The British Computer Society

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The British Computer Society
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Who are the BCS?

• the industry body for IT professionals, and the
  leading Chartered Engineering Institution for
  Information Technology (IT)
• Over 54,000 members
• Committed to making IT the profession of the 21st
  Century
• Other Professional Bodies include

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BCS Branches, Portals and Specialist Groups
The Lincolnshire BCS Branch meets regularly on
campus and students are always welcome at its
meetings. It also sponsors a number of prizes for
students in Computing courses. There is a BCS
Student Portal. Of special interest to Games
Computing and Games Production students is the
new recently launched BCS Games Portal. BCSWomen
is a BCS specialist group for women working and
studying in IT.
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How Much?
20 per year, or 30 to cover the full course
duration. Join through the department and get a
25 discount, so pay only 15 or 22.50 forms
available from the Faculty Office or on-line.
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Student Benefits
The BCS Online Library Triple Benefits 8
EBSCO IT Research databases Two new Forrester
each month 200 top IT related eBooks from
Books24X7 Information Services ITNow BCS
Membership Magazine Student ebcs-Monthly
electronic newsletter Free subscription to
Computing Magazine
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Why Join BCS?

• Its about Professionalism..
• It demonstrates commitment to your own and the
  IT communitys professional development.
• It sets you apart from other IT practitioners
  confirms your status as an IT practitioner
• Keeps you up to date with latest industry
  developments
• Offers invaluable Networking opportunities