The Mid-America LIG of itSMF USA
will be hosting a event next Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Oak
Hills Country Club beginning at noon!
Speaking during the gathering
will be Rob Stroud, a 25 year IT veteran and self-proclaimed "IT
best practices evangelist". Rob was recently elected International
Vice President of ISACA as well as to the Board of Directors of
itSMF USA. He is recognized as an industry leader and speaks on a
variety of topics regularly at national and international
conferences. Rob is well-versed in ITIL v.3, having served as a
member of the ITIL Advisory Group as well as a Mentor and Reviewer
for some of the recently published ITIL v.3 volumes. He has also
authored several of his own titles on ITIL and COBIT. Rob's
presentation, “Can I have cheese with my Cheeseburger – a guide to
SLA Management and the Service Catalog”, is sure to a interesting
and informative session -- certainly one not to miss!
Mark your calendars today!
The event will be held at the Oak Hills Country Club from 12PM to
3PM on Thursday, November 20, 2008. Please RSVP today to attend this
exceptional educational and networking opportunity.
Learn more about Rob
in our recent interview.
We will be providing pizza and soda.
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RSVP today at
info@itsmf-midamerica.org.
Agenda for this event.
Learn more under
Up Coming Events.
Mid America LIG Wins National Honors
David Canon – itSMF USA President (right),
Matt Scott – itSMF USA Mid-America LIG President (Center), Steven Levy –
itSMF USA Mid-America LIG Vice President
Omaha, Nebraska, September
15, 2008 – itSMF USA announces the Mid America Local Interested
Group (LIG) has been awarded the Rookie LIG of the Year for 2008.
Matt Scott of the Douglas
Omaha Technology Commission and Steven Levy, IT Service Management
Consultant recently accepted the itSMF USA Rookie LIG award on
behalf of the Mid-America LIG. The Award was presented at the
Fusion08 Conference in San Francisco, California on September 9th,
2008. The prestigious National Award is given annually by itSMF
USA to a Local Interested Group that is less than 18 month old and
has made the most progress in support of the itSMF USA’s goals and
mission. The Mid-America LIG has tripled local membership and has
proved those local members with great networking opportunities along
with bringing local, regional and national speakers to the area.
“I am very pleased to accept such prominent award on behalf of all
the hard working IT Professional in the Mid-West. It was awesome to
go into the heart of Silicon Valley and bringing home this award to
Nebraska.” said Matt Scott itSMF USA Mid-America LIG President. “It
is an honor to accept this prestigious award on behalf of the hard
working professionals associated with itSMF USA Mid-America.
Bringing the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and its proven best
practices to Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa has been a
privilege. We are just getting started; we expect significant
growth in the next year and look forward to continuing to serve the
information services and business communities.” said Steven Levy,
itSMF USA Mid-America Vice-President.
The
Mid-America LIG’s next event
will be a Lunch and Learn, held at the Governor’s Mansion in
Lincoln, Nebraska on Wednesday, October 8th, from 11AM to 1PM. This
interactive session will explore various ways to tackle the
planning, design and adoption of IT Service Management while
maintaining critical IT services.
Seats are filling up fast so please RSVP today to
info@itsmf-midamerica.org
itSMF USA Mid America LIG
Welcome to the Mid America Local Interest Group Web page. The goal of the Mid America LIG is to be a great
resource for computer professional in our area. itSMF USA is responsible
for promoting best practice in IT Service Management on a local level.
Through regular meetings and workshops, led by local volunteers. The Mid
America LIG will bring IT Professional together on a regular basis and
bring national IT Speakers to our region. If your company has a
corporate membership, you are eligible to join as non-voting member for
free.
Click
Here for a list of Company's that qualify.
If your company is on the list, click on the join now
link at the bottom of this page. Please use the Mid America LIG when
asked were you will attend LIG meetings .
Please explore the information on our website and let
us know your thoughts and ideas.
Thanks
Matt Scott
Interim President – Mid-America LIG
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