Best Society of the Year

Computer Society

• 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

• Talks– Prestigious Speakers– Social Occasions– Gives a practical side to IT

teaching

Events

• 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

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• Documentation– Any there is is out of date

Events, Community, Services

“Time dedicated to you”