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Week 7 Newsletter: WAN Night and AGM!
by Matthew Ruddy 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is WAN Night! We’ll be closing off our year on the committee with a fan favourite, so head to Discord on Saturday for a night of gaming. We’ve also got a technical interview workshop from Google next week. Importantly, *you’ll need to sign up to this event in advance* so if you’re interested in advice on tackling interviews then see below for details! Furthermore, this year’s CompSoc AGM will be happening this Wednesday. Most importantly, we’ll be electing the new committee at this event. Any member of CompSoc, including freshers, is welcome (and encouraged!) to run for a position on the committee. It’s been a great experience for me and I recommend looking at the roles and seeing which might suit you! More details below. Learn to Code also continues this week on Thursday! Whether you’re keen to learn programming or have experience and want to help others learn, it’s a great opportunity. We’ve also got messages this week from the Oxford University Careers Service, TPP, Citadel and Google so check them out below. If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events WAN Night <https://www.facebook.com/events/249366813504952/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 7, Discord* Join us on our last official event of the term for a night of online games! AGM <https://www.facebook.com/events/123433559695207/> *18:00, Wednesday, Week 7, Discord* As announced in our emails previously, the 2021 AGM is this week! See the attached agenda for a rundown of our plans for the event. We’ll be hosting it on our Discord server, similarly to the previous online General Meetings. As well as the usual business and motions that we have at meetings, we will also have the elections for the new committee! Please come to vote for the new committee, or to run yourself. The positions available currently are: * *President* - Runs the society and is in charge of the committee, as well as obtaining/renewing sponsorships. * *Vice President* - Largely similar responsibilities to the President, helps the President run the society and communicate with sponsors. * *Secretary* - Writes the newsletters and manages CompSoc’s website and server, as well as signing up new members and writing the agendas/minutes for meetings. * *Social Secretary* - A relatively new role, in charge of organising events and managing our social media. * *Treasurer* - In charge of CompSoc’s bank account and payments made to/from the society. If you’re interested in running for a role, or just want to vote on who you want in the new committee, be sure to turn up as this an important event for the society. Learn To Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/447419212936516> *19:00, Thursday, Week 7, Zoom* Learn to code! If you want to learn how to write code or refresh your knowledge, this course will teach introductory programming in the Python language with no prior experience necessary. Programming is a useful skill in a range of subjects and having some knowledge of it is a great way to improve your CV. Alternatively, if you’re already a CS student and would like to volunteer to help teach others some introductory Python, please contact the committee (replying to this email is fine) and we’ll get you connected! Google Technical Interview Workshop <https://www.facebook.com/events/746584079328443/> *18:00, Wednesday, Week 8 Google Hangouts* Hello folks, Google is proud to partner with CompSoc again this year and we’re excited to be bringing you a technical interview workshop. We’ll be joined by two Google software engineers who will share some top tips for tackling the coding interviews, walk you through some previously used interview questions, and answer any questions you may have. *When:* Wednesday 10th March 2021, 6pm - 7.30pm GMT *Where:* Virtually over Google Meet *Sign Up:* Use this link to sign up to the event <https://events.withgoogle.com/technical-interview-workshop-compsoc> Sign up as soon as you can, and you’ll be sent a link to a Google hangout before the event. Look forward to meeting you all! Georgina University Programs Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Google *IWD with Google Students* Google’s upcoming International Women’s Day event is fast approaching! There is one week left to reserve a spot. This virtual two day event series will feature speakers, workshops, and the opportunity to connect with fellow students from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We have now released the agenda and speakers, feel free to check it out here <https://events.withgoogle.com/student-iwd2021/agenda/#content?utm_medium=em…>! We hope you can still join us, please register below *by Sunday, Mar. 7, 2021 at 11:59 pm*. *When*: