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Feature Articles This
is second to last in of a series of articles on spam that have appeared in recent
issues of Information Executive.
Complaining About Spam
101 By Charles
Oriez Spam is like the weather.
Everyone complains about it, but few do anything about it. If you reply to
it with a nasty message, either your message bounces or you get the message
delivered to someone whose e-mail address was forged who had nothing to do
with the spam. What to do, and not to
do, if you are on a mailing list that you do not want to be on 1.
Never respond to remove-from-list instructions, unless you actually signed
up for the list in the first place. An FTC study found that most removal instructions
are fraudulent, and the net result is more spam, rather than less. By responding
to remove-from-list instructions you are telling the spammer three things: -Your
e-mail address is valid -You
read to the bottom of spams -You're
very gullible 2. Never do business with a spammer. If no one ever
did business with spammers, spam wouldn't be profitable. The Boulder Pledge,
which was first proposed by Roger Ebert at the Conference on World Affairs
at the 3. Never
respond angrily to the e-mail. The originating e-mail address on spam is almost
always forged. Usually, the address is non-existent. When it is a valid address,
it belongs to someone who the spammer decided to harass. By helping the spammer
to flood the victim's mailbox with irate responses, you are aiding the spammer
in his harassment campaign. 4. Complain effectively. The address may be forged, but
there are hidden headers that any mail reader will reveal that may identify
the source of the spam. Spamcop http://www.spamcop.net/ can help you do that.
If you want to try it on your own, see my links to tools and tutorials at
http://oriez.org/junkmail.html. 5. Remember to include a full copy of the headers of the
e-mail in any complaint you file with the spammer's provider. Most providers
will ignore spam complaints that exclude the original message's header information. 6. Remember that if you asked to be on a mailing list,
it isn't spam until you ask to be taken off and they fail to do so. If you
asked to be on a list, ask to be removed. It is important to follow the directions
for unsubscribing from the list, as not all list removals work the same way.
Unsubscribing from a list you opted into is different from lists that you
never asked to be on, which you are under no obligation to ask to be removed
from. 7. If
your ISP or employer has a filtering system,
report the spam to the filtering mechanism. Running a mailing list
responsibly Let's look at the problem
from the other side, for a moment. You're an AITP leader. You want to run an
e-mail list so local members of the IT community can get information about AITP
dinners. Or perhaps you run the local Linux user group, or want to provide
information about your company's products and services to people who really want
to receive it. Or you want to know about the updates to the software you have on
your PC. How does a list operator
ensure that they aren't sending out spam? Spam is a slang term for
unsolicited bulk e-mail. There is nothing wrong with bulk e-mail. It is the
unsolicited part that causes the problem. Ethical list owners do not want anyone
on the list who does not want to be on the list. A good, detailed explanation
can be found at http://mail-abuse.org/manage.html,
which is also linked from the AITP legislative page in the spam-fighting
section. What follows are some of the high points. First, some definitions are
needed. An opt-out list is a list where subscribers are added without their
knowledge or consent, and they have to ask to be taken off. An opt-in list is
one where an individual asks to be on the list and is added, without any check
being done to confirm that the person doing the asking owns the address. A
confirmed opt-in list goes one step further. The list owner who receives a
request to add an address first generates an e-mail to that address asking the
address owner to confirm that he wants to be on the list and that the address
belongs to him. To see how a confirmed opt-in list works in practice, join the
legislative committee discussion list from our AITP legislative Web page.
Spammers, incidentally, will try to redefine our confirmed opt-in list as a
"double opt-in" list and define something else as a confirmed opt-in list. How
they can call anything confirmed that doesn't contain a confirmation step eludes
me. With an opt-out list, no
effort is made to determine whether the subscriber wants to be on the list or
not. This type of list is almost never justified, and almost always spam. The
sole exception would be a list that you are subscribed to as a condition of
employment or membership. The AITP board of directors has a list of its board
members. Being a subscriber to that list is a condition of being on the board.
Any company is certainly entitled to create and use an e-mail list of its
employees' office e-mail addresses and probably is even entitled to create a
list of their home e-mail addresses. This is not to say that e-mail lists should
not have an opt-out function. Even if I were legitimately asked to be on a list,
I am entitled to change my mind. I'll discuss that opt-out function in more
detail later. An opt-in list without a
confirmation function is a disaster waiting to happen. Without the confirmation
step, you have no evidence that the person whose e-mail address got added to the
list really asked to be on the list. My wife once asked me to add her new office
e-mail address to a list. I did, but got her domain name wrong. The domain I
used by mistake happened to be valid, and her e-mail address was still valid on
that wrong domain. The domain owner complained. Fortunately, the list had the
confirmation step in place, so other than the confirmation message the
unintended recipient would never have received any messages from that list even
if he hadn't complained. The same problem occurs if a subscriber on a large
domain like AOL transposes a character by accident. Not all of the inaccurate
subscriptions are accidental. One of your competitors could subscribe people to
your list whom he knows will complain if they receive spam. Without the
confirmation, those complaints would actually be valid, and your domain could be
shut down. A confirmed opt-in list has
that extra step in it that makes sure that the person really wants onto the
list, and gave you a valid address. If they do not respond to the confirmation
message, either because the address doesn't exist or because someone other than
the address owner entered it, the address doesn't get added. The best process
will have a unique, un-guess-able token in the confirmation string as an added
security measure. If, six months later, the person complains that they never
asked to be on the list, you will have the confirmation message as evidence to
the contrary. Once on a list, it must be
easy to unsubscribe. I recommend a Web-based unsubscribe function rather than
one asking the subscriber to send an e-mail, since the subscriber may no longer
have access to the e-mail address from which they subscribed. So, to run an
effective unsubscribe process, I recommend: -Provide unsubscribe instructions in every e-mail -Provide a means for a list member to contact a live
person if problems arise -Handle
the unsubscribe process via a Web page. E-mail can be an option, but not the
sole option It is important to respect
the intentions of list subscribers. I recently provided the Denver Broncos with
my e-mail address for communications related to my football season tickets. When
the address I gave them showed up on a mailing for the Colorado Rapids soccer
team, a team with which I had no prior business relationship and from whom I
never consented to receive e-mail, the communication was reported to their ISP
as spam. Because of multiple spams and multiple complaints, the IP address that
this spam came from was listed as a spam source by Spamcop, and the traffic was blocked. Lists should have acceptable
use policies, a well-defined complaint process and diligent list administrators
who take swift action against list abusers. A responsible list owner also
responds quickly to complaints from list members when one member abuses the
list by violating the list's policies. And finally, of course,
never sell the list or buy a list. There is no such thing as a purchased
confirmed opt-in list. I opted into employment-related communications from
monster.com. When spammer jobseekernews.com or some intermediary obtained the
list despite monster.com's privacy policy,
communications from jobseekernews.com were reported as spam and they are now
listed on SPEWS as a source of spam. Follow these procedures and
respect the wishes of your list subscribers, and you'll have many years of happy
communications without accusations of being a spammer. Charles Oriez has an
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This is the
last in of a series of articles on spam that have appeared in recent issues of
Information Executive. Spam in the
Courtroom By Charles Oriez Microsoft On June 16 and 17, Microsoft
filed 15 anti-spam lawsuits in various courts in the
None of the cases have been
heard yet. It is entirely possible that at least some of the accused spammers
are innocent. In fact, there is growing evidence that one of the
State efforts About 30 states have
spam-related legislation. Penalties can be up to $500 per violation. In a few
cases in In
Habeas The Spam-fighting company
Habeas conceived of the idea of including haiku, a style of poetry, in the
headers of e-mail to certify that the e-mail was not spam. The haiku is
copyrighted, and filtering software is trained to recognize it and pass the
e-mails. Spam laws provide for penalties of a few hundred dollars in most cases.
Copyright infringement could bring penalties under the DMCA upwards of $1
million. Habeas filed two suits in
April to enforce its copyrights and trademarks. The first suit was filed against
online mortgage service Avalend and its parent company
InterMark Media, alleging that the company infringed
on Habeas' trademark by using Habeas' haiku in bulk e-mails to assure delivery
without obtaining a valid license from Habeas. The second lawsuit, alleging
breach of contract, was filed against two individuals, Dale Heller and Stan
Stuchinski, alleging they conspired to send spam under
Habeas' sender-warranted e-mail seal. ClickBank and
its parent company Keynetics were named in the suit
for running Stuchinski's affiliate program. Both lawsuits were filed in
the U.S. District Court in Hamidi and Intel Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi, a former Intel employee, sent
e-mails criticizing Intel's employment practices to as many as 35,000 current
Intel employees. Intel sued, alleging
trespass to chattels, and won an injunction against Hamidi in California State
Court. That injunction was recently overturned by the California Supreme Court
in a 4-3 vote on the theory that Hamidi did not commit trespass because Hamidi
did not damage the computers. With regard to the difference between Hamidi and
other spammers, the court declared, "Nor does our
holding affect the legal remedies of Internet service providers [ISPs] against
senders of unsolicited commercial bulk e-mail [UCE], also known as 'spam.' (See
Interestingly, while the
Court ruled that Hamidi could send the mails, the court did not enjoin Intel
from using technical means to block the mail. Intel reportedly has chosen in the
past not to use any filters to block incoming spam. Perhaps they now have the
motivation to do so. Hormel - the difference between SPAM(tm) and
spam Spam got its name from an
old Monty Python script. Vikings in a diner started chanting "Spam, spam, spam,"
effectively drowning out the other diners who were trying to engage in
meaningful conversation. Unsolicited commercial e-mail threatens to drown out
meaningful communications on the Internet, so this is an apt
parallel. Hormel, the makers of SPAM(tm),
are understandably somewhat annoyed that their product has become synonymous
with a hated product on the Internet. Over the past few years, an uneasy compromise
had been worked out. Anti-spam forces were careful to refer to the hated e-mails
in lower case letters, and the meat product was referred to in capital letters.
