ITWomen.org
September 2008 newsletter
Making Your Case - Secrets to Getting Business Support & Funding for Your Projects (IT or Start-ups)
Don't miss one of the most important workshops for IT professionals this year. The Sept. 18 Joint Workshop by ITW and PMI at Kaplan University is a Super-Sized Skills and Networking Event!
Register early, seating is limited.
The workshop will be held Thursday Sept. 18 at host sponsor Kaplan University. ITWomen (ITW) and the South Florida Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) are partnering to present another key workshop for the 3rd consecutive year.
Facilitating the joint workshop is Angelo Gasparri, PMP, a highly regarded member of KPMG's Advisory Services Group. He has extensive experience helping customers sharpen their focus and build effective business cases for funding new projects.
Business Case Development is a skill that cannot be underestimated In today's cash strapped economy, where investments in new initiatives are h ighly scrutinized and only a very few get the green light!
SEATING IS LIMITED, PLEASE REGISTER EARLY
The reception kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Please join us for great networking, lively conversation and a charged-up skill set!!!
Date: September 18, 2008
Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Kaplan University, 1525 W Cypress Creek Rd, Fort Lauderdale
Registration Fee: $15 Members | $30 non-members
For more information and RSVP online, register at www.itwomen.org
REGISTER EARLY for NOV. 20
CIO Celebrity Invitational Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament & Casino Night
Plan now to play poker with over 25 of our Leading National and South Florida CIOs to raise scholarship funds for young women going into technology. This premier ITWomen event is extremely popular and offers great prizes, superb food and drink, and fun for a great cause.
TIME: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
PLACE: Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel Dania, Florida
General admission: $85 for Members, $125 for Non-Members
Payment and registration must be received by Friday, Nov. 14th. No refunds once payment is received. No payment will be accepted at the door.
FIU Explores Expansion of its MS in MIS Program into Broward/Palm Beach
FIU is exploring the possibility of expanding FIU's MS in MIS program to the Broward/Palm Beach area. They would like to ask you to help identify if there is an interest in the MSMIS program in these areas and the preferred format for the program.
If you can help collect this information or pass on to potential candidates to complete the survey it would be of great assistance to see if this is viable.
Please copy and paste this link to the survey in your browser:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KJr3toevfn9kiOVX1r8tCA_3d_3d
Thank you very much for your assistance. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either Zuzana Hlavacova or Irma Becerra-Fernandez for more information.
Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Ph.D., Faculty Director;
Zuzana Hlavacova, MSMIS Program Manager-
Zuzana Hlavacova MSMIS & MSHRM Program Manager
Chapman Graduate School of Business
Florida International University
College of Business Complex - CBC 214
1050 SW 112 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33199
Phone: (305) 348-6852
Fax: (305) 348-7204
http://msis.fiu.edu/
http://mshrm.fiu.edu/
44,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Young Women Studying for IT degrees
ESI donates laptops and cases to ITWomen Scholarship Winners
On behalf of ITWomen, I’m pleased to announce we has awarded $44,000 for its 2008 College Scholarships to 11 South Florida women pursuing technology-related degrees. This year each scholarship winner also received a laptop computer and carrying case generously donated by Electronic Systems Inc. ( ESI). I have attached photos of our winners holding their packed laptops and scholarship certificates!
The Foundation awarded each of the following graduating seniors a $1000 four-year renewable scholarship:
• Yolanda Lopez of Miami (Miami Central High School), who will major in Computer Criminology at Florida State University.
• Debbie Lucien of Miami (Miami Central High School), who will major in Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University.
• Celenia Velasquez of Miami (Miami Central High School), who will major in Infor mation Systems /Computer Science at Miami Dade College.
• Maria Woods-Wells of Miami (Miami Central High School), who will major in Psychology/Information Technology at Barry University.
• Cristina Moreno of Miami (Coral Gables High School), who will major in Civil Engineering at University of Florida.
• Sol Escobar of Boca Raton (West Boca Raton High School), who will major in Chemical Engineering at University of Florida.
• Joycelin Lopez of W. Palm Beach (Forest Hill High School), who will major in Digital Arts and Engineering at University of Florida.
49; Elizabeth Montana of Boca Raton (Spanish River High School), who will major in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.
• Jameshia Parker of Delray Beach (Lake Worth High School), who will major in Aerospace Engineering at Santa Fe Community College.
• Skye Saldana of Lake Worth (Forest Hill High School), who will major in Art Animation at University of Central Florida.
• Heather Stancl of Boca Raton (Boca Raton High School), who will major in Engineering at Pepperdine College.
ITWomen is excited to share this news and to thank those who have supported us over the years and for helping to make our goal to help young girls achieve their dreams a reality. The ITWomen Charitable Foundation created these sc holarships as part of its mission to increase the numbers of women pursuing technology related careers.
Victoria Usherenko
President and Founder,
ITWomen
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