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July 2012
BCS Berkshire Branch newsletter – July 2012 Welcome This month we have run a CPD event for Primary School teachers to promote the teaching of computer science in schools. Two of our members have been commended for voluntary work. And we look forward to a major event for Women in IT in September, after the [...]
June 2012
BCS Berkshire Branch newsletter – June 2012 Welcome This month we have a a comedy night, organised by the IET, and an interesting talk on the psychology of computer gaming. We are looking forward to events for school teachers and school pupils. We could still use some journalistic help with the newsletter but we sorted [...]
Home-Start Bracknell Forrest says thank you to Robert Pehrson
Home-Start Bracknell Forest (http://www.home-start-bracknell-forest.org.uk) would like to thank Tony Levene, of the British Computer Society, Berkshire branch, for putting us in touch with Robert Pehrson as someone who wanted to volunteer his IT skills to help the work of a charity. What a great idea! There is nothing worse for a voluntary charity than to have an unprofessional [...]
Is IT the right career for career minded women?
Next Tuesday 15th May, the BCS has a very special talk/event happening in the Town Hall to which you are all invited. The title is: Is IT the right career for career minded women? Join a whole host of emminent carreer minded women talking about the skills, talent and view of the IT market women [...]
May 2012
BCS Berkshire Branch newsletter – May 2012 Welcome This month we have already supported TeenTech in Ascot. We are looking forward to a great panel event in Reading on IT careers for women. We could still use some journalistic help with the newsletter and we have a role for an event manager. For more, check [...]
April 2012
BCS Berkshire Branch newsletter – April 2012 Welcome After a bit of a hiccup in March, the newsletter is back in April. This month we have a follow up to an earlier story on computer science CPD for school teachers, news of an award for one of our hardworking committee members, a request for help, [...]
BCS Artwork
Yearning – an art work by Alan Sutcliff of the Computer Arts Society, a Specialist Group of BCS.
Voluntary Service Award
Anthony Parker MBCS CITP receives an award in recognition of his excellent voluntary service across several areas of the Institute’s activities, particularly by actively encouraging young people to engage with IT.
February 2012
BCS Berkshire Branch newsletter – February 2012 Welcome After the new year’s resolutions comes the hard slog of delivering on our promises … For more, check out the BCS Berkshire Branch website News Working with Schools – Real and Virtual Collaboration We have made a start to getting our volunteers into local schools to talk [...]
January 2012
BCS Berkshire Branch newsletter – January 2012 Welcome The new year has just begun and your committee has made its resolutions. We will keep up all the usual stuff: talks at Oracle and the Copa Bar in Reading, virtual meetings in Second Life, and trips to places that have a special interest for computing professionals. [...]