Anti-(e-mail) spam products such as SpamCop avoided
trademark filings. But when SpamArrest attempted
to file for trademark protection for its product, Hormel filed a complaint
with the U.S. Office of Patents and Trademarks for trademark dilution. However, it appears likely
that Hormel will fail. As Robert Rosenberg described it so concisely on the
SPAM-L discussion list: "Trademark Rules
protect a prior owner only when there is a potential of confusion due to the
new trademark being for a similar
product (when you get a trademark, it is only
for one of 39 defined areas of commerce). SPAM(tm) (the meat product) falls
into a different category than spam (Unsolicited Bulk E-mail [UBE]/Unsolicited
Commercial E-mail [UCE] e-mail); there can be no confusion between the two
and they can both be registered. "This 'your
trademark is issued for protection in a designated category' is a big bone of
contention when two trademark owners fight over who can use or get a domain name
(a system where all that matters is the spelling). "If I were a drug company
who made cocaine powder and I sold it under the trademark of Coke (its nickname)
I could register the Coke name in the drug category and be the Coke Bottling
Company since I package it in bottles with tops that allow pouring 'lines' for
inhaling. The Coke trademark in the drink category would not preclude its name
in the drug category." Spammers Suing Blockers There have been a few cases
over the years of spammers suing those who were blocking their traffic. This
started with Standord Wallace suing, and losing to,
CompuServe. That case established the right of ISPs to block spam from their
systems. More recently, Australian spammer Wayne Mansfield sued and lost after
his domains were listed in various anti-spam blacklists. And currently, there is
a case pending in federal court in the southern district of Florida in which the
plaintiff claims that the SPEWS and Spamhaus
blacklists damaged his business. Curiously, the damage that he claims occurred
happened before his business was formed. There is also some doubt that the
Internet provider addresses used by his organization have ever been blocked by
any blacklist. The first indication of the judge's opinion of that case's
likelihood of success came when the plaintiff's application for a Temporary
Restraining Order (T.R.O.) while the case proceeded was denied. I am aware of two exceptions
to the pattern of judgments defending the rights of blacklist operators to
express their opinions. One was a case overseas where the judge found that the
operator had listed a domain for reasons that were inconsistent with his
published listing criteria. The other case was Exactis
vs. MAPS in federal court in Sexual Harassment There have been a number of
suits against employers by employees who allege that failing to block pornography
created a hostile work environment. In In April, Declan McCullough of ZD Net wrote, "Porn spam could begin to crop up
in sexual harassment complaints from employees offended by the material. Even
if companies aren't the source of such messages, they could be liable for
hefty civil fines if managers know that porn spam is a problem and don't move
to address it." Eugene Volokh, a professor of law at UCLA, says that the origin of
the e-mail doesn't matter. "Just as an employer has a duty to protect from
patrons and other people - like the (delivery) guy who fondles a secretary -
there's a good theory saying a company has a duty to filter (offensive e-mail)
even if the employees are being harassed entirely from far outside the company
walls," Volokh said. "If the employer is reasonably
capable of filtering the material, and if it doesn't do that, it would be held
liable." Diana Johnson, an attorney
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, agreed that employers could be
liable if they receive complaints from employees about porn spam and fail to act
on them. Some experts have even raised the possibility that a supervisor
receiving porn spam and hitting delete instead of complaining to the I.T.
department could be sufficient to show that the company was guilty of creating a
hostile work environment. Similar concerns were raised
in an article by Jennifer Beauprez in the
And the EEOC ruled in favor
of the Charles
Oriez has an MS-CIS from the [KQL1]Most will not know who Declan is? |
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This is the
last in of a series of articles on spam that have appeared in recent issues of
Information Executive. Spam in the
Courtroom By Charles Oriez Microsoft On June 16 and 17, Microsoft
filed 15 anti-spam lawsuits in various courts in the
None of the cases have been
heard yet. It is entirely possible that at least some of the accused spammers
are innocent. In fact, there is growing evidence that one of the
State efforts About 30 states have
spam-related legislation. Penalties can be up to $500 per violation. In a few
cases in In
Habeas The Spam-fighting company
Habeas conceived of the idea of including haiku, a style of poetry, in the
headers of e-mail to certify that the e-mail was not spam. The haiku is
copyrighted, and filtering software is trained to recognize it and pass the
e-mails. Spam laws provide for penalties of a few hundred dollars in most cases.
Copyright infringement could bring penalties under the DMCA upwards of $1
million. Habeas filed two suits in
April to enforce its copyrights and trademarks. The first suit was filed against
online mortgage service Avalend and its parent company
InterMark Media, alleging that the company infringed
on Habeas' trademark by using Habeas' haiku in bulk e-mails to assure delivery
without obtaining a valid license from Habeas. The second lawsuit, alleging
breach of contract, was filed against two individuals, Dale Heller and Stan
Stuchinski, alleging they conspired to send spam under
Habeas' sender-warranted e-mail seal. ClickBank and
its parent company Keynetics were named in the suit
for running Stuchinski's affiliate program. Both lawsuits were filed in
the U.S. District Court in Hamidi and Intel Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi, a former Intel employee, sent
e-mails criticizing Intel's employment practices to as many as 35,000 current
Intel employees. Intel sued, alleging
trespass to chattels, and won an injunction against Hamidi in California State
Court. That injunction was recently overturned by the California Supreme Court
in a 4-3 vote on the theory that Hamidi did not commit trespass because Hamidi
did not damage the computers. With regard to the difference between Hamidi and
other spammers, the court declared, "Nor does our
holding affect the legal remedies of Internet service providers [ISPs] against
senders of unsolicited commercial bulk e-mail [UCE], also known as 'spam.' (See
Interestingly, while the
Court ruled that Hamidi could send the mails, the court did not enjoin Intel
from using technical means to block the mail. Intel reportedly has chosen in the
past not to use any filters to block incoming spam. Perhaps they now have the
motivation to do so. Hormel - the difference between SPAM(tm) and
spam Spam got its name from an
old Monty Python script. Vikings in a diner started chanting "Spam, spam, spam,"
effectively drowning out the other diners who were trying to engage in
meaningful conversation. Unsolicited commercial e-mail threatens to drown out
meaningful communications on the Internet, so this is an apt
parallel. Hormel, the makers of SPAM(tm),
are understandably somewhat annoyed that their product has become synonymous
with a hated product on the Internet. Over the past few years, an uneasy compromise
had been worked out. Anti-spam forces were careful to refer to the hated e-mails
in lower case letters, and the meat product was referred to in capital letters.
Anti-(e-mail) spam products such as SpamCop avoided
trademark filings. But when SpamArrest attempted
to file for trademark protection for its product, Hormel filed a complaint
with the U.S. Office of Patents and Trademarks for trademark dilution. However, it appears likely
that Hormel will fail. As Robert Rosenberg described it so concisely on the
SPAM-L discussion list: "Trademark Rules
protect a prior owner only when there is a potential of confusion due to the
new trademark being for a similar
product (when you get a trademark, it is only
for one of 39 defined areas of commerce). SPAM(tm) (the meat product) falls
into a different category than spam (Unsolicited Bulk E-mail [UBE]/Unsolicited
Commercial E-mail [UCE] e-mail); there can be no confusion between the two
and they can both be registered. "This 'your
trademark is issued for protection in a designated category' is a big bone of
contention when two trademark owners fight over who can use or get a domain name
(a system where all that matters is the spelling). "If I were a drug company
who made cocaine powder and I sold it under the trademark of Coke (its nickname)
I could register the Coke name in the drug category and be the Coke Bottling
Company since I package it in bottles with tops that allow pouring 'lines' for
inhaling. The Coke trademark in the drink category would not preclude its name
in the drug category." Spammers Suing Blockers There have been a few cases
over the years of spammers suing those who were blocking their traffic. This
started with Standord Wallace suing, and losing to,
CompuServe. That case established the right of ISPs to block spam from their
systems. More recently, Australian spammer Wayne Mansfield sued and lost after
his domains were listed in various anti-spam blacklists. And currently, there is
a case pending in federal court in the southern district of Florida in which the
plaintiff claims that the SPEWS and Spamhaus
blacklists damaged his business. Curiously, the damage that he claims occurred
happened before his business was formed. There is also some doubt that the
Internet provider addresses used by his organization have ever been blocked by
any blacklist. The first indication of the judge's opinion of that case's
likelihood of success came when the plaintiff's application for a Temporary
Restraining Order (T.R.O.) while the case proceeded was denied. I am aware of two exceptions
to the pattern of judgments defending the rights of blacklist operators to
express their opinions. One was a case overseas where the judge found that the
operator had listed a domain for reasons that were inconsistent with his
published listing criteria. The other case was Exactis
vs. MAPS in federal court in Sexual Harassment There have been a number of
suits against employers by employees who allege that failing to block pornography
created a hostile work environment. In In April, Declan McCullough of ZD Net wrote, "Porn spam could begin to crop up
in sexual harassment complaints from employees offended by the material. Even
if companies aren't the source of such messages, they could be liable for
hefty civil fines if managers know that porn spam is a problem and don't move
to address it." Eugene Volokh, a professor of law at UCLA, says that the origin of
the e-mail doesn't matter. "Just as an employer has a duty to protect from
patrons and other people - like the (delivery) guy who fondles a secretary -
there's a good theory saying a company has a duty to filter (offensive e-mail)
even if the employees are being harassed entirely from far outside the company
walls," Volokh said. "If the employer is reasonably
capable of filtering the material, and if it doesn't do that, it would be held
liable." Diana Johnson, an attorney
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, agreed that employers could be
liable if they receive complaints from employees about porn spam and fail to act
on them. Some experts have even raised the possibility that a supervisor
receiving porn spam and hitting delete instead of complaining to the I.T.
