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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