1 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: “AITP-LI Wins a Chapter Outstanding Performance Award and Regional Outstanding Chapter for 2013” (Contributed by John Sena) - Page 12 “Lincoln Computer Services Doubles Revenue; Opens NYC Office!” (Contributed by Joanna Pawlowska) - Page 13 “PMO Critical Success Factors” - By David Leigh MBA, PMP (Contributed by By Barbara Viola) - Page 13 New York Technology Council Survey (Contributed by Barbara Viola) - Page 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS: From the President 01 From the Editor 02 Membership Report 03 Public Relations 11 Education - Annual Scholarship Awards 15 2nd Quarter Event ReCaps 16 3rd Quarter Events 28 AITP-LI Calendar 33 AITP-LI Executive Board 33 Hi Everyone! I hope that you are enjoying summer! We have had a very busy 2 nd quarter, full of great AITP events. Our April 25 th Career SIG sponsored Business Growth Workshop breakfast seminar was held at AITP corporate member Adelphi University. Our speaker, board member John Sena, was able to highlight six of the most common mistakes businesses make and their solutions. John has a very long and distinguished career working in management at IBM and other major corporations. Our Annual CIO panel luncheon was held on May 20th at the Long Island Hilton with our CIO panelists speaking on the topic “Defining IT's Mission in Today's Economy”. We were very happy to include a dynamic panel of CIO’s this year including: Astoria Federal Bank - Robert DeStefano Henry Schein Inc. - Jim Harding Nassau County - Ed Eisenstein AAA of NY - Fred Komoroski Canon - John Castaldo Applied DNA Services - Judy Murrah Our pre-meeting cocktail party involved our local academic institutions exhibiting and addressing the topic of “Education as the Gateway to Professional Development”. We had over 100 attendees for this meeting which gave us great insight into some of our best-known companies and their IT strategies for the coming year. It was also our pleasure to award $3500 in scholarships at this meeting to deserving children / grandchildren of our members. Our last meeting prior to our summer break was our Annual Boat Trip out of the Bay Shore Marina on the Lauren Kristy paddlewheel on Friday June 27 th . As usual, our luck with the weather held and we had a fantastic day with very sunny skies sailing on the Great South Bay! Our topic this year was “Emerging Technologies” and our panelists included: Karen Parrish, IBM - “Data Analytics” Laurie Carey, Microsoft - “Cloud Computing” Michael Danis, Citrix - “Mobile Applications Security” (continued on next page) Letter From AITP-Long Island President Association of Information Technology Professionals—Long Island Chapter July 2014 AITP-LI Newsletter - 2nd Quarter 2014
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SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: “AITP-LI Wins a Chapter
Outstanding Performance
Award and Regional
Outstanding Chapter for
2013” (Contributed by John
Sena) - Page 12
“Lincoln Computer Services
Doubles Revenue; Opens
NYC Office!” (Contributed by
Joanna Pawlowska) - Page
13
“PMO Critical Success
Factors” - By David Leigh
MBA, PMP (Contributed by
By Barbara Viola) - Page 13
New York Technology Council
Survey (Contributed by
Barbara Viola) - Page 13
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
From the President 01
From the Editor 02
Membership Report 03
Public Relations 11
Education - Annual
Scholarship Awards
15
2nd Quarter Event
ReCaps
16
3rd Quarter Events 28
AITP-LI Calendar 33
AITP-LI Executive
Board
33
Hi Everyone! I hope that you are enjoying summer! We have had a very busy 2nd quarter,
full of great AITP events.
Our April 25th Career SIG sponsored Business Growth Workshop
breakfast seminar was held at AITP corporate member Adelphi
University. Our speaker, board member John Sena, was able to
highlight six of the most common mistakes businesses make and
their solutions. John has a very long and distinguished career
working in management at IBM and other major corporations.
Our Annual CIO panel luncheon was held on May 20th at the Long
Island Hilton with our CIO panelists speaking on the topic “Defining
IT's Mission in Today's Economy”. We were very happy to include a
dynamic panel of CIO’s this year including:
Astoria Federal Bank - Robert DeStefano
Henry Schein Inc. - Jim Harding
Nassau County - Ed Eisenstein
AAA of NY - Fred Komoroski
Canon - John Castaldo
Applied DNA Services - Judy Murrah
Our pre-meeting cocktail party involved our local academic institutions exhibiting and
addressing the topic of “Education as the Gateway to Professional Development”. We
had over 100 attendees for this meeting which gave us great insight into some of our
best-known companies and their IT strategies for the coming year. It was also our
pleasure to award $3500 in scholarships at this meeting to deserving children /
grandchildren of our members.
