British Computer Society South Wales Branch AGM 24 th May 2006

The 2006 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- 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:

WhoRoles Paul BulmerChairman Ralph MillerBranch Secretary and Branches Congress Stephen HarveyTreasurer Jeremy WhiteBranches Congress Derek SmithPublicity Officer Ieuan JohnsWeb Master Jason MullinsMembership Sec. and Membership Assessor Betti WilliamsSwansea University coordinator and Swansea University Court Member Alex GrayCardiff University coordinator Daniel CunliffeGlamorgan University coordinator Stephen WoodsAssistant publicity officer

WhoRoles David Richard Edwards Member and Schools representative Richard DavidMember Nigel DaviesMember John HallMember Eric LlewellynNewport University coordinator Position vacantBridend College coordinator Max DavisYPG Promoter

BCS News in Brief Last Year I mentioned that: –It was a time of change for the BCS with new governance, new membership structures, new products and new services. –New post-nominal of Chartered IT Professional (CITP) –Membership of over 37 thousand in 2004 and continuing to rise This year –Change continues and membership exceeds 50,000 This has to be the best confirmation that the BCS is doing the right thing for its membership

BCS News in Brief Major BCS events –Annual Dinner –Professional Awards –Turing Lecture –RSI Lecture –Lovelace Lecture –The Roger Needham Lecture –Programming Competition Events from over 40 branches and over 50 Specialist Groups

BCS News in Brief BCS Membership aims to provide –Recognition –Networking –Career Services –Recruitment Service –Library and Information Services –Publishing –Other Benefits Discounts E Mail address Etc.

New BCS, New Professionalism in Information Technology David Clark stated at the launch of the new BCS on 29 April 2004 –The BCS, in leading a new thought leadership programme in IT, is making important contributions to the key issues that affect society today and more importantly will affect it tomorrow from an IT perspective. –A key role of BCS is to generate public awareness and appreciation of the social and economic benefits in IT. –As the leading learned and professional society for IT, the BCS aims to ensure that it is always at the forefront in thought leadership. –It does this by providing opportunities that allow experts from research and practice to exchange views. –In a rapidly changing scientific and technologically-driven world, essential in this process is the bringing together of key players from a wide range of disciplines and industrial sectors. Today the BCS continues this drive with an ongoing series of events such as: –"Critical National Information Infrastructure“, Date: Wednesday 7 June 2006, Venue: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London

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 –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 9 Branch Presentations Other joint or supported presentations

Branch Presentations Applying the Science of Software Development Assessing the Worth of IT Conscious Machines: What Are They Going to Ask For First? Radio Frequency ID (RFID) Tagging How Digital Imaging has revolutionised Photography (Joint event with IEE) An Uphill Struggle - I.T. in Extreme Environments Current Issues in UK VoIP Providing inspiration & creativity in website design

Future Branch Presentations September: Informing Health Care October: Visit to BT Cardiff November: The politics of strategic decision-making: December: Future Interactive Technologies January: Formula 1 racing February: Community networking March: Open source, Sun / MS convergence April: Computer Forensics May: Practical Digital Photography May: AGM plus Identity cards, biometrics, pass ports and personal freedom 2008: already working on ideas for presentations starting in September 2007

Treasurer's Report

Election of Committee

Any Other Business

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