Programming Paradigms Lecture - Thurs 1st Dec

The Programming Paradigms lecture on Thursday night will take place in the Aungier Street labs due to a prior booking for KA-308.

Paddy.

Programming and Paradigms Thursday Dec 1st - Change of Location

To all students:

The lecture for this Thursday night will take place in one of the first floor labs in Aungier Street, precise location to be advised, rather than in Kevin Street.

Paddy Matthews.

DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistics Lab Class Cancelled

Hi folks,

The DIT networks have crashed this evening and so it is not possible for students to log on to lab machines. For this reason the DT285/DT286 lab class will be cancelled this evening. Aoife will, however, be present in the Aungier St. lab at 18:30 to answer any questions people have about the assignment.

Apologies for the short notice.

Brian.

Dublinked Thematic Workshop

Date: 

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 09:30 to 12:00

The first event of the Dublinked innovation network is a planning themed workshop to explore the potential of planning open data, including topics such as Strategic Planning, Planning Application, and issues surrounding Environment & Heritage. This is in response to the high demand for planning information since the launch of the Dublinked open data portal.

Workshop participants will hear from Planning Experts, Local Authority Planning Representatives and a new startup company that is currently using open data to develop a planning application. There will also be a demonstration of additional planning data to be added to Dublinked.ie. The format will give participants an opportunity to develop ideas on how they might use this data differently and to voice their views on further data they would like.
http://www.dublinked.ie/?q=DublinkedPlanningWorkshop08Dec

Research Writing and Scientific Literature Assignment Feedback

I have emailed everyone who submitted with feedback and details of appointment to discuss
their paper. If you did not get feedback you should let me know.

The timeslots are as below if you wish to switch a meeting slot can you arrange switch
yourself with another student.


Monday November 28th @ 12.00 D11123511 Vincent McKenna
Monday November 28th @ 12.15 D11123750 Robert Huczek
Monday November 28th @ 12.30 D11125025 John Brogan
Monday November 28th @ 12.45 D11123520 Christina Shannon
Monday November 28th @ 13.00 D11123915 Niall Dowdall
Monday November 28th @ 13.15 D10125244 Marcus McQuiston
Monday November 28th @ 13.30 C03406750 Colclough Doran
Monday November 28th @ 13.45 D071110370 Harry Osemwegie
Monday November 28th @ 14.00 D11126243 Leah Moriarty
Monday November 28th @ 14.15 D11126278 Liam Carey
Monday November 28th @ 14.30 D05106940 Gabriel Lawless
Monday November 28th @ 14.45 D11125030 Eloho Rose Egwuterai


Thursday December 1st @ 12.30 C06628346 Brendan Cregan
Thursday December 1st  @ 12.45 c07703996 Jelena Haidurova
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.00 D11124806 Garrett Duffy
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.15 D11125053 Philip O'Donnell
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.30 D11125034 Kenneth Byrne
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.45 D11123516 Raj Kumar
Thursday December 1st  @ 14.00 C07685874 Lira Maricar Mariano
Thursday December 1st  @ 14.15   D11125977 Frank Kendlin


Anyone who has work outstanding or I have emailed asking them to arrange
a meeting is not listed.

Regards
Deirdre

Research Writing and Scientific Literature

F.A.O students taking the module this semester.

The draft paper is due Friday 25th November but you
can submit up to Monday 28th November @ 10.00

There will be no extension offered for the final submission
which is due December 15th @ 10.00. Please do not ask
unless you have valid personal circumstances such as illness
etc. Workload will not be accepted as a reason for request.

Regards
Deirdre

Tuesday 22nd Nov : Class Cancelled

The Data & Databases for DA (2pm-5pm) and Advanced Databases (6:30pm-9:30pm) classes on Tuesday 22nd November are cancelled due to illness.

All material will be covered next week.

Regards
Brendan

Events of Interest 24th and 25th November 2011

Two events of interest from Dr. Bryan Duggan:

On Thursday:

Michael Meagher, Academic Engagement manager from Microsoft Ireland
will be in DIT on Thursday 24th @ 1pm in room 4-008 (K408) to give a
presentation on the Imagine Cup competition. The Imagine Cup is the
worlds largest student software development competition. It was won by
a team from IT Sligo last year (at the worldwide finals in New York).
A team from DIT School of Computing represented Ireland at the
worldwide finals in Poland the year before with their project
Imaginote:
http://www.facebook.com/imaginote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKoyJcfRXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdehtXx9PVs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGU-1-kcrgU
All students should attend!

On Friday:
State of Play - Indie Game Development Seminar Friday 25th November (6pm - 8pm)
Various indie game development companies will present
- Open Emotion (http://www.openemotionstudios.com/)
- RedWind (http://www.redwindsoftware.com/web/index.html)
- Pufferfish Games (http://www.pufferfishgames.com/powergrid/)
- Bitsmith Games (http://www.bitsmithgames.com/)
- Weeman Studios(http://www.weemanstudios.com/)
- Simplelifeforms Games (http://www.simplelifeforms.com/)
- Zinc Software (http://www.zincsoftware.com/)
- Nevermind Games (http://www.nevermindgames.com/)
- Digital Arrow (http://digital-arrow.com/)
- SuperfunPlay games (http://www.superfunplay.com/)
http://www.gamedevelopers.ie/calendar/viewevent.php?article=526
This will be a great event for anyone interested in getting into
games/apps development
Register your place!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBkUmhnX1NoNmJfWklSYlVVS2NLb0E6MQ

Monday 21st Nov. Class Cancelled

The Data Mining class on Monday 21st November is cancelled due to illness.

