[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic]   [6th Week]   Michaelmas Term Week 1 Newsletter CompProg, STEM Social, Saturday Pizza, Termcard and More!

Greetings, Grasshoppers,

Welcome, one and all, to Week 1! As we tentatively toe our way into the throes of a busy term of events, we have a fun-filled first week of events in store!

We'll be kicking off with a bang with our first Competitive Programming session of the term today! Welcoming to both doe-eyed novices and grizzled veterans, come along to the Department's Undergraduate Social Area tonight if you want to get stuck into some programming problems. And on Sunday at 1:30pm, you can join us back in the Department for the first in a series of bootcamp sessions to boost your skills.

On Friday at 7:30pm, we'll be headed down to the Oxo Bar for CompSoc's first drinks night of the new academic year! Join us at the STEM social and meet some new people while enjoying free drinks courtesy of us.

On Saturday at 7pm, we'll be back down in the Undergraduate Social Area once more for one of CompSoc's patented Saturday Socials! Come along to have a blast of a time with some free pizza and snacks.

Finally, we've included our updated termcard for Michaelmas Term 2024, including all the latest information on our events for the term. Check it out below, along with some opportunities from third parties!

— Declan, your ever-trusted CompSoc envoy

Fun Computing Fact: Let's start off with a CompSoc-related fact for the new ones amongst us. In the early days of the Internet and email, the University at first didn't provide students with their own email accounts – but did you know that CompSoc once filled this void? In the days of yore, CompSoc's (now sadly deceased) dedicated server hardware provided an email service to those students willing to brave the Information Superhighway.

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Let's start off the new term with a bang with our first Competitive Programming contest of the year! Hop along to the Department of Computer Science's Undergraduate Social Area tonight at 7pm for an hour of competition with your fellow students – aided, of course, by snacks and prizes. Novices and experienced competition-ers are both welcome!

When: 7-8pm, Monday 14th October

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/4Tnulpc5W

STEM Social at Oxo Bar [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/np5/0sa/tqg/PNG%20Oxo%20Bar...]

Fancy meeting new people over a free beverage? Join us at CompSoc's first drinks night of the new year at Oxo Bar on Friday at 7:30pm! Members who come along will be given free drinks tokens to enjoy some drinks with friends on us.

When: 7:30pm, Friday 18th October

Where: Oxo Bar 48 George St, Oxford OX1 2AQ

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3vvqDcOyp

Saturday Social with Pizza [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/drx/5v2/kp6/PNG%20Saturday%...]

Join us at 7pm on Saturday for another of our patented Saturday Socials! We'll be kicking back and relaxing in the Undergraduate Social Area with snacks and, of course, bountiful amounts of free pizza and ice cream. Make sure to come along and get your fill of a flavour of your choice!

When: 7pm, Saturday 19th October

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/5vy3ZBGV8

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Entrepreneurship Opportunity with OX1 Incubator

Are you interested in entrepreneurship? OX1 Incubator is Oxford's early-stage start-up incubator, meaning we help students gain entrepreneurship experience. We are a diverse group of Oxford students with a shared passion for entrepreneurship. Join our 2024/25 cohort for team formation events, workshops, and our new mentorship scheme. You can apply as a team or an individual, with or without an idea. At the end of the programme, you’ll get to compete for £18,000 in prize money and present to judges, VCs, and angel investors. Since 2018 we have given away more than £100,000 in equity-free grants to our start-ups and some of them have gone on to raise multi-million dollar funding rounds. Yours could be next!

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AI Challenge with OxBIG and OnDemand

Take part in the AI Challenge (9th and 10th November - weekend) hosted by OxBIG and OnDemand for the chance to win up to £2000 and/or internship opportunities with partners. No AI experience is needed, some coding experience is expected. You work on a project to build an application and find a solution using our “app store for AI” with a slight behavioural science theme. Come with friends or join a team on the day. Snacks, refreshments and lunch will be provided.

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