NWOACM

The April Central Ohio ACM meeting will be Wednesday, April 16.

Ron Hartung, Program Chair, Computer Science at Franklin University, will follow up on his talk of December 2006. Ron led the development of curriculum in systems architecture and artificial intelligence, as well as the redevelopment of the Computer Science and Information Technology undergraduate majors, and the program for the Master of Science in Computer Science. He has been with Franklin University since 1991, and has served as program chair since 2001. He also has extensive experience in private industry,

The next Central Ohio ACM meeting will be March 19th, 2008. James Bender, Project Engineer, Quick Solutions, Inc., will give an Overview of Windows Work Flow (WF). James has been in the computer industry for over 12 years, with the last six being focused on architecture and design of systems of mid-to-enterprise scale. He is often called upon to help teach and mentor others in new techniques and technologies.

Location: Berwick Manor Restaurant and Party House is located at 3250 Refugee Rd (Columbus 43232) on the north-east corner of the intersection with Winchester Pike.

Agenda:

The Northwest Ohio chapter of ACM is holding a social gathering at Cucina di Betto’s in Bowling Green on Thursday, December 20, 2007. We will be there from 6:30 to 8:30 enjoying some drinks and dining. Anyone interested in attending, please RSVP to chair at nwoacm.org by 8:00 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 so we can reserve enough seating at the restaurant.

Topic: Whatever suits the mood
Date: December 20, 2007
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: Cucina di Betto, 121 S. Main St., Bowling Green, OH, 43402

The ACM student chapter is hosting a "What Makes Games Fun" event this Tuesday, Dec. 4th, at 7:30 p.m. in Hayes
111. Independent study students, from Dr. Zimmerman's class, will present their research on why games are so interesting and entertaining. There will be FREE pizza and soda provided. After the research has been presented we invite you to test their theories and play some video games!

Some of the games and systems that will be there include:

Guitar Hero III (Wii)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Perfect Dark (N64)
possibly an Xbox 360 and additional games as well.

Do you ever wonder what day-to-day life is like in the career world? What exactly is the life of a consultant like; what do their jobs consist of? To find out, come hear Bob Thompson and a group of consultants from Sogeti share their experiences at the next BGSU ACM meeting:

Date: November 6, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hayes 111

There will be a raffle and other fun Sogeti items being handed out throughout the evening! In addition, you are invited to go to BW3's immediately following the presentation for happy hour to have additional time to talk with the consultants.

The Central Ohio ACM chapter has announced its upcoming meeting schedule (subject to change). Chapter meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of each month. NWOACM members are welcome to attend!

February 20, 5:45-8:00 pm, Northwest Ohio .NET User Group meeting:

Ken Kutz and Reuben Ahmed: Code-Generating DotNetNuke Modules That Utilize ASP.NET AJAX

Over on my blog, someone asked:

New to area and how do I find any info on local user groups???

Our page on Related organizations is a starting list - but we are sure there are more user groups.

What are we missing? Leave a comment here and we will add it.

Spring <br> 2007 conference, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Thursday, March 22. Sponsored by Southeast Ohio Creative Adobe Technology Squad and Adobe.

The Tech Trends series is an exploration of the issues and trends in technology teaching and learning. The events are free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public. The series is sponsored by the Information Technology Committee, the Office of the Executive Vice President and the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

First external speaker of the year is Friday, January 26, 2007, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., E. Michael Harrington,
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