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2009

JULY    
9 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
  
16 Dinner Meeting

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

**Speaker and Topic to be announced**
Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
 

AUGUST    
13 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
  
20 Dinner Meeting

**New Membership Orientation**

If you are a New Member or an Existing Member & you would like to learn more about AITP, Please, plan on Attending our Quarterly MemberShip Meeting to learn more about the Benefits of AITP MemberShip, our Goals for 2008 & our Philosophy.

Learn what your Local Chapter is doing on both a Local and Regional Level. We will discuss COPA* & IPA* Awards and the Importance of each; and we will also discuss how you can become more Involved by Volunteering for an AITP Committee.

Our AITP Dinner Meeting will follow at the same Location starting at 6:30 pm.

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

**Speaker and Topic to be announced**
Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
  

SEPTEMBER    
17 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
 
24 Dinner Meeting

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

**Speaker and Topic to be announced**
Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
 

OCTOBER    
15 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
 
22 Dinner Meeting

**New Membership Orientation**

If you are a New Member or an Existing Member & you would like to learn more about AITP, Please, plan on Attending our Quarterly MemberShip Meeting to learn more about the Benefits of AITP MemberShip, our Goals for 2008 & our Philosophy.

Learn what your Local Chapter is doing on both a Local and Regional Level. We will discuss COPA* & IPA* Awards and the Importance of each; and we will also discuss how you can become more Involved by Volunteering for an AITP Committee.

Our AITP Dinner Meeting will follow at the same Location starting at 6:30 pm.

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

**Speaker and Topic to be announced**
Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
 

NOVEMBER    
12 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
 
19 Dinner Meeting

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

**Speaker and Topic to be announced**
Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
 

DECEMBER    
10 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
 
17 Dinner Meeting

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

**Speaker and Topic to be announced**
Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
 

JANUARY

 

 

8

Board Meeting
Sheraton on Goer Drive
6:15 pm  
  

15

Dinner Meeting

Mad River Bar Grille Restaurant
32 N Market St
Charleston SC
843.723.0032

Sponsor:   eGroup - www.eGroup-us.com

Speakers:   Gunnar Berger and Jonathan Webster

Mr Berger currently works as a  System Engineer at eGroup, Mount Pleasant, SC.  He designs deploy and maintain a variety of systems.  Strong emphasis in Citrix technologies including XenApp, XenServer, and XenDesktop.  Other areas of concentration are Exchange 2007, VMWare ESX, Symantec Backup Exec, Windows Servers and Cisco firewalls/routers/switches.

Mr Webster currently works as a Enterprise Solutions Consultant at eGroup, Mount Pleasant, SC.   He has been with them for 2 years with emphasis in VMware and Citrix solutions.  

Topic:   Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Industry

Experts in virtualization technology, eGroup will present on technologies from VMware, Citrix and Pano Logic that all enable the entire end user desktop experience to be virtualized and managed on the server side of the house.  VDI solutions allow creation, management, deployment and support of end user desktops over the network.  Server virtualization is nowconsidered to be a widely adopted common IT strategy, and the desktop is next.

Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $25.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

**New Membership Orientation**

January 15th; 5:00/PM - 5:30/PM
Mad River Bar and Grille
32B Market Street
Charleston, SC.

If you are a New Member or an Existing Member & you would like to learn more about AITP, Please, plan on Attending our Quarterly MemberShip Meeting to learn more about the Benefits of AITP MemberShip, our Goals for 2008 & our Philosophy.

Learn what your Local Chapter is doing on both a Local and Regional Level. We will discuss COPA* & IPA* Awards and the Importance of each; and we will also discuss how you can become more Involved by Volunteering for an AITP Committee.

Our AITP Dinner Meeting will follow at the same Location starting at 6:30 pm.

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
 

FEBRUARY    
12 Board Meeting
Sheraton on Goer Drive
6:15 pm
  
19 Dinner Meeting

Zeus Grill and Seafood
725 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
Mount Pleasant
843.388.9992
www.zeusgrillandseafood.com

Sponsor:  BB&T - www.bbt.com

Speaker:  Jill Galmarini

Jill Galmarini is the ThinkTEC Manager at the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.  In this role she, is responsible for the implementation of the programs and events of the Innovation division.  She moved here in 2005 from Ohio where she held a similar position with the Cleveland Engineering Society.  A graduate of Bowling Green State University, she began her career with the American Red Cross and Make-A-Wish Foundation in Toledo, Ohio before moving to Cleveland.  Jill currently lives in Summerville with her husband Tom and two children Katie and Riley.

