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Monday, October 28, 1996
Programming teams near the top
Waterloo's two teams finished third and fourth at the
ACM Regional programming
contest at the University of Notre Dame on
Saturday, says
coach Gordon Cormack, of the computer science department.
With 63 teams competing, the top five finishers were Michigan,
Carnegie Mellon B, Waterloo B, Waterloo A, and Toronto.
Says Cormack: "The top three
teams solved 5 of 7 questions, with Waterloo B a scant 6 minutes behind
Carnegie Mellon on time points. Waterloo A completed 4 questions to finish
a strong fourth."
He adds: "It is uncertain whether Waterloo B
will advance to the final competition
in San Jose. In the past, the region has sent three teams, but whether
a third team will be advanced this year will be determined only after other
regional contests in the upcoming weeks.
"Our teams did very well in a contest fraught with technical difficulties."
Members of the Waterloo A team were Chris Hendrie, Nikita Borisov, and
Carl Gonsalves (with Ondrej Lhotak as the alternate). On the Waterloo B
team, members were Viet-Trung Luu, Derek Kisman and Wai Min Yee (with
Michael Van Biesbrouck as the alternate).
Notice on safety training
Here's the word from Angelo Graham of UW's
safety office,
in a memo
addressed to all departments in engineering, science and applied
health sciences:
Government of Ontario legislation requires that all employees of the
University be made aware of current Health & Safety legislation and the
WHMIS -- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System program. To
facilitate this, the Safety Office is presenting a WHMIS and safety program
describing WHMIS legislation and requirements of the Occupational Health
& Safety Act.
The following times and location have been arranged for this
presentation. The session, including a video and brief quiz, runs
for approximately 1 hour.
Thursday, October 31, 1996, 2:00 p.m., Davis Centre, room 1304.
Friday, November 8, 1996, 10:00 a.m., Davis Centre, room 1302.
All university employees, volunteers, part-time employees and
graduate students who have not previously attended a University of
Waterloo WHMIS session are required to attend.
More information: Graham is at ext. 6359.
Another 1,253 safely graduated
Convocation ceremonies on Saturday seem to have gone well. I was at
the morning ceremony, the registrar's office having persuaded me to
lend a hand with marshalling, and got a closeup view of hundreds of
radiant and stunned graduates as they came off the stage with the
regalia of their brand-new degrees. I can report that dress for a
morning convocation ceremony ranges from casual to drop-dead elegant,
with women's hemlines anywhere from pretty long to very very short.
Special marks go to the fellow flaunting a multicoloured Montreal
Canadiens necktie.
Not surprisingly, the biggest applause of the morning was not for
anybody on stage, but for the families and friends who have
encouraged, loved and (in many cases) financed) students through
their years of effort. "This is a $15,000 picture," one relative
told me as he tried to snap a graduate coming down from the stage.
I have a correction to make.
The winner of the alumni gold medal for the highest-ranking
student at the master's degree level was not, as Friday's Bulletin
said, "Kevin Levy, master
of science in systems design engineering". Shows what I get for not checking
everything that's put in front of me. The winner's first name is
Jason, not Kevin, and the degree given in engineering is of course
Master of Applied Science, not Master of Science.
From the staff association
The Staff Association Nominating Committee is seeking applications for
staff representative for each of the following committees:
- Joint Health & Safety Committee:
Term from November 1996 to April 30, 2000. An advisory group of worker,
management and student representatives, this committee meets 10 times a
year to discuss health and safety concerns. Members are expected to
conduct 1 or 2 inspections per year. For additional information, refer
to Policy 34. Terms of reference are available from Sharon Lamont or
from Mary Lou Klopp of the Secretariat (ext 6125).
- UW Faculty, Staff, Retiree Annual Fund Advisory Committee:
Term from November 1996 to April 30, 1999. Committee provides advice,
direction, and feedback regarding strategy, materials, and events related
to the campus community fundraising appeal; assists in the recruitment of
other volunteers. Approximately one committee meeting per month from
September to May and attendance at occasional events. Members must
demonstrate leadership and commitment to the Faculty, Staff, Retiree
Annual Fund.
If you are interested in serving one of these committees, you should submit
your name, department, extension, e-mail address,
years of service at UW, and any relevant experience, and indicate why you
wish to represent staff on this particular committee. Send this
information to Sharon Lamont (Library or sljlamon@library) by
November 11.
"Individuals interested in providing representation who are not members of
the Staff Association may join by contacting Pat Martin (extension 3566)
or staffasc@mc1adm,"
the association's memo concludes.
Spaces in training sessions
Tricia Loveday in the human resources department says there
are spaces available in the following
staff
training sessions:
Customer Service (3 afternoons), November 4, 6, 8, 1:00 to 4:30;
When I Say No I Feel Guilty, November 4, 9:00 to 12:00;
Working Smarter, November 12, 9:00 to 12:00;
Dealing With Changes November 12, 1:00 to 4:30, or
December 6, 9:00 to 12:00;
Dealing with Emotional Behaviour, December 4, 9:00 to 12:00;
Personal Strategies for Navigating Change, November 18, 8:30 to 12:30;
Stress Management, December 5, 9:00 to 4:30;
Mastering Individual Performance, November 20 and 26 and December
3, 9:00 to 12:00.
Information about each of these can be found in the "Get Up and Grow" brochure
sent out to staff a few weeks ago.
And these final notes
The Math Society holds its annual general meeting at 4:30
this afternoon in the "comfy lounge" of the Math and Computer building.
Wilfrid Laurier University has a special lecture on tap for tonight:
Peter Donaldson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speaking
about his computer study of illustrations of Shakespeare's Hamlet,
ranging from oil paintings to digitized film.
The courseware studio sponsored by the
teaching resource
office has a session tomorrow about a CD-ROM titled "The Wetlands",
which is a digital field trip to Northern Ontario to experience the
sights and sounds of bog ecology". The session is at 3:30 Tuesday in
Math and Computer room 5158.
CAR