• Read the FWSIM chapter Board Minutes and please join us at one of our Board meetings @ 5:30pm prior to a monthly program.
• Take our 2009 Survey to help shape our future direction and continued growth.
• See how our members feel about the value-proposition through our program feedback reports.
• Reach out to our Board directly to network, learn and get involved.

Board of Director Minutes:

2010
January 2010
February 2010

Past Minutes
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
September 2009
November 2009

I would like to thank all of our members who took the time to participate in our online FWSIM chapter survey. The purpose of this survey was to get your feedback on how we can improve the value of your membership. This is your chapter and we are committed to improving your experience. The following represents a number of key findings:

1. The single biggest motivation for joining FWSIM continues to be the desire to network with your colleagues.
2. 91% of those surveyed stated they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the overall value they receive from their membership.
3. In terms of the type of events they would like to attend:
   100% were either interested or very interested in formal presentations from industry experts.
   91% were either interested or strongly interested in panel discussions.
   94% were either interested or strongly interested in interactive sessions engaging our members.
4. Regarding potential topics of interest for future events:                                                                                                                           62% were either interested of very interested in Financial markets and the Economy.
   65% were either interested of very interested in the Impact of Government and the new Administration.
   88% were either interested of very interested in Leadership Best Practices.
   82% were either interested of very interested in Career Management.
   94% were either interested of very interested in hearing presentation from business executives (CXOs).
   56% were either interested of very interested in Daytime WebEx sessions on a topic of interest.
   41% were either interested of very interested in YouTube-like videos of presentations.
   64% were either interested of very interested in one-on-one mentoring opportunities.
   83% were either interested of very interested in Group mentoring discussions regarding best practices.
5. Only 15% of our members currently find our web site of value. We are in the process of totally revamping our web site to address this lack of satisfaction. I would invite you to visit the new site at http://www.simnet.org/Chapters/Northeast/FairfieldWestchester/tabid/199/Default.aspx to check out the enhancements that have been made and the new content that is on the site.
6. 71% would definitely recommend FWSIM to a colleague, and the other 29% would probably recommend FWSIM membership to a colleague.
7. 65% of the people surveyed would like to participate in a future session as a presenter or a panelist. If you are one of these people, please reach out to us regarding your interest and the topic you feel you would like to discuss.
8. 91% would be interested in attending a springtime SIM event. If you haven’t already done so, please sign up for the April 22nd event we are co-sponsoring with CIO magazine at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. The url is http://public.cxo.com/conferences/index.html?conferenceID=40 and our registration priority code is simfw.

Once again I would like to thank everyone who participated in the survey and provided us your feedback. We will take your feedback and work to shape future programs and offerings to meet the needs and interests you expressed to us. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about the survey or anything else regarding our future direction and plans.

Warmest regards,

Larry Bonfante
President FWSIM
Chief Information Officer
United States Tennis Association
1-914-696-7265
bonfante@usta.com  

Program Feedback Reports

2010:
Motivate and Speak Like a CEO - January 21, 2010, Doral Arrowwood
Program Feedback Report 1.21.10.xls

February 12 - Financial Crisis 2008-2009: What’s next and where’s the opportunity?
Program Feedback Report 2.12.09.xls

March 19 - Agility and Scrum: Management Power — and Responsibility
Program Feedback Report 3.19.09.xls

May 21, 2009 - The Invisible Data Center – Yuri Aguiar, Senior Partner & Chief Information Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
ProgramFeedbackReport 05.21.09.xls

June 25, 2009 - Maximizing Your Executive Presence - Mary Jo Greil, President, Carson Greil Group, LLC
Program Feedback Report 6.25.09.xls

Board of Directors

Chairperson
Mike Pellegrino
Frontier Communications Corporation
michael.pellegrino@frontiercorp.com  
(203)614-5600

Chairperson Emeritus Norm Jacknis Cisco Systems njacknis@cisco.com   (914)995-2976	President Larry Bonfante U.S. Tennis Association bonfante@usta.com   (914)696-7265	Vice President, Programs Hunter Muller HMG Strategy hunterm@hmgstrategy.com   (203)221-2702
Director of IT Permanent Placement  Rhona Kannon The Cambridge Group Ltd/Centerpoint a division of Oxford Global Resources rkannon@cambridgegroup.com   (800)525-3396 x255	Vice President, Member Services Joe Puglisi EMCOR Group jpuglisi@emcor.net   (203)849-7891	Vice President, Communications & Marketing Robert Barocas TNS-Global, a WPP group company robert.barocas@tns-global.com   (203)321-6505
Vice President, Arrangements Robert Boshka rboshka@gmail.com    (203)873-7265	Vice President, Academic Affairs David Sachs Pace University dsachs@pace.edu   (914)422-4466	Treasurer   Christopher Bernard cbernard@bernardmail.com    (203)512-1083
Secretary Jeff Galdenzi Iroquois Gas Transmission jeff_galdenzi@iroquois.com   (203)944-7044	Director Bruce Simons maggie1@optonline.net   (203)858-4524	Director Sigal Zarmi GE Corporate Financial Services, Inc. sigal.zarmi@ge.com   (203)956-4675
Director Greg Fell Terex Corporation greg.fell@terex.com   (203)222-6180	Director Ursuline Foley XL Global Services ursuline.foley@xlgroup.com   (203)964-5382	Director Andres Fortino NYU Polytechnic Institute afortino@poly.edu    (914)323-2001
Director Lee Shull Dell Perot Systems Lee_Shull@Dell.com   (203)917-9844	Director Roni Krisavage veronikris@gmail.com   (203)667-4241	Director Beverly Lieberman Halbrecht Lieberman Associates beverly@hlassoc.com   (203)222-4890
Director Ed Pospesil Edward J. Pospesil & Co. ed@ejp.com   (203)458-6566	Director Deb Tatar MetLife deb.tatar@gmail.com   (212)578-0740