About AITP

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About AITP

• Presentation to xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx
  xxxxxxxxxxxx
• January 4, 2008
• Mark S. Gilfand, CCP, CPCU, CLU, ChFC2006 AITP
  Association President
• 2009 AITP Region 5 Vice-President

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AITP A Long Tradition

• NMAA National Machine Accountants Association
• DPMA Data Processing Management Association
• AITP Association of Information Technology
  Professionals

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AITP Mission

• To serve our members by delivering relevant
  technology and leadership education, research and
  information on current business and technology
  issues, and forums for networking and
  collaboration.
• Adopted December 2008

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AITP Vision

• AITP is the leading worldwide society of
  information technology business professionals and
  the community of knowledge for the current and
  next generation of leaders.
• Adopted December 2008

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AITP Core Values

• Service
• We keep current in technology, business, and
  academia. We contribute to the Association, IT
  profession, and society utilizing leadership,
  appropriate solutions, and sound processes.
• Integrity
• We value professionalism and uphold the AITP Code
  of Ethics and Code of Conduct.

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AITP Core Values - 2

• Respect
• We build an inclusive environment through
  mentoring, delivering on commitments, working
  together with trust, and enjoying the camaraderie
  of each other.
• Innovation
• We learn, share insights, and encourage our
  members to make a difference today and for the
  future.

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What AITP Offers

• AITP offers OPPORTUNITIES
• Education
• Networking
• Leadership
• Advocacy
• Mentoring
• AITP offers PERSONAL GROWTH

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Tangible Benefits-Discounts

• Research analysis services
• Conferences and seminars
• Online IT training
• Leadership training
• Hardware and software
• Kinkos printing services
• Shipping services
• Insurance
• Credit cards
• More in the works

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Benefits of Membership

• White papers and presentations
• Chapter meetings, Region Conferences
• National Collegiate Conference ISECON
• Robert Half Technology InfoCenter
• Information Executive
• News feeds
• Member directory
• Discussion forums
• Committees and task forces
• Leadership opportunities

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Classes of Members

• Professional individuals employed in the IT
  industry
• Honorary 3 types
• Lifetime awarded to those of prestigious
  stature approved by the AITP Executive Committee.
  Dues paid by the Association.
• Senior disabled or retired and a member of at
  least 10 years dues reduced by one-half.
• Emeritus members who attained a specific level
  of AITP participation and nominated by the
  chapter. One-third dues, paid by the chapter.

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Classes of Members - 2

• Students individuals entered in a university or
  college whose degree major is in the information
  technology field
• Interim Former students members who elect to
  renew as a professional member. Dues reduced for
  three years
• Corporate currently being revised to make it
  more beneficial for companies to have multiple
  employees in AITP

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AITP Organization

• Members
• Chapters Professional Student
• Regions
• Districts - for electing Board of Directors
• Board of Directors Executive Committee
• Executive Director and HQ Staff
• Foundation for Information Technology Education
  (FITE)
• Education Special Interest Group
• Committees and Task Forces

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Regions
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Who We Are

• Gender
• 70 - Male
• 30 - Female
• Age
• 46 - Over 55
• 30 - Age 46-55
• 16 - Age 36-45
• 7 - Age 26-35
• 3 - Under 25

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Who We Are - 2

• Job Position
• 23 - Supervisor / Manager / Director
• 20 - Project Mgr/Analyst/Programmer
• 10 - Professional / Non-Supervisory
• 10 - VP / Executive
• 9 - Academia
• 9 - Retired
• 7 - Consultant
• 3 - Marketing / Sales

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Who We Are - 3

• Employment Sector
• 14 - Education
• 14 - Finance / Insurance
• 14 - Retail/Manufacturing/Distribution
• 10 - Telecommunications / IT
• 10 - Government
• 8 - Self-Employed
• 5 - Retired
• 25 - Other

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Who We Are - 4

• Size of Employer
• 14 - under 100 employees
• 17 - 100-500 employees
• 7 - 501-1000 employees
• 43 - Over 1,000 employees
• 10 - Self-employed
• 7 - Unemployed / retired