Monday, March 15th, Tuesday, March 16th. *Where*: Virtual View the website here <https://events.withgoogle.com/student-iwd2021/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=…> The program is open to students currently studying in Europe, Middle East and Africa and is committed to creating a space where women who are at the start of their careers can find community, inspiration, and empowerment. TPP TPP has some exciting news to share… the starting salary for many of our graduate roles has just increased to £50,000 with no crazy hours and no experience required! Apply now via their website: https://tpp-careers.com/roles/ <https://tpp-careers.com/roles/> Citadel/Correlation One *COMING THIS SPRING - Europe Regional Terminal* We are excited to announce Europe Regional Terminal <https://terminal.c1games.com/europe_regional>, a $25,000 coding competition for talented undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students. Taking place between March 8-15, the competition will be virtual and teams will be able to work remotely on their submissions for a week on their own schedules. APPLY HERE <http://terminal.c1games.com/europe_regional> Terminal is a novel games-based AI challenge, where players code strategies to automate gameplay, battling team vs team for prize money and job opportunities. Check out this brief clip <https://vimeo.com/283777731> to see Terminal in action! Event Highlights include: * $25,000 in cash prizes! * Opportunity to showcase your coding skills in a novel competition! * Consideration for interviews with Citadel and Citadel Securities! *Admissions are made on a rolling basis and applications are due 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd.* Please direct any questions to roysi(a)correlationone.com <mailto:roysi@correlationone.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Other Notices Oxford University Careers Service *Apply now for UK summer internships available as part of the Summer Internship Programme 2021!* There are more than 100 exciting summer opportunities in the UK currently advertised through the Summer Internship Programme <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/the-summer-internship-programme> 2021. The programme offers a mixture of in-person and remote internships of 2-12 weeks during the summer vacation (end of June-October 2021) in a wide range of sectors. The Internship Office continues to work closely with employers to ensure that Covid-19 safety measures are adhered to for each internship. To help you navigate the different options and find the opportunity that really appeals to you, browse the UK Summer Internship Programme Sector List <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/the-summer-internship-programme-sector-list>. All summer internship opportunities are open exclusively to matriculated Oxford students, and they can submit up to two applications with a one-page CV and a 600-word personal via CareerConnect <https://oxford.targetconnect.net/unauth/student/login> *by Monday, 15 March 2021*. /Featured summer internships:/ Data Spartan, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science Internship, London (SIP) <https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=103603&service=Careers+S…> Data Spartan, a group of recognised global experts, is offering 10 summer internships in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Big Data Flow, Quantitative Research, High-Performance Computing, Machine Learning, and Risk Modelling. The project is exclusive to Oxford University and involves using academic-based research in-house to improve a natural-language-based tool for documentation reading for contracts. Interns should have good financial/technology background. Apply now on CareerConnect: https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=103603&service=Careers+S… <https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=103603&service=Careers+S…> *Deadline: 15 March 2021* /Looking for guidance with your application?/ The Internship Office offers weekly ‘Summer Internship Application Support Sessions’ which can be booked through CareerConnect <https://oxford.targetconnect.net/unauth/student/login> in the ‘/Appointments/’ section. During these sessions, a member of the Internship Office will provide advice on how to write a winning CV and personal statement. Stay up to date with our internship programmes by signing up to the Internship Office email alerts <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/about-the-internship-office/#collapse1577506> and visiting the Internship Office Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/internshipoffice/>. For any questions, please email internships(a)careers.ox.ac.uk <mailto:internships@careers.ox.ac.uk>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Week 6 Newsletter: Mini Hackathon with UMCS!
