Event: Flash Mob for Make-A-Wish

Join Make-A-Wish for a surprise FLASH MOB on Friday, Feb. 10th as a part of Alex’s MISSION POSSIBLE: ROBOT PROTOCOL wish. 11-yr old Alex wants to bring peace to others and he believes robots will help us accomplish this. Part of his robot mission will take place in the BioRobotics lab at UW and we are inviting YOU to help make this wish SPARKLE through the fun of a flash mob!

When: Friday, Feb. 10th at 2:25pm (please plan to be there by 2:10pm or earlier to go over choreography/find the other dancers)
Where: Red Square at UW (meet dance leader, DOM CHAN, at the sculpture in the center of Red Square)
What: learn the dance moves provided to you on the MAW (Make a Wish)  youtube link: http://youtu.be/Qheo9jc7oP4
* At the end of the dance, all dancers will say PEACE, ALEX!
* Song is Boom Boom Pow (radio edit) by Black Eyed Peas
Misc: option to dress in “Star Wars” or other robotics attire; dress warm (We dance rain or shine); option to bring signs that say “Alex rocks,” “Robots unite!” or even just PEACE signs (etc)

 

Youtube video of dance: SURPRISE FLASH MOB for Alex’s Wish to bring “Peace to others… with the help of robots.” ‎

Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/265644723502242/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/northwestwishes

Twitter: @MakeAWishAKWA

For more information about this Wish activity, please contact Jessie Ellenbaas jessie@nwwishes.org or 206-623-5380

Event: iSchool Winter Speaker Series – Bryce Smart

Tues. January 31, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

MGH 420

Next week, come hear from guest speaker Bryce Smart talk about his experience in the project management field. Bryce has spent the past four-and-a-half years as a Project Manager at T-Mobile, where he has focused on IT and supply chain management. Several of Bryce’s most notable projects have been the launch of the Galaxy S II, a reinvention of all of T-Mobile’s prepaid (now Monthly 4G) rate plans, and enabling customers to charge purchases of Android apps to their phone bills.

Bryce is a Day MSIM alumni from the class of 2008 and actually began at T-Mobile as an intern as part of the MSIM program. Prior to coming to the iSchool, Bryce worked in oil services for a geo-mechanical engineering company, doing an overhaul of their client reporting, as well as QA testing of internal applications.”

Event: Fame, Fortune and Fun: What do you really want to do with your life?

On behalf of the Counseling Center, H.U.M.V. (Husky United Military Veterans) and the Career Center, in alliance with the UW Veterans Center, we would like to inform you of the upcoming career focused events for veterans – http://careers.uw.edu/Resources/Events-for-Student-Veterans.

For the moment, we’re focused on marketing the winter events, which begin with a workshop presented by the Counseling Center titled: Fame, Fortune and Fun: What do you really want to do with your life?  (Tuesday, February 7, 2:00 – 3:30PM – Mary Gates Hall 224).

Washington’s Women’s Center Life Long Learning Program – GRE Prep

The University of Washington Women’s Center Lifelong Learning program is
offering GRE Prep and Basic Math Refresher Courses on campus! We would
greatly appreciate if you could spread the word to students and members of
the UW community about our classes through your department’s listserv.

Thank you!

*Please include the following information:*

“The University of Washington Women’s Center Lifelong Learning program is
offering GRE Prep and Basic Math Refresher Courses on campus.

*GRE PREP*
Option 1: February 6-27, Mondays & Wednesdays 6-8pm
Option 2: March 3-24, Saturdays 1-5pm

*BASIC MATH REFRESHER*
Option 1: February 7-28, Tuesdays 6-8pm
Option 2: March 6-27, Tuesdays 6-8pm

Check out our website for more information on courses and instructors! Feel
free to contact the University of Washington Women’s Center with any
questions or concerns you may have.

Homepage: http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr
Phone: 206-685-1090
Address:
Women’s Center
Cunningham Hall
Box 353070
Seattle, WA 98195-3070″

Volunteer Abroad: Vive Peru

Want to Visit Peru this Summer? Volunteer and Make a Difference!
Vive Peru is in need of volunteer interns experienced in the areas of
Clinical Medicine, Social Work, Teaching Music, Teaching English and
Engineering to support our partner organizations and adopted
communities in Northern Peru! Work side-by-side with doctors in local
clinics and hospitals, volunteer with underprivileged children, share
your love for music or languages with the children of Peru. In your
free time, explore one of the most ecologically diverse and
historically rich countries in the world. Participate in one of our 5-
week sessions, or stay for all three! Interested? Apply by February
25, 2012 for the experience of a lifetime! Applications available
online at www.viveperu.org/apply.php.

