August 23, 2008
Update to Peter Coffee Meeting Info
The Acteva reservation page for this event is now working properly, so you are welcome to use it for making reservations for the meeting. Here are the latest details.
Reservations are highly recommended. Seating is somewhat limited.
The cost for dinner and presentation is $25. If you want to skip dinner and come for just the presentation, it's $15. Both these options are available on the Acteva Page, also known as the AITP Event Page.
If you would rather pay at the door, you should email one of us and let us know -- the ACM people should contact Mike Walsh or B.J. Johnson, and the AITP people should contact Roger Lux. This is to provide a head count.
If you show up for the meeting with no reservation, the cost will be $35 due to the limited seating.
When you get to the meeting, there will be a sign-in sheet for each organization. If you have prepaid, you can put a check by your name. If you owe money, please bring a check made out to your organization (either ACM or AITP), or bring cash.
Roundtable Q&A starts at 6:30, dinner begins at 7:00, and the presentation starts at 7:30. We should be done by about 9:00 PM.
Meeting location is unchanged from previous announcements:
Spitfire Grill
3300 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-397-3455
If you have any further questions please feel free to email any of the three people listed above.
We hope to see you there!
August 7, 2008
August and Semptember Announcements
WOW!! August and September are going to be busy months for the ACM and other organizations around the area. We're kicking off the new season with a vengeance.
In August:
The SIGGRAPH is having it's 35th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. Details are:
Conference is Monday through Friday, August 11 - 15.
Exhibition is Tuesday through Thursday, August 12 - 14.
All details are available through the SIGGRAPH2008 Website.
Also happening in August is the Southland Technology Conference, sponsored by several Southern California chapters of PMI, QAI, and AITP. Details are:
The conference will be held at the Westin in Long Beach on August 22nd & 23rd.
To see a program list, including information on keynote speakers, please visit our website at www.SoTeCconference.com.
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Coming in September:
First, on Monday, September 8, we will be having our monthly council meeting, followed by a professional mixer at El Segundo Fish Company (Fishco). Details are:
Council meeting starts at 5:30 PM, in the conference room at Loyola Marymount University's Doolan Hall. Although only council business is discussed, members are encouraged to attend.
Professional Mixer Meeting starts at 6:30 PM, at the El Segundo Fish Company
Next, on Wednesday, September 10, we are having our yearly kickoff meeting with the AITP, at which the speaker will be Peter Coffee, Director of Platform Research at Salesforce.com. At this event, Mr. Coffee provides his Annual Forecast about key technologies in Computing, Communications and Business Applications. It is a always a very interesting program. Details are:
The meeting will be at the Spitfire Grill next to Santa Monica Airport. Cost will be $35 per person for non-members, $25 per person for members or ACM/AITP, or $15 per person if you skip dinner and just come for the program. Contact Mike Walsh or B.J. Johnson of the ACM, or Roger Lux of the AITP to sign up, or go to the AITP Event Page. Time will probably be 6:30 for dinner, and 7:30 for the talk, but may change slightly. Please check the back here or at the AITP site for time updates.
Finally, Dr. Stephanie August of Loyola Marymount University has offered us an opportunity to hear a talk by David L. Roberts. He will be presenting some of his work on Declarative Optimization-based Drama Management (DODM) architecture for computer games. Details are:
He will be at LMU on Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30 PM, in Doolan hall room 222. The talk is free, but seating is somewhat limited. More details are on the announcement flyer.
July 2, 2008
2008-2009 Los Angeles ACM Officers
The Los Angeles ACM chapter will be holding their annual transition meeting on Monday, July 8, at 6:30pm. Venue is the Doolan Hall conference room at Loyola Marymount University.
Incoming officers for 2008-2009 are:
- Chair - BJ Johnson
- Vice Chair - Andrés Buriticá
- Secretary - Mike Walsh
- Treasurer - Ray Toal
- Member at Large - Caskey Dickson
- Member at Large - Mike Megally
- Past Chair - John David N. Dionisio
June 19, 2008
Job opportunities via Vivid Resources
Laura Hunter from Vivid Resources (http://www.vividresources.com), a recruiter that specializes in placing User Experience and related professionals, has contacted the Los Angeles ACM on the availability of a few positions in Irvine.
Open positions include Director of User Experience, Director of User Research and two Director of Product roles (titled Channel Directors) in Irvine, California. Please contact Laura for full descriptions of each position, in case you are interested. She can be reached at laura.hunter@vividresources.com.
May 26, 2008
LA ACM Get-Together: June 8, 2008
Come and join us for an evening of fun, games, food, drink, networking, and just plain good times on Sunday, June 8, 2008. The Chapter is hosting an end-of-the-year party at the Stick and Stein Restaurant in El Segundo, CA. "The Stick" is a neighborhood sports bar, right on Sepulveda, with plenty of free parking. The burgers and sandwiches are delicious, and the pool tables are excellent. Yes, it's a sports bar, so if you have a particular sport you follow or game you are interested in, it'll probably be available at your convenience.