Our last meeting prior to our summer break was our Annual Boat Trip out of the Bay
Shore Marina on the Lauren Kristy paddlewheel on Friday June 27th. As usual, our luck
with the weather held and we had a fantastic day with very sunny skies sailing on the
Great South Bay! Our topic this year was “Emerging Technologies” and our panelists
included:
Karen Parrish, IBM - “Data Analytics”
Laurie Carey, Microsoft - “Cloud Computing”
Michael Danis, Citrix - “Mobile Applications Security”
(continued on next page)
Let ter From AITP -Long Is land Pres ident
Association of Information Technology Professionals—Long Island Chapter
July 2014
AITP-LI Newsletter - 2nd Quarter 2014
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Letter From AITP -Long Is land
Pres ident (continued)
We spent an afternoon sailing along the south
shore, enjoying a cocktail hour and a gourmet
lunch. Our guest speakers were available during
the cruise to mingle and meet our members and
to expand on their presentations. We also wel-
comed Core BTS, Lincoln Computer and Tyco
Security Systems as our boat trip sponsors. It
was wonderful having them participate in this
Annual event!
Our summer “break” from monthly meetings
doesn’t mean that we won’t be meeting! On
Wednesday, July 30thth, we will be visiting Old
Westbury Gardens for a concert featuring an
evening of great music and a casual tour of the
formal gardens during intermission. Members
receive two (2) free tickets to this great evening
event! AITP will have a table and will be provid-
ing cheese/crackers and wine. We also will be
having our Annual game to the Long Island
Ducks on Friday August 21th. Get your tickets
(which include drinks and a light dinner at the
Irish Coffee Pub in Islip prior to the game) before
they sell out!
On Thursday August 21st our Long Island Chapter
will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary at the
Northport Yacht Club with a networking cocktail
party. Please put this date on your calendars. It
will be a very memorable party that we would like
all members to attend.
Sincerely,
Barbara Viola President, AITP LI Chapter, 1999-Present
Executive Vice President / President Elect, 2014
Eastern District Director, 2010-2011, 2013
Association Secretary, 2012
www.aitp.org
Want to help us on a committee? Please consider volun-
Astoria Federal Savings Bank Girl Scouts of Nassau County
Automic Software Globally Secure IT, LLC
Automobile Club of New York GlobeNet Training
awt global G-Net Solutions, Inc.
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Gold Coast IT Services, LLC
Bloom Resource Group Inc Goldberg Segalla LLP
Bottomline Technologies Goldman Sachs & Co
Briarcliffe College Grange Technology Management Corporation
Bright Green Concepts, Inc. Haver Analytics
Broadview Health Plan Systems Inc
Brookhaven National Laboratory Henry Schein, Inc.
C.D.I. Hindsight Technologies
Catamaran Hofstra University
Cherwell Software IAC/InterActiveCorp
CHSLI Innovative IT Consulting
Computer Design & Integration Integrated Coverage Group
Comview Corporation Intelecom Solutions
Cooley LLP JASConsulting, Inc.
Core BTS Inc Jeffrey S Falk
Cumulus Dynamics Lean Agile Innovation LLC
Custom Computer Specialists, Inc. Lincoln Computer Services
DataVail Corporation Long Island Rail Road
Deloitte & Touche LLP M.J. Technologies Inc.
Delta Computer Group Make Believe TV
DJJ Technologies Mass Mutual
Dominican College Medical Action Industries (Continued on next page)
MEMBERSHIP REPORT (continued from page xx)
MEMBER COMPANIES
MEMBERSHIP REPORT (continued from page 5)
MEMBER COMPANIES
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT (continued from page xx)
MEMBER COMPANIES
MEMBERSHIP REPORT (continued from page 6)
MEMBER COMPANIES
Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP Suffolk County National Bank
MindSHIFT Technologies Sulzer Metco (US) Inc.
Motorola, Inc. SUNY Farmingdale State College
NBC Solutions Corp. SVAM
NBTY, Inc. SysDirections, Inc.
Neat Communications The First National Bank of Long Island
New York Institute of Technology The Seventh Project, Inc.
Newsday Media Group The Summit School
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ThomsonReuters
NY GreenTech Total Telecom Solutions, LLC
NYSEG U Need 2 Travel Inc
NYU-Poly Vanguard Funding
Oasys IT Consulting, LLC Vicom Infinity, Inc
Pace University Vinci Consulting Corp.
Peak Technologies Viotech Solutions, Inc.
