Editing British Computer Society (section)

{{Short description|British professional body in IT}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox organization
| logo                = BCS_logo_2021.svg
| type                = Professional Organisation
| key_people          = [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|The Duke of Kent]], [[Order of the Garter|KG]] (Patron)<br> [[Alastair Revell]], President<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcs.org/more/about-us/people-and-governance/meet-our-trustees-executives-and-council/bcs-honorary-officers/|title=BCS Honorary officers|accessdate=15 March 2024|website=BCS}}</ref><br>Rob Deri, CEO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcs.org/about-us/people-and-governance/meet-our-trustees-executives-and-council/|title=Meet our trustees, executives and council|website=BCS}}</ref>
| website             = {{URL|https://www.bcs.org/}}
| footnotes           = 
| name                = British Computer Society
| founded_date        = {{Start date and age|1957|05|02|df=y}}
| founder             = Sir [[Maurice Wilkes]]
| location            = London, United Kingdom
| origins             = London Computer Group
| area_served         = Worldwide
| focus               = Information Technology
| method              = Chartered IT status, Industry standards, Conferences, Publications and regulation of ICT education
| revenue             = 
| endowment           = 
| num_volunteers      = 
| num_members         = 60,000 in 150 countries<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bcs.org/more/about-us/ | title=About us | accessdate=21 April 2021 | publisher=BCS }}</ref>
| owner               = <!-- | Non-profit_slogan   = Making IT good for society -->
| homepage            = 
| tax_exempt          = 
| dissolved           = 
}}
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[[File:Professor Nigel Shadbolt.jpg|thumb|Sir [[Nigel Shadbolt]] was President of BCS from 2006 to 2007.]]
[[File:Wendy hall 2011.jpg|thumb|Dame [[Wendy Hall]] was President of BCS from 2003 to 2004.]] 
[[File:HRH The Duke of Kent 5 Allan Warrenjpg.jpg|thumb|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]] was President of BCS from 1982 to 1983.]]
[[File:Lord Mountbatten Naval in colour Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|[[Lord Mountbatten]] was President of BCS from 1966 to 1967.]]
[[image:Maurice Vincent Wilkes 1980 (3).jpg|thumb|Sir [[Maurice Wilkes]] served as the first President of BCS in 1957.]]
The '''British Computer Society''' ('''BCS'''), branded '''BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT''', since 2009, is a [[professional body]] and a [[learned society]] that represents those working in [[information technology]] (IT), [[computing]], [[software engineering]], [[computer engineering]] and [[computer science]], both in the [[United Kingdom]] and internationally. Founded in 1957, BCS has played an important role in educating and nurturing IT professionals, computer scientists, software engineers, computer engineers, upholding the profession, accrediting [[Chartered IT Professional]] (CITP) and [[Chartered Engineer (UK)|Chartered Engineer]] (CEng) status, and creating a global community active in promoting and furthering the field and practice of computing.