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[Event] Virtual Machine Discussion

Starts Wed 17th Apr 2024 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Courtyard Room

A presentation and discussion on what Virtual Machines are, how they work, and how do we use them, and demonstrating software used to work with virtual machines

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[Event] Capture The Flag

Starts Wed 10th Apr 2024 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Courtyard Room

A Capture the Flag event where members learn about terminal commands, SSHing, and many other programming concepts

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DNS, Domains, and Hosting Presentation

Starts Wed 3rd Apr 2024 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Courtyard Room

A social presentation on the topic of DNS, Domains, and Hosting that we're doing on Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:30

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Minecraft Resource Hunt

Starts Sat 30th Mar 2024 at 20:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

A social event on our own Minecraft Server

where society members earn points by mining resources,

and are awarded in game equipment and defeat the Ender Dragon at the end

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[Event] The Importance of Software Licen

Starts Wed 20th Mar 2024 at 18:35
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Courtyard Room

A presentation on the importance of software licensing that wer'e doing on Wednesday at 6:35 to 8:30.

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EGM + Minecraft LAN

Starts Wed 6th Mar 2024 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 40 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Courtyard Room, Student Life


MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!?

This week we will be having an EGM plus an event that mixes social with technical. We are looking to fill these wonderful positions for the rest of this semester:

  • Assistant PRO.
  • Health and Safety Officer. (This one is core-committee too!).

We will be going through the roles with a small presentation to let you know what they are about. Also, a small reminder that being in committee is a good opportunity for your CV when you are applying for Co-Op (as it's volunteering). We encourage you to assist and exercise your right to vote even if you are not interested in being committee. Now, let's talk about the important stuff... ahem Because we have recently launched the new Computer Society Minecraft server, we want to help everyone get onto the server and play together! We will also cover how to install the Simple Voice Chat mod so you can interact by in-game voice chat. What you will need to have for this:

  • Your laptop, and maybe a mouse if you need it to play,
  • An Official (paid) Minecraft account,
  • A Minecraft launcher: we will cover instructions for the official one and MultiMC, but you can use any launcher you want,
  • Your Discord account, which should be linked to your UL Wolves email; we will also help you link it if you're having trouble with it.

This event will be held on March 6th at 18:00 in the Courtyard Room of the Student Life Building (Enter Student Life main entrance, walk through first corridor on your left, and the first door on your left). Also, I almost forget... there will be FREE PIZZA. Yes, you read right: you can come, either become committee or vote for new people to fill those rules and come back home with your tummy full of pizza! Are you really going to miss it?

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OpenStreetMap Event

Starts Wed 21st Feb 2024 at 18:15
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Courtyard Room

This week is a technical event, and well we're going to be on the little less technical side of things this time around. We're going to be covering Free Open Source Software (FOSS) that anyone can contribute to, meaning you don't have to program to be able to contribute for the greater good. I will mainly be covering OpenStreetMap as it's a project I'm passionate about, but I will touch on other ways people can contribute to various other projects. Also note that the room the event will be held is going to be in the Courtyard Room of the Student Life Building (Enter Student Life main entrance, walk through first corridor on your left, and the first door on your left)

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Film: Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture"

Starts Wed 14th Feb 2024 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3, Student Life

On Wednesday (14th) we are hosting a screening of Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture"

Randy was a Computer Science Professor who pioneered VR and worked with Disney and EA and consulted for Google.
(Also technically a Hollywood Actor)

Details:
Date:   Feb 14th (<3)
Time:  18:00
Place: Student Life Building, Room 3

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Lightening Talks

Starts Wed 31st Jan 2024 at 18:15
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Room 3

We are back in business for a new semester, meaning pizza!!!

This will be a social/networking event featuring Computer Science students who have just returned from their Co-op. These students will give ~5 minute talks each about what they experienced and gained from their time in the field.

Then we'll have a mixer with pizza! As per usual, this will take place on Wednesday in Student Life Room 3.

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Advent of Code Primer

Starts Wed 29th Nov 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

This week join us as we take a break from the crushing exam stress and assignment deadlines as we prepare for the upcoming Advent of Code!!!!

Advent of Code is a yearly event that happens every December where a programming challenge is released each day until Christmas. This Wednesday we will have a look back at previous Advent of Codes and prepare for this year's challenges!

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Game Engines

Starts Wed 22nd Nov 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

This week we will be having a collaborative event with the new Games Dev Society to help them get word out about what they have to offer, so please come along if you are interested!

During the event, a Games Dev Society committee member will give an introduction to basic game engines such as Unreal Engine, Godot and, COUGH. Unity. COUGH. Oh sorry my mouth is kind of dry. Anyway. They will also go over some lesser known game engines such as proprietary and hobbyist engines!

As per usual this will take place on Wednesday in Student Life Room 3, look forward to seeing you there!

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PyCon Recap

Starts Wed 15th Nov 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: UL Student Life, Room 3

We are entering Week 10 of the semester!

Thank you to all those who attended PyCon with us on Saturday, it was a very successful event and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

This week will be a social event where we talk about and recap PyCon; whether this be chatting about the stuff we learned, the people we met, or giving advice on how we can improve on organising the event for next year.

This event is not limited to those who attended PyCon, feel free to come by if you want to chat! Hope to see you on Wednesday at the usual Student Life Room 3.

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Pycon 2023

Starts Sat 11th Nov 2023 at 05:30
Ends at 23:30
Cost € 34.00
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin

PyCon is an annual conference for all things python related, it features practical workshops (e.g., 'Modern Python through FastAPI and friends') and interesting presentations (e.g., 'How I lost 1000 euros betting on CS:GO with machine learning'). Topics this year include AI, AWS, Creating your own programming language, Security, deep dives and federation


We have guides here for getting to and from the event 
TO THE EVENT
FROM THE EVENT

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Python Catchup

Starts Wed 8th Nov 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

To prepare those of you attending Pycon with us this coming Saturday our first year rep Samir has prepared a Python Catch-up event to get your minds set on Python. You do not have to be attending PyCon to attend this event, everyone is welcome!

This will be an introduction to Python, so whether you are inexperienced or need a refresher this is for you!

I hope to see you on Wednesday at the usual Student Life Room 3. note: A laptop is recommended. Pycharm and git are optional but would be useful!

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Movie Night

Starts Wed 1st Nov 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

We are entering Week 8 of ze semester! Ah Ah Ah!

Zis week we will be vatching Donnie Darko as per the majority vote. There vill be snacks such as let me see here... GARLIC??!?!? They must be trying to kill me! Ah Ah Ah!

As per usual zis will stake place in Room 3 of the Student Life building from 6pm to 9pm. I look forward to seeing you there, be you man or miserable pile of secrets.. Ah Ah Ah!

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Capture The Flag

Starts Wed 25th Oct 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

This will be an interactive event where we use the terminal and a combination of commands in order to get a "flag" which progresses us up through levels. The main goal of this event is to give people an understanding of how to SSH into a server, navigating file structures, other basic commands and concepts are which are useful in a terminal environment.
NOTE:
a laptop is required to participate

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Social Event: Discussion Night

Starts Wed 18th Oct 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life, Room 3

We're entering week 6 and we're trying something new; being social!
This will be a discussion style event where we talk anything tech, whether that be AI or the hundreds of euro of debt you have after building a PC, all suggestions are welcome! Members of committee will be present to ensure any debates that may arise are somewhat civilised.

 As usual this will take place this Wednesday in Room 3 of the Student Life building from 6pm to 9pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

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The Missing Semester

Starts Wed 11th Oct 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Room 3

All alone on a Wednesday night? Boy do I have a conveniently timed event for you!

We are now entering week 5 of the semester, take a break from those looming deadlines by... you guessed it! Learning! BUT FUN!

Lead by Morris with assistance from Brendan, they'll do their best to give a simple, concise and fun overview of topics within Computer Science that are rarely covered in college. It's almost as if there is a missing semester. Wouldn't that be a cool name for an event of some sort..

Anyway, moving on. This event is not limited to only people with Computer Science knowledge. If your future career uses any sort of technology or project management, then you are almost guaranteed to run into these somewhere in the future. Topics covered in this event include: IDE's, Git, WSL2 and file organisation (folder structure).

We swear everything will run smoothly this time. If you too have an innate hunger for knowledge then this event is perfect for you. We hope to see you on the 11th of October at 6:15pm in Room 3 of the Student Life building! ...

Laptops are advised if you wish to follow along.

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Computer Society AGM

Starts Wed 4th Oct 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Room 3

We will be electing our new committee for the Academic Year of 2023/24. There is more information circulated by email and on our discord server.

There will be free pizza at the event.

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Skynet Introduction

Starts Wed 27th Sep 2023 at 18:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3, Student Life

Hi there!

On Wednesday (27th) will be our Skynet indoctrination Introduction session in our regular place: Room 3 in the Student Center (beside Spar).
The goal will be to get you set up with a Skynet account which should give you access to services like Gitlab, a full Linux webserver and email.
For anyone interested in the hardware (Skynet Team) side of things we will be right beside the server room.

