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British Computer Society

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British Computer Society

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Also known as BCS, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, bcs.org

professional body and learned society

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The British Computer Society, also known as BCS, is an organization established in 1957. It operates as a funder and other type of entity within the United Kingdom. The society is located in the city of Swindon.

It currently employs 271 people and has 1015 volunteers. The organization is active and is identified by the acronym BCS. It is also referred to as BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Its status is listed as active in current records.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, ROR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Research organization · ROR

Type
Funder, Other
Founded
1957
Location
Swindon, United Kingdom
Also known as
BCS, British Computer Society
Status
Active

GRID grid.470706.2 · ISNI 0000 0001 1034 2635

Official website

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT | BCS

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice.

bcs.org

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Wikidata facts

Field of work
computer science
Located in
Swindon
Headquarters
Swindon
Employees
271
Revenue
25243000
Official website
www.bcs.org
Motto
Making IT good for society
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Commons category
British Computer Society
inception
1957-00-00
ACM Classification Code (2012)
10011267
social media followers
6010
short name
BCS
number of volunteers
1015
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