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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Movement within art and math and where it takes us

In all creative endeavors, we are inspired by the work of others to move the frontiers of our intellectual interests forward. Our experiences, in work and life alike, challenge us to grow and evolve. This process allows us to realize the quintessential goal of education: to change ourselves.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CryptoWorks21 Distinguished Lecture - Marc Morin

The "blood, sweat, tears, toil and triumphs" of commercializing technology

Marc Morin is the co-founder and CEO of Auvik Networks, creators of cloud-based software that makes it dramatically easier for IT managed service providers to monitor and manage their clients' IT networks. A serial entrepreneur, Marc has previously co-founded several successful companies, including PixStream (acquired by Cisco for USD$369 million) and Sandvine (Sold to Francisco Partners for CAD$582 million), and is a seed investor in a number of local tech companies.

Friday, November 30, 2018 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Math De-stress Event

Math Students:

Come join us for an evening of math board games in the Math C&D and math trivia in MC 2066.

There will be an Open Mic in the MC Comfy Lounge.  If you are interested in performing, here is the link to sign-up check or email: amfreita@uwaterloo.ca

There will be free pizza, hot chocolate, candy and popcorn.

See you all there!!!

David Lepofsky, LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.M, Harvard Law School
Chair, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act AllianceAdjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

Friday, January 25, 2019 8:00 am - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Barn raising of the omnitruncated dodecaplex

Pop by the Mathematics 3 (M3) Atrium any time throughout the day and watch as the omnitruncated dodecaplex comes together. Piece-by-piece the 3D polytope model will be put together by Professor Benoit Charbonneau and student, staff, and faculty volunteers. At the end of the day it will rise up and be a permanent art installation in M3.

Saturday, February 9, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Waterloo-local ACM-style programming contest

The next Waterloo-local ICPC-style programming contest will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 in MC 3003. All members of the UW community are invited to try their programming skill in Scheme, C, C++, Java, Pascal, Python, or Scala.

Waterloo students have twice won the worldwide ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, an annual multi-tiered programming competition among the universities of the world.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Math Faculty Heat

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Imagine having only 1 static slide and 3 minutes to explain the breadth and significance of your research to a non-specialist audience. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition asks research-based master's and doctoral students to do just that.