All meetings are on Monday evening, unless otherwise indicated:
Regular Meeting Times (1st Monday of Every Month)
- Social Hour: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
- Dinner: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Program: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (approximately)
January 7, 2008
Regular Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
Note: Social hour: 5:15 pm; Dinner: 6:15 pm
"Education Outreach"
Tom Shelman, President, Defense Group, Northrup Grumann Corporation, NG IT Group
"Call to Action"
Dr. Marty Thompson, Director, Career & Technology Education; and Dean, Advanced Technology Complex, Denton ISD
February 4, 2008
Regular Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
"Emerging Technologies" [.ppt; 3.5Mb] [.pdf; Brochure; 1.5Mb]
Chris Curan, CTO & Partner, Diamond Management & Technology Consulting
March 3, 2008
Spring Kick-Off Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
"The Magic of Exceptional Leadership, Teamwork and Service" [.ppt presentation; .2 Mb]
Doug Lipp, Principal, G. Douglas Lipp & Associates.
2007 DFW SIM IT Executive of the Year Award
Mr. Merv Tarde
VP & CIO of Information Technology, Facilties, and Property Management
Interstate Batteries
April 7, 2008
Regular Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
Panel Discussion: "Business Intelligence" (click for details)
Moderator:
Debbie Jowers, Texas Health Resouces
Panelists:
Randall Mills - AmeriCare Services [Slides; pdf; .5 Mb]
John Alawneh - Plano ISD [Slides; ppt; 4.6 Mb]
Steve Holland - Best Crossmark [Slides; ppt; 6.9 Mb]
May 15, 2008 (Thursday)
10th Annual Golf Tournament
Vendor Sponsored -- Members ONLY!
Location: BridlewoodGolf Course [Map]
June 2, 2008
Regular Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
"IT Governance and IT/Business Alignment"
Kathy Mast, Kathy Mast Consulting
July, 2008 -- Summer Break: No Program;
Annual Board of Directors Planning Meeting
August 5, 2008 (***NOTE: Change***Tuesday AM)
Breakfast Meeting -- 7:30 am - 11:00 am
CIO Roundtable --Peter Vogel (SIM member and Partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP) along with Cori Ulrich (Attorney at Expedia) will present an overview of legal issues of concern to CIO’s including: "Intellectual Property, Internet, and eDiscovery"
Sponsor: Phil Farr & Farr Systems
Location: Omni Park West
September 8, 2008
Fall Kick-off Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
"Technology's Impact on Business"
David Weinberger, PhD, Eagles Talent Connections, Inc.
October 6, 2008
Regular Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
"Driving Real World Results Through Virtual World Technology"
Tom Samson, President of Teamwork Dynamics, Inc.
November 3, 2008
Regular Meeting
Location: Omni Park West
"Three common situations that can derail CIO's careers - and what you can do about them"
Panel presenters include our Employee Career Counseling (ECC) Companies:
John F. Cole (jfcole77@gmail.com), DFW SIM Chapter, ECC Coordinator
Steve Kendrick (skendrick@spencerstuart.com); Mark Schor (Dallas) (Mark.Schor@right.com); Pam Venne (pev@vennegroup.com); Randy Neal (rneal@randall-james.com); Renee Arrington (RArrington@PearsonPartnersIntl.com); Roni Briggs (o-si-yo@sbcglobal.net)
December 15, 2008
SIM Holiday Banquet
[DFW SIM Members, spouses or dates ONLY]
Location: Gaylord Texan Resort & Conference Center , Grapevine [Map]
Time: 7 pm cocktails; 8 pm dinner
NOTE: Reserve a room at the Gaylord Texan through SIM for a sumptuous night after the Banquet.
Exquisite Sunday Breakfast Buffet on the Canal. Make early reservations through your hotel room.