Hello everyone!

Looking to test your programming and problem-solving skills this holiday season? "Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like." Each day, a new challenge is released for people to solve. Those with the most points at the end of the event on December 25 will win.

While there is a global leaderboard that you can compete in, the CSA will also have their own private leaderboard so all of you can compete amongst each other.

To get started:
1. Go to https://adventofcode.com/2024/
2. Login with a GitHub, Google, Twitter or Reddit account
3. Go to https://adventofcode.com/2024/leaderboard/private
4. Enter the code: 4445718-14c07e1c
5. Start solving!

The competition goes from December 1-25, with a new problem every night at 9pm. Learn more at https://adventofcode.com/2024/about

Our leaderboard is available at: https://adventofcode.com/2024/leaderboard/private/view/4445718

Note: Please refrain from using AI to solve the problems and from posting answers to challenges during the event.

Hey everyone!

The UFV School of Computing is running a field trip to the Hunan University of Arts and Science (HUAS) in China from April 26 - May 10 in 2025.

The cost of the trip is $3400 in fees plus the tuition of one course as you must register in CIS496F. This means when you go on this field trip, you'll also get a course credit towards your degree.

If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, or you have questions, please contact Dr. Frank Zhang at frank.zhang@ufv.ca

Hello everyone!

Opeyemi Adesina is looking for student volunteers to assist him with his CoderDojo program. The program covers Scratch, HTML and JavaScript. Volunteers would be helping facilitate the learning sessions and would need to travel to Mission.

Dates: November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5 and 12

Times: 3:30-5:00pm

Location: Ecole Heritage Park Middle School, 33700 Prentis Ave, Mission, BC

If anyone has questions, you can email Opeyemi directly at opeyemi.adesina@ufv.ca

You can register at literacyprogramreg@gmail.com

UFV IT Services is hosting its second Capture the Flag (CTF) event for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which is open to all UFV students and employees. This year they have two sets of challenges:

1. Non-Technical
2. Technical

The contest runs from October 15th until October 31st at midnight, and those with the most points at the end of October will be selected to receive a prize.

You can learn more about the CTF at https://blogs.ufv.ca/itservices/2024/10/ufv-capture-the-flag-ctf-is-back/

Hello everyone!
IEEE is hosting a competitive programming competition from October 25th to October 26th!

Check out their website if you're interested in signing up!
https://ieeextreme.org/

Note: The Discord links in the poster don't seem to work. You also DON'T need to go to Okanagan.

Hello everyone!

The Student Union Society is hosting a variety of events this October that we think you should check out. These are free and open to everyone:

Trades and Technology Pizza Party on October 16 from 11am to 5pm on the Chilliwack campus in Building T
"The UFV Student Union Society is so excited about their fourth annual Trades and Technology Campus Pizza Party!

The Student Union will be providing pizza, pop, SUS Merch and great times. We can't wait to host you all again!"

Patch and Paint: Pumpkin Party on October 30 from 11am to 2pm on the Abbotsford campus in Building S, Evered Hall
https://campus.hellorubric.com/?s=5157&eventid=28730

Diwali Celebration on October 30 from 6pm to 10pm on the Abbotsford campus in Building S, Evered Hall
https://campus.hellorubric.com/?s=5157&eventid=28964

Hi everyone,

There's an industrial event happening at UBC in the area of blockchain on Thu, Oct 17, 2024 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UFV faculty members will be attending the event to make connections with the industrial partners, and students are encouraged to do the same!

Registration is free! Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blockchainubc-industry-night-2024-tickets-1017756807007

-Sabreen

Hi CSA members! We're currently planning an online gaming night, hopefully taking place late July.

Here's a quick google form with some popular game suggestions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTK0ej9-Nnoi5ElgcUUKMc_uIv9JT75dTpns9L_bEbUK0EMQ/viewform

Feel free to vote for which games you prefer and we'll choose based on popularity. Thanks :)

-Sabreen

We've been seeing an increase in homework/exam/essay services that are being promoted within the UFV community. We do not support these services, so if you see these in the server or if you receive a DM regarding these services, please report it to a CSA executive.

-Samuel

Hello everyone, the day for the Chilliwack Tech Hackathon has finally arrived!

Parking during this event in Lot 6 will be free. Also, please see attached the information for connecting to WiFi at the event.

