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Termly General Meeting
by Andrew Godwin 20 May '08

20 May '08

Hello everyone, This week, we have the TGM, that termly dose of voting and peering at the committee. It's in the Big Bang [1] at 7:30pm, on Thursday (22 May) - if you're probably going to come, it would be nice if you could email me so we can at least warn the poor people about the impending geek deluge. That will round off our events for the term, since the next three weeks are filled with things like exams (and other horrible creations dreamt up by various teaching members of the University) for some of us. We'll be back in Michaelmas, with a strong events calendar and, hopefully, a bout of new freshers. If you have any people or subjects you'd like to see at a talk next term, email me your suggestions and we'll barrage the appropriate people with emails until they give in and come down here. If I don't see you this Thursday, then have a good vac, and see you next term! (That is, if you're not off into the Real World, having stumbled out of Oxford clutching a degree...) Andrew [1]: http://oxford.openguides.org/wiki/?Big_Bang -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Lightning Talks, Tomorrow
by Andrew Godwin 13 May '08

13 May '08

Hello everyone, Just a reminder that the Lightning Talks are tomorrow, at Keble, at 8pm. We have a few talks confirmed so far: - 64 Bit Computing In The 21st Century - OSM and OpenGuides - A Whirlwind Tour of Django We expect a few more to appear on the night, and please feel free to turn up with a computer, or a memory stick with some kind of reasonable file format. There will also be a meal before the event; join #compsoc on irc.oxirc.org to find out as we decide where to hold it at the last minute. See you there! (meet at the Keble lodge, that is). Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Lightning Talks Talks
by Andrew Godwin 04 May '08

04 May '08

Hello everyone, Sorry about the lack of events this and last week, but various different situations have conspired to result in no speakers. We promise we'll get you more next term. However, we plan to fix this by holding another round of Lightning Talks on Wednesday of 4th week. Details are up on the website [1], but we need some speakers! The committee can probably come up with a few talks, but we need you too! Talks need only be short - five or ten minutes is fine - and can be on any subject, as long as you can somehow tie it to computers, the internet, or cheese [2]. So, if you have an talk idea, email us at committee(a)ox.compsoc.net with a snazzy title (or not so snazzy - we can 'snazzy it up' for you if you want) and a short paragraph saying what the talk is about. We'll announce the talks for the event a few days before it happens. In the meantime, have fun punting/eating strawberries/sitting in a dark room looking at computer screens... Andrew [1]: http://ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2008/trinity/Week_4/Lightning_Talks/ [2]: Cheese is the ultimate food, and so any related talks are entirely acceptable. -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 1: Pubmeet, and OGN6
by Andrew Godwin 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

Hello everyone - hope you had a good vac. This week we have one and a half events - the half is an event we don't actually run, but encourage attendance of! Pubmeet ======= Wednesday 23rd April, 20:00 Turf Tavern A chance to get together and see what's happened to other Compsoccers over the vacation, and make bad jokes about the impending exam doom. Oxford Geek Night 6 =================== Tuesday 22nd April, 19:30 Jericho Tavern The Oxford Geek Night isn't a Compsoc event, but is still worth attending; the event consists of two 15 minute 'keynote' talks, followed by several microslots (normally around 5 minutes each). The event runs at a reasonably relaxed pace, and there's plenty of chance to get a drink from the upstairs bar (note that the whole event is upstairs - don't get confused by the JT looking perfectly normal downstairs that day). If you want more information, take a look at their website. [1] [1]: http://oxford.geeknights.net/2008/apr-22nd/ We're still in the process of drawing up this term's termcard, so don't entirely trust the website's rather empty termcard just yet. Remember, if you'd like us to have a particular computing area or company over to talk, just tell us, and we'll see if we can get them along! See you this week, or perhaps next... Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Rebellion & AGM Tonight
by Andrew Godwin 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

Just a quick reminder that the AGM and the Rebellion talk about game development is tonight. Meet at the Keble Porter's Lodge at 7:30 for the AGM, and at 8 for the talk. See you there! Andrew

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Rebellion, and Elections
by Andrew Godwin 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

