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Roy Newell MA(Oxon) MSc FBCS CITP MIMIS
1927–2010
Roy was a founder member of the BCS, of PITCOM, of the Sussex Microcomputer
Group and of the BCS Sussex Branch. He held significant roles in JAPONITE,
QCA, AGI, PMG, RTC, BETT and IMIS, where he promoted BCS interests
and activities.Roy's special contributions were in the area of personal networking within the BCS and its associated professional circles, and also the wider political and educational communities. These enabled him to develop and promote branch and national BCS interests. Roy had been Council Regional Representative for several terms and had represented the Sussex Branch on Branches Board since 1967. During that time, for extensive periods he represented the Board on Specialist Groups Board, Professional Development Committee, Publications Committee, Conference Committee and also made contributions from time to time to Education Committee. In addition to his work on national committees and boards, Roy had been a member of London Branch Committee, Disabled SG Committee, Developing Countries SG Committee, GIS SG Committee. For a number of years he had been a Referee for BCS Awards and was previously a BCS Systems Analysis Examiner. As a member of BCS Sussex Branch, he had served as Chairman, Secretary and probably all the other committee roles. For many years Roy represented the Sussex Branch on the SE Engineering Council Forum, Neighbourhood Engineers bodies and the SE Professional Council Coordinating Committee. He played a major part in significant local BCS conferences for the Disabled, Data Protection, Electronic Commerce, and so on. Through his many contacts, Roy was largely responsible for many of our Branch annual programmes. He wrote prolifically for our Branch Newsletter, together with a number of national computer-related publications. Roy will be sadly missed by everyone involved with our branch committee, both past and present. |
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 Roy Newell: 1927–2010 |
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