by Matthew Ruddy 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is the Mini Hackathon! This term’s Mini Hackathon is especially exciting as we’re doing it in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Mona Computing Society! Note that this event starts at 5PM. This will be the largest scale we’ve had for an event as a committee, so don’t miss out! Learn to Code also continues this week on Thursday! Whether you’re keen to learn programming or have experience and want to help others learn, it’s a great opportunity. We’ve also got sponsor messages this week from TPP, Citadel and Google so check them out below. *In week 7 this term, we’ll be having our AGM. Most importantly, this includes elections for the 2021-2022 committee. * *It’s a great opportunity and well worth your consideration if you’re interested in running for a position. If you have any other topics or motions you’d like us to discuss in the AGM, please send them to us so we can add them to the agenda.* If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Mini Hackathon <https://www.facebook.com/events/864450907734278/> *17:00, Saturday, Week 6, Discord* This terms Mini Hackathon will be hosted in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Mona Computing Society. Come and join us on our Discord and take part. This event starts at 5pm GMT, and finishes at 1am GMT. The theme will be released at 6pm GMT, but please make sure to arrive early if you want to work in a pair. Learn To Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/447419216269849> *19:00, Thursday, Week 6, Zoom* Learn to code! If you want to learn how to write code or refresh your knowledge, this course will teach introductory programming in the Python language with no prior experience necessary. Programming is a useful skill in a range of subjects and having some knowledge of it is a great way to improve your CV. Alternatively, if you’re already a CS student and would like to volunteer to help teach others some introductory Python, please contact the committee (replying to this email is fine) and we’ll get you connected! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices TPP TPP has some exciting news to share… the starting salary for many of our graduate roles has just increased to £50,000 with no crazy hours and no experience required! Apply now via their website: https://tpp-careers.com/roles/ <https://tpp-careers.com/roles/> Citadel/Correlation One *COMING THIS SPRING - Europe Regional Terminal* We are excited to announce Europe Regional Terminal <https://terminal.c1games.com/europe_regional>, a $25,000 coding competition for talented undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students. Taking place between March 8-15, the competition will be virtual and teams will be able to work remotely on their submissions for a week on their own schedules. APPLY HERE <http://terminal.c1games.com/europe_regional> Terminal is a novel games-based AI challenge, where players code strategies to automate gameplay, battling team vs team for prize money and job opportunities. Check out this brief clip <https://vimeo.com/283777731> to see Terminal in action! Event Highlights include: * $25,000 in cash prizes! * Opportunity to showcase your coding skills in a novel competition! * Consideration for interviews with Citadel and Citadel Securities! *Admissions are made on a rolling basis and applications are due 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd.* Please direct any questions to roysi(a)correlationone.com <mailto:roysi@correlationone.com> Google *Ability@Google* Ability@Google will celebrate and support students with disabilities* or long term health conditions, and showcase the career opportunities at Google. During the event, delegates will have the chance to network with other students, meet Googlers from Google’s Ability Network, enjoy a talk on the topic of accessibility at Google and participate in a panel discussing using your disability to your advantage and positioning it positively. *Disability includes, but is not limited to, conditions such as visual and hearing impairments, mobility impairments, Asperger’s Syndrome, diabetes, epilepsy, dyslexia, dyspraxia, mental health conditions, speech impairments and major illnesses such as cancer and MS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Week 5 Newsletter: Quiz Night and Cisco Tech-Talk!
by Matthew Ruddy 15 Feb '21

15 Feb '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is Quiz Night! Test your knowledge and compete with your fellow members to come out on top and claim a prize! This week’s tech talk is from Cisco, entitled “Have Your Robots Call My Robots”. Apologies again that it had to be rescheduled but it looks like a good one so be sure to join in this Wednesday! Learn to Code also continues this week on Thursday! Whether you’re keen to learn programming or have experience and want to help others learn, it’s a great opportunity. Just one sponsor message this week from Google so check it out below, with more info in the attached PDF. *In week 7 this term, we’ll be having our AGM. Most importantly, this includes elections for the 2021-2022 committee. * *It’s a great opportunity and well worth your consideration if you’re interested in running for a position. If you have any other topics or motions you’d like us to discuss in the AGM, please send them to us so we can add them to the agenda.* If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Quiz Night <https://www.facebook.com/events/124373212907058/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 5, Discord* Come and join us on our discord for quiz night! Answer fun CS themed questions, and answer as many right as you can to win the quiz! Prizes will be available! Cisco Tech Talk - Have Your Robots Call My Robots <https://www.facebook.com/events/134461721873018/> *18:00, Wednesday, Week 5, Zoom* Creating a better, cheaper Internet for all depends on network operations moving away from humans to software automatons This raises technical challenges, where techniques originating in automated theorem proving are highly practical. This is an accessible talk, that won’t assume deep knowledge of either networking or formal methods. Click here <https://zoom.us/j/96922362188?pwd=bGxadzlQNGZjV3RDYWZOVDMzTGREQT09> to join the Zoom meeting. Learn To Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/447419209603183/> *19:00, Thursday, Week 5, Zoom* Learn to code! If you want to learn how to write code or refresh your knowledge, this course will teach introductory programming in the Python language with no prior experience necessary. Programming is a useful skill in a range of subjects and having some knowledge of it is a great way to improve your CV. Alternatively, if you’re already a CS student and would like to volunteer to help teach others some introductory Python, please contact the committee (replying to this email is fine) and we’ll get you connected! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Google *Ability@Google* Ability@Google will celebrate and support students with disabilities* or long term health conditions, and showcase the career opportunities at Google. During the event, delegates will have the chance to network with other students, meet Googlers from Google’s Ability Network, enjoy a talk on the topic of accessibility at Google and participate in a panel discussing using your disability to your advantage and positioning it positively. *Disability includes, but is not limited to, conditions such as visual and hearing impairments, mobility impairments, Asperger’s Syndrome, diabetes, epilepsy, dyslexia, dyspraxia, mental health conditions, speech impairments and major illnesses such as cancer and MS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Week 4 Newsletter: Movie Night!
