Meeting Agenda

Date:	August 25, 2010
Location:	DC 1331
Time:	1:30
Chair:	Bill Cowan

1. Attendance

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour last week:

Matthew Thorne- thanks!

Coffee hour this week:

Philippe

Coffee hour next week:

Volunteers?

3. Forthcoming

Date:	September 1, 2010	September 8, 2010	September 15, 2010	September 22, 2010
Location:	DC 1331 1:30	DC 1331 1:30	DC 1331 1:30	DC 1331 1:30
Chair:	Gabriel Esteves	Elodie Fourquet	Eugene Greene	Marshall Hahn
Technical Presentation:	Marshall Hahn	Bill Cowan	Gabriel Esteves	Elodie Fourquet

4. Technical Presentation

Matt Thorne	Title : Comics and Computer Graphics: Panel Layout Abstract: Panel Layout is an important part of the the language of comics and strongly affect how comics are read and perceived. In this talk I will give a brief overview of some basic principles of panel layout in comics and discuss some existing layout algorithms and areas in which they could be improved.

5. Discussion Items

• Esen is taking a little vacation.

6. Action Items

• Poster!
• Zainab presenting for Marshall
• Esen is taking a little vacation.

7. Conferences and Special Journal Issues

Recent Additions

Upcoming Deadlines

8. Directors' Meeting

9. Seminars and Events

2010, August 26, 10:30am Master's Thesis Presentation, DC 1331

Hussein Hirjee, graduate student, David R. Cheriton School of Comp. Sci., Univ. Waterloo

"Rhyme, Rhythm, and Rhubarb: Using Probabilistic Methods to Analyze Hip Hop, Poetry, and Misheard Lyrics''

2010, August 26, 01:30pm PhD defence, DC 1331

Ali Taleghani, PhD candidate, David R. Cheriton School of Comp. Sci., Univ. Waterloo

"Using Software Model Checking for Software Certification''

Also see other Math and CS postings.

10. Lab Cleanup