Hertfordshire Branch
The Hertfordshire Branch covers an area of the country which includes parts of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, as well as the eponymous county. We have over 1600 members at all grades, and meet approximately once per month from September / October to May / June. Meetings cover a wide variety of topics, technical, commercial, academic etc. Forthcoming events may be found on our Future Events page.
The Branch began as a sub-branch of the London Branch, and was originally named the Watford sub-branch. In April 1973, it moved location to Hemel Hempstead and was renamed the West Herts sub-branch. The speaker at the first meeting was Dr Tom Margerison, the well-known science writer and broadcaster. Full Branch status was approved in May 1974. The Branch changed its name to the Hertfordshire Branch in 2003, to reflect the majority of membership addresses.
Various venues have been used: Batchwood Hall, the Langley Hotel, the Heath Park Hotel, and the Aubrey Park Hotel. The University of Hertfordshire played host in the early 1990s, followed by the Thistle Hotel St Albans. For some years our current location has been in Hemel Hempstead, kindly provided by Steria Limited.
The BCS Hertfordshire Branch is supporting the Go ON Give an Hour campaign, which is part of the Race Online 2012 initiative. See also.