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Double Negative: Careers in the film industry
by Adam Obeng 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Dear Compsoc, There's a rather special event happening tomorrow (Tuesday of 6th Week) at 7:30pm in the Lindemann Lecture Theatre in the Clarendon Laboratory... /*Visual Effects: Using science and maths in the film industry* Have you ever considered working in the film industry? A career in visual effects can be an ideal path for people who want to do something creative with their science and maths skills. On Tuesday night, three industry professionals - Eugénie von Tunzelmann, Nicola Hoyle and Jeff Clifford - will be coming to talk about roles for scientists and mathematicians in the VFX world, and how their technical skills have been used in films such as The Dark Knight, 2012, Hellboy II and the Harry Potter series./ Hope to see you there, -- Adam Obeng Secretary, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.ox.compsoc.net/

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[CompSoc] Nobody likes a lie in - Bletchley Park trip tomorrow!
by Jonathan Ville 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Meet at Gloucester Green bus station on George Street at 9:15am if you want to come on the trip to Bletchley Park. It will be a fun day. In addition, we will be having a talk by Ensoft next Thursday. The last talk they gave was very successful. Venue is yet to be confirmed. - Jon -------- Original Message -------- http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ This Saturday the 31st, the University of Oxford Computer Society will be travelling to Bletchley Park. We will be catching the X5 bus to Milton Keynes (at a cost of £10.50 for a return ticket) and then taking a 10 minute train trip (at a cost of £3.10 for a return ticket) to Bletchley. Entry to Bletchley park is £8 if you have a BOD card, £10 otherwise. Once you have bought a ticket you can in fact use the ticket for up to 12 months after it was bought. We will meet at Gloucester Green bus station on George Street at 9:15am on Saturday, and will probably be back in Oxford by 6 or 7pm (when we leave is generally left up to consensus). Bletchley park is an amazing place to visit, and if you think you might want to come *PLEASE EMAIL ME* so that we have a rough idea of numbers :) Hope to see you there, - Jon PS: Do not bring anything that could be construed as an offensive weapon, or any controlled substances as security is pretty tight there and they are likely to take a dim view.

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[CompSoc] Trip to Bletchley Park (home of Alan Turing!) - email me if you want to come!
by Jonathan Ville 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ This Saturday the 31st, the University of Oxford Computer Society will be travelling to Bletchley Park. We will be catching the X5 bus to Milton Keynes (at a cost of £10.50 for a return ticket) and then taking a 10 minute train trip (at a cost of £3.10 for a return ticket) to Bletchley. Entry to Bletchley park is £8 if you have a BOD card, £10 otherwise. Once you have bought a ticket you can in fact use the ticket for up to 12 months after it was bought. We will meet at Gloucester Green bus station on George Street at 9:15am on Saturday, and will probably be back in Oxford by 6 or 7pm (when we leave is generally left up to consensus). Bletchley park is an amazing place to visit, and if you think you might want to come *PLEASE EMAIL ME* so that we have a rough idea of numbers :) Hope to see you there, - Jon PS: Do not bring anything that could be construed as an offensive weapon, or any controlled substances as security is pretty tight there and they are likely to take a dim view.

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OUCS Data Centre Tour and Pub Meet on Thursday!
by Jonathan Ville 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Dear Freshers, This coming Thursday (the 15th) the staff at Oxford University Computing Services have graciously invited us on a tour of their data centre. The tour starts at 17:30, and *YOU MUST BRING YOUR BOD CARD* otherwise the receptionist will not let you in. You will get the opportunity to: - See lots of computers, flashing lights, cables, air conditioning ducts - See the amazing robot arm that moves hard disks around and then punches you in the face - Ask awkward questions about file sharing (don't do this) - Complain about nexus email (don't do this either) - Ask genuinely interesting questions about sysadmin/operating systems/bandwidth Afterwards, we will go to the pub, where you can talk to people who won't glaze over if you start talking about something vaguely technical. The person to ask the best question(s) on the tour gets a free drink at the pub afterwards! Hope to see you there, Jon ps it's roughly here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=10883277605289908082&q=oucs&hl=en

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Week 7: CompSoc Network Talk
by Andrew Godwin 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

It's the penultimate week of CompSoc this term, and one of our own is stepping up to the plate this week... The CompSoc Network =================== Speaker: David North Wednesday 26th November, 20:00 Lecture Room B, Worcester CompSoc's chief sysadmin, David North, will talk about CompSoc's network of machines, their history, what they do now, and how you can get involved. There'll be people at the Worcester College lodge to direct you to the room. David is infamous for his graphs, which are one of the many good reasons to come along to this talk. The network has almost been around longer than some of us have, but it's still going and maintained by our team of crack sysadmins; there's plenty of stuff on there members can use, so if you don't know about them, come along and find out! See you there. Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 5: Introduction to the Google Web Toolkit
by Andrew Godwin 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