All material will be covered.

Regards
Brendan

Research Writing and Scientific Literature

F.A.O students taking class Monday and Thursday during the day.

The deadline for submission of the portfolio part I is Friday Nov 18th @ 10.00
If you can make this deadline, great please do so. You will receive
feedback next week.
If you cannot make the deadline of the18th you can submit by Monday Nov 21s t
@ 10.00 however I cannot guarantee that you will receive feedback next week.


Regards
Deirdre

Probability & Statistical Inference Remains in Aungier St.

The DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistical Inference will remain in the Aungier St 1-005 Lab tonight (Tuesday 15th of November).

See you there.

Science Week Events

There are a number of talks scheduled for this week - Science Week

Aimed at transition year students but you are welcome to attend any you think may be of interest

Monday 14th November“iPhone apps and Google Maps: Tracking the playing
of traditional Irish music around the world.”
Speaker: Dr Bryan Duggan, DIT,Time:   12.00 noon   Venue:  DIT Kevin St.
“Putting Your Experiment in Space”Experiments on rockets and
satellites, without leaving Ireland.Speaker: Mr Paul Duffy, DITTime:
  2.00pm

Tuesday 15th November“Taste and Smell – The Chemical Senses”
Combining these senses makes for flavoursome food – how the food and
drinks industry uses them.Speaker: Mr David Jackson, DiageoTime:
  10.30am
“MRSA, Cancer and Syphillis – Cures containing Metal Ions” A
presentation in the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, Eva Philbin
Lecture Series 2011.Speaker: Prof Malachy McCann, NUI, MaynoothTime:
  12.00noon

“Spamming the Internet”Uses and abuses of the internet – how it
affects all of us Speaker: Dr Sarah Jane Delany, DIT,Time:   2.00pm

Wednesday 16th November

“The Physics of Martial Arts”
Action packed and interactive presentation on the forces, momentum and
mechanics behind martial arts
Speaker: Dr. Robert Howard, DIT
Time:   10.30am
Venue:  DIT Kevin St.
Target Audience: TY, 5th & 6th Year Students
To book contact Miriam or Michele : 402 4559
“The Genetics Revolution”
Action-packed, interactive presentation on genes, genetics, diseases
and forensics..
Speaker: Dr Fergus Ryan, DIT
Time:   12.00noon
“Putting the Bio into Biosciences”
What makes Biology tick?
Speaker: Dr Brenda Brankin & Dr Mary Hunt, DIT
Time:   2.00pm

Thursday 17th November
“Onboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station with
NASA Astronaut Greg Johnson”
A first hand insight into life in space
Speaker: Col. Greg Johnson, NASA
Time:   10.30am

“Onboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station with
NASA Astronaut Greg Johnson”
A first hand insight into life in space
Speaker: Col. Greg Johnson, NASA
Time:   12.00noon

“Physics in Action”
Action packed, interactive presentation on everyday aspects of Physics
Speaker: Dr. Cathal Flynn, DIT
Time:   2.00pm

DT285/DT286 Statistics Class Returns to Aungier St

On Tuesday 8th of November the DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistical Inference will return to the Aungier St 1-005 Lab for SAS Enterprise Guide work.

See you there.

Building the Future. AHEAD

Building the Future. AHEAD.

Fri, November 11, 10am – 5pm

Where Hosted by Bank of Ireland, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2. map Calendar ditcampuslife@gmail.com Description This event aims to help graduates with disabilities polish their job seeking skills and give them some invaluable pointers o successfully adjusting to the world of work and building a fulfilling career. High profile employers such as Gogole, Citi, ESB, Sigmar Recruitment, Bord Gais, Abbott Ireland, Covidien and others will be on hand to speak to graduates one on one about their expectations as emplyers and will field questions relating to their organisations and sectors. This event is free of charge but booking is essential. Registration closes on the 4th November. For more information and online registration details, please visit www.ahead.ie/buildingthe future2011.

D & B Recruitment Evening

D & B Recruitment Evening.

We are seeking talented and innovative IT Professionals to work with cutting edge technologies at our Technology Centre of Excellence in Sandyford.
Current Vacancies include;
Development Team Leads, Technical Architect.
Java/JZEE Developers, Data Architect.
QAs (Automation) Head of QA
IT Business Analysts. Performance Architect
Development DBA. Build Manager.
To register please contact the D & B recruitment team.
Tel; 01 6652222.
Email; dnb@morganmckinley.ie
www.workatdnb.ie

When	Thu Nov 10 6pm – 8pm Dublin
Where	D & B Offices, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford. (map)

Option Selection Semester2 (FAO full-time and Springboard Students)

This post is FAO F/T students and Springboard students who 
can choose one or more options in Semester 2.


I have emailed a short survey to the personal email accounts you
provided on application.
Please complete this before November 5th.
If you fail to indicate your option selection by this date then
you may not be able to take the option(s) you wish.
Numbers permitted in option classes will be capped at 25 unless there is
indication in advance of more interest in an option.


Please Note: Not all Springboard students are affected - if you 
did not receive an email, you do not need to contact me and you 
do not need to complete a survey.

Regards

Problem Solving Classes this afternoon and evening -- ON!

Hi all,

please be in no doubt, we are definitely
having a class this afternoon and tonight
in problem solving.

Damian

Research Methods class tonight

Hi all,

yes, there will be class tonight, and we'll
have a few visitors coming in,

Damian

Statistics Class Remains in Kevin St.

Probability & Statistical Inference class will remain in the ground floor Kevin St. lecture room (GA-028) this evening (Tuesday Nov 1st).