Specialist Groups are a valuable benefit of membership as they will keep you up to date on all subjects relevant to you. You can attend as many meetings as you like at any of our Specialist Groups.

The meetings are about networking and are a chance to compliment your existing knowledge, contribute towards your continuing professional development (CPD), and build your exposure to both people in and information on your chosen field as well as others you’re interested in.

Our 50+ Specialist Groups provide an unrivalled opportunity to keep up with current developments in your area(s) of interest:

Advanced Programming	Health London & South East
Agile Methods	Health Northern
Animation and Games Development	Health Northern Ireland
Artificial Intelligence	Health Nursing
ASSIST	Health Scotland
BCSWomen	Health Wales
Business Change	Information Retrieval
Business Information Systems	Information Risk Management and Assurance (IRMA)
CMA (Communications Management Association)	Information Security (ISSG)
Computer Arts Society	Interaction
Computer Conservation Society	Internet
Configuration Management	Law
Consultancy	Learning and Development
Cybercrime Forensics	Location Information
Cybernetic Machine	Open Source
Data Centre	Primary Health Care
Data Management	Project Management (PROMS-G)
Distributed and Scalable Computing	Quality
e-Learning	Requirements Engineering
ELITE	Scottish Testing
Enterprise Architecture	Service Management
Entrepreneurs	Sociotechnical
Ethics (ICT Ethics SG)	Software Practice Advancement (SPA)
Financial Services	Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN-UK)
Formal Aspects of Computing Science (FACS)	Software Testing
Fortran	Young Professionals
Green IT	Young Professionals Information Security (YPISG)

Joining a Group

BCS members
If you are a BCS member you can manage your specialist group memberships by logging in to the Member Secure Area. You can join a number of specialist groups.

Non-BCS members
If you are not a BCS member, join us today to access all BCS Specialist Groups.

In addition to the wide range of Specialist Groups on offer, BCS Membership brings a wealth of other member services and benefits.

You are also welcome to contact any of the committee members to discuss the group / aims in more detail. Some groups are open to non-members; please check the Specialist Group page for information.