2010 Schedule

Monthly Meetings

January 21, 2010 – Evening Networking Event – Henderson House, Weston, MA
State-of-the-Chapter and Evening of Networking
(Registration 5:30 PM; Hors d’oeuvres, Networking, State of the Chapter – 6:00-8:00 PM)

February 11, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Burlington Marriott
Topic: Leading A Virtual Workforce
Speaker: Mark Greenlaw, CIO, Cognizant Technology Solutions
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program – 7:00-8:00 PM)

March 18, 2010 – 1/2 Day Event – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Newton Marriott
Topic: The Transformational Leader: Transforming IT inot a Highly Valued Business Partner
Speakers: Russell Reynolds, Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles, Egon Zehnder, others TBD
(3:00 PM – 8:15 PM)
April 15, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Cafe Escadrille, Burlington, MA
Topic: Leading in Times of Transition
Speaker: Mark Sunday, Senior Vice President and CIO, Oracle Corporation
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program – 7:00-8:00 PM)

May 20, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Sheraton Needham
Topic: Green IT
Facilitator: Martha Heller, Managing Director, ZRG Partners
Panelsists: Rosalee Hermens, Vice President, CIO, The Timberland Company, others TBD
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program – 7:00-8:00 PM)

June 10, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Waltham Westin Hotel
Topic: Usability and the User Experience: Reducing Life-Cycle Costs for IT Projects
Speaker: William Gribbons, PhD, Director of the graduate program in Human Factors and Information Design at Bentley College
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program – 7:00-8:00 PM)


September 16, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Burlington Marriott
Topic: CIOs and Social Media
Speaker: Dr. John Sviokla, Vice Chairman, Diamond Management and Technology Consultants
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program – 7:00-8:00 PM)

October 21, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Waltham Westin
Topic: Panel Discussion – Cloud Computing
Facilitator: Robert Klotz, Akibia
Panelist: Mitchell Rose, CIO, IDC
Panelist: Larry Bolick, CIO, Aquent
Panelist: Rob Ramrarth, CIO, Bose
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Panel – 7:00-8:00 PM)

November 18, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Needham Sheraton
Topic: The Real Business of IT: How CIOs Create and Communicate Value
Speaker: Dr. George Westerman, Research Scientist, MIT Center for Information Systems Research
 (Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Panel – 7:00-8:00 PM)

December 16, 2010 – Evening Monthly Meeting
Location: Legal Seafoods at The Exchange Conference Center, Northern Ave, Boston, MA
Topic: Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization’s Toughest Challenges
Speaker: Dr. Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Center for Digital Business
(Registration, Networking and Dinner – 5:30-6:30 PM, Welcome – 6:45-7:00 PM, Program – 7:00-8:00 PM)

Roundtables

CIO Roundtable
Boston – February 2 • April 7 • October 13 • December 1
Providence – March 3 • May 5 • September 8 • November 3
(Registration 1:30 PM, Meeting 2:00-6:00 PM, Cocktails & Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
Summer Outing – Thursday, August 5th at the Blues Barge

Practitioner Roundtable
(Registration 2:00 PM, Meeting 2:30-6:00 PM, Cocktails and Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
March 24 • June 1 • September 7 • October 5

Consultant Roundtable
(Registration 3:30 PM, Meeting 4:00-6:00 PM, Cocktails and Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
March 4 • April 29 • June 24 • October 28

Sharpen the Leadership Saw (formerly RLF Reconnect) Roundtable
(Registration 2:00 PM, Meeting 2:30-6:00 PM, Cocktails & Dinner 6:00-8:00 PM)
January 19 • April 27 • August 31 • October 19

Helpdesk Roundtable
February 2, 2010 • Future Meetings TBD

SIM Silver
(Held at Babson College from 4pm – 8pm including dinner at Paparazzi in Wellesley, MA)
January 28 • June 8 • September 21 • November 16

Leadership Forums

Northeast Regional Leadership Forum (NE RLF)
(The Executive Conference Center, Babson College, Wellesley, MA)

January 27-28 • March 18-19 May 12-13 June 24-25 August 5-6 • September 16-17

October 2-5 at SIMposium 2010 in Atlanta, GA

Northeast Regional Leadership Development Roundtable (NE LDR)
(The Executive Conference Center, Babson College, Wellesley, MA – Begin on Day 1 at 9AM and adjourn on Day 2 at 4PM)
May 20-21 • July 8-9 • September 23-24 • November 4- 5

SIM Partner Events

MIT CIO Symposium – May 19th, 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM, Kresge Auditorium at MIT, Cambridge, MA

Boston SIM 9th Annual Golf Tournament – June 16th, 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM, Cyprian Keyes Golf Club, Boylston, MA Click here for full details…

Boston CIO Executive Summit – Fall 2010 (Details TBD)

SIMposium 2010 – October 3rd-5th – Omni Hotel CNN Center, Atlanta, GA – “The Charm of IT: Bringing People, Process & Technology Together”

Boston Chapter Board of Director Meetings

January 8 • March 12 • May 14 • June 4 • September 10 • November 12
(7:00 -7:30am Continental Breakfast, 7:30 – 9:30am Board Meeting)
Meeting locations are determined 2 to 3 weeks prior to the meeting. Chapter members are welcome to attend our board meetings. If interested, please contact Kate Carroll at kcarroll@bostonsim.org. Because of seating limitations, advance notice of attendance is required.

Golf Tournament

9th Annual Golf Tournament – Cyprian Keyes, Boylston, MA – Wednesday, June 16, 2010.  9:30am to 7:00pm.