Left: David Muxworthy giving his presentation "40 years of the Fortran SG and Fortran standards" at the joint FSG/IoP CPG meeting "Fortran in Physics" held on June 7, 2010.
Right: David receiving his Meritorious Service Award from BCS Deputy President Bob Harvey at the Specialist Groups Convention held on 11 October, 2011.

The Group was established in 1970 to provide an open forum for Fortran users.

Its main aims are:

• to disseminate information about Fortran and its application in various fields,
• to provide a platform for discussion of users' needs and requirements in future versions of Fortran,
• to encourage the development of the language in collaboration with national and international standardization bodies,
• to promote the use of the Fortran language.

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About BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT

Founded in 1957
Royal Charter granted in 1984
Registered Chartered Engineering Institute 1990
BCS is a member of the Council of the European Professional Informatics Societies

BCS exists to provide service and support to the IS community, including individual practitioners, employers of IS staff and the general public. It is the only professional body able to confer chartered status in all three of the following areas: Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Scientist (CSci) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

See the BCS main web site for more about the Institute.

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