The May 2008 meeting of AITP Johnstown will be held on May 22nd at 5:30 PM. We will meet at the Chili's Restaurant in Richland Township. This meeting is a member's only meeting to discuss plans for the upcoming golf outing.

Please register using the "Event Registration" link in the left-hand menu.

We are proud to announce that the AITP Johnstown Chapter's first annual student scholarship golf outing will take place on Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at Indian Lake Golf Club. Registration begins at 12:30, with the shotgun start taking place at 1:30.

This outing will raise money to offer scholarships to local students who are majoring in the information technology field.

We are asking businesses to consider a contribution to help support these efforts. Sponsorship levels range from $200 to $1000. We are grateful to any donors who believe in our mission and are willing to help support our program at any level.

More information can be found in the following two documents:
Golf Registration Form

The AITP Johnstown April 2008 meeting will be held on April 23rd and feature a talk by Mike Hruska of ProblemSolutions, a local Johnstown software and technology consulting firm. Mike will be discussing business ecosystem coevolution for regional economic development...

Rapid technological innovation, created by the global economy, has thrust the business world into constant and unpredictable change. As global changes impact our regional business ecosystem – organizations, small and large, must adapt. Strategies based on conventional competition and co-operation will evolve to include strategies based on co-evolution and coexistence. As companies adapt in concert, the growth of complex business ecosystems will change the way organizations operate, interact and organize.

The Next AITP Johnstown meeting features a presentation from Kent Tonkin and Dave Wolfe from the Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) at Saint Francis University.

This meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 20th.

Kent and Dave will be presenting a voice radio to IP bridging solution developed at CERMUSA. The devices provide a simple method to extend licensed radio frequency voice communications into areas unreachable by radio repeaters. The bridging boxes form a self-healing mesh wireless network and run on battery power so that they can quickly create a wireless network in almost any location. More information about the products be found here.

Due to a speaker cancellation this month, we will not have a presentation for the January 17th at the BLVD Grille. We will still meet to discuss some new ideas to help market the group in the area. The AITP Johnstown chapter recently won a $250 incentive to help in this area. We are planning on putting banner ad's on various popular local websites to see if that will help drive new members to the group. We want to do more to help the group move forward and would like more ideas from you. We will raffle off a copy of Microsoft Vista Business Edition at the meeting this month.

Raffle:
Microsoft Vista Business Edition

This month's meeting will be at the Blvd. Grill in Southmont on Thursday, January 17 starting 6:00. Please register for this meeting using the "Event Registration" link in the menu.

The AITP Johnstown Christmas Party will be on December 10th. The party is for AITP Johnstown Members only.

The party will be at the Boulevard Grille from 6-8 PM.

Raffle:
Christmas gifts will be raffled!

Please register for the party using the "Event Registration" link in the menu.

Place:
The Boulevard Grill & Warehouse
165 Southmont Blvd., Johnstown, PA 15905
Phone: 814-539-5344

The Next AITP Johnstown meeting features a presentation from Brian Conboy -- President of Advanticom.

Notice: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 13th.

Brian Conboy the President of Advanticom is going to be giving a speech on Network Security. In the discussion he will talk about why integrating your security systems with the entire organization can best protect you from threats and mitigate risk. He will cover whats new, what others are doing, and what your organization can do to identify, prevent and adapt to these ever-evolving threats. He will talk about how to reduce network infections and how to protect businesses from worms, viruses, and take-over attempts.

Raffle:

The Next AITP Johnstown meeting features a presentation from Microsoft - Windows Vista Media Capabilities

This is a free open-house event. Anyone interested in AITP Johnstown or wants a chance to win a free copy of Microsoft Vista Ultimate is encourged to attend!

Presentation/Company Details:
Although Windows Vista is being positioned as a more secure, stable, and manageable operating system, several enhancements have been made in the area of media management. Join this web presentation demonstrating the new picture views and tools that make home photography fun. We will also show the music and video support features along with the new organization and search capabilities.

Raffle:
Microsoft Vista Ultimate - Must be present to win

This month's meeting will be at the Blvd. Grill in Southmont starting 6:00. Please register for this meeting using the "Event Registration" link in the menu. Please register for this meeting using the Event Registration.

Please see the informative presentation below. If you want to attend, please email John Miko at jmiko@francis.edu for complimentary tickets.

"The Future of the Marketplace, the Workplace and Our Lives" to be
Presented at SFU

Ken Dychtwald, PhD, will present "The Longevity Revolution: The
Future of the Marketplace, the Workplace and Our Lives" as part of the
Dr. Albert A. Zanzuccki Endowed Chair Program, on Wednesday, September
19, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at Saint Francis University in the John F. Kennedy
Center auditorium.

Dr. Dychtwald is the founder and CEO of Age Wave. He is a visionary on
the lifestyle, marketing, and workforce implications of an aging
population. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Dychtwald has emerged as the
nation's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the

The September AITP Meeting features a Presentation from Jim Stone - VMWare - WEB Only

Presentation/Company Details:
VMware is the world's leading provider of virtualization solutions for x86-based servers and desktops. Through a pioneering approach to virtualization, VMware technology works to separate the software from the underlying hardware. This allows a single computer to run multiple operating systems and applications, delivering significant improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility and manageability.

Founded in 1998, VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices around the world. VMware's customer base consists of more than 20,000 organizations of all sizes, including 100% of Fortune 100 companies. VMware delivers technology designed to substantially lower IT costs, provide more flexibility in choosing operating systems, and offer a more automated and resilient systems infrastructure capable of responding to variable business demands.