50+ Killer Resources for Computer Science Students

50+ Killer Online Resources for Computer Science Students
Computer science students are lucky because the Internet is like a living textbook, full of information and advice for their field. Many professors, experts, and other people skilled in computer science have created essays, tutorials, and resource points, all designed to make your life easier. We’ve compiled over 50 of the best here.
Advice
Are you considering graduate school, or just need some guidance on getting through undergrad studies? Look no further than the advice offered here.

1. Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School: Take this information into consideration before you make the leap to grad school.
2. Why choose a Ph.D. in CS?: The Computing Research Association’s set of slides addresses the reasons why a CS Ph.D. can be beneficial.
3. Computer Science Advice for Students: This resource has a collection of good bits of advice for computer science students.
4. Graduate Student Information Guide: Another gem from CRA, this document gives advice on planning for graduate school, offering specific focus on female students.
5. Advice for Computer Science College Students: Joel Spolsky, software guru, offers his advice for students studying computer science.

Money
College is often expensive, and computer science studies are no exception. Take a load off by getting funding through one of these programs.

6. Micron Science and Technology Scholars Program: This scholarship competition is designed for high school seniors going into the studies of science and technology.
7. National Science Foundation: The NSF has a number of ongoing programs and funding opportunities for computer science.
8. CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Award Program: This program rewards computer science students with research potential.
9. Computer Science Scholarships: This resource lists a number of scholarships available to computer science students.

Organizations
Get mentors, advice, and other support from these groups devoted to computer science.

10. African-American Women in Technology: AAWIT supports African-American women in the field of information technology.
11. IEEE Computer Society: This society is the world’s oldest and largest association of people in computing, and offers a multitude of information about conferences, standards, education, and careers.
12. Association for Computing Machinery: ACM has loads of resources and support from online courses to a digital library and special support.
13. ACM Committee on Women in Computing: ACM-W supports female computer science students through mentoring, role medeling, and other programs.
14. Distributed Mentor Project: This program pairs female undergraduates with mentors for a summer of research.

Careers
Find a job and get career advice through these helpful resources.

15. CRA Job Announcements: CRA shares job postings for computer scientists, engineers, and researchers.
16. The Ph.D. Job Hunt: Check out this article for finding a career after finishing your Ph.D.
17. Computer Science Jobs: Hit this resource for a nice collection of places to find a computer science job.
18. Computer Science Jobs: Myths vs. Truths: Get the straight lowdown on the field of computer science as a career.
19. Taulbee Survey: Take a look at this survey to get salary and demographic information for educational careers in computer science.

Artificial Intelligence
Get an in-depth look into the world of AI through these resources.

20. A Definition of AI: This resource seeks for formally define artificial intelligence.
21. Philosophy and History of AI: Find the thinking and history behind AI as well as links and reading suggestions.
22. Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind: This dictionary is full of useful information in the study of artificial intelligence theory.
23. Minds Brains Programs: John Searle’s writing discusses the problems with seeing the brain as a computer device.

Hacking and Security
These resources cover the security side of computer science, whether you’re applying cryptography or cracking codes.

24. Attrition: Find loads of internet and computer security resources here.
25. Handbook of Applied Cryptography: This reference is available for free download.
26. CERT Coordination Center: This group studies vulnerabilities, attacks, and publishes alerts.
27. Cryptography FAQ: Get the lowdown on cryptography with this quick guide.
28. Open Source Vulnerability Database: This searchable database of open source vulnerabilities can be downloaded in XML.
29. Makesecure: Get network security news, alerts, and updates here.
30. Why Cryptography is Harder Than It Looks: Understand the pitfalls of secure systems by reading this essay.

Programming
Check out loads of languages and algorithms by using these resources.

31. An Introduction to Programming Languages: Check out this resource to learn about different programming languages from a neutral source.
32. Problems in Analysis of Algorithms: Get a list of open algorithmic problems as well as updates and solutions.
33. 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall: Take a look at source code implementation for the same program across more than 250 different programming languages.
34. Dictionary of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problems: This dictionary defines a number of algorithmic terms and problems, often offering links to implementations and tutorials.
35. Codango: This resource for web developers has reviews, guides, tutorials, and more.
36. The Computer Language Shootout Benchmarks: Get performance measurements and comparisons for lots of different benchmark programs and languages here.
37. Algoritms in the Real World: Get the notes for this course from Carnegie Mellon University.

