[Event Summary] Digital Britain

Adrian Wooster presented a very compelling presentation on the present and future expectation of a Digital Britain. This covered the plans for next generation broadband in general, and Oxfordshire in particular; sewing the market together as organisations other than BT start to deploy networks; and the capabilities of next generation broadband and the new opportunities… Read more »

BCS Prize for Best Dissertation Awarded to Squadron Leader Jayne Lindley

Squadron Leader Jayne Lindley was awarded the BCS Prize for Best Dissertation after recently graduating with an MSc in Information Management and Technology from Cranfield University, Faculty of Defence & Security at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham. Jayne, a Royal Air Force logistics officer stationed at Headquarters Air Command in Buckinghamshire, was delighted to receive the… Read more »

Oxfordshire Economic Observatory Survey Prize Awarded

The Oxfordshire Economic Observatory conducted a survey of labour mobility and networks of BCS members in the Oxfordshire and East Anglia branches. From all the participants in the survey one was drawn at random to win a prize. CATH MOYSE, Business Analyst, CSC, is the winner of the £50 M&S voucher for completing the on-line… Read more »

BCS Wiltshire Branch – IET/Electronics Weekly 5th Annual Seminar for Programmable Systems

The BCS Wiltshire Branch is acting as ‘supporter’ to the forthcoming IET/Electronics Weekly 5th Annual Seminar for Programmable Systems to be held at the Marriott Hotel in Swindon 20-21 October 2009. As a result, BCS members are now entitled to significant discounts on the various packages available for attending the event. For further details and… Read more »

Oxford Brookes Graduation Ceremony – Student Prizes

Shami Chakrabarti, Chancellor Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Graham Upton – Honorary Graduate Oxford Brookes University, School Of Technology, held its Graduation Ceremony on Thursday 25 June, 2009. To celebrate their achievements BCS Oxfordshire awarded two of the students prizes for outstanding effort. Best Final Year Project Hazleton, Michelle Katherine is awarded,… Read more »