Activities

We all know what fire is. We have felt it up close and seen it in various sizes, from small to large. It can be nice and cozy when it's in a campfire, and we sit around it, but it can also be destructive, destroying everything in its path. Around 2 million years ago, humans started to use fire to our advantage. Over all these years, we have mastered the use of fire and controlled it to our benefit, leading us to where we are now. Even with the technology we have today, we still cannot control fire everywhere.

Almost everyone has seen fire breathers at festivals or in a circus, and it looks absolutely spectacular. Have you ever thought, 'I can do that?' Or maybe, 'I would like to learn that as well so I look super cool for my family and friends?' This is a unique chance to try it in a controlled environment. If you join us in this activity, it's your time to shine and breathe fire.

We have arranged for a professional trainer who is specialized in fire breathing. He will join us and explain everything you want to know about fire breathing. First, he will give an introductory course on all there is to know about fire breathing. After this, we will do some exercises to learn how to properly breathe fire. And finally, we will, of course, go outside and put into practice what we have learned. The entire instruction, including the fire breathing itself, will take between 3 to 4 hours. If you subscribe, you need to be present for the entire activity.

There are 30 spots excluding burgers! In case there are more subscriptions it is first come first serve.

Hugs,

B.O.O.M.

Wondering how logistic process automation works? Ever wonder how you can use your knowledge about Mathematics and Computer Science into practice in the logistics field? Join us to Vanderlande in Veghel, close to Den Bosch and enjoy a free afternoon of orientation from the leading logistics company at airports and warehouses! We will be traveling by bus.

Program:

Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.

Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are 20 spots only, there will be a draw done. Priority will be given to students that sign up with their GEWIS account. Priority will be given to Master students. This activity also grants you 2 MyFuture points.

It is that time of the year again where the Christmas decorations are being put back up, that can only mean one thing. The Intro Theme Announcement Borrel!

Are you already hyped to find out what the intro theme will be this year? Then come to the borrel, where we will also provide you with some free drinks and you can buy a borrel card with a couple of lovely themed cocktails and shots!

See you all then!

With lots of love, Intro24

Dear (sportive) members,

Are you also looking forward to better and sunnier weather in coming spring? What better way to start off spring by running the most fun relay race of them all, the Batavierenrace! In the weekend of the 24th till the 26th of May, we from GEWIS will once again travel to Nijmegen to run together a distance of 175km to Enschede, divided into 25 parts, running during the night, in the morning and in the afternoon.

Like last year, we are running with two teams, so make sure to subscribe soon to not only run with us but enjoy the biggest student party in Europe on Saturday! If there are not enough subscriptions we will join with one team. In case of too many subscriptions, there will be a draw. We will sleep in our own tents on the campus of Twente University and every time a new team will go to their starting point to take over the responsibility of the prior team to run GEWIS to the finish. Hopefully, you're looking forward to this relay race just as much as we do (or even more of course)!

With sportive regards, GESPORT.

Engineering All the way : controlling hardware with software in practice

Have you ever wondered how to design good software to control sensors, actuators,  and other physical devices? During this lecture, the engineers of Sioux Technologies will give you a good idea of how you would do it, and how it works.

Sioux Technologies is a strategic high-tech solutions provider that develops, innovates and assembles complex high-tech systems.

Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are 135 spots only with first come first serve, priority will be given to students that sign up with their GEWIS account.

Only available to international students and first year students!

This day will be held in English.

Would you like for your parents to experience your university life? Sign up for the Parent Days!

During the Parent days, parents (or friends and family) of first-year and/or international students can experience a day of lectures and getting to know TU/e. Professors,  Alumni and the Parent Day Committee will give talks and make your parents acquainted with your study. The day includes a campus tour, lectures, instructions, and a nice drink afterwards. Free lunch and drinks will be provided.

Fill in this form to sign up:

https://forms.gle/H8JHEVt8hW2UfJVu6   

For more information and the day program, visit odc.gewis.nl or e-mail odc@gewis.nl

Two parent days will be organized, one on 17th of May and one on 31st of May. On the 17th the day will be held in Dutch, on the 31st the day will be held in English

C4 is organizing its biggest event of the year.

Enjoy a full day of lectures, business cases and panel discussions. Paired with a networking market, free lunch and a great outside social drink, you can enjoy speeddates with companies and get acquainted with EngD's and academic speakers.

Now, you're probably wondering who the superspeaker of this event will be, we're extremely glad to announce to you that we have Numberphile's own James Grime who will be talking about one of the most important break throughs in our fields, the Enigma Machine (https://www.youtube.com/@numberphile).

The companies present at the Symposium are Booking.com and d-fine.

Want to learn more about this event? Check out https://symposium.gewis.nl.

You can sign up through on this activity and will receive a ticket to subscribe to the timeslots, speakers and more.

You will also receive 2 MyFuture points by attending this activity.

The capacity of this event is 200 students, if there are more sign-ups, there will be a draw.

As you all know ATHENA loves being creative. Many of you will be familiar with our Christmas crafts activity 🎄. Now for our next activity we have decided to take being creative to the next level. We are organizing a scrap art workshop👩‍🎨! For those of you that don’t know what scrap art is here a short explanation. Scrap art is creating art from scraps, now this not very clarifying. The idea is to take parts of old computers🖥, keyboards⌨, machines🔌 and other devices that are no longer functioning and create art works with this. You can create different types of animals🦉 or objects, or stick to abstract art. You can create whatever you want, and be as creative as possible with the given scrap pieces.  Don’t hesitate to sign up and join us in making the most beautiful, creative and unique scrap art! Xxx ATHENA 🩷🩵  

There is a maximum of 50 participants on a first come first serve basis.

