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Welcome to the BCS (British Computer Society) South West Branch website

Welcome to the website for the South West branch of the BCS (British Computer Society). This is one of the largest geographical branches covering all of Devon and Cornwall, specifically the postal codes EX, PL, TQ, TR. The Branch has about 1000 members.

Our monthly meetings are generally held between October and May. Events are usually held in either Plymouth or Exeter, there is no charge (unless indicated) and everyone is welcome.

BCS Configuration Management Conference June 2013 - Benefiting from Experience

4 June 2013, at BCS Office in central London. This is the eighth conference run by BCS CMSG This is the premier UK event on Change, Release and Configuration Management for ITIL and Service Management and throughout the application lifecycle – the BCS CMSG has a successful track record of previous events.
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Challenges in the IT Security Industry in the Age of Cyber Warfare

Challenges in the IT Security Industry in the Age of Cyber Warfare SW Branch members may be interested in the lecture by Eugene Kaspersky which is being hosted at the University in April…
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Secure South West 2013 (March 25th)

Secure South West 2013 (March 25th) Branch members may be interested in an event jointly organised by Plymouth University and Plymouth City Council, and supported by the south west branches of BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT and the Institute of Information Security Professionals, and the South West WARP.
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Clash of the Consoles III Retro Gaming Tournament

Items from the branch supported Retro Computing Archive will be on display as part of the Clash of the Consoles III Retro Gaming Tournament at the Voodoo Lounge, Plymouth at 20:30 on Thursday 17th January.
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