department could be sufficient to show that the company was guilty of creating a
hostile work environment. Similar concerns were raised
in an article by Jennifer Beauprez in the
And the EEOC ruled in favor
of the Charles
Oriez has an MS-CIS from the [KQL1]Most will not know who Declan is? |
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Understanding
Patch and Update Management: Microsoft's
Software Update Strategy Courtesy
of Michael K. Wons, Microsoft Corporation Editor's note: The following
article refers to a white paper. AITP members have access to that white paper
at the Publications/IT Papers section of the AITP Web portal, http://www.aitp.org/. These white papers are a
benefit of AITP membership and are available only to members. You will be
prompted for your Web portal username and password when entering the Publications
section of the AITP Web portal. If you don't remember your username or password,
click on the 'Forgot User Name or Password?' link just below the log-in prompt
to have the portal send you your log-in information.
Michael K. Wons presented this topic at the recent AITP National
Conference. With more devices and mobile users accessing
corporate networks, a consistent stream of security patches from software and
hardware vendors, expanding footprints for systems and applications, almost
daily identification of new security threats, and a much more sophisticated
hacking community, IT professionals face immense challenges in implementing an
effective software update and security patch management strategy.
This white paper reviews recent security trends that
exemplify the need for strong patch and update management methodologies. It also
examines various initiatives within Microsoft that promote secure software
through stronger development processes as well as streamlined patch and update
communications and delivery mechanisms. Finally, it discusses patch and update
management tools including future releases meant to simplify the overall patch
and update management process. Security
Trends
According to industry analysts at Forrester Research,
for example, there will be 35 million remote users by 2005 and 14 billion
devices on the Internet by 2010. These interconnection paths are potentially
susceptible to access by unauthorized individuals. According to the Computer
Security Institute (CSI), the results of the 2002 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and
Security Survey indicate that "The threat from computer crime and other
information security breaches continues unabated and the financial toll is
mounting." Ninety percent of the CSI/FBI survey's respondents
detected computer security breaches in 2002. Of those security breaches, 95
percent occurred because of poor system configuration. About 85 percent of the
survey's participants detected viruses even though most had deployed firewalls
(98 percent) and anti-virus technology (99 percent). These attacks on IT
infrastructures take many forms, including theft of proprietary information,
financial fraud, worms, viruses and net abuse by
employees. According to the
For example, Forrester Research recently observed
that for nine recent security exploits affecting Microsoft environments, on
average, software patches were available weeks or months in advance of the
worm/virus event. The Cost of Vulnerable
Corporate Assets
CERT calculates the financial damage from these
security intrusions worldwide at around $15 billion annually. Of the 90 percent
of CSI/FBI survey respondents detecting computer security breaches within the
last year, 80 percent acknowledged financial losses. Forty-four percent - those
companies that could quantify the loss - reported $456 million in losses. With
so much at stake, security requires a commitment of resources - financial, human
and technological - to an enterprise-wide program. Ensuring that the latest software updates,
particularly security patches, are applied consistently across the enterprise -
small, medium, or large - has become an increasingly important part of that
enterprise-wide system management and security program. Protecting the IT
Infrastructure
Security management refers to what an organization or
IT department can do operationally to manage and mitigate risk across the
computing environment. Increasingly, improving security means improving systems
management. Consistent, repeatable processes, reliable auditing and reporting
against policy, and effective change control can drastically reduce the level of
uncertainty and risk throughout the IT infrastructure. And, as the security
trends discussed previously indicate, an effective security management strategy
must ensure that software remains up-to-date and as fully protected as possible
from worms, viruses and other information security
breaches. By implementing an effective security management
strategy, organizations reap the following business benefits:
-Reduced
downtime and costs associated with non-availability of systems and applications
-Reduced
labor costs associated with inefficient security update deployment
-Reduced
data loss due to destructive viruses or information security breaches
-Increased
protection of intellectual property Microsoft, through a variety of security initiatives,
offers products, resources, prescriptive guidance, training and partners designed
to help customers keep their IT infrastructures healthy and to enjoy the benefits
and peace of mind a secure computing environment brings. Trustworthy Computing
Frames Microsoft's Security Initiatives
Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative,
announced by Bill Gates in January of 2002, is a long-term initiative for the
company focusing on four key tenets: security, privacy, reliability and business
integrity. The Security effort is driving toward the following:
-Improve
and simplify the patching experience to help its customers keep all of their
systems protected and up-to-date
-Provide
security guidance to help customers deploy and operate Microsoft products
as securely as possible
-Innovate
on safety technologies that will make Windows-based computers more resilient
to attack, even when patches are not installed
-Improve
the quality of software through the Trustworthy Computing Development Process,
to reduce vulnerabilities before the software ships Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/security for more
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Executive Director's Report  As we enter
the new year, AITP members may pause briefly and reflect
on a year of significant challenges and accomplishments and look toward the
future. The actions of 2003 have laid the groundwork for further association
growth. Two key accomplishments are revitalized relations with chapters and
the development of content and information that members can use to advance
their careers and profession. The board has expanded member benefits while
displaying strong fiduciary and fiscal responsibility. Let's look
back:
As we roll
into 2004, more initiatives can be expected:
AITP Executive
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Inside AITP President's Message
My, how 2003 flew by. It is now early January and this will be
my last column as your association president. It has been an eventful
year for me and for our association. It has been my honor and privilege
to serve as your 2003 association president and it has certainly been
"A Year of Personal Growth and Professional Development" for me. I have decided
to use as my last column a reprint of The Association President's
Report to the Members. This report is contained in the 2003
Annual Report to the Members, which is now posted on our Web
portal. To my AITP
colleagues and friends, I wish you all well, and to Sam Luke, our 2004
president, I say, "Take it away Sammy." When I became
your president at the beginning of this year I chose as a theme, "A
year of personal growth and professional development." I chose it
because I believe that it speaks to the primary value of membership in
our association. As an association leader I have often heard the
question, "What do I get for my $80?" The one answer to that question
that dwarfs all others is that, as a member, you get a structure and a
framework that provides you with the means to grow as a person and
develop skills that you would not be able to develop on the job. I established
five objectives for the year:
In order to
carry out the first objective, I introduced a new management structure.
Department charges were written, committees were developed and
committee charges were prepared. An association board member was named
to head each department as follows:
Events - Kevin Jetton
Membership - Mary Reager
Communications - Mark Gilfand
Marketing/Planning - Craig Kennedy
Advocacy - Beth Pirrie
Governance - Jerry Buckland I worked closely
with my fellow officers and the finance committee to assure that we
were on the right track regarding our fiduciary responsibilities and
I'm pleased to say that we have done good work this year. Much of the
credit for our success rests with your 2003 secretary and treasurer,
Dr. Brian Reithel, who provided many more
details in his portion of this report. I am very
pleased to report to you that through some very fine work by our
communications department, headed by Mark Gilfand, our new Web portal
became a reality in July. In order to
improve communications with region and chapter leaders and the
membership at large, surveys were developed and the results were
analyzed at the summer board meeting in Regrettably we
have not yet turned around our membership decline, but I am confident
that our accomplishments this year have laid the foundation for growth
in the very near future. In 2003, we've
had a great team made up of some very dedicated volunteers and a fine
headquarters staff. However, to effect a
turnaround in membership in the near future, it will take the efforts
of every member of the association at every level of the organization.
Theodore Roosevelt once said: "The credit
belongs to the man who is actually in the arena - whose face is marred
by dust and sweat and blood; who strives So, please, do
not be one of "those
cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Get involved
in 2004. If you are a region leader seek an association office. If you
are a chapter leader seek a regional leadership position. If you are a
member who has never sought a chapter leadership position - do so -
because it is in accepting these leadership positions that you get the
real value of association membership.
In conclusion, I
would like to thank the 2003 officers, board of directors, committee
chairs, committee members and headquarters
staff for all their hard work. You have my undying gratitude. George R. Koscho, CDP 2003 AITP Association President "A Year of Personal Growth and Professional Development"
A Special Message from
the Incoming AITP President
Greetings fellow members, Your 2004 Board and
Officers began organizing back in October at the annual meetings in We ask for your faith and
trust and we welcome your participation to guide us in our work for
effective operations and building value for members. We have no theme
for the year as yet and may never settle on one, but your entire
leadership has the foremost goal of nurturing and increasing member
benefits with true value. Offerings to make
members' work lives easier, more economical and more satisfying, while
adding personal growth are the highlights of our daily efforts for a
better AITP. Daily? Yes, some days there
will be fewer minutes available, but your entire leadership will have
thoughts and efforts toward AITP daily. I would be remiss in not
thanking the 2003 President George Koscho and his team. It was a
difficult year. In fact, thanks to all the participants in leadership
over the past years. I know everyone tried their best to provide AITP
with their best efforts and intentions. None of the recent past
administrations could boast of any overall success, but we have to
commend their efforts and intentions. Thanks all for the
dedication and loyalty and more commitment for 2004. In December, we
hope to report to all members that we have made significant
improvements in operations and have successfully changed and
accomplished much to satisfy the need for meaningful member benefits. May the New Year bring us
all the blessings we need to be happy with the progress that will be
made. Most sincerely, Sam Luke 2004 AITP President
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00 - At
Large Region Region 00
Individual Members Francis O.