Laptops required.




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meet_greet.exe

Starts Wed 20th Sep 2023 at 18:10
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG15 (Kemmy Business School)

This is the Computer Society's Give it a Go event, here we will introduce the Computer Society, what we do and things we plan on doing during the semester.

Room: KBG15

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Guest Speaker

Starts Wed 26th Apr 2023 at 18:15
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3 Student Life

Hello Society members! Yeah, an announcement. Bit of a surprise, considering that the last announcement sent was meant to be about the final event of the semester. But I might have actually lied a little. THIS time, I really mean it. And to prove it, I've attached a portable version of my handmade lie detector to this email. Written in 50% C++, 40% Scratch and 10% Ruby on Rails.

Oh who am I kidding, ITD won't let me send anything with these emails. Not even a zipbomb. Like, not even just a really teeny tiny one. Just for the laugh!

Oh, right. The guest speaker. We'll have Conor, an advisor from our society talk to us about the work they do at Intel Shannon! They're a talented software engineer who is currently working on software to reduce the power consumption of 5G networks. If that sounds in any way interesting to you, make sure to come over for our FINAL final event of this semester, on Wednesday, the 26th of April, 18:15 in Room 3 of the Student Life building. Seeya there!

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Game Engines Presentation

Starts Wed 19th Apr 2023 at 18:15
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3 Student Life


Good evening, Computer nerds and society members alike! I have once again invaded your cluttered inboxes to request you come to our next event! We will be doing another presentation, this time, on game engines!

We will be discussing the various engines out there and their quirks. Don't let people tell you that video games aren't real computer science. A lot of time, effort and talent is put into every ounce of them. Which of course means a stern appreciation for the arts. So, I would not call 600 hours in Team Fortress 2 a waste of my time personally. I would more so refer to it as "study". For the benefit of my future career.

As per usual, Room 3, Student Life, 18:15, Wednesday on the 19th of April. See you there!

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Social Meetup

Starts Wed 12th Apr 2023 at 18:15
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3 Student Life

Zzz... Zzz...

Honk shnooo... Honk shnooo...

Wah, oh, hello. Computer. Computer people. Event. Yes, yes yes. Uh, this is a new event. for the... computer... society. My apologies for the sleepiness people. So sleepy I forgot to send this event announcement out yesterday... But after a week long holiday and bank holiday, don't we deserve just an extra little bit of time for relaxation? I've been proposing the entire month of April off to my lecturers. Their enthusiasm for such an idea is through the roof! Well, it might have been more along the lines of something like "throwing me through a roof". I can't recall.

But to get some steam behind my idea, we're gonna be having some time off as a society collectively today and sticking with a social meetup for this evening. Wednesday (Today), 18:15, Room 3, Student Life. You know the drill. What shall be there? I dunno! But it'll probably be fun. Entertainment channeled through the power of friendship or something.

Hope to see you there!

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New Event: Server Hosting Presentation!

Starts Wed 29th Mar 2023 at 18:15
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Room 3


'Scuse me. Out of the way gentlemen. Oh, why hello, society members... Sorry, I'm late to my board meeting of investors and people who smoke cuban cigars all day. You see... I've undergone an incredible transformation. I live a glamorous lifestyle among high-minded thinkers like myself... Money, luxuries, and exploiting 3rd world countries for cheap labour... I am no longer Evan Buggy. I am Elon Buggy.

A luscious world of opportunity awaits you too, my friend! Want to know how I made my wealth, dug myself out of a hole? All it took was a simple 2 step plan. Step 1: Inheritance from my father. Step 2: Own an incredibly popular social media platform while firing all the engineers so I don't have to pay them!

And then, on top of all of this, I have to do something unprecedented. I have to actually RUN the social media! I have to make sure it does not physically blow up! How is something like this even expected of people of my capabilities? But, perhaps, if you too knew how to host your own social media, maybe one day you'll have the same riches as me! Unless it's a public business. Then I'll buy it and make it worth 50 cents.

If you wish to gain this knowledge, I recommend you come to our event this Wednesday at 18:15, on the 29th of March in Room 3 of the Student Life building. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go and check some junkmail about something called "GDPR". I'm sure it's basically no big deal. Seeya!

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Tools Showcase Event Part 1

Starts Wed 8th Mar 2023 at 18:20
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3 Student Life

Clang. Clang. Bonk. Boink. Phew... Excuse me, Computer Society members.. it's just that it's a hard day out on the construction site today. The familiar tune of the bangs and cranks of all the tools needed for the job... Seeing all our men out today working is truly a beautiful thing to behold. What are we building? An SQL database, duh. Perhaps our idea of construction is a bit different from a general public's perception... And maybe the constant clangs and boinks from my PC are a sign I should get a new hard drive. But whether you're at a construction site next to 5 cups of coffee or at your desk next to 5 cans of Monster, everyone knows you still need the right tools for the job. And even if you don't have the qualifications for a safety passport (In which the Computer Science equivalent is knowing how to exit Vim), coming to our next event to know a thing or two about the tools of the trade would not go to waste. Be there for 18:15 at - you guessed it - Room 3 of the Student Life building on Wednesday, the 8th of March for an education in how to be a more proficient programmer. We're gonna cover topics like version control, Git, IDE's and how to overall be more efficient with your computing skills.

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Programming Presentation

Starts Wed 1st Mar 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 19:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3 Student Life

Greetings all CompSoc members, are you ready for a new event? Wednesday at 6:00PM in Room 3 of the Student Life building, we will be hosting a presentation and discussion about Programming languages!

Going to be honest here. I recommend going to this one because I still can't really get my head around it. I mean, we do computer stuff with these languages right? And yet when I talk French, Spanish, German, or even Swahili at VSCode nothing happens. Like, what's the deal? Then some guy comes in and says "No, you're meant to use Python. Or C, or C#". And I'm like, what? This guy's talking about snakes and the ocean? And then he goes, "Have you heard of Rust?" and then he gets dragged out of the room kicking and screaming? Like, what?

Crazy story. Anyways, be there to witness my PowerPoint skills. Peace.

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Bandit Wargame

Starts Wed 22nd Feb 2023 at 18:15
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Room 3


Click click click... type type type... Bingo. I'm in. I've successfully hacked the matrix mainframe and injected the code into the server. I've logged in using the master password... and am ready to break into the terminal with the zip fie in memory to send out this new Computer Society event...

Wait, what? What do you mean you don't believe me? You think I'm just spewing a bunch of jargon to make myself look like I know more about computers and that I'm more entitled to be PRO than someone else? Pssh. Pure lies you treat yourself with, my friend. I'll have you know I'm an expert at emails! And, uhh, other computing related concepts of course, such as... Um... Mouse, keyboard... The On and Off button... uhh...

OK, you're right. I'm not the smartest around here! But I gotta keep up the facade. Committee says they're gonna throw rocks and pebbles at my window at night if I don't keep up my work. But I can only go on for so long before they start hitting me with hard-hitting questions, like what a "Linux" is.

So, what can I do about this? Well there's one thing I can do. And that is show up at the Bandit Wargames event, Wednesday the 22nd of February, at 6:15PM in Room 3 of the Student Life building. Where we'll be going over terminal commands and using the basics of them to solve problems. You will need a laptop and a terminal of some kind (E.g. via WSL or Powershell on Windows or a terminal on a Linux install). Hopefully, I'll be able to keep up my job at this rate with this newfound knowledge.

See you there, fellow Computer Scientists...

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Advent of Code Refactored

Starts Wed 8th Feb 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 3 Student Life Building

For this week's event, we're gonna try and continue with the puzzles from Advent of Code from last week. There's a surplus of programming and coding to get done so we thought we would have another stab at it! Same place and time as last week, 8th of February, Room 3 Student Life, 18:00.

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Advent of Code Refactored

Starts Wed 1st Feb 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

Ho ho ho! Greetings one and all, It's time to come together and celebrate the happiest, most joyous time of year! Happy holidays to everyone from the Computer Society!

...Wait. Hold on. I'm getting a call from the higher-ups. Hm. OK. So, apparently, it isn't actually Christmas anymore., and I can't open up events with an out of season holiday. But I've already been going around saying "Merry Christmas!" to everyone for weeks now. Probably explains all the funny looks at my santa costume at Stables.

Well, if we can't have Christmas every day, we'll have to take matters into our own hands with, what is obviously the epitome of Holiday cheer: Advent of Code! C'mon, like, everyone and their grandma does it every year. You've never had a true holiday experience if your family has never gathered around the tree with Vim open on their thinkpads.

Advent of Code Refactored will take all the puzzles from the previous month and allow you to tackle them together as a team and collaborate and share solutions and knowledge with your peers. It takes place in room 3 of the Student Life building at 18:00 on the 1st of February (This Wednesday!). Make sure to bring your own laptop!

