LEO Matters

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Thoughts, lessons and anecdotes from over fifty years as a 
database teacher, writer, and researcher
Chris Date LCS member and LEO Computers Employee in 1962
 
Zoom forum June 18^th 2025 at 17.00 BST
 
Hosted by the LEO Computers Society, and with the invitation extended to anyone interested in the history of Information Technology

About Chris Date:

Chris is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant specialising in relational database systems.  He was one of the first persons anywhere to recognise the fundamental importance of Ted Codd’s pioneering work on the relational model.  He was also involved in technical planning for the IBM products SQL/DS and DB2 at the IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory in San Jose, California. 
 
He is best known for his books, in particular An Introduction to Database Systems, 8th Edition (Addison-Wesley, 2004), the standard text in the field, which has sold around a million copies worldwide.  He enjoys a reputation that is second to none for his ability to explain complex technical material in a clear and understandable fashion.

The LEO Computer Society  is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Chris Date
Time: Jun 18, 2025 05:00 PM London
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LEO Matters Issue 17, May 2025 has been published and circulated to Members and others. It can be downloaded by following the download link on this page .

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LEO Matters Issue 16, November 2024 has been published and circulated to Members and others. It can be downloaded by following the download link on this page .

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LEO Matters Issue 15, November 2024 has been published and circulated to Members and others. It can be downloaded by following the download link on this page .

LEO Matters Issue 14, November 2023 has been published and circulated to Members and others. It can be downloaded by following the download link on this page .

LEO Matters Issue 12, November 2022 has been published and circulated to Members and others via email. It can be downloaded by following the download link on this page .

Issue 12 includes the sad news that Peter Hermon, one of the best know and very talented IT professionals in the business, and a LEO Pioneer, died on 1st November 2022 and the Obituary from Computer Weekly is on the “In Memoriam” page and can be viewed here as well as a piece in Issue 12 itself.