British Computer Society South Wales Branch AGM 24th May 2007

The 2007 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the South Wales Branch 1- APOLOGIES 2- MINUTES OF LAST YEARS MEETING 3- CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Branch Committee BCS News in brief Branch Awards Branch Activities 4- TREASURER’S REPORT 5-YPG REPORT 5- ELECTION OF COMMITTEE 6- ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Minutes of last years AGM

Current Branch Committee Nine committee meetings held since the last AGM. Minutes have been made available via the Branch web site. Membership has been as follows:

Who Roles Paul Bulmer Chairman Ralph Miller Branch Secretary Stephen Harvey Treasurer Jeremy White Branches Congress Derek Smith Publicity Officer Ieuan Johns Web Master Jason Mullins Membership Sec. and Membership Assessor Betti Williams Swansea University coordinator and Swansea University Court Member Daniel Cunliffe Glamorgan University coordinator Richard David Member and Schools representative Tony Corner Newport University coordinator

Who Roles Max Davis YPG Promoter Gareth O'Gorman Position vacant Bridgend College coordinator John Tucker Member Nigel Davies John Hall Frank Bott Paper Member and Aberystwyth Uni coordinator Alex Gray Paper Member and Cardiff University coordinator

BCS News in Brief Breaking Industry News IBM: Demand for SOA growing 'Greater need' for IT security Security no longer top priority for IT managers NHS trials digital x-rays

BCS News in Brief Latest BCS News Add strings to your bow Women in technology Government action on Bologna needed say engineers Be in the running

“A Science Policy for Wales” BCS and Society In addition to the activities outlined on the BCS site, South Wales branch have represented the computing profession in Welsh Assembly debates such as “A Science Policy for Wales”

Branch Activities

Branch Awards Student Awards to local Universities in south Wales and the Open University Awards in recognition of outstanding achievements or service from BCS members Ted Stuart Award for best south Wales Branch Lecture

Web sites South Wales Branch site Welsh Website Branch Events Links to other sites of relevance to a computer professional in South Wales Minutes of meetings Letters and news articles What do you wish to see on your branch site? Welsh Website

Branch Presentations 13 Branch Presentations (up from 9 for the previous year) Plus other joint or supported presentations

Branch Presentations 24 May 2007 The Future of Communications Cardiff 17 May 2007 Digital Photography 17 Apr 2007 Identity Cards and Personal Security 27 Mar 2007 YPG: Easter Social & Networking Event 06 Mar 2007 Internet Programming Methodologies 08 Feb 2007 Community Networking 10 Jan 2007 Technology in Formula 1 Racing 14 Dec 2006 The PC in your TV 06 Dec 2006 Christmas Lecture - Upgrading Humans 27 Nov 2006 An Uphill Struggle - I.T. in Extreme Environments 09 Nov 2006 The Politics of Strategic Decision Making 11 Oct 2006 Overview of Data Hosting 19 Sep 2006 Informing Healthcare

Future Branch Presentations September: Computer Forensics September: Repeat of BT Data Centre October: 50th anniversary event Something historical? November: A management topic December: British Computers in Space January: Possible update on computers in extreme environments February: to be decided March: The role of computing in entertainment

Treasurer's Report

YPG Report YPG Congress in Aug with Branch representation Skill Centre in Jan 08 Career focused networking session in October

Election of Committee

Any Other Business

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