[committee] CompCon 2013 - 28-30 September 2013

[David Gow]

Travel assistance?

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—— David

On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, Andrew Donnellan (CompCon) wrote:

> Dear UCC
> 
> (Greetings from dja's new home! He tells us much about the wonders of the UCC...)
> 
> We’d like to let you know about CompCon 2013, a conference for computing students being held by the ANU Computer Science Students’ Association from 28-30 September.
> 
> CompCon 2013 is sponsored by the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Defence Signals Directorate, National ICT Australia, Google and the ANU Students’ Association.
> 
> CompCon will cover a broad spectrum of computing/IT topics that aren’t necessarily covered in the regular curriculum. The topics will range from high-level discussions about the IT industry to deeply technical content
> about software development and current research in Computer Science.
> 
> We would very much appreciate it if you could let your members know about this event. We’ve attached some information below that you can forward out.
> 
> We realise that the cost of travelling to an event like this is quite high for many students, and as such we’ve established a Travel Scholarship Program. We are also encouraging students to apply for financial support
> through their university’s student associations, as many universities and student unions have grant programs that can assist students in attending events such as this. We’d appreciate it if you could investigate this - if
> you are interested, please contact us and we can help work out a travel assistance program specifically for your members!
> 
> Part of our goal in organising CompCon is to help link clubs and societies from around Australia, so we can exchange ideas and collaborate on competitions and events - we’re looking forward to meeting plenty of C&S execs
> from around the country, and would love to see a representative from your committee!
> 
> We are also looking for speakers, and we would be interested in talks from students from your university - especially honours/research students, but if you’ve got any undergraduates who are good at public speaking and
> have a project they’re passionate about, please encourage them to apply! Some funding is available for speaker travel. More details are available at http://compcon.net.au/cfp.
> 
> If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us for more information.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Andrew Donnellan, Secretary, ANU CSSA
> Chanakya Goli, Social Officer, ANU CSSA
> Convenors, CompCon 2013
> 
> E: convenors at compcon.net.au
> M: +61 406 711 748
> W: http://compcon.net.au
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> COMPCON 2013 - EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
> 
> 
> CompCon 2013 will be the inaugural national conference for students of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology and related technology disciplines. CompCon is run by students, for students!
> 
> The conference will be held at the Australian National University, Canberra, from 28-30 September 2013.
> 
> At CompCon you can explore new areas of the varied and diverse world of computing. You’ll get the opportunity to explore some areas of computer science that you don’t cover in the curriculum, with talks about leading-edge
> research and workshops introducing you to new programming languages and other interesting technical concepts!
> 
> You’ll also get to meet other computing students from around Australia, and network with representatives from prominent Australian and international technology companies.
> 
> At CompCon 2013, you’ll get:
>  *  Talks by industry professionals, academics and researchers
>  *  Hands-on technology workshops
>  *  Social events
>  *  Hacking sessions
>  *  Careers fair, featuring some of Australia’s leading employers
>  *  Conference dinner
>  *  ...and more!
> EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
> 
> FOR MORE INFORMATION - http://compcon.net.au
> 
> TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION - http://compcon.net.au/travel-scholarships
> 
> SPONSORED BY:
>  *  ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
>  *  National ICT Australia
>  *  Defence Signals Directorate
>  *  Google
>  *  ANU Student Extracurricular Enrichment Fund
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