I'm back, with yet another email. This week we have two events, although since they're happening right after one another, they're not that separate, I guess. Firstly, our AGM is this week, and with it come elections for committee positions. As yet, there are no candidates running for any of the positions - secretary, treasurer or president. If you're at all interested in running, feel free to email me for a quick run through of what each position involves - it's not too much work at all. Annual General Meeting ====================== Wednesday 5th March, 19:45 Keble The AGM will be before the talk this Wednesday, so just come along at about quarter to eight - people will be at the lodge, as always - for elections and the rest of the usually-perilously-short AGM. Rebellion ========= Wednesday 5th March, 20:00 Keble Rebellion will be coming to give a talk about game development, including some information about Rebellion themselves, some of their past projects, dealing with the likes of Sony and Microsoft, and their take on the Future Of Games. That's the lot for this term - hopefully we'll see you this week and, if not, have a good vac. Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Bugzilla talk TONIGHT
by Andrew Godwin 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Sorry to use the stereotypical capital letters, but just a quick reminder that we have Gervase Markham speaking tonight about Bugzilla, described by the man himself as "an amusing wander through its development and some musings about the bug tracking process". It's at Keble at 8 - show up at the Porter's Lodge, and a Friendly Compsoc Member (tm) will show you to the room. Hope to see you there! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Bugzilla Talk, and Committee Elections
by Andrew Godwin 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hello, everyone. It's been a relatively quiet term for Compsoc - due partially to me being rather lax in arranging events - but now, things are happening! Hooray. Before I get to this week's talk, I must first discuss the upcoming committee elections. Elections are held at the AGM, which will be on Wednesday of 8th Week, and the positions up for election are Treasurer, Secretary and President. If you're interested in running for one of the positions, then you can email me, Martin or David at the president@, secretary@ and treasurer@ addresses if you want to know more - we'll be more than happy to discuss the positions with you, and give an idea of just how much work is involved (hint: not much). If you do want to run, sling me an email by Tuesday of 8th Week saying the position you're running for, and a proposer and seconder (both must be ordinary members of the society, but generally finding two of them is easy). If you're of a constitutional-reading nature, or want to know the official capacities of each post, have a look at http://ox.compsoc.net/constitution/. It's gripping stuff, honestly. Right, on to the events: Bugzilla ======== Speaker: Gervase Markham Wednesday 27th February, 20:00 Jean Robinson Room, Keble Gervase will give a talk about Bugzilla, with an amusing wander through its development and some musings about the bug tracking process. Meet at the Keble Porter's Lodge - there will be someone there to guide you to the talk. Gervase is, reportedly, a very entertaining speaker, and I highly recommend this talk - not that I have any bias, or anything. Next week, we'll have a Rebellion talk and the AGM bundled up into one Evening Of Fun™; more information on that next weekend. Hopefully I'll see you on Wednesday! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Hilary Term, Week 1
by Andrew Godwin 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Hello everyone; hope you had a good Christmas/Vacation/Generic Holiday Period. The termcard for this term is still in-progress, but this week's event is, at least, planned... Pubmeet ======= Thursday 17th January, 20:00 Lamb and Flag A chance to get together and see what's happened to other Compsoccers over the holidays, and to drink, if you need the excuse. That's all for this week; I'll be back to invade your email inboxes again soon with more information on the upcoming term. See you around... Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 8: TGM/'Christmas Party'
by Andrew Godwin 24 Nov '07

24 Nov '07

Well, we enter the final week of term, and as things wind down we have one event left! TGM and Christmas Party ======================= Monday 26th November, 20:00 Oscar Wilde Room, Magdalen The Termly General Meeting, the pinnacle of democracy. We'll go over the term, make sure everything is in order, check our Treasurer hasn't fled to a foreign country with CompSoc's fortune, and hopefully get it over with in a reasonably short amount of time (I believe the record is around 4 minutes). After that's over, we'll be having a small Christmas party, with some free food and whatever else we can think of - suggestions, games, or whatever are more than welcome! There will be someone at the Magdalen porter's lodge to guide you over to the room. However, the glorious Compsoc is not the only organisation who gather people into rooms in Oxford. Oxford Geek Night 4 is this week! Oxford Geek Night 4 =================== Wednesday 28 November, 19:30 Upstairs, Jericho Tavern Oxford Geek Nights offer a chance for web developers and designers in the local area to get together, share their skills and talk about new ideas, techniques and technologies. This fourth OGN will consist of two keynote talks of 15 minutes each, followed after a healthy period of socialising including two sets of 5-minute long microslot sessions. You can see details of the talks at http://oxford.geeknights.net/2007/nov-28th/ I highly recommend it, being a web-type myself, but it's really interesting even if you haven't been consumed by CSS, AJAX and Web 2.0. That's the lot for now. Hopefully we'll see you at the TGM; if not, you can wait anxiously for our stellar line up of events next term! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email: andrew(a)aeracode.org MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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