We are currently creating the UP ACM alumni directory and we’d like you, our alumni, to provide the following information***:

• *Full Name
• *College (when you graduated from UPD)
• *Degree Program (when you graduated from UPD)
• *Year of graduation
• *Email Address
• *Contact number/s (landline and/or mobile)
• *Present Address
• Permanent Address
• *Employer Name (if employed)
• *Employer’s address (if employed)
• School Name (if student taking up another degree in another school)
• School’s address (if student taking up another degree in another school)
• Degree Program on new school (if student…)
• For UPAE Grand Alumni Homecoming: If you are a member of other Engineering-based organizations, please indicate what those organizations are, and choose only one org (either UP ACM or another org) you will be ‘affiliated’ in. This ‘affiliation’ is needed in order to prevent multiple invitations being sent to you.

Those marked with * are required information. Employer info is required only if employed.

Kindly forward this to other UP ACM alumni you know. Send your reply to directory [at] upacm [dot] net under the subject Alumni Directory.

Thank you very much!

*** Contact information from College of Engineering alumni will be submitted to the College. We need to submit this information for purposes of the UPAE Grand Alumni Homecoming. The deadline for Eng’g alumni information is June 6, 2008.

A new version of the UP ACM Web site was deployed Sunday, May 11th 2008, after undergoing a test run for almost three weeks.

The redesign was part of a plan to integrate the old Web site and the official Web log, which often contained the same content.

New to the Web site are (a) an event management system, (b) a public chat room, and (c) an online application form.

51 out of 135 UP ACM members, or 37.78% voted in the 2008 elections.

The results are as follows:

1. Ada Angeli Cariaga – 41 votes ( 80.39% )
2. Lalaine Chen – 37 votes ( 72.55% )
3. J. Allen Santos – 37 votes ( 72.55% )
4. Joseph Jesneil Montalbo – 36 votes ( 70.59% )
5. Apple Pinca – 34 votes ( 66.67% )
6. Ruzette Tanyag – 32 votes ( 62.75% )

Congratulations!

To: All I.T. Professionals, Teachers, Students, Government Employees & I.T. Enthusiasts
From: Y4iT Organizers

It is with great pleasure to inform you that the UP Information Technology Training Center (UP ITTC), University of the Philippines (UP), UP System IT Foundation (UP SITF), and Student Volunteer Corps (SVC) will once again hold the largest gathering of IT enthusiasts from all over the country, the:

Join and be a part of the most anticipated IT event of the year!!!

Source:
http://y4it.up.edu.ph
http://ittc.up.edu.ph

Y4iT: Youth for IT 2007

Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology

The Biggest IT Event of the Year! 15,000 attendees expected! Join and be a part of the most anticipated IT event of the year!

Topics:
Digital Entertainment
Machine Intelligence
Digital Libraries
Challenges in Automation
Information Security
Digital Video Production
Human Interfaces and Interaction
e-Government
e-Market Place
Network Business
ASP and e-Business
Job Structures in IT
Enterprise Resource Planning
Computational Biology
Mobile Learning
Success Stories in Animation
Technology Entrepreneurship
Best Practices in the e-Services Industry
Latest Trends in Hardware Technology
Emerging Technologies
3D Animation
Biomedical Robotics
On-Line Gaming / MMORPG

Let’s celebrate for UP ACM is now a four-time Chapter Excellence winner for 3 consecutive years! This time, we were able to get the Outstanding Chapter Activities award! Congratulations to UPACM!

Here’s the email received from ACM HQ:

Dear James,

I am pleased to inform you that the University of Philippines Student chapter has been chosen as a co-winner of the Outstanding Chapter Activities award. Congratulations!

The $500 check will be sent to the address you provided in your submission. Please let us know if we should send it somewhere else.

I noted above that you are a co-winner: we recognized two chapters in this category– the other winner is the University of Minho (Portugal).

Again, congratulations on your outstanding chapter program for the year. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Warm Regards,

Lauren Ryan
ACM Local Activities

Go UPACM!