Dafe, MCSE, CCIE, OCP Mark J.
Helm Julio C.
Ramos International
Member Paul
Moore 01 -
Southwestern Region Region 01
Individual Members Patrick R.
Coughlin, CNA, MCP, MCSE Jerry
Chang Rick Virmani Kristina
Perkins Steven K.
Cobb Tina R.
Harris Randall S.
Stage 02 -
Northwestern Region Region 02
Individual Members Anthony J. De
Janice Blanchard Penny L.
Bush William W.
Lidster Jay A.
Lynch John H.
Osgood Michael
Parker Cheryl L. Ploegstra Mark T. Tanguay Elizabeth L.
Lawlor Greater
Gregory H.
Morawietz James W.
Blankenship, CCP Jason Lee
Halsey Paul M. Henkels Johnny
Lau John H.
Nichols Layne S.
Okumura Steve
Robertson Edward R.
Souza Laurie E. Tenzer Eric Kawika Thompson William A.
Tyler 03 - South
Central Region Gary Cowsert Big Country
Chapter Jim S.
Barton Holle S. England Debbie E.
Karl Gary G.
Badger Patrick
Dial Alan
Kirk Theodore J.
Layne Charles A.
Moncrief Jason R. Moye Jason Bodie Jeanette M.
Conner Michael I.
Daniel David T.
Dean Michael L.
DeForke BJ Farmer Ronald W.
Freeman John D. Fritz,
MCP Sean M. Halloran Marlene R.
King Roberta Kowalishin Luis A. Maris, OCPIAD, OFD 6/6i Roger
Mills Neelu Modali Paul D.
Patterson Darell E. Rodgers Rick Sline Jackson
Chapter Anthony P.
Ammeter Darry Hardy, PhD Jack Harper,
CCP Tangela Harrion John E. Neal,
Jr. Michael J.
Patrizzi Daryl
Smith Jerrold L.
Beard Richard P.
Feemster, Jr. Kevin M.
Fernandez Terry Verigan Matthew T.
Green, ACP Jerry Ward,
PMP, CDP Sherri M.
Taylor Paso del Norte Beth Auza Timothy S.
Morse J. Antonio
Rico Rocky Vanmali Ali M. Zayed Stephen S.
Black, MCP Maria G.
Trevino, CNE 04 - Central
Region Ak-Sar-Ben Richard D.
Gemeinhardt Dale A.
Ratliff, II John A. Sautter Michael L.
Shonka Kathleen M.
Spier Scott W. Theobald Central
Dakota David L.
Anderson Sarah DePriest Bruce Fuerstenberg David H.
Johnson Ronald Klose Travis Rossow Paul Ryba Della Thorsness Cornhusker
Chapter Adam J. Beggs Lloyd L.
Cornell Don L.
Marti Dale
Creed Frank E.
Fuss Mile
High Dennis W.
Brooks David
Carpenter Mark A.
Gibson Jerold P.
Shannon Sioux
Empire Dave A. Geiver Rob Hornberger James
Mohan Jay C.
Spangler Univ of Timothy D.
Hanley 05 -
Pacesetter Region Capitol Illowa Chapter Carolyn H.
Leutwyler Philip J. Chmielewski Donald W.
Clary Jamie
Wong Jill M. Biddinger Matthew J.
Bingham Doug Bowhousen Guy DeShaney Susan L. Disterhaft Patrice Falardeau Chris A. Galica Mark J. Hembel Heidi Kalk Becky
Lehman Melissa W.
Lemkuil Ed
Luck Ken Lulloff Carrie A. Montag Patrick Normoyl Troy L.
Patterson Jennifer D.
Polzin William A.
Schmidt Dan L.
Schultz Julie L. Weyenberg David P.
Youngberg Trevor L.
Wheeler Andrew L.
Driscoll, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, CNA Diane C.
Davis Vern
Goode Lynn M.
Jacobs Queanna J. Jones, MCSE, MCP, MCP+I Frederick T.
Luhrs Dennis J. Mann,
A+, NCI+ Wayne R. Muehlenbeck Walter W.
Pruitt Windy
City Ruth E.
Andersen Stephen M.
Bauer John M. Braly John R.
Dreyer Steve T.
Duke Randy Falkenrath Timothy M.
Gillespie Scott D.
Herr Arthur W. Huenecke Alberto
Jimenez Frederick C.
Johnson Oliver J. Lisauskas Susan Lang
Melidosian, WBE Mary J.
Neville Jose Philip,
Ph.D Jeffrey B.
Ridge Leo
Rodriguez Gerald Staudt Jill S.
Swanson Elizabeth A.
Tobison Jack Wachowiak Robert
Wheeler Lucy M. Hoerter Rakesh Narayan 07 -
Southern Hospitality Region Robert
Hubbell Robert E. Hudock Alfred Studwell Eduardo R.
Fernandez William P.
Bowers Larry D.
Smith Larry Levy,
MCSE Lonnie H.
Maier Tracy L.
Arrington Richard L.
Booth Robert H.
Claxton Michael S.
Lurty William E.
Mattson Sandy
Trapp Mark A.
Rupert Jossue A. Reyes George M.
English Peter
Kent 09 - Heart
of AITP Region Greater
Michael L.
Knight Ralph E.
Plunkett, CAAS Robert A. Nally, CSQE James E.
Lindsey Robert S.
Williams 11 - Middle
Atlantic Region Region
11 Robert M.
Lawrence Samuel A. Ejiaku, MCSE, CCNA Randy Javins Steve M. Lazzaro Myles A.
Vogel Hinsley W. Smith Dulles
Corridor Richard B.
Minthorne William H.
Stahl Renee Drobish Deborah A.
Polatty Anna Colosi Nancy S. Herdrich 13 - Empire
Region Lisa J. Covais Ellen Palmquist Ken Ballou Thomas E.
Boylan Theresa A.
Bradham Clare A. Cunniffe Kevin M. Holmgren Bernard Klopfer Karen E. Kontos Jeffrey P.
Krieger Frank McGarrigal Jill L. Motta Lorna D.
Paine Madhu Reddy Carolyn
Regan Wanda Roldan Don Terrone George K. Venedikian Mary V. Villani Daniel J.
Viola Thomas M.
Morgan Daniel
Boris 18 -
Leadership Region Region 18
Individual Members Tonia R.
Faison Earl M. Rodd Andy W. Kerestes Matthew J.
Previts Rowland J.
Davis Kevin L.
Gibson Yves K. Gollo, CCNA,MCSE,CCDA,A+ Greater
Michael E.
Barth Scott M.
Millard Rob Sickler Deborah E.
Tresnan Research
Triangle Ahmad Shabon Alan K.
Tope Glenn S. Dardick Charles K.
Davis Joelle Rowley William A.
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Large Region Region 00
Individual Members John F. Clark,
MBA Mark Liptok Keith
Scott Peter Simis 01 -
Southwestern Region Melvin E.
Hudson, CSP, CDP Loren C.
Miller, Sr. David S.
Ortiz Carole
Morton Linda T.
Taylor, CQA, CCP Diana
Crowell John Eric
Thomas, CDP Joseph
Cohen Amy T.
Moser Nanci L. Porter William R.
Ryan, CDP, CCP Ron Scholz Jean Timmons,
CDP 02 -
Northwestern Region Region 02
Individual Members Mary A. Gatzkiewicz, CDP Charles S.
Balog Elizabeth K.
Fread Thomas J. Henehan Dennis D.
Howard Ben
Iris Dick Jablonowski Robert B. Lapham William W.
Peterson, CDP, CSP Andrew C. Warford Sharon L.
White Albert J.
Whitehead Gary G. Haar Connie L. Spofford Rob Spofford, CDP Robert J. Hambrick Eugene
Chapter Linda L.
Loft E. Gladys
Norman, CDP Evergreen Robbin Jillian H.
Chapin Kim R. Fischer,
CDP Byron L.
Thom Greater
Charles M.
Tang Rhoda A.
Fong Tam
Franco Paul I.
Kamei Sandra
Lai Brian Malanaphy Robert Nehmad Celeste A.
Rogers, CDP Patrick S.
Tsuji David A.
Feinberg, CDP Micheal D. Smith 03 - South
Central Region Region 03
Individual Members Paula D.
Ruby Frances B.
Voyles Acadiana Turney L. Foreman Alan F. Kiesel, CDP Joe W. Werger Ark-La-Tex
Chapter William M.
Bell, Jr. William E.
Carter William R.
Finney, CDP James M. Shaw,
Jr., MS, CCP James L. Weatherby, Jr. Kathleen H.
Talmadge, CCP Cherie R.
Taylor Big Country
Chapter Jonathan M.
Carlton Felton L.
Gilmore Sandy J. Kinman Mike McDonald,
CDP Linda
Miller Jerry W.
Peters William G.
Raines Jackie E.
Rainey Joe E.
Rocco Cindy A.
Rodriguez Constance I.
Shafer Wayne E.
Smith David E.
Stovall Chris R. Thibault, CCP Dwight P.
Waller Craig P.
Bowie Marvin A.
