The January 2010 Luncheon (14 Jan) will be followed by a Career Fair.   Please stick around after the luncheon to meet and greet with members of the industry.   Starting at 1315 hours, the Career Fair will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, so there's no need to even leave the building after the luncheon.   Interested Exhibitors:   Participating vendors may reserve a table by contacting the Leslie Chism at 618-624-6799 or leslie.chism@clrgroup.com. Confirmations and assigned table numbers for setup will be provided prior to the event.   There is no cost to participate but spaces are limited!   The deadline for table signup is DECEMBER 19, 2009.   Career-seekers and all Scott Air Force Base Employees (Military, Civilian, and Dependents) are welcome to attend.   Attendees can register online here.   See you there!

SIUE, one of our AFCEA supporters, is offering Project Management Foundations and Advanced Workshops in Project Management this Fall.   The quality of these programs is a result of the industry/university partnership which has developed over time.  
 
The Project Management Foundations program is a "best-in-class" program which enables participants to build a Project Management Plan, consisting of nine component PM plans supporting each of the PM knowledge areas. 
 
The PM Advanced Workshops bring together industry experts and faculty to address the most relevant issues in project management, including people and team building skills. 
 
The web site is:   www.siue.edu/business/projectmanagement 
 
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TechNet Mid-America 2009, “Building Efficient Infrastructures for Today’s Joint Environment”,   is just around the corner.   The Golf Tournament and   kick-off barbeque is 27 Jul at the Far Oaks Golf Club in Caseyville with the conference running 28 – 29 Jul at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville.   This year the conference is again joint venture between the local chapters of Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) and National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) – so it’s guaranteed to be an excellent event with great keynote speakers, panels, briefings, and exhibitors planned. 
 
This is the premier IT and Transportation conference in the local area – I hope to see each of you there!   Let’s have a huge showing and use this opportunity to network and broaden our IT and Transportation knowledge. 
 
Please visit www.TechNetMidAmerica.org for more details for the golf tournament and to register for the conference.

On April 22, 2009, AFCEA International announced that the Scott-St. Louis Area Chapter has been recognized with the Model Chapter of the Year Award for calendar year 2008.   This marks the 12th consecutive year that the Chapter has been recognized for this award.   AFCEA International recognized that the accomplishments that led to this award were the result of the outstanding teamwork of the Chapter's dedicated volunteers.

The Registration and Sponsor forms are now available for the 2009 AFCEA Golf Tournament.   Be sure to sign up early so you don't miss your chance!

The Scholarship/Fisher House Golf Tournament will be held on Friday June 5, 2009 Friday May 15, 2009, at Cardinal Creek.   Sponsors and players should "save the date" now!   Stay tuned for more information.