compsoc-freshers November 2007

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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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Lightning Talks: Tonight
by Andrew Godwin 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

Just a quick reminder that the Lightning Talks are tonight, at Worcester, at 8 (there will, of course, be someone at the lodge). If you're going to speak at the event, or just want to come along to the "speaker's dinner" (warning: you may be coerced into talking during it), then we'll be meeting at the Gourmet Burger Kitchen [1] at 6.15. See you tonight! The talk lineup is looking pretty good, if I can say so myself... Andrew [1] http://oxford.openguides.org/wiki/?Gourmet_Burger_Kitchen -- 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 7: Lightning! Talks!
by Andrew Godwin 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

It's week 7, and time for an event! Shocking... read on for more. Lightning Talks =============== Thursday 22nd November, 20:00 Morley Fletcher Room, Worcester One room, one projector, and many speakers. Everyone is invited to give a short talk on something they're involved in or interested in; don't worry if you don't like public speaking, you're more than welcome to watch the rest of us screw it up (although, of course, this would be a great place to give a talk if you've never done so before). Talks don't have to be computer-related, or even technical; if it's interesting, entertaining or pretty, then give it a go! If you don't feel like giving a talk, don't worry; come along anyway, there's looking to be a wonderfully varied range of talks. We'll have a projector and a laptop there to show presentations on, but if you're using a particularly obscure file format or prefer your own computer, bring it along. There will be someone at the Worcester porter's lodge to take you along to the room! If you're planning to speak, we'll be having a rather odder-than-usual "speaker's dinner" beforehand; email me if you want to come. ~~~~~ Also, we have some on-topic announcements. Firstly, Oxford Geek Night 4 is on Thursday next week; it's a great event, come along to it if you can! See http://oxford.geeknights.net/2007/nov-28th/ for more details. Secondly, the Oxford University Latin American Society are looking for a "javascript programmer" for their website (they stress programmer, not designer) - if you're interested, email me and I'll pass on your details. Hopefully we'll see you at the lightning talks! Next week, we'll be having the GM/Christmas Party... more about that then. Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk: andrewgodwin(a)gmail.com MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 6: The Carbon Account (Web Development with Django)
by Andrew Godwin 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hello, everyone. This week we have the Django talk; read on for more infos. The Carbon Account ================== Speaker: Tom Dyson Wednesday 14th November, 20:00 Roy Griffiths Room, Keble Tom Dyson, of Torchbox, will be coming to talk about their in-house Django project, aimed at helping people cut down on carbon emissions. He'll delve into the technical aspects of implementing such a computationally-heavy web application, as well as giving a few general tips and pointers on this sort of web development. Meet outside/just inside the Keble Porter's Lodge at 8, and a Very Nice Compsoc Person will walk you down to the right place. There's a few bits of other business; the TGM/Party/Possible Movie Showing has been moved to Monday of 8th, but on the plus side we have a nice large, posh room now, so I expect you all to come so we can fill it up! More details on that one closer to the time. Lightning talks are next week; we're still finalising the venue, but keep that Thursday free, and if you feel up for the challenge prepare a small presentation (only 5-10 minutes, or longer if you like!), otherwise, you can just come and laugh at the rest of us, and our professional talking skills. It'd be nice if you could email me (president(a)ox.compsoc.net) if you're planning to give a talk; current proposals include one about "Windows vs Linux (from a more normal perspective)", and one on pretty graphing of musical history, and a few other people who have yet to properly decide! If you do give a lighting talk, like all our speakers you'll be invited to a pre-talk dinner. We're not going to pay for everything, but we might be able to stretch to something... so, even more reason to sit down and think for a while! Hopefully I'll see you all on Wednesday! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk: andrewgodwin(a)gmail.com MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Bletchley Park
by Andrew Godwin 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hello everyone. Tomorrow is the Bletchley Park trip, and so I have some final information about it! We'll be meeting at Gloucester Green bus station (at the X5 stop, bay 11) at 9:55 on Saturday morning. You'll need around £22 for travel and admission (possibly less), and if you want to buy lunch there there's a reasonably-priced cafe. More details can be found on the website at [1]. Hopefully we'll see plenty of you bright and early (well, for the weekend) tomorrow! Andrew [1]: http://www.ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2007/michaelmas/Week_4/Bletchley_Park_T… -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk: andrewgodwin(a)gmail.com MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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compsoc-freshers November 2007