I am happy to announce that RMIMA has entered it’s 25th year of making a difference in the Colorado IT community by providing opportunities for information technology professionals, educators and students to learn about the latest innovations and advancements in the information technology field. We have started a new season with exciting new programs and a line up of dynamic speakers from the IT and business industries.

A special thank you to all of RMIMA’s diligent volunteers, members, and sponsors for your continued support and dedication to RMIMA’s mission - to foster information systems education and the continued advancement of information management.

Best Regards -
Sandra Songailaite

RMIMA was founded in 1982 and is well established as the leading local professional association for managers and practitioners in the field of Information Systems. We meet monthly, except June-August. Lunch meetings include topical speakers and allow time for networking among professionals who are interested in learning more about the rapidly changing field of Information Systems and Information Management.

We provide a forum for those concerned with all aspects of information management and a means for critical examination of the problems and opportunities in the development of information systems. Our luncheons provide opportunities to exchange ideas and information with peers as well as opportunities to examine and discuss technology in a vendor neutral environment.

Mark Your Calendars for
RMIMA’s Annual Employment Panel!
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

First Data Corporation VP presents
What New Product Development Needs from IT
With Scott R. Foust
Vice-President, Product and Business Development
October 10, 2006 at 10:30 am
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Scott R. Foust is Vice-President of Product and Business Development at First Data Corporation. Scott manages all the key processes at First Data supporting product management and development. Scott has extensive experience in Sales, Project Management, and Strategy for both small and large size organizations ranging from non-profits to multi-national Fortune 500 companies successfully delivering complex change solutions in compressed time frames.

Scott’s experiences range from being a Peace Corps teacher in central Africa to an entrepreneur working with an internet based start-ups.

The September 19th luncheon topic was IT Governance: Taking the IT Organization to the Next Level. This particular topic was presented by Richard E. Rokosz a Sr. Manager of IT Strategy, Technology & Governance at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. Larry Nelson of W3W3 attended the whole event and took many pictures. Many thanks to Larry Nelson for taking the pictures. You can visit www.w3w3.com to see the pictures of our luncheon as well as other events that Larry documented during the Colorado Tech week. Click Here for more detailed information

Each December, the RMIMA hosts an Employment Panel. These courageous people tell us what they see in Colorado employment trends for the upcoming year. They discuss what skills are in demand and what do employers have to do to retain and recruit talent. This year’s panel members are:

Rina Delmonico
Former CIO and executive consultant specializing in IT
Dick Scudder
Department Chair, Information Technology, University of Denver
Brian Vogt
Director, Colorado Office of Economic Development
and International Trade

Don’t miss this well attended event and be sure to bring a friend! Contact Bill at bill.hubbell@rmima.org for more information or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Employment Panel.

Greetings Members and Sponsors to this first issue of the Rocky Mountain Information Management Association’s newsletter. The section you are reading now will focus on a member or company that has been nominated for recognition.

If you have a member or company in mind you would like to see featured in the monthly newsletter, please contact a board member with the nomination or send your nomination to: michael.armour@rmima.org
For this issue, here is a review of membership benefits and fees:

Contact Sandra at
sandra.songailaite@rmima.org
For More Information

This section will focus on one of our Ambassadors so that everyone in the RMIMA community can become better acquainted with these individuals who are vital links between RMIMA and the academic community.

This month we introduce you to Bob Curfman who is a co-founder of the Student Ambassador program and for the past 8 years has served as our Ambassador Chair. Bob is the President of Curfman and Associates, a custom application development company working mostly for the State of Colorado. Over the past 20 years, Bob has worked with Bell Atlantic, Pacific Bell and Sybase in progressive sales, marketing and business development positions. Prior to establishing Curfman and Associates, Bob was the Vice President of Channel Development for Denver based consulting firm, Enscicon.