Here are the results for the ACM elections:

Offices:

President - Crystal Wettingfeld
Vice-President - Ric Guidry
Secretary - Rafael Romero
Treasurer - Iris Beltran
SGA Representative - Valerie Juarez

Chairs and Positions

Webmaster - James Carnley
Fundraising Chair - Kelli Hall
Activities Chair - Valerie Juarez

ACM Annual Officer Elections

Friday, April 18th 2008

4 pm * Maes Room 111

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**All officer positions are open to any undergraduate or graduate students, who must be an ACM Member, with a GPA of at least 2.5. **

"Enthusiasm and dedication are the fundamental qualifications for both the student officers and sponsor. In addition, each officer must be a student member in good standing of the ACM." ---ACM Student Chapter Manual

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Officer Positions and Descriptions:

The following is a list of descriptions of each officer's responsibilities and the current officer. These officer descriptions are based on those from the ACM Student Chapter Manual that can be found at the National ACM Website.

• President: Crystal Wettingfeld - Responsible for all chapter activities. This person normally presides at all meetings of the chapter, and represents the chapter to the Association. First in the chain of command, presides over, and appoints all committees of the chapter.  Is also responsible for working with the Computer Science Department for arrangements for the Annual Spring Banquet.  (i.e.  arranging for speaker, organizing and delegating tasks in planning the banquet, etc.)
  
• Vice-President: James Carnley - Assumes the duties of the President in the event of the chair's absence, and fulfills those duties assigned by the President. Typically, the Vice President is chair of all chapter committees, which is responsible for arranging weekly activities, fundraisers, and other related functions for the chapter.
• Secretary: Raul Picon - Keeps the minutes of all chapter meetings; prepares the annual chapter activity report, which is presented to the chapter at the end of the program year--normally, at the meeting when newly elected officers formally assume their posts; and prepares reports to be sent to ACM headquarters as required. The secretary must also notify ACM Headquarters of changes in officers or sponsor of the chapter. Likewise, the secretary must send official notification to the ACM Chapter Coordinator of any proposed changes in the chapter's bylaws for approval, prior to their distribution to the membership.
  
• Treasurer: Iris Beltran - The responsibilities of the treasurer include collecting dues and maintaining the financial and membership records of the chapter. The treasurer must also file the annual report of the chapter's finances required by the Treasurer of ACM.
• SGA Representative: Valerie Juarez - Represents the Lamar ACM Chapter at all SGA Meetings and is our liaison with the Lamar University Student Government Assoc. Ability to attend all SGA Meetings is required, and must report back to the chapter and its officers to allow the chapter to be involved and aware of the ongoings and events at the University. If the SGA Representative is unable to attend a meeting, he/she must find a replacement, whether it be an officer, committee chair or ACM member to take their place at the SGA Meeting with at least 24 hours notice.

Introductory Committee Chairs:

• Fundraising Chair: Responsible for the organization, planning, and implementations of fundraisers for the organization. Must have a minimum of one fundraiser per month in each semester. Appoints tasks required for fundraisers, set up volunteer schedules, obtaining the right documentations and requirements for each fundraiser, such as reservations at the Setzer Center, dealing with the Health Department if selling food, etc.
  
• Activities Chair: Responsible for organizing weekly activities [Game Night, Movie Night, Field Trips, etc.]. Lamar ACM Activities are normally held once every week, during the weekend, unless other circumstances prohibit so, during the course of the Fall and Spring semesters. The Activities Chair will deal out tasks to committee members and volunteers as needed, and is responsible for obtaining the right permissions prior to the activity.

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Current Candidates:

The following list is that of the candidates currently running or nominated for an Officer/Committee Chair Position. These persons will not be appointed for these positions until elected on Friday, April 18th for the term of Fall 2008-Spring 2009.

• President - Crystal Wettingfeld
• Vice-President
  
• Secretary - Ric Guidry
  
• Treasurer - Iris Beltran
• SGA Representative - Valerie Juarez
• Fundraising Chair
• Activities Chair
  

If you would like to nominate yourself or one of your fellow classmates for any of the above positions, please send an email to acmlamar@gmail.com. All nominations will remain anonymous, and each nominee will be notified of their nomination, of which they are able to accept of decline.