Cox Bevard E. Hargrave Larry A.
Keller Phyllis
Slaughter Brian S.
Spoon Golden
Spread Chapter Neal R.
Denison, Jr. Robert P.
Garrett Mr. Ernie
Dries, Jr. George C.
Fowler Martha Haverstick Herbert F.
Rebhun, PhD., CDP Thomas Scott
Rockenstein Martin S.
Rothenberg Michelle H.
Siwierka Jackson
Chapter Wayne
Ashcraft Brian K.
Bowers Danny A.
Drake William A.
Hailey Roderic C. Jones, CDP Kenneth McCardle Mickey J.
Nugent Kevin Pauli Mary P.
Robinson, CDP, CSP Tammy W.
Smith Ronald E.
Washington Lou
Champagne Peter V.
Mackey Ronald D.
Mills, MCSE Michael W.
Green, CDP Paso del Norte Rafael Adame Shaun H.
Cooper Danny
Dominguez Victor
Fernandez Norma Grijalva Piyasat Nilkaew Jim
Pulliam Lois Rybolt Richard
Tisdale Charlie
Jackson Carol J.
Jeffries, PhD. Tim L. Moranz Morris G.
Ragan Ray E.
Walls Lester R. Wenkel, CSP, CCP 04 - Central
Region Region 04
Individual Members Robert Goulding Alonzo Hall,
III Susan
McCormick Ak-Sar-Ben Robert L.
Ackley, CDP John H. Bezy, III Larry E.
Clawson Pranab K. Ghosh Lloyd Hasche Scott L.
Pettit Mark A.
Roth Lisa N.
Wolford Big Soo Edward W. Bohlman Central
Dakota Jason Brandvold Sandra
Denis Marlys Jangula Michael J.
Kraft Stacey J. Poffenberger Lyle Ripplinger Jeremy W.
Rush Esther M. Rygg Don Traiser Edward Weigel Cornhusker
Chapter Corey A.
Becker Jacklyne Duggan Gary
Hendrix James R.
Longman David E. Mannering Robert M. McCollough Steven Nast Mary Reager Dan E. Rieker Tom L.
Robertson, CSP Dorothy M.
Westphal Timothy W.
Gillock Devena M. Singleton Mile
High Robert R.
Baldwin David N.
Bushnell Donald A.
Carpenter W. William
Gillette, CDP Cammy L. Luke-Johnson Elaine W.
Miller John T.
Powers Randy D.
Rupert Margaret K.
Wolf, CSP, CDE Northwest John D.
Bain Robin M.
Clifton David Engler Kenneth A.
Erickson Lynne M.
John Gregg E. Wincell Leon Wittmer Gary
Yoshimoto Sioux
Empire Dana M.
Hagen Phyllis C.
DeLaCruz R. Dale Escue Burnie Legette Jerome C.
Schaefer John P. Ford,
III Bernard S.
Gerwel David Meinert Sherry Montileone Terry Troxell Bill
Whitworth Darin
Hecht June E. Huie Adam T.
Tripp James
Wenger 05 - Pacesetter
Region Capitol Laszlo Acs Ward W.
Edwards Edmund F.
Gaffney, Jr., CDP John J. Pohlman Elizabeth F.
Brune, CDP Barbara K.
Meissner Illowa Chapter Robert A.
Hannah Elwood K. Hill,
Jr. Jacqueline
Vetter Joseph L.
White Bob Wrage Robert Brzycki Anton L. Oberjat Ruyayeem Rashid Wolfhart K. Schubach Dan Allensworth Maggie
Beard Harold R.
Brown, Jr., CSP John
Cook John W.
Council, CDP Ron J. DeAngelo Susan E. Dorak Steven M. Femal Cody
Flanagan Douglas R.
Fritsch Mark A. Glaeser Rick Griesser Patricia
Hoyer Beverly J.
Kargus Michael J.
Knuth Kevin R. Kons Michael P.
Kuchenberg Don LeGrave Tracey R. Luka Kurt R.
May Laurie J. McNicoll Michael S.
Michalski Chris Nimmer, FLMI Jerry A. Opsahl Fred Pennings James G. Polacarz Brian D. Pritzl Joe Rosenfield Edward A. Ruffolo Cal L. Siegrist Kyle R.
Thomas Nick A. Tseffos Jeffrey L.
Verhagen Wayne A. Wichlacz Racine-Kenosha
Chapter Lee A. Kadel Diane H. Cykana Perry
Fritz Shelly K. Weidig Kathleen M.
Kelm Alan D.
Ayers Richard E.
Curtis, Jr. Christine Leja, CDP Asad Alsader, CDP, CCP Mike
Bender Justin A.
Bowling Catherine
Clary, CDP Mary I.
Harris Marc R. Herren Donald F. Lutz,
CDP, CCP Beth Pearsall,
CDP Eric D. Reichter Tammy J. Van
Egtern, CDP, CSP Windy
City William R.
Baker Neil Banoff Thomas
Buehler Perry H. Cliburn Tom Dadko Paul F. Dittmann William P.
Gallik Doris Gronseth Ken
Hunt Marguerite
McCarthy David J.
Nyman Richard E.
Pawlicki, CCP Denise
Tate Karen A.
Wilson Charles R.
Winer, CCP, CDP Allen F. Zurek John A.
Beck Mark W. Ennis,
CDP Donna Henneman Patricia A.
Lepak Eng Kwee Ng Wayne Orthwein Rod
Szymanski Sherrilee Wallerman Denise M. Wilke 07 -
Southern Hospitality Region Region 07 Individual Members Paul A.
Seibert, PhD., CCP Steven R.
Brooks, CNA Wyatt H.
Davis Wayne
Edwards Dana
Harvey Nancy J. Sherron James B.
Borders, Jr. Wester A. Gray Steven L.
Romine Paul B.
Stewart Donald S.
Brown Sandra C.
Brown Jeff Thiel Melody Donlin Frederic A.
Leclerc Helene M.
Topping David R.
Wiley David
Chaplin Doyle R.
Hatfield, CDP Jim
Golden Michael L.
Rogers Wayne L.
Starr CSRA Patricia L.
Cook James Evan
Eldridge Robert A. Cimon Colleen
Cornelius Michael J.
Munn Randall N.
Smith Mark Coopersmith Middle
Georgia Chapter Michael D.
Clance Mike Eischen Frederick V.
Evans Ella M.
McGill Marsha R.
Williams, CDP Donna
Womack George T. Arola Jean
Clark Thomas J. Gumber Donna S. McCraw John E.
Tucker Kathryn D.
Eberle Bill
McClellan Mary S.
McLeod Rodney D.
Nickerson Larry B. Renshaw, CDP Sheila Gurr David A.
Rice Sue C. Lignell Gregory P.
Norris, CSP 09 - Heart
of AITP Region Region 09
Individual Members John Maniotes Raymond M.
Wawro, CDP Ed Abbott,
CDP Samuel
Abraham David C. Brown,
CDP William J.
Vollano, Jr. Greater
Marvin Albin Jana Laufer James W.
Ralph Becky J. Sandgren Todd Treadway Judith A. Hassfurder Karl
Bamberger Robert Bonnell Douglas J.
Lindhout, CNA, CNE, MCNE Rick Visser 11 - Middle
Atlantic Region Region 11
Individual Members Loren K.
Rhodes Spencer Carter,
Jr. Gilbert N.
Charlton John L. Eckenrode, CDP, CSP Giselle L.
Green Alfred J. Hilditch, CDP, CSP Ira P. Jaslow John F. Liedlich, CCP Glenn O. McCalley, CDP John O'Neill,
CDP Carroll P.
Tignall, Jr., CDP Chimaraoke O. Ugah Dulles
Corridor Phyllis R.
Hoffmann Karen L.
Lehr Malcolm L.
Singerman Thomas J.
Walsh, CDP David
Gerhard Linda T.
McGregor Richard L.
Sands, CCP, OCP Charles F.
Wise Barbara E.
Burton Charles
Lowe Mary F. Mulvaney Penn-York
Chapter William W.
Pistner David
Prince Pocono
Northeast Debra Smarkusky Jeffrey D.
Pullen Donna M. Rusinko Dick
Davies Richard L.
Hooper Bernard F.
Koelsch Rhonda M.
McIntyre Malone Alicia Barrett
Staley York-Lancaster Kurt W. Chillas Mike Doerr Alan Yottey 13 -
Empire Region Guy N. Lentini Michael R.
Perkins Joan E.
Stevens Douglas A.
Hobby, CDP Hudson-Mohawk Michael G.
Bonney John J.
Brennan Jeanine A.
Buxton Gerald J.
Foley, Jr. Carol A.
Holmes Ronald Kertyzak Bernard J.
Morrison Larry T.
O'Rourke Albert R. Poggi Carol Lynn
Savage Scott C.
Smith Jeffrey Weissman Stan Monsowitz David M.
Schwartz Myron Teichman Theodore L.
Valand Timothy J.
Kessler Charlene Yanchik Lorne T. McLachlan, CDP Bruce J.
Simons, CSP Michael Vinisko Manuel E. DaRosa Wendy S. Schmidle James
Souza 18 -
Leadership Region Region 18 Individual Members Franklin P.
O'Byrne Mark
Cartwright David P. Chema Carol
Hosier Brian W.
Miller Al Neifert Jacqueline M.
Roth Barbara
Shaver Clifford D.
Myszko David K.
Yeager Carolyn J.
Hannah Greater
Robert D. McAndrew, CDP Greater
Patricia M.
Fast Richard A.
