source software from scratch. This event is an excellent way to assist a great cause while developing long term relationships with industry contacts.

Of course, as with any ACM event, expect exceptional food and prizes. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided for both days of the event. Contest winners will walk away with a cool $1000 cash. Other winners will also receive industry sponsored prizes. We look forward to seeing you there for food, fun, and excitement for this great cause!

Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible via the URL below. For registration and more information, please visit http://ss12.info/ucla/.

Project:Possibility is an open source project led by individuals of diverse backgrounds and skillsets who share a common goal: to make a powerful difference in the lives of disabled persons and software developers through open source software development.

About the Contest:

This competition is to create apps using the Klickfu SDK.
The platform itself is C++ integrated with OpenGL, and comes with a complete SDK with API. The apps are simple, short, and fun to create!

About Klickfu:

KlickFu is a startup software company based in Los Angeles. KlickFu CEO, Mark Geller, is a former Google product manager with 15 years experience in consumer Internet/software product development (and a UCLA Anderson business school grad!); KlickFu CTO, Rod Morison, has over 20 years experience leading development teams at companies like Earthlink and IdeaLab.

Why Participate:

• Create a finished game that you & your friends can use on your PC-- which may be distributed with the full KlickFu application!
• Work with professional developers using professional software development technologies and platforms
• Leading developers may have the opportunity to work with KlickFu in an ongoing internship program

What to do:

The KlickFu SDK will be available for download starting on Feb. 1. Here is the timeline for the contest:

• 1/27: UCLA ACM meeting with KlickFu demo and contest promotion
• 2/1: KlickFu UCLA ACM Contest Kick-Off Meeting & first day to receive KlickFu SDK.
  Meeting in Boelter 4760 @ 6pm.
• 2/2 - 2/28: Coding and QA!
• 3/1: Final apps due
• 3/8: Start distributing KlickFu UCLA ACM app with all student apps
• 3/14: End of contest for calculating user sign-ups and app usage
• 3/17: Announce winners and deliver prizes!

Prizes:

* >= 5 approved apps:
• o 1st place: Zune HD
• o Plus $100 Judge's prize for most innovative app

* >= 10 approved apps, with at least 300 user downloads:

• o 1st place: XBox 360
• o 2nd place: Zune HD
• o Plus $100 Judge's prize

* >= 20 approved apps with at least 500 user downloads:

• o 1st place: Unlocked Google Nexus One phone
• o 2nd place: Xbox 360
• o 3rd place: Zune HD
• o Plus $100 Judge's prize

Rules: (see links below)

• Contest Flyer
• Contest Sign-up Sheet
• FAQs
• Setup Instructions