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Memorial Service for pod (Chris Cooper)
by Peter York 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Hello all, Some of you will know pod (Chris Cooper), an honorary member of CompSoc since 2004. We are very sorry to inform you that pod died on Friday, 28 December 2012. pod worked in Oxford at the Mathamatical Institute from the mid 90s and joined OUCS in November 2001. He was a highly respected member of both the Network and Systems development and support teams; many of us, benefited from pod's technical brilliance, sense of humour and playfulness. He will likely be best remembered within CompSoc for helping with the OUCS machine room tours, and attending talks. He will be very much missed. There will be an event held in Oxford next Saturday to celebrate pod and his interests. If you would like to hear more about this, please email Dominic Hargreaves <dom(a)earth.li> Regards, Pete

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Week 1 Newsletter 2
by Peter York 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

Hi, Tonight's event will be in the Catz JCR Lecture Theatre rather than the PDR like it normally is. This Saturday we will have our first 'coding night'. We are going to host a social coding session (and plan to do so every Saturday) where you can come along, eat pizza, and collaborate on whatever projects you might want to work on. This will be held in the undergraduate social area, from 7pm. Details on the website. In addition to this, there is a hackathon in the works for Oxford Entrepeneurs, where people would come along with ideas for something they would like made, and then people who like to program come along, listen, and work together on whichever of these projects they are interested in. More concrete details will be available at a later date, but if this is something that would interest you, please respond and tell us, because we would like to start to get an idea of numbers. Cheers, Pete

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Comp Soc Week 1 Newsletter
by Peter York 13 Jan '13

13 Jan '13

Hello everybody, I hope you all had a good holiday and are ready for the new term. This week we have, as always the welcome back drinks, and, excitingly, paintball vs Cambridge! We are currently fully booked for this event, but if you would like to come you should still email us to sign up, and we will add you to the waiting list in case people drop out. Cheers, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome Back Drinks <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/trinity/Termly_General_Meeting/> Wednesday 16th January, 20:00 St Catz PDR <http://compsoc.net/venues/St_Catz_PDR/> Come along to the St Catz PDR for free drinks and food, and to find out about what's going on this term. Here is a handy map for finding Catz:http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding the PDR:http://compsoc.net/images/catzmap.png If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Pete on 07702883768 Here's a link to the Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/410301752379660

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Entrepreneur First Event at Google Campus London
by Sam Lanning 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Hi Everyone, Entrepreneur First (who held an event with us on the last week of term) are holding another event in london in a few days, it promises to be very interesting for anyone who would like to find out the ins and outs of starting up your own company. Entrepreneur First help people start up their own companies and get groups of people together to be co-founders and all the execs. They host talks from top people in the tech / startup community and you learn everything you need to know to get your own company off the ground, everything from legal and accounting, to pitching / investors and the nitty gritty of the actual business. Details Below. Best Wishes, Sam. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * *From Student to Startup II: the Workshop* Love startups? Want to start one or join one when you graduate? Come and find out how to turn your startup ambitions into reality. This interactive workshop will give you a chance to meet fellow entrepreneurs and to learn about and use some of the tools we use with the Entrepreneur First founders <http://entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/?/cohort>. Friday, 14 December, 2.00-4.00 pm Google Campus, 4-5 Bonhill St EC2A 4BX Our last event was incredibly popular and sold out very quickly. Get your ticket now <http://efs2s2.eventbrite.com/> to ensure your place. Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> is a new route into entrepreneurship for graduates, backed by some of the UK's leading entrepreneurs, student groups, and prestigious international firms. We want the best hackers, hustlers and designers the UK has to offer: people who want to create disruptive, scalable businesses. Think you can hack it? Apply now! <http://www.f6s.com/entrepreneurfirst20131#programs/ajax-application>

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Special Event TODAY - Entrepreneur First: Think you can hack it?
by Sam Lanning 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

Hey Everyone, Here's a quick reminder about the event we have on later today (that was not on the TermCards). It is in collaboration with Entrepreneurs First, they're hosting the event on facebook so you won't find it on our facebook page events. Hope to see many of you there tonight! Kind Regards, Sam. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Entrepreneur First: think you can hack it? Start Up Now! <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Entrepreneurs_First_-_Think_Yo…> Thursday 29th November, 18:30 Department Of Computer Science - Lecture Theatre A Want to launch a startup after graduation but not sure where to begin? Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> is coming to Oxford to demystify the startup process and make tech entrepreneurship more accessible. Come meet members of EF's 2012 Cohort and learn about making the transition from a cushy student existence to the fast-paced life of a startup cofounder. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/488188317887775/ EF is recruiting for 2013. We want the best hackers, hustlers, and designers the UK has to offer: people who want to create disruptive, scalable businesses. Think you can hack it? Apply now at www.entrepreneurfirst.org.u <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/>k or drop us a line at recruit(a)entrepreneurfirst.org.uk <mailto:recruit@entrepreneurfirst.org.uk> to find out more.

