Greetings all, 

To all those new to CompSoc, welcome, and to all the existing members, welcome back. To start of the new academic year we've got an incredible selection of events available.

What better way to start the term than by joining us at The Varsity Club on Sunday 8th for welcome drinks along with PhysSoc, OUEngSoc, and EWBOx?

If coding is more your scene, make sure to check out our Competitive Programming Welcome Contest running online through Week 1.

We'll also joining OxWoCS for a bop on Wednesday 11th, as well as holding our traditional Week 1 Games Night on Saturday 14th.

So no matter what you're into, we've got something for you this week. See you there.

- Charlotte, CompSoc secretary

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We've got an exciting list of events lined up for this term. More details will become available each week via the newsletter and our social media platforms.

What better way to start the new year than by joining us at The Varsity Club for Welcome Drinks. We'll be joined by the Oxford University Physics Society, the Oxford University Engineering Society and Engineers Without Borders - Oxford, so this is an excellent opportunity to meet some new people.

When: 7pm-12am, Sunday 8th October

Where: The Varsity Club, 9 High St, Oxford OX1 4DB

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2YWglJbD8

Join us and OxWoCS in the "Undie" bar for a bop! Expect pizza, Domino's cookies, and three free drinks per person!!! This is an event you're not going to want to miss.

When: 8-11PM, Wednesday 11th October

Where: Christ Church College Bar, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/1qQJHC2ic

To kick off the new term we're back with our traditional games night. Come along to enjoy a variety of games, catch up with friends and indulge in some free pizza!

When: 7-11PM, Saturday 14th October

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

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/gBRWXiFnA

Join us for a weeklong online contest to start off the term! As always, there are problems suitable for all skill levels. We highly recommend you try out the contest if you are planning to attend our beginner workshop in week 2 - it will be useful to familiarise yourself with the style of competitive programming problems before we dive into the basics. For more advanced participants, it's a great opportunity for you to kickstart (or compliment) your training for UKIEPC ;)

To join, please create a Codeforces account here and join our Codeforces group here. You will be able to register for the contest once you're in the group. If you have any questions, please contact us on Discord or email us!

The questions will be in roughly increasing order of difficulty. We recommend beginners to start with problems A to E, more experienced participants D to J, and the most experienced participants I to N - though feel free to solve other questions outside this range too!

When: Week 1

Where: https://codeforces.com/group/WfpD43Y7Ig

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/5Q5MgfIXn

The OxBioHack TechBio Hackathon aims to bring together computer scientists and life scientists in Oxford to build collaborative computational solutions to life science challenges.

Join us for an exciting weekend of hacking, learning, and networking!

Who Can Participate

The hackathon is open to students, professionals, developers, life scientists, computer scientists, and anyone with a passion for building computational solutions to life science challenges.

What to Expect

An abundance of food and drink, compute and Open AI and Azure API credits to be used, an engaging schedule of invited speakers and opportunities to network with fellow enthusiastic students in the life and computer science space

When: Saturday 18th November

Where: St Catherine's College, Manor Rd, Oxford OX1 3UJ

Registration Opens: 10 October, 2023

Registration Closes: 24 October, 2023

To Register + Find Out More: https://jonchan0.github.io/oxbiohack23/

Who: Women, transgender, and gender-expansive students

When: Tuesday 10th October @ 5:00- 6:30 pm BST

Where: Virtual via Zoom

Join us for a Q&A session with a panel of female Jane Streeters who work across trading, software engineering and strategy and product and learn more about our firm's work and opportunities. 

Following the panel discussion, join us for an Estimathon®, a mindbending mixture of math and trivia. In teams, you'll attempt 13 Fermi problems in 30 minutes, ranging from totally trivial to positively Putnamesque.

Please sign up here by Thursday 5th October if you're interested in attending. We will email you on Friday 6th October to confirm your spot.

Finally, we run a number of programmes for women, transgender, and gender-expansive students. Our WISE and INSIGHT programmes are now accepting applications, as well as our Summer internship programme!

If you aren’t a fit for this event, we are running many other other programs and events that you may be better suited for. Check out this page throughout the year for updates and information on our various programs and the application processes.

Applications for our London Summer 2024 internships are now open and live on our website, including Software Engineering, Quantitative Trading, Quantitative Research, Strategy and Product, Sales and Trading and more! We review applications on a rolling basis and therefore invite you to apply anytime. We ask you not to apply until you're ready to interview.

We also offer a range of in house programs for students earlier in their studies, including: WiSE, FOCUS, First Year Trading and Technology Program (FTTP) and Insight. Applications are now open!

If you are interested in finding out more about Jane Street, you can check out the following resources: our interview guides, Jane Street culture and benefits, our tech blog, our signals and threads podcast and our Get to Know Us series.

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.

contact us at committee@ox.compsoc.net

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