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We're hiring a new Head of the School of Informatics

Applications are now invited from academics of international standing for the position of Head of School at Edinburgh.

This is an opportunity to lead one of the top computer science departments in Europe.
More information: https://edin.ac/3vPmB7M

Due to high demand we are going to have two hikes up Arthur's Seat tomorrow, one at 11:30 and the other at 13:00.

They will follow the same route so feel free to attend either of them, we will meet at the bottom of Appleton Tower before setting off. Get hyped!

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Hi everyone,

We've run into some technical issues and won't be able to host our introductory livestream on YouTube or Twitch today.

The stream will be postponed to 18:30 today, and will happen on Zoom at the following link:

https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86597388797

(Password: TgMF1rbR)

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Hey everyone, the start of the semester is nearly here, and we've got a week of fun events planned for you! All the info you need is below:

Monday 6:00 PM, online:
Introductory Livestream

A livestream introducing the members of the committee. You can watch on our YouTube channel or on Twitch:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEMTnIKR29AnSVVdLQZg3Q/live
https://twitch.tv/compsocedinburgh

Tuesday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Bristo Square:
Activities Fair

Visit our booth at the activities fair in Bristo Square to learn more about us and our SIGs. Note that it may be busy and that 11:00 to 12:00 is a quiet hour for those who prefer it less hectic.

Tuesday 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Appleton Tower floor 4:
Game Night

A social in Appleton Tower for prospective members to game together and get to know each other, in collaboration with GameSoc. Consoles will be provided along with the available projectors in AT.

Wednesday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, in front of Appleton Tower: Arthur's Seat Hike

We'll be leading a hike up Arthur's Seat! Get to know your fellow computer scientists and enjoy the best views of the city from the summit of an ancient volcano.

Thursday 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Appleton Tower floor 6: GameMaker Workshop

A workshop in Appleton Tower to show that gamedev is at your fingertips! Learn the basics of using GameMaker and create your first simple game!

Friday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, in front of Appleton Tower: Scavenger Hunt

Prepare for an exciting afternoon of scavenger hunting! You will be placed in small groups and take pictures around the city in the first round. Another group will then have to recreate your photos. Meeting Point - In front of Appleton Tower.

IMPORTANT: the time has been changed from 13:00 to 11:30.

Friday 8:00 PM to late, Pear Tree, Nicholson Street (opposite Appleton Tower):
Pub Night

It's almost the beginning of the semester! Come and join us for a night to remember enjoying a pint.

We're excited to wish all our new members a warm welcome, and to see our old members once again. Have a fun week and don't forget, Compsoc

Thank you for making it to our wonderful InfBall, we hope you loved it! Here are some pictures of the event. CompSoc

Hoping everyone had as much fun at the AGM+STMU as we did!

We are incredibly proud to announce our new committee! ✨
President: Ben McConville
Secretary: Ksh*tij Sharma
Treasurer: Sophie Bata-Madden
Graphic designer: Margo Tsugorka
Technical Secretary: Jacob Walters
Social Secretary: Amy Yin
Second Year Rep: Charlotte Ausel
Third Year Rep: Enes Aydogan
Old Person Rep: Dylan Thinnes

Now and always, CompSoc loves you!

Guess what time of the year it is? That's right, it's our Annual General Meeting time! 🎉

We'll be electing a new committee for the 22-23 year, at our in-person event featuring the current committee. This is a wonderful chance to become part of Scotland's biggest and best tech society! Time and place for the AGM will be announced in due course.

Want to run for a position?
1. Read over the blog post for role information (https://comp-soc.com/blog/2022/03/11/agm-2022.html).
2. Send [email protected] a manifesto (PDF of max 200 words) by Friday 25th March 2022, specifying your full name and the role in the title. Feel free to look at past year's examples on our website!
3. Prepare a small speech!

CompSoc ❤️ you!

⚠️ You will need to be a member of CompSoc in order to run for committee, and to vote at the AGM, so if you haven't already, make sure you get your FREE membership on our EUSA page: https://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/activities/view/compsoc

AGM 2022 - Call for manifestos - CompSoc Edinburgh In the second half of our next STMU (date/place TBD), we will be holding our AGM where we vote for our new committee and any constitutional amendments. The positions available are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Technical Secretary, Social Secretary, Graphics Designer, 2nd Year Rep...