Harrold Donna K. Kolarik Mayes D.
Mathews Mary S. Trude Christopher P.
Wendling Richard R.
East Christopher E.
Joseph Elisabeth
Forman Mary Kay Gersin Richard W.
Land Laurie J. Razumic-Rushin Carla Ryba Les P.
Schreiber Philip G. Svesnik Research
Triangle Candace K.
Jones David S. McKenney, CSP Michael T.
Roberson Philip J.
Scott, CCP Charlie
Beck David L. Buchin Catherine C.
Dennison Craig
Kennedy Godfrey T.
Pinn, Sr. Robert J. Rappold, III Frank J. Shortall, Jr. Kenneth W.
Sledd, CDP Theodore W.
Woods George R.
Brogan, Jr. Lewis Young,
PhD., CDP Tarheel Chapter Richard Lance
Kull, CDP Mary R.
Lind Allen C.
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Association News
By Larry Schmitz, CCP, CMC Bob
Heimann is vice president of Information
Services at The Boldt Company in Appleton,
Wisconsin. Engineering News-Record ranked Boldt the 52nd
largest At-Risk Construction Manager and the 104th largest general
contractor in the United States. When I interviewed Bob for this story
- even though I've known him for more than 20 years - I gained new
insights into the man, his AITP dedication and what makes him tick. I
believe you will find his story motivating and interesting. Here
is that interview: What made you go into IT
in the first place? Bob:
When I was in high school back in 1970, the guidance counselor was
promoting going into computers as an area of new job opportunities. I
had wanted to be a chiropractor but my father passed away when I was 14
and there was no money available for an extensive education so I went
to Fox Valley Technical College and got my associate's degree in
computer programming in 1973. What was your career path
after college? Bob:
I started as the second data processing employee at Boldt Company working as a computer
operator/programmer and have worked there my whole career. As the
company grew, so did my job opportunities. Currently, I am vice
president of Information Services. When did you get involved
with AITP (DPMA) and how? Bob:
Shortly after I joined Boldt, Clark
Safford, my boss at the time, started bringing me along to DPMA
meetings. I was impressed with the people I met and the knowledge they
possessed about this new field of data processing. Most were almost
self-taught in those days because everything was so new and there was
little formal education available in this field. Much of the education
we received was through the DPMA meetings and conferences. And while
there is certainly plenty of formal education available today, I
believe some of the best things we learn today are still through our
AITP meetings and the networking that results from our membership in
AITP. You've held a lot of
different positions in AITP over your career. What were they, and which
were most rewarding? Bob:
As I said, I've been attending meetings since the early 70s and finally
became a member in 1980. Then in 1985, I was elected to the chapter
board. I was given bylaws, which were a real mess but we got that
straightened out. Then I moved up to treasurer, then vice president and
finally president. I also served as chapter liaison and as co-chair of
the '89 regional conference. (Editorial note: Bob
and his co-chair, George Schmidbauer, were
awarded the first ever Outstanding Member Award for their efforts in
the 1989 Region 5 Conference.) Then
I came back on board in 2000 to take over membership. I have always
been involved in membership in one way or another. A chapter's success
relies on its ability to attract new members and, most importantly, to
retain the members they already have. I guess I have always had a real
passion about making that happen. That is why I have stayed so
involved, either on the board or behind the scenes. As
far as which activities were most rewarding, I guess I would have to
say the Region 5 Conference and my role in building our membership. The
Region Conference was a terrific experience in terms of seeing a whole
bunch of our chapter members coming together and working their butts
off as a team to make the 1989 Region 5 Conference the most successful
in recent history. Our
membership growth and our retention rate are things I am especially
proud of. Even though our chapter geography doesn't have a city of more
than 100,000 people, we have consistently been in the top two spots in
terms of chapter size in the association for a number of years. That
took teamwork and lots of dedication and I am proud to have been part
of that. It's no wonder we call
you The Bloodhound. Bob:
That part is true. I've had some prospects I tracked for many years
before I finally talked them into joining. What made you get so
involved? When
I was young, I discovered there were good guys and bad guys in the
world. There were those who took and those who gave. When my father
passed away when I was 14, a lot of people stepped forward and helped
me in many ways to grow up to be the person I am today. They didn't
have to help - but they did - they were the good guys. And that
convinced me that I wanted to be a good guy and give something back to
other people as well. This has led to my involvement here at Boldt in activities such as job shadowing
opportunities for young people, internships in the IT area for high
school and college students and my involvement through the Boy Scouts
in the Exploring for Life Program. And, of course,
my involvement in AITP. How has AITP helped you
in your career and as a professional? Bob:
Two specific incidents come to mind. Early in my AITP membership, I
went to a chapter meeting where the speaker asked us to write down our
biggest shortcoming (mine was public speaking) and we had to turn in
the paper with our name and address on it. He then challenged us to
really work on our problem and do something about it and he would
follow-up with us in one year. A year later, I got a personal letter
from him asking how I was doing and I wrote back and said I was working
on it. Well, his follow-up sort of jacked me up and I decided I really
ought to work on it. So the next year, I ran for the AITP board and got
my feet wet speaking in front of groups - and now I thrive on it. Would
I have taken the same steps if I hadn't gone to that meeting? I don't
know, but I do know I sure got my money's worth out of attending that
chapter meeting!! The
second situation was when you (Larry Schmitz) wrote a letter to the
president of our company when I was chapter president thanking him for
allowing me the time to serve AITP. When he got your letter, he walked
into my office, showed me the letter and said, "That's great, Bob.
You're out there making a difference and we are proud of you." Boldt is a very community-minded company and
that little recognition from AITP that I was giving back to my
profession was very important to them. The
other thing AITP has done for me in my career was to give me the
opportunity to serve in various leadership positions and to build a
network of life-long friends and contacts. Even today that network is
paying dividends as I have been able to put some of our members who
have lost their jobs in this economy in contact with other AITP members
who have unadvertised positions they are looking to fill. What advice do you have
for new members, burned out members and prospects? Bob:
For new members, it's the old story; you get out what you put in. Get
involved! Participate! The value of AITP membership is there, but you
have to get involved if you want to receive the maximum benefit. I
went through a period of burnout myself, and that's why I dropped off
the board from 1997 to 2000. I needed a break because I was taking the
loss of existing members too seriously. When that happens, you need to
step back and let someone else carry the ball for a while - and that's
OK - just DON'T QUIT. You can find a good replacement for yourself and
quietly be his mentor - but in the background for a while - and it's
easier to find a replacement if you are still around to help people
learn the ropes. For
prospects, the question comes up, "Why should I join AITP?" and my
response is, "How can you afford NOT to join AITP?" For the small
amount of dollars and a couple hours a month, where can you get the
education that will give you the edge in today's changing technology
and shaky job market? We have a lot of people who, if they lose their
job today, they use that as an excuse for not joining AITP or for
dropping their membership. Nothing could be further from the truth.
That AITP network is probably your best shot at finding another job. I
know I have helped an awful lot of people find jobs because of my AITP
connections. The
other component AITP offers to all three of the member categories you
mentioned is education. Where can you go and conveniently, and at a
very low cost, get the up-to-date technology education that is
available at chapter meetings? On
top of education, the experienced members of AITP probably represent
the best body of knowledge that is available in the IT profession
today. And I believe we have a moral obligation to find ways to share
that knowledge with the young people coming out of school so they can
take that knowledge and make the world a better place through their
efforts. And AITP is the vehicle to get that done. That is why we need
to really promote the Interim Member Program at all levels of
the organization. "What advice do you have
for chapters that are struggling?" Bob:
Usually, when a chapter is struggling, it is because they are in a rut.
This can take on many forms from the same old people doing the same old
things to the change in the makeup of your membership not liking the
meeting time, location or content of your programs. Times change and we
have to change with them. I know that when our Chapter found itself in
a rut, as evidenced by declining membership and declining attendance at
meetings, we held a brainstorming session with new and old members and
board members and tried to figure out what our main problems were and
what we could do about them. We were open to new ideas that could
correct the problem. Sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't. I
think the important thing is to admit you're in a rut - and then deal
with it. Well Bob, you have
certainly left your mark on AITP and our profession and helped and
inspired a lot of people along the way. I remember someone asking
Sherry Anklam, our mutual friend and
perhaps one of the most effective presidents our chapter has ever had,
who was her inspiration to get involved in AITP and without hesitating,
she said, "Bob Heimann." Bob:
I never knew that. You're right; she was a great friend, a role model
for the rest of us. Very few people were as sharp and as dedicated to
doing their best as Sherry was (Sherry Anklam
succumbed to cancer in 1995 at the age of 44 and our chapter
scholarship program is named in her honor). Bob, on behalf of our
chapter and AITP members everywhere, I want to congratulate you on your
career and thank you for your dedication and many contributions to
AITP. You made it!! You truly are "one of the good guys." |
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2003 AITP National
Conference in St. Louis Succeeds and Delivers New Offerings By Christine Leja, CDP and John J. Zeman,
your very grateful 2003 conference co-chairs
The
2003 National Conference delivered a traditional conference with new
offerings that received good reviews from the attendees and vendors.
Attendees felt the conference tracks were the highest quality they had
seen in some time. Congratulations to the outstanding speakers! National Conference Firsts ICCP
certification training and testing was available for all attendees at
no additional cost. Two attendees received their CCP. From the Web-casting
of all conference sessions, the AITP awards ceremony and the annual
meeting of the members was donated by WebEx.
