MONITOR
FELLOWSHIP
T
he Membership Committee (MC) under the
chairmanship of the Senior Warden (as the Master
then was) had an active year in 2013. After four
meetings of the Committee in full session and two subgroup
meetings it has produced a policy paper on criteria for the
recruitment of future members and how to encourage
engagement of current members. This has now been adopted
by the Court of Assistants and is being implemented.
Recruitment
The principal recommendations of the paper are:
1.Age profileAt least 50% of all new Freemen should be under the age of
50 when elected;
2.Recruitment of people from newer IT industriesThe Company would like to recruit more members from the
emergent new IT sectors such as “cloud computing” and
social media sectors based round new technology hubs such
as Tech City and more representatives from the TV,
broadcasting, music and film industries;
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3.Senior members of the industryIn addition the Company, through its membership, should
have representatives from all of the major players in the IT
industry including Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, ARM,
Amazon, Twitter and Facebook. A greater number of CIOs/
CTOs from major corporates, City institutions and
professional firms would also raise the profile of the
Company. We are seeking new members who are people
who have made a significant contribution to IT, its use in
business, industry, the professions, or who are eminent in IT
education. Our aim is to continue to be well represented by a
cross-section of high achievers in the IT sector. With these
sectors in mind, we should be prepared to identify potential
senior members and approach them directly, this policy
being orchestrated by the MC;
4.Encouragement of corporate involvement with the
CompanyWe should continue with the policy of recruiting individuals
not corporate members. Whilst we do not have corporate
membership we welcome senior people from major
corporates to become members and to take advantage of the
opportunity of corporate sponsorship.
5.Journeyman SchemeIt is recognised that not all potential members who are at an
early stage working in IT or with IT companies may feel
ready to become Freemen or Liverymen. For these,
increasingly, there is the choice of becoming Journeymen;
frequently a stepping-stone to full membership status. The
Journeyman Scheme is designed for younger members who
normally will have had five years’ experience as qualified IT
practitioners and are willing to work with a mentor for a
three year period.
We are already receiving a good level of enquiries from
potential candidates in categories 1 and 2, but would welcome
senior people in categories 3 and 4 whom we might approach
with a view to membership. Whilst most membership
applications should be referred to Mandi Moore, the Assistant
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