9th Annual Computer Science Day

March 27, 2009 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sennott Square 5th and 6th Floors

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Computer Science Day is where educators, students, alumni and industry gather for a day of computing science, computing business and computing fun.

Photos from the 2009 CS Day event .

CS Bowl

Teams of high school and college students face off in a Jeopardy!-style competition. Prizes will be awarded! Event organized by Pitt Geeks.

Marketplace

Local and international high-tech firms share information about career opportunities.

Participants include:

Access Data Corp.	Alcoa
ANSYS	Apple, Inc
Bank of New York Mellon	CA, Inc.
Collaborative Fusion, Inc.	Compunetix
Computer Engineering Program	Computer Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)
Del Monte Foods	Education Management Corp. (EDMC)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	Fed Ex Ground
GoldenGate Software, Inc.	Google
Highmark	MEDRAD, Inc.
National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA)	Netronome Systems, Inc.
Pitt Geeks	Pittsburgh Technology Council
PNC	Sim Ops Studios
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)	Sun Microsystems, Inc.
The Technology Collaborative	Union Switch and Signal
U.S. Steel Corp.	Versatile Systems
Vivisimo, Inc.	Vocollect
Wellspring Worldwide	Westinghouse
Women in Computer Science (WICS)

Scavenger e-Hunt

During the Computer Science Day this year, we will have an electronic scavenger hunt. Each participant will be given an "anonymized" RFID-enabled ID card, which will allow him or her to:

1. participate in the scavenger hunt by visiting the different marketplace booths (from noon to 2pm) in a certain order, and
2. vote for the best posters, best booths, and favorite pizza toppings!

To anonymize the ID cards, we used images of famous (computer) scientists, cartoon characters, movie characters, actors/acress, singers, etc. Those who successfully complete the scavenger hunt will be eligible for prizes; we will hold at least 4 drawings, at 12:30, 1:00pm, 1:30pm, and 2:00pm. Participants who win must scan their ID card within 5 minutes of being announced in order to claim their prize.

Research Competition

Graduate students compete for the honor of the best research award; the 2009 competition is sponsored by Compunetix.

Poster Competition (Details) (Flyer)

Graduate research and undergraduate projects are presented in posters, competing for multiple awards.

Panel Discussion (Details)

Interdisciplinary Computer Science Careers.
Moderator: Mark Shozda, Bank of New York Mellon
Panel: Derrick Brown, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance
Ian Volkwein, Sim Ops Studios
Jess Nebgen, MEDRAD, Inc.
FBI Representative

Digital Media Contest (Details) (Flyer)

Students, faculty and staff show Video and Graphic clips of life in Computer Science. Judged by faculty, ACM, Pitt Geeks, GSO and The Archive. Check out the 2008 CS Day winning video "How to Upgrade a Computer Lab in 3 Minutes" below. The 2008 CS Day winning video was made by Bob Hoffman, the CS Director of Operations.

Click here to view "How to Upgrade a Computer Lab in 3 Minutes".

Business Plan Competition (Details) (Flyer)

A competition sponsored by CEI where students develop a business plan.

Computer Science Alumni Social (Details) (Flyer)

A social for CS alumni, faculty members, Industry Board representatives, and CS staff is being held at the PAA Club, 4215 Fifth Avenue, in Oakland. Co-Sponsored by Industry Board.

Sponsored by the
Department of Computer Science

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