Hope to see all of you nerds there!

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New Semester General Meetup

Starts Wed 25th Jan 2023 at 18:30
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 40 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Building, Room 3

It's been a while, hasn't it? We hope you all had a fantastic break over the Christmas holidays and that you're as excited to get back to university as we are to make new and interesting events for this upcoming semester. We've got some real exciting things coming soon, so I personally advise you watch this space...

But for now, to help you settle into college life again, our first event is a general, relaxed get-together for the return of the society. There'll be Arduino kits, Virtual Reality, Nintendo Switch multiplayer and more. Join us at 6:30pm in Room 3 of the Student Life building on Wednesday, the 25th of January!

It appears our graphic designer is not as excited for this semester as we would've hoped. He hasn't answered his phone in about 3 weeks so we're just going to assume he's still in hibernation in the Wicklow Mountains. Hopefully. So we had to pull out and repurpose this poster from the archives that shouldn't be too dated... Do you think anyone will notice? Fingers crossed.

Have a good one, and be there for a warm welcome on Wednesday!

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Circuitry Event!

Starts Wed 16th Nov 2022 at 18:30
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Schumann Building (SG20)

This week will be our circuitry event!


For the Computer Society's next event, we'll be investigating the wider world of computer circuitry.

We will be taking a look at circuit boards, LEDs and sensors, as well as some high-tech equipment like Arduino boards.


The event takes place at 6:30pm, at SG20 (Schumann Building). Be sure not to miss out! See you there!

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Code-off! Prizes to be won!

Starts Wed 9th Nov 2022 at 18:30
Ends at 20:30
Cost € 2.00
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: SG20 (Schuman Building, ground floor)

This week will be our code-off! 


This is where you can show off your coding skills, and win prizes in the process! There will be a €2 fee to compete, with one for all vouchers to be won!

There will be separate competitions for beginners and intermediate levels, and we also have a template that can work for any IDE. 


Don’t forget to bring your laptops and we hope to see you there!

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Computer Society Open Night!

Starts Wed 19th Oct 2022 at 18:30
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: SG17 (Schuman Building, Ground Floor)

This week we will be having an Open Night for the Computer Society, where we will have some of the equipment that we have for you to check out and to hang out with like-minded people.

We hope to see you there!

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AGM + Free Pizza

Starts Wed 5th Oct 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 45 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: SG20 (Schuman Building Main Floor)

Hello All,

Hope you are all having a good weekend. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances last week, we were unable to host our AGM. However we will be hosting this Wednesday instead! It will start at 7:00pm and will be taking place in the Schuman Building (The Building connected off from Kemmy Business School, the entrance is behind the metal statue) in SG20. Make sure to come along, even if you do not want to join committee, as there will be free pizza for everyone present! Below will be an overview of all of the committee roles on offer:

The committee is split into three main groups; Core, non-Core and then the Skynet team.

The Skynet team is the only thing that we don’t vote on and is made of the Senior admin and some Junior admins.  

The Core positions include President, Secretary and the Treasurer. 

President - The main contact point for outside the society and liaise with C&S and head of the society. Also Chairs meetings and sets the agenda 

Secretary - Takes minutes at meetings and distributes to members. Helps out with the day to day running of the society and at events. 

Treasurer - In charge of the finances of the Society and makes sure the budget is made for the end of the year.  

We’d recommend previous committee members to go for these as previous experience is vital for the core roles of the committee. So if you’re new to Clubs and Societies committees then the other roles are great roles to gain initial experiences. The rest of the committee positions are the non-core positions. 

Events - help organise events and make sure people are there to help bring equipment to events and that a room is booked. 

PRO - Emails, Instagram posts, make posters, take pictures 

PRO Assistant - Emails, Instagram posts, make posters, take pictures 

Programming and Technology - Organise technical events eg. Code-off 

Health and Safety and Equipment officer - keep stock of our equipment and keep an eye on the society's health and safety at events.  

First Year Rep - Engage with first years and bring concerns to the committee 

These are all great roles to gain experience and to have a big impact on the running of the society with not a lot of work required. The people that held these roles will also give a quick summary of what the role involved. 

We look forward to seeing as many of ye as possible at the event.

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Code OFF! Prizes to be won!

Starts Wed 23rd Mar 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost € 2.00
Max 100 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: S114 Schuman Building

This week, we’ll be having our second code off. It will be on Wednesday, which is the 23rd at 7pm in S114. You will need to pay €2 for entry and apply on UL wolves. There are prizes to be won!! There will also be questions for all levels of skill and a separate contest for first years. Please remember to bring  your own laptops. 



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Retro Gaming

Starts Wed 9th Mar 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: S114 - Schuman Building

We are holding our retro gaming event in S114 at 7pm this Wednesday. We will be showing off how to set up a raspberry pi as a retro gaming console. We will show you how to use it to emulate some old consoles. We will also show you how you can run some more modern console emulators on your PC.

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Movie Night

Starts Tue 1st Mar 2022 at 18:55
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 40 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Students Union Room 3

This week we are having a movie night on Tuesday the 1st at 7pm (sharp) in Room 3 in the Students Union (beside the games/pool room).
We will be watching The Imitation Game, about Alan Turing, a British mathematician, who deciphers the German enigma code using an early form of computer.

And to celebrate Pancake Tuesday there will be some pancakes and snacks at the event.

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Charity Event - VR + Racing Simulator

Starts Wed 23rd Feb 2022 at 11:00
Ends at 16:00
Cost € 2.00
Max 100 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: First7Weeks Hub - SU Courtyard

On Wednesday we are running a Charity event for #TeamSeas in the First7Weeks hub in the courtyard.
It's to the right of the chapel close to the O'Mahony's. Just look out for our banner and people playing beatsaber and a racing sim.

We will be matching the amount that we raise on the day. Its €2 to enter and all donations are going to TeamSeas.
The highest beatsaber score at the end of the day will either win a Brew Bros voucher or a One4All voucher (tbd).
The event will run from 11:00 to 16:00 and is open to all members and non-members, hope to see ye there.

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Introduction to Linux

Starts Wed 16th Feb 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: S114 Schuman Building

Hello everyone,

Linux event this week!  From running over 90% of the internet to running retro emulation devices, Linux is one of the most widespread operating systems. Regardless of what Microsoft wants you to believe, this Wenesday we will demonstrate that Linux is just as capable as windows.

We will run through the install process of pop os (a popular Linux distribution), and we will show you how you can play games as well as customize Linux to your liking.

S114 in the Schuman Building at 7pm
(If the doors are locked, go through Kemmy).
Feel free to bring along your own laptop.

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Social Event - 3D Printer - Pizza

Starts Wed 2nd Feb 2022 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: S114 Schuman Building

Welcome back to the new semester. We hope everyone had a good Christmas break and we hope the exams went well for you. We have a lot of exciting events planned and we look forward to seeing you at our events this semester. 

Tonight we'll be starting off with a Social Event. 7pm in S114, in the Schuman Building. We will be welcoming the new members for the semester and we'll be finishing off our 3D printer build. We'll also be bringing along our Nintendo Switch for people to use, if you have an extra controller feel free to bring it along.

Of course there will be some free pizza !! 

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Level Up arcade - Social Night

Starts Wed 17th Nov 2021 at 18:20
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Level Up Arcade - Limerick

Hi Everyone,

This Wednesday we will have the last event of the semester. We are having a social night at the Level Up Arcade Bar at 7pm. If you will be taking the bus there we can meet at the bus stop outside the student courtyard at 6:20pm. Alternatively you can make your own way there. You can bring friends too.

Indoor dining guidelines and other covid guidelines will apply at the bar.

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3D PRINTER BUILD / UPGRADE!!

Starts Wed 10th Nov 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG14 - Kemmy Business School

Hi Everyone,

Join us on Wednesday the 10th at 7pm in KBG14 for our much requested 3D printer build / upgrade event!!!!
Everyone is welcome to take part in helping build and upgrade our 3D printer. Once the printer is completed we aim to open it up to members for use next semester.

We will also be bringing along the Nintendo Switch for people to play together on.


Please pre-book on wolves beforehand if you can.

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CODE-OFF COMPETITION

Starts Wed 3rd Nov 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost € 2.00
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG-14 - Kemmy

Hello everyone,

Join us on Wednesday 3rd November at KBG14 for our much awaited code off competition at 7pm. Please bring your laptops if you’d like to participate.  

There are prizes for 1st and 2nd place and for best first year (The prize pool depends on number of contestants that enter). The event is open to all members, non-members can take part if they become a member on the day. 

There is an entry fee of €2 to compete, non-members will have to become a member first as well.

As always please book beforehand here on wolves if you can.

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Skynet Survival Guide

Starts Wed 20th Oct 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10 (main building)

Join us this Wednesday the 20th at 7pm in EGO10 (the main building, inside the ski-slopes, go left and past the seating area, it's the big hall, look for our banner) for our Skynet Survival Guide.

