compsoc-announce November 2013

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Ensoft: CV Deadline Reminder (10am Fri 29th Nov)
by Sam Lanning 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Hi Everyone, Here's a quick message from one of our Sponsors, Ensoft, about their application deadline. Also just a reminder, Ensoft will be hosting a talk in the department today at 1pm, it's set to be awesome! Here's the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/246980622123184/ Best Wishes, CompSoc Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, We wanted to let you know that the Ensoft deadline for graduate and internship applications is fast approaching. We develop software that connects the world. The internet depends every single day on the code we write. It's interesting and challenging work that matters. It's also fun - being really good at writing complex software is what we enjoy. We are offering graduate jobs for next September, with a starting salary of £33,000. Summer internships are also available. Our application process is very simple: - Email a CV to recruitment(a)ensoft.co.uk <mailto:recruitment@ensoft.co.uk>by *10am on Friday 29th November* - Interviews (lasting no more than 2 hours) are held the following Wednesday at The University Club, Oxford. - If successful, you'll have a firm offer quickly. You can find more details on www.ensoft.co.uk/careers, or get reminders by following us on Twitter (@ensoftuk) or Facebook (ensoftuk). But I would encourage you to apply soon. Whilst everything is designed to take up as little of your time as we can, it is still very competitive for places. Thanks for your time, we hope to hear from you soon. Jon *Jon Turnbull* *Managing Director, Ensoft* -- * Ensoft Limited, Registered in Cardiff No. 3351902 * Registered Office: 13 Station Road, Finchley, London N3 2SB

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Week 7 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Hi Everyone, We have plenty of awesome stuff lined up for you this week! Firstly Ensoft, one of our sponsors, will be having a talk on *Wednesday Afternoon* at the Department. This is not a CompSoc event, but there will still however be some food! =) The main event this week will be a LAN Party on Thursday (/Note: Thursday not Wednesday/). There will be the usual purchase of lots of pizza and refreshments, and we plan on playing until late! It will be epic! We will also not only have the main Learn to Code event this week, but also the joint Oxford Entrepreneurs and CompSoc Learn to Code class! So if you are interested in extending any HTML and CSS Skills you have, here is the place to do it! =) Our geek night this week also has a couple of guest CTOs of companies that have been accelerated by Entrepreneur First attending. They'll be there for you to ask questions about entrepreneurship and what to do after uni! We hope to see you at many of our events this week!!! =) All the details: Ensoft Technical Presentation <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/ensoft_presentation/> Date: Wednesday Week 7 - 27 November 2013 Time: 01:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/246980622123184/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Ensoft <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/> External Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/external_sponsor_event/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> One of our sponsors Ensoft will be holding a talk in the department: *How to survive nuclear attacks, the NSA, and major brain surgery: the Internet core router survival guide* This will be a lively and accessible lecture by Ensoft's Chief Technology Officer followed by time for questions and accompanied by a light buffet. Gaming Night (LAN Party) 1 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/lan_party_1/> Date: Thursday Week 7 - 28 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1424481721102401/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Lan Party <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/lan_party/> This is the first BIG Gaming Night of the year! Come down for an evening of computer games, bring your laptop, a power cable, and an Ethernet cable along with you for a fun evening of anything from TF2, to Age of Empires, Doom, Unreal Tournament, or anything else you can think of. Try and ensure that your games are up to date, because it will be difficult to try and update the games during the event (the connection is not expected to be amazing) and it will waste precious time. There will of course be pizza and refreshments! See you there! Learn to Code with OE (Part 3 of 3): Professional Looking Sites <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_with_oe_3/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 30 November 2013 Time: 11:00 AM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/733189533377502/>Place: Saïd Business School <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/sbs/> This is the third in a set of 3 events this term with Oxford Entrepreneurs (OE) where together we will be teaching the basics of front-end web development (HTML and CSS) Learn how to create a professional-looking website and release it into the wilderness of Internet with just little effort. All you need is a laptop and basic understanding of HTML and CSS (like after attending one of our previous workshops). Result: Pro-looking-website skills. Learn to Code: Session 7 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 30 November 2013 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/693888893962412/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 7 - With Guests from Entrepreneur First <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/geek_night_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 30 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/334940089979841/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> This geek night will be a little different... Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> will be sending along CTO's from some of the companies they have helped accelerate. There will be a chance to chat to them about what it's really like taking such a big leap and deciding to start your own company! Other than this, the night will be much the same, plenty of food, plenty of drinks, plenty of doing whatever you like! -- Kind Regards, The CompSoc Committee Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 6 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 17 Nov '13

