Dr. Bill Bisignani

Welcome by Interim President, Bill Bisignani.

Introduction of Attendees

New Goals of the Chapter

The following areas of interest were expressed by the 
attendees.

• Field visits – meetings held at visit site

• New technologies – Hardware, Software (including non-Microsoft products), web-related (e.g., XML), networking (e.g. wireless connection)

• Hands-on workshops

• High-level presentation, followed by more detailed 
  presentations on the same subject area.

Organization of the Chapter

The following individuals will serve in an interim capacity until we revisit the selection of officers & committee members in April 2002.

• Chapter President – Shelia Gurr

• Secretary/Treasurer – Kazuo Nakatani

• Membership Committee – Nancy Starr

• Publicity – Kevin Kirgan, Tamera Baughman

• Programs – Michele Sinclair, Bill Bisignani

When and Where to Meet

• When: 2nd Wednesday of month

• Where: Florida Gulf Coast University (except for site visit)

Next Meeting:

• January 9, 2002 (Wednesday) 7:00p-9:00p at FGCU

Tasks To Be Done by Next Meeting:

• Find a guest speaker for the next meeting - Bill and Michele

• Possibility of Video Conference - Kazuo

• Update Chapter Website - Kazuo and Tamera

Presentation by Dr. Bisignani

Topic: "IT Planning: A New Perspective." Presentation
developed in cooperation with the Gartner Group.

• Overview of Environment and History of IT Strategic Planning

• A Framework of IT Strategic Planning: Robust Business Plan, Action-Oriented IT Plan, and Robust IT Architecture