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TGM Facebook Event
by Peter York 26 Nov '12

26 Nov '12

Hi, Forgot to create a facebook event for the tgm and include, so I'm just rectifying that. You can find it here <http://www.facebook.com/events/409710602434657/>. Sorry for the spam, Pete

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Week 8 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 25 Nov '12

25 Nov '12

Hi everybody! Last week we had Google and that was a very popular and interesting event, particularly the more informal chat over pizza which followed the talk. This week we have the termly general meeting (TGM) which will be an opportunity for YOU to come along and affect what happens next term, and into the future. We will discuss what sorts of things the society should be doing, and of course there will be free pizza. So if you want to have your say and eat some pizza you should come along. Details below. This we we also have an event co-hosted with Entrepreneur First. If you ever wanted to find out what it takes to start your own business, and the soft of people you need to network with, this is the event for you. Details also below. Cheers, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Termly General Meeting <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Termly_General_Meeting/> Wednesday 28th November St Catz PDR NB: There is a mistake on the termcard, it says Wed 21st Nov when it should say Wed 28th Nov. Come along to the Termly General Meeting for free pizza and a say in what sort of things the society should be doing - what events are interesting, where events should be held and so on. Venue will be announced at a later date. Posted Tue 02 Oct 2012 09:53:48 BST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Entrepreneur First: think you can hack it? Start Up Now!* Want to launch a startup after graduation but not sure where to begin? Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> is coming to Oxford to demystify the startup process and make tech entrepreneurship more accessible. Come meet members of EF's 2012 Cohort and learn about making the transition from a cushy student existence to the fast-paced life of a startup cofounder. Thursday, 29 November, *18.30* @ LTA, Department of Computer Science, Wolfson Building co-hosted by CompSoc get a ticket on Eventbrite <http://oxfords2s.eventbrite.com/> + join the event on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/488188317887775/> /EF is recruiting for 2013. We want the best hackers, hustlers, and designers the UK has to offer: people who want to create disruptive, scalable businesses. Think you can hack it? Apply now at www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> or drop us a line at recruit(a)entrepreneurfirst.org.uk <mailto:recruit@entrepreneurfirst.org.uk> to find out more./

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Week 7 Newsletter - Red Gate and Google Events
by Sam Lanning 18 Nov '12

18 Nov '12

Hi Everybody! Thanks to everyone who came to the games night. It was probably our best attended event yet with around 40 people coming along, and of course the £500 worth of pizza from BoAML was nice. On Monday (*TOMORROW!*) one of our sponsors, Red Gate, is hosting a talk on real-world software development in the Rewley House Lecture Theatre. Details are below. This week we also have something which we hope will be as popular as last week's event. Google are doing a talk on user privacy, which is obviously an important topic, and with Google being arguably the most important company on the internet their take and expertise on it should be particularly interesting and relevant. Details below. Also this week OxHUG is meeting - this a group of Oxford-based people who use Haskell. It's an opportunity to chat about functional programming in general over a pint. They meet once a month so if you think you might be interested now you should go along on Tuesday and check it out. Cheers, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Red Gate - Life, the universe and software development: how software is made in the real world <https://www.facebook.com/events/100715570095760/> Monday 19th November, 18:00 Rewley House Lecture Theatre, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford *Summary:* Calling all technophiles! Want to know what working in software development is really like in a software development company? We'll tell you all about it; the ups, the downs, the zig zags and all...If you have a passion for coding or technology, and agree that geek is the new black, this is the talk for you. *Full description**:* Two of our previous graduates (1 software engineer, 1 test engineer) will be talking to you about what it's really like to build software outside of the classroom. We'll explain how, at Red Gate Software, we go about taking an idea and launching it into a project, how our teams all hang together and how we get to the end result of a world-class piece of software. Software development is the crux of our business; software is our product, our life-blood, our very soul! So we know what we're talking about...most of the time...we like to think... We'll also have plenty of information for you on the different kinds of opportunities we have here and the kind of people we seek out to join us. We don't just hire software developers -- we take people from various backgrounds into a range of technical areas such as testing, technical communications and user experience. This talk will probably interest final year comp scis and students from a technical, numerate or scientific background with an interest in technology or programming. *Facebook Event:* https://www.facebook.com/events/100715570095760/ Google: Privacy and why it's hard <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Google_Privacy_and_Why_its_Har…> Wednesday 21st November, 18:30 Department Of Computer Science - Lecture Theatre A Abstract: Google engineers are striving every day to do what's best for the user, and often it is hard. Nick will give 3 real examples of practical problems that have come up for him as a Googler, and how we try to engineer them to give the best possible result for every user. Oh, and a few ridiculously big numbers, and a bit about Google's amazing work environment :-) Short Bio: Studied Maths & Computation at Oxford and in Compsoc 1995-1998. Since then worked at a research lab, hedge funds and investments banks, and now at Google in London where I'm on the Android team. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/573717905974966/ OxHUG Tuesday 20th November, 20:00 The Mitre - High Street We meet once a month to chat about functional programming in general, and it's a great opportunity to bring students, academics, hobbyists and professionals who use Haskell together over a pint. You can find the group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/513158558704025/ The next meeting is due to happen at 8pm on Tuesday, 20th November at the Mitre on High Street: http://www.facebook.com/events/127460294074611/ All are welcome to attend!

