Latest BCS News
Latest news from BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT.
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Savvy citizenship
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has launched the Citizenship topic of the Savvy Citizens campaign, with lots of interest. The Institute believes that the digital divide will be reinforced in the run-up to the election unless citizens are made aware of the wealth of information available, and how to access, use and manage it.
European e-Skills Week Conference
David Clarke, CEO, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, will be speaking at the European e-Skills Conference on 1 March, part of European e-Skills Week, which runs from 1 - 5 March. David’s speech will focus on BCS’s commitment to enabling the information society.
AGM March 2010
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, will take place at the Institute's London office on 18 March 2010 at 2pm.
Help for online generation gap
Parents and young people from today will see the digital code, ‘Zip it, Block It, Flag It’ brought to life with radio, press and poster advertising, as the new internet safety campaign ‘Click Clever, Click Safe’ is launched.
BCS opens registration for HC2010
Health informatics and social care professionals can now register for HC2010, the largest health and social care informatics congress in Europe, which will be held at the ICC Birmingham, UK, from 27 to 29 April 2010.
Win a book
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is launching a new competition as part of the Savvy Citizens campaign.
Virtual revolution
A new series on the BBC called 'The Virtual Revolution: How 20 years of the web has reshaped our lives' started at the weekend.
Savvy Citizens campaign on LinkedIn
The Savvy Citizens campaign by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, can now be found on LinkedIn.
BCS alters HC2010 delegate rates
The cost of attending HC2010, the largest health informatics congress in Europe, has been significantly altered to reflect expected constrained budgets.
Obituary - Professor Andrew Booth
Professor Andrew Booth one of the founding members of BCS died in November 2009 aged 91.
Wellness and Savvy Citizens
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, launched the Wellness topic of the Savvy Citizens campaign on 11 January, with lots of interest.
New Grand Challenges for 2010
Following on from the original Grand Challenges idea that was started in 2002, the Grand Challenges for 2010 are to focus on climate change, assisted living, security and health as well as other subjects.
The OneVoice for Accessible ICT Coalition
The OneVoice for Accessible ICT Coalition was formed to develop a shared agenda for change in accessible and usable ICT in order for business and society to receive the maximum benefits from ICT.
Wellness campaign
On the 11 January BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, will be launching the Wellness topic of the Savvy Citizens campaign.
Savvy Citizen competition
We're launching a competition as part of our ongoing Savvy Citizens campaign.
JAX conference
JAX, the conference series on Java, Enterprise Technology, Agile, SOA and Cloud, is coming to the UK for the first time and will run alongside OSGi DevCon from 22 - 24 February 2010.
Celebrating 25 years of mobile
In 1985, Racal Millicom launched the first cellular radio service in the UK - a milestone that will be celebrated at the Cellular 25 event in the Science Museum on 21 January 2010.
ACM-BCS Visions of Computer Science Conference 2010
For the first time BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is co-sponsoring the Visions of Computer Science conference along with ACM.
Training and coaching services for women in science, engineering and technology
Are you a woman looking to progress in your career in science, engineering or technology (SET)?
IT Futures bloggers wanted
Contributors are being sought to complement the existing team of bloggers for the IT Futures blog.