OPEN LETTER TO THE UNIVERSITY REGARDING WAR IN UKRAINE

As an answer to the Edinburgh University Students Association Sabbatical Officer’s statement that was published on Thursday 24th February, the Polish Society decided to organise charity events for humanitarian organisations helping Ukraine's citizens as well awareness campaign, and releases the open letter signed by the following societies:
CompSoc Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh Engineering Society
University of Edinburgh Italian Society
Edinburgh University History Society
Edinburgh Political Union
University of Edinburgh German Society
Edinburgh University Women in STEM
Girl Up Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Romanian Society
Edinburgh University Yoga Society
Freshair Radio
Slovak and Czech Society at The University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh Conservation Biology Society - ConserveSoc
People & Planet Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Hungarian Society
Edinburgh University Salsa Society
Edinburgh University Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society
China Futures Society
Edinburgh University Kickboxing Club
Edinburgh Estonian Society
Edinburgh University Cognitive Science
Edinburgh University Cocktail Society
IBC EdEconsoc
LingSoc: Edinburgh University Linguistics Society
Edinburgh University Civil Engineering Society
Edinburgh University Amnesty International
Edinburgh University Women's Lacrosse Club
Edinburgh University Ornithological Society - BirdSoc
Edinburgh University Civil Engineering Society
La French Society
Edinburgh University Feminist Society
University of Edinburgh Make-Up and Special Effects Society
Edinburgh University NWS Dutch Society
Edinburgh University Archaeology Society - Archsoc
Edinburgh University Trading & Investment Club (EUTIC)
Edinburgh University Ocean Advocates

If you want to support this open letter personally, you can sign it here: https://www.change.org/call-the-uni-of-edi-to-support-ukraine-and-condemn-war

Our programming contest starts today! It will run from Wednesday to Friday, with problems suitable for beginners. You can compete online, or come by Appleton 6.06 today from 1pm to 3pm if you'd like to discuss in person. We will bring some snacks, and we have prizes for the top 3 participants 🏆

Read more about the rules here: https://www.hackerrank.com/compsoc-code-clash-2022.

Hope to see you in AT today, and remember CompSoc ❤️ you!

Join CompSoc Code Clash on HackerRank Join us for a fun programming contest, covering a variety of common computer science problems! Most challenges, are beginner friendly, and you can use probably any language you can think of. We're also going to be in Appleton 6.06 on Wednesday 1pm-3pm, so come along if you'd like to discuss in perso...

Thank you Prof. Sethu Vijayakumar and Dr. Petros Papapanagiotou for the insightful talks, and to our members for coming to the STMU!

Remember CompSoc

Our STMU is being livestreamed!

CompSoc STMU February 2022

Hi all,

A reminder that tomorrow we will host our first STMU of the year, happening at 18:45 in Teviot (Study Room)! Our speakers are Dr. Petros Papapanagiotou and Prof. Sethu Vijayakumar, who will showcase their research. More details can be found here: https://comp-soc.com/blog/2022/02/12/february-stmu.html. Pizza will of course be provided!

We are also co-hosting a hub with Hoppers for the qualification round of the Hash Code competition! Hash Code is a team programming competition, organised by Google, for students and professionals around the world. Top teams will then be invited to compete in the virtual World Finals.

If you’re interested in joining our hub, find a team (2 to 4 people) and be sure you all register at https://codingcompetitions.withgoogle.com/hashcode/. Feel free to use our Discord server to find a team! You then need to select Edinburgh University Hoppers x CompSoc Hub from the list of hubs in the Judge System.

The event will be held online on our server: https://discord.com/invite/e4y8Vy5.

As always, CompSoc

Hash Code - Google’s Coding Competitions A team programming competition — you pick your team and coding language to solve an engineering problem. Are you up for the challenge?

We are very excited to present to you our first STMU of the year, happening this Friday at 18:45 in Teviot (Study Room)! Our speakers are Doctor Petros Papapanagiotou and Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, who will showcase their research. More details can be found here: https://comp-soc.com/blog/2022/02/12/february-stmu.html.

Pizza will of course be provided. As always, CompSoc ❤️ you!

February STMU — Research Showcase with Petros Papapanagiotou and Sethu Vijayakumar - CompSoc Edinburgh This coming Friday (18th of February) at 18:45 we have our February Student Tech Meetup! The topic is cutting edge Informatics research at UoE, featuring UoE Chancellor’s Fellow in Digital Technologies Dr Petros Papapanagiotou, and Professor Sethu Vijayakumar FRSE, Professor of Robotics and the Di...

Hello folks,

We're sorry to say that InfBall tickets are now sold out! Demand this year has been overwhelming, and we're sorry if you didn't manage to get a ticket this time.

Don't worry, though!

