FAQs
Below you will find the answers to some of our most asked questions by BCS volunteers. If you can’t find what you are looking for, contact our team of BCS Community Coordinators.
Discover the committee role that's right for you and then apply for any of our volunteering vacancies.
If you can’t find the right role for you, get in touch with the Community Team.
In a new update to the Community Board Member Group rules, soon you will have to become a BCS member to volunteer on a Member Group committee.
We hold conventions for our volunteers in Winter and Spring. The conventions are an opportunity for volunteers to come together on the biggest issues affecting the BCS community. You will be invited to a convention by email and within our BCS volunteer newsletter, if you have consented to receive communications from BCS.
That’s great you want to share knowledge with the BCS community. To create a BCS event, simply complete the event request form and refer to our guidance on running a community event.
Go to BCS Eventbrite and select your event. Then click 'Register' to view how many tickets are remaining for your event. You can deduct the number remaining from the number of tickets that were originally available. If you need any further support, please send an email to groups@bcs.uk where one of our BCS Coordinators will be able to help you.
Get in touch with your BCS Community Coordinator to organise a post-event survey for your Member Group. You can add custom questions to the survey providing you are following our guidance and policies on communicating with members and the public.
You can explore our London office and then contact your BCS Community Coordinator to book a room on your behalf. BCS Member Groups can use the facilities free of charge for events and meetings. There is a small fee for non-BCS use of the facilities, for which bookings through BCS members receive a discount.
Once you’ve used your BCS budget allocation for your Member Group, there is a small pool of funding you can apply to use. Please submit a supplementary funding request justifying your expenditure to your BCS Community Coordinator.
Your BCS Community Coordinator will provide you with a method of contacting your fellow committee members. To speak with your member group, your Coordinator can also show you how to use the BCS Community forum to liaise with your member group members and the wider BCS membership.
View our BCS training and development opportunities for volunteers. We are continually adding further training for our volunteers, and we often advertise ad hoc chances to better your volunteering experience here and in our newsletter.
View the guidance on student prizes, awards, competition and bursaries that are available to your member group. You can also use the forms on this page to request prizes and nominate a fellow volunteer for BCS recognition.
You need to login to MyBCS and select ‘My profile’ to update your email address and other contact information. Alternatively, you can contact our Customer Services team for membership services.
Firstly, we would recommend you explore our Member Group communities and then login to MyBCS, select BCS communities from the ‘Communities and events’ menu, find the branch, specialist group or section you wish to join, and follow the instructions to be automatically added to the Member Group of your choice.
To join the committee of a member group, you need to nominate yourself for a position at the Member Group’s annual general meeting (AGM) and be successfully elected to the post. Alternatively, to join part-way through the year, a small number of members can be co-opted onto a committee.
Get in touch with the Community team to find out more.