• What is the the song that is a collab between UNKLE and Radiohead's lead singer is worth getting hit by a car for?
• What anime title is translated from "Goodbye, Mr. Despair"?
• What is the name of the rap/opera fusion song from Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann?
• What is the 48th top-selling DVD of 2007 in the US?
• What's the fifth word of the first chapter of "The Awakening"?
• What author was born in Portland, Maine in 1947?
• A car traveling 100mph would take how long to reach the nearest star?
• How many centimeters are in 1122 inches?
• What is the common name of the closest star to Earth?
• What is the original airdate of the last episode, of season 4 of "Futurama?"
• What comic character was born at mama Leoni's restaurant?
• About how big is the size of the egg of the Flightless Kiwi?
• Which familiar attraction set up in 1955, Anaheim?

Submit answers to crystal.wettingfeld@gmail.com

Computer Science Day

Friday, April 11th 2008

Events start at 10 am - 5 pm, and all Computer Science classes are cancelled for the day!

 

• Computer Building Competition - Maes Commons Area - 10a - 11a - How fast can you build a computer CPU? Come challenge last year's champion, Raul Picon!
• Google Word Hunt - Maes Lab 215 - 11a - 12p - Use your Google Search skills and compete against your fellow classmates to win the prize!
• Clues! - Maes Upstairs - 12p - 1p - Think you're better at finding clues than Sherlock Holmes? Come show us your sleuth skills at our new game, "Clues!" Where you are required to find a series of clues leading to a hidden prize; but be careful, some of those clues could be tricky!
• Pizza and a Movie - Maes Room 111 - 1p - 3p - This year's featured film is, Live Free or Die Hard, with Bruce Willis. "When a criminal plot is in place to take down the entire computer and technological structure that supports the economy of the United States, it's up to Jown McClane to take down the conspiracy, aided by a young hacker."
• Programming Contest - Maes Lab 215 - 3p - 5p - Try your programming skills against fellow computer scientists in this programming contest!

Prizes available for all competitions! So come out and join us! It's gonna be tons of fun! =)

Pictures from various ACM events in the past few years have been uploaded to the web server.

If you know of anyone who has pictures of ACM events or spring banquets, please ask them to send us a copy of those pictures so that we may put them on the official ACM website.

Right now it is just a directory dump with little organization. When the Drupal image gallery module is set up then it will be much easier to navigate the pictures.

View the entire pictures directory.

Direct links to events:

• Game Night
• Bowling Night
• LAN Party
• 2007 Programming Contest
• 2002 Programming Contest
• Casino Night
• 2008 NASA Trip
• 90's NASA Trip
• Other Pictures

The Spring Banquet is Friday, April 4th, 6pm - 9pm, 8th floor of the Library. The tickets are $15, see Donna in Maes 57. For more information visit the forum.

We will be visiting NASA on Saturday, March 22nd. There are limited spots available, so it is first come, first serve. The following requirements are listed:

• $15 per person
• Must be an ACM member
• Must reserve by e-mail by Wednesday, March 12th. Payment is also due by this date.
• Include if you REQUIRE a ride (first come, first serve on available seats)
• Include if you HAVE a ride, and have extra seats available (some gas expenses will be paid for those carpooling)

Please e-mail us at acmlamar@gmail.com for a reservation, or if you have any questions.

Hey guys! We will be having a LAN Party Friday, February 29th from 6pm until 6am. $10 for pizza and drinks! Upstairs in the Maes Commons.

I have been asked about the NASA Trip for this semester. At this time, I will set a tentative date for Saturday, March 22nd.
 
This trip will cost $20 per person until said otherwise. We need at least 15 people for this rate.
-  Within 1 week, I need everyone interested to e-mail us at acmlamar@gmail.com.
-  Please include if you REQUIRE a ride. I hope to not have to rent a vehicle, since I don't know if it will be possible.
-  Please include if you HAVE a ride, and will have extra seats available.

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