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Events Programme for 2004-2005

Date Event
6th October 2004 The Chinook incident and safety-critical software
  Karl Schneider, Editorial Director, Computer Weekly 
27th October 2004 A Young Professionals Group (YPG) Event
Career Builder (new BCS member service)
  Sheelagh Flowerday
How Graduates for Growth can help you
  Lorna Pellet, Graduates for Growth
17th November 2004 Freedom of Information in Scotland - progress toward implementation
 Claire Sigsworth, Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner

Speaker's presentation: PowerPoint (1079K), Zip'ed PowerPoint (801K), Acrobat (650K)

8th December 2004 Ethical Hacking
  Peter Wood, FBCS First Base Technologies
12th January 2005 Hacking and the law
 John S MacKenzie, Pinsent Masons

Speakers presentation: power point, pdf

2nd February 2005 Speckled Computing
  Dr D. K. Arvind, Director of the Speckled Computing Consortium
23rd February 2005 Mobile Phone Software
  Phil Cooke, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Bridges
16th March 2005 Web sites that work: web usability for disabled people
  Julie Howell - Digital Policy Development Manager, RNIB
Apex International Hotel 31-35 Grassmarket Edinburgh

Speaker's presentation: PowerPoint (1955K), PDF (229K)

6th April 2005 Meeting cancelled.
11th May 2005
6:15 pm
BCS Edinburgh Branch AGM
11th May 2005
6:30 pm
Mathematics of Search Engines
  David Killen, GCHQ