After the ACM elections a few hours ago, the people have decided that Brian is the best fit as treasurer for the Spring 2011 term.

Thank you all that participated for taking charge when I needed a replacement, and I am highly confident in Brian as a very appropriate candidate.

Before I depart officially, I would like to thank everyone for helping me through out, since I was completely new and oblivious. I hope ACM can do well in the future.

Humbly,

Aisha Halim

This Thursday, Dec 2nd, the ACM will have Winthrop Short from Orbitz speaking during the General Meeting in SEO 1000 (5:30 p.m.). Please stick around after that to attend the treasurer elections for the Spring 2011 semester.

We will be having a meeting for the Flourish Open Source Conference today, Wednesday, Dec. 1st at the Computer Science lounge (SELE 2260).

Please come and bring along any other friends that you think may be interested! Please visit our website at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/ for some general information regarding the conference.

For directions to SELE 2260, please visit the UMPF

Orbitz is coming in for the next general meeting, Thursday, December 2nd at 5:30 p.m. in SEO 1000. As always, food and drinks will be provided. This will be the last general meeting, so please do come.

Planning meeting for the Flourish Open Source Conference will occur
this Wednesday, Nov. 17th at the Computer Science lounge (SELE 2260).

Do get involved and help us make it something awesome or new or
anything cool (and relevant) you can come up with.
Check out the website here: http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/

For directions to SELE 2260, please visit the UIC Mega Pathfinder.

SIG Build will be meeting on Sunday at 1:00 pm at SEL 2264 to work on the LCD monitor wall. More info on this project can be found here.

What: Google Tech Talk

Date: October 12, 2010

Time: 5:00-6:00pm

Location: Student Center East - Cardinal Room

Bonus: Food will be provided

Title: The GMail Loadbalancer

Abstract: GMail runs in various datacenters and has millions of users. GMail needs a system that makes sure no datacenter is runs too hot. Enter the GMail Loadbalancer. An infrastructure component that shuffles millions of users every day making sure, among other things, no datacenter is overfull. In this talk I shall give a brief overview of the GMail architecture. Will also discuss the loadbalancer, the history of the project and tidbits of how backend infrastructure projects at Google typically work.

Due to popular request, SIG Build is adding an additional meeting time each week.SIG Build will now meet on both Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 at SEL 2264.

This change will give more project time to those who need/want it, and also give members a chance to miss one or the other day to participate in another group like SIG Web or Linux Users Group.

If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.

Robert B.

President, SIG Build

There is a SIG Build meeting this week at the usual time and place (SEL 2264, Thursday, 5:30).