Phoenix House Foundation VMware
Rapid Access Communication Enterprises, Inc. Williams Lea
Robert Marston And Associates, Inc. Windstream Communications (formerly PAETEC)
Sandata Technologies workstream automation
Scicom XSB Inc.
Secure Decisions Your Troubleshooter for Troublemakers
Seventh Wave Consulting
SGC Software, LLC
Sheehan & Company, CPA PC
Slomins Inc.
SLS
Solari Corp
St. John's University
Stony Brook University
(Membership continued on next page)
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT (continued from page 6)
MEMBER PROMOTIONS / APPOINTMENTS / MILESTONES
CONGRATULATIONS!
(Membership continued on next page)
CONGRATULATIONS TO AITP-LI
MEMBERS WHO CELEBRATED
MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
March 2014
David Behr - 35 years
Ed Faltings - 5 years
Christopher Peltzer - 5 years
April 2014
Anthony Ferrante - 5 years
Tom McCormack - 5 years
May 2014
Richard Zehner - 5 years
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT (continued from page 7)
We value your membership with us. That is why we are continuously seek-ing ways to enhance the value of your AITP-LI membership. One of the ways we try to add value to your membership is by securing significant dis-counts on business services and educational programs that promote per-sonal and professional growth. These benefits are not available to the gen-eral public.
To take advantage of these great offers, please contact Ken Mole ([email protected]), Membership Committee Co-Chair. Ken will put you in touch with the appropriate contact person at each organization. As always, we encourage our members who are interested in offering discounted pro-grams and/or services to the AITP-LI chapter members to contact Ken. Once again, we appreciate your support and look forward to another productive year! Business and Financial Services: MassMutual Financial Group offers Long Term Care insurance from a number of providers. As a
member you are eligible to receive an additional 10% discount on plan premiums for the life of the policy.
Vanguard Funding is a full service mortgage bank offering expertise in every area of mortgage
lending - from purchase to refinance to construction lending – is offering free property appraisals, to a maximum of $500 off closing costs, for AITP-LI member mortgage loans that they close.
Computer Hardware:
Hewlett-Packard has offered our members a “friends and family” discount on computer equipment.
Education and Training: Hofstra University Continuing Education (Hofstra CE) is pleased to extend a 15% discount to
our members. Hofstra CE provides a broad range of courses, certificates, lectures, and events to the Long Island and surrounding communities. Programs are designed for diverse audiences: adult
NETCOM Learning provides authorized IT and Soft Skills training and certification to corporations,
government agencies and individuals. NETCOM has offered to pay for a yearly membership to ATIP-LI plus a number of meeting attendances for members who take NETCOM courses through their companies.
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers delivers a full range of IT training and business skills training from basic application and desktop productivity tools to complex and IT systems. AITP members receive a 15% discount on their training programs.
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is a global private institution of higher education pro-
vides career-oriented professional education and supports applications-oriented research that ben-efits the larger world. NYIT is offering discounts to our members on some of their events sched-uled throughout the year.
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) proudly advances thought, research and careers in technology, engineering and science. NYU-Poly offers our members a 15% dis-count on graduate level courses.
Note, there may be conditions associated with these offers and some offers may become discontinued by the organization offering the discount. Please take a minute to help us keep you informed by reviewing your contact information on our web-site. It is the only mechanism we have to keep you updated on news and events throughout the year. If you need assistance with your log-in, please contact Ken Mole.
Ken Mole, ([email protected]), AITP-LI Executive Board Member & Membership Committee Chair
“Members working together make a better membership!”
Tickets $17.00 each for AITP Members & guests– Payment due by 07/30/2014
Non-Members $22/person
(Note: you must login at to get the member's pricing. )
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Association of Information Technology Professionals
AITP-LI
LONG ISLAND CHAPTER
PROUDLY PRESENTS
Networking and New Member Event
Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary
at
The Northport Yacht Club 11 Bluff Point Road
Northport, NY 11768
Thursday, August 21, 2014, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Enjoy the sunset over Northport Harbor while having fun and networking with your colleagues from the IT industry! Space is limited — Registration Coming Soon — Register online in advance to reserve your place.
Member Fee: $10.00 Non-Member Fee: $45.00
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
Fee includes: beer, wine and soda; hot and cold hors d’oeuvres; dessert, coffee and tea Join AITP today to qualify for the member rate, and save on events all year!
RENEWAL & NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
AITP-LI is pleased to announce a Membership Incentive Program! Join or renew your AITP-LI professional membership before April 30, 2015, will receive a $35 meeting credit.