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Just a reminder that this coming Saturday, there is a LAN Party in the ACM area. Preliminary setup starts around Noon.

Also, don't forget to signup at acm.cs.uic.edu/lanparty if you already did, I apologize, I accidentally deleted all the user, so if you were already signed-up you're going to need to do so again.

Good evening everybody. I'd like to congratulate our new officers on their election!

Chairman: Tom Phillips
Vice Chairman: Anthony "Tony" Phelps
Treasurer: Jessica Shoukry
Secretary: Niko Bessinas

If you see them around, give them a high five!

Last chance to sign up to run is the end of today

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jrbj3CmECPSXPp2ZYNt1dRT06Wop1U10-ewXvaWFm3g/viewform

Hi everyone, ACM is helping organize Stump the Profs this year! It will be next Thursday, April 18th, at 3pm til about 5-5:30pm in SEO 1000. (This event will be immediately followed by ACM Elections!

So far only 2 people are signed up. If you are interested in running please fill in this form! You have until this Wednesday! (I think our plan is to post the results of this form after the form has closed).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jrbj3CmECPSXPp2ZYNt1dRT06Wop1U10-ewXvaWFm3g/viewform

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Additional info you may need includes preparing a speech (just a few minutes should be fine) about how you have been involved in ACM and how being elected would help benefit ACM. The general format for elections is we call up the candidates for a specific position, they give their speech, the audience will ask questions and candidates will answer. After that, the candidates step outside while the audience discusses any additional comments (good or bad) then vote. Generally elections are one of our LONGER meetings, ideally I would like to spend 2 hours MAX after Stump the Profs (30 minutes for each position).

Reading the by-laws is definitely a good thing to do. Keep in mind you need to be a National ACM Member in order to be an officer (if you aren't you can still run, but if elected you MUST sign up). Also, only current ACM@UIC Chapter Members will be eligible to vote. There will be a check-in the day of elections and if you want to vote still we will be taking membership dues the day of as well.

And just to address it, since some people seem to distrust my methods, I will not be mediating elections, Walter has volunteered to be mediator since he will not be running this year. I just got the initial form and email out the door. That being said, Walter also has access to the responses and is monitoring them.

Lastly, a follow-up meeting regarding committees is likely to happen, but not this Thursday.

ACM Officer Elections are next Thursday at 5:30pm after stump the profs! Show up if you are interested in running and remember, only paid members can vote!

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ACM is helping organize Stump the Profs this year. It will be Thursday April 18th, 3-5:30pm in SEO 1000! Make sure you RSVP so we know how much food to get and if you have any good questions to submit them! We want this year to be a good one!

RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17iAjcB8TzXcqApdCDxKQOCdo1LfV09ZjfUk-KkgTcPg/viewform

Submit questions:
https://docs.google.com/a/uic.edu/forms/d/1jZoaLprT8dCoX4Pb1taH1V-lI_33ZcKlnrc6lAavhjQ/viewform

If there are issues with the forms or any other questions just let me know!

Hi all, As you may or may not know, the annual Flourish! 2013 conference is coming up this weekend. There will be speakers, food and free stuff so make sure to register online and show up for some exciting open-source information.

Registration link: http://flourishconf.com/2013/register.php

See you all this weekend,

Mike Berg, ACM Secretary

We have a speaker from Riot coming in today in the CS Lab (SEL 2254) at 5:30pm.

There will be pizza!

Where: UIC ACM
When: Saturday March 23, 2013, 12:00pm

So, spring break is coming, and people have been wanting a LAN party.
So, Friday March 22nd is when initial setup will be, I will be attempting to hold a movie night and then we will do some setup.
It officially starts the following day, Saturday March 23rd.

As always sign-up at acmlanparty.com and take a seat. Attendees have been wiped since last time, so even if you signed-up last time you gotta do it again. Entry fee is $10, unless you sign up beforehand, then it is $5.

-Alex