Topic:  The Innovation Railway

Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm
Dinner:  6:30 pm

Members:    $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
  

MARCH    
11 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
  
19 Lunch Meeting

11:30 to 12:00 pm - Registration
12:00 to 1:00 pm - Lunch Meeting

Carrabba's Italian Grill
2150 Northwoods Blvd.
Charleston SC 29406
824-0404

www.carrabbas.com

Speaker:  Dr. Drew McPhail, Chiropractic Physician

Dr. Drew K. McPhail, born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, earned a bachelor of science at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, where he was also team captain for the football team.  After graduating from Valdosta State, Drew McPhail attended Life University in Atlanta, GA, earning a pre-medical degree.

Drew entered Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX and earned his Doctor of Chiropractic. While at Parker College of Chiropractic, Drew McPhail served as the class vice-president, and was the founder and officer of the Clinical Biomechanics of Posture Technique Club, and also served as officer in the Sacro-Occiptal Technique Club.   Dr. Drew McPhail completed his internship at Parker Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Dallas, TX, in April 2005.  Dr. McPhail opened his chiropractic office in Summerville, South Carolina, in January 2006.

Topic:  Health and Stress, Natural Solutions to Headache Pain, Stay Fit While You Sit Ergonomics for a Healthier You, How to Increase and Maintain Your Energy, Vitality & Youth, and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders at Work and Home. 
Please review www.drmcphail.com for more information.

**New Membership Orientation** 1 to 1:30

If you are a New Member or an Existing Member & you would like to learn more about AITP, Please, plan on Attending our Quarterly MemberShip Meeting to learn more about the Benefits of AITP MemberShip, our Goals for 2008 & our Philosophy.

Learn what your Local Chapter is doing on both a Local and Regional Level. We will discuss COPA* & IPA* Awards and the Importance of each; and we will also discuss how you can become more Involved by Volunteering for an AITP Committee.

Sponsors: Embassy Suites - www.embassysuites.com
and MicroV Technologies, Inc.
- www.microv.net

Lunch:  11:30 -1:00

Members:   $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00


Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
  

25

Trident Tech Career Fair
10 am - 1 pm

 

26 Twiixters 1.0 Happy Hour Mingle!
All local - All techie - Networking Happy Hour…Twiixters.
Click here for more information and to register.
Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge, West Ashley - 6:30

  
26

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 eGroup on Black

 

 

You are invited to stay and tour the U.S.S. Yorktown after the event, and to experience “Top Gun” like fighting at The Flight Simulator!

eGroup, Cisco, EMC & VMware Present

What You Need to Know to Keep Your Data Center Afloat

 

Understand how eGroup, Cisco, EMC, and VMware complement each other and provide an overall solution.

USS Yorktown - CV-10
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• Learn how networking your storage can result in considerable cost savings.

• Gain knowledge of new technology behind leading-edge business continuance and disaster recovery solutions.

• Hear about the latest from Cisco MDS in SAN switching and WAAS for WAN optimization and branch office consolidation.

• Learn how to make your data center greener and interact with other IT professionals to share best practices.

Thursday, March 26th
11:00 – 1:00 P.M. (w/ lunch)

The CPO Galley, Aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464
843.884.2727

 


Click here to register for this limited attendance event!

*Please see the registration page for  “Important Notes” and the agenda.

Questions?  Contact Liz Wilmes with eGroup at
1-877-eGROUP-1 or
Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com.

 

 

 

APRIL    
9 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
  
16 Member Appreciation Event - Business After Hours

Airport Holiday Inn-(Patio)
5264 International Blvd, N Charleston
576-0300

6:00 to 8:00 pm

Appetizers and Open Bar (House Beer, Wine and Liquors)

Members: Free - appetizers and beverages

Sponsor: IBM - www.ibm.com

Guests: $10.00
Students $5.00
  

23 Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Business Continuity Planning Council presents

Back To Basics: Writing a Business Continuity Plan

What is a business continuity plan? Why should a business have one? How do I write one? These questions and more will be answered. In light of natural disasters, economic downturn and other unforeseen obstacle to keeping businesses open, a business continuity plan can make the difference of staying in business. The workshop will provide businesses with the help they need to create a business continuity planin case of an emergency whether it's a man made or natural disaster. This includes hurricanes, terrorism attack, computer crashes, or even theft. The event will begin with a presentation on four important factors to concentrate the core of your business continuity plan: people, insurance, information technology and communications.

