Come join us for our monthly dinner meetings in St. Louis! These meeting are usually held the 4th Thursday of each month at the Crown Plaza in Clayton. These meetings features a social hour to network with our fellow IT professionals, dinner, and a speaker who presents a topic relevant to information technology.

AITP and You!

Life is a whirlwind of activity! How can you combine AITP, a professional organization, with competing responsibilities that include career, family and individual commitments?! Mark Gilfand will discuss “AITP and You!” and when he finishes, you may be asking “How can I NOT fit AITP into my life!”
As an IT professional, you need to continually update your skills and knowledge. In this world of out-sourcing, off-shoring, down-sizing and right-sizing, you need to show your employer that YOU are willing to take the steps to stay current with the industry. You need to show your employer that YOU are a person that they want to invest in. AITP can help you.
As an employer, you need your IT staffs to have access to the new technology-related information and practices. You need your staffs to have the contacts in the industry to learn what is happening outside your company. AITP can help you.
As an IT Student, you need to have contacts that will allow you to better understand the marketplace and to secure your IT career upon graduation. AITP can help you.
As an IT vendor, you need to make your products and services known to IT professionals. AITP can help you.
AITP - the Association of Information Technology Professionals is all about opportunities in education, networking, leadership, advocacy and mentorship. AITP is all about personal growth. Whether you are an employee, an employer, student or an IT vendor, AITP can help you.

Speaker:
Mark Gilfand - AITP Region 5 Vice-President.

Mark Gilfand is the AITP Region 5 Vice-President and was the 2006 AITP Association (“National”) President. Mark is a 30 year member of AITP, having served the Twin City (Bloomington, Illinois) Chapter in numerous positions, served as 2001 and 2002 Region 5 President, and served at the Association level that included all officer positions.
Mark is also a Regent of the Foundation for Information Technology Education (FITE), www.edfoundation.org, a not-for-profit organization which was established in 1975 to meet the changing educational requirements of the information technology profession and industry, and to address the long term educational efforts essential to support the industry and AITP members.
Mark's "regular job" is that of a management staff assistant in the Systems department of State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Illinois. A 35-year veteran of the industry, Mark has held a variety of positions from operator, programmer, systems analyst, business analyst, and component steward.
Mark is the holder of several certifications including the CDP - Certified Data Processor, now known as the CCP - Certified Computing Professional and insurance/financial services certifications like CPCU - Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, CLU - Chartered Life Underwriter, and ChFC - Chartered Financial Consultant.

Ms. Kenney started her training and development career as an instructional designer and facilitator at the Corporate headquarters of State Farm Insurance Companies in Bloomington, IL. Her professional history includes work as a training manager for a Fortune 500 retail corporation in St. Louis, MO, and at the Casino in Alton, Il. She’s has worked independently as a designer, facilitator, and presenter. Ms. Kenney has spent the last ten years in the community college system as a performance consultant. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stephens College in Columbia, MO. She is a certified Master Trainer through DDI, and holds certifications with AchieveGlobal, the Predictive Index, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Meeting Details

When:	Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Where:	Millennium Hotel Downtown St. Louis 200 S. 4th Street St. Louis, MO 63102
Agenda:	Board Meeting		5 - 5:45 p.m.
	Social Hour		6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
	Dinner		6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
	Presentation:		7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Meal:
Prices:	Presentation and Dinner	Pre Graduate Student	$30.00
		Member/Guest/Non Member	$30.00
	Presentation only	Pre Graduate Student	$15.00
		Member/Guest/Non Member	$15.00
	NCC Registered Students	FREE

PAYMENT at the door by cash or check.

Reservations required on or before Monday, March 22nd.

Please Include:
Name, Company or affiliation, Daytime phone, whether you are a student, member, guest of a member or a non member.

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NO SHOWS AND LATE CANCELLATIONS WILL BE BILLED
Cancellations and reservations will be taken until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24th

Please leave a voice mail at 1-866-208-2226
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E-mail to aitp-dultz01a@swbell.net

Students and guests welcome. RSVP required.