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Week 7 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Hello Everyone! There's a lot to cover in this newsletter, so I'll get straight into it! *Firstly**:* last week we had our Annual General Meeting, which saw our new 2013-2014 executive committee be elected. So now I would like to warmly welcome: *President*, Joe Fowler (2nd Year CompSci) *Secretary*, Maria Matescu (1st Year CompSci) *Treasurer*, William Juan (3rd Year Maths & CompSci) The new executive committee will begin taking the reigns over the coming weeks and the easter holiday. At their discretion they will be able to fill other committee roles later on, so if you are interested in other committee positions, you know who to ask! * **Secondly**:* Saturday saw our second annual paintballing match vs. Cambridge. There were 6 rounds, and every single one was a draw! A definite improvement of the completely unbalanced rounds of last year, but still lots of room for improvement! Hopefully, if the trend continues, next year we'll be able to completely pwn them! ;-) *Thirdly:* There are a couple of external events going on this week that you may be interested in: > Come along to Oxford e-Research Centre for a student forum about women > in IT hosted by Teresa H. Carlson, VP Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon > Web Services and Erika Erdos, Head of Public Sector Europe, Middle > East and Africa with Amazon Web Services. > > The objective of the event is to give you a chance to:meet Teresa and > Erika while they are in Oxford; talk about women in IT and the > barriers they face; discuss the diversity agenda that so much of the > IT industry is struggling to address. > > Monday 03 March 2014, 10:45-11:45, OERC conference room (room 278). > All welcome. > > <http://talks.ox.ac.uk/talk/index/16915> > > Come along to Oxford Entrepreneurs' flagship weekend conference on > the 8th-9th of March at the distinguished Said Business School. As > well as the main conference, there will be themed networking dinners > and a debate at the Oxford Union on 9th March at 8.00 PM > > oxfordinspires.com <http://oxfordinspires.com> *Finally:* And here are the official CompSoc events going on this week! We have palantir giving a talk on wednesday, they will be providing some insight into their company and a key bit of their software, it's not one to miss! In addition, metaswitch will be joining us at geek night for a casual chat. All details below: Palantir Talk - Raven <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/palantir_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 7 - 05 March 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/620792501324294/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Sponsor Event <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Palantir <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/palantir/> Palantir engineers will present on Raven, their high-performance mapping service. The talk aims to shed light on the problems Palantir solves with real-world examples, while digging into the back-end tech behind it. Learn to Code: Session 7 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 08 March 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/527310124053957/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 7 - With Metaswitch <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 08 March 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/200501893494350/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Reps from our sponsor Metaswitch Networks will be taking part in this week's Geek Night with us to chat about the company and tech in the UK in general. Be sure to pop by and say hi! See you later this week! -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Belated Week 5 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 17 Feb '14

17 Feb '14

Hi Everyone, Sorry for the delay in getting this out. This week we have people from entrepreneur first coming along with some founders for one of their startups. They will be talking about what it's like starting a company straight out of uni rather than getting a "normal" job. It will be an interesting talk, so you should attend, particularly if you are considering entrepreneurship after uni! Entrepreneur First Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/ef_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 5 - 19 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/255748677931946/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> will be coming is a tech startup accelerator, who last year alone, helped 11 startups get off the ground which are now collectively worth £22m. They will be bringing along some founders from one of their current startups to talk to the society, and people from EF will also be able to answer any questions. Learn to Code: Session 5 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_5/> Date: Saturday Week 5 - 22 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/693704417347054/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 5 (Members Only) <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_5/> Date: Saturday Week 5 - 22 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/582310618526449/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 4 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Hello Everyone, Sorry for the delayed newsletter. To begin with, unfortunately the planned talk from Leng Lee (the COO of Codecademy) has had to be cancelled. However, this week, we still have an amazing talk lined up. Jon Skeet (from Google, biggest contributor to Stack Overflow answers, ever) will be coming yet again! This time to do a more tech-oriented talk. And of course we have our usual Learn to Code and Geek Night events! Google's Jon Skeet - Humanity: Epic Fail <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/google_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 4 - 12 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1445493415682020/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Google <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/google/> Sponsor Event <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Jon Skeet will be joining us again to talk to the society this term, this time on a bit of a more technical topic, with plenty of calendar trivia. *Abstract:* When it comes down to it, all our data is just made of 1s and 0s. But data in the real world is obviously much more complex than that, so we impose extra meaning on top of it. We take it for granted that we can represent numbers, text and date/time information in our programs... indeed, these are three of the core building blocks which are used in just about every data model imaginable. So how is it that it's all so broken? Why is Stack Overflow full of questions about arithmetic being 'broken' because of using float or double? Is there any hope for things ever getting better? In this talk, I'll give some examples of what's wrong with the world, allocate blame to just about everyone involved, and give a few suggestions to avoid getting burned. In all of this I'll be ably assisted by my friend, Tony the Pony. Learn to Code: Session 4 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_4/> Date: Saturday Week 4 - 15 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/514437502003648/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 4 (Members Only) <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_4/> Date: Saturday Week 4 - 15 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1436611899909111/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 3 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

