HT1 Newsletter: TERM CARD! + Our First Social: Video Games Night!!
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Hi everyone,
Is it too late to say happy new year? Anyways, I hope one of your resolutions was to get involved in more techy stuff! In that case, you won't be disappointed - we have an absolutely packed term card of fascinating
events for you, including competitive programming, a Web Dev learn-to-code course, more varied socials, talks and A TRIP TO LONDON! I can't wait to spend this term with you all, and will see you at our first social to kick off the term...
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- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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Still not a member? Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more
- so it's definitely worth signing up!
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Check out ALL this cool stuff we have planned! More details will be provided every week, but for now, here's a guide to plan your term around.
Many thanks to President Hamzah, and the rest of the Committee, for making all this possible!
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Week 1 Saturday Social: VIDEO GAMES NIGHT!
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Catch up with friends and bring out your competitive side at our first social of term! Play a large variety of games, meet others, smash that high score through the roof, and grab some delicious pizza :)
Everyone is welcome, although members get food for free. Come say hi and have some fun!
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 21st January
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2kdcsvFpt
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Intro to Google Solution Challenge, Powered by Kinsta!
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If you are a buzzing innovator wanting to use tech for good and see how you might fare in a global competition by Google, come along to the Intro workshop to the Google Solution Challenge this Sunday! In
this event, you'll be introduced to the Google Solution Challenge as an initiative to create solutions for problems identified in the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, participate in a Google Flutter WebDev workshop to empower YOU with the skills to innovate
for a good cause, network with like-minded students, and compete with project pitches for a chance to win Google swag!
When: 2:00 PM, Sunday January 22
Where: Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP
Find out more: https://gdsc.community.dev/events/details/developer-student-clubs-university-of-oxford-presents-intro-to-google-solution-challenge-powered-by-kinsta/
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News: Welcome, New Committee Members!
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We've got a few new Committee members to help us out - here they are:
Social Secretary: Ailin Sadeghian (she/her)
IT officer: Alex Brown (they/them)
Treasurer: Morgan Banham-Wright (he/him)
Competitive Programming Officers: Leo Lee (he/him) + Yusuf Usumez (he/him)
Check out our official
Instagram @ox.compsoc to meet them properly in their introduction posts (tba)!
If you have any questions for us, feel free to send us an email to committee@ox.compsoc.net (or just reply to this email).
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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.
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contact us at committee@ox.compsoc.net
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