Ten professional chapters across the CIO
Security Forum brought together vice presidents of security from major
companies and agencies representing different industries and included
the FBI, MasterCard, Novell, Robert Half International and SBC to name
a few. The speakers indicated that no one had brought them together
before to share security issues. And the discussions were truly awesome!
Attendees, Partners,
Sponsors and Vendors AITP
National Conference partnered with Data Connectors and was sponsored by
Robert Half to bring 40 vendors and 500 local
Thanks to all Volunteers Special
thanks to the 2003 AITP National Conference Committee and their spouses
(You couldn't tell that Norm Leja and Gina
Einig were spouses and not members!) who
contributed an infinite number of volunteer hours. And, thanks to the
many volunteers from the St. Louis Chapter, the student chapters and
AITP volunteers who were there to help out (Diane Shelton of the Hawaii
Chapter is a prime example!). And
for posterity, here are the key National Conference Committee members: Co-Chairs,
Christine Leja, CDP and John J. Zeman Vendors,
Sue Morton and Todd Reichelt Technology,
Glenda Young Speakers,
Website,
Aaron Nance and Brenda Barton Public
Relations, Rich Kneller Treasurer,
H. Lyndal Colburn St.
Louis Chapter President, Ray Einig Sam
Luke provided a wonderful Hawaiian night on Friday evening that was
thoroughly enjoyed by all! Thank you, Sam! George
Koscho filled the master of ceremonies role most effectively. Thank
you, George!
And
thank you to all who helped in any way and are not named here! You know
who you are and we thank you!
AITP
Immediate Past President Kevin Jetton gives the Keynote address
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The Legislative Affairs Committee Gets Results By Steve
Flowers Legislative Committee
Chairman AITP
members often ask what return they are getting for the dues they pay each year.
One obvious payback is AITP's ability to help formulate laws and policies that
directly affect our professional IT careers. For
instance, the Legislative Affairs Committee achieved its primary goal in 2003 by
working to defeat UCITA, a proposed model law that would severely restrict
consumers' ability to negotiate equitable software agreements.
Legislative
Committee members in The
committee recently helped stop and reverse an effort by Verisign to change the
way Web site search inquiries are handled, which threatened the stability of the
Internet. Committee
members routinely tackle issues such as how to stop or manage spam e-mail, how
and whether to license computer software engineers and other important policy
questions. By working
with the press, with local and national legislatures and other lobbying
organizations, AITP's Legislative Affairs Committee gives you a voice and the
power to ensure that your interests are taken into account and protected when
laws and regulations are proposed. The
committee needs talented new members in every chapter to improve its
effectiveness. If you are interested in becoming a proactive IT professional and
if you want to help direct and formulate laws and policies that enhance your
career prospects, then consider joining the
committee. You can
learn more by visiting the committee Web site, accessible through the Web portal
at http://www.aitp.org/. Together, we can make a difference in the important local and national debates that directly affect our professional lives. |
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2004 AITP Strategic Initiatives Professional Dues Increase Announced During the June, 2003 association
board of directors planning meeting, a number of strategic initiatives were
identified. At the association board of directors meeting in
Your
association board of directors has devoted a great deal of time and effort this
year to regain control of our financial resources and to identify strategic
initiatives that we feel must be implemented in the near future in order to
re-energize our association, improve member value and to affect membership
growth. We implemented several key initiatives this year. -Information Executive/Nanosecond,
now produced and distributed electronically, is greatly expanded and provides
extensive new information on industry trends and industry
issues. -The new
Web portal hosts professionally written, highly informative white papers on
information technology topics and issues. -With the
implementation of the Web portal, expanded Forums were made available, which
means that member-to-member discussions on information technology topics has
been greatly enhanced. These lively leader-led forums enable you to share
up-to-date information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. -Communications has been expanded
via electronic means, through the use of survey data and via conference calls
that have provided association leadership with helpful feedback. As a result, we
are listening and responding to your needs and concerns. We have
been able to carry out these initiatives and still been able to maintain close
to a break-even budget for the year. Expansion
of member services in 2004 will require some additional investments. We are
working on non-dues revenue sources, but this will take time. This means that
our main source of revenue, for the time being, will continue to be member dues.
To advance our association, your board of directors chose to take some bold
steps when it approved the 2004 association budget at the conference in
-Expanded
industry and organizational partnerships. Partnership gives us greater value and
knowledge to succeed as Information Technology
professionals. -Increased
and improved services to chapters. We
realize that your local chapter is the -Web portal
additions. The Web portal is an ongoing project. Our goal is to make this the
most valuable Web-related tool in the industry for information technology
professionals and AITP leaders. -Education
and Conferences. We will be working to increase and expand our educational,
conference and seminar programs and services. -Enhance
our flexible staffing model by taking advantage of "Best Practices" employed by
SmithBucklin Corporation, our headquarters management business
partner. This is
just the beginning. There are more programs in the planning stages, all of which
are designed to enhance the membership experience. A complete list of member
services and benefits is available on the Web portal at http://www.aitp.org/. Take full advantage of all
that is offered. We value your membership and fully intend to increase the value
you receive from your association. In the weeks ahead, association leadership
will be choosing the highest priority initiatives and will begin their
implementation. Look for more details in upcoming editions of Information
Executive/Nanosecond. George R.
Koscho, CDP 2003 AITP
Association President "A Year of
Personal Growth and Professional Development"
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The Value of AITP
Membership AITP - Region 18 Newsletter Article
President George Koscho offers some thoughts on the value of AITP membership in this article, which originally appeared in the May 31, 2001 edition of the Region 18 Newsletter.
Far too often the question
arises, "What do I get for my dues dollar?" There are two broad answers to
that question. First there are the tangible benefits and then there are the
intangibles. The money collected as dues
revenue is used mainly to provide administrative support to each of the
association subunits: chapters, regions and ED-SIG. In addition, individual
members are served in a variety of ways. The association employs a full-time
staff of six people, supplemented by a part-time staff that is utilized for peak
demand activities. Staff responsibilities include: membership application
processing; renewal notices; invoicing; payment processing; IRS and other tax
reporting; procurement of officer and board insurance; processing of region and
chapter rebate and funding checks through the Region Funding and PCS2000
programs; processing and procurement of COPA and IPA Awards; publication of
Information Executive and Nanosecond; maintenance of an endless
number of bylaws, model bylaws, policies, procedures and how-to manuals;
management of national association elections; conference management; and Web
site development and administration. An additional tangible
benefit of AITP membership is the certification program offered by ICCP and
supported by our association. Your association board is currently focusing on
strengthening this program and the improvement of our Web site. Other committees
are working on legislative affairs, strategic partnerships, and updating the
numerous policies and procedures noted above. The true value of membership
in our association, however, is the intangible benefits we accrue through our
years of membership. Have you seen the commercial where the guy takes his son to
his first big league ball game? They run through the tangible costs:
"Tickets=$50, program=$5, hot dogs and drinks=$12, spending time with your
son=priceless." How can you put a value on a
friendship with a professional colleague in a far-away city who can give you
insight on a job applicant who has moved from his city to yours? Or a heads up
on a new boss who has recently arrived from his city? Or who can help you with a
technical problem you both share? Or who can simply provide you the name of a
good restaurant in his town? How can you assess the value
of your knowledge by listening to speakers who have updated you on the latest
developments at a chapter meeting, a leadership retreat or a
conference? How can you measure the
value of the management, leadership, planning and public speaking skills that
you acquire by taking a chapter, region, SIG or association leadership role and
planning events such as a conference or retreat? How do you put a value on
professionalism, life-time learning and personal growth? The answer is simple:
"Association dues=$80, chapter and region dues=$X, monthly dinner meetings=$Y,
lifetime learning and professional growth=priceless." Stated another way, and this
is true of many things we encounter on life's journey, "The benefit you earn
is directly proportionate to the effort you put forth." So please, get more out of
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ISECON 2003 -
The ISECON
2003, sponsored by the Foundation for Information Technology Education,
and managed and coordinated by the AITP EDSIG (Educator
Special Interest Group), was held at the Marriott Mission Valley Hotel in
Bruce White,
professor at A total of 103
excellent papers were presented during the conference on topics surrounding the
teaching of IS in the college classroom. Dr. David Feinstein and Dr. Bart
Longenecker were principle speakers on the subject of the "2002 IS Model
Curriculum and the Importance of IS Accreditation."
The highlight
of the conference was the naming of Dr. Ephraim McLean as 2003 Educator
of the Year! Dr. McLean
is Regents professor, George E. Smith Eminent Scholar's Chair of Information
Systems at Robinson College of Business at The Regents of the Foundation
for Information Technology Education (EF) were in attendance.
The regents included President Bill Reaugh, Ms.
Dorothy Smith, Dr. Brian Reithel, Mr. Bill Lackey, Mr. Larry Schmitz and Ms.
Teresa Hickerson. The EDSIG Board
and officers are chiefly responsible for the management and coordination of the
annual ISECON. The EDSIG wants to thank all of the
many educators for making this conference such a success. The board wants to
especially thank Bruce White from The EDSIG
selected its slate of officers for the coming year and the site of the 2004
ISECON. The slate of officers will be placed on a
ballot and voting will occur by December 15.
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Distinguished Individual
Service
Award (DISA) The DISA is AITP's highest award bestowed upon individuals
who have
made outstanding contributions through distinguished services in the
field of
information technology. The DISA started
in 1969 when
the first recipient of the award was Rear Admiral Grace M. Hopper.