Hi Everyone, This week we have Ensoft's CTO coming to give a talk on networking within huge data centres. And we have the usual Geek Night and Learn to Code events! Ensoft Talk: How do you connect together 200 miles of servers <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/ensoft_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 3 - 05 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/726007620777956/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Ensoft <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/> Sponsor Event <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> The presenter is CTO of one of our sponsors, Ensoft Ltd <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/>, whose experience includes helping to bring into existence the Guinness Book of Records' "World's Highest Capacity Internet Router". *Abstract:* The massively scaled data center is currently being totally reinvented (most famously by companies like Google, Facebook and others) and evolving what it means to be a computer. This talk will offer a peek inside the secret concrete buildings, through the lens of network connectivity. There will as usual be the usual pizza and refreshments, kindly paid for by Ensoft! Learn to Code: Session 3 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_3/> Date: Saturday Week 3 - 08 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/133029283534028/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 3 (Members Only) <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_3/> Date: Saturday Week 3 - 08 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/594970287238793/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 2 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 26 Jan '14

26 Jan '14

Hello Everyone! This week we have something a little different arranged. We'll be hosting a lightning talks session, where you can come up on stage and talk about anything you think may interest the audience! (Don't worry, you don't have to give a talk to attend, besides we wouldn't have enough time!). All details below! Lightning Talks <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/lightning_talks/> Date: Wednesday Week 2 - 29 January 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/811196865572848/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Lightning Talks <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/lightning_talks/> Committee Speaker <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/committee_speaker/> /Note: you do *not* need to give a talk to come to this event, the larger the audience / number of questioners the better!/ Have you got an interesting talk or idea you would like to share with a technically-minded / geeky audience? Well let's see if you can get your message across in under 10 minutes! (We'll also give some time afterwards for questions) We'll be using Lecture Theatre A, and so projectors will be available. Surprise contributions are welcome, but we would appreciate it if you can let us know beforehand if you are doing a talk and what it will be on. And of course, there will be pizza and drinks! Learn to Code: Session 2 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_2/> Date: Saturday Week 2 - 01 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/236119573235450/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 2 (Members Only) <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_2/> Date: Saturday Week 2 - 01 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/638525359542340/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 1 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 20 Jan '14

