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TermiSoc Description

Events and Affiliations

• currently part of the O'Reilly user group programme.
• have hosted events such as our own version of the CharityHack, where we built a project to track module deadlines, and donate money to charity if we missed our own deadlines.
• want to host similar events, here in Plymouth
• in the past we have gone on trips to for talks in London, such as the Open Rights Group talk by Bruce Schneier, or BarCamps.

What We Do

• host semi-regular tutorials covering subjects which interest us, but which are degrees don't cover.
• host regular lan parties, to bring people together and fundraise.
• help members with their own projects, especially in areas where the university can't.

What We Have

• a group of older members who now work in industry, generally web based.

Refocus

• this year we've adjusted our focus.
• while all of these points are still part of termisoc, our main focus is on bringing together a community of people [to/for/etc]

Final version.

We're a community of like minded people with interests ranging from software development, to games and retro technology. Whilst most of our members are part of the School of Computing, we also have members from the Arts, and Environmental Sciences to many others.

We currently have approximately 70 members, with a good 60 showing up to our recent start of term launch event.

We keep in close contact with members who have graduated, providing us with an onlook to what it is like to work in industry.

On a Monday evening, we host semi-regular talks covering the various subjects we are interested in. We also host regular LAN parties, where the group will get together in a hall and play games together. This also allows us to raise funds for other events.

Last year, we hosted our own version of the CharityHack, where together we collaborated on a project to track module deadlines, and donate money to charity if we missed them. We also travelled up to London to a talk given by the Open Rights Group by Bruce Schneier.

The main benefit we give to our members is providing a platform to help either members projects, interests and, sometimes with their degree programmes. We are also part of the O'Reilly User Group programme, which gives us a sizeable discount off of technology books, and the occasional freebies.

What we would be interested in is any talks you could give, someone else at Apple UK, or indeed, anything else you think you could help us with.