by Matthew Ruddy 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is Movie Night! Join us on Discord and we’ll all vote on a movie to watch together, as is tradition. This week’s tech talk is from TPP, titled “Research into large scale COVID data”. Note that this talk is happening at 3pm, see below for more info. Learn to Code also continues this week on Thursday! Whether you’re keen to learn programming or have experience and want to help others learn, it’s a great opportunity. We’ve also got messages from Citadel, Google and the Oxford University Careers Service this week, more info in the attached PDFs and below. *In week 7 this term, we’ll be having our AGM. Most importantly, this includes elections for the 2021-2022 committee. * *It’s a great opportunity and well worth your consideration if you’re interested in running for a position. More info to come, so stay tuned!* If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Movie Night <https://www.facebook.com/events/2812459505709248/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 4, Discord* Join us on our discord this Saturday for Movie Night! We’ll be watching a film chosen by popular vote, so come and watch something fun! TPP Tech Talk - Research Into Large Scale COVID Data <https://www.facebook.com/events/2000265243445465/> *15:00, Wednesday, Week 4, Zoom* We are holding a Tech Talk this Wednesday with TPP, who are talking about their research into COVID data. Come and join us on zoom to learn more and ask any questions you have! Click here <https://zoom.us/j/99431649606?pwd=M0FDemdxZFVET2tUTDR3aHNnN25BQT09&fbclid=I…> to join the meeting. Learn To Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/447419202936517> *19:00, Thursday, Week 4, Zoom* Learn to code! If you want to learn how to write code or refresh your knowledge, this course will teach introductory programming in the Python language with no prior experience necessary. Programming is a useful skill in a range of subjects and having some knowledge of it is a great way to improve your CV. Alternatively, if you’re already a CS student and would like to volunteer to help teach others some introductory Python, please contact the committee (replying to this email is fine) and we’ll get you connected! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Citadel Attached are flyers with info on the following events: * Europe Regional Datathon <https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/> (February 15 – 22): Do you love working with data and building data driven apps to problem solve? Then this is for you! Work in a team to tackle challenges that touch the global markets, with the opportunity to win cash prizes and reach the Data Open final. * Europe Regional Terminal <https://terminal.c1games.com/europe_regional> (March 8 - 15): A games based coding competition working in teams - watch your algorithm compete and have the opportunity to win cash prizes! Google Hello folks, Google is proud to partner with CompSoc again this year and we’re excited to be bringing you a technical interview workshop. We’ll be joined by two Google software engineers who will share some top tips for tackling the coding interviews, walk you through some previously used interview questions, and answer any questions you may have. *When:* Wednesday 10th March 2021, 6pm - 7.30pm GMT *Where:* Virtually over Google Meet *Sign Up:* Use this link to sign up to the event <https://events.withgoogle.com/technical-interview-workshop-compsoc> Sign up as soon as you can, and you’ll be sent a link to a Google hangout before the event. Look forward to meeting you all! Georgina University Programs Team Oxford University Careers Service Global Internships now available as part of the Summer Internship Programme 2021! The Summer Internship Programme 2021 <http://newsletter.admin.ox.ac.uk/c/1wpytAZmWCNowZphBQ5UTHNx> is open for applications! The first batch of international opportunities is now live, featuring more than 150 summer internships in a wide range of sectors, taking place in over 20 countries. Browse and navigate the list of internships in the COMPUTER SCIENCE, TECH: IT & MACHINE LEARNING SECTOR <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/the-summer-internship-programme-sector-list#co…> and our full list of international internships by sector <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/the-summer-internship-programme-sector-list>. Internships can take place remotely or in-person at the employer’s premises. These arrangements are considered carefully according to the circumstances surrounding each placement. The Internship Office works closely with employers and students to ensure that Covid-19 safety measures are adhered to for each internship. Students can apply for up to 3 international internships with a one-page CV and a 600-word personal via CareerConnect <http://newsletter.admin.ox.ac.uk/c/1wpyvDJ9kzo1Y8v18Vq50m50> *by Monday, 15 February*. /Featured summer internship:/ TNG, a Technology Consulting company based in Germany, is offering 10 internships of 8 weeks in Software Development. If you possess good IT skills and have an analytical mindset, this opportunity might be for you. Apply now on