20 Jan '14

Hi Everyone, Hope you all had a great break away from uni! This week is going to be a bit of a quiet one, so we have decided to host a film night, along with the usual learn to code events and geek night (which is now members only, details of how to become a member can be found here: https://ox.compsoc.net/join/) Later on in term, we will be having Facebook, Google, Ensoft and Entrepreneur First hosting events with us, other events are still to be finalised. In the meantime, I hope to see you at the film night! =) Film Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/film_night/> Date: Wednesday Week 1 - 22 January 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/202811879916461/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Film Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/film_night/> We're kicking off this term with a film night! We'll decide the film on the night, so if you have any movies you think you'll be able to persuade everyone to watch, bring them down! There will of course be food as per usual -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Hackathon run by King's College London
by Sam Lanning 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Hi Everyone! Hope you have had a great festive holiday and new-years celebration! =) King's College London Tech Society and King's College London Business Club have kindly invited CompSoc and it's members to attend a Hackathon that they are going to be running in cooperation with Codecademy. > Students representing different societies from the best UK > universities will be competing over 24 hours for various rewards, > which include exclusive recruitment networking invitations, cash > prizes and internship opportunities at our partner, Codecademy. > See www.hackkings.org <http://www.hackkings.org/> for further information. The event has limited places, so if you are interested, I suggest you sign up ASAP! This looks like it is going to be an extraordinary event, and a great opportunity to meet people from other techy societies and to have good fun. The event is free to attend, but the organisers have said we will need to find our own way there. If there is enough interest from CompSoc members, and enough sign up, we may be able to arrange something with regards to travel. We'll announce anything regarding this when we can. Please drop us a line if you sign up to this so we can keep a list of who is attending. Hope to see many of you there! -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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8th Week Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Hi Everyone, The term is drawing to a close, and we're wrapping up with the last couple of events this term. Firstly, Learn to Code and Geek Night have been cancelled (as there will be less people available to attend than previously expected). We have out all-important TGM this week, as well as a second LAN Night, this time sponsored by Rebellion!!! In addition to all this, next week (week 9) St. Cross College will be hosting a LAN Party, the details of which are below! =) We hope you all have an awesome christmas holiday! TGM (Termly General Meeting) <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/tgm/> Date: Wednesday Week 8 - 04 December 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/489551311160359/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: General Meeting <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/general_meeting/> Once a term, the society has a meeting to discuss the last term, and plans going forward! It is a formal meeting, and we recommend you come if you're interested in getting involved in running the society. Things we cover include: * Finances and Budgets (see how much we really spend on pizza) * Events (past and future) * Potential new committee positions * Suggestions from members We'll also be providing pizza (or some other food) as per usual =) Gaming Night (LAN Party) 2 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/lan_party_2/> Date: Thursday Week 8 - 05 December 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/562350270516513/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Lan Party <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/lan_party/> The second and last LAN Party of term, this time sponsored by Rebellion! Come down for an evening of computer games, bring your laptop, a power cable, and an Ethernet cable along with you for a fun evening of anything from TF2, to Age of Empires, Doom, Unreal Tournament, DOTA, LOL, or anything else you can think of. Try and ensure that your games are up to date, because it will be difficult to try and update the games during the event (the connection is not expected to be amazing) and it will waste precious time. There will of course be pizza and refreshments (paid for by reebllion) and possibly a couple of other goodies! See you there! LAN Party at St. X <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/lan_party_st_x/> Date: Wednesday Week 9 - 11 December 2013 Time: 01:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/669542889752455/>Place: St. Cross College <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/st_x/>Tags: Lan Party <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/lan_party/> External Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/external/> This is a Non-CompSoc Event, however some of you may be interested... People of St. Cross College will be hosting a 4-day LAN Party for Oxford Students! Facebook Event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/669542889752455/ -- Best Wishes, The CompSoc Committee Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Ensoft: CV Deadline Reminder (10am Fri 29th Nov)
by Sam Lanning 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Hi Everyone, Here's a quick message from one of our Sponsors, Ensoft, about their application deadline. Also just a reminder, Ensoft will be hosting a talk in the department today at 1pm, it's set to be awesome! Here's the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/246980622123184/ Best Wishes, CompSoc Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, We wanted to let you know that the Ensoft deadline for graduate and internship applications is fast approaching. We develop software that connects the world. The internet depends every single day on the code we write. It's interesting and challenging work that matters. It's also fun - being really good at writing complex software is what we enjoy. We are offering graduate jobs for next September, with a starting salary of £33,000. Summer internships are also available. Our application process is very simple: - Email a CV to recruitment(a)ensoft.co.uk <mailto:recruitment@ensoft.co.uk>by *10am on Friday 29th November* - Interviews (lasting no more than 2 hours) are held the following Wednesday at The University Club, Oxford. - If successful, you'll have a firm offer quickly. You can find more details on www.ensoft.co.uk/careers, or get reminders by following us on Twitter (@ensoftuk) or Facebook (ensoftuk). But I would encourage you to apply soon. Whilst everything is designed to take up as little of your time as we can, it is still very competitive for places. Thanks for your time, we hope to hear from you soon. Jon *Jon Turnbull* *Managing Director, Ensoft* -- * Ensoft Limited, Registered in Cardiff No. 3351902 * Registered Office: 13 Station Road, Finchley, London N3 2SB

