Salut, Battle-Hardened Veteran,

Here we are at last – Week 7! While the actual term has one more week of life, we have our final two events this week before wrapping up for the end of the year and going home to put our feet up.

We'll kick the week off in style with our final competitive programming contest of the term! On Monday, we'll be in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7:30-9:30pm to work our way through some tricky problems. All are welcome, irrespective of skill level!

This Saturday, we have no normal Saturday Social – it's time for CompSoc's Termly General Meeting! At 7pm, we'll hear from Committee members on what they've been doing this term, along with their plans for the future, followed by a chance for you to put forward your own motions to shape CompSoc's future. Afterwards, we'll relax with some pizza and snacks!

— Declan, CompSoc Secretary

Fun Computing Fact: If you were asked what Google's first hardware product was, you might guess the first Chromebook, or perhaps the first Google Nexus. The answer, it turns out, is neither – the company's first hardware product actually came all the way back in 2002! Named the Google Search Appliance and based off an old Dell server model, the GSA was a rack-mounted server sold to enterprise to index millions of corporate documents at a time for easier searching. The GSA lasted a surprisingly long time (by Google standards), only being finally discontinued in 2019.

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As the term winds down, all good things have to come to an end – including competitive programming! But before we go away for the summer, join us in the Undergraduate Social Area this Monday from 7:30-9:30pm for our last contest of the term. Make sure to come along for one last battle of the wits!

When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 9th June

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/7xPqKGOP0

As the end of term and the academic year looms ominously ahead, it's time this Saturday for something a bit different! This week, we'll be down in the Undergraduate Social Area for CompSoc's Termly General Meeting. Kicking off at 7pm, we'll be hearing from Committee members on what they've been wasting their time with this term, along with their plans for the upcoming year. Afterwards, we'll take some time to debate and vote on your motions and proposed by-laws!

After we've got the boring bureaucracy out of the way, we'll close out CompSoc's events this year with the usual hallmarks of a Saturday Social. Come along for some free pizza, snacks, chatter and fun!

Anyone registered as a CompSoc member is free to submit a motion for consideration! If you're interested, hop over to our Discord server – guidance on how to propose a motion is provided in the #motions forum channel. Please submit all motions by 11:59pm on Friday 13th June.

When: 7pm, Saturday 14th June

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/5Le8fhGYV

Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.

or, contact us at committee@ox.compsoc.net

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