A Member Group enables members of the Institute (and others) to share and advance their common interests in Information Technology. Member Groups are integral to BCS and are bound by the Institute’s Royal Charter and rules.
The responsibility of every Member Group is ‘to promote the study and practice of Computing and to advance knowledge and education therein for the benefit of the public ‘ within its chosen area.
A Member Group can be a Branch, a Specialist Group, International Section or any other properly constituted (see creating a member group) grouping approved by the Community Board on behalf of the Institute. Members of the Institute are encouraged to join and become active in Member Groups.
Branches and International Sections are geographic clusters of members; upon joining the Institute each member will be given the option of joining one or more Branches, the default is the Branch or International Section nearest to their home address. Specialist Groups are formed by a number of people with a common interest in some aspect of Information Technology, its application, or impact.
The Institute supports Member Groups, both financially and with other resources (details of which follow later). The Community Board provides a link into the Institute’s decision-making process and the Membership Group team of staff based at BCS Swindon are there to give practical assistance.
Every Member Group has an administrator in BCS Swindon who is there to support the Member Group - meet the Community team.
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