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Chair's message
Welcome to the first issue of eBCS ELITE of 2007. It is probably still early enough to say 'Happy New Year'!
To give you something to look forward to in the early Summer, BCS ELITE are organising a visit to Bletchley Park on the 10 May 2007 - so reserve this date in your diary. It will be an all day event. Further details and booking information will be sent out nearer the time.
David Tidey
Chair BCS ELITE
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New on the website
Interviews: Cerf's up!
For the first in a series of interviews with key figures in the IT industry for BCS's 50th anniversary, Brian Runciman spoke to Vint Cerf, Google's chief web evangelist.
Business/IT interface: Testing times for SOAs
As service-oriented architecture (SOA) adoption continues apace, Peter Cole, CTO of integration specialists Green Hat, argues that it's vital not to overlook the importance of testing.
Security: The lost art
Chris Hoff, chief security strategist, Crossbeam Systems looks at managing risk as the speed of technology evolution and adoption is increasingly taking away our ability to assess and manage its impact on business with the overrun creating massive governance and operational gaps resulting in exposure and misalignment.
Service management: Getting out of the SAM maze
Investors in Software (IiS) is working towards trustworthy software asset management certification and was a driving force behind the ISO/IEC 19770-1 standard published in May. In this article David Bicket, a board member of the not-for-profit IiS, describes progress to date.
Consultations
Consultations
Consultations in progress are now on the BCS website and can be RSS'd.
The group
The ELITE Group (Effective Leadership in Information Technology) is the UK lead forum for IT directors and senior managers to exchange experiences, views and expectations on how information systems should be managed to achieve business objectives.
www.elite.bcs.org
Featured event
GC Awards for Innovation 2007
The GC Awards for Innovation, organized by Kable and supported by the BCS and Socitm, are now in their 11th year and are the longest running and most prestigious in the public sector IT community. They recognize the effort and innovation in government projects that transforms UK public services. These awards are about celebrating success and the 300 or so who attend the awards ceremony exemplify that.
They are only open to public sector organizations and last year had over 150 entries from over 98 public sector organizations. Government CIO John Suffolk will present the awards at the gala dinner in Madame Tussauds on the 26 April 2007.
Entry forms for all categories may be downloaded from the link above and should be sent directly to Steven Voss at awards@kable.co.uk
CMA Annual Conference - 7-8 February
BCS Elite has an affiliate agreement with CMA - Communications Management Association. As part of this agreement, we have negotiated a special rate for BCS Elite members to attend the CMA Annual Conference and/or Dinner being held on 7-8 February 2007 at The Plaisterer's Hall, No. 1 London Wall, London EC2.
The Conference - BCS Elite member special rate - £75 + vat
Full Agenda
Lord Currie, Ofcom's Chairman, will present the main Conference Keynote presentation.
The Conference Dinner - BCS Elite member special rate - £95 + vat
The Conference Dinner will be also be held at Plaisterer's Hall on the evening of 7 February, for approximately 300 people. This is an excellent networking occasion which will include short speeches from the CMA Chairman and the dinner sponsor. Dress code: Business suits.
If you wish to attend both conference and dinner, the total cost is £135 + vat saving you £35.
Places are limited so if you would like to attend please complete the registration form as soon as possible and email it back to Sylvia, the CMA Membership Secretary, at sscottow@thecma.com, (ensuring you choose the CMA Affiliate option). If you need information on the special conference rates at the local Hotel Mercure, please indicate this on the booking form.
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The CMA Conference is an ideal way to network with fellow ICT professionals and discuss the critical issues that face us all and we encourage you to attend.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Promote your Organisation's IT Professionalism
BCS has developed a corporate scheme designed to enable your IT team to join the industry body for IT professionals.
By encouraging your IT professionals to join BCS through our Group Membership Scheme you will be able to demonstrate your commitment to professionalism and confirm your status as an employer of IT practitioners of the highest integrity.
The membership resources offered to your IT practitioners shows what you need to know and have to do to meet the challenges in IT today.
Our corporate team works with organisations to promote professionalism and professional development in their IT workforces.
Find out more about the experiences of our existing Group Members including Royal Bank of Scotland, AWE, Deloitte and Rolls Royce.
To see how the Group Membership Scheme could benefit your organisation, please visit: www.bcs.org/group/0207 to receive your free information pack.
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Feedback
This publication is sent electronically on the first Friday of each month to all members of the ELITE group and BCS Fellows. Any ideas or suggestions for content are welcome, please email editor@bcs.org
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