Hope to see you all there!

-Sabreen

Hey guys,

The time has finally come, the election results are in. Let's start with those:

• President: Sabreen Gill (@sabrreen)
• Vice President: Samuel Shull (@Samuel / CourseDiscovery)
• Secretary: Mason Paquette (@Mason / General_Mario)
• Treasurer: Simranjit Singh (@Simranjit / TheTranquilLion)
• Communications Manager (@Krish Machanda)

And now some words from our sponsor... that would be me, Josh. Given that I'm passing on the metaphorical torch, I thought I'd say a few words. This year with the CSA has honestly been one hell of a roller coaster. From dealing with SUS to trying to host as many events as we could to everything in between. I'm very happy with what we've accomplished this year.

We held several coding competitions, some hackathons, an awesome tech panel and attempted a game jam. It wasn't perfect to say the least and it may not have seemed like much at times but a lot of effort has gone into each and every event. For that, I really want to thank the entire exec team for their hard work this year. I also want to thank you guys for showing up to our events and participating in the conversation on the server. Without you guys, there isn't really a CSA, so thank you.

I'm sure I can speak for most of the team in saying it's a bittersweet end to our time in the CSA. We accomplished a lot this year and we're proud of that; however, we're very excited to see what the future holds. We look forward to what the next team can accomplish in the coming year. With all this being sent, I guess it's time for me to sign off. Feel free to DM me if you have any burning questions tho.

-Josh

Hey guys,

Before we start the elections, I thought we should get to know our candidates. I've created a campaigning channel for them to spread their propaganda and tell you why they should be elected. I've also created another channel for you to ask your burning questions to our candidates.

The nominees have been given a temporary nominee role so you can tell them apart, the list is as follows:

President:

• Sabreen Gill (@Sabrreen)
• Varad Pund (@whoisvarad_)

Vice-President:

• Simranjit Singh (@thetranquillion)
• Ishwak Sharda (@ishwaksharda09)
• Samuel Shull (@CourseDiscovery)
• Gurpreet Singh (@gurpreet.singh.)

Secretary:

• Mason Paquette (@general_mario)
• Ngan Phan (@nganphan)

Treasurer:

• Simranjit Singh
• Mason Paquette
• Ngan Phan
• Gurpreet Singh

Communication Manager:

• Samuel Shull
• Sabreen Gill
• Varad Pund
• Krish Manchanda (@krish3556)

If anyone has any questions, DM me (@JoshG) or ask in general and I'll answer whatever I can. The campaigning phase will continue until the end of April. We will start elections May 1st and have them go until May 14th.

First, I've got some cool news for everyone, our site has finally been updated so feel free to check it out at https://csa.ufv.ca/. A huge thank you to Samuel, <@1067870977305890907>, for making this. Events and announcements now have separate channels where posts from the site will be auto posted. We don't want to spam the entire server with reminders when events are coming closer so we've decided to use discord events. You can click interested to opt in to be notified for events you're interested in (should be a month and a week prior to the event in question). Overall, I'm really liking the direction we're going, again, huge thanks to Samuel for making this possible!

Lastly, we got merch! As you can see in the image above, those are the main designs that people ordered. We did order extra pixelated versions so if you're still interested in getting one, we do have extras. If there is enough interest, we may also do a secondary drop so if you were on the fence and want to come check em out, let us know. That's it for now!

-Josh

For those that couldn't make it to the IEEE meeting. We learned about how by joining IEEE we get a ton more opportunities for making connections with actual employers and getting your projects in front of them. This gives you a huge advantage applying to different places. Another benefit she mentioned were very recognizable scholarship opportunities given that IEEE is one of the largest international organizations for COMP / CIS students. If joining sounds good to you, we are starting a UFV chapter for IEEE. To join, sign up for an account on IEEE.org, then, join IEEE as a student. Once that is done, you'll be given an IEEE member number, this can be found by clicking on your name at the top, then on Membership information, Membership card and certificates and finally onto IEEE membership card. At the bottom of this PDF you'll be able to view your code. If you sign up, DM me your full name, student email and your IEEE member code. For members, once I have everyone's info forwarded to Mandeep, I will email everyone regarding electing a chair, vice chair, treasurer and secretary. EDIT: For those that want to join, there is a 16 USD membership fee. (edited)10

March 4, 2024