2019-2020

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York Blockchain Society
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CONTENT

About Us
Pages 3-6

Collaboration
Pages 7-10

Events
Pages 11-14
ABOUT US
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OUR PLATFORMS

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WHO WE ARE
At York Blockchain
Society, we pride
ourselves on having a
diverse range of students
from various departments
across the University of
York. Our committee is
comprised of STEM,
computer science,
economics and law
students, ensuring all
aspects of new
technology are covered.

OUR MISSION
With our initial founding in the 2018-2019 academic
year, we aim to increase our presence across the
University of York. Our 'triangle' approach, which
focuses on drawing in computer science,
economics and law students, will be strengthened by
targeting STEM students.

As such, we aim to not only deliver conferences,

workshops and seminars on blockchain, but to expand
our parameters and go into other technological fields
which link to Blockchain. This includes, but is not
limited to, technology such as AI, the Internet of Things
and other forms of Distributed Ledger Systems
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A CONDUIT FOR
RECRUITMENT
Alongside our educational
focus, we aim to help tech-
minded and commercially
aware students network
with organisaitons who are
technologically innovated.
Through mutual
collaboration between York
Blockchain and Innovation
Society and organisations
in the financial, insurance,
legal, engineering and
technology sectors, we
hope to put York on the
map as a place for
innovation and
engagement.

CROSS-POLLINATION
We aim to ensure that students start to engage with new
concepts outside of their academic curriculum and realise
the interesting ways in which different sectors interact
through the lens of new technology. 
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MEMBERSHIP

We are a student society registered under the University of

York Student Union (YUSU). Students at the University of York
may sign up for an annual membership for the cost of £4. Please
visit our page on the YUSU website at:

https://www.yusu.org/groups/blockchain-development-and-
research

`If you are not a student and are interested in membership,

please register with the Northern Blockchain Group at:

https://www.northernblockchain.co.uk/join

We encourage York Blockchain and Innovation Society

members to also join the Northern Blockchain Group. Both
memberships offer discounts for events, access to projects,
recruitment scheme, and access to our community Slack
workspace.
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PARTNERS
Our parent organisation, the
Northern Blockchain Group, aims
to establish the North as the
epicenter of British Blockchain
development. It aims to provide a
platform to unite developers and
enthusiasts in order for
collaboration to flourish between
people and organisations on www.northernblockchain.co.uk
projects, workshops and
recruitment opportunities.

Our partner organisation, York A.I,

aims are to help people from all
disciplines secure the
fundamentals of knowledge in
artificial intelligence, which is
essential in the modern
technological and commercial
climate. They are a non-exclusive
society looking for people from
all disciplines.
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Leeds University Union

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
Society (LUUCABS) is our partner
student society at the University
of Leeds. They focus on
providing coding workshops,
cryptocurrency trading workshops
and networking opportunities
https://www.luu.org.uk/cryptocurrency-
blockchain/

We encourage any student societies which are interested in

collaborating to email us directly at blockchain@yusu.org. We
welcome any suggestions for new or current events.
EVENTS
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WOMEN IN INNOVATION
Date
25th October, 6pm to 8pm

Location
Spring Lane Building Lecture Theatre SLB/118

Event Link
https://www.facebook.com/events/796370394112791/

Speakers

Gillia Lamela – Vice President/Co-Chair, WomenInTech UK

at Barclays

Katie Gibbs – Head of AI at BJSS

Ariana Kosyan – Senior Manager of Blockchain, Tax

Technology and Transformation, Transfer Pricing at EY

To be confirmed

About the Event

We shall be hosting four highly respected women from tech, legal
and financial organisations. On this panel, they shall be providing
career advice, an overview of their accomplishments and their
views on innovative technologies' impact on their respective
sectors. Come with questions! Networking with refreshments shall
be available after the panel.
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AI: INDUSTRY IMPLEMENTATION AND

REGULATION EVENT
Date
15th November, 6pm to 8pm

Location
Ron Cooke Hub Lecture Theatre, RCH/037

Event Link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-industry-implementation-and-
regulation-event-tickets-75584899469

Speakers

Garry Gallen – CEO at rradar

Jenni Polson – Telecommunications, Media & Technology

Associate and member of Talking Tech Group at Clifford
Chance

Guy Herd - Screening Innovation Lead at Barclays

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

About the Event

The event seeks to introduce students from STEM, legal, business
and economics backgrounds to consider AI implementation in a
commercial setting, alongside considering what ethical challenges
are posed.
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All of the following events are announced a week before they

are held. Please follow our Facebook page, or be subscribed to
our mailing list to make sure you don't miss out!

CODING WORKSHOPS
Our coding workshops are held with our partner society, York A,I.
These sessions will mainly focus on Python. Each specific
workshop will require a different level of knowledge - however,
beginners and experts alike will find workshops suitable for
them! 

CRYPTOCURRENCY TALKS
These workshops shall be held with our partner society, Leeds
University Union Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Society
(LUUCABS). These shall be held in both Leeds and York, and will
provide an overview of different types of coins, regulatory issues
and more.
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DATA AND REGULATION

These workshops shall cover data issues with using new
innovative technologies, especially that of breaching the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

SMART CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT

These shall be held jointly with our parent organisation, the
Northern Blockchain Group. Using the programming language
Go, participants will learn how to build a Smart Contract on
Ethereum.
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