Hi all,
It's almost the final week of a very busy CompSoc term. Look forward to:
With the vac fast approaching, now's a good time to organise a summer internship. Ensoft are recruiting for the internship until 10 am Monday. All you need is a CV! The Oxford Careers service still have opportunities, many of which are open until March 12.
Otherwise, if you'd like to play around with cloud computing, Microsoft are offering $100 credit for a free Azure account.
Interested in the Blockchain? The Oxford Foundry is hosting a panel who'll be discussing how the Blockchain could transform the world as we know it.
Finally, congratulations to Oxford HashCode winners Tractor_Specialists! They came 21st in the world and will be competing in the final at Google Dublin in April. Best of luck!
Enjoy the vac,
Edward and the rest of the committee
19:00 Saturday 7th Week – Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science
CompSoc will be hosting a decent LAN night on Saturday 7th week, with a working LAN, working router and some games to play. Come and enjoy an experience better than the last one.
19:00 Wednesday 8th Week – Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science
It's election time at CompSoc! The 2018–2019 CompSoc executive committee will be elected and, if there are enough keen people, non-executive positions may be created (the role of the new positions may or may not be going to meetings no one else wants to go to). There's no need to come up with a manifesto or have 3–5 years experience being a hack; just turn up on the night and say why you'd be good for the role.
We have two more constitutional amendments to consider:
We'll also be voting on approving the minutes of all meetings made in the last 15 years. The Proctors mandated a new constitution in 2014, which we've only just noticed requires us to formally approve minutes of meetings. CompSoc hasn't done that since 2003, so please email me with any minutes you'd like to see.
There will also be the usual committee reports and pizza, and the return of cheese and wine.
The official, updated agenda is attached. If you want to submit any other motions, email me to add them to the agenda.
19:00 Friday 8th Week – Foyer B, Ruth Deech Building, St Anne's College
It is now too late to get a ticket.
Don't forget! The drinks reception starts at 19:00 and the dinner itself at 19:30. If you have any special dietary requirements and haven't yet emailed us, do so soon.
19:00 Saturday 8th Week – Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science
This is a small, unofficial Geek Night for those staying down in Oxford. One or two committee members will be present.
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Less than two weeks to apply for UK internships via the Summer Internship Programme!
The programme offers hundreds of internships in a range of sectors. We are currently advertising our UK batch of placements, which have an application deadline of March 12th. All placements are exclusive to Oxford University students, and full-time, matriculated students from any year group and degree programme are eligible to apply.
Click here for a selection of IT and Computing internships, including Android app development, R&D and Coding. See CareerConnect for the full list and to apply. Students can make two applications through the current batch of placements available. The deadline for UK placements is Monday March 12th 2018.
17:30–20:00 Wednesday 8th Week – The Oxford Foundry, 3–5 Hythe Bridge Street
Interested in learning about what Blockchain is capable of, and how it will transform business, work, governance and society? Join us and our distinguished panel for an evening conversation at the Oxford Foundry.
Panel:
Moderator:
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