[committee] Group of Eight Hackathon

[Andy Jiang]

Hi UCC,
May I follow up on this email?

Thanks,
Andy

On Wed, 3 Feb 2021 at 22:08, Andy Jiang <president at cissa.org.au> wrote:

> Dear fellow tech clubs,
>
>
> My name is Andy and I am the 2021 President of the Computing and
> Information Systems Student Association(CISSA) at The University of
> Melbourne. I am reaching out to you as we are interested in hosting a joint
> virtual hackathon in 2021 alongside representative tech clubs from each of
> the Group of Eight Universities in Australia.
>
>
>
> Here is a brief outline of what we do:
>
>
> The Computing and Information Systems Students Association (CISSA)
> represents the IT and tech-oriented student community at the University of
> Melbourne. We are the largest tech club at UoM with over 1000 active
> members. We hold a variety of events including hackathons, networking
> nights, technical workshops and social events.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/cissa.unimelb
>
>
> We believe there is great potential to facilitate the hackathon scene
> amongst Australian universities. This idea is inspired by the many
> large-scale hackathons that take place in the US, and the lack of such
> opportunities within Australia. With the reach of each of our respective
> clubs, we want to involve as many students as possible. The goal of the
> hackathon is for students around Australia to come together and solve
> problems using technology. Over the course of a few days, complementary
> activities such as workshops, panels and social events are also a great
> opportunity for participants to develop their technical skills, network
> with professionals, and have some fun!
>
>
> If your club is interested in this collaborative opportunity to host what
> will be one of the biggest student hackathons in Australia, do reach out
> and we can arrange a time for further discussions. Please let us know
> your preferred channel of communication (e.g. slack, discord). We look
> forward to hearing your thoughts on this!
>
>
> Note: This is a stand-alone event involving clubs from the Group of Eight
> Universities, separate from the student IT club union proposed by Gavin
> from WIRED Monash.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Andy Jiang
>
> --
> Andy jiang
> PRESIDENT
> <https://www.facebook.com/cissa.unimelb>
> <https://twitter.com/CISSA_UniMelb>
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> Computing and Information Systems Students Association
> 📧 executives at cissa.org.au
> [image: 📬] Level 8, Doug McDonnell Building, University of Melbourne
> [image: 🌏] https://cissa.org.au
>


-- 
Andy jiang
PRESIDENT
<https://www.facebook.com/cissa.unimelb>
<https://twitter.com/CISSA_UniMelb>
<https://www.instagram.com/cissa_unimelb>
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/cissa-computing-and-information-systems-students-association->
   <https://medium.com/cissa-unimelb>
Computing and Information Systems Students Association
📧 executives at cissa.org.au
[image: 📬] Level 8, Doug McDonnell Building, University of Melbourne
[image: 🌏] https://cissa.org.au
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