1. Swindon BCS AGM 7 th June 2005 7.00pm Nationwide

2. Introduction Housekeeping Housekeeping –Health & Safety –Next Year’s Committee –Apologies: Jon Jones, Peter Sinden –Agenda: AGM (30m), Presentation (1hr), Drinks (1hr) Secretary Secretary –Minutes of inaugural meeting on 7 th Feb –Matters Arising Why are we here? Why are we here? –Yearly AGM to outline progress and direction –EMC / vmware Virtualisation Presentation What have we done? What have we done? –Launch in February, 1st Event in April (70 attendees) –8 committee meeting / conference calls

3. Treasurer Report 2004-05 2004-05 –Budget: £1,967 –Carried Forward: £474 –Launch, Trophies, Gifts, Other Expenses 2005-06 2005-06 –Budget: £2,500 –Allocating ~£200 per event (10 planned) –Looking for sponsorship

4. Membership Secretary Report Member Jobs No previous year’s dataNo previous year’s data 777 Members777 Members 500 in Swindon / Wiltshire, remainder in rest of UK500 in Swindon / Wiltshire, remainder in rest of UK

5. Other Reports Publicity Publicity –Contact with local Newspaper and Radio –BCS Publications –Computing Magazine Web & Email Web & Email –Primary method of communication –Events Registration and Feedback

6. Objectives for the coming year Launch and Establish branch as an ongoing group Launch and Establish branch as an ongoing group Organise engaging events in line with member feedback Organise engaging events in line with member feedback Develop Strategy for the Branch Develop Strategy for the Branch Plan Agenda for coming year Plan Agenda for coming year Engage the support and involvement of local business and education Engage the support and involvement of local business and education Undertake joint events with other professional organisations in the area Undertake joint events with other professional organisations in the area Facilitate the involvement of all the members in the ongoing operation of the Branch Facilitate the involvement of all the members in the ongoing operation of the Branch

7. Member Feedback Security, Information Systems, IT Management, Operations

8. Strategy Why? Why? –Focus, Agreement & Objectives What? What? –Local Business Liaison –Local Education –Accessibility and Communication –Public Relations –Events and Social Activities Tracking and Progress Tracking and Progress Available on the website Available on the website

9. Programme of Events IT Management IT Operations & Security IT in the Future Introduction & Overview Implementation & Exploitation Sep -J anFeb - Jun IT as a Business Service Management Security Utility Computing Open Source Other What are the Issues and Opportunities facing IT Management Today? What is available now or soon that enables us to better operate, exploit and secure the IT Environment? What is on the horizon in the IT industry at the vendor and academic level? ThreadQuestion

10. Committee Elections Antony HayesChairman Geoff HuntSecretary Alison DanielsTreasurer Peter DavisEducation Liaison Officer (A) Education Liaison Officer (B) Education Liaison Officer (B) Martin SmithMembership Secretary Publicity Officer YPG Representative Jon JonesWebmaster Peter BerryGeneral Committee Member Brian BrockGeneral Committee Member The following nominations have been received

11. Conclusion New Committee Members New Committee Members –Young Professionals Rep –Education Rep –Publicity Thanks Thanks –Nationwide –Committee –Retiring Committee: Tanya Gray, Bruce Elton, Stuart Shepherd, Jon Riding –BCS Good first 5 months, more to do… Good first 5 months, more to do…