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Who We Are - 5

• Years in the Profession
• 48 - 26 years or more
• 22 - 16-25 years
• 8 - 11-15 years
• 10 - 6-10 years
• 5 - 2-5 years
• 5 - Less than 2 years

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Who We Are - 6

• Length of Membership
• 7 - 1 year or less
• 22 - 2-5 years
• 22 - 6-10 years
• 20 - 11-20 years
• 19 - 21-30 years
• 9 - More than 30 years
• Who Pays Membership
• 49 - Member or Honorary
• 51 - Employer

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Who We Are - 7

• Special Interests or Expertise
• 24 - Project Management
• 12 - Education / Academia
• 10 - Security
• 8 - Software Architect
• 7 - Enterprise Architecture
• 6 - Business Intelligence
• 6 - Sales / Marketing
• 5 - Data Storage / Management
• 25 - Other

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Who We Are - 8

• Other Associations Members Belong To
• 53 - Do not belong to other groups
• 8 - ACM (Assoc. for Computing Machinery)
• 7 - PMI (Project Management Institute)
• 6 - IEEE (Inst. Of Electrical Electronics
  Engineers)
• 3 - SIM (Society for Information Management)
• 0.5 - IIBA (Inter. Institute of Business
  Analysts)
• 0.5 - IASA (Inter. Assoc. of Software
  Architects)
• 0.5 - CIPS (Canadian Info. Processing Society)
• 22 - Other

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What Members Want

• Important Member Benefits
• 27 - Networking
• 15 - Local Chapter Meetings
• 15 - Industry news / Papers / Research
• 10 - Educational offerings
• 11 - Web Portal / Newsletter
• 8 - Business Opportunities
• 5 - Vendor discounts
• 5 - Trade show / Conferences

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What Members Want - 2

• Why Members Joined AITP
• 53 - Networking
• 19 - Programs (meetings)
• 10 - Job Opportunities
• 17 - Other
• Why Members Maintain Membership
• 65 - Networking
• 15 - Programs (meetings)
• 5 - Job Opportunities
• 12 - Other

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What Members Want - 3

• Are Reasons for Joining Being Met?
• 72 - Yes
• 19 - Somewhat
• 7 - No

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What Members Want - 4

• Local Chapter Meeting Attendance
• 49 - Attend almost all meetings
• 18 - Attend one to three meetings
• 13 - Attend four or more meetings
• 10 - Unable to attend
• 2 - Have not yet attended

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What Members Want - 5

• Rating of Chapter Communication
• 43 - Excellent
• 38 - Good
• 8 - Satisfactory
• 2 - Poor
• Frequency of Chapter Communication
• 43 - Excellent
• 39 - Good
• 8 - Satisfactory
• 2 - Poor

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What Members Want - 6

• Local Chapter Web Site Visits
• 56 - Yes - regularly
• 22 - Sometimes
• 13 - No
• 4 - Dont know web site address

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AITP Membership

• 3,636 professional members
• 289 are individual members
• 42 interim members
• 86 are EDSIG-only members
• 97 chapters
• 766 members in 15 chapters in Region 5
• 2,966 student members
• 178 are individual members
• 217 chapters in universities and colleges across
  the United States
• 642 members in 41 chapters in Region 5

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Chapter Support

• Chapters are the heart of AITP
• Association collects dues both national and
  local, sends chapters their portion
• HQ also sends chapters 5 per member, if
• Chapter officer list up to date
• Chapter holds 5 educational sessions a year
• Professional Chapter Support Program
• Cash back for specific activities and levels of
  excellence

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Chapter Support - 2

• Speakers, cash, support from Culminis
• Region workshops and support from neighboring
  chapters
• Regular communications with chapter officers
• Many chapter organization and how-to manuals on
  www.aitp.org
• Web page on AITP web portal
• Lapsed Member and New Member calling programs

