Speaker: Dr. Stephen Thaler, Founder & Chief Engineer at IEI and AI Director at Scentient

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From the Chicago Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Please join us for our upcoming event The Non-protoplasmic Sentience Driving DABUS. This is a joint meeting the Washington DC ACM Local Chapter.

When: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM CDT

Where: Online Event

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Thaler, Founder & Chief Engineer at IEI and AI Director at Scentient

ACM Chicago Meetup is a non-profit professional group that meets regularly to discuss diverse topics in computer science such as predictive analytics, applied machine learning, statistical modeling, open data, data visualization, user experience, user research, and artificial neural networks.

For more information, visit our Meetup page at, http://www.meetup.com/ACM-Chicago/.

To learn more about the ACM Local program or attend an online meetup in another region, go to https://local.acm.org/meetups.

We look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely,

ACM Local

ACM Member Services Department

UIUC SAIL

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https://sail.cs.illinois.edu/

This year, Sail will be a two-day, hybrid event. Students will have the opportunity to brainstorm ideas for projects during the virtual IDEAthon on Friday. On Saturday, students will have the chance to attend classes taught by current students at UIUC and learn about different computer science topics, as well as life at UIUC.

On April 8th-9th 2023, we will have a virtual IDEAthon and combination of virtual and in-person activities. Students attending virtually will be at no disadvantage.

Women in Engineering Summer Program – UIC

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WIESP 2023 will be an IN-PERSON program from June 17, 2023 – July 12, 2023 from 10AM-2:30PM

This year’s program will highlight Electrical & Computer Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Prior experience in engineering and/or programming is NOT required. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a stipend!

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

  • 11th or 12th Grade by Fall 2023
  • Overall GPA 3.2+ (unweighted)
  • Grades of As and Bs in Math and Science Classes
  • Member of a STEM Club
  • Submit Teacher Recommendation Form

For more information and to apply please visit: go.uic.edu/WIESP2023 Application deadline is April 7, 2023.

Large Language Models and The End of Programming – Wed, Feb. 8 at 6 PM (Zoom) – ACM

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NOTE: Large Language Models being the "end of programming" is a controversial take definitely worth discussing. The opinions of speakers at sahred events may or may not reflect the opinions of the various CS teachers at Lane Tech.

Large Language Models and The End of Programming

Speaker: Matt Welsh,
CEO and Co-founder of Fixie.ai

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM CDT

Online Event

Admission: Free, General Admission, open to the public, registration required.