Surplus iMacs for Sale
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 The School has a number of surplus Apple iMac (Intel) computers for sale in Hobart and Launceston. The machines have 2.0GHz Core-2 Duo CPUs, 2G of RAM, a 250G HD, a DVD-RW drive, 20" LCD, iSight camera, WiFi, mouse and keyboard, and the original media. All have a base install of MacOS X. The price is $250 per system.
Please note the following "sale rules": - all items have been tested and are in working order, but it is up to the purchaser to be satisfied that they are suitable for their purposes
- there is no warranty of any kind
- you may request a demonstration that the machine you are about to purchase is in working order
- no bulk sales - individual sales to staff and students only
- limit of 1 per person per week
- no reservations - you must inspect in person, and pay to take away
- no transport between campuses
- all sales are final
Note that we cannot offer any support (such as how to upgrade to later versions of MacOS, or how to install Windows). Please visit the School's Help Desk in Hobart to inspect or purchase equipment. |
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CodeHire Cup 2013
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 Cream of the Code?Think you cut code like a boss? Then this competition is for you. The Codehire Cup is on a quest to find Australia's best professional and student programmers. Unlike many of the hackathon competitions going around, we dare to be different. You'll be competing as individuals trying to solve specific problems as fast as possible to take home cash, prizes and glory! The competition begins with the preliminary and semi-final rounds being held online. If you're one of the top competitors during these online rounds, you'll be offered a spot in our live finale at Fishburners in Sydney, and have the chance to share in over $10,000 in cash and prizes. Registration is free so what have you got to lose!? Key dates: - June 7 - Online registration ends.
- June 8 - Online preliminary rounds begin.
- June 15 - Online semi-final rounds begin.
- July 13 - Live finale at Fishburners coworking space in Sydney.(finale can be done online if a contestant is unable to get there).
See http://www.codehire.com/cup for more information. |
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Telstra M2M University Challenge 2013
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 The inaugural Telstra M2M University Challenge gives today's university students a chance to prove they're the next leading generation of Aussie innovators in a ten week competition. Penultimate year students are invited to form a multi-discipline team and develop an innovative and commercially viable machine-to-machine (M2M) solution for the chance to win great prizes. More details can be found in this flyer [PDF, 45.6KB] Applications are now open, but close on 30th May 2013. Please note applicants should coordinate their applications with their local team - if there is enough interest UTAS may put forward a team, but a local coordinator is as yet, to be determined.To indicate your interest, email www@cis.utas.edu.au |
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GovHack 2013
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 Gov Hack is a competition that encourages small teams of programmers and designers to create tools and visualisations that are based on freely available data sets.
When: June 1-2
Where: The Typewriter Factory, Level 3, 13-17 Castray Esplanade, Hobart
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2013 DCM BlueLake "Quant Comp"
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 TradingPlaces is excited to introduce an advanced Quantitative Trading Competition offered exclusively to Honours and Masters students from the fields of Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Engineering. This challenging new Competition will give students with an aptitude for analytics and programming the opportunity to apply their skills in a real-world application. Participants will be provided with an official data source which they are to analyse and construct a quantitative trading model, using advanced statistical techniques. Participants will then present their results in a final report, detailing their motivation for the model and referencing any resources used. Official data will be available for download on Monday 20th May 2013 and participants can submit their final report at any time before Friday 28th June, by e- mailing a zip file containing their final report and their self-contained and compilable code (written strictly in Octave or Matlab) to quantcomp@tradingplaces.com.au. The winner will be the person who achieves the greatest out-of-sample profit during 2 years of sample data, and will also be judged on the statistical significance of individual returns, techniques used and profit volatility. The top 3 submissions will be rewarded with a generous cash prize pool, offering: - $2,000 for the Winner,
- $1,000 for second place,
- And $500 for third place!
Visit www.tradingplaces.com.au/quantcomp for more information and to register for the 2013 Competition. This is your chance to showcase your statistical skills and possibly walk away with $2,000 for your efforts! |
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[HBT] Young Tassie Scientists Information Session
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The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Asia-Pacific
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 Anita Borg believed that technology affects all aspects of our economic, political, social and personal lives. A technology rebel with a cause, in her life she fought tirelessly to ensure that technology's impact would be a positive one. It was this vision that inspired Anita in 1997 to found the Institute for Women and Technology. Today this organization continues on her legacy and bears her name, The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (www.anitaborg.org). The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Asia-Pacific Scholarship for Women in Computing for 2013 is now open. The closing deadline will be May 31, 2013. As part of Google's ongoing commitment to furthering Anita's vision, we are pleased to announce The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship:Asia-Pacific (APAC). Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates'academic performance, leadership experience and demonstrated passion for computer science. A group of female Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD students will be chosen from the applicant pool across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and India. Each scholarship recipient will receive a scholarship amount specific to their local region in respect to tuition. All scholarship recipients will be invited to visit a Google office in Sydney, Australia for a networking retreat. It will include workshops with a series of speakers, panels, breakout sessions and social activities, and will provide an opportunity to meet and share experiences. Eligibility requirements
Applicants must:
- Be a female student enrolled in full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study for the 2013-2014 academic year.
- Be enrolled at a University in any of the following countries: Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and India. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.
- Be studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Maintain an excellent academic record.
Please see http://www.google.com.au/anitaborg/apac/ for more information, and apply here: http://google.eresources.com/applications/login.asp. |
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