Termcard for Trinity Term 2006

Pub Meeting

Wednesday 26th April, 20:00
Lamb and Flag

Come along and meet the committee, then run away. Tell us what sort of stuff you want CompSoc to do, or just turn up and have a drink.

The briefest of introductions to Active Directory and Group Policy Objects

Speaker: James Holwell

Thursday 4th May, 20:00
(venue to be announced)

Active Directory is often given as an example of a Windows tool effectively unmatched in the Unix world in terms of comprehensiveness and ease of use. James Holwell, a maths undergrad who moonlights as a part-time sysadmin for a small business, will give us a swift tour of what it's capable of.

Web 2.0 - DOM Scripting and Ajax

Speaker: Stuart Langridge

Tuesday 9th May, 20:30
Worcester College

Stuart Langridge, web developer, LugRadio presenter and author of DHTML Utopia, will discuss the resurgence of JavaScript and how AJAX is allowing developers to create a new breed of cross-platform, rich Internet applications.

The video games industry - design, development, future

Speaker: Patrick O'Luanaigh

Thursday 18th May, 20:30
ComLab

Author of Game Design Complete and former head of external development at Codemasters, Patrick O'Luanaigh is now Design Director at SCi/Eidos. He'll be speaking to us about the video games industry; in particular, game design, how new games are created (such as the latest Tomb Raider installment) and some possible future trends in the industry. He'll also touch upon the best ways to get into the industry as a graduate.

Windows Vista

Speaker: Steven Audis

Wednesday 31st May, 20:15
Dennis Sciama Lecture Theatre, Denys Wilkinson Building

Steven Audis from Microsoft UK will speak about Windows Vista, the highly successful XP's successor. He will give a demonstration of some of the most exciting technology (such as Avalon, WinFX and the new security features). If you're a Windows fan who wants to know what's in store, a Windows sufferer looking for things to get better, or a Windows evader wondering what you're missing, come along and find out what Vista will be capable of.

After the talk, Steven sent us URLs for Windows Vista Beta 2 and Office 2007 Beta 2.

Termly General Meeting

Friday 2nd June, 20:15
Denys Wilkinson Building

Come along and tell the committee what you thought of this term, what events you'd like next term, and other general business about the running of CompSoc. Afterwards, we're breaking with the curry tradition and seeking SOSSIDGES at The Big Bang on Walton Street.