Hi Everyone,

This week we have Ensoft's CTO coming to give a talk on networking within huge data centres. And we have the usual Geek Night and Learn to Code events!

Ensoft Talk: How do you connect together 200 miles of servers

https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/ensoft_talk/ Date: Wednesday Week 3 - 05 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event https://facebook.com/events/726007620777956/Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/Tags: Ensoft https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/ Sponsor Event https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/ Talk https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/

The presenter is CTO of one of our sponsors, Ensoft Ltd https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/, whose experience includes helping to bring into existence the Guinness Book of Records' "World's Highest Capacity Internet Router".

*Abstract:* The massively scaled data center is currently being totally reinvented (most famously by companies like Google, Facebook and others) and evolving what it means to be a computer. This talk will offer a peek inside the secret concrete buildings, through the lens of network connectivity.

There will as usual be the usual pizza and refreshments, kindly paid for by Ensoft!

Learn to Code: Session 3

https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_3/ Date: Saturday Week 3 - 08 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event https://facebook.com/events/133029283534028/Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/Tags: Learn to Code https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/

*Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!*

About Learn to Code

During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python http://www.python.org/. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better!

These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/.

You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/

We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/

...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/

Geek Night 3 (Members Only)

https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_3/ Date: Saturday Week 3 - 08 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event https://facebook.com/events/594970287238793/Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/Tags: Geek Night https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/

Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event.