Category: Events
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IEEE Colloquium on Energy Harvesting Devices, September 25
The IEEE Baltimore Electron Devices Society chapter, in collaboration with ARL, will be hosting a one day Colloquium on Energy Harvesting Devices at the University of Maryland, College Park on Tuesday, September 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Stamp Student Union Building, Benjamin Banneker Room (Room 2212). Invited speakers include: Dr. Edward Shaffer,…
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Baltimore unWIREd tackles the city's social ills
Photo: devanwells.blogspot.com While The Wire has been referred to by critics as “the greatest TV drama of all time,” its portrayal of Baltimore isn’t exactly an all-encompassing one. Because despite its reputation, Charm City has a lot that makes it charming: a growing entrepreneurial spirit, top-notch universities, and a pool of untapped talent. The brains…
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3rd annual Intervention, a celebration of digital media
Intervention, Maryland’s Internet convention, brings together digital media enthusiasts for three-days of workshops, panels, educational content, children’s programming, board and video gaming, Live Action Roleplaying, musical performances, and more. This year it’s held in Rockville’s Hilton Hotel on 21-23 September.
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2012 Maryland Cyber Challenge competition open for registration
The 2012 2012 Maryland Cyber Challenge (MDC3) is open for registration with qualifying rounds in September and finals 16-17 October at the Cyber-Maryland Conference at the Baltimore Convention Center.
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Computer Science Education Mini-Summit addresses CS Curricula problem
Did you know that Computer Science isn’t a required course in most Maryland High Schools (or colleges for that matter)? For most students, a lack of exposure early on translates to total avoidance once they reach college. For a subject as ubiquitous as computing, it is essential to Maryland's continued success as a technology leader…
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UMBC students show-off original video games at Gamescape 2012
Tired of playing Diablo III? If you head to Gamescape next weekend, you'll have a chance to try your hand at over a dozen original video games dreamed up by local students and indie game developers. As part of Artscape–the country's largest free arts festival–the annual three-day video game celebration will take place in MICA's…
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Baltimore Hackathon: meet people, build stuff, have fun
The Second Baltimore Hackathon will be held this weekend, starting at 6:00pm Friday June 8 and ending at 6:00pm Sunday.
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Josiah Dykstra and Han Dong awarded for best Computer Science research
Congratulations to CSEE graduate students Josiah Dykstra (Computer Science, Ph.D.) and Han Dong (Computer Science, M.S.) for winning the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) Department's 2011-2012 awards for best research by a Ph.D. student and best research by an M.S. student, respectively. Winners were chosen based on the scientific merit (significance, originality, notriviality, correctness)…
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Smithsonian Explores The Art of Video Games
photo courtesy Nintendo What do The Legend of Zelda, Halo 2, and Super Mario World have in common? They're all featured video games in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's latest exhibition The Art of Video Games. The exhibition–which celebrates 40 years of video game history–takes a look at 80 video games that pushed the artistic…
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Learn about Grad Degrees in Cybersecurity
Interested in breaking into the burgeoning field of Cybersecurity? Come to a Graduate Information Session on Wednesday, May 2 in ITE 104 at Noon to learn about UMBC's Master's programs in Cybersecurity. Headed by program director Richard Forno, UMBC offers both a Master's in Professional Studies: Cybersecurity, a ten-course master’s degree that incorporates courses in…