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title: London Computation Club
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{% assign now = site.time | date: '%F' %}
{% assign meetings = site.data.meetings | sort: 'date' %}
<section id="about">
  <p>The <b>London Computation Club</b> is a meet-up for people interested in one or more of the following:</p>

  <ul>
    <li>Reading <a href="#books">books</a> (perhaps one we wouldn&rsquo;t ordinarily read on our own)</li>
    <li>Learning about computation, programming and programs in general</li>
    <li>Writing code (perhaps of a different sort than we&rsquo;d do for &ldquo;work&rdquo;)</li>
    <li>Hanging out with other inquisitive people</li>
  </ul>

  <p>
    We organise the club via <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/computationclub/shared_invite/zt-1pjbe9txs-uYm8x1uYb~TAdEMQG0PkGQ">Slack</a> so please join us there. Everyone is welcome to suggest a meeting topic, be it to <a href="https://github.com/computationclub/computationclub.github.io/wiki/The-Shunting-Yard-Algorithm">learn about algorithms by playing with trains</a>, <a href="https://github.com/computationclub/computationclub.github.io/wiki/The-New-Turing-Omnibus-Chapter-34-Satisfiability-%28also-featuring%3A-Sentient%29">showcase a side-project for solving complex problems</a> or <a href="https://github.com/computationclub/computationclub.github.io/wiki/The-New-Turing-Omnibus-Chapter-6-Game-Trees">create an unbeatable noughts and crosses playing computer program together</a>.
  </p>
  <p>
    You can also follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/computationclub">Twitter</a>, see code that we&rsquo;ve produced on <a href="https://github.com/computationclub">GitHub</a> and write-ups of past meetings on <a href="https://github.com/computationclub/computationclub.github.io/wiki/">our wiki</a>.
  </p>
</section>

<section id="future-meetings" class="box">
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  <h2>Future meetings</h2>

  <ul>
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  {% for meeting in meetings %}
    {% assign meeting_date = meeting.date | date: '%F' %}
    {% if meeting_date >= now %}
      {% assign future_meetings_planned = true %}
      {% include meeting.html %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}

  {% if future_meetings_planned == false %}
    <li>The next meeting hasn&rsquo;t been announced yet, please join us on <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/computationclub/shared_invite/zt-1pjbe9txs-uYm8x1uYb~TAdEMQG0PkGQ">Slack</a> to learn more and suggest your own topic.</li>
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  </ul>

  <p>Subscribe to <a href="/meetings.ics">future meetings in iCal format</a>.</p>
</section>

<section id="code-of-conduct">
  <h2>Code of Conduct</h2>

  <p>It&rsquo;s of primary importance that everyone who wants to participate feels safe and welcome. When participating in the London Computation Club, either online or offline, at the meeting itself or at the pub afterwards, we expect you to respect our <a href="{{ site.url }}/code-of-conduct/">code of conduct</a>.</p>
</section>

<section id="books">
  <h2>Literature we&rsquo;re reading</h2>

  <ul>
    {% assign currently_reading = false %}
    {% assign books = site.data.books | where:"current", true | sort: "title" %}
    {% for book in books %}
      {% assign currently_reading = true %}
      {% include book.html %}
    {% endfor %}

    {% if currently_reading == false %}
      <li>We&rsquo;re not currently reading anything together but please <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/computationclub/shared_invite/zt-1pjbe9txs-uYm8x1uYb~TAdEMQG0PkGQ">join us on Slack</a> to suggest your own meeting topics.</li>
    {% endif %}
  </ul>

  <h2>Literature we&rsquo;ve read</h2>

  <ul>
    {% assign books = site.data.books | where:"current", false | sort: "title" %}
    {% for book in books %}
      {% include book.html %}
    {% endfor %}
  </ul>

  <p>If you buy any books using the Blackwell's links, London Computation Club gets a little kickback via the Blackwell's affiliate programme. We use that kickback to buy copies of the books for our library, to assist members or potential members who otherwise wouldn&rsquo;t be able to afford the book.<p>

</section>

<section id="contact">
  <h2>Contact us</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="https://computationclub-slack.herokuapp.com/">Slack</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://twitter.com/computationclub">Twitter</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/computationclub">GitHub</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/london-computation-club">Mailing list</a> (mostly unused now)</li>
  </ul>
</section>

<section id="acknowledgements">
  <h2>Acknowledgements</h2>

  <p>Thanks to the following companies for providing office space and copies of books for the club to read.</p>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.altmetric.com">Altmetric</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/">FutureLearn</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.geckoboard.com/">Geckoboard</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://gofreerange.com/">Go Free Range</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.unboxed.co">Unboxed</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://ably.io">Ably Realtime</a></li>
  </ul>
</section>

<section id="past-meetings">
  <h2>Past meetings</h2>

  <ul>
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  {% for meeting in meetings reversed %}
    {% assign meeting_date = meeting.date | date: '%F' %}
    {% if meeting_date < now %}
      {% if forloop.first %}
        {% include start_book.html %}
      {% elsif previous_book != meeting.book %}
        {% include end_book.html %}
        {% include start_book.html %}
      {% else %}
        {% include meeting.html %}
      {% endif %}

      {% assign previous_book = meeting.book %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
  </ul>
</section>