Meeting Minutes! 9/2/08

Local programming competition: Saturday, Oct 11. 12pm - 6pm.
Dr. Stansifer is looking for contestants and volunteers. Both get free shirts and ACM membership. Practice problems can be found at http://fudge.fit.edu/. Everyone is welcome to compete.

Almost senseless to mention here, but if anyone hasn’t already and is reading the forums, sign up for the ACM mailing list at https://lists.fit.edu/sympa.

Wii Homebrew:
DISCLAIMER: We, the ACM, do not condone illegal activities, are not responsible for you breaking your Wii, etc. That aside, site: http://wii.brewology.com/ the wiki: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page. Basically, WiiBrew is a channel for the Wii that lets you make games and upload downloaded games and stuff. Mike wants to put a Wiibrew programming project together if possible. Anyone interested should contact Mike Kelly mkelly01@fit.edu.

There will be more information and business at the next meeting since we were cut short this meeting. For now, enjoy a quick, informal officer introduction.

Sarah Frank – President
Mike Kelly – Vice President
Roberto Hibbler - Treasurer
Sean Walden – Secretary
Deborah Wong – Public Relations
Miles Wallio - Webmaster

--Sean

On: 09-02-2008 09:43 PM - Read On
By: swalden


Upcoming Events

Here are some planned upcoming events for the Fall of 2008!

Upcoming Events:


  • Barbecue: Possibly near the Columbia Village Multi-Purpose Room. Tyler will be cooking. Yum :) A Saturday after 12 sometime in September. See Deborah to donate meal points and flex cash so we can have awesome food.


Proposed Events:

  • Gaming Events: RockBand, Super Smash Bros, Soul Caliber 4, other cooler than FITSSFSFSFS LAN parties and etc. Coordinated by: Nick for Smash.
  • Jeopardy!
  • Company Vists: Electronic Arts, Authentec, GE, Harris and etc.
  • Computer for Arcade Machine.
  • Tutoring sessions.
  • Tutorial Sessions. Cool software, like eclipse, Photoshop, GIMP, XNA, Flash, web design, and etc.
  • Programming Contests. Prizes, Fudge. Freshman only competitions? Certain classes and extra credit :D

On: 08-26-2008 08:26 PM - Read On
By: walliom


For those of you who didn't get to go to SIGGRAPH

For those of you who were unable to attend SIGGRAPH, there were many cool and exciting things to see.
This might be of interest to photographers or anyone who's interested in making a 3-D type object out of your photos. Photosynth is a similar product by Microsoft.

deviantArt was also there providing demos of art applications and hardware.

So if you didn't go, you missed out on a lot of neat things and you should go next year.

There is a meeting this upcoming Tuesday at 8:00 PM in Olin 118. You should plan on coming and help make this year the best ACM year yet.

On: 08-22-2008 05:53 PM - Read On
By: walliom


Meeting Cancelled

Hey Everyone!
Our meeting for today has been postponed until next Tuesday because of Hurricane Fay. Hopefully the weather is nicer next week and we look forward to seeing everyone's faces, old or new.
Hope your day wasn't too wet and see you all soon.

On: 08-19-2008 02:31 PM - Read On
By: walliom


A New Year

We are starting a new year at FIT! Be sure to check in early on Saturday or Sunday (Aug 16-17). Rumor has it that there will be a 4-6 hour wait if you're late.
Classes then begin on the 18th of August. Be sure to make a good first impression with your teachers and show up on time and actively participate in their lesson.

The first ACM Meeting will be on a Tuesday August 19 in OEC 118 at 8 PM.

Here are some tips for continuing (or starting) a great academic year at Florida Tech:

  • Show up early to class. Get a good night's rest. A good night's rest (of at least 7 hours) is better than drinking coffee or energy drinks in the morning. Coffee and energy drinks may help at first, but having an energy crash latter on in the day isn't.
  • Start working on assignments as soon as you can. They may not be do for a couple of weeks, but if you're busy playing video games and procrastinating, those two weeks will go by fast. You'll also have less time to perfect your project for a great grade.
  • Read at least 6 pages of a non-school book. Studies have shown that students who read for fun daily have better grades than those who don't. Picture books don't count.
  • Keep in touch with your teachers. Make sure they know you (in a good way). Not only will they know your name, but they'll be more willing to help someone they know than a student that's a stranger. (Also, rumor has it that if a teacher is oscillating on what a student's grade should be, they'll give a higher score to a student they know than a student they don't know).
  • Take notes on paper and then rewrite (or type) them up again later. A laptop sounds like a great tool for taking notes, but it can also become a great distraction during a lackluster lecture.
  • Do crossword puzzles or play sudoku during you're free time. This will help keep your mind active and thinking, plus it'll help you learn interesting new words.
  • And most importantly, join the Association for Computing Machinery FIT Chapter.

On: 08-12-2008 09:49 AM - Read On
By: walliom