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| June 09, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Reed Business Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The British Computer Society (BCS) wants to focus less on three elements of its name: British, computer and society.

These are the words of the BCS president Alan Pollard speaking on the organisation's restructuring plans. He says the BCS needs to better reflect its membership by having a larger proportion of members with practical, rather than academic skills.

The 53-year-old organisation's own research shows it is seen by many as a technical ivory tower with computer scientists as members.

Major restructure

It is planning a major restructure in September in a drive to broaden its membership. It wants to appeal not only to traditional IT …

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