awards: how we have worked to our aims

Committee/2024-2025/Awards/Best_Society.md

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 ### Please detail the society's aims and objectives.
 The overall aim and goal of the Computer Society is to promote the use and enjoyment of computers within the University, by all students including those for whom it is not an academic requirement.  
-To this end we employ the use of the computing skills, knowledge and resources of the society, computer based information services, combining both the practical and the entertaining, to bring computers to the masses.
+To this end we employ the use of the computing skills, knowledge and resources of the society, computer based information services, combining both the practical and the entertaining, to bring computers to the masses.  
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+In recent years we have also been strongly promoting social skills and networking of our members.
 
 ### How has the society's work fulfilled these aims and objectives? (max 400 words) 
 #### 6 points
 
+#### Skynet
+At the heart of Computer Society lies our (33 years old) Skynet computer cluster.  
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+* Host services for Computer Society and other Clubs/Socs
+  * Member websites
+  * Clubs/Society websites
+  * We used to host UL Wolves on it
+* Train our members in using enterprise grade hardware and software
+* Be a point of contact with ITD
+* Touchstone for our alumni members to interact with our younger members
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+#### Talks and Presentations
+We try to do as many social events as we can, tech is a field where creativity and soft skills are as important as the technical skills.  
+To facilitate this we invite in speakers from industry to talk about their experiences.
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+Notable speakers in the last year:
+* NetApp
+* Intel
+* IEEE
+* Patch
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+We also encourage members returning from co-op/internships to talk about "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" of their experiences.  
+This has lead to these members improving their public speaking abilities as well as inspiring our younger members.
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+#### What UL doesn't teach
+The courses that UL (in particular CSIS) teach are really fantastic.  
+However as an institution it can be slow to react to the ever changing landscape.  
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+As a student run Society (full of passionate people) we are agile enough that we are able to create targeted events to cover the cutting edge of technology.  
+By providing these Peer Learning supports we aim to help people to become more invested and involved in their academic degrees.
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+#### Conferences and Competitions
+To help encourage professional development we now go to at least two conferences a year as a society.
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+There are a multitude of programming based competitions now held in Ireland annually.  
+We are now supporting and encouraging our members to go and compete at these.
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+#### Inter C&S and Committees
+Networking is important, we have formed strong links with Games Development Society, Games Society and Anime&Manga.  
+Additionally we provide games servers to any Club/Society who ask for them, to help facilitate bonding in that Club/Soc.
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+We are heavily involved in the Virtual Committee Networking, we believe that networking and communication is the way forward to improve all of Clubs/Societies.
+We have worked with UL Wolves in order to help manage the discord server, providing each Club/Soc with its own space.
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+#### Closing Remarks
+Computer Society is like glue, we help our members form strong bonds as well as strengthen relationships between Clubs/Socs.
 
 ### Please give details of the society's committee structure and how committee members functioned as a team. (max 400 words) 
 #### 6 points