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