17 Nov '13

Hi Everyone, Our main event this week is a URL Riddle Competition hosted by Bank of America. There will of course be pizza and refreshments, and there will also be amazon gift vouchers awarded to the winning team. All the details are below. Bank of America Merrill Lynch - URL Riddle Competition <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/baml_url_riddle_competition/> Date: Thursday Week 6 - 21 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/521247684637767/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Bank of America <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/boaml/> Corporate <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/corporate/> Competition <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/competition/> Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> *Note: This event is on Thursday, not the usual Wednesday!* One of our sponsors, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will be hosting a *URL Riddle* competition with us. This is a game in which teams aim to solve various riddles by writing small and simple snippets of code. * Each riddle is presented as a challenge on a webpage, for which the solution acts as the URL for the next riddle. * Some of the riddles are timed and players must submit an answer to a randomly generated question within a given timeframe. * The game is competitive, and team rankings will be tracked on a leaderboard. * The winning team will receive Amazon gift vouchers. *Please bring your laptops to this event!* As per usual, there will be pizza and drinks at this event. Learn to Code: Session 6 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_6/> Date: Saturday Week 6 - 23 November 2013 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/613967845334186/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course:fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 6 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/geek_night_6/> Date: Saturday Week 6 - 23 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/585455791504372/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 5 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Hi Everyone! This week we have a very special guest, Simon Peyton Jones, who will be coming to talk about how his organisation Computing at School has completely changed the National Curriculum (more details below). This is something that has changed how computer science will be taught all the way from primary school onwards, and is an incredible feat! Before that though, one of our sponsors, Ensoft, will be hosting a cocktails evening tonight (Monday) from 6:30 - 8:30. All the juicy details: Ensoft Recruitment Cocktail Evening <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/ensoft_cocktail_evenint/> Date: Monday Week 5 - 11 November 2013 Time: 06:30 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/582886745081617/>Place: House Bar <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/house_bar/>Tags: Cocktails <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/cocktails/> Ensoft <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/> External Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/external_sponsor_event/> One of our Sponsors, Ensoft, is hosting a cocktails evening! Monday 11th November 2013, an evening of drinks at The House, Blue Boar St. Pop in for a drink anytime from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Students from all disciplines are invited to join us for a cocktail and find out more about what we do. There'll be a chance to talk with members of the company over drinks and nibbles. Guest Speaker: Simon Peyton Jones <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/simon_peyton_jones/> Date: Wednesday Week 5 - 13 November 2013 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1432000307013572/>Place: Lecture Theatre B - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_ltb/>Tags: Academic <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/academic/> Guest Speaker <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/guest_speaker/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Turning the new school Computing curriculum into reality: opportunity and challenge *Simon Peyton Jones <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/simonpj/>:* /Microsoft Research and Computing at School working group/ The newly-published National Curriculum for Computing <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-c…> establishes computer science, for the first time, as part of the school curriculum, from primary school onwards. This represents a radical change of perspective: most people regard computer science as a narrow subject for specialised geeks to study at university, whereas the new curriculum positions it as a foundational subject discipline like maths or physics, that every child should have the opportunity to learn. Job done, then? Far from it: that was the easy bit! Now we have to support and equip the Computing teachers of the nation to deliver the new Computing curriculum, with confidence and enthusiasm. In this talk I'll describe some of the thinking that lies behind the new curriculum, and the remarkable way that it moved from aspiration to reality in two years flat. I will also focus on the question of how we, the computing community, can engage with schools to turn the vision into reality. Doing this successfully needs all of us (students, academics, software developers, parents...), and I will invite your help in doing just that. Learn to Code: Session 5 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_5/> Date: Saturday Week 5 - 16 November 2013 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/394052627391552/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 5 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/geek_night_5/> Date: Saturday Week 5 - 16 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/230271593815411/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Metaswitch Summer Internships
by Gregory O'Connor 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Hi all, A quick message from one of our sponsors about event they are holding tomorrow evening! Want an exciting and challenging career in programming? Then come to the Metaswitch Careers Evening on November 6th. Metaswitch are an international software and technology firm working with Microsoft, BT, Verizon and all the world's biggest telecoms companies to help them compete with the giants of e-communication like Apple and Skype. They are at the cutting edge of today's global engineering, programming and problem solving challenges, and only recruit from the UK's top universities. Best of all, they've got internships for Oxford undergraduates-- even for freshers. Graduate roles with the firm are also open. To find out more about the application process for graduate jobs and internships, and to find out more about the company itself, please come along to the Metaswitch Careers Evening on 6th November at 7pm. Demand is high so please register here: http://bit.ly/MetaswitchOxford.

