Computer Conservation Society

We’re a community of IT professionals and enthusiasts who are passionate about historical computer conservation.

Welcome to our group!

The Computer Conservation Society (the CCS) is a co-operative venture between BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the Science Museum of London, the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, and Bletchley Park Trust.

Everyone is welcome, members and non-members alike. If you want to get involved or have any ideas for our forthcoming programme, please do get in touch at groups@bcs.uk.

Membership is open to anyone interested in computer conservation and the history of computing. For more details, see our page about joining the CCS.

Chris Rees, Chair

More from the Computer Conservation Society

Upcoming events

Hybrid event: The Web before the Web: Putting the hype into Hypertext

21 November, 2:30pm

Hybrid event: Film Show

12 December, 2:30pm

Hybrid event: Towards a History of British HCI

20 February, 2:30pm

Hybrid event: Leonardo Torres Quevedo: Pioneer of Computing, Automatics, and AI

28 February, 2:30pm

Hybrid event: Pandaemonium – Generating the Unexpected

17 April, 2:30pm

Past events

See our group's previous events

Join us

Become a BCS member and start networking with like-minded professionals in our Computer Conservation Society specialist group.

Apply for BCS membership today

To contact the group please email groups@bcs.uk.

About us

The Society promotes the conservation of historic computers, and runs a number of specialised projects. Early computers that have been conserved by the society can be seen in UK museums. We welcome people to help in our restoration and demonstration activities.