This house believes Academic Education will never meet the skills needs of the IT Profession

An Oxford Union style debate, jointly hosted by BCS, The Chartered Institute for II and The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists

On the evening of 12th June at Armourers' Hall in the City of London

Just some of the organisations sending representatives to the debate: 

University of Cambridge, IBM, Accenture, University of Manchester, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Ministry of Justice, University of Durham, University of Greenwich, UBS, Symantec, BCS Academy, Council for Professors and Heads of Computing in UK Universities, Colchester Institute, Equitable Life, Thames Communications, Cap Gemini, City University (London), University of Northampton, The Register, Computing, Activ Training, The Open University, 6 Degree Group, Atlantis Computing, University of Northampton, University of London, Manx Education Foundation, Stephenson Academy and The Richard Hale School... 

http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/50013

Early bird discounted tickets are available until 10th May.