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
YPG Promoter
Position vacant
Bridgend College coordinator
John Tucker
Member
Nigel Davies
Member
John Hall
Member
Frank Bott
Paper Member and Aberystwyth Uni coordinator
Alex Gray
Paper Member and Cardiff University coordinator
BCS News in Brief
• Breaking Industry News
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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
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
– 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
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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
South Wales Branch
Summary Financial Report 2006/07
Allocation
£
BMC Allocation
Actual
Spend
Under/(Over)
spend
£
£
3,202.00 )
2955.21
378.70
Branch income
131.91 )
MSB Projects - Prizes
810.00
556.00
254.00
2,500.00
1,262.51
1,237.49
6,643.91
4,773.72
1,870.19
- Christmas Lecture
Totals
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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