ADI Newsletter 10/10

[Kathy Sun]

Hello ADI!

Here's the real newsletter. Please go off this one since there were changes from the draft I sent out. Happy Columbus Day!

FYI, you can find out about the events as we plan them on our official calendar here.

 

Events and Updates:

1. iOS Workshop #1, Monday 10/10

2. Hacker Office Hours, Tuesday 10/11

3. What is the Internet Talk, Wednesday, 10/12

4. Foursquare Tech Talk, Wednesday, 10/19

5. ADI Alumni Dinner, Thursday 10/20

6. Columbia Pitchfest, 10/17 Registration and Friday 10/21 for the Event

1. iOS Workshop #1

Monday, 10/10, 9-10pm in Hamilton 516

Learn about the Model/View/Controller pattern, heavily utilized in iOS development, and the basics of Objective-C. By the end of this lecture, you should be able to implement your first apps!(Note: iOS development can only be done on machines running Mac OS X)

If you haven't yet joined and want to come, join the google group here to find out what you need to do to set up your computer for the workshops. Also, please register here for the series so we can send you info about the workshops as the series goes on.

2. Hacker Office Hours

Tuesday, 10/11, 10-11pm in Lerner 569

Come with anything you want to hack on! If you want help with a technology, come and get help on your project from people who are more experienced, or if you're already experienced, come to share your knowledge and find collaborators!

3. What is the Internet Talk

Wednesday, 10/12, 8-9:30pm in Hamilton 516

Join us for dinner and dessert to learn about Internet from Elena Silenok, founder and CEO of Clothia, a fashion technology platform. The internet is perhaps the most important invention in the last 50 years. Topics include Internet history, protocols, network architecture, applications, security, mobile, and a look at future challenges to the Internet itself. You'll leave with an understanding the basics of email, WWW, protocol stack, and the Internet ecosystem as well as a well satisfied sweet tooth.

Prerequisites: None

Clothia is a pre-launch Internet startup that is productizing augmented reality technology to allow users can virtually try on clothes using augmented reality via their webcam. Elena is a contributing writer to Business Insider and a root member of NYhacker and has been featured by BetaBeat as one of the “25 Women Driving New York’s Tech Scene".

4. Foursquare Tech Talk

Wednesday, 10/19, 9-10pm in Interstate Lab

Harry Heymann, the lead engineer at foursquare, will discuss foursquare's use of the scala programming language. Scala is an innovative language that melds ideas from both object oriented and functional paradigms. Using it has allowed foursquare to produce better features faster and with fewer defects (while having more fun!) than older programming languages would allow. Come join us to learn all about it!

5. Alumni Dinner

October 20th, 8-10pm in the CS Lounge

Come join ADI and have dinner with several Columbia alums working in startups around NYC. It's a great chance to meet really cool people and get a taste of what the real world is like! Come eat with us at 8PM, on campus. Participation is limited to 30 seats, so sign up quickly. There will be a waitlist. Participants must be undergraduates, currently enrolled at Columbia, with a strong interest or background in Application Development. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJMRzhvTWlrNEdiNnkxMDFlTGp5enc6MA#gid=0

6. Columbia Pitchfest

Friday, 10/21, 12-3:00pm in 417 IAB

Would you like feedback and funding opportunities for your invention?  Do you have a new business idea? Are you looking for partners in your next venture? Application Deadline: 10/17/2011 Midnight. Email Columbia...@gmail.com to register. Apply for the 2011 Columbia University Pitchfest!

Hope to see you there!

ADI