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07 Oct 1996

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Nottingham & Derby branch. 7 October. Winter School.

First of six. 'Business Process Re-engineering - the Hype and the Reality'.

6.30 for 7pm. Contact: (0116) 287 0621 x4077.

Fax: (01629) 580118. Email: nottm-sec@bcs.org.uk

West Herts and Bedfordshire branches. 7 October.

'Visa Payment on the Internet'. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Campus. CPD rating: 1.5 hours. Contact: M Irish (01707) 327193. Email: t.m.n.irish@herts.ac.uk

Computer Audit specialist group. 8 October. 'Auditing and Automation'.

10am. Chartered Accountants Hall, Moorgate Place, London W1. Contact: M Ellis (0171) 920 8481.

Email: itfac@cix.compulink.co.uk

Humberside branch. 8 October. 'The Colossus at Bletchley Park'. Dr Tony Sale speaking. 7.30pm. Staff House, University of Hull. Email: b.c.tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk

London West branch. 8 October. 'The Profession - What Does It Mean To Be A Professional?' 7.30pm. Brunel University Lecture Centre Theatre E, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge.

Contact: L Neal (01895) 274000.

Birmingham branch. 9 October. IT Manager from National Lottery speaking.

6.30pm. Birmingham Medical Institute. Contact: C Harvey (0121) 749 2444.

Business Information Systems specialist group. 9 October.

'The Interactive Boardroom'. 6 for 6.30pm. City University, London. Contact: S Tyrell-Lewis (0181) 290 1488.

East Anglia branch. 9 October. 'What does the Internet Mean to You?' 6 for 6.30pm. Norwich City College, Ipswich Road, Norwich. Contact: T Ward. Email: tward@bcs.org.uk URL: www.labs.bt.com/profsoc/bcs-ea/

Advanced Programming specialist group. 10 October.

'What Programmers Should Know About Intellectual Property Rights'. Chairman, BCS Intellectual Property Committee, speaking. 6pm. IBM Centre South Bank, 76 Upper Ground, London SE1. Email: jjf@dcs.bbk.ac.uk

Northern Medical specialist group. 10 October. 'The Paperless Hospital'.

6.15 for 7pm. Umist, Reynolds Building.

Contact: A Meyer (01706) 45560.

Email: andrew_meyer@msn.com

Noops specialist group. 10 October. 'Delphi'. 7pm.

Senior Common Room, Old Library Building, Newcastle University. Contact: A Morton (0973) 173287.

Email: andrew-morton@msn.com. URL: www.mari.co.uk/noops/

ODBC user group. 10 October. 'JDBC'. 6.30pm.

IBM South Bank, 76 Upper Ground, London SE1.

Contact: (0181) 993 8080. Email: csg@isa.co.uk

Oxfordshire branch. 10 October. 'Motor Industry Software Reliability Association'. 7 for 7.30pm. Computing Laboratory, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford. Contact: T Murphy (01235) 520073. Email: e.g.murphy@bcs.org.uk

West Yorkshire branch. 10 October. 'Computing - A Neat Idea, But Will It Catch On?' Geoff Robinson, BCS President, speaking. 6.30pm. Leeds Metropolitan University.

Email: roger.cook@leeds.gov.uk

West Yorkshire branch. 13 October. 'Legal Aspects of the Internet'. 6.30pm.

Leeds Metropolitan University.

Email: roger.cook@leeds.gov.uk

Belfast branch. 14 October. Golf outing, Malone Golf Club. 12.30pm. Contact: R Millar (01232) 366841.

Nottingham & Derby branch. 14 October. Winter School.

Second of six. 'Intranet Solutions'. 6.30 for 7pm.

Contact: (0116) 287 0621 x4077. Fax: (01629) 580118.

Email: nottm-sec@bcs.org.uk

Mednet 96. 14-17 October. European Congress of the Internet in Medicine. In association with Cepis. Brighton.

Email: info@mednet.org.uk URL: www.mednet.org.uk/mednet/mednet.htm

Belfast branch. 15 October. Table Quiz. CIYMS.

Contact: R Millar (01232) 366841.

Kingston & Croydon branch. 15 October. 'Mythical Monsters That Plague Modern Organisations & Information Systems'.

7.15 for 7.30pm. The Board Room, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road. Contact: A Lucas-Smith (0181) 547 2000 x2176.

Email: a.j.h.lucas-smith@open.ac.uk

North Staffordshire branch. 15 October. Meeting. 8pm. Stakis Grand Hotel, Hanley. Contact: A Rawson (01270) 874335. Email: a.k.rawson@bcs.org.uk

Bournemouth & Hampshire branches with YPG. 16 October. '2000: the Reality'.

3pm. Chase Manhattan Bank.

Contact: V Sivess (01703) 592799.

Email: bcs-visit:ecs.soton.ac.uk

Data Management specialist group Patterns Working Party.

16 October. 'Architecture, Engineering & Re-engineering'.

6.30pm. University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London.

Contact: gberrisford@macline.co.uk

Hampshire branch. 16 October. 'Foresight: DTI Initiative'. Rodger Hake, BCS technical director, speaking. 7pm. Southampton Institute. Contact: D Clarke (01962) 815742.

London North branch. 16 October. 'Rising SAP'. 6.30pm.

New Cavendish Club, 44 Great Cumberland Place, London W1.

CPD rated. Contact: H Gerlis (0181) 343 7830.

Email: andor@bcs.org.uk.

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