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eth0 hackathon venue changed, Geek Night this Saturday
by Joe Fowler 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Hello all, The venue for the Jane Street hackathon *eth0 is no longer in the Undergraduate Social Area*. Those who have RSVP'd to the event will receive the venue details from Jane Street once they have been confirmed. Due to this change, *Geek night will now be running* for anybody who does not wish to attend the hackathon. Kind Regards, Joe -- Joe Fowler President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 2 Newsletter
by Joe Fowler 25 Jan '15

25 Jan '15

Hello, all! Here are the events that we have organised for this week. Note that the first is on *Tuesday*, and that there is *no Geek Night* this week, due to the hackathon. Tech Talk: Distracted? Let’s Demand a New Kind of Design that Helps Us Spend Our Time Well <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2015/hilary/distracted/> Date: Tuesday Week 2 - 27 January 2015 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/758205117596413/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Guest Speaker <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/guest_speaker/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> *Speakers:* * Tristan Harris - Product Philosopher, Google - www.tristanharris.com <http://www.tristanharris.com/> * James Williams - Google / Oxford PhD in Philosophy - http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=275 *Event Description:* What if technology could distract us less, and respect our time & attention more? What would that world look like - and how could we build it? This question has been the focus of our Design Ethics work and thinking over the past two years at Google. In this talk we will give an overview of why we believe distraction, especially when it hijacks our collective psychological vulnerabilities, is one of the major unaddressed questions of the Information Age. In addition, we’ll suggest concrete steps you can take today - whether you’re a product engineer/designer, a business leader, or a user - to help technology design toward greater respect for users’ time and attention. For background information, see Tristan’s TEDx talk in Brussels last month:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT5rRh9AZf4 Tech Talk with CoreFiling: IPv6 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2015/hilary/core_filing_ipv6/> Date: Wednesday Week 2 - 28 January 2015 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/843599565682423/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Guest Speaker <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/guest_speaker/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> *Event Description:* IPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol. We'll talk about some of the practical details of its use, and attempt to separate fact from fiction about the world running out of IPv4 addresses and the impact this will have. *Speakers:* David North and Stephen White are both CompSoc alumni and IPv6 early adopters, and now work for local software company CoreFiling. eth0: JaneStreet 12-hour hackathon <www.janestreet.com/eth0> Date:Saturday Week 2 - 28 January 2015 Time:10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Facebook Event <https://www.facebook.com/events/793185687413821/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Guest Speaker <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/guest_speaker/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> *Event Description**:* eth0: a day-long programming contest. Form teams and hack together software to compete against others and the markets. The winning prize will be *£0x1ff* per person. There'll be lots of *(free) food and drink available*. Absolutely no knowledge of finance, nor OCaml, required. You can use any language, but we'll provide some helper libraries in a few common ones. The contest is entirely technical in nature and you won't need any visual design skills. To sign up, or for any further queries, email: eth0(a)janestreet.com <mailto:eth0@janestreet.com> Further details will be announced to those signed up closer to the event. Teams of up to four will be accepted. You don't have to have a team to sign up — feel free to turn up as a singleton and we'll form teams on the fly. Regards, Joe Fowler President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 1 Newsletter
by Joe Fowler 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Hi all, First off, welcome back! Secondly, regarding events: * There will be *n**o talk this Wednesday*, however there are some visitors from Google who are willing to give a talk on some day between Thursday and next Tuesday - we will let you know when! * *Learn To Code* *is not going to run this term*, as the attendance for most of last term was reasonably low. We are however discussing a replacement, so keep the time free in your calendar for now! * *Geek Night* will be running as usual in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7pm onwards. Hope to see some of you there! Regards, Joe -- Joe Fowler President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 0!
by Joe Fowler 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

Hello all! I hope you have all had a great winter break, and are ready for another term. Our first event this term will of course be Geek Night 0 in the undergraduate social area *this saturday*, so I hope to see some of you there! Kind Regards, Joe -- Joe Fowler President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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End of Term!
by Joe Fowler 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hi all, It's the end of term (at last), so on behalf of CompSoc I would like to wish you all a brilliant winter break. Regards, Joe --

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TONIGHT - Exient + Microsoft Game Developer Career Talk
by Joe Fowler 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Hi All, Just a last-minute reminder that we have a talk tonight about working in the game industry, featuring speakers from *Exient*, who have made Angry Birds Go and Angry Birds Transformers, as well as *Microsoft*. The talk starts at *7* as usual, in *Lecture Theatre A*. See you there! Joe

