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Friday Five for July 26th, 2024

1.  Congratulations to our raffle winners!

Thank you to everyone who filled out our Friday Five feedback survey. We recently drew three (3) lucky raffle winners from the submissions to each win a $50 Amazon gift card. Congratulations to:

  • Joe Zabaglo
  • Jonathan Wilson
  • Christopher Carlos

Please know that everyone’s opinions are valuable, and we are so happy to see our readers offer feedback. Watch out for future opportunities to stay engaged!

2. Register for UCTech Conference

There are less than 30 spots left for the UC Tech 2024 Conference – and no virtual options this year. Make sure to register for a chance to engage with IT professionals all across the UC system. Here’s a general overview of the conference program so you can decide if this is the right event for you. The lineup includes:

  • AI
  • UX
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Student Success
  • Security Compliance
  • Health Sciences IT
  • Collaboration and Culture

3. UCLA UX 2024-25 Co-Chair Elections

UCLA UX is a community of user experience practitioners and enthusiasts who support the development of UX practices at UCLA. If you’ve been active in these communities, consider nominating yourself or another UCLA UX community member to be next year’s co-chairs by completing the nomination form by Sunday, July 28.

Read more information about co-chair responsibilities and UCLA UX in the charter.

4. UCLA wins RoboCup soccer championship

UCLA’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) team recently brought their sixth RoboCup championship from the Netherlands back to Westwood. Led by Samueli School of Engineering professor Dennis Hong, the robotics team dominated the competition with a pair of adult-size humanoid robots, cleverly called ARTEMIS, tearing up the field in multiple rounds of FIFA-inspired soccer matches.
Read more about RoMeLa and the ARTEMIS technology in this UCLA Newsroom article!

5. IT Job Postings

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