The year-end cruise was lots of fun! Go see photos, more photos, and yet more photos!

The year is almost over and everyone deserves a break—how better than a dinner cruise? Your ticket includes the ~4 hour cruise, a full dinner (check the menu but ignore the price listed there as it’s included in your ticket), and one glass of wine (your choice of white or red). Bring 2 pieces of ID if you’ll be drinking. Dress formally!

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in the CSSS office, ICICS X139.

When:

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 18:30 to 23:00

Where:

Harbour Cruises Marina—#1 North Foot of Denman Street

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The last barbecue of the year is coming up, so don’t forget to show up for some great grilled goodness! Burgers are $2 (add cheese for 50¢), hot dogs are $1.50, and we’ll have our usual office stock of chips and drinks for sale for 50¢ each as well.

When:

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 11:00 to 14:00

Where:

Between ICICS and Dempster

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Abstract:
Pixar, recently receiving an Oscar for the movie ‘WALL-E’, has developed some of the world’s most advanced techniques for generating computer animated feature films. In this talk I will discuss the research and development that occurs at Pixar and the technologies behind the film production process. My talk will also demonstrate the wide range of computer science disciplines required to create animated feature films, including software engineering, databases, networks, algorithms, compilers, operating systems, and computer graphics. Sequences from many of our feature films will be used as a case study for presenting how the various pieces of technology come together to create the final product.

Speaker biography:
Wayne Wooten works in the RenderMan Tools group at Pixar Animation Studios in Seattle, developing new rendering software for use on animated feature films. His film credits include a ‘A Bug’s Life’, ‘Toy Story 2’, ‘Monsters Inc., ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Cars’, ‘Ratatouille’, and ‘WALL-E’. Wayne is currently busy developing new rendering software for Pixar’s next movie, ‘Up’. Before joining Pixar, Wayne received his PhD in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998.

When:

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 16:00 to 17:30

Where:

DMP 110

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Storm the Wall is coming up, and the Cube is putting together teams! If you’d like to join, send an e-mail to Leonard John (Sports Rep) at [email protected] by 5PM, March 24. Include your name, student number, and preferred position.

When:

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 11:14

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