Institution of Analysts and Programmers

Symposium 2012: Advance Notice

Robin Jones — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:56:02 +0000

This year’s Symposium will take place on 23 November at the London Film Museum, which is housed in the former debating chamber of County Hall on the South Bank of the Thames, with stunning views of Westminster across the river.

As this year sees the Institution’s fortieth birthday and it coincides with Alan Turing’s centenary, we thought it appropriate for the Symposium’s theme to be Cryptography and Cyber-security.

Tickets will be available from the Office at £200 for IAP members and £250 for non-members.

As the Director General indicated in his recent letter, Fellows are entitled to attend Symposia without charge, so , given that places are limited, it would be a good idea to register your interest by contacting the Office (020 8 434 3685 or admin@iap.org.uk) today!

National Skills Academy for IT

Robin Jones — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:41:04 +0000

For some time now, IAP members have benefited from highly preferential rates to the Subscription Service of the Skills Academy. All good things come to an end, though. From 15 June 2012, the standard subscription rises to £359 per person.

That’s still pretty good value, giving access, as it does, to more than 90 certifications from Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco among others, over 200 e-books, on-line mentoring and informal professional skills courses.

I’ve left the best for last, though. As an IAP member, you qualify for a massive 45% discount on the standard price. So all the above services – and more besides – will cost you £199 per person.

Don’t forget that if you subscribe before 15 June, you’ll still benefit from the current, very generous, pricing structure.

Contact Janet Richards (janet.richards@e-skills.com) for more information.

Director General Signals Major Developments at the Institution

Robin Jones — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:36:30 +0000

On 18 April, the Director General, Alastair Revell, wrote to all IAP members to introduce the start of the Institution’s transformation to meet the new and ongoing challenges faced by the IT community. We’ve distilled them into the following ten statements that define how we will interact with our members:

Enhance – We will enhance what we offer to our members by focusing on career-oriented benefits that will help them develop professionally.
Exchange – We will provide our members with opportunities to exchange ideas, both face-to-face and online.
Encourage – We will actively encourage our members to develop their careers by finding them mentors from within our membership.
Empower – We will empower our members, especially our Fellows, to have a greater voice within our profession.
Ensure – We will ensure the quality of our membership remains outstanding by extending the peer review procedure that applications receive and by providing online verification of membership.
Enable – We will enable members to contribute more to the running and development of the Institution by establishing opportunities for them to help the Institution flourish.
Educate – We will continue to educate our members and the wider profession by publishing a learned journal and by developing a Body of Knowledge for the profession.
Enlighten – We will enlighten our profession, shaping its development by liaising more with government, academia and employers.
Engender – We will engender the spirit of professional duty in our members so that they can evangelise the need for professionalism in the wider IT community.
Evolve – We will evolve into a higher profile and more significant specialist professional body by increasing our relevance to our own members, the wider profession and Society at large.

Click the image below for a pdf of the 10 Es and feel free to pass it to interested colleagues and friends.

Paul Lynham, IAP Vice-President and Director for Member Engagement, will be contacting members shortly with further information. You can contact him at lynhamp@staff.iap.org.uk.

Bletchley Park Visit

Robin Jones — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:50:50 +0000

We’re organising an IAP visit to Bletchley Park on Friday, 4 May 2012. There will be a guided tour of the complex, a visit to the Colossus and Tunny machines, a cooked lunch and mid morning and afternoon refreshments. The inclusive cost to IAP members is £20. No additional charge is made for car parking. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. and finish around 4:00 p.m.

If you’d like to come, please complete a Bletchley Park Visit Application and send it to the office with your cheque for £20.00.

A Good Deal Better

Robin Jones — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:21:50 +0000

Members will recall, as we have reported before, that the National Skills Academy for IT offers a subscription to the whole of its huge range of IT and business courses and certifications online for only £95 for the first year.

From today, we can provide members with an even better deal. The Academy is offering IAP members a 10% discount, so you pay only £85.50 for unlimited, 24/7 access to the whole resource!

This is available to IAP members only, so you will need to quote a code when applying for your subscription at www.itskillsacademy.ac.uk/subscription.

You can find this code at the IAP’s LinkedIn group. Alternatively, email Robin Jones at jonesr@staff.iap.org.uk for more information.