Boston SIM 2008 Schedule


Monthly Meetings


January 17, 2008 – Evening Networking Event – Café Escadrille in Burlington, MA
(Registration 5:30 PM; Hors d’oeuvres, Networking, State of the Chapter – 6:00-8:00 PM)

February 28, 2008Evening Monthly Meeting –  Newton Marriott in Newton, MA,
Alex Cullen, Forrester Research, "21st Century CIO"
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Speaker – 7:00-8:00 PM)

March 20, 2008
Evening Monthly Meeting – Café Escadrille in Burlington, MA
Anthony Laudico and Carl Gilchrist of Spencer Stuart's CIO Practice, "Becoming an Effective IT Executive"
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Speaker – 7:00-8:00 PM)

April 17, 2008
Evening Monthly Meeting – Sheraton Needham in Needham, MA
"Women in Technology" Panel Discussion moderated by Bernadette Nixon, Senior Vice President, CA, Inc., with panelists Peg Nicholson, CIO, Acushnet Company, Bethann Pepoli, former Deputy CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Mojgan Lefebvre, Corporate VP and CIO of bioMerieux and Anne Agee, Vice Provost for Information Technology and CIO, UMass Boston.
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Panel – 7:00-8:00 PM)


May 15, 2008
Evening Monthly Meeting  - Crowne Plaza, Natick, MA
Abbie Lundberg, Editor in Chief, CIO Magazine, "Web 2.0 and Implications for IT Leadership"
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Panel – 7:00-8:00 PM)

June 12, 2008Evening Monthly Meeting - Burlington Marriott, Burlington, MA
Steve Guengerich, award winning author,   "Enterprise 2.0"
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Panel – 7:00-8:00 PM)

September 18, 2008Evening Monthly Meeting - Newton, Marriott
David Moschella, Global Research Director – CSC’s Leading Edge Forum, "Green IT - Moving Beyond the 2% Solution"
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program– 7:00-8:00 PM)


October 9, 2008
–  Evening Monthly Meeting - F1 Boston in Braintree, MA
Curt Van Emon,  The Aji Network - "From Order Taker to Innovation Partner: Learn Effective Strategies to Move This Ahead"
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program– 7:00-8:00 PM)


November 20, 2008Evening Monthly Meeting - Burlington Marriott
Boston SIM in partnership with Mass Technology Leadership Council presents a panel discussion titled: "How to succeed as a CIO in tough economic times" moderated by Maryfran Johnson, IT Journalist and Editorial Director of Executive Programs for CIO and CSO magazines published by CXO Media
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Panel– 7:00-8:00 PM)
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December 11, 2008 – Security / Compliance. Details TBD
 

Roundtables


CIO Roundtables
(Registration 1:30 PM, Meeting 2:00-6:00 PM, Cocktails & Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
Boston – February 6 • April 2 • November 51 • December 3
Providence – March 5 • May 7 • September 24 • November 5
Summer Outing
July 31, 2008
 
Practitioner Roundtable
Next roundtable October 15, 2008 at Babason College. Click here to register on-line ...
(Registration 2:00 PM, Meeting 2:30-6:00 PM, Cocktails & Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
February 21 • June 26 • September 24 • November 3
 

Consultant Roundtable 
Next roundtable Ocobter 23, 2008. Executive Briefing at Microsoft, 201 Jones Road in Waltham, MA. Click here to learn more or to register on-line...
(Registration 2:30 PM, Meeting 3:00-6:00 PM, Cocktails & Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
January 23 • May 1 • June 25 • October 22 
 
Sharpen the Leadership Saw (formerly RLF Reconnect) Roundtable

Next session November 18, 2008 venue hosted at K-Force in Burlington, MA. Click here to register on-line...

Leadership Forums


Northeast Regional Leadership Forum (NE RLF)
(The Executive Conference Center, Babson College, Wellesley, MA)
January 17-18 • February 28-29 • April 10-11 • May 29-30 • July 17-18• September 4-5
November 9-12 at SIMposium (Orlando, Florida)
 
Northeast Regional Leadership Development Roundtable (NE LDR)

(The Executive Conference Center, Babson College, Wellesley, MA – Begin on Day 1 at 9AM and adjourn on Day 2 at 4PM) May 15-16 • June 26-27 • September 8-9 • October 23-24

 

SIM Partner Events 


MIT CIO Symposium – May 21, 2008 Kresge Auditorium at MIT, Cambridge, MA. 
 
Boston SIM 7th Annual Golf Tournament – June 18th, 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Cyprian Keyes Golf Club, Boylston, MA
 
Boston CIO Executive Summit – October 14, 2008, The Weston Copley Place, Boston, MA 7:0 AM – 6:00 PM –
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SIMposium – November 9-12th – Disney’s Contemporary Resort – Lake Buena Vista – Orlando, Florida – “Magic of IT: Bridging the Past, Present, and Future”
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World BPO Forum 2008, New York, NY - March 20-21, 2008