compsoc-freshers February 2020

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Belated Week 6 Newsletter: Brand new social this Saturday!

by Katherine Benjamin

Hi everyone! As a reminder, our next Wednesday event is *next week’s AGM*. We’ll be electing the new committee. That's right, YOU could be sending these newsletters next term! I strongly encourage everyone (including freshers!) to apply for any position they think is interesting. If you’d like to know more about any of the roles then you’re more than welcome to email the relevant committee member. If you’d like to submit a *motion* for the meeting then please let me know by Monday of Week 7 so I have time to get that in the agenda. For Saturday, we’ve been cooking up something new with some members of the Quantum Group. I think it’s just best if you come down and see it for yourselves, but remember to bring a laptop! Also, a reminder that *Learn to Code* is on at the usual Thursday time this week, but will be taking place on Tuesday instead of Thursday next week. You have about 3 hours left to apply for Gold sponsor *Cisco’s* graduate positions! They’re going to be hosting interview days here in Oxford on March 4th. We also have an exciting opportunity for *women in technology* from Bronze sponsor *Jane Street*. *- Kate and the rest of the committee* ------------------------------ Events Learn to Code: Session 5 <https://www.facebook.com/events/242657080051589/?event_time_id=242659496718…> *19:00, Thursday, Week 6, LTB, Department of Computer Science* Learn to Code continues! All the materials can be found here <https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode>. Accessibility information: Step-free access is available on request. The lecture theatre has a hearing loop. Ultimate Figure Championship <https://www.facebook.com/events/2534904633399414/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 6, UGSA, Department of Computer Science* CompSoc and the Quantum group have prepared a unique event for this Saturday. It’s going to be new, it’s going to be exciting and as mysterious as the title suggests - come along (with your laptops) and get ready for some fun involving coding, drinking and pizza. Accessibility information: Step-free access is available on request. There is no hearing loop available in the UGSA. Annual General Meeting <https://www.facebook.com/events/1083061598695760/> *19:00, Wednesday, Week 7, UGSA, Department of Computer Science* The time has come for the 2020-2021 CompSoc committee to be elected! Any CompSoc member is welcome, and encouraged, to run for any position they like the look of. The committee roles being voted on are: President Vice-President Secretary Social Secretary Treasurer We’ll also be voting on approving the minutes of meetings from the previous TGM, and any other things people propose. If there’s anything you’d like to see on the agenda, send it our way. Accessibility information: Step-free access is available on request. There is no hearing loop available in the UGSA. LAN Night <https://www.facebook.com/events/512920279414427/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 7, UGSA, Department of Computer Science* Games all night long. Bring your laptops, we’ll set up a hub for Ethernet for LAN connections. We’ll be playing whatever people want to play! Accessibility information: Step-free access is available on request. There is no hearing loop available in the UGSA. ------------------------------ Sponsor notices Cisco-Ensoft graduate position deadline TONIGHT Just a last reminder that our CV deadline is this Tuesday! We are interviewing in Cambridge on 2nd March and Oxford on 4th March, for graduate positions in September 2020. To apply, upload a CV here <https://jobs.cisco.com/jobs/SearchJobs/ensoft> by midnight on Tuesday 25th February. More details via our website <http://www.ensoft.co.uk/careers> and blog <https://cs.co/ensoft>. Jane Street - Women in Trading and Technology We are excited to host our sixth year of WiTT at Jane Street! Will you be there? For: Women in their second year of study in Autumn 2020 Dates: 20th - 23rd September 2020 Women in Trading and Technology (WiTT) is a three-day programme designed for women in their penultimate year of university as of autumn 2020. Participants will have an exclusive opportunity to explore careers within our firm and attend one of two educational programmes: quantitative trading and software engineering. Both programmes feature interactive classes and activities during the day, and evening social events to speak with Jane Street employees and other women attending the event in a more casual setting. The quantitative trading programme focuses on mathematical and financial topics—such as probability, market structure, and arbitrage—through a combination of short classroom lectures, group games, and mock trading sessions. There is a curriculum of core subjects with flexibility to explore alternative areas of interest, and plenty of opportunities for close interaction with our traders. The software engineering programme focuses on the fundamentals of building electronic trading systems, OCaml, and the library and tools we use in our everyday work at Jane Street. Participants will put these tools to use by writing the back end and UI for a computer game, along with a program that trades on a simulated stock exchange. These activities involve a combination of classroom lectures, group games and exercises, and one-on-one mentorship. Selected students will arrive in London on the evening of Sunday, 20 September and will depart the evening of Wednesday, 23 September. Jane Street will provide all travel to and from London, accommodation at a hotel near the office, and of course, plenty of food and drinks throughout the event. Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm that uses innovative technology, a scientific approach, and a deep understanding of markets to guide our business. Founded in 2000, Jane Street employs more than 1,100 people with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong. We are always on the lookout for great new people to join our team. The environment at Jane Street is open, informal, intellectual, and fun. The dress code is casual, the kitchen is stocked, and discussions are always lively. Teaching and learning are central activities through classes, mentoring, and discussion. Selected students will arrive in London on the evening of Sunday, 20 September and will depart the evening of Wednesday, 23 September. Jane Street will provide all travel to and from London, accommodation at a hotel near the office, and of course, plenty of food and drinks throughout the event. Apply to WiTT <https://janestreet.com/apply-witt> ------------------------------ The Oxford University Computer Society (CompSoc) aims to organise meetings and events for our members to use and further their computing interests. See all of our upcoming events on our Facebook page <https://facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> or visit our website <https://ox.compsoc.net> for more information about the society. Want to unsubscribe or manage your subscription preferences? Go to http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/.

