Imagine Cup is a Microsoft-run programming contest that allows students and amateurs to compete in several different competitions. Imagine Cup not only finds the best and brightest, but also promotes creativity in the computing field. This year’s theme is "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems." An example of last year’s winner in game design is counter strike: HIV killer.

If you would like to register, there will be a meeting that will help you register and help you with your proposals. The meeting will be held October 14, 2009 in Covel Commons Computer lab from 7:00pm-9:00pm. There will be some free giveaways including some swag and software. This meeting is people who are serious about registering and have an idea of what they might want to submit.

Come to Boelter Hall 4760 to learn from current Google engineers and representatives the art of acing the interview for Google as well as many other businesses and companies!

Be sure to attend the Lightning Tech Talks the day before (Wednesday, October 14) to learn more about exciting topics in engineering and science from Google UCLA alumni.

FREE El Pollo Loco and FREE Google swag will be provided at both events!

Hosted by UCLA UPE

UCLA alumni working at Google are returning to their alma mater to speak to you about interesting topics in engineering and science through their Lightning Tech Talks.

Afterward, there will be an info session during which you will be able to learn more about Google and your respective field.

Then come back the next day at 5:00PM (BH 4760) for another Google event: the Google Interview Workshop.

FREE CHIPOTLE burritos AND FREE Google T-shirts, pens, USB drives, and more will be provided on a first come first serve basis!

Hosted by UCLA UPE and UCLA HKN

What: Boeing at Bruins Career Fair
Where: Ackerman Ballroom
When: Tuesday, October 13 11:00AM~3:00PM

Boeing will be at the Jobs for Bruins fair next Tuesday and they will be taking resumes for IT-related internships and full-time entry level positions.

Further information about Boeing's IT internship program can be found here.

What: Amgen Infosession
Where: Third Floor of the Career Center, Conference Rooms A and B.
When: Wednesday, October 14th 6:00PM~8:00PM

Amgen is having an infosession. ACM members are invited to join for pizza and an informative session about the company.

Amgen will also be on campus October 12th and 21st for the General Career Fair and Engineering and Technical Career Fair.

Practices will be:
Every Saturday from 1pm~4pm
in Boelter 3760.

Southern California regionals | World finals
Introduction
The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) provides
college students with opportunities to interact with students from
other universities and to sharpen and demonstrate their
problem-solving, programming, and teamwork skills. The contest provides
a platform for ACM, industry, and academia to encourage and focus
public attention on the next generation of computing professionals as
they pursue excellence. Schools which compete in Southern California
include UCLA, UCSD, USC, Harvey Mudd and Caltech.

ICPC is getting back into gear for our next sweat-dripping, keyboard-pounding, brain-wrenching competition! Four teams of three will be going down to Riverside in November to compete with the toughest coders in Southern California (http://www.socalcontest.org/current/index.shtml).
We want the brightest minds at UCLA to come out and show other schools what we're made of! If you're up for the challenge, come down and practice with the rest of the team!

Practices will be:
Every Saturday from 2pm~5pm
in Boelter 3760.

All you need to bring is your brain!

We welcome everyone to attend our General Body Meeting!
The meeting will take place on Oct 20 at 6pm in Boelter 4760.
We'll be going over upcoming events and projects like SS12, Game Console, and ICPC.
Are you interested in becoming an officer of ACM and being part of something great at UCLA? Find out how at our GBM!
And of course, there will be food and drinks! So don't miss it!

Microsoft wants you! We are looking forward to meeting the best technical talent at UCLA this year, and to do that, we’re going to have our first set of interviews before any of the career fairs even happen. Our first openings and opportunities will happen in the first week of October, and to consider you for that, we need you to apply by Sept. 23.

Many of our best openings and jobs come early in the year! So I urge you not to wait, but to take action now and be the first to get involved.

Here's how to successfully apply online--

1) Go to www.microsoft.com/college

2) Click on the "University" Picture/Box

3) Click on “Explore the possibilities” button in the College or College Internships Positions (depending upon your grad date) box (right side of page)

On your mark, get set... CODE!

Are you energized by cracking conundrums? Are you keen to crank out some code? At Google, we know the rush of encountering a challenge and rising to meet it, transforming a problem into a solution and a solution into code. Since 2003, we've been sharing that experience with a global community of computer scientists through our annual programming competition, Google Code Jam.

We're excited to announce Google Code Jam 2009, powered by Google App Engine. Join the fun and compete in several 2½-hour online rounds, attacking three to four difficult algorithmic problems during each round. You may use your favorite programming languages and tools to code up a solution. When ready, run your solution against our fiendish test data. The algorithm needs to be right, and it needs to be efficient: when N=10000, O(N3) won't cut it!