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Week 4 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Hey Everyone, Our main event this week is Facebook coming to give a talk, however on Tuesday, we also have G-Research holding another Algorithmic Trading Challenge, and Palantir holding an Info Session. All details below! See you later this week! =) G-Research Algorithmic Trading Challenge <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/g_research_competition_2/> Date: Tuesday Week 4 - 05 November 2013 Time: 01:00 PMPlace: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Corporate <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/corporate/> External Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/external_sponsor_event/> Competition <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/competition/> G-Research <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/gresearch/> Test your coding skills trading fake money and win real prizes. G-Research has developed a simulated stock exchange where you can trade your strategies in competition with other teams. Whose will make the most money by the end of the session? You'll be split into teams, given a brief overview of the system and then have 60 minutes to write your code (in C# - syntax help available) to trade on our simulated exchange. After that development time, your code will run in competition with the other teams and the team which makes the most money will win a £20 Amazon gift voucher for each member. Please join us on Tuesday 5th November in Lecture Theatre A, at 1pm. The session will be followed by pizza and refreshments. We will have some of our software developers on hand to answers questions. Sign-up is required. If you are interested, please RSVP to graduates(a)gresearch.co.uk. We have a limit of 40 spots available. Free lunch and refreshments will be provided Palantir Info Session <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/palantir_external_talk/> Date: Tuesday Week 4 - 05 November 2013 Time: 06:30 PMPlace: Old Bank Hotel <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/old_bank_hotel/>Tags: Corporate <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/corporate/> External Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/external_sponsor_event/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Palantir <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/palantir/> Please join Palantir Technologies, where we will discuss how Palantir builds software platforms that help human experts perform powerful, collaborative analysis of data at scale. Palantir's software is deployed at public institutions, private enterprises,and in the non-profit sector to address the challenges of responsibly making sense of complex, diverse data. We solve the technical problems, so they can solve the human ones. Combating terrorism. Tracking disease outbreaks. Finding missing and exploited children. We believe that with the right technology and enough data, people can still solve hard problems and change the world for the better. View a live demo of our data fusion platforms, and learn how you can be a part of our mission. www.palantir.com/college <http://www.palantir.com/college> Facebook Tech Talk: Hot New Mobile Technologies <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/facebook_building_graph_search/> Date: Wednesday Week 4 - 06 November 2013 Time: 06:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/215830861928790/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Corporate <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/corporate/> Facebook <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/facebook/> Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Facebook, one of our sponsors, will be coming down to give a talk. The talk will be given by Facebook Engineering iOS Manager, Alan Cannistraro! There will be more details to come... Unfortunately, the original speaker for this event, Lars Rasmussen, will no longer be able to make it, hence the change of speaker and topic. Learn to Code: Session 4 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_4/> Date: Saturday Week 4 - 09 November 2013 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/685289534839208/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 4 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/geek_night_4/> Date: Saturday Week 4 - 09 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/210998765746537/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> -- Kind Regards, CompSoc Committee Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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compsoc-announce November 2013