❄️ Winter Quarter 2025 ☃️

 Welcome to Week 9! 

 📢 If you missed last week’s Invited Talk on February 27th, 2025, here is the link to Andrew Homin Park, Lecturer @ SUSS, Singapore talk “How to Succeed in Interdisciplinary Work” to explore insights on interdisciplinary collaboration, challenges, and strategies for success. Learn from real-world examples, and common pitfalls, and gain valuable skills in communication, problem-solving, and teamwork.

 🔔Make sure you know all about these events!

🌟  Join us for SDE Skills Coding @ CityU campus on Tuesday, March 4, 2025! And every Tuesday from Week 2 to Week 9! See you next quarter!

📣 We Welcome Feedback: Please email us if you want to see more of something or have any concerns.

🎓 Looking for an Internship or Scholarship? Check out the updated Opportunities section below!

🌐 If you haven’t already, follow the STC LinkedIn Page!

Keep reading for more events, details, links, and more!

Announcements

Coding Interview Prep @ CityU campus

🗓️ Tuesday, Mar 4, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

📍 Location: Vancouver room – CityU Campus

 Seats are limited, so RSVP in advance.

For more information, contact Jonathan Koerber! 

Upcoming Events

Click here to view full calendar.

Cybersecurity Competition

CityU Cybersecurity Club is holding Monday evening at 6 p.m. PT coaching for the National Cyber League spring season competition. Students who turn in their individual and team scouting reports will receive their $35 entrance fee.

Registration is open from January 27 to March 28, and participation costs $35.

Late registration is March 29 – April 1 with a cost increase to $45.

HotSoS 2025 Call for Papers

Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HotSoS) is a forum for presenting and discussing the latest research and development advances in the scientific foundations of cyber security and privacy. In the pursuit of mentorship and advancement of knowledge, the forum brings together researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders from government, industry, and academia. 

📅 Date & Time:

Submission Deadline January 10, 2025 AOE 

                        Notification to Authors: February 19, 2025
                               Virtual Symposium: April 1-3, 2025

🔗 Register here

                         
                                 CityU Club Fair
                      📍 Location: CityU Campus

📅 Date & Time: Thursday, April 10th from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Food and information will be freely provided

Get ready for the Spring Quarter – add more fuel to your professional portfolio and join a CityU club. 

                   
                     Applied Research Symposium

📍 Location: Online

📅 Date & Time: Thursday, March 13th, 2025, 4.30-5.30 pm

🔗 Details here

                         
                    ISC2 Seattle Chapter Meeting

📍 Location: Mercer Island Community & Event Center

8236 Southeast 24th Street Mercer Island, WA 98040

📅 Date & Time: Thursday, March 6th from 6:00 to 8 p.m.

Mark your calendars! You don’t want to miss this event!

                                🔗  Details here

                   
                  Military & Allies Network Webinar

📍 Location: Online

📅 Dates: March 6, 2025 | 4 – 5 PM Pacific Time

Panelist:

• Dr. Kristin Saboe – Google
• Robin Baker – Amazon
• Angela Infante – Boeing
• Joe Wallis – Microsoft 

🔗 Military & Allies Network Webinar

                         
                      CityU Job Fair

📍 Location: CityU Campus

📅 Date & Time: Thursday, May 8th from 11:00 to 2 p.m.

Mark your calendars! You don’t want to miss this event!

Scan the QR code for information: 

                   
                    ISSA-Puget Sound BOOTCAMP

📍 Location: CityU Campus

📅 Dates: TBD – later in 2025.

          📅 Time: Class will be conducted In-Person and Virtual.       9:00 – 12:00 PST

Cost:

Member: $100.00

Non-Member: $250.00

🔗 Details TBD

Missed out on an Invited Talk or Tech Talk?

Check out the C4CYI YouTube Channel for STC recorded Invited Talks and events.

Explore ACM Tech Talks and the ACM website to watch their free informative Tech Talks. ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession.

You can find recorded CAE Tech talks here.

Watch Recorded Invited Talks!

Below you will find the latest recorded invited talks.

👉🏽 Check out Brian Shea’s Invited Talk: Generative AI – how to proceed with caution

👉🏽 Check out Zabrina McIntyre’s Invited Talk: The Art of the Pivot

👉🏽 Check out Andrew Homin Park’s Invited Talk: How to Succeed in Interdisciplinary Work

STC Clubs

Interested in the Tech field? Wish to broaden your network? Check out our clubs.

Cybersecurity Enthusiasts are welcome to join!

Check out the Breach of the Week program; A club member presents current cyber events to the club in 3-5 minutes. This is a great opportunity to learn, participate and network.

We encourage all current and future alumni to attend the meetings.

Meeting Times: 

Wednesday, 5:00PM (PDT) Over MS Teams

Fill out this form if you wish to join the club!

WiCyS City University of Seattle Student Chapter Logo

City University of Seattle has just created a new WiCyS student chapter.

The purpose of the club is to build a community within our CityU school that promotes women’s education, participation, and leadership in the field of cybersecurity.

Currently meeting with the Cybersecurity Club at 5:00 PT on Wednesdays. 

Fill out this form if you wish to join the club!

STC Tech Club meets to provide tech-related learning opportunities, skill development, and networking. Students or faculty who would like to share their expertise or project, please reach out.

Meeting Times: 

Tuesday, 4:30PM (PDT)  Over MS Teams

Fill out this form if you wish to join the club!

This quarter, we will be covering various topics including Computer Vision, Data Engineering, and NLP! Take a look at our calendar and club page for more.

We are recruiting new officers for the Data Science Club. If you are interested in becoming one, please fill out the form here, or scan the QR code in the flyer.

Meeting Times: 

Wednesdays, 4:00 PM (PDT) Over MS Teams

Fill this form out if you wish to join the club!

The City University of Seattle’s Google Developer Club is coming back this quarter!

Click here for more information and to join. 

Looking for more project/work experience to put on your resume?

Try contributing to an open-source project:

GitHub for beginner-friendly open-source projects

How to Contribute to Open-Source Projects – guide

STC TA documentation for setting up environments


Valuable certifications:

AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals 

AWS Cloud – Practitioner 


Looking for extra help to guide you through your tech career? 

Check out Mentors in Tech

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