Partnership with VBUG

The Institution of Analysts and Programmers, and VBUG, the leading association for developers of Microsoft products in the UK, have signed a partnership agreement which will benefit the members of both groups.

Benefits for VBUG itself will include authority to use the Institution's coat of arms on its documentation, as a mark of recognition by the IAP, and the Institution will promote VBUG events through its Web site news and other publications.

In return VBUG will include details of IAP news and events in its regular mailings to UK members, and represent the IAP at developer events such as UK ReMix and Microsoft TechEd. VBUG have access to the UK Microsoft MSDN event listings and can submit IAP events for inclusion.

The two organisations already have a number of members in common, but in future the IAP will waive the £30 registration fee for VBUG members joining the Institution. IAP members will be able to get complementary places at two VBUG meetings a year.

Full details about membership of VBUG are available from www.vbug.co.uk.