Join and be a part of the most anticipated IT event of the year – Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology (Youth for IT 2007)!

The event will be held on September 12, 13, and 14, 2007. The venue for the event are as follows:
* Plenary Session – SM North EDSA Cinema 9, 10, and 11
* IT Documentaries, Y4IT National Org Convention, Y4IT National IT competition, Y4IT gigs, and other side events – SM North EDSA Cinema 9
* Exhibits- SM North EDSA Theaters Cluster C Lobby

You may view the registration details here.

Organizers:
Brought to you by the UP Information Technology Training Center (UP ITTC), the UP System IT Foundation (UPSITF), and the UP ITTC Student Volunteer Corps.

Tentative Featured Topics:
* Digital Entertainment
* Machine Intelligence
* Digital Libraries
* Challenges in Automation
* Information Security
* Video Production
* Human Interfaces and Interaction
* E-Government
* E-Market Place
* Network Business
* ASP and E-Business
* Job Structures in IT
* Enterprise Resource Planning
* Computational Biology
* Role Playing Games
* Success Stories in Animation
* Technology Entrepreneurship
* Best Practices in the E-Services Industry
* Latest Trends in Hardware Technology and other Emerging Technologies
* 3D Animation
* Intrusion Detection and Computer Security Threats

For more details on Y4iT, just visit their website.

It’s renewal/application period again for UP ACM! But this year, the membership committee is launching our very first recruitment contest:

Tag! You’re It! : The UP ACM Membership Contest!

Mechanics:

1. Tag! You’re It! is a recruitment drive of the UP ACM which is open to both members and non-members of the student chapter but excluding its council and alumni.
2. Any UP student may be recruited since UP ACM is a university-wide organization.
3. An award will be given to the recruiter in the following categories:
   • referred the highest number of CS students
   • referred the highest number of non-CS students
   • referred the highest number of CS and non-CS students combined
4. For the referral to be valid, the complete name of the referrer should exist on the referral field on the membership form.
5. The referral is considered void if (1) there are vandalisms/erasures found on the referral field, and (2) the recruit is a former member of the org.
6. In case of renewals, simply put “N/A” on the referral field.
7. A recruiter can only win a single category. The council will tally and rank recruiters based on the number of members they recruited in the designated categories and then decide the winners for each category.
8. The end of the campaign which is on July 27 is also the end of membership renewal.
9. Additionally, upon the end of the campaign, MEMBERS (AY 2006-2007) who had referred more than 5 new members will receive a Certification of Appreciation for Service to UP ACM.
10. The prizes will be announced at the end of the campaign.

For membership forms, you may get them at the CS New Bldg (c/o Ate Mila), ask from any UP ACM Council, or download it here.

To get recruitments tips, you may visit our website or email us at membership[AT]upacm[DOT]net.

Good luck!

The UP ACM Membership Application and Renewal for 2007-2008 is now open!

You may obtain a copy of the membership forms either from the CS Department or from any UP ACM Council. Alternatively, you may also download the form here.

Application/Renewal period is from today until July 27 (Friday).

Requirements: [2] 1×1 ID pictures, [2] certified photocopies of Form5, membership fee (P100/yr), and a fully accomplished membership form.

You may submit these requirements to any UP ACM Council.

Please invite your friends to join especially students from the freshman years.

Thanks! Cheers!

Are you still not informed of the new council for this schoolyear? Here is the official line-up of the UP ACM Executive Council 2007-2008 that shall spearhead the organization for the upcoming projects and events:

• Chairperson: James Wyson (BSCS)
• Vice-Chairperson/Membership Committee Head: Noel Feria (BLIS)
• Secretary/Records Committee Head: Alyssa Bernice Cabanding (BSCS)
• Treasurer/Finance Committee Head: Helen Grace Borromeo (BSCS)
• Logistics Committee Head: Andrew Mantes (BSCS)
• Externals Committee Head: Rafael Soriano (BSCoE)
• Education Committee Head: Jennylyn Sze (BSCS)

Congratulations to the new and reelected board members and good luck in the coming ACM Student Chapter Excellence Program!