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VSJ – September 2009 – Members’ News

IAP in VSJ Tenth Anniversary This month sees the beginning of the tenth year of the Institution’s association with Visual Systems Journal. As a way of recognising this milestone, we plan to publish a series of articles by previous contributors in which they review progress since their original submissions. The first of these, by Allen […]

VSJ – September 2009 – Notice Board

The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit runs between 14 and 15 September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. There’s more at www.gartner.com. Get More Bang for Your Online Buck is at 174 Hammersmith Road, London on 16 September. See www.haymarketevents.com/conferenceVenue/352/get-bang-online-buck- for full details. iTSHOWCASELIVE is at Twickenham Stadium on 22 September. There’s more at www.itshowcase.co.uk/Events/2009-09-22/London The […]

The IAP is all of a Twitter

We have now activated our Twitter account at twitter/iap_org_uk, we can now keep you updated with all the latest info and what is going on with the IAP and the industry. See our site at www.iap.org.uk. Coming soon will be a link to our Face Book group as well

VSJ – June 2009

Employment Exchange Craig Golby MCMI, MIAP is a Project Manager and Business Analyst with retained technical skills in Java and Database technologies working primarily in the Financial Services sector. He is currently looking for contract work. Contact Craig at craig.golby@dignitas.ltd.uk for further information and a detailed CV. [Want your entry printed here? Email eo@iap.org.uk with […]

VSJ – July 2009 – Annual Spring Conference Report

As is traditional, we’re giving over the whole of our allotted space this month to a report on the annual Spring Conference, written by IAP Vice-president Paul Lynham. This year’s Spring Conference was held at the Museum in Docklands, close to Canary Wharf. Mike Ryan, Director General of the IAP, welcomed all the delegates and […]

VSJ – June 2009 – Work in Progress

It’s exactly three years since we signed an agreement with the Institute of Continuing Professional Development that allows our members to apply for ICPD membership. Helen Nother of the CPD Foundation explained, in VSJ for July 2006, how the Institute of Continuing Professional Development aims to raise professional standards through individual recognition. We’re reprinting a […]

VSJ – June 2009 – Members’ News

Paul Lynham, FIAP is standing for re-election to the IAP Council this year. He outlines his view of the IAP’s development here. The Institution of Analysts and Programmers is an organisation that I am proud to be associated with. Our profession is continually changing and the services and products we provide have become deeply embedded […]

VSJ – June 2009 – Sounding Board

Robin Jones wonders why open source solutions appear to have lower acceptance in the UK than elsewhere. “Nobody ever got fired”, the saying used to go, “for buying IBM.” Well, no. But why not? What has the supplier got to do with it? This line of thinking smacks of getting one’s excuses in first. If […]

VSJ – June 2009 – Employment Exchange

Craig Golby MCMI, MIAP is a Project Manager and Business Analyst with retained technical skills in Java and Database technologies working primarily in the Financial Services sector. He is currently looking for contract work. Contact Craig at craig.golby@dignitas.ltd.uk for further information and a detailed CV. [Want your entry printed here? Email eo@iap.org.uk with the details.]

VSJ – June 2009 – Notice Board

GC Live, the UK’s leading event for public sector ICT, is at Earls Court on 9 and 10 June. Visit www.gc-live.com for details. Code Generation 2009 is at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, between 16 and 18 June. See www.codegeneration.net/cg2009 for more. W-Tech 2009 is a free motivational showcase supporting women interested in IT, taking place […]