CGL Meeting Agenda

May 12, 1999


Location:
DC1304
Time:
1:30 p.m.
Chair:
Michael McCool

Member List

1. Adoption of the Agenda - additions or deletions

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour this week:
Eric Hall
Coffee hour next week:
Anyone?

3. Next meeting

THE FOLLOWING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
Date:
Wednesday, May 19, 1999
Location:
DC1304
Time:
1:30 p.m.
Chair:
Viet-Tam Luu :)
Technical presentation:
Marryat Ma (May 19)

4. Forthcoming

Chairs:
  1. Liddy Olds (May 26) :-)
  2. Mark Riddell (June 2)
  3. Selina Siu (June 9)
Tech Presenters:
  1. Mike McCool (May 26) :)
  2. Liddy Olds (June 2) :-)
  3. Mark Riddell (June 9)

5. Technical Presentation

Presenter:
Celine Latulipe:)
Paper presentation:
Title:
Using UI Scripting to Teach Basic Programming Principles
Abstract:
I recently had the chance to try to get about 100 grade 7/8 students excited about computer science. I had them play with the UI elements in a Tcl/Tk script in order to demonstrate the ideas of variables, procedures, etc. I'll talk about the successes and the problems that I encountered during this experience.

6. General Discussion Items

7. Action List

8. Director's Meeting

9. Seminars


 
                              The infraNET Project 
 
                                    Colloquium
 
                         Wednesday, 19 May 1999 at 11:30
 
                                 Federation Hall
 
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                            Canada's Smart Communities
 
                                  David Johston
 
                   President-Designate, University of Waterloo
 

                                     ABSTRACT
 
      Smart Communities will showcase and promote information and
     communication technologies so they benefit all  Canadians. This
     presentation will highlight recommendations to the federal government
     of the Blue Ribbon Panel on  Smart Communities. The Smart Community
     initiative is a  promising vision, one of excellence, innovation and 
     lifelong learning. Smart Communities will ensure that  their citizens
     are able to participate in the constantly  evolving knowledge society.
     The changing role of broadband  community networks, connectivity, and
     services as they  relate to Smart Communities will also be discussed.

     ** Registration 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  **  Lunch 12:00 p.m. - 12:45
     p.m.  **  Program 12:45 p.m. -  1:30 p.m.

 
 ** Pre-paid Registration: $25 ** At-the-Door: $40 ** Registration is being
handled by Communitech. ** Register via E-mail  chris@communitech.org    or by
fax 519-888-7007.
 
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 Talk Sponsored by:    University of Waterloo in cooperation with The infraNET Project and Communitech

 For Additional Information, Contact:
    Name:    Shirley Fenton
    E-mail:  infranet@uwaterloo.ca
    Phone:   888-4567 ext. 5611
    URL:     http://infranet.uwaterloo.ca

 
                         Combinatorics and Optimization 
 
                                     Seminar
 
                          Monday, 17 May 1999 at 3:30PM
 
  ** MOVED TO ** Friday, 14 May
                               1999 at 1:30PM
 
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         Cryptography Seminar - The Special Number Field Sieve Revisited
 
                             Prof. Oliver Schirokauer
 
                    Department of Mathematics, Oberlin College
 

                                     ABSTRACT
 
      For a complete abstract, please visit our web-site.
 
  
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 For Additional Information, Contact:
    URL:     http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/CandO_Dept/Seminars/upcoming.html


 
                         Combinatorics and Optimization 
 
                                     Seminar
 
                         Thursday, 13 May 1999 at 10:30AM
 
                            Math & Computer, Room 5136
 
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 Undergraduate Research Student Seminar - Prof. Geelen's - Tutte's Wheels Theorem
             and planar graphs -- Mr. MacPhail's - To be announced
 
                       Prof. Jim Geelen & Mr. John MacPhail
 
        Department of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo
 

                                     ABSTRACT
 
      For a complete abstract, please visit our web-site.
 
  
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 For Additional Information, Contact:
    URL:     http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/CandO_Dept/Seminars/upcoming.html

 
                                Computer Science 
 
                                     Seminar
 
                         Thursday, 13 May 1999 at 10:30AM
 
                                     DC 1304
 
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          Programmable   distributed  management  of  networked systems
 
                                  Raouf Boutaba
 
         Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
 

                                     ABSTRACT
 
      The   management   of   today's  and  future  networked environments 
     requires far more than network management in   the   traditional 
     sense.   It   must  deal  with: integration     of   
     telecommunications    and    data communications;  flexible  and 
     adaptable communication structures  (intelligent  networks,  virtual
     workgroups and   networks,  mobile  communication);  new  services
     (teleservices,   multimedia   communication,  corporate networks);  
     and  the  ever  increasing  dependence  of distributed   applications 
     on  these  services.  These requirements make management of the
     overall environment a  complex  and  vital  task.  Network management
     is in itself  a  distributed  application,  and  the  general
     distributed  system  design  principles,  methods,  and tools  are 
     applicable  to  developing and running such applications.  Today, the
     coupling between "distributed systems"  and  "network  management"  is
     very weak. The management  functions pertaining to distributed systems
     and  applications  aspects  often are disconnected from the 
     underlying  network  management,  and  specialized software  
     platforms   and   tools  are  used  for  the development  of  network 
     management  applications.  In order  to  achieve  a  truly  integrated
      management of network  and distributed systems aspects, both of these
     disparities need to be addressed.

 
 
                                  MFCF Software
 
                                     Meeting
 
                           Friday, 7 May 1999 at 1:30PM
 
                                     MC 3008
 
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                                 Why are we here?
 
                                    Bill Ince
 
                              Software Manager, MFCF
 

                                     ABSTRACT
 
      because we're nowhere else
 
 chocolate will not be served.
 
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 For Additional Information, Contact:
    URL:     http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/mfcf

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Wednesday, 12 May 1999 at 2:30PM - ** MOVED TO NEW TIME/DATE (see below) **
Combinatorics and Optimization: Seminar

   Title:    "The Potential and the Limitations of Unconditional Key
             Agreement"
   Speaker:  Dr. Stefan Wolf, ETH Zurich
   Location: ** MOVED TO ** Monday, 10 May 1999 at 2:30
   Abstract:
     For a complete abstract, please visit our web-site.

   For additional Information, Contact:
        URL:    http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/Seminars/upcoming.html

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Friday, 14 May 1999 at 3:30PM
Combinatorics and Optimization: Seminar

   Title:    "Tutte Colloquium - On the Maximum Number of Linearly
             Independent Perfect Matchings of a Graph"
   Speaker:  Prof. U.S.R. Murty, Department of Combinatorics & Optimization,
             University of Waterloo
   Location: Math & Computer, Room 5158
   Remarks:  All are welcome to stay for coffee and cake after the talk, for
             the occasion of Dr. Tutte's birthday!
   Abstract:
     For a complete abstract, please visit our web-site.

   For additional Information, Contact:
        URL:   
                  http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/CandO_Dept/Seminars/upcoming.html

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10. Lab Cleanup