CareerConnect: https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=100877&service=Careers+S… <https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=100877&service=Careers+S…> Deadline: *15 February* Looking for guidance with your application? The Internship Office offers weekly ‘Summer Internship Application Support Sessions’ which can be booked through CareerConnect in the ‘Appointments’ section. During these sessions, a member of the Internship Office will provide advice on how to write a winning CV and personal statement. Stay up to date with our internship programmes by signing up to the Internship Office email alerts and visiting the Internship Office Facebook page. For any questions, please email internships(a)careers.ox.ac.uk <mailto:internships@careers.ox.ac.uk>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Cisco Tech Talk Rescheduling
by Matthew Ruddy 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Hey everyone, Due to an unfortunate mistake on my part with regard to the planned time for the Cisco talk tonight titled “Have Your Robots Call My Robots”, the talk has been rescheduled for the 17th of February. Apologies for the short notice and any inconvenience caused. /- Matthew/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Week 3 Newsletter: Board Game Night!
by Matthew Ruddy 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is Board Game Night! Join us on Discord for some virtual board and/or card games! We also have a tech talk from Cisco this Wednesday titled “Have Your Robots Call My Robots”, see below for more details. Learn to Code also continues this week on Thursday, whether you’re keen to learn programming or have experience and want to help others learn, it’s a great opportunity! We’ve also got messages from the Oxford University Careers Service and Cisco this week, see below to check them out. *In week 7 this term, we’ll be having our AGM. Most importantly, this includes elections for the 2021-2022 committee. * *It’s a great opportunity and well worth your consideration if you’re interested in running for a position. More info to come, so stay tuned!* If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Board Game Night <https://www.facebook.com/events/400123287958276/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 3, Discord* Do you enjoy board games? If so, then come and join us this Saturday for board games night! We’ll have a variety of board games to play online, as well as some fun party games for anyone interested. See you there! Cisco Tech Talk - Have Your Robots Call My Robots <https://www.facebook.com/events/279097026974814/> *19:00, Wednesday, Week 3* Creating a better, cheaper Internet for all depends on network operations moving away from humans to software automatons. This raises technical challenges, where techniques originating in automated theorem proving are highly practical. This is an accessible talk, that won’t assume deep knowledge of either networking or formal methods. You click here <https://cisco.webex.com/webappng/sites/cisco/meeting/download/074ed46b4b964…> to join! Learn To Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/447419199603184> *19:00, Thursday, Week 3, Zoom* Learn to code! If you want to learn how to write code or refresh your knowledge, this course will teach introductory programming in the Python language with no prior experience necessary. Programming is a useful skill in a range of subjects and having some knowledge of it is a great way to improve your CV. Alternatively, if you’re already a CS student and would like to volunteer to help teach others some introductory Python, please contact the committee (replying to this email is fine) and we’ll get you connected! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Oxford University Careers Service Global Internships now available as part of the Summer Internship Programme 2021! The Summer Internship Programme 2021 <http://newsletter.admin.ox.ac.uk/c/1wpytAZmWCNowZphBQ5UTHNx> is open for applications! The first batch of international opportunities is now live, featuring more than 150 summer internships in a wide range of sectors, taking place in over 20 countries. Browse and navigate the list of internships in the COMPUTER SCIENCE, TECH: IT & MACHINE LEARNING SECTOR <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/the-summer-internship-programme-sector-list#co…> and our full list of international internships by sector <https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/the-summer-internship-programme-sector-list>. Internships can take place remotely or in-person at the employer’s premises. These arrangements are considered carefully according to the circumstances surrounding each placement. The Internship Office works closely with employers and students to ensure that Covid-19 safety measures are adhered to for each internship. Students can apply for up to 3 international internships with a one-page CV and a 600-word personal via CareerConnect <http://newsletter.admin.ox.ac.uk/c/1wpyvDJ9kzo1Y8v18Vq50m50> *by Monday, 15 February*. /Featured summer internship:/ TNG, a Technology Consulting company based in Germany, is offering 10 internships of 8 weeks in