12/8/2014
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50 Years of CS @ ILLINOIS
During the last five decades, our department has produced thousands of creative and driven graduates who have made important contributions to the computing field and to society at large. Collectively, our alumni and faculty have birthed entirely new industries, generated billions of dollars in commerce, created tens of thousands of jobs, and revolutionized the way people communicate, shop, conduct business, and are entertained.
These accomplishments deserve a fitting tribute.
We invite all our alumni and friends, corporate and campus partners, and our current faculty, staff and students to join us for a week of celebration. Activities include the Women in Computer Science Fall Student & Alumni Dinner, the 50th Anniversary Celebration, the CS @ ILLINOIS Awards, and Homecoming festivities and football.
List of Events
Monday, October 20, 2014 (Siebel Center)
| 5:00-6:00 p.m. | KEYNOTE: Max Levchin - Chief Executive Officer, Affirm; Chairman, Yelp and Glow; Co-founder, PayPal
Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science Keynote in 1404 Siebel Center (free and open to the public) |
Thursday, October 23, 2014 (Siebel Center)
Friday, October 24, 2014 (Siebel Center)
| 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | CS @ ILLINIOS 50th Anniversary Celebration
(All events free and open to the public) |
| 8:30-8:45 a.m | WELCOME |
| 8:45-9:30 a.m. | KEYNOTE: Thomas M. Siebel - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C3 Energy Recording |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. | PANEL: CS @ ILLINOIS: Past & Present Moderator: David J. Kuck Panelists: C. William Gear, Michael T. Heath, Daniel A. Reed, Rob A. Rutenbar, and Marc Snir Recording |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:45-11:30 a.m. | KEYNOTE: Jeff Holden - Chief Product Officer, Uber Technologies Recording |
| 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | 50th Anniversary Lunch & Networking Reception (First Floor Atrium) |
| 1:00-1:45 p.m. | KEYNOTE: Chris Lattner - Director, Developer Tools, Apple Per the speaker's request, this keynote was not recorded. |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | PANEL: Entrepreneurism @ ILLINOIS Moderator: Alan M. Braverman Panelists: Jeff Holden, Marcin Kleczynski, Steve LaValle, Mark Tebbe, and Zao Yang Recording |
| 2:45-3:00 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:00-3:45 p.m. | KEYNOTE: Linda Mills - Corporate Vice President of Operations, Northrop Grumman Recording |
| 3:45-4:45 p.m. | PANEL: The Future of Computer Science Moderator: Daniel E. Atkins III Panelists: Jason Cong, Mary Jane Irwin, Der-Tsai Lee, Klara Nahrstedt, and Linda Petzold Recording |
| 4:45-5:00 p.m. | CLOSING REMARKS |
Friday, October 24, 2014 (I Hotel & Conference Center)
| 5:30 p.m. | CS AWARDS: Reception, Dinner & Ceremony
I Hotel and Conference Center HONOREES: ($50 per person) Registration for this event is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Gustafson at at jdg5 [at] illinois [dot] edu or (217) 244-0095. |
Saturday, October 25, 2014
| 9:00 a.m. | College of Engineering Homecoming Tailgate (new ECE Building) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Homecoming Football Game: Illinois vs. Minnesota (Memorial Stadium) |