So, I went to a meeting. What I've been hearing about them so far is true.
It's for the IT management crowd, and had a distinct business focus over in
depth technical coverage of topics. There were three speakers: a panelist
from CNBC fast money talking about whether we're in an economic bubble, a
director of IT in the healthcare sector discussing how the Affordable
Healthcare Act affects them, and someone talking about HP Moonshot
("Software Defined Server"). But, even the HP talk was more whitepaper and
less meat.It's useful for sysadmins who want to go down a management track or strengthen their business/soft skills. To quote the organizer, "it's a great networking opportunity!" And that might actually be useful for LOPSA. There's always room for people in ops to hone their business/project management skills. Many of us want/need to. For example, the mentorship program recently had a protege request to help with a Gap Analysis (I don't intend to hijack the mailing list; if anyone wants to step up feel free to email/message me privately). I worry whether or not anyone will step up. But, the AITP is made of people who *do* exactly that. The key is how some of their committees pan out (career growth and education, specifically). And whether other chapters are as good for managers as this one. I spoke to the local chapter president very briefly and expressed interest in getting involved. Even if LOPSA can't use the organization, I think I can :) (Job opportunities, business skills). So, I'm definitely going to keep investigating further. My gut feeling is that there's the potential for *something*. It's just gonna be tricky to identify it and make the relationship into something acceptable. On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 7:55 AM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote: > A few years ago, before there was a LOPSA chapter in Baltimore/DC area, I > got involved with the Baltimore chapter of AITP<http://baltimoreaitp.org/> > hoping > they would be a group similar to what LOPSA is. However, what I found was > that they were a very different organization (at least in Baltimore). > > The couple meetings I went to had topics like "What is social media and > how should we be using it?" and "Using an outsourced IT department". These > weren't the technical topics I was seeking which lead me to cofounding the > Crabby Admins. > > > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Carolyn Rowland <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Ed, >> >> No and fascinating! There's an IT professionals group and we aren't >> working with them. I'd be interested in their demographic. Maybe they work >> with a specific sector of our market or a specific technology group? >> > > I don't know if the Baltimore chapter is an anomaly but what I found here > was the average attendee was 50+ and no longer involved in actual technical > work rather they were IT leaders several levels removed from the actual > technical work. > > Still a great group and it is amazing the chapter here in Baltimore has > been around since 1951. However, it wasn't what I was looking for and I > don't think there is a lot of overlap between AITP and LOPSA. > >> >> Carolyn >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Edward D'Azzo-Caisser < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> I stumbled on an organization called the "Association of Information >>> Technology Professionals" (AITP <https://aitp.site-ym.com>) today. They >>> have a Long Island <http://www.aitp-li.org/> Chapter, which I'm >>> probably going to check out. But, I was wondering if anyone else has heard >>> of them and what you think about the organization. >>> >>> They seem to have goals similar to LOPSA, including a "knowledge center" >>> (hidden behind the paywall). I know there have been initiatives to get a >>> body of knowledge going (the latest incarnation being associated with >>> Will's professionalization post). They seem to have a developed jobs board. >>> They even (briefly) mention mentoring. Though they have their own education >>> special interest group <http://aitp-edsig.org/members/membership.htm>. >>> >>> Has LOPSA ever reached out to them? Is anyone even aware of them? I >>> wasn't until just now. Any opinions? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ed >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ >> >> >
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