Association for Computing Machinery

Elections for leadership positions in ACM will be held next Tuesday, April 23rd at the usual time of 5:30 in Muhly Lounge.

In order to run for a position, you must be a current member of the ACM chapter and must be able to fulfill the duties of your position for the full academic year (August 2013-May 2014). If there are multiple people running for a position, we will allow each candidate to give a small speech and will then conduct a vote via paper ballots. Only current members of ACM will be eligible to vote. If you are interested in running for a position, please send an email to acm@uiowa.edu with your name, the position you intend on running for, and a brief description of why you are running for the position.

Just a reminder that the Microsoft recruiter for Iowa will be on campus tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, for a presentation titled, “Compete to Win: Top 10 Ideas for Building a Future Career in Software Development.” The presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. in 110 MLH. This is a great opportunity to meet the new recruiter for Iowa, who will be conducting many of the phone interviews next fall for Iowa applicants. Come for useful information, to network, and free food and great prizes.

On Tuesday, March 26th, ACM will welcome two executives from IDx – Dr. Meindert Niemeijer, the company's Chief Technology Officer as well as Chief Operating Officer Ben Clark.

IDx is a dynamic Iowa City-based start-up that’s developing what's expected to be the first-ever FDA-approved device for the automated detection of disease. Built through a series of advanced automated image analysis algorithms developed over the last decade, IDx's work is being hailed as the "future of medicine." Tuesday's talk from Dr. Niemeijer will cover some of the general image processing and pattern recognition techniques at the basis of IDx's current generation of proprietary algorithms. Additionally, he will discuss some of the novel methods that will be driving future algorithmic developments at the company.

Need a break from studying for midterms? Tomorrow (Tuesday) night, we will be having an ACM game night in Muhly Lounge from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. There will be a variety of board games to play and free pizza. Feel free to bring your own games as well!

Interested in gaming? Check out the second annual Epic gaming tournament, hosted by EPX Studios in Iowa City on February 9th. Details about the event can be viewed on their Facebook page: http://goo.gl/zpR7d or the EPX website: http://epxstudio.wordpress.com

BTA (Business Technology Association) has Innovative Software Engineering presenting tomorrow evening at 7pm in PBB S401. ISE is a software engineering firm in Coralville that has experienced amazing growth in the last few years and they are looking to fill entry level and internship positions. This a good opportunity for you to introduce yourself to ISE prior to the spring job fair.

Microsoft recruiters will be back on campus tomorrow - Tuesday, January 29th. They will be holding "Office Hours" in Muhly Lounge (3 MLH) from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. You can bring your resume to have it reviewed by a recruiter and win a prize. Microsoft is still hiring for all three of their technical roles, so be sure to stop by for some 1-on-1 time with a recruiter! There will be a short informational session from 12:30-1:30PM in 3307 SC. Finally, Microsoft and ACM will be co-hosting a Computer Science Trivia Night at 6:30 PM in 110 MacLean Hall.

Don't forget about the ACM Meeting Tomorrow night! (Wednesday, November 28th at 5:30PM in Muhly Lounge) This is your opportunity to bring in some cool technology or software that you have or that you created. It can be new or old, hardware or software, or pretty much anything, be creative! You can show the rest of the group the cool technology that you bring in, and see what others have to show. There will be prizes sponsored by Microsoft for those that bring something to show.

Mark your calendar for the next ACM meeting on Tuesday (November 13, 2012) at 5:30PM in 110 MLH. Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) will be sponsoring our meeting and will be talking about many of the interesting ways their company utilizes technology. IDT is located in Coralville, and has several great internship opportunities for the spring semester. Come to the meeting if you are interested in science and technology, might be looking for a part-time job in the spring, or to have some pizza and enjoy a presentation! Here is a summary from IDT's website:

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is a leader in manufacturing and developing products for the research and diagnostic life science market. IDT serves the areas of academic research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development. Founded by Dr. Joseph Walder in 1987, IDT’s development has been guided by an uncompromising approach to quality, a belief in the value of good service, and a determination to minimize consumer costs. IDT’s headquarters is located in Coralville, Iowa in a 134,000 sq. feet (12,450 sq. meters) state-of-the-art facility. West Coast customers are served from San Diego, where IDT began production in 2005. IDT established its European operating base in Leuven, Belgium in 2006 by constructing a new 2,000 sq. meter facility incorporating its market-leading technology and manufacturing processes. IDT now has over 500 employees and ships over 20,000 oligos per day.