Council Elections As reported in February, the deadline for nominations for election to the Council was the end of the month, so we now know who wishes to serve for the next three years. Between now and July, each nominee will have the opportunity to introduce (or re-introduce) him or herself through these pages. This […]

Council member Dr Peter Ashby, FIAP has lately been thinking about fraud. He looks at ways  of preventing it than responding after the event. As analysts, we may be asked to investigate suspected fraud. Sometimes we find evidence of it and on other occasions we can only say that the results are inconclusive. Whatever the […]

Don’t Forget the IAP Spring Conference on 24 April. Full details are in February’s VSJ (and at www.iap.org.uk). There are still a few places available but you’ll need to hurry! Open Source in the Public Sector is at Inmarsat, London on 22 April. See www.kablenet.com for details. Infosecurity Europe is at Earl’s Court, London from […]

For a variety of reasons, several long-standing Council members left us at the last AGM. We’ve been lucky enough to co-opt two energetic and enthusiastic members, Simon Reed and Ian Stockley, pending this year’s elections. Here, Ian introduces himself. After attending an IAP Spring seminar a few years ago I had chance to chat with […]

International publisher of technology books, Wiley, is pleased to offer IAP members 25% discount on all its computing titles. Readers will be familiar with the name of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. They may not realise that the company has a 200-year history as a source of information and understanding. Its core businesses publish scientific, […]