We expect InfBall to run next year, and we'll be sure to warn you ahead of time when tickets are going up.

You can also still get a "Lite" ticket, which gives you access to the afterparty.

Also, keep an eye on the event's page for anyone reselling their ticket for this year's InfBall 😊

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Want to feel the love this weekend? We've got you covered 😉 Today we have a movie night, 19:00 at the Banshee Labyrinth - we’ll be watching Emma! Remember to bring both ID and proof of vaccination!

And in celebration of LGBTQ+ history month, we have planned a pub night! Come join us at Paradise Palms this Sunday at 20:00 for foods and drinks and fun! Remember to bring ID! Note that this is an LGBT+ place first 🏳️‍🌈, but this will be a great opportunity for LGBT+ people and allies to have a fun night in a safe space!

We hope to see you at both events! And remember, CompSoc ❤️ you!

Hi everyone!

it has come to our attention
that it's almost nearly December
exams looming near
but there's nothing to fear
just ignore them for this coding adventure

‧₊˚✩ Advent Of Code Is (Soon) Upon Us ✩˚₊‧

From December the 1st, there's going to be a daily challenge on this here website:
🎄 🎄 🎄 https://adventofcode.com/2021 🎄 🎄 🎄

By doing the challenges, you get imaginary internet points!

If you'd like to compete among CompSoc members, we got our own leaderboard set up. You can join it here: https://adventofcode.com/2021/leaderboard/private by entering the code 240997-626af53e.

From last year onwards, we even have a dedicated channel for discussing AoC on the Discord: #🎄-advent-of-code!

And remember, CompSoc

Leaderboard - Advent of Code 2021 Below is the Advent of Code 2021 overall leaderboard; these are the 100 users with the highest total score. Getting a star first is worth 100 points, second is 99, and so on down to 1 point at 100th place.

Hi everyone! This Saturday is pub night! 🍺 It will be at Pear Tree starting with 20:00. Remember to bring along ID as they ask it for entry.

On another note, we will be ordering merch soon! Is there anything specific that you would like to see? If so, comment on this post!

Remember, CompSoc

And that's a wrap for our first in-person STMU last evening! Thank you to everyone who came, we hope you had fun as much as we did!

And remember, CompSoc

Hoping you're enjoying the end of Spooktober! Here are our events for November - more details will be announced sooner to the dates.

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Hear ye, hear ye! Election time is upon us 🎉 We have 3 positions available in the CompSoc committee: vice president, first year rep and third year rep. We will have our election on the 29th of October. By joining the committee, you get to shape the way we run the society and interact with other organizations...and also join our very exclusive and very secret committee meetings 😉

You can find more details about roles and applications here: https://comp-soc.com/blog/2021/10/13/october-egm.html.

CompSoc ❤️ you!

October EGM - CompSoc Edinburgh During this year’s first Student Tech Meet-up (29th October 2021 at 6PM BST), we will be hosting an EGM to elect some new committee members! The positions available are:

Come join us at the Activities Fair this morning! CompSoc

Thank you all for coming to our hike on Tuesday! CompSoc

Hi everyone! If you haven't heard, Games Night will be held on Friday the 17th from 7PM to 11PM! 😊 We are cohosting with Game Soc and it will be an online event held in their Discord server.

The games we will be playing are: Jackbox, Gartic Phone, Minecraft, SCP: Secret Labratory, Rocket League, Apex Legends, League of Legends. 🌠

Here’s a link to their discord if you aren’t there already:
https://discord.gg/zuB8bQuG8s

We hope to see you there! If you have any questions reach out to any of the committee members or this page and remember, CompSoc

Hi everyone, we can't wait to meet you all during Welcome Week! If you are interested in coming to our Pub Crawl on Saturday the 18th at 8PM, get a ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pub-crawl-tickets-169768442983.

And remember, CompSoc

Pub Crawl An event hosted by CompSoc Edinburgh

New to university or to CompSoc? We'd like to offer you a warm welcome to Scotland's biggest tech society! We host a variety of social and academic events throughout the year.

Here's where you can reach us:

CompSoc members group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/compsoc.edinburgh/

CompSoc Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/e4y8Vy5

Other points of contact: https://comp-soc.com/contact

We hope your enjoy your time with us. Remember CompSoc

Join the CompSoc Edinburgh Discord Server! Check out the CompSoc Edinburgh community on Discord - hang out with 1,019 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Hack the Burgh is happening today!
The opening ceremony is at 11:00 GMT!
See the stream here: https://hacktheburgh.com/stream
Join the Discord here:
https://hacktheburgh.com/discord

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