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Chapter Support - Awards

• Individual Performance Awards (IPA) (Association
  pays for 1 plaque per year)
• Chapter Outstanding Performance Award COPA
  (recognition)
• Region Association Outstanding Chapter
  (recognition)
• Distinguished Information Sciences Award (DISA)
• Information Processing Public Service Award
  (IPPSA)

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Starting an AITP Chapter

• Chapter granted to group of 10 or more qualified
  members
• Should have group of 25 potential members
• Contact Association Headquarters See Contact Us
  page at www.aitp.org
• Join your Region

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Starting an AITP Chapter - 2

• Download Promotional documents from www.aitp.org,
  Organization section, Promotion page.
• Benefits Flyers
• Brochures and promotional handouts
• Logos
• Audio files from Internet Radio shows
• Review About AITP pages mission, vision,
  history, ethics, structure.
• Hold organizational meeting

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Starting an AITP Chapter - 3

• Download Chapter Organizational documents from
  www.aitp.org
• Association Bylaws
• Model Chapter Bylaws
• Chapter Success Tool Box (promotion page)
• From the Manuals and Forms / Chapter Page
• New Chapter Startup Documents
• Membership Manual
• Chapter Organization Manual
• Chapter Operations Bulletins

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Starting an AITP Chapter - 4

• Form a Steering committee
• Form Bylaws Committee
• Establish dues structure
• Pass bylaws
• Elect Officers and Chapter Liaison
• Have members join online or collect dues at
  meeting
• Send paperwork to AITP Headquarters

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Chapter Officers

• President provides leadership, general
  supervision and coordination
• Executive Vice President assists president,
  chairs major committees
• Secretary maintains records, minutes,
  activity/task lists
• Treasurer receives, disburses funds, prepares
  financial reports and budget

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Typical Chapter Directors

• Chapter Liaison conduit for Association and
  Region information
• Programs speakers and meeting location
• Membership attains new members, retains
  existing members.
• Communications web site, chapter newsletter
• Education additional educational opportunities,
  student support

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Standing Committees

• Audit review chapter records
• Awards recognize significant contributions to
  the chapter / AITP
• Bylaws review, updates bylaws and operating
  procedures
• Nominating select qualified members for chapter
  leadership

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Your Chapter Website

• AITP Provides a Chapter Web Page
• www.aitp.org/mychapter
• Make sure your next meeting is listed
• Keep at least 3 upcoming meetings on the calendar
• Look at your web presence through the eyes of a
  visitor or member
• An alias for your chapter can be created, such as
  www.aitp.org/okc
• You can also have a chapter website and the web
  page will link to it

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How Chapters Succeed

• Focus on Programs and Publicity - web site,
  marketing, communications
• Is your web site up to date?
• Are you utilizing the chapter page on the AITP
  portal?
• Remember not only the current member, but also
  the future member
• Benefits to members must be explicitly stated.
  Make them tangible and personal (whats in it for
  me?)
• Re-tell the story, often

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How Chapters Succeed - 2

• Students are the future support and involve
  them
• Check out what other chapters provide their
  members
• Ensure chapter leaders are noted on the AITP web
  portal chapter page. Do the same for your
  student chapters
• Participate in Region Leaders workshops
• Read Information Executive and emails from AITP
  Headquarters.

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Maximizing Membership

• The value of membership is exposure to new ideas
• Take advantage of the opportunity to network and
  learn
• Participate You get out of your membership what
  you put into it
• Join Local, Region, and / or Association
  committees

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Maximizing Membership - 2

• Support AITP events
• Chapter Meetings
• Region and Association Events
• Attend the Members Summit, Jan 23-24 in Dallas
• National Collegiate Conference, ISECON
• Visit the web portal, participate in the forums,
  read the white papers and Information Executive,
  use the news feeds
• Keep your email address and other contact
  information current at www.aitp.org

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Questions or Comments?

• Mark Gilfand, CDP, CPCU, CLU, ChFC
• 2006 AITP President
• State Farm Insurance
• Three State Farm Plaza South, K2
• Bloomington, Illinois 61791-0001
• 309-766-3782
• mark.gilfand.ah3y_at_statefarm.com