This Friday March 5th, Jim Friars, CEO ICS Skills and Mary Cleary, Professional Development Manager, ICS Skills have been invited by FIT (Fastrack to IT) to take part in the e-Skills for Lifelong Learning Event.  ICS Skills has been involved in the promotion of e-Skills and digital literacy in Ireland since the launch of the highly successful ECDL (European computer Driving Licence) programme in Ireland in 1997. More than 500,000 Irish people have taken part in this programme.

The Irish Computer Society in conjunction with the Centre for Software Engineering www.cse.dcu.ie are pleased to present a new series of talks on the critical and exciting area of Innovation that look at aspects of the Innovative Organisation.

The Irish Computer Society and the ICS Privacy Forum would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual Data Protection Conference on Thursday, March 25th at the Radisson BLU Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.  The topics this year will include Data Security and Data Retention.   The conference will be officially opened by Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland. 

Today the Irish Computer Society released results of its survey based on the current state of the IT industry in Ireland. The online survey, conducted by the Irish Computer Society, was distributed among the Society’s member base.

Discover the bottom-line benefits of sustainable IT. Organised by iQuest in conjunction with ICT Ireland and the Irish Software Association, this inaugural summit is devoted to the business benefits of Green IT.

Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre and the Irish Computer Society have launched a transition year module in software development, utilising a program called Scratch for a fun and interesting way to introduce software development to your class of students.  Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy for students to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share their creations on the web.

The Irish Computer Society and the ICS Privacy Forum is delighted to announce that Chief Security Technology Officer of BT, Bruce Schneier will be speaking via video link from California at the 2nd Annual Data Protection Conference.  The conference which is on 25th March at the Radison BLU Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 will look at topics surrounding Data Retention and Data Security.

At the Irish Computer Society we believe that some students may have misconceptions when it comes to choosing a career in IT.  We encourage students through programmes such as ChooseIT, Scratch and F1 in Schools, to redress the balance and  give full consideration to a career in technology.