Software Development. If you possess good IT skills and have an analytical mindset, this opportunity might be for you. Apply now on CareerConnect: https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=100877&service=Careers+S… <https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=100877&service=Careers+S…> Deadline: *15 February* Looking for guidance with your application? The Internship Office offers weekly ‘Summer Internship Application Support Sessions’ which can be booked through CareerConnect in the ‘Appointments’ section. During these sessions, a member of the Internship Office will provide advice on how to write a winning CV and personal statement. Stay up to date with our internship programmes by signing up to the Internship Office email alerts and visiting the Internship Office Facebook page. For any questions, please email internships(a)careers.ox.ac.uk <mailto:internships@careers.ox.ac.uk>. Citadel *Europe Regional Datathon* About the Event: Hosted by Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities in partnership with Correlation One, we’re inviting Oxford students to compete virtually at Europe Regional Datathon <https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/apply/?apply_to=europe-region…> this February! The Data Open challenges students from the world’s best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education. Europe Regional Datathon is an international data science competition, even bigger and more exciting than our university-wide events! Taking place between February 15 - 22, teams will have a week to work on their submissions, with the flexibility to showcase their skills on their own schedule. Top performing students have the opportunity to win $25,000 in cash prizes, exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel, and global recognition. When: February 15 - 22 Where: Virtual Prizes: $25,000 + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities Here’s the link to sign up! <https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/apply/?apply_to=europe-region…> Admissions are made on a rolling basis, so I encourage you to apply now! If you have any questions or want to learn more about the event, contact mert(a)correlation-one.com <mailto:mert@correlation-one.com>. We look forward to receiving your application. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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? 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Week 2 Newsletter: Competitive Programming and Learn To Code!
by Matthew Ruddy 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is Social Competitive Programming! We’ll be setting some programming challenges for you to complete, and you’ll be competing against your fellow members to come out on top! We also have a tech talk from CoreFiling this Wednesday titled “Security in the real world: The easiest programming requirement to forget”, see below for more details. This week also marks the return of Learn To Code! Whether you’d like to learn programming or think you could help others learn, it’s a great opportunity! We’ve also got messages from Jane Street and Citadel this week so check them out below. If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Social Competitive Programming <https://www.facebook.com/events/735719110279470> *19:00, Saturday, Week 2, Discord* Our third social of the term will be a chance for some “competitive” programming. In reality, there is no particular pressure, but there will be a whole bunch of challenges available to complete. Try to complete as many as you can, and help each other out if anyone needs help with some of the challenges. CoreFiling Tech Talk - Security in the real world <https://www.facebook.com/events/324126102283044> *18:30, Wednesday, Week 2, Zoom* For our first talk of the term, our sponsor Corefiling is hosting a talk on security for software, so come and join us on zoom to learn more about it! Join here via Zoom <https://zoom.us/j/94008834442?pwd=Tk5sbGtZVloralh2NmtUWWdQWGpVQT09&fbclid=I…> Learn To Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/447419206269850/> *19:00, Thursday, Week 2, Zoom* Learn to Code is back! If you want to learn how to write code or refresh your knowledge, this course will teach introductory programming in the Python language with no prior experience necessary. Programming is a useful skill in a range of subjects and having some knowledge of it is a great way to improve your CV. Alternatively, if you’re already a CS student and would like to volunteer to help teach others some introductory Python, please contact the committee (replying to this email is fine) and we’ll get you connected! