Hello everyone, First of all thanks to all who made it to our first event and made it such a success. Here are our upcoming events: http://cs.usc.edu/~csgo Welcome (back) to School Social When: Friday, Feb 03, 2006- 04:30pm-05:30pm Where: Outside SAL, University Park Campus Meet your new and old peers and colleagues.. We will have lots of food and prizes and goodies.. Event open to all Students. Special thanks to International Students Assembly(ISA), Graduate Professional Student Senate(GPSS) and Program Board, for their support. CSGO - Biweekly raffle and suggestion box Where: SAL 300,University Park Campus We have a box placed in SAL 300 for you to drop us suggestions regarding CSGO, issues you face as a student and any other questions or comments or just to enter the raffle. To be entered into the raffle, you must write your name, email and specialization on a piece of paper and drop it inside the box. First drawing will be on Feb 3, 2006. Event open to all CS Graduate Students. Ice Cream Social - Part I When: Wed, Feb 8, 2006 - 3:00pm-3:30pm Where: Outside SAL,University Park Campus We will be hosting an ice-cream treat for the students. Event open to all CS Graduate Students. Valentine's Day Social When: Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006 - 04:30pm-06:00pm Where: SAL 101, University Park Campus Join us on this day of love. Dress to impress. We will have lots of prizes and free food. Event open to all USC Students and their eligible dependents. Free event pass required. Check your email for details. Special thanks to Graduate Professional Student Senate(GPSS), and Engineering Graduate Student Association(EGSA) for their support. A Day at SeaWorld, San Diego, CA When: Saturday, Feb 18, 2006 (Tentative) - 07:00am-9:00pm Where: Sea World, San Diego Join us for a trip to Sea World. A chance of lifetime. Event open to all CS Graduate Students. Check your email for details. Special thanks to Engineering Graduate Student Association(EGSA) for their support. ATTEND A CSGO EVENT AND ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN AN IPOD*! ---Entry forms will be available at all our events. *Prize subject to availability of funds and may be substituted by a smaller value item. EGSA Banquet Ticket Sale EGSA Annual Banquet is scheduled for Feb 25 at the Radisson Hotel. Tickets are $12 per person. Tickets will be sold on Feb 7 and Feb 8. More details : TBA Other oncampus events: Indian Culture Night Thursday, January 26th, 7pm at McCarthy Quad (south) -Sigma Lambda Gamma is having an Indian Culture Night on Thursday, January 27th at 7PM as part of their "Week of Distinction". There will also be performances as well as booths depicting various cultures. Year of the Dog: Lunar New Yera Night Market: Monday January 30, 7pm, -McCarthy Quad- Join a variety of student organizations as they ring in the Year of the Dog with a Taiwanese-style night market. Come for good luck blessing and stay for over a dozen student cultural performances. ISA Elections When: Friday, March 03, 2006 - 12:00pm Where: TSC 204, University Park Campus Want to make a difference for the Intl' students at USC? Join ISA. Contact Sandy(cweng@usc.edu) for details. Amit President CSGO