Information Sources
If you’re looking for information, these links are a great place to start.

38. Rexa: Rexa is a search engine and digital library for computer science literature.
39. TechXtra: This search engine focuses on computing, mathematics, and engineering.
40. Find White Papers: Find White Papers offers a collection of IT and computing information, available by searching, browsing, and RSS feed.
41. Computer Science Departments Across the Web: Get linked to Web and gopher servers of worldwide computer science departments.
42. Resources of Scholarly Societies-Computer Science: This listing offers access to sites created and maintained for scholarly computer science societies.
43. TechTutorials: This directory has loads of computer technology tutorials.
44. Free University Lectures: Get free CS lectures from MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and more here.
45. Catalog of Free Compilers and Interpreters: Get software for langage tools here.
46. W3 Schools: The World Wide Web Consortium shares extensive studying tools and tutorials for web development here.
47. Beginners.co.uk: This collection of information technology tutorials is impressive, ranging from hardware to software development tools.

Tools & Assistance
Get online help and tools to make your life easier here.

49. Martindale’s Calculators On-Line Center-Electrical and Computer Engineering: Computer science students can take advantage of this awesome collection of both basic and complex calculators.
50. Cramster: Check out this study community of students and teachers in mathematically-based subjects. You’ll get study materials as well as help from other members.
51. Online Research Tools for Computer Science: Visit this collection of tools to make research work easier and faster.
52. Engineering and Computer Science Tools: Here, you’ll find calculators, conversions, and more.
53. Babel: This glossary offers information on computer-related abbreviations and acronyms.

How to Connect Your Computer to Your TV

­There's something painfully ironic about sitting on your living room couch, just a few feet away from a beautiful widescreen HDTV, watching a movie on your tiny laptop. Yet this is what most of us do when we download movies or TV shows onto our computers.
The same goes for showing off our latest digital photos to friends. We all huddle around the 15-inch computer display while the TV screen goes unused. And what about that PowerPoint presentation you just gave at work? Wouldn't it have looked 1,000 times better on the wall-mounted plasma display in the conference room?
There are many compelling reasons why we want to connect our computers to our televisions, especially now that HDTVs are so popular. Everything from movies to photos to work presentations were made for the big-screen experience.
The first personal computers used TVs for monitors, but computer graphics technology quickly outpaced the image quality on standard-definition TVs (SDTVs). The typical modern computer monitor has the ability to display images at a much higher resolution than a regular TV. A computer monitor can display more individual pixels than an SDTV.
Even today, hooking a computer to an SDTV only makes sense if you want to use your computer as a DVD player. If you try to use an SDTV as a monitor, you'll have a hard time getting your full desktop to fit on the screen.
But with the advent of high-resolution, high-definition TVs like flat-panel LCDs, plasma, LCoS, and DLP displays, televisions now make excellent computer monitors. In fact, that's what the manufacturers of PC-based media centers are trying to achieve. The tricky part is figuring out exactly which TVs work with which computers and how to connect them all together.
Keep reading to learn more about bringing your small-screen life to the big leagues.