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Jane Street Jane Street invites you to apply to our summer 2021 FPGA engineer internship! *About the Position* We’re big believers in the ability of tools to make programming faster, more pleasant, and more reliable. We think the same is true for hardware design, and we’re looking for people with experience in hardware design who are interested in using programming language technology to improve the process of designing, testing and validating hardware designs. Your intern projects will predominantly involve OCaml & Hardcaml, for both RTL design and testing/integration. If you’d like to get an idea how we design and test our FPGAs and how the process of designing hardware can be improved by applying lessons from software engineering check out our OCaml All The Way Down talk <https://www.janestreet.com/tech-talks/ocaml-all-the-way-down/> and Programmable Hardware podcast episode <https://signalsandthreads.com/programmable-hardware/>. *About You* The role involves building FPGA applications from concept to a working design. You will: * Be comfortable with a software programming language. * Have experience with a Hardware Description (or Construction) language (VHDL, Verilog, Chisel, Pymtl or other), for both writing and testing hardware designs. * Have experience working with FPGA vendor tools - Vivado or Quartus. * Have built a working FPGA project through academic, professional, or personal project experience. * An interest in learning how to use using FPGAs in the context of networking. We don’t expect you to have experience with functional programming, OCaml, or finance; we’re happy to hire talented engineers who are excited to approach hardware design with a software engineering mindset and teach them what they need to know. Please note that while we’re working remotely right now, we’re hoping to to host our 2021 internships back in the London office if public health conditions allow. Apply here! <https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/apply/4971898002/> Citadel *Europe Regional Datathon* About the Event: Hosted by Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities in partnership with Correlation One, we’re inviting Oxford students to compete virtually at Europe Regional Datathon <https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/apply/?apply_to=europe-region…> this February! The Data Open challenges students from the world’s best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education. Europe Regional Datathon is an international data science competition, even bigger and more exciting than our university-wide events! Taking place between February 15 - 22, teams will have a week to work on their submissions, with the flexibility to showcase their skills on their own schedule. Top performing students have the opportunity to win $25,000 in cash prizes, exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel, and global recognition. When: February 15 - 22 Where: Virtual Prizes: $25,000 + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities Here’s the link to sign up! <https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/apply/?apply_to=europe-region…> Admissions are made on a rolling basis, so I encourage you to apply now! If you have any questions or want to learn more about the event, contact mert(a)correlation-one.com <mailto:mert@correlation-one.com>. We look forward to receiving your application. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Week 1 Newsletter: Discord Bot Night!
by Matthew Ruddy 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Hey everyone, Our next social event this term is Discord bot night! We’ll be opening up a channel for you to add your bots to, and we’ll be voting on our favourite at the end. We’ve also got messages from Optiver and Jane Street this week so check them out below! If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Discord Bot Night <https://www.facebook.com/events/419590409286219/> *19:00, Saturday, Week 1, Discord* Spend the night trying to make the most fun bot you can, and at the end, we’ll have a vote for the society’s favourite! Have a look at the Discord API documentation <https://discord.com/developers/docs/intro> if you want to learn a bit about it beforehand, or look at useful modules like discord.js <https://discord.js.org/> or discord.py <https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Optiver Tradercraft The exciting world of electronic trading is a problem solver’s paradise. However, to truly put your skills to the test, you’ll need to know some secrets of the trade. It’s time to learn some… Tradercraft. Hosted by Optiver trainer, Robbert Pullen, this interactive training course delves into the theory and techniques of modern-day trading and market making. You’ll get access to Optiver’s proprietary virtual trading platform, Optibook, and gain a deeper understanding of how to develop and analyse trading algorithms. You’ll also be shown how best to optimise them for different financial instruments using your knowledge of Python and have the support of experienced industry professionals. There’ll also be prizes up for grabs for the top performers including: Nintendo Switch gaming system (1st), JBL Charge 4 bluetooth speaker (2nd), Gaomon S620 graphics tablet (3rd) *Apply here: https://insights.optiver.com/tradercraft2021/ <https://insights.optiver.com/tradercraft2021/>* *Applications close on the 22nd of January!