Issue #05-2012

Sent to members 07/10/2012

Welcome to Information Executive (IE), the e-newsletter by and for AITP Members! See the latest news from the Association, Regions, and Chapters. Read interesting feature articles of interest to all IT Professionals and Students.

Information Executive issues contain links to articles that have been published at the association's web site. We will periodically bundle links to recent articles and send them to you as an issue of this e-Newsletter.

Past Issues of Information Executive can be found at: http://www.aitp.org/?page=PastIssuesInfoExec. This page can be found via the "AITP In the News" link in the left navigation rail.

All IE articles are available at the AITP web portal, www.aitp.org:

• In the right rail, see the "Latest News” box. It features the most recent three articles.
• Click on "More” in the "Latest News” box to find the News Page (http://www.aitp.org/news/), where you can see the latest five articles of each IE section (association, chapters, regions, features, etc.).
• Each section has a "More” link to take you to a page with all articles for that section.
• There is also a drop down box at the top of the news page where you can select a section.

Do you want to be notified immediately of new IE articles, instead of waiting for an IE issue to be emailed to you? The News pages are RSS enabled. Set up your RSS feed today.

Do you like a particular article? Have questions? Please add a comment. See the "add comment” link at the end of each article.

Do you have new, exciting information to tell your fellow AITP members – either about the Information Technology you work with, or about how your chapter or region achieved success? We encourage you to submit an article to IEeditor@aitp.org. See the "Submit IE” page (http://www.aitp.org/?page=SubmitIE) for details and rules.

In this issue of Information Executive:

Association News:

• Association President Norbert Kubilus congratulates outstanding chapters, encourages members to consider running for association office, and offers opportunities to volunteer to serve on committees.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/95010/
  
  
• Expand your leadership skills, take advantage of new growth opportunities, and increase your net worth by volunteering to work on AITP committees. 
  http://www.aitp.org/news/95612/  
  
  
• AITP welcomes new members who joined our association in May and June 2012.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/95909/
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96838/
  
  
• Association Board of Directors names cup given to Association Outstanding Chapter Award (AOCA) winners for its only 60-year member.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96187
  
  
• Your 2013 Association Officer and Director candidates have been announced.  Read this article to learn about the candidates.
  IE article:  http://www.aitp.org/news/96598/
  Candidate web page:  http://www.aitp.org/?2013Candidates 
  
  
• Meet the candidates for 2013 Association Officer and Director positions at a Virtual Water Cooler call on August 28.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96247/
  
  
• Los Angeles Business Journal features AITP eWaste standards as a technology strategy for businesses.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96190/
  
  
• Nominations for the Distinguished Information Sciences Award (DISA) are due on or before November 30.  See this page for a link to the nomination form and to a list of previous recipients.
  http://www.aitp.org/?page=Professional_Awards
  
  
• AITP offers several classes of membership and discounts. Read this article for more information.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/88905/
  
  
  

Chapter News:

• The Long Island Chapter awards $3500 in scholarships. Read about their long running scholarship program.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/95066/
  
  
• The Long Island Chapter takes their members "for a ride" and they all had a lot of fun in the process.  Read about their unique approach to providing quality education.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96365/
  
  
• The Baltmore and Washington DC Chapters hold a very successful joint meeting.  Read this article for details and pictures from the event.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96544/
  
  
  

Region News:

• News from Region 18 includes the details on the 2nd IT Con to be held August 11, 2012 in Independence, Ohio. 
  Region 18 Newsletter: http://www.aitp-region18.org/cgram.htm
  Podcast with Conference Details:  http://vimeo.com/44609989 
  
  
  

Foundation for Information Technology Education / AITP Special Interest Group for Education (EDSIG) News

• Save the date for ISECON and CONISAR 2012, November 1-4, 2012 in New Orleans, LA.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96599/ 
  

New Chapters:

• AITP welcomes the Kent State University Columbiana Student Chapter, sponsored by the Akron Chapter. 
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96909/
  
  
• AITP welcomes the University of Texas at El Paso Student Chapter, sponsored by the Austin Chapter.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/94512/
  
  
  

ICCP News

• Read the Spring 2012 newsletter from the Institute for Certificaton of Computing Professionals (ICCP).  Topics include recertification, new exams, need for social media volunteers, nominations for election and more.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/93791/  

Partner and Affiliate News

• AITP members receive discounts on FedEx^® services. Read this article to learn how to take advantage of this benefit of AITP membership.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/93188/
  
  
• AITP members receive a 10% tuition rebate upon successful completion of any online course at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). This can lead to significant savings for an AITP member who is pursuing a Master's degree. Read this article for more details.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/93189/
  

Feature Articles:

• Ethics is an important part of being an IT Professional. Read the second of a series of articles about Information Technology and Ethics, from former Association President Lou Berzai.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/95365/
  
  
• Despite the economy there are IT jobs available, especially for Data Architects.  Read this article from Association Director Al Strong.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/95582/
  
  
• Employers have a hard time finding qualified job applicants.  But is it because of a lack of good candidates?  Or employers are not asking the right questions?  Read this article to find out.
  http://www.aitp.org/news/96839/
  
  
• Dr. Alan Zimmerman's Weekly Tips to help you and your organization succeed.
  • http://www.aitp.org/news/93786/  
  • http://www.aitp.org/news/94343/
  • http://www.aitp.org/news/95011/  
  • http://www.aitp.org/news/95642/  
  • http://www.aitp.org/news/96420/
  • http://www.aitp.org/news/97038/ 
  • More Dr. Zimmerman articles are available at the Information Executive Feature page: http://www.aitp.org/news/?id=3963
    

We appreciate your feedback about Information Executive. Please use the "Contact Us” link at the AITP web site, http://www.aitp.org/general/?type=CONTACT, to let us know how we can improve Information Executive for you.