Chairman's Report 2002

The year 2001-2002 has see another busy year for ITSSG.

John Jenkins leaves the group as of the end of Trinity Term 2002 and Jane Littlehales formally becomes the OUCS senior management member, having previously been co-opted, as she is now the head of the ITS3 unit in OUCS. Nikki Cutler has been co-opted to the group as the ITS3 administrator, thanks to OUCS for allowing ITSSG some of Nikki's time to do our administrative Support and thanks to Jane Brown for all her past support.

The ITSS group is now:
Jane Littlehales, Nikki Cutler, Andrew Slater, Jeremy Worth, Jonathan Miller, Niall Hedderley, Katherine Craddock, John Ireland, James Dore and Tony Brett.

ITSSG has a new web address: http://www.ictf.ox.ac.uk - {since then ITSSG has become ICTF http://www.ictf.ox.ac.uk}

The IT Suppliers Exhibition in December 2001 was bigger and better than ever before, attracting 70 exhibitors, 200 visitors and raising £3000 for ITSSG funds (mainly used to fund the ITSS Conference).

ITSSG has a Christmas social event and there is to be a summer social event at Halifax House on 24th July.

Carol Bateman gets a special thank you today for all her hard work in supporting ITSSG right from its inception back in 1996. As Carol is shortly to retire a presentation of a bouquet of flowers was made to her by the ITSSC chair on behalf of all members of ITSSC, past and present.

Tony Brett
20 June 2002