Tsvi Gal, President
As Dear SIMers!
Hard to believe but 2008 is finally over. One of the most challenging years we ever had. The household names we all knew to be the solid foundation of the economy are no longer with us. Lehman brothers, Bear Sterns, Wachovia, Wa-Mu, and the list continues. With the economy sinking IT is once again in survival mode. Cost reduction, major layoffs, doing much more with much less - we know the drill. We also had an election. An historical event that will put a new president in the midst of the greatest crisis since the depression. Is there a silver lining? I'm sure there is. All we need is for someone to find it and point it out for the rest of us.
For SIM 2009 will be a transition year. We are reorganizing the board and planing to offer more relevant services to the members. In May we will have our CIO Summit which is shaping to be the best ever. Please let me know if you want to assist in any which way possible - speaking, get speakers, get sponsors, invite peers, promote SIM, etc.).
Well, let me wish us all a good year. Don't we need it?
Best.
TSVI
Tsvi Gal
February 2007