British Computer Society Is Officially At Civil War

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday June 8, 2010 @09:16PM from the band-of-brothers-with-maces dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A vote of no confidence against the current board of directors has erupted in what is possibly the first nerd war, raging throughout the British Computer Society. More financial- and spreadsheet-related fixations and less computer science have made a few members cross; plus they don't like the new name 'The Chartered Institute of IT.' Here are more specific details on the extraordinary emergency general meeting on July 1, where members will vote to decide the fate of the board of directors."

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Re:Civil war? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-06-08 21:29 · Score: 5, Interesting

This is not just a couple of nerds throwing a fit. It is an important professional organization and whose interest it should server. More information: here. The question is whether or not the organization should represent practicing IT professionals or management.