ST - Service - Special Events

While there are various one-time special events, there are some regular events. We plan to document MacOSX software that's often needed for special events.

Here we have an example of 2014/2015 needs.

Programming Challenge for Girls (PC4G)

2014/2015 Date: Friday 12 December 2014
One day; usually on a Friday in December during CS Education Week.
Contact: Sandy Graham (sandy.graham)

• Could require as many as 30 machines - ideally spaced apart
• Need 40 guest accounts cleared and ready for use
• Requires Alice 3.0 (which does not work on networked Mac OS)
• Specific software needs available by beginning of September

ST #91279: PC4G Programming Competition - December 13, 2013

Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO; formerly CCC Stage II)

2014/2015 Dates: Monday 11 May 2015 to Friday 15 May 2015
Five days; usually the week before the May long weekend.
Contact: Troy Vasiga (troy.vasiga)

• Currently handled by CSCF (CEMC happy to continue this)
• Need 30 machines running Linux Ubuntu with some compilers like g++/gcc/fpc installed
• Need 30 guest accounts
• Specific software needs available by early March
• Timeframe: mid-April set-up to last-minute lab check/hardware replacement

CS Girls

2014/2015 Dates: Saturday 23 May 2015 to Saturday 30 May 2015
Seven days; usually begins Saturday after May long weekend.
Contact: Sandy Graham (sandy.graham)

• Would like a lab reserved for the entire week for 36 people (Mac OS is fine)
• Need 40 guest accounts cleared and ready for use
• Occasional need for second lab when the group is split in two
• Specific needs available by end of March

ESQ

2104/2015 Dates: mid-June to August 29th
Contact: cdyck, tech@we-connect.ca

• we given them admin access, and they install what's needed
• we re-image the machines at the end of the event
• they need one room of Macs

IOI Training

2014/2015 Dates: July 13 18:00 to July 16th 18:00 (MC2061)
Usually four or five days in June or July or August.
Contact: J.P. Pretti (jpretti)

• Need a reserved Linux lab with at least eight machines
• Need CCO accounts cleared and ready for use
• Specific software needs available by early March

Shad Valley Workshop

2014/2015 Dates: Jul 14 14:30 → 16:30 (MC3004)
This looks to be every second year.
Contact: Jeff Orchard (jorchard)

• a Mac lab is usually used; once there was some linux.student.cs software to install

CS Teachers' Summer Conference

2014/2015 Dates: Tuesday 18 August 2015 to Thursday 20 August 2015
Usually three days beginning 20 days before Labour Day.
Contact: Sandy Graham (sandy.graham)

• Usually requires two labs at any given time
• Need 60 guest accounts cleared and ready for use
• On occasion may require a third lab
• Often requires multiple instances of new (free to download) software to be available
• Specific software and lab needs available by end of May

ACM

2014/2015 Dates: throughout the year
It virtually always happens on a Saturday.
Contact: Troy Vasiga (tmjvasiga), and Ondre Lhotak (olhotak)

• Always want MC3022, for the Nettops
• There are special accounts, and a virtual (Ubuntu) machine (acm.student.cs)
• Software needs are generally met by the standard teaching environment software
• It's occasionally necessary to overflow into a Mac lab