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        <h1>Welcome to Hunter ACM!</h1>
        <h2 class="lead">We're a community of Hunter College students interested in CS and tech. We design, code, build, and learn about topics not taught in our classes.</h2>    
        <a href="https://forms.gle/JWdrFXq2bYwkjD2u8" class="btn">Join Us</a>
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        <p>We host a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace" target="_blank">makerspace</a> every Thursday at 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the JLAB (1000J in the North building). Come meet other students, work on projects, listen to tech talks, participate in 
        workshops, and more! We welcome all members of <a href="https://www2.cuny.edu/about/colleges-schools/" target="_blank">the CUNY community</a> regardless of
        technical experience. Join us even if you've never written a single line of code; we're all 
        here to learn.</p>

        <p>Check <a href="https://{{site.eventbrite}}.eventbrite.com" target="_blank">our Eventbrite page</a> for more information about 
        upcoming events.</p>
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        <p>In addition to attending our weekly meetings, there are many ways for members 
        to contribute to our community while developing their leadership, planning, writing, and 
        public speaking skills. Get involved by 
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                <li>Leading a workshop</li>
                <li>Demoing something you've designed, coded, or built</li> 
                <li>Presenting your research</li>
                <li>Talking about your internship experience(s)</li>
                <li>Writing a blog post</li>        
                <li>Suggesting an event for Hunter ACM to hold</li> 
                <li>Recommending an event for members to attend</li> 
                <li>Joining the board</li>  
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        <p><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/contact" target="_blank">Let us know</a> how you'd like to get involved.</p>
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        <p>Hunter ACM is a student chapter of the <a href="https://www.acm.org" target="_blank">Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)</a>, which is recognized as the "world's largest educational and scientific computing society". The Purposes of the ACM are "advancing the art, science, engineering, and application of information technology; fostering the open interchange of information to serve both professionals and the public; and promoting the highest professional and ethical standards". We subscribe to these purposes.</p>

        <p>Though you don't have formally join the ACM to be a member of Hunter ACM, we encourage you to learn about the <a href="https://www.acm.org/membership/membership-benefits" target="_blank">benefits of becoming an ACM member</a>.</p>
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