The British Computer Society Has Signalled A New Era For Its Renowned Annual Health Informatics Event By Moving It To Birmingham In 2010

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Article Date: 17 Aug 2009 - 4:00 PDT

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HC2010, the Health Informatics Congress, will be held at the city's International Conference Centre (ICC), from 27th-29th April.

The ICC was chosen because its central location and facilities are able to support BCS' long-term ambitions and plans for the event, says Mike Sinclair, the new chair of the event's organising committee.

He says: "Health Informatics professionals have an increasingly significant influence on the shape, direction and ongoing operation of services across health and social care. This event provides a unique and powerful opportunity to bring professionals from across the UK together under one roof to learn and discuss key issues.

"The NHS will be facing very tough and new challenges in 2010. The pressures to realise real benefits from the application and use of information systems will be greater than those we have faced in the past. Now, more than ever, it is vital for this community of professionals to get together to debate future directions and make connections.

"We want HC2010 in Birmingham to be an integral part of life for the many health informatics professionals in the UK - a 'must-attend' event for those either setting the agenda or having to deliver against it."

Significant changes to the event's conference programme and how it is run in 2010 will also be made. Details of these will be announced in due course.

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The British Computer Society

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