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Week 8 Newsletter - Game Industry Talk
by Joe Fowler 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Hi all, here is our final round of events for this term. Notice that our first event this week is *tomorrow* in LTA, not Wednesday. Regards, Joe Aswift - Game industry talk. <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/michaelmas/aswift/> Date: Tuesday Week 8 - 02 December 2014Time: 07:00 PMTags: Corporate <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/corporate/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Featuring speakers from *Exient*, the makers of Angry Birds, and *Microsoft*. Facebook Event - Cancelled <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/michaelmas/facebook/> Date: Wednesday Week 8 - 03 December 2014Time: 07:00 PMPlace: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Facebook <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/facebook/> Corporate <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/corporate/> Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Unfortunately, Facebook have had to cancel this event, but are hoping to give a talk next term. Geek Night 8 (Members Only) <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/michaelmas/geek_night_8/> Date: Saturday Week 8 - 06 December 2014Time: 07:00 PMPlace: 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/> -- Joe Fowler President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 7 Newsletter
by Joe Fowler 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Hi All, Below is our list of events for this week, but first of all: OxHack <oxhack.co.uk> Helpers: If anybody would like to help out at OxHack, motivating the hackers and making sure that everything goes smoothly, get in touch with James May <mailto:james.may@oxfordentrepreneurs.co.uk>. Entrepreneur First Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/michaelmas/ef/> Date: Wednesday Week 7 - 26 November 2014Time: 07:00 PMPlace: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Entrepreneur First <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ef/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Learn to Code: Session 7 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/michaelmas/learn_to_code_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 29 November 2014Time: 05:00 PMPlace: 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/> Geek Night 7 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/michaelmas/geek_night_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 29 November 2014Time: 07:00 PMPlace: 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/> Regards, Joe

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Get in the Game - Careers Talk Tuesday 2nd December
by Joe Fowler 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Hi All, Quick promotion for the Game Careers talk on *Tuesday 2nd December*, details below. Regards, Joe Mailer to be sent out to students View this email in your browser <http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&id=b97fbc2633…> Get in the Game Careers Talk Tour is Coming to the University of Oxford! Date: 2.12.14 Time: 7pm - 9pm Free Entry! *Aardvark Swift's* Graduate Talent Manager, Mark Hope, will be discussing how to land your first job in Video Games. He will be talking about: * Career advice * Information on how to maximise your chances of securing your first industry role. * Games Industry Graduate Survey results * CV, Portfolio and Demo Advice * Interview Techniques * Programming knowledge required by studios * How to increase employability Our partners will be joining us throughout the tour providing their technical and insightful presentations about their products and Games Industry knowledge The talk is aimed primarily at programmers, however the CV advice and ways into the industry can relate to all fields of the Games Industry. This year's Get in the Game Careers Talk Tour partners are: <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> This month our Get in the Game Career Talks was featured in Develop, check the link here! <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> *GET YOUR FREE TICKET NOW!! <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…>* <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> Grads in Games <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> is the website solely dedicated to helping as many graduates as possible to secure their first role in the Games Industry. This is the home of the Get in the Game Career talks, Search for a Star and jam packed with helpful advice and information, to make you more employable. Check the website to see which partners will be joining us on your universities talk. Are you a talented programmer? Want to show off your skills to the biggest developers in the industry then check out our Search for a Star <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> Competition Copyright ©2014 Aardvark Swift Recruitment Ltd. , All rights reserved.Established in 1989- Aardvark Swift has since evolved to become Europe's leading specialist recruitment agency for the games, mobile entertainment and toy industries. <http://aswift.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&i…> unsubscribe from this list <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> update subscription preferences <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&id=83…> This email was sent to president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net> /why did I get this?/ <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/about?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&id=832…> unsubscribe from this list <http://aswift.us5.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&…> update subscription preferences <http://aswift.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=8567d31091e1b4b3036a2b870&id=83…> Aardvark Swift - Graduates · 16 Nightingale Court · Moorgate · Sheffield, Eng S60 2AB · United Kingdom Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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BAML - URL Coding Challenge, bring laptops!
by Joe Fowler 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Hi All, Just a quick reminder about the coding challenge tonight. Make sure to bring a laptop if you have one! Hope to see you all tonight. Regards, -- Joe Fowler President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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