BCS Bedford and IET: Network Rail Southeast Map Project

Details taken from: http://www.beds.bcs.org.uk/event.php?event=118

Network Rail Southeast Map Project

Date	Tuesday 23 Feb 2016
Time	18:30
Registration	Please register for this event
Location	Tavistock Suite, The Park Inn Hotel, 2 St Mary's Street, Bedford MK42 0AR (Free parking at rear - inform hotel reception)
Speakers	Alan Dalley and Katherine Thomas, Network Rail.
Abstract	The project to develop and deliver the Southeast Map app for Network Rail used leading-edge mobile technologies to process and present large amounts of publicly available train running data seamlessly, enabling operational staff to make better informed decisions, enable faster recovery of rail network performance following incidents and provide better quality information to passengers. Its unique value is in the way live data is presented through a simple and recognisable map-based interface. Information that was previously delivered in a complex and inefficient way is now available at a glance to a wider customer base, reducing costs and improving insight, responsiveness and communication with passengers. From the initial customer requirement the project used agile delivery techniques to provide a proof of concept, engage the customer through collaboration, manage complex data and undertake testing to deliver a highly innovative product.
Agenda	6.00pm Registration, refreshments and networking 6.30pm Guest Speakers - Alan Daley & Katherine Thomas 7.20pm Opportunity to question the speakers 7.45pm Opportunity to network and talk to the speakers
Downloads	Flyer

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BCS Career Event - update.

Purpose: This event is organized to help support students of IT in their pursuit for employment. We hope to cover several routes in to work including 
 Placement and Internship schemes 
 Direct entry into work post-graduation 
 Graduate schemes
  Self-employment 


The aim is to make this event useful to students in IT at different stages (1st, 2nd and final years) of their respective courses and expect to have students from both campuses attending. Everyone will have something to take from this event. 


Highlights of this event will be a Q&A session featuring a panel comprising the speakers at the event as well as some students of the University who have gone through the various employment routes themselves and stalls from a selection of employers into IT roles in and around Northampton.  




Date: Thursday, 17th May 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm  
Venue: Avenue Campus, University of Northampton (Newton Building) 

Agenda

• 6:30 - 7:00 Tea/coffee, students to visit stalls 
• 7:20 - 7:40 First speaker: The Graduate (preparing for interviews/CV) 
• 7:00 - 7:20 Second speaker: Lydia Selby (finding good placements, intern schemes and/or going selfemployed)
• 7:40 - 8:00 Third speaker: Network Rail (Graduate schemes /Assessment centres) 
• 8:00 - 8:15 Refreshments 
• 8:15 - 8:45 (may go on till 9:00) Panel 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries or concerns. 


Thank you for your interest and I look forward to your kind contribution. 


Vimukthi Mahindaratne, BCS Committee Member (Young Professionals Group) 
Email: vimukthilk@gmail.com 

BCS Northampton Careers Event

On 17th May 2012, the Northampton Branch of the BCS is running a Careers event aimed mainly (but not exclusively) at young professionals in computing in Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas.This builds on last years successful IT Skills for the Recession/Recovery event.

Questions you might want to use this session to help you with:
How do you know what skills are needed to strengthen your value to industry? 

How do you prepare for a job search?
How do you set yourselves apart from your peers?

Provisional Timetable

Venue: University of Northampton, Avenue Campus (room to be confirmed)

6:30 - 7:00 Tea/coffee, students to visit stalls

7:00 - 7:20 First speaker : FDM (finding grad/placement schemes etc)

7:20 - 7:40 Second speaker : The Graduate (preparing for interviews/CV)

7:40 - 8:00 Third speaker : Network Rail (Assessment centres)

8:00 - 8:15 Refreshments

8:15 - 8:45 (may go on till 9:00) Panel

Alongside these speakers other potential employers are aiming to attend. More details about this event will follow.

This event is open to BCS and non-BCS members.