POV: You are a first-year international student in a new country with all new people around you. You need to adapt to Dutch culture and don't get any chance to show off your own. Luckily for you, that time has passed.
During this amazing evening you can show everyone that your country also knows how to party! You can dress up however you want to represent your culture and show off your favorite traditional dance moves.
You will get a nice welcome shot when you enter. Make sure to come on time though because the first 100 beers are free!
Enjoy the music (which we will make sure is not all Dutch, don't worry), and party with your friends (who you should also encourage to buy a ticket). Show us your heritage!
Buy your ticket at an ODC member!
P.S. You don't have to be a first-years, please still come if you aren't :)
Continue readingDuring this lunch lecture, Arno and Pebble will give a presentation about the mathematical consulting work that is done at Sioux Mathware. After a general introduction of the company, two projects will be presented: Arno will discuss work that we did to optimize garbage collection in Amsterdam. Although this may sound simple on first glance, many factors can be considered, such as the time at which Ajax plays their matches, making this a very interesting optimization problem.
After that, Pebble will talk about the internship that she is currently doing at Mathware. She has looked into using generative machine learning to create realistic X-ray images from simulated data. As this is a project in the medical domain, it is very important to make sure that no relevant information is altered that could lead to a misdiagnosis. Additionally, she can tell you all about what doing an internship at Sioux Mathware looks like.
Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are 135 spots only with first come first serve and GEWIS members get priority. You can earn 1 my future activity with this lecture.
Continue readingThere is a lot you can do in half a minute. You could crACk some mACadamia nuts, fACt check your friends, or play a round of 30 Seconds! The latter is the most fun of course, so we decided to turn 30 Seconds an ACtivity.
For the people who don't know 30 seconds, here's a quick explanation. You play in teams (or subscribe alone to be paired up with a random other player). When it's your team's turn, one teammate gets a card with 5 words (or names, phrases etc). That teammate gets 30 seconds to describe these words to their team. They are not allowed to use the words themselves, parts of them (words like 'and' and 'the' are fine), or translations. 'Sounds like' hints are not allowed either. Your team earns a step forward on the board for every guessed word. There is a die as well that reduces the steps forward by 0, 1, or 2 steps. The goal of the game is to reach the finish line first. We will play in English with self-made cards. As we will still need to something to play on, we kindly ask you if you would be willing to bring your (Dutch) 30 Seconds board game.
If you're the type of person who enjoys playing a fun game with GEWIS friends (and maybe make some new ones in the process), you do not want to miss this! If you enjoy tasty snACks, we will provide those as well.
It is also possible to join us for dinner at 17.45h in the GEWIS room. We will order Fuso Wok. You can add your "Wok"-dish to the "Eating List" sign-up on this ACtivity before the 15th of October at 13:42. You can pay using a debit/credit card.
See you there!
Hugs,
the AC
Continue readingPayment Selection💰& Observability 📊at Uber
Get more insights into core teams of Uber’s payment experience. The Amsterdam office hosts teams that build core services used worldwide during payments. In today’s digital and globalized world, offering multiple payment options is crucial for maximizing conversions and enhancing customer satisfaction. System reliability is paramount. Proactive monitoring and insightful observability are key to maintaining flawless operations.
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Our paths into big tech companiesHigh-level overview of what our teams are solving for?What are the key challenges we are facing?How do we track and monitor systems at a high scale?Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are 135 spots only with first come first serve and GEWIS members get priority. You can earn 1 my future activity with this lecture.
Continue readingJoin the Navara-Harvest Hackathon! 🌳
Are you a student with a passion for technology and nature? Then this is your chance to make an impact! In collaboration with Natuurmonumenten, we are organizing a hackathon where you can shape the future of nature management.
🔎 The challenge: forest rangers of Natuurmonumenten monitor all kinds of animal species, but this is still often done with pen and paper. This can be done faster and smarter. You will work with your team to develop an app that allows forest rangers to enter data directly in the field: from spotting animal species to recording locations and numbers.
🐾 Your mission: Help Natuurmonumenten modernize their nature management. Develop an app that makes counting animal species, analyzing populations, and registering nuisance easier and more efficient. Together we will harmonize this registration, so that forest rangers and ecologists gain more insight into nature management in the Netherlands.
🌿 Why participate?
Work on a real case with a big impact.Get guidance from an enthusiastic ecologist, working in the Veluwe, who will support you during the hackathon.Combine your tech skills with your love for nature.Get a chance to win cool prizes and build something that can really be used by Natuurmonumenten.💡 What can you contribute? Whether you are a developer, a UX designer or a data analyst, your skills are indispensable! Together we will build a digital tool that takes the work of forest rangers to a higher level.
Make sure you are there and make a difference for nature!
Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are spots for 50 teams of 3 people. So a maximum of 150 people can subscribe. Spots are given with first come first serve and GEWIS members and groups of 3 get priority. You can still subscribe with smaller teams. If you are looking for a team use team name "Looking for a team" and we will assign you to a team. You can earn 1 my future activity with this lecture.
Continue readingGet ready, as the next edition of the SNiC conference is just around the corner, taking place on the 27th of November. This year’s theme is SustainabilIT, where we’ll explore how the IT sector can lead and innovate in sustainability.
First, for those of you that aren’t all too familiar, a little more about the SNiC: The SNiC takes place yearly in November, in a different city every year. It attracts hundreds of students from all throughout the country. It’s a single-day event where lots of speakers come and give an interesting talk about state-of-the-art technology or practices in the aforementioned fields.
Not only is the day filled with exciting presentations about innovation, during the breaks and after the event you’re also able to have a chat with any of the participating companies of the conference. They can tell you a lot about career-related questions and projects that their companies are currently working on related to the themes of the conference.
With your SNiC ticket, you'll have full access to a day packed with insightful talks on the future of sustainable IT, and of course plenty of coffee, drinks, and snacks. Tickets are available starting September 30th. Visit our website for all the details: https://sustainabilit.snic.nl.
Stay tuned for exciting speaker announcements on our Instagram @snic_sustainabilit. We’re thrilled to share that Emiel Kwakkel will be our keynote speaker, offering practical insights into how we can make the IT industry greener.
For only €10,- you can join this congress. This is a reduction of the full ticket price, meant to make the SNiC more accessible to our members. If you subscribe but don't show up, you will have to pay the full ticket price of €25,-.
There are only 85 tickets available. If there are more subscriptions than tickets on Friday 11 October at 12:00, there will be a draw among everyone who is subscribed at that moment. After that, the tickets will be handed out on a first come, first serve basis. If then the amount of subscriptions has exceeded the ticket amount, people will be put on a waiting list. Your name and e-mail address will be shared with Stichting Nationaal Informatica Congres. They will process this data in accordance with their privacy policy.
Students will receive 2 MyFuture points for participation in this activity. Please bring your campus card.
Continue readingDear members of s.v. GEWIS,
Now that the days are still long and the sun still shines through your sunglasses, we do not want to take you thought away from this beautiful summer. Yet, we will already take you to the winter, as we want to take another opportunity to take you away to a castle. Here, while enjoying the crackling of a fire place, you will arrive on the Friday, after you have travelled all the way to the Loonse and Drunense Duinen. Here you will be welcomed with a wine and delightful dinner. The next morning, we will kindly request you to join two I.V.V members on a pleasant Saturday afternoon activity. All of this is to make sure everything is ready for the evening, during which we will serve you a seven course dinner.
Do you, as many did before you, enjoy a weekend of decadency. Then we cannot recommend anything else than join Hèt Dispuut on this prodigious weekend. This all for a small price of 105 euros for a unparalleled experience of the burgundy life. For this magnificent weekend, there will be 32 spots available, so make sure to subscribe as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Praeses Mokveld
P.S. Given that driving to the venue is required, please indicate if you are in position to grant your car and bring fellow students. Be aware, this year the driving costs will be split among the persons driving with you.
P.P.S. The registration list will open Monday 2nd of september 2024, at 6.35 p.m. If the 32 spots are filled within the hour, we will draw lots, otherwise we will use a "first come, first serve" rule.
P.P.P.S. Due to manpower, budget and space, we cannot guarantee that all dietary needs will be accommodated. Vegetarian is an option, but vegan probably not. If you have an allergy, we may contact you to discuss it, as we cannot rule out cross-contamination in the kitchen.
Continue readingHowever beautiful the Netherlands may be, sometimes we need to get out for a weekend. Unfortunately, we are poor students and don’t have money to book a flight. Before you start to wail in agony, we can present you a better method, a cheaper method, a more fun method: Hitchhiking!
For only 50 measly euros you can make your way all the way to Hamburg!
Though you should know this will not be a leisurely voyage. The goal is not just to get to your destination, but to do it as fast as possible. Find your favorite friend, piece together some cardboard signs and hop in a strangers car! There will be challenges to fulfill along the way which can improve your final time!
Since we don’t have infinite stamina and are hungover on Sunday morning, we will all travel back by train together on Sunday evening.
To help you all on your way and make sure that you build the extensive skill set needed for hitchhiking, we will be organizing an information session with some general information and a couple of helpful tips.
If there are more than 15 duo's within 24 hours, a draw will be held. After this, the subscription will be "first come, first served". Do make sure to subscribe, since there will be a waiting list!
In contrast to previous years, you now both need to subscribe with the same team name.
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