We are very happy to announce a night of exciting talks with Professor Garfield Southall on the future of the BCS and James Earl on the real world applications of 3D Scanning. Just before the talks we will have our short Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BCS Chester & North Wales Branch starting at 5:45 pm with hot drinks and food on arrival.. The event is open to non-members as well as members.
Just before the talks we will have our short Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BCS Chester & North Wales Branch which will be held on 9th October, starting at 5:45 pm with hot drinks and food on arrival.. The event is open to non-members as well as members.
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We have 2 guest speakers confirmed for the night. Professor Garfield Southall will update the Branch of national BCS developments. Garfield has been a long standing Branch member for over 20 years and was previously been Branch Chair. He is now helping to shape the future of BCS at a national level as a member of the BCS Community Board and Chair of the BCS Programme, Practice and Policy Committee. He is also Executive Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering at University of Chester.
Our second guest speaker is James Earl of OR3D, who specialise in providing 3D CAD (computer aided design) models from laser scan data. Using a variety of portable 3D laser scanning equipment and specialist reverse engineering software they create 3D CAD models of pretty much anything!
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Just before the talk we will cover our AGM business. Chester and North Wales Branch members have the opportunity to elect the new statutory committee roles for the coming year (Chair & Treasurer).
Please note that only BCS Chester and North Wales members are eligible to vote during the AGM.
Any member (or non-member) wishing to become a Committee Member should send an email to the Chair, Martin King (martinrking@outlook.com) to express their interest. Please also include whether you are applying for a general committee position or for a specific role (inc Chair & Treasurer), further details on roles and responsibilities can be found at http://www.volunteer.bcs.org/. All Committee positions are honorary, however reasonable expenses are covered. These application emails should be received no later than 6th October. All other non-statutory roles will be decided at our next committee meeting.
A full agenda, our Draft Treasurer’s report and the previous AGM minutes can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z2y51e4vboj8y6r/AACWTTNxdDQ7k04icZmgiLTUa?dl=0
Notification of items wishing to be raised at the AGM under "Any other business" should be sent to martinrking@outlook.com not less than three days in advance. Admission of items not so notified at the AGM will be at the discretion of the Chair.
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Recognising that many of you will be coming here straight from work, we will be providing refreshments (tea, coffee, biscuits, cold drinks, finger buffet) from 5.45pm.
5.45pm buffet refreshments, AGM 6.00pm, Talk 6.30pm - 7.30pm, end circa 8.30pm.
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This event is bought to you by BCS Chester & North Wales Branch. For more information on the Branch, click here: https://www.bcs.org/category/10583
Please note, duplicate delegate names will be deleted. BCS do not issue Letters of Invitation for events.