If sports on TV isn't to your taste, the room upstairs (where an additional pool table is located) is quiet and excellent for conversation. And, there is a large selection of both imported and domestic beers, or soft drinks if you prefer.
If you have been to one of our professional mixers this year, we'd love to see you again. If you haven't been yet, now is a good time to start. Members of area ACM student chapters are especially welcome. The fun starts at 8:00 PM. Location information is:
Stick and Stein Family Sports Grill
707 N Sepulveda Blvd
El Segundo, CA 90245-3425
Phone: (310) 414-9283
http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/125699/el_segundo_ca/stick_stein_eatery.html
Questions can also be addressed to bjohnson05@gmail.com.
So, come out and meet other computer scientists from around the LA area and join the Los Angeles ACM membership for a great evening!
April 8, 2008
UCLA Extension Class on Web 2.0
A class in "Web 2.0: Architecture, Tools, and Applications" will be offered on April 14 and 15 through UCLA's Extension program. For further information, check out the complete course information at this link.
April 7, 2008
LA ACM Suggestion Box
This blog entry is the LA ACM electronic suggestion box: please use the comments section of this entry to initiate and participate in discussions pertaining suggestions regarding any aspect of the organization.
Thanks to Myron Pullen for “suggesting the suggestion box.” :)
April 2, 2008
April Meeting
The next meeting of the Los Angles chapter of the ACM will be on Monday, April 7th.
We'll be meeting at El Segundo Fish Company, for our professional mixer meeting.
The fun usually begins about 6:30 PM and, as you may remember, it is an informal
discussion format. Check the LA ACM website for more details:
http://www.la-acm.org/meetings.html
Directions to Fishco are on their website at:
http://www.esfishco.com/Location.html
March 30, 2008
March 2008 Meeting Minutes Available on Wiki
The meeting minutes from the March 2008 LA ACM council meeting are now available on the Los Angeles ACM Wiki: http://wiki.acm.org/losangeles/index.php?title=Minutes_2008_03_03.
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March 2, 2008
March Meeting
It's coming up on the first Monday of the month again, and you know what that means: get-together at El Segundo Fish Company (and beyond, for some), after the LA ACM council meeting. It's spring break at LMU, so maybe the contingent of LMU students will be a touch smaller. Maybe.
As before, the meeting will be held at LMU (in the Doolan conference room) from 5:30pm-6:30pm, after which we'll proceed to FishCo. So if you're going straight there, show up sometime between 6:30pm-7pm, and of course you're welcome to "observe" the LA ACM council meeting.
For reference, here's their Web site: http://www.efishco.com
February 16, 2008
February 2008 Meeting Minutes Available on Wiki
The meeting minutes from the February 2008 LA ACM council meeting are now available on the Los Angeles ACM Wiki: http://wiki.acm.org/losangeles/index.php?title=Minutes_2008_02_04.
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February 4, 2008
February Meeting
It's the first Monday of the month again, and presumably you know what that means: get-together at FishCo (and beyond, for some of you), after the LA ACM council meeting. Now that school's back in, there should be a touch more people this month than last.
As before, the meeting will be held at LMU (in the Doolan conference room) from 5:30pm-6:30pm, after which we'll proceed to FishCo. So if you're going straight there, show up sometime between 6:30pm-7pm, and of course you're welcome to "observe" the LA ACM council meeting.
For reference, here's their Web site: http://www.esfishco.com
January 8, 2008
January 2008 Meeting Minutes Available on Wiki
The meeting minutes from the January 2008 LA ACM council meeting are now available on the Los Angeles ACM Wiki: http://wiki.acm.org/losangeles/index.php?title=Minutes_2008_01_07.
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January 7, 2008
January Meeting
I know that school's still out and so the student contingent might not be around for the LA ACM meeting followed by the FishCo dinner, but I'm letting you know anyway. You should know the drill by now: get-together at FishCo (and beyond, for some of you), after the LA ACM council meeting.
One quick note: this month, this FishCo dinner isn't actually the "official" LA ACM gathering; that's this Thursday, January 10, in Redondo Beach. Here's the information:
http://losangeles.acm.org/meetings.html
As before, the meeting will be held at LMU (in the Doolan conference room) from 5:30pm-6:30pm, after which we'll proceed to FishCo. So if you're going straight there, show up sometime between 6:30pm-7pm, and of course you're welcome to "observe" the LA ACM council meeting.
For reference, here's their Web site: http://www.esfishco.com
December 17, 2007
December 2007 Meeting Minutes Available on Wiki
The meeting minutes from the December 2007 LA ACM council meeting are now available on the Los Angeles ACM Wiki: http://wiki.acm.org/losangeles/index.php?title=Minutes_2007_12_03.
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