Shinin' bright on the innocent Shibuya nights Burnin' brighter than the sun Neon nights What a time to be livin' in Shibuya nights Live forever till the morning comes Gettin' it all for free, livin' a strung-out dream Livin' a fantasy Neon nights Shinin' bright on the innocent Every one of them Neon nights

GEHACK is organising a techno party on the 4th of June at the BOLD. Tired of competing in programming competitions or parties with only pop music? So are we, which is why GEHACK is organising this party. Not to celebrate a lustrum, but to bring techno music to the association. 

The first 100 beers are free.

As a small introduction to Défi's first lustrum and (hopefully) first external weekend for GEWIS, we present to you: a painting activity with a challenge. This challenge will be to paint something that you perceive as a nightmare, something you would rather not think about, something scary...

After a small introduction from the amazing leader of our workshop, you will get a 30x40cm canvas and some paint and you can start! Since it is a very good idea to have a small break in the meantime to do some reflection and help each other out, there will be a nice snack in the middle of the activity as well :)

Then some practical information: please bring a bag so you can take your painting home. Also, it speaks for itself that your clothes might get dirty from the paint, so it is not wise to wear your newest or most expensive clothes. Please take that into account!

With love,

Défi

Note: in the case that this activity fills up within 1 hour, there will be a draw between the participants that are at that point signed up. If not, a first-come first-serve policy will be maintained. There are only 24 spots.

Are you excited to spend your weekend in lovely nature and not afraid to engage in some adventurous activities, or just looking for a place to enjoy a cozy campfire all night long, or are you in for both? Then get ready for the B.O.O.M. Active Weekend of 2024!

This year, we will visit the Nonceveux in the Belgian Ardennes. Here we have arranged some great activities for you, both on the Saturday and Sunday. We won’t spoil them yet, but examples from previous years are climbing, traversing a trail between treetops and canoeing. Next to this, there is more to enjoy during the weekend, you can “stream” in the river at the campsite (ask B.O.O.M. members for details) and in the evening there will be a campfire to keep you warm. Since we are on a campsite, we will sleep in cozy tents.

You don’t have to bring/buy your own food or drinks as this is all inclusive during the weekend! On Friday you have the opportunity to taste Sako’s famous pasta salad, and on Saterday you can enjoy a nice BBQ. Next to that, we will arrange a sufficient supply of beers and soda (and coffee for the tough mornings, don’t worry).

The weekend will take place from 7th till 9th of June 2024. If you want to join please subscribe below. As we need enough cars to drive everyone to Belgium, people with a car available wil be given priority if necessary. If you have a car available, please indicate this and mention how many places (including yourself) you have in the car. We would also like to know if you have a tent and how many people could fit in it. We will not make tent groups but this might give other people some help in asking around to find a place to sleep :)

We are planning on taking 50 persons to our awesome weekend, so subscribe as soon as possible! When there is a lot of interest, we may be able to scale up, but we cannot promise anything yet!

Met takken!

After almost a year of studying and telling your parents how much you loved your time here, especially the BAC borrels, it is time to let your parents experience the same. On the 13th of June, the BAC will organize the 'Os pa en ma borrel', which is Brabants for 'Dad and mom borrel'. As the name explains, you can bring your parents to enjoy a nice cold Grolsch (or a cold soda!) together with your fellow studymates. So invite your parents and come have a beer with them!

Dear all,

We are the organisers of the DET day 2024. This is a day when mathematics and computer science students from Delft, Eindhoven and Twente spend the day together with all kinds of fun activities. This year the DET day will be held on the University of Twente. The DET day takes place on June 20 and starts at 11:00 on the UT campus with a delicious ‘kroketten’ lunch! The whole day is meant to get to know each other and the campus. Lunch and dinner are arranged by us. The day ends with a drink and, of course, a party! There is also an option to stay overnight, after which we will provide a delicious breakfast. 

The prices shown are an upper bound and will most likely be a bit lower. We think it would be amazing for you to be there. Hopefully, we will see you soon!

The DET-day committee.

P.S: Train tickets have to be bought by yourself if you have weekend-OV, but if enough people join, you can band together to buy group tickets.

Up to 12 participants will go on a weekend completing missions to earn money for the pot, but "nothing is as it seems". 1 participant will try his best to make sure this does not happen. This mole shall try to sabotage the games without being noticed and the other participants will try to unmask him.

Are you a fan of the Dutch tv show "Wie is de Mol?" or its international spinoffs? Have you always wondered what it would be like to join yourself? Do you have nerves made of steel? Do you think you are capable of finding the mole in a rollercoaster of emotions, lies and foul play?

Then you're in luck because GEMOLD is back! There is a fresh new committee that wants to organise a weekend full of intrigue and mysteries next year. But organising such a weekend costs a lot of time and effort, so we want to make sure there is enough interest from possible participants before we invest our time. So subscribe now! (Please note that this is only an interest list and not the actual subscription list.)

Would you prefer to join the committee instead and help us organise this once in a lifetime experience? Please reach out to the internal affairs officer of the board because we could use a few extra hands.

On the 4th of July, we will host the inauguration drink for the 43rd board of GEWIS! During the inauguration drink, a lot of external associations, the department board, GEWIS bodies and members can come to congratulate the new board. We will celebrate their installation with a night full of free beers and amazing memories.

For the inauguration drink, we do need a lot of volunteers. We have to empty the room, protect the board and guestbook during the drink and bring the board home after the drink. We would like to know whether you are available for any of these tasks. Please note: bringing the board home means you are sober. If you are available, please fill in this form.

The obligatory infomeeting, at which everything about the order committee will be explained, takes place on Wednesday June 19th from 12:40 till 13:20. The location will be announced later!

Note that for non-volunteers, the borrel starts around 19:00 (the internal part).

If you have any remaining questions, send a mail to orde@gewis.nl.