The Association of IT Professionals AITP Charlotte Charlotte, NC

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The Association of IT Professionals AITP
CharlotteCharlotte, NC

• Developing the IT Leaders of Today and Tomorrow

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The Dilemma for IT Professionals

• IT keeps changing
• The IT industry is constantly changing, which
  makes it difficult for IT professionals to stay
  abreast of all the changes and their potential
  impact on their career.
• Lack of networking opportunities
• Networking events allow individuals to share
  knowledge with one another, boost morale, and
  help uncover business opportunities. However, IT
  professionals often do not have networking
  opportunities that are standard for other
  professions.
• Lack of respect
• IT is a relatively new industry compared to other
  established professions, and its dynamic nature
  makes it difficult for the general public to
  understand what IT is really about, as well as
  its impact to businesses in terms of saving
  costs, increasing productivity and generating
  revenue. This lack of understanding has
  negatively affected the publics perception of IT
  as a true profession.

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What is AITP

• Overview
• The Association of IT Professionals (AITP) is
  comprised of career minded individuals who seek
  to expand their potential. The organization
  seeks to provide avenues for all its members to
  be teachers as well as students and to make
  contacts with other members in the IS field/IT
  industry to become more marketable in rapidly
  changing, technological careers.
• AITP has been in existence for over 50 years
  dating back to 1951 when it started out as the
  National Machine Accountants Association
  (NMAA),which later became the Data Processing
  Management Association (DPMA) in 1962. The name
  was then changed to the Association of IT
  Professionals (AITP) in 1996 to keep pace with
  the changing needs of its members.
• Mission
• AITP offers opportunities for IT leadership and
  education through partnerships with industry,
  government and academia.
• AITP provides quality IT related education,
  information on relevant IT issues and forums for
  networking with experienced peers and other IT
  professionals.
• Vision
• AITP will be recognized as the Information
  Technology professional organization of choice
  for providing leadership opportunities,
  professional development and personal growth.

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The Role of AITP

• IT Industry Insider
• IT industry experts speak at AITP monthly
  meetings and regional conferences providing
  insight on the state of the IT industry and where
  it is going.
• Networking Facilitator
• AITP provides its members networking
  opportunities with peers via National and Chapter
  events, discussion forums, listservs and special
  interest groups (SIGs).
• IT Pro Advocate
• AITP is a nationally recognized professional
  association, which helps to elevate the status
  and exposure of IT professionals by promoting the
  accomplishments of its members, supporting IT
  training and education initiatives, and serving
  as a unifying voice for its members on issues
  that directly impact their livelihood.

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Supporting IT Education

• AITP Charlotte provides support to academic
  institutions by helping to set up and sponsor
  AITP student chapters.
• Students and faculty can take advantage of
  mentoring, career development workshops and a
  number of other benefits designed to help
  motivate people to pursue a career in IT.
• AITP Charlotte Student Chapters include
• Belmont Abbey College
• Blue Ridge Community College
• University of North Carolina - Charlotte

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Fostering the Development of the Top 10 Skills
for IT Managers

1. Leadership
2. Relationship Building
3. Learning
4. Business Acumen
5. International Cultures
6. Listening and Communicating
7. Mentoring
8. Project Management
9. Change Management
10. Producing Results

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What Does it Mean to be Part of a Professional
Association

• AITP members follow a Code of Ethics, a standard
  that reminds us and binds us to the obligations
  that we hold as technology professionals.
• AITP members also follow defined Standards of
  Conduct. These standards expand on the Code of
  Ethics by providing specific statements of
  behavior in support of each element of the Code.
  They are not just objectives to be strived for -
  they are rules that no true professional will
  violate.
• AITP members are part of a global support
  community with a goal to help fellow members
  succeed throughout their professional careers and
  elevate the status of the IT professional.

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AITP Membership Benefits

• Training and education
• Attend monthly chapter meetings and speak with
  top industry experts
• Receive invitations to IT business and technical
  workshops/seminars
• Participate in mentoring programs
• Networking opportunities with peers
• Attend national, regional and local chapter
  events
• Participate in discussion forums, special
  interest groups (SIGs), and committees
• Find and collaborate with peers that share your
  interests via the AITP membership directory
• Professional recognition
• Receive a certificate, membership card and
  welcome kit
• Be listed in the membership directory
• Receive credit for attending IT training events
  through an official IT training transcript
  verified by AITP
• Access to exclusive resources
• Download high quality IT white papers and
  articles
• Leverage job tools in the AITP career center
• Access the AITP members portal for the latest
  news, calendar of events, and special offers

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AITP Charlotte Portal
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Who Should Join AITP

• AITP membership is open to all IT professionals
  regardless of their specific field of study,
  technology focus, or stage of their career.
• The focus of AITP presentations and resources is
  more on the management and business impact of IT,
  as opposed to the nuts and bolts of a
  particular technology. We highly encourage IT
  professionals that want to view more technical
  presentations to also join an IT Pro User Group,
  such as the Carolina IT Professionals User Group
  (CITPG) www.carolinait.org.
• People that should consider joining AITP include
• IT professionals (e.g. systems analysts, business
  analysts, integrators, technicians,
  administrators, and developers)
• IT educators (e.g. teachers, professors, and
  trainers)
• IT managers, directors and project managers
• Chief Information Officers

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How to Join

• Go to https//www.aitp.org/join/profapp.jsp?c71
  to complete a membership application online
• Annual Professional Association Dues 155.00
• Annual Students Dues 35.00
• Contributions or gifts to theAssociation of
  Information Technology Professionals (AITP
  dues)are not tax deductible as charitable
  contributions. However, theymay be tax
  deductible as ordinary and necessary business
  expenses.

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Corporate Sponsorship

• AITP Charlotte highly encourages the
  participation of businesses in the support of
  their IT staff through its Corporate Sponsorship
  Program (CSP).
• Through the CSP, a company can sign up to be an
  official sponsor of AITP Charlotte, which
  entitles it to a number of benefits including
• Being listed on the AITP Charlotte website as a
  corporate sponsor
• Advertising in the AITP Charlotte monthly
  newsletter
• Speaking opportunities at monthly chapter
  meetings
• A table at monthly chapter meetings to promote
  products and services
• Free annual membership for IT staff ( depends on
  the sponsorship level)

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Corporate Sponsorship Levels
Sponsorship Level Benefits Cost
1. Silver Listing on the AITP Charlotte website as a corporate sponsor Advertising in the AITP Charlotte monthly newsletter A table at monthly chapter meetings to promote products and services Annual membership for up to two (2) IT staff members 1000
2. Gold All Silver membership benefits Annual membership for up to four (4) IT staff members Invitations for speaking opportunities at monthly chapter meetings and special events 2500
3. Platinum All Gold membership benefits Free annual membership for up to ten (10) IT staff members Invitations for joint marketing opportunities at local and regional conferences. Top priority in listing of sponsors in the monthly newsletter and public website A 6 tall banner at all AITP Charlotte meetings 5000
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Help Elevate the Statusof the IT Profession
Join the Association of IT Professionals (AITP)
today!
www.aitpcharlotte.com
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Contact Information

• Larry Bumgardner
• President, AITP Charlotte
• Larry.Bumgardner_at_aitpcharlotte.com
• Ron Gandiza
• Executive Vice President, AITP Charlotte
• Ron.Gandiza_at_aitpcharlotte.com

For more information, please visit us on the web
at www.aitpcharlotte.com