Event: Entrepreneur Speed-Dating

Think your research might have commercial value? Interested in how commercialization works at UW? Wonder about what it takes to launch a start-up? Join us for an Entrepreneur Speed-Dating event for grad students and postdocs. SPEED-DATING: Get ready for four intense back-to-back 20-minute sessions. Participants confer with recognized entrepreneurs with experience in launching successful companies. Entrepreneur Speed Dating is an invigorating session, pairing UW graduate students and postdocs with C4C’s current and emeritus Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs), UW’s Entrepreneurial Faculty Fellows (EFFs), and C4C Technology Managers. Our entrepreneurs serve as an initial sounding board and a source of ideas and practical advice on starting a company. Who knows? Your sessions may spark a longer-term relationship. Who should date? UW grad students and postdocs who want to explore commercialization opportunities. Those who don’t yet have an idea, but wish to learn more about the start-up process and C4C resources are welcome to discuss their area of research. SWAG: C4C’s coveted umbrellas and retro-chic C4C lab notebooks. Networking: After the intensity of the speed-dating sessions, relax and enjoy the fellowship of your entrepreneurial colleagues, as well as food and drink courtesy of C4C. When: Feb 15, 2012, 3:00 to 5:30 pm Where: Atrium of the Paul G Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering Register Now!

Event: eScience Institute Seminar Series

The eScience Institute would like to invite you to join us for our 2012 seminar series.  We look forward to seeing you there!

eScience Institute Seminar Series, Winter 2012

* February 7, 4 PM (EE303)

Mike Kellen (Sage Bionetworks)

Synapse, the collaborative computational platform currently under development for the Sage Bionetworks Commons

* March 6, 4 PM (EE303)

Andrew Ban (Arzeda)

Enzyme Design in the Cloud

* April 3, 4 PM (EE303)

YongChul Kwon (UW, Magdalena Balazinska lab)

Databases for scientific computing

* May 1, 4 PM (EE303)

Jacob VanderPlas (UW, Andrew Connolly lab)

Machine learning for cosmology

Refreshments (drinks and pizza) will be provided.  More information is available at the eScience Institute web site:http://escience.washington.edu

Study Abroad: Information Session for iSchool South Korea Exploration Seminar

Information Session for iSchool South Korea Exploration Seminar

Matthew Saxton, Associate Dean for Academics, and Jeffrey Kim, Director, INSER, will host an information session for the iSchool’s Exploration Seminar in South Korea: Information, Technology & Society in Modern Korea on Thursday, February 9, 4-5 pm, MGH 420.  

The 2012 program will be held in collaboration with Kyung Hee University (KHU) in Seoul and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejon. This program will build on the success of the Information School’s 2010 and 2011 Exploration Seminars in Korea, which were also held in collaboration with KHU and KAIST.

For an overview of the seminar or to apply to the seminar before the information session, please visit the online brochure:

No RSVP required. We hope to see you there!

Event: Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

Call for Papers: 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August 9 – 12, 2012, Seattle, Washington

IT Project Management Track (and associated mini-tracks)

18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August 9 – 12, 2012, Seattle, Washington

Track Information:

Unfortunately, information technology (IT) projects have become notorious for high failure rates or having significant cost or budget overruns. Both research and anecdotal evidence suggests that many IT projects struggle to meet functionality and quality targets. Research has identified multiple reasons for these challenges in IT projects, such as: project escalation, poor risk management, failure to manage user expectations, poor software development or project management processes, or inability to learn from past mistakes and successes. As a research community, there is still much to be learned and discussed about improving success rates for IT projects.

Info Session for Study Abroad – Global Internships & Funding Opportunities

Due to last week’s snow this event which was supposed to be held last Thursday has been rescheduled for tomorrow Monday, January 23rd from 1-2pm in Thomson 317. First half will be SIT, second half IE3. Students can come to all or part of the info session to learn about funding opportunities for study abroad and intern abroad programs.

Info Session for Study Abroad, Global Internships & Funding Opportunities
Thursday, January 26th from 12:30-1:30pm in Thomson 317
No registration required

Want to intern or study abroad this summer? Not sure how to pay for it? Come learn about opportunities to go abroad and ways to fund your experience at this joint SIT/Ie3 info session!

SIT/World Learning has $18,000 in funding available for UW students for the 2012-2013 academic year. SIT Study Abroad sponsors a special need-based scholarship for students from the UW who participate on SIT Study Abroad programs. Scholarship awards vary according to financial need and can range from $500-$5,000 for semester programs and from $300-$3,000 for summer programs.

IE3 partners with UW to make sure students who intern abroad have a safe experience while doing meaningful work and earning credits towards their degree. Come to the IE3 info session next Thursday to learn more about what kind of work is available, what regions they send students to, and most importantly – funding opportunities! The application deadline for 2012 summer internships is January 25^th, so come to this info session for application tips and to get things started! Please visit ie3global.ous.edu to find out more and for a list of current internships available.

Please join us and feel free to bring and eat your lunch.