Society members can setup their own personal account and website on our Skynet Servers. You can use WordPress to do so more easily. Hosting is free for society members. The setup is relatively easy, all attendees need is a laptop. WordPress is a free and easy to use website builder that requires no code. And Skynet is the society's own servers located on UL's campus. The default name of each member's website will be skynet.ie/~username but this can be changed if you purchase your own domain. After setting up your website, you will be able to access it at any time and if you need any help a committee member can help you out in our discord channel. You can bring friends along if they would like to setup their own website and they can join the society at the event.

If you can please send an email in advance to accounts@skynet.ie to request a Skynet account and database as it will let you get set up faster at the event.



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AGM - Join the Committee - Free Pizza

Starts Wed 13th Oct 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG14 - Kemmy Business School

This week we will be having our annual AGM where we vote on a new committee. The AGM will take place on Wednesday in KGB14 from 19:00 until 21:00 (look out for our banner when you come into Kemmy and look left). Don't forget to book the event on Wolves at least an hour beforehand.

The committee is split into three main groups; Core, non-Core and then the Skynet team. The Skynet team is the only thing that we don’t vote on and is made of the Senior admin and some Junior admins. 

The Core positions include President, Secretary and the Treasurer.

  • President - The main contact point for outside the society and liaise with C&S and head of the society. Also Chairs meetings and sets the agenda

  • Secretary - Takes minutes at meetings and distributes to members. Helps out with the day to day running of the society and at events.

  • Treasurer - In charge of the finances of the Society and makes sure the budget is made for the end of the year. 


We’d recommend previous committee members to go for these as previous experience is vital for the core roles of the committee. So if you’re new to Clubs and Societies committees then the other roles are great roles to gain initial experiences.  

The rest of the committee positions are the non-core positions.

  • Events - help organise events and make sure people are there to help bring equipment to events and that a room is booked.

  • PRO - Emails, Instagram posts, make posters, take pictures

  • PRO Assistant - Emails, Instagram posts, make posters, take pictures

  • Programing and Technology - Organise technical events eg. Code-off

  • Health and Safety and Equipment officer - keep stock of our equipment and keep an eye on the society's health and safety at events. 

  • First Year Rep - Engage with first years and bring concerns to committee


These are all great roles to gain experience and to have a big impact on the running of the society with not a lot of work required.

The people that held these roles will also give a quick summary of what the role involved.

We look forward to seeing as many of ye as possible at the event. Of course we’ll have free pizza again.

Please book here on wolves beforehand if you can (booking closes 1 hour beforehand, but you can still come, we'll just need to manually book you in at the event as well)

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Relaunch Party

Starts Wed 6th Oct 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:30
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG13 - Kemmy business school

We will be having our Relaunch event this Wednesday the 6th of October between 19:00 and 21:30 in KBG13 in the Kemmy Business School.

There will be Tech, Games, Pizza and more!! Come along and get to know the Computer Society, our tech and what we have to offer. Get to know the current committee and meet new friends in your fellow members. We will be showing off some of the tech we have and giving people a chance to fly some small drones etc.

Health and Safety is important for Clubs and Societies. Masks will be required at this event and all government guidelines and social distancing will have to be followed. Please use hand sanitizer on entering and leaving. If you have any symptoms or are a close contact please refrain from coming.

Please pre-book here on wolves if you plan on coming. We can check you in manually at the event but you won't be guaranteed a place.

We may also be selling some hoodies and masks at the event.


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Minecraft Social event

Starts Wed 29th Sep 2021 at 17:30
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

Welcome all,

As the virtual rec-drive is on tonight between 5:30 and 8:30 we'll be manning the stand where you can also ask us questions about the society etc.
Alternatively:

During this time we'll also be playing some Minecraft which is hosted on our servers in our server room.
You can join our discord at https://discord.gg/Z4VBjGm to join in the voice chat and get to know us, ask us questions and have a look around the server.
You do not need to be a member of the society to join the discord or to ask us questions in the voice chat, we welcome anyone who wishes to join our server and take part in the discussions and activities on the discord server, however you will need to be a member to get whitelisted for the Minecraft server.


Make sure to email minecraft@skynet.ie and ask to be whitelisted on the server if you haven't already. See more at games.skynet.ie 


As a sneak peek, next week we plan on hosting our "Relaunch event" to welcome people back in person for the first time in what seems like forever!!

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Last Event - Social Event

Starts Wed 14th Apr 2021 at 19:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We would like to thank everyone for supporting Compsoc this year. We are grateful for everyone for taking part in events and competitions, and sharing interesting thoughts and discussions in the discord server.

We are having our final event of this academic year tomorrow Wednesday the 14th at 7:30pm. We are going to behaving a social evening where we will be playing some jackbox and among us to finish off the year.


We wish everyone the best of luck in their exams and the rest of their assignments.

We hope to see you back next year for more events.

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Show and Tell - 7th

Starts Wed 7th Apr 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will be hosting our annual Show and Tell on the 7th of April.

For this years show and tell it will be held virtually and each participant will get a chance to showcase their project and there will be prizes for the best project(s).

You can take part as either a contestant/competitor and take part in the competition and show off your project or as just a member to watch the event and take part in the votes.


If you want to compete you can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelTi0GgGjcp24wCwj6u9tK9WhUYIarid7QbaypzgmPeZa2JQ/viewform?usp=sf_link 

If you just want to watch and vote the event will be open to all members no sign up required. 


The prizes will be a Nintendo Switch Lite for first place and a raspberry pi kit for the second and third place. Your project can be anything from a simple class project to your FYP or anything in the middle. The only requirement is that it be STEM related.

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Code off - Thursday

Starts Thu 25th Mar 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will be hosting a programming competition this week on Thursday the 25th, at 7pm. Feel free to come along and test your knowledge there will be a prize pool of €100 euro for best first year and best individual and there will be a fee of €2 to enter. There will be 6 questions in total, there will be 2 hours to complete them and the first one to complete them wins, , hope to see you there! You can sign up for the code off here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMGw-unWBc0z3T0m6ULeZ1ctJmrU3SLDMHIhgdyjBIGQV_xg/viewform

The link to the Zoom meeting can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87541213838

To pay you can send the €2 via PayPal to : ulcomputersociety@gmail.com

Or via bank transfer to IE31BOFI90595047627767

If you would prefer to use Revolut please contact us and we can arrange that.

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Tech Kit - Email, Temp & Humidity

Starts Tue 16th Mar 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This week we are having our final tech kit event.

We will be showing you how to connect to your email to get notifications about new emails. We will also be showing you how to use the temperature and humidity sensor included in the kit. 


We look forward to seeing you there.

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Dr. Richard Stallman talk 10th

Starts Wed 10th Mar 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will be hosting an online talk with Dr. Richard Stallman (rms) on A Free Digital Society at 7PM on Wednesday the 10th of March.

Dr.Richard Stallman is the founder of the Free Software Foundation and the head developer of the GNU Operating System (gnu.org). His work focuses on Free Software, that is, software that is free as in you have the freedom to use the software however you want, modify it and redistribute it (think of the French/Spanish word libre) and not necessarily free as in free of charge (i.e. the word gratis).

The talk will open with the moral issue of free software and why nonfree programs are unjust, then go on to other forms of widespread digital injustice that damage our freedom and privacy.

In the spirit of Free Software, we must stream this talk on our own server using Icecast, so the maximum number of viewers we can have will be limited by our connection. If you know a group of people who want to watch, you could get into a call on Jitsi Meet (https://meet.jit.si/) and have one person share the video and audio with the others. If the stream has reached capacity, you will still be able to watch a recording later.

The link is https://skynet.ie/stallmantalk/ and it will redirect you to the stream at 7pm Wednesday the 10th of March. You may need to press play if it doesn't automatically start after a few seconds, if you have trouble watching try refreshing. If you still have trouble try a different browser. 
If you still have issues you can open this file https://skynet.ie/stallmantalk/stream.webm.m3u in windows media player or VLC to watch the stream, it should work much better but the file won't work till 7pm on the 10th.

If you have any questions you would like us to ask Richard Stallman during this talk, please email us at talks@skynet.ie with your question and include "rms question" or "Richard Stallman question" in the subject line. Also feel free to contact any committee member directly.

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Tech Kit - OLED

Starts Wed 3rd Mar 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This week's event we will be revisiting the tech kit again. This time we'll be exploring the OLED screen. You'll learn how to connect it up, set up the required code for it and display a basic hello world. Then we'll show you how to display logos/images on the screen. Then we'll use the wifi of the ESP to sync with an NTP server and show the date + time on the screen.


Join here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88628783088 , also consider joining our discord server for more info and updates and to chat with other members.

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Get your Pyth-On with ULE&I

Starts Wed 24th Feb 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

Get your Pyth-On with UL Economics and Investment Society: Learn to Screen a Company's Key Financials, using Python

Ever wondered why GME stocks were heading into the ground? How to spot the next Tesla? Maybe you can! Find out this Wednesday at 7 pm.

