18:00 31st October 2016 The Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford In 1951, Christopher Strachey began his career in computing. He did so as a colleague of Alan Turing, who had inspired him with a ‘Utopian’ prospectus for programming. By that time, Turing had already made far-reaching and futuristic innovations, from the definition of computability and… Read more »
Category: Events
Past events at BCS Oxfordshire. For a list of coming events visit our Programme page.
[Event Summary] Computing for a World Water Speed Record
[Event Summary] A Future in 3D
Cultural Heritage Preservation – looking to the future Dr Alexy Karenowska began her talk by describing how important our buildings are to us. Our emotional response can be as strong as any aesthetic consideration. A loss of our cultural heritage can be deeply wounding. Alexy gave the example of the Old Town Market Place in… Read more »
[Event Summary] Cultures of the Internet
BCS Bedford Branch – Making IT Good for Society
The Bedford Branch has an evening meeting on 15th March, Tuesday, at Bedford where Jeremy Barlow, one of the BCS Executives, is sharing the new vision of ‘Making IT Good for Society’. The meeting is not a one way talk, but more a gathering of local stakeholders to work out how best we can work… Read more »
