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Welcome to the BCS Fortran Specialist Group Website
January 2013
Left: Malcolm Cohen, Principal Technical Consultant at NAG and editor of
the Fortran 2003 and 2008 ISO/IEC standards, receiving the prestigious 'IEC 1906 Award'
for his services to international technical standards from the President of the British
Electrotechnical Committee, Mr Geoff Young, at the IET Savoy Place, London on Friday
9th December 2011.
Right: Malcolm's IEC 1906 Award certificate. More details of the award
can be found in the
NAG press release.
Further photographs as well as larger versions of the above are available courtesy of John Reid.
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.
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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