Screen Resolution and Aspect Ratio

Many people are familiar with the concept of screen resolution. Resolution is a measurement of how many individual pixels your TV or computer monitor can display at once. The old cathode ray TV (CRT) in your basement can display the equivalent of about 300,000 pixels [source: Kindig]. The latest HDTVs can display more than 2 million pixels. With more pixels, the image can be rendered in greater detail. It's the difference between painting a portrait with a thick sponge block or a small, delicate brush.
The standard way to classify TV resolution is with numbers like 480i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. The bigger the number, the greater the screen resolution. The little "i" and "p" stand for interlaced and progressive scan. This has to do with the way in which the image is rendered on the screen. Refresh rates on TVs and computer monitors are measured in hertz. A refresh rate of 60 times per second translates to 60 hertz. An interlaced-scan TV refreshes half of the screen image 60 times per second. It refreshes the odd-numbered horizontal lines first and then the even-numbered lines. The result is that the full screen refreshes 30 times a second.
On a progressive scan television, the entire screen refreshes 60 times a second. The result is that progressive scan TVs have a noticeably smoother image when watching sports or other video with fast-moving action. All computer monitors are progressive scan [source: PCMag.com]. Some even have refresh rates faster than 60 times a second. This is why interlaced SDTVs make for lousy computer monitors. When you scroll, the image can't refresh fast enough to keep things smooth. As a result, you see that telltale flicker.
Resolution is important, but you must also take a screen's aspect ratio into account. Your goal when hooking your TV up as a monitor is to make the entire image fit within the boundaries of the TV screen. SDTVs use a 4:3 aspect ratio -- the ratio of the screen's width to its height is 4 to 3. HDTVs have a native 16:9 aspect ratio. While many computer monitors share those aspect ratios, not all of them do, and your computer may support many different screen resolutions with different aspect ratios.
In fact, your computer's preferences are unlikely to tell you the aspect ratio, and instead will tell you the resolution. The horizontal x vertical measurement is also the most common way to label computer monitor resolution. Some typical monitor resolutions are 640 x 480, 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768. If you don't know your monitor resolution, you can find out by going to whatismyscreenresolution.com. If you aren't connected to the Internet and you're using a Windows PC, right-click on the desktop and choose Preferences. Then choose the Settings tab. On a Mac, go to System Preferences and click Displays.
The trick is to find the resolution that best fits the TV's aspect ratio. This may not be as big a deal as it sounds, though. Modern operating systems can usually match the attached monitor's aspect ratio automatically. If your computer doesn't, you can manually adjust the settings in your computer's preferences to make it fit.
But there's more to hooking these two machines together than resolution and aspect ratio. You still have to get the information from the computer to the TV. In order to do that, we've got to solve the cable conundrum.

Computer TV Cables

­If you read our article "How do I know which cables to use?" then you know there is a baffling number of audio/video cables on the market. You'll have to make some sense of the different types of wiring necessary to connect your computer to your TV. First you need to figure out what kinds of audio/video outputs your computer has and what kinds of audio/video inputs your TV has. If you're lucky, you'll find a match right away. But depending on the type of equipment you own, you may need to get creative.
First, let's talk about which cables you'd use to connect a computer to a standard-definition TV. The most common video inputs on an SDTV are composite, S-video and component video. On computers, the most common video output is S-video. On a desktop PC, you'll find the 9-pin S-video jack on your graphics card next to where you connect your monitor.
Some Windows laptops also have S-video-out jacks, but most have 15-pin VGA jacks for connecting to external monitors. Luckily, it's easy to find adapters and special cables that have VGA connectors on one end and S-video connectors on the other. Apple also sells a wide variety of adapters to connect Mac desktops and laptops to the S-video or composite jack on SDTVs.
Even if you have an old TV that only accepts coaxial video cable (the one-pin variety that's mostly used for cable TV and satellite connections), you can use something called an RF converter box that can convert S-video or VGA input into coaxial output.
For connecting a computer to an HDTV, it's the same story. The most common HDTV inputs are component video, DVI and HDMI. If your graphics card doesn't have one of these outputs, then you'll need to buy a special converter box or adapter. For example, if your computer only has a VGA jack and your HDTV only accepts HDMI, then you'll need to buy a small box that will convert the signal for you.
If you're serious about playing high-definition content from your computer on your HDTV, then you should upgrade to a graphics card with a DVI or HDMI output. Most newer Apple laptops come with a Mini DisplayPort video output that easily connects with the DVI or HDMI inputs on an HDTV.

All of the cables that we've mentioned so far are video-only cables, which means that you'll need separate cables to handle your audio. The easiest solution is to connect some computer speakers to your audio card's headphone or audio-out jack. If you want to use your TV's built-in speakers, then you'll need to buy a 1/8-inch stereo mini-plug-to-RCA cable.
For the best possible audio, you'll need to invest in an audio card for your computer with either an optical or digital coaxial audio output. These connections carry high-bandwidth digital audio signals using cables that can be plugged directly into your home theater receiver.
Even if you have the right cables and have done your homework about resolutions, you still might have some problems connecting your computer to your TV. In the next section, we'll share some troubleshooting tips.