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Week 7 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Hi Everyone, We have plenty of awesome stuff lined up for you this week! Firstly Ensoft, one of our sponsors, will be having a talk on *Wednesday Afternoon* at the Department. This is not a CompSoc event, but there will still however be some food! =) The main event this week will be a LAN Party on Thursday (/Note: Thursday not Wednesday/). There will be the usual purchase of lots of pizza and refreshments, and we plan on playing until late! It will be epic! We will also not only have the main Learn to Code event this week, but also the joint Oxford Entrepreneurs and CompSoc Learn to Code class! So if you are interested in extending any HTML and CSS Skills you have, here is the place to do it! =) Our geek night this week also has a couple of guest CTOs of companies that have been accelerated by Entrepreneur First attending. They'll be there for you to ask questions about entrepreneurship and what to do after uni! We hope to see you at many of our events this week!!! =) All the details: Ensoft Technical Presentation <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/ensoft_presentation/> Date: Wednesday Week 7 - 27 November 2013 Time: 01:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/246980622123184/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Ensoft <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/> External Sponsor Event <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/external_sponsor_event/> Talk <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> One of our sponsors Ensoft will be holding a talk in the department: *How to survive nuclear attacks, the NSA, and major brain surgery: the Internet core router survival guide* This will be a lively and accessible lecture by Ensoft's Chief Technology Officer followed by time for questions and accompanied by a light buffet. Gaming Night (LAN Party) 1 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/lan_party_1/> Date: Thursday Week 7 - 28 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1424481721102401/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Lan Party <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/lan_party/> This is the first BIG Gaming Night of the year! Come down for an evening of computer games, bring your laptop, a power cable, and an Ethernet cable along with you for a fun evening of anything from TF2, to Age of Empires, Doom, Unreal Tournament, or anything else you can think of. Try and ensure that your games are up to date, because it will be difficult to try and update the games during the event (the connection is not expected to be amazing) and it will waste precious time. There will of course be pizza and refreshments! See you there! Learn to Code with OE (Part 3 of 3): Professional Looking Sites <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_with_oe_3/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 30 November 2013 Time: 11:00 AM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/733189533377502/>Place: Saïd Business School <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/sbs/> This is the third in a set of 3 events this term with Oxford Entrepreneurs (OE) where together we will be teaching the basics of front-end web development (HTML and CSS) Learn how to create a professional-looking website and release it into the wilderness of Internet with just little effort. All you need is a laptop and basic understanding of HTML and CSS (like after attending one of our previous workshops). Result: Pro-looking-website skills. Learn to Code: Session 7 <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/learn_to_code_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 30 November 2013 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/693888893962412/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 7 - With Guests from Entrepreneur First <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/2013/michaelmas/geek_night_7/> Date: Saturday Week 7 - 30 November 2013 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/334940089979841/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <http://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> This geek night will be a little different... Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> will be sending along CTO's from some of the companies they have helped accelerate. There will be a chance to chat to them about what it's really like taking such a big leap and deciding to start your own company! Other than this, the night will be much the same, plenty of food, plenty of drinks, plenty of doing whatever you like! -- Kind Regards, The CompSoc Committee Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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