It's week 5, and to combat that well-known feeling of Fifth Week Blues, there's a wonderful talk to come along to! Introduction to the Google Web Toolkit ====================================== Speaker: Martin Hutchinson Wednesday 12th November, 20:00 Pusey Room, Keble College Martin Hutchinson, of DecisionSoft [1], will give an introduction to the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). GWT is a Java framework that lets you write Java and have it automagically turn into clever, AJAXy and otherwise Web Two Point Oh interfaces. As usual, we'll be waiting at the Porter's Lodge at Keble to point you in the right direction. [1]: http://www.decisionsoft.com/ Hope to see you there! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 4: Terabit Networking
by Andrew Godwin 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

It's week 4 already, and what better event to come along to than our talk on terabit networking? Terabit Networking ================== Speaker: Simon Chatterjee Thursday 6th November, 20:00 Worcester College What sits behind the familiar Ethernet port or ADSL modem, that somehow connects a planet exchanging over 350 petabytes a day? After a century dominated by the telephone, all global networks today are changing to be based on Internet-inspired technology. At their heart are devices that can cost millions of pounds, and require cutting-edge custom silicon, optics, and millions of lines of software. This talk is an accessible introduction to large-scale networking today, from both real-world and computer science perspectives. The presenter is CTO of Ensoft Ltd, whose experience includes helping bringing the Guinness Book of Records' "World's Highest Capacity Internet Router" into existence. I hope you can come along; we'll also be eating out with the speaker at Zizzi's beforehand (at around 18:30), so if you'd like to come along to that, please email me so I can get some idea of numbers. Apologies for the somewhat late announcement, but we had a room booking issue. On that note, if you think you can get your college/department to get us rooms for free on Wednesday/Thursday nights, do get in touch - it's nice to vary venues, as well as make sure we don't have to announce things late. Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 3: Game Development Talk
by Andrew Godwin 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Welcome to week three; CompSoc's event this week is our first talk of the term! Game Development ================ Speaker: Richard Fine Thursday 30th October, 20:00 Roy Griffiths Room, Keble College Richard 'Superpig' Fine, of gamedev.net, is coming to give a general overview on game development. He's open to questions on whatever tickles your fancy, and so far we've had interest in various new input types (for example, the games played using EEGs, exactly how far hardware can go, some interest in how to get started in the whole area of game development, and even some interest in why cheats are around in games. For topics like these and more, come along on Thursday! A gaggle of CompSoc people will be at the Keble Porter's Lodge to point you in the right direction, as usual. Events this and next week are still free to non-members, so do come along - we'll be happy to take any membership forms off your hands. As usual, we'll be wandering off to a local pub after the talk to wind down the evening. One other point I'd like to make is that we have a compsoc-jobs list where we post the various jobverts we get sent; the archives are public and available at http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/pipermail/compsoc-jobs/ You can also subscribe to the list at http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/compsoc-jobs should you want to get news of job openings as they happen. See you on Thursday, hopefully! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Do you have questions about game development?
by David North 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Good morning, Next week, CompSoc has Richard 'Superpig' Fine talking about game development. The details are at http://www.ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2008/michaelmas/Game_Development/ Since 'game development' is a very broad spectrum, Richard would like to know if you have any particular questions about it you'd like answering? If you do, let us know by replying to this email. Alternatively, pop in to the #compsoc IRC channel on irc.oxirc.org and talk to Richard and us directly. Hope to see you soon! -David PS If you're a recent new member, you may have received this message twice. Apologies if this is the case - let us know and we'll fix it. -- David North Treasurer and Systems Administration Co-ordinator Oxford Computer Society 07746 388 044 // northie on OxIRC

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Week 2: OUCS Tour, Pubmeet, and Geek Night
by Andrew Godwin 19 Oct '08

19 Oct '08

Hello everyone, and welcome to Week Two! We have two and (a half; the Geek Nights aren't run by us, but we know the guys who do) events this week, so, read on... OUCS Tour ========= Tuesday 21st October, 17:30 OUCS Somewhat of a CompSoc tradition, we'll be having a tour of OUCS' machine room, with several mostly-willing OUCS people on hand to show you around, answer questions, and suchlike. It's normally a great insight into the bowels of this most important of departments, and offers many great challenges (such as figuring out quite what their naming scheme is). Meet at the main OUCS entrance on Banbury Road for 17:30; there will be a sign up so you know you're at the right place. N.B. You must have a valid University Card with you in order to be admitted to the OUCS Building. Pubmeet ======= Tuesday 21st October, 18:30 (or whenever the tour ends) Lamb and Flag We'll all be meeting up in the Lamb and Flag for another friendly welcome and introduction to the term and society - it's right after the OUCS tour, so just follow us over the road to the L&F. If you're not at the tour, feel There will be someone on the look-out for people in case you can't find us, although we're usually quite easy to spot... Oxford Geek Night 9 =================== Wednesday 22nd October, 19:30 Jericho Tavern The Oxford Geek Night isn't a Compsoc event, but is still worth attending; the event consists of two 15 minute 'keynote' talks, followed by several microslots (normally around 5 minutes each). The event runs at a reasonably relaxed pace, and there's plenty of chance to get a drink from the upstairs bar (note that the whole event is upstairs - don't get confused by the JT looking perfectly normal downstairs that day). If you want more information, take a look at their website at http://oxford.geeknights.net/2008/oct-22nd/ Hopefully I'll see you at one of them! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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