This event is a collab between UL Compsoc and the ULE&I society, Darragh Collins the societies Chief Investment Officer who will walk us through the most important financial figures of a company, what they mean and what figures to prioritise examining. The second half will be presented by Mark McNabola who will scrape key financial data about companies from the web and automate the process of evaluating companies.

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Tech Kit (1)

Starts Wed 17th Feb 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 22:30
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This week we are having our first look at the Tech Kits. We will start by installing the Arduino software for the ESP8266 and then move on to setting up some LEDs on the board and controlling them via a website that you can interact with. Come along and get your introduction to the kit. In the coming weeks, we'll also look at controlling the OLED screen that comes with the kit and displaying logos, the time and some text. We will also show you how to integrate the humidity and temperature sensors and displaying them. Finally, we will show you how you can use the ESP to notify you of emails or other notifications.



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REST API tutorial

Starts Thu 11th Feb 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This week, on Thursday at 7pm, we will be hosting a tutorial on the rest api. We will be showing what it is and how to use it. This could be useful for your own projects aswell. Hope to see you there! 



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Tech Kit Intro - Jackbox evening

Starts Wed 3rd Feb 2021 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

Our first event this semester is going to be an introduction to our Tech Kit series. We will be explaining what they are and what events we plan to do with them.

The Tech Kit is a bundle that includes an ESP8233, resistors, different coloured LEDs, transistors, stickers and a face mask. We plan to run 3 different events with the kit showing ye some cool ideas and projects that you can do with the ESP. These include a Notification system, controlling LEDs from a webpage and an air quality controller. There is a small fee for the kit and we are getting it as low as we can, currently it's around $20.

We will also be playing some Jackbox games and having a social evening as well. 

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Don't be a Git! - Git Tutorial

Starts Wed 2nd Dec 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

Are you in Computer Science or another course where you'll be doing some programming? There's a good chance a concerning amount of your group members won't know how to use a version control system like Git to keep code organised, resolve conflicts in code and to be able to roll back in the event of disaster! Don't be the Git of the group, come along and learn basic version control with one of our members on Zoom.

You should also make a free account on https://github.com/ before this event if you don't have one already. Github is a useful site for hosting your Git repositories. 

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Minecraft with friends (and deepfakes)

Starts Wed 25th Nov 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This week's event will be a casual gaming night on our Minecraft server, with members of both the WiSTEM and Games societies if they want to join in. Make sure to email minecraft@skynet.ie and ask to be whitelisted on the server if you haven't already. See more at games.skynet.ie 

Although not enough material for a full event, there is a guide on how to make simple deepfakes (if you remember the memes from earlier in the year) which members are free to post on our Discord if they manage to come up with something funny. Unofrtunately, they are rather difficult to make if you don't have an Nvidia graphics card, so feel free to ask someone who has one if they would make a particular deepfake for you. 

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Among Us with WiSTEM2D

Starts Wed 18th Nov 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

In this week's event, we are collabing with the WiSTEM2D Society to bring you another gaming event. Both of our societies will be playing Among Us, so join in (Among Us is free on mobile). Even if you don't want to play, you can hop on our Discord and treat this like any of our Virtual Pub events, kick back with a (non-alcoholic) beverage and have a bit of craic with the other members! 

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Skynet Survival Guide

Starts Wed 4th Nov 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

At our Skynet Survival Guide event, society members can setup their own personal websites using WordPress and they will be hosted on our Skynet servers. Hosting is free for society members. The setup is relatively easy, all attendees need is a laptop. WordPress is a free and easy to use website builder that requires no code. And Skynet is the society's own servers located on UL's campus. The default name of each member's website will be skynet.ie/~username but this can be changed if you purchase your own domain. After setting up your website, you will be able to access it at any time and if you need any help a committee member can help you out in our discord channel. You can bring friends along if they would like to setup their own website and they can join the society at the event.


Join us Wednesday the 4th at 7pm at https://discord.skynet.ie/ 


If you've missed the event see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZlNvI_DjGV09lvzRSwREk9pKW12ZPDozxRUcx1o938/edit for a detailed guide on setting up a Wordpress site on Skynet and how to get access to Skynet.

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Setup Wars

Starts Wed 28th Oct 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This week's event is Setup Wars.

We'll be having a Zoom call and you'll have a chance to show off your work from home/gaming setup to other members in whichever format you prefer (live on video through your phone, prerecorded video, just pictures, even a powerpoint if you want). Once everyone is finished showing off, there will be a vote and those with the best setups will win Just Eat vouchers! 

Make sure to join our Discord and tell us if you're interested in showing off your setup by filling out the following form: https://forms.gle/9PJ9kKGqob3nGBFo6.
If you don't tell us, this won't disqualify you, but we would ideally like a rough idea of how many people are interested. 

Even if you won't be showing off, feel free to join us for some craic and possibly some games like Skribbl, if people are done with their setups earlier than expected. 

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Computer society - AGM

Starts Wed 14th Oct 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:30
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We will be having our AGM on the 14th of October, Wednesday in a week and would love for you to attend. We will be giving away some JustEat vouchers (members only) as well on the night. The positions up for members are

  • PRO
  • PRO assistant
  • Health and Safety and Equipment officer
  • Events Officer
  • First year Rep
  • Programming and Technology Officer

Also a quick reminder to renew your membership on Wolves if you haven't already. You can now pay on the UL Wolves website, (https://ulwolves.ie/society/computer) or through our PayPal, (ulcomputersociety@gmail.com).

Join our discord: https://discord.gg/ACTby7N

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COVID-19 App Autopsy

Starts Wed 7th Oct 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:30
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

This Wednesday we are taking a dive into the COVID-19 app and looking at how it works and answering questions like:

  • Is the government tracking you through the app?
  • What data is actually being gathered, where is it going?
  • What is going on with that access for location services on your mobile phone?

The event will take place on our discord server so be sure to join and find out about the app. Bring questions and if you want us to answer some before the event just ask in the discord or send us an email. 

And as always,

01110011 01110100 01100001 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101100 01100001 01110011 01110011 01111001

Leo Kuhs,    Secretary, UL Computer Society 

Discord Link

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Among Us - CompSoc Returns - TODAY!!

Starts Wed 30th Sep 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:30
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

Computer Society is back this semester and looking pretty sus. Wednesday is our first social event of a couple of sessions of Among Us to meet and get to know other members and the committee and learn about the society. We may not be allowed to hold events on campus for a while, but we can have them virtually. Join our discord https://discord.gg/Z4VBjGm to find out more about future events and the society, have a chat about the society/college etc. Among is free to download on mobile and can play cross-platform with PC, you don't have to pay anything for this event. Non-members welcome as well at this event.

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Show and Tell

Starts Wed 15th Apr 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Online event

Compsocs annual Show and Tell event is taking place online next week!

€400 prize pool!

All sorts of projects are welcome! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelTi0GgGjcp24wCwj6u9tK9WhUYIarid7QbaypzgmPeZa2JQ/viewform

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St. Patricks Day Virtual Pub

Starts Tue 17th Mar 2020 at 19:30
Ends at 23:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Online call

Hi Everyone, Happy St.Patrick’s Day! Parades were cancelled, pubs are closed but you can still join us for an online virtual pub event today! The Virtual Pub event will start at 7.30pm today.

You can simply click the link below and you will be connected to the chat. Feel free to bring your own beverages! Chat Link:

https://meet.skynet.ie/VirtualPub

Hope you enjoy the event! 

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Social Night - Movie Discussion

Starts Wed 11th Mar 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10 Main Building by ski slopes

Discussing the movie the Imitation game about Alan Turing. This is relevant as we are planning on going to Bletchely park in London during our EuroTrip this is where Alan Turing worked for the English government cracking German WW2 codes and more importantly laying the foundations of modern computing.

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Overclocking our new PC - Tuesday

Starts Tue 10th Mar 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Room 2, Student Life Building

This Tuesday meet-up we'll be trying to over clock our €2000 PC. Its max frequency right now is 4.6GHz, lets see if we can go even further beyond!

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VR in the courtyard - Charity Week

Starts Thu 5th Mar 2020 at 11:00
Ends at 14:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Life Courtyard

CompSoc will have our HTC Vive headset out in the courtyard during Charity Week raising money for Pieta House!

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Sistem 2020 - InterSocs

Starts Sat 29th Feb 2020 at 06:00
Ends Sun 1st Mar 2020 at 14:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: University College Dublin

This weekend CompSoc are going to Inter-Socs in UCD to meet other Computer Societies. 

A tech conference by students, for students. We can't wait to meet other CompSocs from around Ireland, it will be so much fun!

https://sistem.intersocs.ie/

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Smart Homes & Trip Info Night

Starts Wed 26th Feb 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Main building, EGO10

This Wednesday we'll be having a smart homes event. We'll be showcasing Internet-Of-Things devices such as smart plugs, lights, micro controllers, etc and there'll also be a guest speaker from the IOT industry.

