Welcome to the BCS in Scotland

About the BCS

Established in 1957, the British Computer Society (BCS) is the professional body for those working in IT. The BCS is the UK's Chartered body for ICT (Information and Computing Technology) professionals. BCS membership is recognised world wide for excellence in ICT qualifications, standards and professional conduct. Chartered members are distinguished by, Chartered IT Professional (CITP), Chartered Information System Engineer (CEng), and may also attain Chartered Scientist (CSci).

There are over 40 Branches and Sub-Branches throughout the UK numerous special interest groups.
For an overview of the BCS, interested IT Professionals in Scotland are best advised to browse the main BCS Website then contact their nearest Branch as listed below. The Branches and specialist groups organise local events for members.

About the BCS in Scotland

The BCS in Scotland acts as a national focal point for Scottish Interests, Issues, News and Events.
It is the voice of Scottish ICT professionals in such national bodies as; the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Executive, Scottish NHS and Scottish local authorities.

The main Branches and specialist groups active in Scotland are:

    Aberdeen (with a Sub-Branch in Inverness)
     Health Informatics (Scotland)
    Edinburgh
     Geospatial
    Glasgow
    Tayside

The purpose of this website is to collect together information of use to the Scottish membership, media and public.
As such, it provide a powerful overview of professional IT and computing activity in Scotland.

News

BCS in Scotland recognizes nation's young software engineering achievers


BCS recruit.com
The jobsite for IT professionals

Link to bcsrecruit RSS feed



UK JUGS
(Java user group for Scotland)
invite you to their First Meeting
      27th February at 7pm
Brass Monkey, Edinburgh   Map


The Open Group
18th Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference
      21-23rd April 2008
Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow Map
Registration details
(BCS Members 25% discount)