Computer to TV Troubleshooting

The biggest problem with connecting your computer to your TV is that, generally speaking, computers and TVs don't display at the same resolutions. For example, the closest thing to the HDTV resolution 720p (1280 x 720) is a monitor display mode called XGA (1280 x 960). Not quite the same. And the closest thing to 1080p (1920 x 1080) is a monitor display mode called WUXGA (1920 x 1200). Again, not quite the same.
The result, in most cases, is something called overscan, where the full computer screen image doesn't fit on the TV screen. Overscan is a bigger problem on SDTVs where the native screen resolution is much smaller than your computer's display. If you're going to use an SDTV as a monitor, plan on lowering your screen resolution to 800 x 600.
HDTVs also have overscan problems, but usually only the very edge of the computer image gets cropped. A bigger problem with HDTVs is when the TV refuses to display a signal that doesn't fit its native resolution.
Luckily, most HDTVs have the ability to scale incoming signals to match their native screen resolution. This involves either upconverting lower-resolution signals in the attempt to bring the resolution up to high definition or downconverting higher-resolution signals for lower-resolution screens. It's not perfect, but for most casual viewers, there's little to no noticeable loss in image quality.
In rare cases, the HDTV won't recognize the resolution of the signal sent by your computer. When you connect an external display to your computer, most graphics cards will automatically try to find a good match for the display's native resolution. If this doesn't work, you will probably need to edit your resolution with third-party software.
Two programs are considered the best solutions for solving connectivity problems between a computer and a TV: PowerStrip for Windows and DisplayConfigX for Mac. Both of these programs allow you to match your graphics card's resolution precisely with the native resolution of your TV. If your HDTV is 1080p, you can go into one of these programs and switch your computer's resolution to 1920 x 1080, even if this wasn't previously an option.
Avoid increasing the refresh rate on your graphics card, unless you have a 120-hertz HDTV. If you send a signal with a refresh rate over 60 hertz to a normal HDTV, you could damage the TV [source: Komando].

Road to Nigeria computer age

How can Nigeria develop its Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector? It is through software awareness, say Computer Science students at their convention at the Delta State University (DELSU) in Abraka. PHILIP OKORODUDU (Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering) reports. They came from different campuses with a mission: they wanted the domestication of Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, using software strategy as tool. This is the aim of Computer Science students, who gathered at the Delta State University (DELSU) in Abraka for their national convention. Under the auspices of the National Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS), they resolved to lead the nation into an era of software awareness and development to facilitate the migration from digital computing to quantum computing. The convention with the theme: Software strategies for equipping the Nigerian higher institution’s work force, featured the presentation of well-researched papers by scholars in the discipline and software exhibition. In his keynote address titled: Domestication of Information Technology in Nigeria: Software Strategy Imperatives, the immediate past president of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), Mr Chris Uwaje, said Nigeria could only streamline its fragmented IT structure through transformational strategy, which could be achieved by building software talent and mentoring youths in IT. Uwaje said the roadmap and primary take-off point for sustainable solutions was to enthrone and elevate software engineering as a strategic national policy. This, according to him, could be accomplished with the establishment of a national software strategy to be supported by legislation and encapsulated in a national software bill. He advocated the need for government to rejig IT, which, he said, is currently in a fledgling state. He urged that the discipline must be made part and parcel of education with a national IT skill-conversion strategy to boost the nation’s capacity in software production. Other speakers at the convention included ISPON president Mr Pius Okigbo, Deputy President of the Computer Society of Nigeria (NCS), Prof Adesola Aderounmu, Director, Information Technology and Communications Unit of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr Nicholas Ogini, and NACOSS Adviser, who is also a Computer Science lecturer at DELSU, Tope Oguntade. Earlier in his address, the NACOSS National President, Kingsley Okotie, a 400-Level student of DELSU, urged members of the association to take advantage of interaction with the speakers to network and improve their knowledge of computing. Okigbo donated a trophy and N100,000 on behalf of ISPON to winners of the software exhibition contest. The exhibition was to test the software usage abilities of students through the design and implementation of programs that could solve industry problems. Seven institutions participated in the contest, but at the end, Abia State Polytechnic (ABIA POLY) won the first position with its software named Students Activities’ Management System (SAMS). The polytechnic was presented with N50,000 cash prize and a trophy. The Institute of Management Technology (IMT) came second and won N30,000, while the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) emerged third, taking home N20,000. John Nnanna, an HND II student, who represented ABIA POLY, said the software was designed to make life easy for students in the management of information relevant to them by downloading SAMS on their smart phones. The software would send reminder of students’ daily activities and help them to access relevant information with on their studies. John noted that the software could also be used in e-voting, which is currently trending on campuses, adding that it is being implemented in his school. On his part, William Alfred, a 400-Level student of UNIUYO, rated his school the best in the exhibition, saying: “Although we did our best and we presented the best software but the judges rated us as the third best.” He said the knowledge acquired at the convention made students to be software-conscious, urging the association to use the recommendation to create IT awareness programmes in higher institutions. The association’s outgoing Vice President, Joy Idam, a 400-Level student of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) said she was happy about the success of the event despite hitches at preparation stage. “Events of this magnitude are not easy to organise but we are happy that God helped us to surmount the challenges that came our way and we are also grateful to our speakers who have exposed us to new trends in software development and applications,” she said. Highlight of the event was the election into the national executive council of the association, which produced Michael Onwugbolu, a 400-Level student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) as president.

