1. British Computer Society South Wales Branch AGM
24th May 2007

2. 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

3. Minutes of last years AGM

4. 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:

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. “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”

10. Branch Activities

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Treasurer's Report

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

19. Election of Committee

20. Any Other Business

21. Close