BCS Archives - Page 4 of 4

Ernest Morris

In the mid-Seventies Ernest became the third President of the Computing Services Association, then known as CSA. Ernest was President of the BCS, the British Computer Society 1987-88. He is a past Chairman of the Computer Conservation Society and between 1993 and 1997 was Chairman of UKERNA, the body responsible for the academic and research network of JANET.

13 February 2018

Alan Pollard

Alan had an Army career spanning 32 years and rose to the rank of Brigadier. After the Army Alan spent the next 10 years as an IT Consultant working with a number of multinational blue-chip companies such as EDS, Boots, British American Tobacco, H&W Shipyards, BAE Systems & Walkers Foods. He was President of the BCS 2008-09.

30 January 2018

David Mann

David Mann, is a former Master of the Worshipful Company, a past President of the British Computer Society, and was the fourth employee of Logica, where he went on to become its Managing Director and Deputy Chairman. From 1995 David has held non-exec roles in the capacity of chairman or director for a number of diverse organisations operating worldwide. He was President of the BCS 1994-95.

31 October 2017

Geoff McMullen

AFter 6 years at UNIVAC Geoff was recruited by Shell where he stayed for neraly 20 years. He was BCS President 2001- 02 and has also been Managing Director then Chief Executive of UKERNA. Geoff was recruited by the Cabinet Office as a High-Risk team leader for Gateway reviews and carried out some 20 between 2006 and 2010.

7 September 2017

Sir Brian Jenkins

Sir Brian wrote the standard textbook on the subject of the use of computers in auditing: An Audit Approach to Computers published in 1978. It was used internationally and translate into several languages. He chaired the Woolwich Building Society starting in 1995 and was President of the BCS 1997-98.

3 August 2017

Sue Black OBE

Professor Sue Black is an award-winning Computer Scientist, Technology Evangelist and Digital Skills Expert, who established #techmums, which runs programs and initiatives designed to support mothers becoming more familiar, confident, and excited about the use of technology in their personal, professional, and parenting lives.

#techmums vision is to reach a million mums and ignite potential in not only mums, but their families, and their communities. #techmums trains women in key areas including: Tech Skills, The Cloud, Digital Safety, and Coding to allow them to enter a new career path and gain confidence regarding returning to employment or setting up their own businesses.

Sue also led a successful campaign to save Bletchley Park in between 2008-11 and wrote a book about the experience.

27 July 2017

Latest - Organisation: BCS