2015 NACOSS NATIONAL FEMALE CONFERENCE

The Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS) holds the National Software Summit at Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State Nigeria on 17th – 20th June, 2015. Titled: “Gender Equality Participation in ICT (GEPICT 2015).””, the summit is Theme: “Female Gender Participation in ICT; Its Effects on National Development.” According to the release by NACOSS National President Mr. Onwugbolu Tochukwu, the summit is initiative program organized under the office of the NACOSS National Vice president with the focus on Gender Equality participation in Information Communication Technology (GEPICT). The main aim of the program is to unlock female potentials in ICT, orientate female NACOSSites and ICT lovers on how and what they can contribute to the growth of the economy technologically and also boosting up female mentality on information technology . This conference will also be exposing female ICT lovers of what is in IT and the industries at large. Looking at what is happening in the industry and in Female ICT lovers, we notice that the female folks are lacking behind in the industry. During this conference, several IT industries and organizations will be coming to educate the female ICT Lovers and to get them informed on what is happening in the industry. This summit creates “a platform for Female Nigerian youths from the six (6) geo political zones of Nigeria who are IT neophytes and gurus, associated with the intriguing world of Information Communication Technology to compete and test their technical skills”. Such programs creates an environment dedicated to enlightening, empowering and exposing Nigerian youths and their talent to a community of IT experts and users with the underlying purpose of enabling the youth to power and drive the Nigerian economy. The event is expected to bring together students from all areas of Information communication and Technology (ICT) such as Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Information Technology Engineering and its related field from all Institutions in Nigeria and across west Africa. EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS:  Seminars/Workshop  Software Innovation Competition  Hackthon  Programming Contest  Dinner & Award Night  Inter-quiz competition for secondary school within State of Osun. Support the Software Summit The ICT Female Summit is about the future of Nigeria. Organizations committed to creating a better future for Nigeria are enjoined to support this noble initiative of NACOSS. “Sponsoring such Ladies National ICT summit for all information technology students is not only a social responsibility but a unique opportunity for your organization to support and impact on the development of information and communication technology in Nigeria while seizing the opportunity to promote your business.” Call for Papers: NACOSS is pleased to invite papers from researchers, academia, policy makers, industry professionals from all over the World to present their research results and activities within the theme on or before 4th of June. For more information contact: Onwugbolu Tochukwu Michael National President 08061329652, 07034296051 president@nacoss.org.ng, princetom07@gmail.com Towe Mercy .O National Vice President (Female) 07039387716 towe_mercy@yahoo.com Akintunde Ajala LOC Chairman 07030059594 akintundeajala@gmail.com Follow NACOSS: Twitter: NACOSS_NATIONAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nacossnational/ Website: www.nacoss.org.ng Female conference twitter handle: #NACOSSFEMALESUMMIT

