Hello again again!
Gee! All of a sudden, you can see right through yourself.
We'd like to wish a warm welcome to HSBC as a new Bronze CompSoc sponsor! Celebrations all round.
Coming up in these next two weeks, we have talks from CoreFiling, and Bronze sponsor HSBC the following week. This coming Saturday, we'll be writing Brainfuck interpreters in a languages we haven't used before!
Double peace,
Joe G and the rest of the committee
19:00, Wednesday, Week 3, Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science
CompSoc sysadmins of the early 21st century, David North and Stephen White, will talk about IPv6: now that we've "run out" of IPv4 addresses,how is adoption of the new version going? Are businesses, academia and residential users queuing up to embrace the future? Or were the predictions of problems wildly over-hyped and we're all getting along fine as we are?
Pizza will be provided after the talk.
19:00, Thursday, Week 3, Lecture Theatres A and B, Department of Computer Science
Learn to Code is back! If you've ever wanted to learn the basics of programming, refresh your Python knowledge, or get an idea of what computer scientists actually do all day then this is going to be a great course for you 😃.
We aren't going to assume any prior programming experience, although to get the best out of the sessions we highly recommend that you bring a laptop so that you can follow along with some of the examples. It doesn't matter whether you use Windows, Mac, or Linux, and in the first session we'll explain how to get started on any of these platforms.
In this course we are going to be using the programming language Python, which is one of the easiest languages to pick up if you've never programmed before. It is widely used in the technology industry – YouTube, NASA, and Wikipedia are just three examples. If you need to learn R at some point during your degree, you may find that an introduction to Python will help you pick up basic computational thinking ideas faster.
We do expect demand to be very high for this course, so please try to arrive before the advertised start time as we need to register everyone (for fire regulations). You'll need to enter via the back door on Parks Road; there are CompSoc signs up at the department. The course is open to all members of the University of Oxford.
If you're a CS student with a little spare time and enthusiasm, please consider volunteering by contacting the committee.
Learn to Code is kindly sponsored by Gold sponsors JP Morgan Tech Connect and TPP, Silver sponsor Ensoft and bronze sponsor HSBC.
This week's session will cover how to make your code make decisions, and explain some ways to make loops.
Learn to Code Helpers Facebook group
19:00, Saturday, Week 3, UGSA, Department of Computer Science
Heya all! Geek Night 3's going to be about taking some language you've never used before! The challenge is to see if you can write a Brainfuck interpreter. If you're feeling particularly daring, you could try interpreting some other language either.
Bring your laptops, we'll provide the pizza ;)
19:00, Wednesday, Week 4, Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science
Meet Gez Smith, HSBC's Global Head of Agile. Agile is the modern approach to software development, emphasising customer satisfaction, quality and developer self-organisation. HSBC transferred its development teams to Agile in 2016 and – combined with fresh investment – has since seen dramatic improvements in efficiency, productivity and service availability.
Gez has over 13 years experience in agile and Scrum and is a regular speaker at conferences and user group meet ups in the UK and abroad. He loves to meet new people and talk agile.
This talk will be of interest to anybody interested in project management (such as 2nd year CS projects 😉), HSBC's tech culture and, of course, HSBC's many opportunities in tech, from developers to business management.
Free pizza and drinks will be provided after the talk.
19:00, Thursday, Week 4, Lecture Theatres A and B, Department of Computer Science
Learn to Code is kindly sponsored by Gold sponsors JP Morgan Tech Connect and TPP, Silver sponsor Ensoft and bronze sponsor HSBC.
This session will be on compound data structures: mostly lists, and also sets, tuples and dictionaries.
18:30, Wednesday, Week 5, The Old Library, Lady Margaret Hall
Come to the launch event of the recently re-established Oxford Drone Society!
We'll count with the presence of professionals and researchers from the drone sphere, who will give short talks about their work and research. There will also be a chance for drinks and networking, as well as drone racing tryouts on our simulator!
8th-10th February
Join us for our second annual A.I. Impact Weekend! AI in people selection: building ethical A.I. tools for unbiased decision-making. The weekend is a fantastic opportunity to skill up, show of your talents and win great prizes. Open to ALL Oxford University students within ALL disciplines (techie and non-techie)
8th February, 17.00-18.30
Join us for a sofa session at the Oxford Foundry where our panel of experts from academia, industry and journalism will address fundamental questions around the development and use of A.I. in people selection. This will be the opening event for our 2019 AI Impact Weekend 2019. If you have registered for the weekend event, you do not need to sign up.
Sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-people-selection-the-holy-grail-or-doomed-to-fail-tickets-55065795276
Applications close: Midnight 17th February
All-Innovate is Oxford’s first University-wide ideas competition! Whether you have an idea already or would like to develop one, whatever your interests, All-Innovate is a fantastic opportunity to get creative and explore the process of turning that idea into a reality.
Find out more and apply now: https://www.oxfordfoundry.ox.ac.uk/all-innovate-idea-competition
28th Jan 18.00-20.00, The Oxford Foundry
So what is branding and why is it so important to get it right? This workshop will focus on how to establish and embed a strong brand for your venture. It will also give you tips on how to build your own personal brand and demonstrate the value of doing this when establishing a business.
Link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/idea-exploration-branding-tickets-54533163159
30th January 18.00-20.00, The Oxford Foundry
Looking for tools to increase your resilience and improve your ability handle set backs? This Workshop will explore both mental and physical health and how you can boost resilience by creating healthy working and life habits. This workshop is a part of our 12 part EQuip Yourself Series.
Link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equip-yourself-build-resilience-and-positivity-tickets-54534857226
31st Jan 18.00-20.00, The Oxford Foundry
What is the evolutionary psychology of bias? Why do we have it? What impact does this have? YOU have a role to play in achieving better equality and diversity – find out what that is and how you can be a part of the solution. Come and learn how to recognise and challenge unconscious bias in this hands-on interactive workshop, delivered by Laughology. Link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/are-you-biased-your-subconscious-probably-is-tickets-54536393822
4th February 18.00-20.00, The Oxford Foundry
How do you decide on the best business model for your venture? This workshop, delivered by BCG Digital Ventures will give an introduction to the different business model options that you have and give you tips on how to identify the best-fit business model for your venture.
Sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/idea-exploration-designing-the-business-model-tickets-54533421933
5th February 18.00-20.00, The Oxford Foundry
Join this workshop and explore the world of web development, where you will learn to code and design your own landing page using HTML and CSS. A great opportunity for complete beginners!
Sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/build-a-landing-page-in-2-hours-beginner-tickets-54536877268
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