Since then,
the DISA list of candidates includes some of the more legendary IT
figures such
as Dr. Paul M. Pair, H. Ross Perot, Bill Gates and Lt. Gen Emmett
Paige, Jr. This year, AITP
was very
fortunate to have a candidate who is highly qualified through his
accomplishments and contributions to the IT profession. James V.
Christy II
received the DISA at the AITP's annual
member
meeting, which was part of the national conference held in Jim Christy,
well known for
bringing down Markus Hess and the Chaos Club in 1989, was tagged as the
original 'cybercop.' It is an honor
to have Jim Christy accept the DISA Award. His many
accomplishments are
listed below. JAMES
V. CHRISTY II Supervisory
Special Agent
(SA) Jim Christy is the Deputy Director/Director of Operations for the
Defense
Computer Forensics Lab at the From May 1998 to
September
2001 Jim was assigned to the Defense-wide Information Assurance
Program,
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control Communications and
Intelligence (ASDC3I) as the law enforcement and counterintelligence
coordinator and infrastructure protection liaison. SA Christy
served as the DoD
Representative to the President's Infrastructure Protection Task Force
(IPTF)
from September 1996 to May 1998. The President signed Executive Order
13010 on Prior to the
IPTF, Jim was
detailed to Senator Sam Nunn's staff on the Senate, Permanent
Subcommittee on
Investigations as a Congressional Fellow from January to August 1996. Senator Nunn specifically requested Jim's
assistance for the Subcommittee to prepare for hearings in May through
July of
1996, on the vulnerability and the threat to national information
infrastructure from cyberspace. From 1986 to
1998, Jim was
the director of Computer Crime Investigations and Information Warfare
for
AFOSI, and established Computer Forensic Lab, the first computer
forensic lab
in DoD. In 1986, Jim
obtained some
notoriety as the original case agent in the Hanover Hacker case. This case involved a group of German hackers
who electronically penetrated DoD computer
systems all
over the world and sold the information to the Soviet KGB. The case was
detailed in the best seller, "The Cuckoo's Egg," by Dr. Cliff Stoll.
The Public Broadcast System has also produced a docudrama on this case. In a murder
investigation in
1991, the suspect cut two floppy diskettes into 23 pieces with pinking
shears.
No agency was able to recover any of the data until Jim and his deputy
developed a technique for less then $150. Jim was able to recover 85-95
percent
of the data from each piece of diskette. When confronted with the
evidence, the
suspect confessed, pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.
This case
was profiled on the "New Detectives" series on the Discovery Channel. Some of SA
Christy's notable
firsts in Computer Crime Investigations: 1st
civilian computer crime
investigator in the 1st
computer espionage
investigation (Hanover Hacker Case) case agent 1st
electronic surveillance
of a standalone color PC 1st DoD
investigator to go undercover on pedophile bulletin boards 1st to
distribute wanted
poster on the Internet (triple homicide case) 1st to
develop forensic
technique to recover data from cut-up diskette (homicide investigation) 1st
psychological profiling
study of computer criminals program (Project Slammer) 1st to
create DoD Computer
Forensic Lab 1st to
create DoD Computer
Intrusion Squad 1st
computer crime
investigator to testify before the U.S. Senate 1st
information security
survey of private sector by U.S. Senate (authored) 1st to
create government,
private sector and academia program to provide free education and
awareness about
the cyber threat to infrastructure owners and operators (Manhattan
Cyber
Project) 1st
DoD-wide computer crime
workshop for IA, investigators and attorneys 1st 1st
Clearinghouse for
Intelligence Media Exploitation (CHIME) to support GWOT 1st
Computer Forensics team
to support Special Operations Jim also
teaches two
graduate courses at Jim has managed
little
league baseball teams for 13-15 year olds for the last five years. Jim
is
retired as a college hockey referee. He has worked as a professional
referee at
the minor league level and was the U.S.A. Hockey Supervisor of
Officials for
the mid-Atlantic states. Additionally, he
worked for
the National Hockey League as an off-ice official for the Washington
Capitals
for eight years and officiated on-ice
pre-season,
exhibition and training camp games. |
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Quality White Papers - A Benefit of
AITP Membership by Mark
Gilfand, CDP Are you or
your company looking for high quality, reliable information on IT topics such as
requirements management, developing IT policies, wireless LANs, intrusion
detection and prevention, and data mining? As an AITP member you have access to
a wide variety of white papers on these topics and many, many
more. The AITP Web portal contains more than 50 white papers on a wide variety of technical and IT management topics. These are located in the Publications section of the AITP Web Portal at http://www.aitp.org. These white papers are an exclusive benefit of AITP membership that you can use not only for your own education but also to enhance your value within your company. AITP makes these white papers available to you through relationships with companies such as InfoTech and Microsoft. This combination of quality information is available only to AITP members. You can easily download these papers and gain valuable insight on topics that you may have heard about, but do not have detailed knowledge. These well-written papers give you a chance to quickly learn about new technologies and methodologies. Armed with this information, you can enhance your value to your peers and company.
Also at the IT Papers section are all the presentations from the recent 2003 AITP National Conference. These high-quality presentations on technical, management and security topics are available in both PowerPoint and PDF format. Log onto
AITP's Web portal at http://www.aitp.org/publications/itPaper/itPaper.jsp
and view the list of white papers available to you. Check back often, because
new white papers are constantly being added. These papers are located in the
Publications section of the portal, which is available only to AITP members. You
will need to log in with your username and password. If you
don't remember your log-in information, it can be sent to you via e-mail by
following these simple steps: 1. Go to http://www.aitp.org
Once you
are at the Publications section of the portal, click on "IT Papers." Then select
"IT-Related White Papers" from the drop-down box. You will be presented with the
list of white papers. Clicking on the paper's name will download a PDF file.
These
papers are generally 7-20 pages in length and provide in-depth knowledge on a
specific topic. A partial list of topics includes: Wireless
LANs The topics above are just a sample of what is waiting for you at the AITP Web portal. There are many more topics available and the list will continue to grow. Check out AITP Web portal's white papers. This is one of your benefits of membership in AITP. |
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Chapter and Region News By Jim Henry, AITP
All photos courtesy of Sourdough Productions AITP
Anchorage and Eighty
percent of attendees represent Alaska's private sector, including oil and gas
production and service companies, telecoms, engineering firms, healthcare,
native corporations, tourism, transportation and logistics companies, as well as
a vast variety of small trade and service-oriented
businesses. One of Many Booths at ITExpo
2003
This year's
events included two full days of vendor floor space for 140 booths and two full
days of seminars with more than 40 different topics. Seminar tracks included
Telecommunications/IP Telephony, Network Security, Rural Commutations, Storage
and Document Management,
E-Business/E-Commerce and All About Networks. In addition,
hands-on-technology labs were available.
Another huge hit at this year's event was the
"SuperTech" contest where students from area middle
and high schools and colleges competed to repair a computer that was not
functioning properly due to our judges' assistance!
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R.
By Jim Henry, Anchorage
Chapter Membership Chairman R.
Mr.
Armstrong has been a member for six years, and has served on the board
of directors, as chapter vice president and is currently
president-elect for 2004. He has been very active on committees, like
chapter administration, and recently on the ITExpo
2003 committee. His hobbies include spending time with his daughter,
Katy, and flying whenever he gets a chance. |
Individual
Performance Awards:
Paul Jeremiah II and
Ellen Mahoney Receive Gold Lifetime
Award By Susan Morton, Awards Committee Chair Darlene Gerber, Region 18 president,
present
Paul E. Jeremiah
II, member of the Akron AITP Chapter, received his Lifetime Gold Award
at the Chapter's 50th anniversary meeting, which was held at
the Tangier in Frieda Jeremiah,
Paul's mother, who just celebrated her 100th birthday, was
in the audience to see Paul receive his award. During the
awards ceremony in
IPA awards for
AITP members have been designed to reward active members. They are
based on a point evaluation of various activities ranging from the
local chapter, the Region and the Association. The individual is
recognized for the contributions made to the success of the
Association, efforts on behalf of fellow members and development of the
member's professional status. IPA awards
recognize individuals' merits and recipients will be well-regarded in
the years to come. The levels of IPA and the points required are as
follows:
Nanosecond Share Your AITP Student Chapter Ideas and Success Stories!We are always looking for good ideas to share with all of our AITP student chapters, so if you have a unique community service or fundraising project that your student chapter has initiated, please share it with your fellow student chapters by writing a brief article. Student chapters are always interested in learning tips for securing increased levels of interest, awareness, support and sponsorships from area businesses and organizations, especially where graduates are employed.To submit
an article for possible publication in Nanosecond, please e-mail AITP Headquarters
(aitp_hq@aitp.org) with "Nanosecond
Submission" in the subject line. |
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2003
AITP Region 3 Student Conference Hosted by Prepared by Northwestern State University Student Chapter
The 2003
AITP Region 3 Student Conference was held on October 10-11 at The conference
was composed of five break-out sessions, six programming competitions, two
speaker sessions, a banquet and a career fair, which included representatives
from State Farm Insurance, J.C. Penney and Wal-Mart, and a publisher display
by Course Technologies. The conference was successful thanks to the significant
effort of the Chapter
Representation Sixteen
college and university student chapters attended. Present were:
Northwestern
A total of
178 people attended, 117 of which were students. Competitions The six
competitions and their winners were: C/C++:
1st -
2nd -
3rd -
COBOL:
1st -
Northwestern 2nd -
3rd -
HM (4th) -
Northwestern HM (5th) -
Northwestern HM (6th) -
Northwestern Database
Design and Implementation: 1st -
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