At the end of the event we'll also be having a trip info talk about this years trip. Where we are going, how we get there, costs, etc will all be covered in this talk.

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Website creation and tutorial

Starts Wed 19th Feb 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10, Main building

Want to host and design your own website? 

CompSoc will be running our WordPress website creation and tutorial this Wednesday! All websites can be hosted for free on our server Skynet!

There will be a prize at the end of the semester for best website hosted on Skynet.

We'll also have some free pizza too ;)

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PC build + VR

Starts Wed 12th Feb 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Main building, EGO10

After some delays from last semester we will definitely, 100% be building our €2000 PC this week. Featuring a i9-9900K processor, RTX 2070 graphics card, liquid cooling and lots of RGB! Everyone will get to help build it, we will also have our Vive VR headset ready with BeatSaber should anyone want to play. There'll be a fun quiz on the PC at the end. And of course there'll be free pizza at the end too!

Where: EGO10

When: Wednesday

Time: 7pm

See you there!

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VR fundraiser for #TEAMTREES

Starts Thu 28th Nov 2019 at 10:00
Ends at 14:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Student Courtyard

Hey everyone!

CompSoc will have our Vive VR headset out for everyone to play next Thursday! It costs €2 to enter and all proceeds will be donated the #TEAMTREES initiative. There will also be a leader-board and a sponsored prize for the person with the highest score!

Get ready to have some fun, because we will be playing BeatSaber!!! See you there!

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Social night

Starts Tue 26th Nov 2019 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Scholars Club

What better way to finish up a long semester than a drinks voucher and finger food? Join us in Scholars tomorrow for CompSoc's traditional end-of-semester social night!
Free drinks voucher for the first 30 people and finger food. 

Whether this is your first time coming to our events or you haven't missed a single one, be sure to come down for a chat! Everyone is welcome!

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CompSoc Code-off

Starts Wed 20th Nov 2019 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10, Main building

Test your Java skills against the crowd! Join us for our annual CompSoc coding competition with free refreshments provided by RedBull

There is a €150 prize pool!

Entry is €2. There will be a beginners and advanced competition.




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LAN party + VR

Starts Wed 13th Nov 2019 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Main building, EGO10

This week we will be having a LAN party and we will be setting up the Vive VR headset! So if you'd like to just relax and play some pc games or get swinging with Beatsaber, be sure to come along. There'll be free pizza too!

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Annual General Meeting

Starts Wed 9th Oct 2019 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010 (Look out for our banner)

We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday week 5.

What are we doing at our AGM?

  • Talking about the societies plans for the year (Events, EuroTrip etc.)
  • Quick overview of the budget
  • Talk about Skynet
  • Electing a new committee

So even if you don't want a committee position, come along anyway to hear about that stuff. There will be FREE PIZZA!!

We are also going to elect a new committee. Committee positions are open to all members; you don’t need any experience. We very much welcome new faces. If you want to make a big impact on the society, this is the way to do it!

Why should you join the committee?

  • You will get to become more involved in the organisation of the society
  • You will learn great skills
  • You can receive the Presidents Volunteer Award which will get printed on your transcript for employers to see
  • Employers like to see volunteering experience
  • You get sneak peeks at our new equipment
  • Committee development day and other fun activities 

The positions that are up for grabs are as follows:

Core Committee:

  • President: Day-to-day running of the society, chairing meetings, leading the committee
  • Treasurer: Dealing with all financial matters in the society, preparing budgets, hiding treasure
  • Secretary: Taking notes at meetings, helping in running the society

 

General Committee:

  • Public Relations Officer: Managing our public channels, Social media and weekly emails
  • Events Officer: Helping to run our events
  • Health, Safety, Training & Equipment Officer: Jack of all trades, looking after the health and safety of the society, facilitating training and looking after our equipment
  • First Year Rep and Assistant Events Officer: Representative of those who are in the society for their first year, helping out the events officer
  • Programming and Technology Officer: Promoting programming and technology in the society and running related events

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Website Creation Tutorial

Starts Wed 2nd Oct 2019 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG11 (Look out for our banner)

This Wednesday we’re going to show you how to create your own WordPress website for FREE. The Computer Society owns a server known as Skynet. On Skynet, you can host your own website completely free and we’re going to show you how.

 

What you’ll learn:

  • How to install WordPress on your own Skynet account using Linux
  • How to use WordPress to create websites

 

When: Wed 2/10

Where: KBG11 (Look out for our banner)

When: 7pm

 

What you must do:

 

We have some very experienced website designers coming to the event to help you out. You can also continue working on your new website at our Tuesday sessions. Of course we’re also going to have FREE PIZZA!

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Social Event

Starts Wed 10th Apr 2019 at 18:30
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Scholars

Tomorrow is going to be or most craic event of the year. We’re having a social night in Scholars. What does a social night entail?

 

Mostly just a bit of banter and chats amongst ourselves. Scholars also happens to sell alcoholic beverages (who knew?).

 

We will be providing refreshments on the night also. Always a good night getting to talk to people in the society. This is really open to absolutely everyone so don’t be shy!

 

When: Wednesday 10/04

Time: 6:30pm

Where: Scholars

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Movie Night

Starts Wed 6th Mar 2019 at 19:00
Ends Tue 5th Mar 2019 at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10

Last Week’s Event – Charity Week

 

Last Week we held no event due to Charity Week, we hope you all had a good Charity Week and got involved with raises money for good causes.

 

Movie Night

 

 

So this week we will hold a movie night. We had a similar event last year which went really well. There will be popcorn,sweets and pizza. It’s sure to be a great night so make sure to pop down!

 

When: Wednesday 6th March

Where: EGO10

Time: 7 pm

 

 

3D Printer

 

Our next upcoming event after this will be our 3D Printer event. We will be building a 3D printer called anet a8. We will also have a fully functional 3D printer to show off.

 

 

Show and Tell

 

Also fast approaching us is our show and tell event. This is a great opportunity for students to show off their projects that they have worked hard on or maybe just gain some presenting experience. If you have an FYP or just a project you worked on in your spare time then come and show us why it’s great. There will also be a prize for the best presentations on the night, but don’t worry you won’t be sitting in front of a panel of judges. If you have any further questions then contact us.

 

 

 

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Social Night

Starts Thu 29th Nov 2018 at 20:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Scholars

CodeOff

 

Last week’s event was our semester one CodeOff. Thank you to everybody who took part in the competition. Also a big thank you to our sponsors RedBull for providing free drinks on the night.

 

We will be holding this event again next year and hope that everyone will get on board again.

 

 

 

Social Night

 

So here we are guys, end of the semester. I know, I know try to hold back the emotions. As our last CompSoc event for this semester we are going to be having a social night. This will entail drinks at Scholars and also there will be food. This will be a really good night and a great chance to relax before the exams coming up. It’s a great chance to meet other people in the society and even if you’ve been slacking on coming to events why not come and talk to us and get to know some of the faces you’ll be seeing next year.

 

When: Thursday 29th November

Where: Scholars

Time: 8 pm

 

 

 

 

 

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CodeOff

Starts Wed 21st Nov 2018 at 18:30
Ends Tue 20th Nov 2018 at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10

Games Night

 

Last week’s event was our games night. We rolled out some LAN games and also had the VIVE out for everyone to use. Thank you to everyone who helped set this night up as it really takes a lot of work to keep LAN games up and running.

 

We hope that everybody had a good night and thank you to everyone who came.

 

 

CodeOff

 

So this week’s event is our coding competition CodeOff. This event we run twice a year and we’ve had great success with it in the past.

 

For this event every member participating will need to pay €2 however, if somebody who is a non-member wants to participate they can by paying €5 on the night for membership and they will receive free entry for the event. We will split participants into first years and non-first years. You won’t need anything except for of course a laptop.

 

This event could give our members a great opportunity to practice their coding in a similar environment to that of exams. We will be asking everybody to arrive at half 6 for sign up to ensure everybody who wants to enter can. Connie our president will be giving a quick demo on how to upload the files you create for judging at 20 to 7 so I am urging everybody to be there before this.

 

We hope that this will be a good night for all and good luck!!

 

 

When: Wednesday 22th November

Where: EGO10

Time: 6:30 pm

 

 

Black Friday Sales

 

So as you guys may or may not be aware this week hosts the amazing Black Friday. One company we have worked with in the past to create our great CompSoc stickers is called StickerMule.

Grab 50 custom 3" stickers for $19 (normally $68) + free shipping thru Friday, Nov 23. It’s a great opportunity to make your own stickers and take advantage of the sales.

 

 

 

 

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CodeOff

Starts Wed 21st Nov 2018 at 18:30
Ends Tue 20th Nov 2018 at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10

Games Night

 

Last week’s event was our games night. We rolled out some LAN games and also had the VIVE out for everyone to use. Thank you to everyone who helped set this night up as it really takes a lot of work to keep LAN games up and running.

