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 2004 Orientation Schedule
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    With each event, the responsible party is listed in the right column. Orientation will be held in the Gates Common (sixth floor of Allen).

Some talks have slide handouts linked in PDF formatPDF icon.

The courses marked in red are being offered in Fall 2004; you'll most likely take 2 of these courses.


Day Minus One Wednesday, 9/22
18:10"Raw Fish Run" (Sushi)
(Meet in Atrium)
-- Andrew Petersen

Day One Thursday, 9/23
8:30 Breakfast, Photos -- Stephanie, Colin
9:30 Notkin speaks! -- Notkin
9:45 11-10-01 Contact, Photos -- Tammy, Colin
10:10 Working in Allen -- Jennifer Maione, Tracy Bartholemew
10:25 Support -- Warren
10:35 Uns PDF icon -- Keunwoo
10:45 How to Survive First Year PDF icon -- Jeff Bigham
11:05 Mentorship Program -- Maya
11:15 Break
11:25 The Graduation Process -- Lindsay
11:40 Registration -- Lindsay
11:50 11-10-01 Contact Awards -- Tammy and Benson
12:00 Lunch on the Ave / Sack Lunch -- Neva, 10 leaders
13:55 Quals class - CSE 567 Digital SystemsPDF icon -- Carl Ebeling
14:05 Quals class - CSE 505 Programming Languages PDF icon -- Craig Chambers
14:15 Quals class - CSE 573 Artifical Intelligence -- Dan Weld
14:25 Quals class - CSE 531 Complexity -- Venkat Guruswami
14:35 Break
14:50 Allen Center Tour -- Tammy, 3 groups
15:30 GPSS -- GPSS rep
15:40 UAW -- Ken
15:55 GSA/PSC -- Andy
16:05 Society and Technology Interest Group PDF icon -- Keunwoo
16:15 Recreation and Sports PDF icon -- Benson
Optional Evening Events
16:45 Beer and Nachos at Big Time
(Meet in Atrium)
-- Mike

Day Two Friday, 9/24
8:30 Breakfast -- Stephanie
9:30 Quals class - CSE 521 Algorithms PDF icon -- Anna Karlin
9:40 Quals class - CSE 557 Computer Graphics -- Steve Seitz
9:50 Quals class - CSE 576 Computer Vision -- Steve Seitz
10:00 Break
10:10 Funding: NSF, etc. PDF icon -- Julie
10:25 TA Panel -- Dave, Yiannis, Lillie, Julie
10:55 Break
11:00 Scavenger Hunt -- Mike and Doug
13:00 Brown Bag Lunch (bring or buy) in the Sylvan Grove -- Neva
and Scavenger Hunt Awards -- Mike and Doug
14:30 Health Plan PDF icon -- Sarah
14:45 590, 591, 599 PDF icon -- Mike
14:50 Break
15:05 Quals class - CSE 548 Architecture -- Mark Oskin
15:15 Quals class - CSE 510 HCI PDF icon -- Alan Borning
15:25 Quals class - CSE 546 Data Mining PDF icon -- Oren Etzioni
15:35 Break
15:45 Quals class - CSE 561 Networks -- David Wetherall
15:55 Quals class - CSE 551 Operating Systems -- Steve Gribble
16:05 The Middle Years PDF icon -- Zasha
16:10 Reception -- Stephanie
Optional Evening Events

Optional Weekend Events

Saturday, 9/25
8:00 amHike: Mt. Rainier Paradise trails-- Keunwoo
We'll leave from campus at 8 (or Keunwoo can pick you up from your home before that) and get back early evening. Necessary gear and details are posted here. Please RSVP to Keunwoo (klee (at) cs) by 1pm Friday with phone numbers, address, and whether you can drive.
10:00 amUrban Hike-- Pat
We'll do a connect-the-dots walking tour of major Seattle parks and trails in the region around the UW and downtown, avoiding streets and keeping to the green and unpaved as much as possible. We'll leave from the Allen Center atrium at 10 am Saturday Sept. 25th and be out all day, with a lunch break at the Pike Place market (and optional dinner at a place to be chosen by the group). For details (itinerary, what to bring/wear, cautions, more info) see here. Please RSVP to Pat (tressel@cs) to make sure you're not accidentally left behind!

Sunday, 9/26
7:00 pmBBQ at Kasia's-- Kasia
Kasia will buy meat, vegi-meat, beer, chips, etc. $5 suggested donation to cover the costs. Please RSVP so that I know how many people are coming. (To RSVP, click here, add your email to the ADD TO GUEST LIST and click SEND NOW. You'll get an email invitation where you can say you're coming.)


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