Thursday, March 18 2010 6-9.30pm, Reading University Great Hall, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AQ Speakers: Chaired and moderated by Chris Parker Dr Chris Welch, Astronautics & Space System Lecturer, Kingston University Dr David Clements, Astrophysics Lecturer, Kingston University Derek Wall, Green Party Principal Speaker Dr Stuart Eves, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), Guildford Each year… Read more »
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BCS Berkshire : Professionalism in the IT Industry – President of the BCS
16th February, 2010, Starting at 7:30pm – Room 1.03, Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading University IT practitioners are the secret to the smooth running of today’s information society and advances in the IT industry demand a profession able to call on a pool of qualified professionals working to approved standards. Elizabeth Sparrow, the current BCS… Read more »
Upcoming BCS Oxfordshire Event: An Introduction to Geospatial Systems
February 18, 2010 7:00pm for 7:30 start You have likely already used them when you visit Google, Yahoo or Microsoft mapping services. Paul Stanton will be on hand to explain geospatial systems, their key features and how they can be integrated with other key information systems in the enterprise. For more information please visit… Read more »
Like a Good Puzzle?
The University of Southampton School of Mathematics is partnering with BCS, GCHQ, Trinity College Cambridge and IBM to bring you Harry’s Game. This is aimed at school children to challenge them in not only solving puzzles but producing their own! Take a look at the Challenge Website for more information.
[Event Summary] : Is IT a Profession?
David Devine from BCS Headquarters was our main speaker and this was followd by a panel discussion on IT Professionalism chaired by Tim Lambertstock, with Tony Cox and Dr Brian Day. There were also many questions and contributions from the audience resulting in a stimulating debate. Analogies were made with the health service where a… Read more »