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Fwd: Oxford - Technology in Finance Challenge– Win a new iPad!!!
by Sam Lanning 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Sponsor Message from Bank of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *REMINDER - 1 Month to deadline for BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH TECHNOLOGY IN FINANCE CHALLENGE* * * *Take a chance to **win a new iPad**and be **fast tracked**to one of our assessment centres for a full time job or internship* Applying is easy! We want to see any code, documented idea or project work that demonstrates technology in a financial context. Examples could be coursework, extra-curricular projects, or any other subject matter documented that shows a link between the technology and the financial effects from implementation. If you have questions or are unsure if your submission would be valid, email us at: dg.oxford_technology_graduate_recruitment(a)bankofamerica.com <mailto:dg.oxford_technology_graduate_recruitment@bankofamerica.com>. Applications can be submitted to the above address in .pdf, .doc or .zip format. The application deadline is the 13^th December ------------------------------------------------------------------------ imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.7&filename=image010.jpg imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.2&filename=image002.png imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.8&filename=image011.jpg *Fast track your way through to a Technology Assessment Centre and win an iPad!* At Bank of America Merrill Lynch we look to recognize graduate innovation in Technology. If you have a sound idea for a product or service that has elements of both finance and technology then why not apply. You don’t have to start from scratch, you can use an existing project or a well documented idea- the choice is up to you. Each submission will be judged by a panel of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Technologists on innovation, efficiency, creativity and the imaginative use of technology to solve a problem or requirements. For your chance to fast-track your way through to an assessment centre and win an iPad, submit your idea as a .pdf, .doc or .zip by 13 December: dg.oxford_technology_graduate_recruitment(a)bankofamerica.com <mailto:dg.oxford_technology_graduate_recruitment@bankofamerica.com> Set opportunity in motion. baml.com/campusEMEA <http://campus.bankofamerica.com/emea-home> imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.3&filename=image004.png imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.4&filename=image006.png TECHNOLOGY IN FINANCE CHALLENGE Foryour chance to win, apply by imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.4&filename=image006.png *13 December*** imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.5&filename=image008.png imap://scat5029@imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E5238?part=1.2.1.2.1.6&filename=image009.jpg

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Special Mid-Week Email - Metaswitch Event TONIGHT, Ensoft Applications, and Samsung Competition
by Sam Lanning 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Hey Everyone, Thanks to all those who attended the games night yesterday. We had a peak of 41 computers connected to the LAN. And I'm sure everyone got a good quantity of pizza, as there were quite a few left! There are a few things that i need to mention, sorry for the more-than-one-email a week thing. And there will be one more promotional email from our sponsors at *BoAML Technology* after this one. Firstly, TONIGHT, Metaswitch are hosting an event with free food and drinks and an iPad competition. The event is at the Randolph hotel at 6:30pm. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/541276755885937/ Secondly, Ensoft graduate application deadline is *TOMORROW*, so get applying! Ensoft is a great company to work for, and their starting salary is a whopping £33,000. Details below. Thirdly, Samsung's student developer challenge has not had many sign-ups, so if you want to be in with a change of winning some of the £12,500 in cash prizes, get signed up now! <http://www.studentdeveloperchallenge.com> www.studentdeveloperchallenge.com <http://www.studentdeveloperchallenge.com> www.facebook.com/studentdeveloperchallenge <http://www.facebook.com/studentdeveloperchallenge> And lastly, I will be uploading photos of last night's event at some point soon to facebook (and potentially the website). If you would like your face blurred out or anything, send me an email and let me know. Hope this email finds you all well! Kind Regards, Sam. /Secretary/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ensoft Logo Hi, We wanted to let you know that the Ensoft deadline for graduate applications is fast approaching. You may already have come to meet us at our various recruitment events, or visited our website www.ensoft.co.uk <http://www.ensoft.co.uk/careers>. Ensoft is a small company with a great culture, that's also very successful and offers a starting salary of £33,000. The applications process is simple: * Send a CV to recruitment(a)ensoft.co.uk <mailto:recruitment@ensoft.co.uk> by 5pm on Thursday 17th November * Interviews are held on Tuesday 22nd November in the Randolph, Oxford (They last no more than 2 hours). * Job offers are made before the end of the year. The whole process if very straightforward - there is more information on our website about the details to provide in your CV (www.ensoft.co.uk/careers <http://www.ensoft.co.uk/careers>). But I would encourage you to apply soon. While everything is designed to take up as little of your time as we can, it is still very competitive for places. I hope to hear from you soon, Thanks for your time, Jon *Jon Turnbull Managing Director* -- * Ensoft Limited, Registered in Cardiff No. 3351902 * Registered Office: 13 Station Road, Finchley, London N3 2SB

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