 

We hope that everybody had a good night and thank you to everyone who came.

 

 

CodeOff

 

So this week’s event is our coding competition CodeOff. This event we run twice a year and we’ve had great success with it in the past.

 

For this event every member participating will need to pay €2 however, if somebody who is a non-member wants to participate they can by paying €5 on the night for membership and they will receive free entry for the event. We will split participants into first years and non-first years. You won’t need anything except for of course a laptop.

 

This event could give our members a great opportunity to practice their coding in a similar environment to that of exams. We will be asking everybody to arrive at half 6 for sign up to ensure everybody who wants to enter can. Connie our president will be giving a quick demo on how to upload the files you create for judging at 20 to 7 so I am urging everybody to be there before this.

 

We hope that this will be a good night for all and good luck!!

 

 

When: Wednesday 22th November

Where: EGO10

Time: 6:30 pm

 

 

Black Friday Sales

 

So as you guys may or may not be aware this week hosts the amazing Black Friday. One company we have worked with in the past to create our great CompSoc stickers is called StickerMule.

Grab 50 custom 3" stickers for $19 (normally $68) + free shipping thru Friday, Nov 23. It’s a great opportunity to make your own stickers and take advantage of the sales.

 

 

 

 

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FM Transmitter Build

Starts Wed 7th Nov 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This week we’re going to be building an FM transmitter. An FM transmitter is a device that sends out radio waves. Don’t worry if you don’t know much about electronics, we’re going to show you how to do everything. It’s super easy!

 

When: Wed 07/11/18

Where: EG010

Time: 7pm

 

 

This is a great chance to learn some electronics and create a cool project. As always, there will be FREE PIZZA!

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Tech Fair

Starts Wed 24th Oct 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EGO10

 

Guest Speaker

 

 

 

Last week’s event was our guest speaker Karl Van Camp from Accucode AI. We learned some really valuable information about the world of AI.

 

 

 

We all ended the event by having a few drinks with Karl in Scholars. This was a really enjoyable event and we hope everybody had fun.

 

 

 

SoUL Week – Tech Fair

 

 

 

So this week it’s all about the societies as we embark on SoUL week. For this year’s SoUL week we have organised a tech fair.

 

 

 

This is where we will be showcasing some of our really cool equipment such as the vive and we will be also showcasing some of the wonders the tech world has to offer such as a bitcoin rig. We will be collaborating with a couple of others societies including WiStem, Astronomy, ULFM and ULRM which will also be showcasing their specialities.

 

 

 

This event will hold a range of different activities for people to try out and see. We are hoping that this event will be a great event for all involved and hopefully there will be something to peak all interests.

 

 

 

When Wednesday 24th October

 

Where: EGO10

 

Time: 7 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Guest Speaker

Starts Wed 17th Oct 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: DG016

 

 

 

 

 

Social Games

 

 

 

 

 

Last week’s event was social games. We played get to know you games which everyone got involved in.

 

 

 

We felt like this was a really enjoyable event and we want to thank everyone who attended.

 

 

 

 

 

Guest Speaker – Karl Van Camp

 

 

 

Karl is the Chief Data Scientist for Accucode AI. This week he will be coming to speak to members about his company which is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. He will be talking to us about Artificial Intelligence and some various topics related to working in the industry.

 

 

 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from an esteemed person in the tech industry. As always there will of course be FREE PIZZA!!

 

 

 

You don’t need to bring anything just come along with an eager mind willing to learn.

 

 

 

When Wednesday 17th October

 

Where: DG016

 

Time: 7 pm

 

 

 

Also learn about new career opportunities in the Artificial Intelligence space. Karl will also be taking questions on the night.

 

 

 

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Social Games

Starts Wed 10th Oct 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

 

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This week we’re going to have a social night. It’s always good to get to know your fellow society members and Wednesday is the best chance to do it!

We’re going to play a few games and get to know everyone in the society a little better. Don’t worry, there’s also going to be FREE PIZZA!

Don’t need to bring anything, just come along for some fun. (Someone also mentioned going to Scholars afterwards for a few soft drinks…?)

When: Wednesday 10/10
Time: 7pm
Where: EG010

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AGM

Starts Wed 3rd Oct 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: S114

Our Annual General Meeting will take place next Wednesday. This is a meeting of all society members to discuss plans for the upcoming year, how last year went and electing a new committee.

 

When: Wednesday 3/10

Where: S114 (Upstairs in the Schuman building, look out for our banner)

Time: 7pm

 

There are ten committee positions up for grabs, listed below.

President, Secretary, Treasurer are considered “core” positions and should be held by those with prior compsoc committee experience.

We highly recommend any newcomers especially first years to consider taking up any of the other seven positions.

This is a great opportunity to learn new skills and get involved in the organising of events.

Having held a position on the committee also looks great on a CV (Especially for Co-Op) and can lead to even better positions for next year.

We will provide training and support where required for anyone who joins committee so don't be worried about not having experience or anything like that.

Can’t wait to have you on board!

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A list of open positions:

 

President

 

The position of President is in charge of the day-to-day running of both the Society and the Skynet Cluster.

 

Secretary

 

The duties of the Secretary include the following:

• Taking minutes at meetings

• Record keeping

• Communication with other members of the society

• Emailing committee members about their tasks for each week

 

Treasurer

 

The duties of the Treasurer of CompSoc are to record income and expenditure, and to manage the society's finances.

 

Health, Safety and Training Officer

 

The Health, Safety and Training Officer has the responsibility of minimizing the possibility of members being injured by any physical means during events with the Computer Society and insuring there is proper training provided in the society where is necessary.

 

Public Relations Officer

 

The purpose of the Public Relations Officer in a Club or Society is promoting the society and its events. This includes:

· Informing the members of the society about upcoming meetings and events via email.

· Updating the Societies Facebook page with promotional information and news.

· Adding any upcoming society events to the UL Wolves website for other UL students to see them.

· Distribution of promotional material for the society e.g. posters.

· Liaising with external companies or individuals in matters relating to the society e.g. organising a guest speaker.

· Taking photos at society meet ups to be put on the Facebook page or distributed within UL Wolves for promotional purposes.

 

Equipment Officer

 

The equipment officer is in charge of keeping track of the equipment owned in the society. This may involve organising repair and replacement of equipment, keeping a log of equipment, renting equipment etc.

 

Events Officer

 

The events officer should ensure that there is an event running every week and that the events are productive to the society. The events officer need not organise or attend every event but must ensure that an event is taking place.

 

Assistant Events Officer

 

The assistant events officer and the events officer may split tasks between themselves as they see fit.

 

Technology and Programming Officer

 

The technology and programming officer helps to develop the technology/programming events for the society to take part in. They might run a programming competition, electronics build or other suitable events.

 

Pizza Officer

 

The pizza officer is the backbone of the society. They organise pizza (and occasionally other food) for our events. 

 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions, I’d be glad to talk in more detail about any of this!

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Movie Night

Starts Wed 26th Sep 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This week we’re having a movie night where there will be FREE PIZZA, popcorn sweets etc.

When: Wednesday 26/09
Where: EG010, that’s to your left in the main building. Look out for our banner!
Time: 7pm

It’s sure to be a great evening so make sure not to miss it!

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Drone Night

Starts Wed 19th Sep 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: SU Room 2, that’s upstairs in the studen

Now, what you’ve been waiting for. Our first event will take place this Wednesday and it’s all about drones! Some of our members have kindly offered to bring in their drones to show off and give a demonstration.

It’s going to be a great, interactive evening where you’ll get some cool experience seeing drones in action and learn all about them. Of course, I don’t even need to say that there’s going to be FREE PIZZA!

When Wednesday 19/09
Where: SU Room 2, that’s upstairs in the student’s centre. Look out for our banner!
Time: 8pm

You don’t need to bring anything but if you do have a drone, you can come show it off! It’s going to be great so see you all there!

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Cinema Trip: Ready Player One

Starts Wed 4th Apr 2018 at 20:00
Ends at 23:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Odeon Cinema, Castletroy

This week’s event is going to be great! We’re going on a trip to the cinema to watch the new “Ready Player One” this Wednesday. This movie is getting great reviews so you definitely don’t want to miss out. Admission is €2 (for society members) which can be paid to one of the committee members on the night. We’re capping this price to the first 30 people. After that, you’ll have to pay full price.

 

You need to sign up sign up here if you want to get in for the reduced price of €2: https://goo.gl/forms/hZlrxGIboMBwQ3s42. We need to know how many people are going to book tickets. You will be informed if you were not in the first 30 to sign up.

 

We’re going to meet at the server room (upstairs in the SU for those that aren’t familiar) at 8pm and there will be drives to and from the cinema. You can also meet us at McDonalds, beside the Odeon at 20:15 if you prefer. We will have people collecting money at these places.

