Hello all,
Microsoft will be joining us later this week for a talk on developing
apps for HoloLens, their augmented reality development. I had the
opportunity to try the HoloLens last summer, and I strongly encourage
you to come and have a look! After the talk there will be the
opportunity to chat with the speaker, as well as the usual selection of
food and drinks.
Last Wednesday we hosted our first competitive programming event, and
I'd like to begin by congratulating the winners - you can see their
scores here
<https://www.hackerrank.com/contests/compsoc-ht17/leaderboard>. After
the success of this event we will definitely be running similar events
in the future, so don't worry if you missed this one!
This week's Learn to Code will be the final session of the term. We hope
that those of you that attended enjoyed the experience and that you're
planning to keep up the coding in the future! We would once again like
to thank all of the volunteers that assisted with the sessions. The
materials are available here <https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode>.
On Saturday, for the penultimate Geek Night of the term, we will be
running a LAN Night.
Next Wednesday we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting and electing
a new committee. It is essential that we meet quorum for the election,
so please be sure to either come or vote by proxy. If you are interested
in standing for a committee position then please feel free to email Matt
<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>, Chris
<mailto:treasurer@ox.compsoc.net>, or me
<mailto:secretary@ox.compsoc.net> to find out what the roles entail.
Additional roles may be created at the discretion of the new president
and secretary.
Have a great week :)
Thomas and the rest of the committee
Events
Microsoft Tech Talk: The Path to Mixed Reality
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1150829498377582/>
*Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science - 7pm Wednesday (7th
week)*
Microsoft HoloLens is the first fully self-contained holographic
computer running Windows 10. It is completely self-contained-no wires,
phones, or connection to a PC needed. Microsoft HoloLens allows you to
place holograms in your physical environment and provides a new way to
see your world. This session provides a mixed reality primer and an
overview of the available tools & documentation to quick start your
holographic application development.
Pizza and drinks will be served after the event.
Learn to Code <https://www.facebook.com/events/1804363963151491/>
*Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science - 7pm Thursday (7th
week)*
In the sixth and final session of the course we'll be reviewing all of
the content, looking at Python modules and classes in more detail, and
taking a look at other resources you might want to look at for learning
to code. Like the previous sessions, much of the session will require
you to work on a laptop, so we highly recommend taking one.
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.
If you're a CS student with a little spare time and enthusiasm, please
consider volunteering by contacting the committee.
Geek Night 7: LAN Night
<https://www.facebook.com/events/377811005939167/>
*Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science - 7pm
Saturday (7th week)*
Join us for an evening of video games and pizza!
Annual General Meeting
<https://www.facebook.com/events/739607626208010/>
*Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science - 7pm
Wednesday (8th week)*
As well as reports from the existing committee, we'll be electing a new
committee; the president <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>, secretary
<mailto:secretary@ox.compsoc.net>, and treasurer
<mailto:treasurer@ox.compsoc.net> roles are all up for election. Feel
free to email any of us if you would like to get an idea what the roles
entail, but here's a rough summary:
* *President*: ultimately in charge, responsible for event
organisation, and relations with sponsors
* *Secretary*: shares many responsibilities with the president, along
with managing social media, and sending these newsletters
* *Treasurer*: keeping track of the accounts, producing termly reports
for the proctors, and ordering pizza
All of the committee are responsible for the smooth running of our
events, and we all took part in the teaching of Learn to Code this year.
Other notices
Facebook London Hackathon <http://www.fb.me/LonHack17>
*Facebook London, 10 Brock Street, NW1 3 London - 11th & 12th March*
Here at Facebook, we believe that every engineer possesses amazing ideas
and creativity. Hackathons are a longstanding tradition at Facebook
where our engineers stay up all night to create a working product or
prototype from scratch. Remember- done is better than perfect.
*Please note - all members of your team must register individually for
the opportunity to attend*
Register here <https://fblonhack17.splashthat.com/>
Join Facebook in London as we stay up all night hacking, learning and
having a some fun! Start brainstorming ideas & forming teams (of up to 4
people). We'll supply the food, fun diversions, prizes, and some expert
guidance in the form of our engineers. We'll also provide reimbursement
for public transportation. You bring your laptop, appetite, skills and
ideas.
The winning team will get the chance to compete against teams from other
Hackathons at the Hackathon Finals and be judged by our executives- held
at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, California in November!
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The Oxford University Computer Society (CompSoc) aims to organise
meetings and events for our members to use and further their computing
interests. See all of our upcoming events on our Facebook Page
<https://facebook.com/oxcompsoc>, Twitter
<https://twitter.com/oxcompsoc>, or visit our website
<https://ox.compsoc.net> for more information about the society.
--
Thomas Denney
Secretary - Oxford University Computer Society
secretary(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:secretary@ox.compsoc.net>