NACOSS IDEA EXCHANGE EXCURSION GHANA 2015

On behalf of the (National Executive Council) of the Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS), it is my pleasure to invite all ICT Lovers and all students studying any Computer related course to the 2015 ICT IDEA EXCHANGE EXCURSION. Theme: Developing World Standard Applications. Venue: Kofi Annan ICT Center, Accra Ghana Date: 13th - 19th September 2015 Payment deadline 8th Sept, 2015 for participants without passport and 12th Sept 2015 for participants with Passport. After Payment update your payment details http://www.nacoss.org.ng/2015ictconference.php For online booking please follow this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/invitation-to-participate-in-nacoss-idea-exchange-excursion-to-ghana-tickets-18176922665 N:B All participants are excepted to arrive at Yaba College of Technology, on the 13th Sept 2015. The Summit is organized to bring ICT lovers from Nigeria, Benin Republic and Ghana in all areas of Information communication and Technology (ICT) such as Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Information Technology Engineering and its related field from all Institutions in Nigeria and across west Africa to develop and empower themselves with global Software knowledge as strategic instrument for facilitating and building skilled capacities for self-reliance, wealth creation and National security - applying global Information, Communications Technology Best Practices. AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE SUMMIT 1. Provide and promote an independent national forum for the software and service companies and students in Nigeria to interact, exchange information, share knowledge and address issues of common interest in information technology generally and the software industry in particular. 2. Create a forum where student can market themselves and their software they have developed to companies present at the summit. 3. To create an avenue for Nigerian participants to interact, exchange information, share knowledge and address issues of common interest in information technology generally with other participants from other countries. EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS: 1) Seminars/Workshop 2) Software Exhibition (Innovation Competition) 3) Dinner & Award Night 4) Tour: Benin 5) Visit to Labadi Beach Party. N/B; all participants who have application to exhibit or paper presentation should indicate interest on or before 12th Sept 2015. REGISTRATION DETAILS Participants with passport #33,000 (Thirty three thousand naira) Participants without passport #40, 000 (Forty thousand naira) Payment covers for transportation, Accommodation, light refreshment during the conference and a preloaded KEGOW VISA Card. N:B All participants will be provided with a KEGOW VISA Plastic Cards which contains the latest chip and PIN technology. So you can use it like a credit or debit card. It allows you to access funds in your KEGOW Plastic card by withdrawing from all ATM machines( within and outside the country) or making purchases in persons at locations that accept Visa Cards. This reduce the risk of participants having to move around with Cash This VISA card will be preloaded with funds. This will reduce the issue of participants looking for where to exchange the Naira Currency. i.e with this cards participants can withdraw Ghana Cedes from Ghana ATM machines while they are in Ghana. The Preloaded VISA Card belongs to all participants even after the conference and can use it anytime any day within and outside the country. ACCOUNT DETAILS: Account Name: Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS) Access Bank Account Number: 0694021536 Diamond Bank Account Number: 0058921448 Kegow Account Number: 2347057776374 (You can get your kegow account from www.kegow.com ) Payment deadline 8th Sept, 2015 for participants without passport and 12th Sept 2015 for participants with Passport After Payment update your payment details http://www.nacoss.org.ng/2015ictconference.php For Participation, Sponsorship and Inquiries Contact: Onwugbolu Tochukwu Michael National President 08061329652, 07034296051 president@nacoss.org.ng, princetom07@gmail.com Omodaji Andrew Vice President international 08059239958 omodajiandrew@gmail.com Towe Mercy .O National Vice President 07039387716 towe_mercy@yahoo.com FOLLOW NACOSS: Twitter: NACOSS_NATIONAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nacossnational/ Website: www.nacoss.org.ng Conference twitter handle: ‪#‎nacossghanatrip2015‬

NACOSS Leadership Summit

The National Secretariat would be organizing the 2nd National Executive Meeting and 1st National Leadership Summit; this meeting is proposed to take place at the Nassarawa State Polytechnic as approved during the last general meeting. The meeting is slated to take place on 10th October, 2015 by 8:00 am. This meeting is being targeted for a strategic planning of issues as related to NACOSS and its related body (ies), Amended National Constitution approval, anyone with idea(s) or contribution on the progress of the Association or complains/observations can forward such to the National Secretary General (nanlirgodwin@gmai.com) then copy (president@nacoss.org.ng ) on or before Thursday, 8th October, 2015. PARTICIPATION This meeting includes all National Executives, Zonal Executives, State Coordinators, Chapter President, Vice Presidents and Chapter Secretary General and National Stakeholders. Finally, I sincerely plead with you to help out with a financial commitment of #2000 (Two thousand Naira) each, this will cover the hotel accommodation and Refreshment during the meeting. For further enquiries, comments and suggestions, please contact the National Secretariat 08061329652, 07057776374, 07034296051. You can also send a mail to princetom07@gmail.com