* Jane Street Jane Street invites you to apply to our summer 2021 FPGA engineer internship! *About the Position* We’re big believers in the ability of tools to make programming faster, more pleasant, and more reliable. We think the same is true for hardware design, and we’re looking for people with experience in hardware design who are interested in using programming language technology to improve the process of designing, testing and validating hardware designs. Your intern projects will predominantly involve OCaml & Hardcaml, for both RTL design and testing/integration. If you’d like to get an idea how we design and test our FPGAs and how the process of designing hardware can be improved by applying lessons from software engineering check out our OCaml All The Way Down talk <https://www.janestreet.com/tech-talks/ocaml-all-the-way-down/> and Programmable Hardware podcast episode <https://signalsandthreads.com/programmable-hardware/>. *About You* The role involves building FPGA applications from concept to a working design. You will: * Be comfortable with a software programming language. * Have experience with a Hardware Description (or Construction) language (VHDL, Verilog, Chisel, Pymtl or other), for both writing and testing hardware designs. * Have experience working with FPGA vendor tools - Vivado or Quartus. * Have built a working FPGA project through academic, professional, or personal project experience. * An interest in learning how to use using FPGAs in the context of networking. We don’t expect you to have experience with functional programming, OCaml, or finance; we’re happy to hire talented engineers who are excited to approach hardware design with a software engineering mindset and teach them what they need to know. Please note that while we’re working remotely right now, we’re hoping to to host our 2021 internships back in the London office if public health conditions allow. Apply here! <https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/apply/4971898002/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Week 0 Newsletter: New Year, Same CompSoc!
by Matthew Ruddy 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all excited for Hilary term! Although it doesn’t look like we’ll be heading back to Oxford this term, we’ve still got plenty of events planned so stay tuned! This term will also be our last term as your CompSoc committee, so if any of you want to go for a place on next year’s committee then be sure to come along to our AGM later in the term. Our first social event this term is a casual social night with no set theme, so head to Discord this Saturday for some pizza and fun. We’ve also got a message from Optiver this week about an event they’re hosting, so be sure to sign up below! If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events New Year, Same CompSoc! <https://www.facebook.com/events/460003471672764> *19:00, Saturday, Week 0, Discord* There is no set theme for this event, so just come and join us all on our Discord to meet up with everyone and have some fun. We look forward to seeing you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Notices Optiver *Tradercraft* The exciting world of electronic trading is a problem solver’s paradise. However, to truly put your skills to the test, you’ll need to know some secrets of the trade. It’s time to learn some… Tradercraft. Hosted by Optiver trainer, Robbert Pullen, this interactive training course delves into the theory and techniques of modern-day trading and market making. You’ll get access to Optiver’s proprietary virtual trading platform, Optibook, and gain a deeper understanding of how to develop and analyse trading algorithms. You’ll also be shown how best to optimise them for different financial instruments using your knowledge of Python and have the support of experienced industry professionals. There’ll also be prizes up for grabs for the top performers including: Nintendo Switch gaming system (1st), JBL Charge 4 bluetooth speaker (2nd), Gaomon S620 graphics tablet (3rd) *Apply here: https://insights.optiver.com/tradercraft2021/ <https://insights.optiver.com/tradercraft2021/>* *Applications close on the 22nd of January!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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Minutes and Christmas News!
by Matthew Ruddy 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Hey everyone, This’ll probably be your last message from me until next term. I’ve attached the minutes from this term’s TGM. In the holiday spirit we’re also organising a compsoc Secret Santa! More info in our post here <https://www.facebook.com/events/190395235891701/>. Although we won’t be running any other official events during the holidays, as usual you’re more than welcome to meet up on our Discord. We also have a little Christmas message from TPP, so be sure to check it out below. If you aren’t already on the CompSoc Discord, you can *join it here <https://discord.gg/RhvsMSn>* to take part in social events and keep in touch with other members. Happy holidays! /- Matthew and the rest of the committee/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsor Messages TPP TPP would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy your well-deserved break after a crazy year and we hope we can meet in person at some point in 2021! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/>.

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