best society of the year computer society. events –talks –skycon –wavehunt external trips...
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• Events– Talks – SkyCon– Wavehunt
• External trips– Trips to companies– IT related events– Other Computer Societies
• Community– Computer donations – Helping other computer
societies– Charity accounts
• Services– Web & E-Mail Space– Administration Tutorials– Inter-Society
Communication
• SkyCon (Best Society Event)– Sponsorship received from new sponsors
– Covered in Local and National Press
• Wavehunt– A Wireless Manhunt– Form of Intervarsity– Last Year UL Competed in Dublin and Claimed First
Prize– Skynet hosted a Wavehunt on-campus today!
External trips
• Visted HEAnet NOC– Provides Internet for all universities and ITs in Ireland
• Visted other Computer Societies in Ireland
• Other IT events– BarCamp in Waterford
Community Involvement
• Computers for Limerick Community Centre– Acquired computers for use in project– Setup computers with basic office and typing software– Will provide teaching and support
• Provided equipment for other societies• Provide accounts for charitable
organisations
Services
• Skynet is 16 machines• We maintain 12 distinct primary services• Main webserver get over 250,000+ hits a
day• Process over 30,000 e-mails a day• Over 99% uptime• Professional level service
Services
• Administrative Tutorials– Free tutorials held regularly– Covers the most recent developments– Teaches industry sought skills– Trying new methods
• Videos being tested
• Documentation– Any there is is out of date