Thursday, April 23
7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Charleston Metro Chamber 
2750 Speissegger Dr., N. Charleston
After the presentation, attendees will be provided a sample business continuity plan and will walk through a guided discussion to complete it for their business. There will also be a one-on-one question and answer period with the presenters. Don't miss this opportunity to help your business survive future disruptions or disasters!

Cost: $20 Chamber members, $35 non-members

contact Jill Galmarini at 843.805.3015. 
    
30

The Power of Server Consolidation and Desktop
Virtualization with IBM BladeCenter and Storage Solutions

North Charleston SC, Thursday, April 30, 2009

Time & Place
Thursday
April 30, 2009

Embassy Suite - North Charleston
5055 International Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29418
Tel: 843
-747-1882

Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Seminar Begins
12:30 p.m. Seminar Concludes
Lunch

Registration
To reserve your space at this event, register today at
www.dynamixgroup.com/events.htm. or you can
contact Susie Mason, Dynamix Group Inc. at
678-493-2279 or susiemason@dynamixgroup.com

  

MAY    
7 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:00 pm
  
14

Dinner Meeting

Registration/Social Hour:   5:30 -  6:30 pm

Embassy Suites - Charleston Convention Center
5055 International Blvd.
North Charleston, SC
(843) 747-1882

Sponsor:                           www.netapp.com

Sponsor:        www.sonicwall.com

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm AITP Educational Session - Citrix with eGroup
Overview:
eGroup, a Citrix Gold partner that has been delivering Citrix application virtualization and remote access solutions for 10+ years, will be providing a Citrix XenApp technical overview and working session to educate AITP members on Best Practices usage and configuration of XenApp environments. Gunnar Berger, one of eGroup’s most experienced Citrix engineers, will share insight he has gathered from a variety of implementations to give you the knowledge you need to either fine tune your existing Citrix infrastructure, or evaluate whether XenApp is the right solution for your business’ needs.
General Agenda: (Session to be conducted in an open forum format. Questions are encouraged.)

Citrix XenApp Structure and Configuration
o Focus on Redundancy
? Fault Tolerance
? Network Load Balancing
o Virtualization and XenApp
o Security Considerations
o Consistency in Design
o Sizing your Environment

Printing with XenApp
o Utilizing the Citrix Universal Printer
o Using the Citrix Print Driver
o Session Printers
o Network Printers
o Printing Pitfalls

Group Policy/Active Directory
o
Maximizing Group Policy Efficiencies in XenApp Administration
o Roaming Profiles
o Using Active Directory Groups to Assign Applications

Q&A – eGroup Consultation and Project Discussions
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - AITP Dinner Meeting

Speakers: 


Chauncey Willard- ePlus SAN Architect & Integration Specialist- Chauncey has over 20 years experience in the computer field. Joined ePlus in 1991 and has been involved in training, pre-sales, project management, enterprise network design, implementation and support. Chauncey is a Certified VMware Professional, NetApp Virtualization Certified, MCSE, Master ASE

Jeff Asher- NetApp Senior System Engineer- Jeff specializes in Storage Management, Storage Virtualization, and Grid Storage. Prior to joining NetApp, Jeff worked as a consultant for a systems integrator designing and implementing solutions combining storage, security, and advanced networking into supportable and integrated environments. Jeff has authored books published by Cisco Press and is a recognized expert in host and network security. Although Jeff focuses primarily on storage solutions, he is a CISSP and holds certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, and of course, NetApp.

Topic:  "Dynamic Data Center: Drive Costs And Complexities Out Of The Data Center with Server and Storage Virtualization"
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm - New Member Orientation
If you are a New Member or an Existing Member & you would like to learn more about AITP, Please, plan on Attending our Quarterly MemberShip Meeting to learn more about the Benefits of AITP MemberShip, our Goals for 2008 & our Philosophy.

Learn what your Local Chapter is doing on both a Local and Regional Level. We will discuss COPA* & IPA* Awards and the Importance of each; and we will also discuss how you can become more Involved by Volunteering for an AITP Committee.

Members:    $18.00
Students:  $15.00
First Time Guests: $20.00
Guests:     $30.00

Please RSVP to the RSVP Email Address.
  

JUNE    
11 Board Meeting
Garden Hilton Hotel at
5265 International Blvd., North Charleston
6:15 pm
  
27

AITP Family Event

**We are currently accepting Sponsors**

Saturday June 27th, 2009

Free to AITP Members and member's family (spouse/children)

Guests $20.00
Students $10.00
 

   

 

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