 

This is going to be a fantastic movie and you won’t get it cheaper!

 

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Modular Automation Talk

Starts Wed 7th Mar 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This week Modular Automation is sending a guest speaker to tell us about their company and about their Robots! This will be really interesting to hear about automation from an industry expert. As always, there will be FREE PIZZA! Newcomers welcome!

Check out Modular Automation here: https://www.modular-global.com/

When Wednesday 07/03
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Where: EG010, Look out for our banner!

This is sure to be a really interesting talk and a great night. See ye all there!

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CompSoc Programming Competition

Starts Wed 21st Feb 2018 at 18:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This Wednesday 21st is going to be another great programming competition. Here’s everything you need to know.

- Registration at 6:30 pm

- 7pm-9pm EG010, look out for our banner

- €75 prize pool

- All prize winners will also receive a FREE annual personal licence for a JetBrains product of their choice e.g. IntelliJ, CLion, etc.

- 2 hour competition

- 4 questions

- Java Programming Language

- Free Pizza

- Free Red Bull

- Suitable for all experience levels

- Prizes based on experience

- €2 entry. Anyone who signs up for a CompSoc membership on the night will get free entry.

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Web Design Workshop

Starts Wed 14th Feb 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

Our Week 4 event will be a Web Design Workshop.
We will be going through the basics of HTML, CSS and Bootstrap.
This is with the aim of making people able to make personal or CV websites for themselves.
We will also show you how to publish your site using Skynet.
Having a web presence can be very useful for young professionals.
And as always there will be free pizza!
When: Wednesday 14/02
Time: 7pm
Where: EG010 (Look for our banner)

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Movie: The Imitation Game

Starts Wed 7th Feb 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG15

This Wednesday is going to be "The Imitation Game", a movie about Alan Turing breaking the enigma code and his early works in computing. We're going to have loads of FREE popcorn and pizza.

When: Wednesday 07/02
Time: 7pm
Where: KBG15

Join us for our movie discussion and get some free free food!

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HTC Vive VR Event

Starts Wed 31st Jan 2018 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

Semester 2 is always a great chance to join the Wolfpack so why not come down and check out our HTV Vive Virtual Reality event tonight? Everyone will get a chance to try out the best of VR and play some great games. We're also going to have loads of FREE pizza.

Check out: https://www.facebook.com/ulcomputersoc/photos/a.357684207599169.93861.212905442077047/1836465556387686/?type=3&theater

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Arduino and Raspberry Pi Tutorials

Starts Wed 15th Nov 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

Join us this Wednesday where we'll be having some Arduino and Raspberry Pi tutorials. This will be a great chance to get away from studying. See you then!
 
Time: 7-9pm
Date: Wednesday 13/11
Location: EG010, but check back here for an update.

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Guest Speakers - SmartFactory

Starts Tue 7th Nov 2017 at 19:30
Ends at 21:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Scholars

Join us in Scholars this Tuesday for this semester's guest speakers. SmartFactory will be giving a talk on their company, the industry and interviews tips.

There will be FREE food and drink provided!

 

When: Tuesday 07/11

Time: 7:30-9:30pm

Where: Scholars

 

SmartFactory capture, analyse and visualise key performance indicators from the manufacturing, logistics and utility sectors, using smart Industrie 4.0 technology.

 

Our thorough understanding of manufacturing processes combined with expertise in IT systems and architecture allow us to securely and successfully navigate the convergence of IT and OT for our customers. We have a proven track record of delivering high value automation and data acquisition projects, for multinational companies, for more than 20 years. We can provide a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model and our out-of-the-box solutions are modular and can be easily customised to meet your needs.

We serve all manufacturing sectors from high-volume, highly automated manufacturing to high-value manumatic processes. Our customers range from global consumer goods companies to medical device manufacturers.”

It’s sure to be a good night so make sure to be there… and remember FREE food and drink!

Find out more here:

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LAN Party

Starts Wed 1st Nov 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This week's event is going to be a LAN Party. These chill out nights have been really fun and successful in the past so make sure to be there! We're going to be playing JACKBOX Party Pack and all you need is a WiFi connected device.

And of course FREE PIZZA!!

 

When: 1/11
Time: 7-9pm
Where: EG010, look out for our banner.

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SOUL Programming Competition

Starts Tue 24th Oct 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This Tuesday 24th is Here’s everything you need to know.

 - 7pm-9pm EG010, look out for our banner

 - 2 hour competition

 - 4 questions

 - Java Programming Language

 - Free Pizza

 - Free Red Bull

 - €100 prize pool and prizes

 - Suitable for all experience levels

 - Prizes based on experience

 - €2 entry

Our friends at GamerFest 17, Galway have given us two tickets as a prize for the competition also. GamerFest 17 is the biggest ever gaming convention in the west of Ireland, taking place this November. There is great content planned including a PlayerZone, Live Stage, Cosplay, Retro Zone and Merchandise Area, so it’s shaping up to be a memorable event. We also have some big companies involved like Ubisoft and Trust Gaming.

It's sure to be a great night so see you there!

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Capture The LAN

Starts Wed 11th Oct 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Red Raisins

The game is simple. Find the Access Point. Couldn't be easier.... right?

Join us this Wednesday for our "Capture the LAN" event. Your task is to find the access point and solve a puzzle to log into the AP. The AP will be carried around the main building by an unknown member of the society. You can use whatever tools at your disposal to find the it.

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CompSoc AGM

Starts Wed 13th Sep 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: SG19 (Schumann Building Ground Floor)

The Annual General Meeting for CompSoc is at 7pm on Wednesday 13th September at 7pm in SG19 (Schumann Building Ground Floor Room 19).

New committee will be elected. Plans for the year ahead will also be discussed.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

There will be refreshments in Scholars afterwards also.

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Social Drinks & Finger Food

Starts Thu 10th Nov 2016 at 18:30
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Scholars

Hi guys,

This week we are having a social meet up in Scholars for a few drinks and finger food. It will be starting at 6:30pm on Thursday in Scholars.

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Meetup this week

Starts Thu 13th Oct 2016 at 18:30
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

 

Hey guys,

 

Meeting at 6:30 this Thursday in EG010(If this time does not suit people let us know and we can look to changing it in the future).  We are finishing off the 3D printer, I think we just need to mount the motors before we start setting up the software on the microcontroller.

 

Since we have now set up a few accounts for the year, there will be a demonstration on how to use the some of the services on the server.  Also, email me(13133799@studentmail.ul.ie) with the username you want if you an account on the server.

 

As always, there will be pizza.

 

Hope to see you there,

Trevor McSweeney

P.R.O

UL Computer Society

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Meetup - Chat/Oculus Rift/Pizza

Starts Thu 29th Sep 2016 at 18:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

This is a casual meeting where we'll just chat and play some games and have some pizza.  We will also be setting up the Oculus Rift DK2 for people to use throughout the evening.

Feel free to bring to bring you're own laptops if you want to set up some LAN games of your own during the evening.

 

There will also be a more detailed discussion on the server cluster plans for the year, so people can decide if they are interested in helping out or not.

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Annual General Meeting

Starts Tue 20th Sep 2016 at 18:30
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: KBG014

The UL Computer Society would like to welcome old and new members back this year!

Next Tuesday(the 20th of September), we will be holding our annual general meeting in KBG014 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be the first meeting for the society of the semester and will give everyone a chance to get involved and get an idea of what the plans for the semester are. The meeting shouldn’t be too long and everybody is invited. 

After the meeting everyone is invited to head for a few drinks in Scholars.

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HTC Vive

Starts Wed 4th Oct 2017 at 19:00
Ends   0000 at 00:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

Join us this Wednesday for our HTC Vive Event. We're also having a LAN party and of course FREE PIZZA!

Date: Wednesday 4/10
Time: 7pm
Room: EG010, look for our banner

The HTC vive is the world's best virtual reality gaming machine be sure to come down and get a chance to use it. This is also a great chance to become a member of the Computer Society and Skynet. See you then!

This is a PAST event
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Munich Trip Information Night

Starts Wed 27th Sep 2017 at 19:00
Ends   0000 at 00:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

CompSoc first international trip! We're going to Munich to Deutches Museum. Hear all about it on Wednesday. See you all then!

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LAN Party/Get Killing Floor for €1

Starts Thu 17th Nov 2016 at 18:30
Ends   0000 at 00:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: EG010

Hey guys,

 

Our meet up this week is a LAN party were will playing a variety of games together.   It will be at 6:30 in EG010 this Thursday. 

 

We will also be giving people a copy of the game Killing Floor for €1. It's a fun, wave based, zombie survival game that can be run well on most modern laptops.   If you want the game you will need to bring your laptop so we can copy it over to you.  Here is the game's steam page -> http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/.  I know this sounds dodgy but this totally legitimate!

 

As usual we will also have pizza.  This will also be our last meeting of the semester as we are getting rather close to exams.  :/

 

Hope to see you there,

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