3 years, 7 months

Week 5 Newsletter: Bar Crawl and an AGM announcement

by Benjamin Slater

Morning everyone, It’s Ben, your Vice-President taking over from Kate for this week. This Saturday, CompSoc is (probably) having its first ever bar crawl, so stay tuned to our Facebook page for details and let us know if you think your college bar has what it takes! Coming up in week 7 we have our Annual General Meeting where we’ll be electing our new committee, any member can turn up and run for a position so come along if you want to be involved in running Oxford’s cheapest dining society. If anyone has any questions about what its like to be on the committee (especially being vp) do get in touch. Sadly our efforts to find talks for the last few weeks of this term have been in vain, but I have it on good authority that our next committee will work flat out to get a good slate of Trinity talks! See you on Saturday! *- Kate Ben and the rest of the committee* ------------------------------ Events Learn to Code: Session 4 <https://www.facebook.com/events/242657080051589/?event_time_id=242659506718…> *19:00, Thursday, Week 5, LTA, Department of Computer Science* Learn to Code continues! All the materials can be found here <https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode>. Bar crawl *19:00, Saturday, Week 5, TBC, TBC* Annual General Meeting <https://www.facebook.com/events/1083061598695760/> *19:00, Wednesday, Week 7, UGSA, Department of Computer Science* The time has come for the 2020-2021 CompSoc committee to be elected! Any CompSoc member is welcome, and encouraged, to run for any position they like the look of. The committee roles being voted on are: President Vice-President Secretary Social Secretary Treasurer We’ll also be voting on approving the minutes of meetings from the previous TGM, and any other things people propose. If there’s anything you’d like to see on the agenda, send it our way. ------------------------------ The Oxford University Computer Society (CompSoc) aims to organise meetings and events for our members to use and further their computing interests. See all of our upcoming events on our Facebook page <https://facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> or visit our website <https://ox.compsoc.net> for more information about the society. Want to unsubscribe or manage your subscription preferences? Go to http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/.

3 years, 7 months

Week 4 Newsletter: Mini Hackathon 2: Electric Boogaloo

by Katherine Benjamin

Evening all, It was great to see so many of you on Saturday! Smash was great and I hope everyone appreciates the new VR equipment we have available now :) This Saturday will see the return of the Mini Hackathon, with a new mystery theme! This was tonnes of fun last time and I personally can’t wait to see what the theme will be this time around. We’re afraid our Bronze sponsors *Citadel* and *Metaswitch* also haven’t been able to get talks sorted for this term, so we’re eventless again this Wednesday. Everyone on the committee is working very hard to find a replacement for next week, and we’ll let you know what we manage to sort out. *Learn to Code* is still going strong, and continues this Thursday. If you’d like to read over the materials from any of the sessions you can find them all here <https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode>. See you on Saturday! *- Kate and the rest of the committee* ------------------------------ Events Learn to Code: Session 3 <https://www.facebook.com/events/242657080051589/?event_time_id=242659503384…> *19:00, Thursday, Week 4, LTA, Department of Computer Science* The gang learn more about data structures. Mini Hackathon 2 <https://www.facebook.com/events/531637620807557/> *17:00, Saturday, Week 4, UGSA, Department of Computer Science* The Mini Hackathon returns! Please note the earlier start time of 5pm! ------------------------------ The Oxford University Computer Society (CompSoc) aims to organise meetings and events for our members to use and further their computing interests. See all of our upcoming events on our Facebook page <https://facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> or visit our website <https://ox.compsoc.net> for more information about the society. Want to unsubscribe or manage your subscription preferences? Go to http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/.

