Category: Events

  • Career opportunities at NSA, 6-8pm Tue 9/25

    On Tuesday, September 25, professionals from the National Security Agency will visit UMBC for a Computer Science Career Event hosted by NSA's Office of Recruitment and Dr. Claudia Pearce, NSA/CSS Senior Computer Science Authority. The session is geared toward upper divison Computer Science, Engineering, and Information Systems majors, as well as graduate students. It will be…

  • CMAP lecture: Wayne Loschen on public health disease surveillance, 6:45 9/25

    The Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP), a user’s group that focuses on learning and discussing Microsoft .NET technologies, will host its first event of the year next Tuesday, September 25 at 6:45 p.m. in ITE 459. Wayne Loschen from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory—the technical lead for ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System…

  • Microsoft kicks off the app challenge at UMBC

    Do you want to build a killer Windows8 application? Then head to the Microsoft Win8 App Challenge kickoff tomorrow, Friday September 14, 2012 in ITE 459 from 12-1 p.m. At this information session, you'll learn more about Microsoft's Win8 App Challenge and how from now until October 26th, you can submit up to three Windows…

  • Calling all entrepreneurs : Startup Weekend Baltimore approaches

    Do you aspire to become the next Mark Zuckerberg? Give you dream a shot at Startup Weekend Baltimore, which takes place September 28-30 in Locust Point. The weekend brings together developers, coders, designers, marketing gurus, and businesspeople for a high-energy weekend where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch ideas, form teams, and then present their progress to their…

  • Maryland Cyber Challenge & Competition registration deadline approaches

    If you’d like to be part of Maryland’s biggest Cybersecurity battle this October, then don’t forget to register before September 19, 2012. In its second year, The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Competition (MDC3) will pit teams of high schoolers, college students, and industry professionals against one another in a series of “hackathons” that test their…

  • Dive into UMBC's sea of extracurricular activities during Involvement Fest

    **Involvement Fest has been postponed until Monday, September 10th, due to the rain** "Pirates" is the theme of this year's Involvement Fest, which takes place Monday, September 10th from 12-3 p.m. on the Quad. For Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering majors ready to dive into UMBC's vast sea of extracurricular activities, there will…

  • Apply for a Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship, courtesy Facebook

    Photo: Gracehopper.org Facebook has announced that it will award scholarships to 25 women who wish to attend the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference that will take place at the Baltimore Convention center October 3-6. This year's theme is "Are We There Yet?" Applicants must be women studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering,…

  • Baltimore Innovation Week 2012 calendar released

    An initial 20 event calendar for the first-ever Baltimore Innovation Week has just been released. Organized by local tech news site Technically Baltimore, the annual event, held from September 20-30, is a celebration of technology and innovation in Baltimore. Its goal is to encourage local innovation through programming focused on technology, collaboration, and improving the…

  • All students invited to Office of Undergraduate Education Open House

    This Friday, August 31, new and returning students are invited to the Office of Undergraduate Education's Open House. Held from Noon to 2 p.m. in the Academic IV Building (Room 114), the event is a chance to talk about First Year Seminars, The New Student Book Experience, Undergraduate Research, and an Introduction to an Honors…