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Week 3 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 27 Jan '13

27 Jan '13

Hi everyone, Thanks to all those who turned up at the Facebook Event last week, we had a great turnout! This week unfortunately Unity are unable to do their talk so instead we're going to have lightning talks at the same time and place, followed as usual by pizza. We are still interested in having more speakers at this event. Details Below. On Saturday we are having geek night again as usual. Also included at the end of this email is a message about a Geek Girl Meetup being held at the Uni. Cheers, Pete & Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lightning Talks <http://ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2013/hilary/Lightning_Talks/> Wednesday 30th January, 18:30 Department Of Computer Science - Lecture Theatre A *Please Note: The original event that was going to take place at this time had to be canceled. This is the new event* We are hosting a lightning talks session (a number of 5-10 minute talks packed together one after another). So if you have something computer-related you would like to present to attendees of this event, just send an email over to committee(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> letting us know that you're interested, so that we know how many speakers to expect. The projector will be available for you to use, and of course you dont need to present / talk to attend! Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/151382661681939/ Posted Wed 23 Jan 2013 23:55:32 GMT Coding Night 3 <http://ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2013/hilary/Coding_Night_3/> Saturday 2nd February, 19:00 Department Of Computer Science - Undergraduate Social Area This event is part of a new series of events that run each weekend. To find out more information, see the coding nights <http://ox.compsoc.net/coding_nights/> page. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/237530619714596/ Posted Sun 27 Jan 2013 16:20:28 GMT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Geek Girl Meetup Oxford Geek Girl Meetup is holding its first ever University showcase un-conference at Oxford University on February 17th, between 13.00 and 18.00 at the Founders Room in the Said Business School. The afternoon will revolve around empowering more female students that are interested in technology and entrepreneurship. There will be 8 distinguished female entrepreneurs and technologists that will speak about what it is like to found a company, and go through a product lifecycle (idea, concept, design, development, marketing, financing, and growth). There will also be discussions allowing every participant to share their knowledge with others and ask questions. Geek Girl Meetup's goal is to create new networks and elevate female role models in the tech industry. Tickets and more information is available here: http://www.geekgirlmeetup.co.uk/2013/01/geekgirlmeetup-at-oxford-university/

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Unity Event Canceled - Replaced with Lightning Talks
by Sam Lanning 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Hi Everyone, Due to Unity Technologies not being able to come down and give us a talk, after discussion, the committee have decided to instead host a lightning talks session (a number of 5-10 minute talks packed together one after another). So if you have something computer-related you would like to present to attendees of this event, just send an email over to committee(a)ox.compsoc.net letting us know that you're interested, so that we know how many speakers to expect. The event is going to take place in at the same time and place that the unity talk was going to, Wed 30th January, 6:30pm in Lecture Theatre A. So yes you also have a projector if you would like to incorporate that into your presentation. You can find the facebook event over here: https://www.facebook.com/events/151382661681939/ Looking forward to seeing you at the event! Pete & Sam, President & Secretary

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Week 3 Event
by Peter York 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Hi everybody, Unfotunately Unity are unable to come and do their talk next week, so we are currently trying to find a replacement event. We will send out details of that as soon as we know about them. Sorry for anyone excited for the event, we will try to rearrange this talk for next term. One potential option is to have a set of lightning talks where anyone can do a brief talk on whichever computer related subject they like. If you would like a chance to practise your public speaking, and have an idea for such a talk, please get in touch - if we do end up doing it would be nice to know how many speakers we could get. We will try to update you as soon as possible. Cheers, Pete

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Week 2 Newsletter
by Peter York 20 Jan '13

20 Jan '13

Hello Everybody, Hope everyone enjoyed the first coding night - maybe next time we will actually do some coding. I apologise for paintball being cancelled, we will try to rearrange this soon. Looking forward, this week we have a talk from Facebook, details below. Also we will have another coding night. If you are interested in coming along here is the facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/groups/oxcompsocgeeknight/. Cheers, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook Talk <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2013/hilary/Facebook_Talk/> Wednesday 23rd January, 18:30 Department Of Computer Science - Lecture Theatre A Building Facebook -- Tools and Culture In this talk, Tom Elliott - Engineer at Facebook, will take a look at how Facebook manages to build new features quickly into one of the worlds largest websites, using a combination of innovative internal tools, unusual processes and hacker culture. http://www.facebook.com/events/360381854069351/

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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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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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