PCG's annual elections for the Consultative Council (CC) are being conducted via a dedicated area of the website until 3 May 2004. The deadline for candidates to put themselves forward for nomination was 12:00 today Monday 26 April 2004, and the full list of 25 candidates who have qualified to go forward to the voting stage can be viewed here, together with a profile and election statement for each.

All full members are eligible to vote via the website between 17:00 on Monday 26 April 2004 and 17:00 on Monday 3 May 2004. There are 17 vacancies this year, and so each member may vote for 17 of the nominated candidates who qualified.

For further information about the elections, see the website and the discussion thread.

Within the next few weeks, PCG members will receive a prospectus inviting modest investment in a new commercial venture to deliver affordable, credible ISO9001 certification to PCG members' freelance businesses. PCG is currently finalising the details of an offer that it believes will be extremely attractive on several counts, and the prospectus will tell you everything that you need to know before deciding to invest.

When the proposed scheme goes live, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and PCG is reserving the first block of places for those who have registered an early interest. If you have already expressed an interest, at a seminar or by taking part in the online survey (regardless of the nature of your reply), then your place will already have been booked; if you have not but would like to then you can still do so by registering at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=16389432263 now.

This simple offer requires absolutely no commitment from you at all this point, so be sure to reserve your place at the front of the queue now. When you receive the prospectus, you will have a reasonable period of time to read and question it before deciding whether or not to confirm your place as a Founder.

PCG welcomes new Affiliate member, 7Safe Information Security, which operates independently of IT security vendors and their products to offer a "best of breed" services solution from penetration testing, security standard implementation (BS7799 - internationally recognised) and high level counteractive information security training and development.

Clients include government, military and law enforcement agencies, corporates and independent security professionals. Members are offered preferential terms for all 7Safe's Ethical Hacking and Computer Forensics courses available this year as well as the full range of Information Security related products. Simply visit the website to view further details and quote your PCG membership number at point of sale.

"The best organised and presented course I have ever attended." Director, SecAudit

"A course that met its requirements in all aspects. Presented to a very high standard." Head of Defensive Operations, MOD.

"The best course I have ever attended." DC- UK Hi-Tech Crime Unit.

"A great course, pitched at the right level & relevant to my role." DC - UK Hi-Tech Crime Unit.

"A lot on the course, better than any other I have attended." Head of Computer Science, University of Westminster.

"At last somebody who actually knows and understands exactly what they teach. Well done." Network Investigator, Norfolk Computer Crime Unit.

"Computer setup and use of Vmware excellent." DC, Dorset Police.

"Fantastic course, will send the rest of my staff on it." DC, Computer Crime Unit. Kent Police.

As part of its ongoing quest to expand and enhance its portfolio of member services, PCG would like to hear from any of its members who offer training courses or who have published books and manuals that may be of interest to other members. Please send full details, including pricing, to Mandie Bell at [email protected].

The Institute of Interim Management and PricewaterhouseCoopers will be hosting a seminar entitled "Courage to be Heard" at 18:30 on Thursday 29 April 2004 at Newcastle United Football Club.

Keynote speakers will address the challenges facing professional advisers and interim managers today, including the duty to protect clients and generate profit, whilst also identifying potential tax evasion or money laundering signals, spotting warning signs of business decline, and deploying the appropriate tools to support recovery.

Supported by practical case studies, these issues and others will be addressed by a panel of experts, who will cover the role of advisers in protecting clients, including the pitfalls and practical steps to take, in light of the new Money Laundering legislation, The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 effective March 2004. For further information, see http://www.ioim.org.uk/events/eventdetails.asp?eventid=25.

Interim management firm Russam GMS is offering places at the "Six Degrees of Separation" networking masterclass run by Management Advantage at a special subsidised price.

The course will be running on 19 May in London and on 22 June in Manchester, and is designed to offer practical coaching in a workshop environment. For further information see http://www.russam-gms.co.uk/executiveintro.cfm.

Selected postings from the Commercial forum are included in the weekly newsletter, subject to prior approval from the person posting. They must relate to job, project or work opportunities, rather than to goods and services for sale, and are summarised to just one or two lines, with a link to the relevant thread. If you wish your posting to be considered, please include the words "Newsletter OK", by way of giving consent for it to be published, or send a private message to howardsgate.

Programmer for Windows database application - Wiltshire or London
Developer required to port an existing FileMaker application to RealBasic or Visual Basic using a MySQL database. For further details, see the Commercial forum posting

Data analyst - West Country
Data analyst required with sound experience of working on large scale data warehousing projects and skills in the use of ETL tools. Commercial forum posting

Farnborough - Monday 26 April 2004 19:00
Prince of Wales, Farnborough.
Forum discussion.
Contact: wasADB (Andrew Banks)

Dorset - Monday 26 April 2004
Proposed meeting, provisionally in Poole.
Forum discussion.
Contact: amcdonald (Andrew McDonald)

Stevenage, Hertfordshire - Wednesday 28 April 2004 18:30
The seminar is now fully booked, but if you would like to put your name down in case of a cancellation, or if you would like to register your interest in future seminars in Stevenage, please email [email protected]. Drinks afterwards at the Chequers, Bragbury End.
Forum discussion.
Registration.
Contact: mandie (Mandie Bell)

Edinburgh - Tuesday 4 May
Bert's Bar, William Street.
Forum discussion.
Contact: john_ferguson (John Ferguson)

Kent and surrounds - Monday 17 May 2004 19:30
TGI Fridays, Bluewater.
Forum discussion.
Contact: Fat32Stone (Matt H)

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