3 years, 7 months

Belated Week 3 Newsletter: Disaster strikes! Smash this Saturday

by Katherine Benjamin

Hi CompSoc! Tragedy strikes this week, as Silver sponsor *StarLeaf* are unable to join us for their tech talk on Wednesday. We haven’t been able to get a replacement for this week, but we’re working hard to get a doubly interesting talk next week to make up for it! We were too lazy to come up with an exciting new theme for this Saturday’s event, so we’re gonna play some Smash! If you have a Switch, or some controllers then please bring them if you can so we can get a few games set up concurrently. If Smash isn’t your thing, rumour has it that CompSoc has recently upgraded its VR capabilities… In other news, Gold sponsor *Cisco* are offering a fast track system for graduate software positions at our old sponsor *Ensoft*. They’ll be taking place here in Oxford at the start of March, and you can find out how to apply for them below. See you on Saturday! *- Kate and the rest of the committee* ------------------------------ Events CompSoc does Smash <https://www.facebook.com/events/580173352826333/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 3, UGSA, Department of Computer Science* We just want to play some Smash to be honest. Please bring a Switch/some controllers if you have them! ------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Ensoft Cisco - Fast track to assessment center for graduate software engineers #WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but brings their talents to work as a team and make a difference. You want to make a difference. We do too, which is why our vision is changing the way we work, live, play and learn. Ensoft are an engineering team within Cisco that works with global service providers, developing software that connects the world. The internet depends evert day on the code we write. It’s challenging work that matters. It’s also fun: excelling at work writing complex software is what we enjoy. We’ve grown by taking a few of the best graduates each year (mostly from Oxford and Cambridge ) who have then built careers with us by learning from our world class development organization. It’s an ideal environment for bright, creative people with an interest in software. Computer science knowledge and coding experience are obviously very valuable, and give a head start on this path. They aren’t essential though, as long as you can show us that you are enthusiastic about a career in software, and have the right aptitude. The working environment is outstanding, social life is very active, and the benefits are top notch! All engineering employees share in Cisco’s considerable financial success. *FAST TRACK TO ASSESSMENT CENTRE* We are hosting an Assessment Centre on the 4 March, Said Business School in Oxford . If would like to be considered for this opportunity please click on the link below and upload your CV. Fast Track - Ensoft Graduate Software Engineer <https://jobs.cisco.com/jobs/ProjectDetail/Ensoft-Software-Engineer-Bachelor…> ------------------------------ Other notices Invariant Magazine seeking editors and designers We are pleased to announce that The Oxford Invariants, the Oxford University student mathematics society, aims to re-launch its magazine called The Invariant. We are looking for prospective editors (and designers) to join our team. The role generally entails announcing a call for articles, reviewing submissions for scientific and grammatical accuracy, communicating with authors, proofreading, production/publishing, and finally distribution of the published edition. This is not to intimidate you. The workload is spread over a year and you will be working with like-minded people passionate about mathematics, scientific writing and publishing. We are happy to hear from you whether you are an undergrad or postgrad student at Oxford and studying mathematics or any related courses. Kindly email us at magazine(a)invariants.org.uk by February 20, 2020. Oxford Hack Committee Openings Hi everyone! We are excited to announce that we are starting the preparations for Oxford Hack 2020! Oxford Hack is the official student hackathon held every year in late November (check out last year’s website for more info: https://oxfordhack.co.uk/) With that in mind, we are now recruiting for executive roles! Whether you enjoy working in a team to create an amazing event or would simply like an extra thing on your CV, this is the perfect opportunity. For more information, check the Executive Roles descriptions here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NRIc4PBw6JKtVyrDq2ZqxXHQ_siJgApT_Y8hin3…> . Besides the tasks in the role description, you would also commit to a few committee meetings starting later this term (not more than one hour a week). To apply, please fill in this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kGhMyX1mFmZ6s0AvEBuqZnWFf03aUuKRlkPljh0o68…> by midnight Sunday week 3 (February 9th). For more info feel free to send an email at admin(a)oxfordhack.co.uk. We are looking forward to hearing from you! ------------------------------ The Oxford University Computer Society (CompSoc) aims to organise meetings and events for our members to use and further their computing interests. See all of our upcoming events on our Facebook page <https://facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> or visit our website <https://ox.compsoc.net> for more information about the society. Want to unsubscribe or manage your subscription preferences? Go to http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/.

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