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September Dinner Meeting Tuesday, September 27, 2005 ~ Jim 'n' Nicks ~ 220 Oxmoor Rd. in Homewood ~ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Madhu Dandey The Stewart Organization Madhu Dandey is with the Stewart Organization. Mandhu came to Birmingham from New York and has been in IT for the past 10 years. During this time he has done everything from programming in BASIC and COBOL to Java and XML. He says programming is not his forte anymore, he has become more involved with Unix/NT administration and some database management. Mandhu holds a BS degree in Accounting and a graduate degree in Computer Science. He enjoys traveling and trying new cuisines. He will be talking to us about new ideas for mainframe /UNIX printing using our multi-function copiers and other IT functions used at the Stewart Organization.
President's Message	return to top
The first thoughts I have as I begin this message go to all the victims affected by Hurricane Katrina. I don’t think anyone could have imagined the immense devastation we see today. We have all been affected either by family, friends, co-workers, or other AITP members. Please keep everyone in your prayers and as leaders, keep focused on what we can do now to help, to build and to move forward. Our dinner meeting in May was presented by Steve Anderson, Director of the Center for Advanced Technologies at St. Vincent's Hospital. I believe everyone was extremely impressed by the position St. Vincent’s has put themselves in by using and implementing the most updated technology possible. Thank you for making our meeting a great success. At this time, all our efforts are focused on making the Student Conference and Region 7 Conference a wonderful event. Southern Hospitality will definitely be expressed in every aspect. The hotel selected, the catering, the amenities were all prepared with great detail. This will definitely be an event talked about for a long time. Attend the dinner meeting this month for more details. I would like to welcome two new members, Madhu Dandey, Information Systems Manager of The Stewart Organization and Jill Sharpe. Vice President of Credex Sytems, Inc. If you have any thoughts or questions about or chapter, please email at Barbara.shook@regions.com. Thank You and I’ll see you at the meeting. Chapter President
Minutes	return to top
The meeting was held at Regions’ Bank Vulcan Building and was called to order at 5:40 P.M. by Barbara Shook, President. Members Present: Barbara Shook, Natalie Nixon, Andrea Simmons, Ryan Reeves, and Maurice Myers. Treasurer’s Report : No report New Business : It was discussed that we bring back the calling captains for the dinner meeting. Ted Hagler agreed to get a list of numbers together. Barbara Shook agreed to start calling in September. Natalie Nixon made a motion to accept this decision. Ted Hagler seconded. All board members will follow up on the contacts they made for sponsoring our conferences on October. The brochure was discussed in detail. We will add the shuttle service to the brochure. List all sponsors on the brochure. We discussed arrangement of all information. Andrea Simmons agreed to help track the student registration and create a database. She will also recruit Ambassadors from Miles College to help monitor the events. Ryan Reeves agreed to make arrangements for the student competitions. Maurice Myers agreed to continue to oversee all activities. Barbara Shook agreed to get the first draft of the brochure ready for everyone’s review. The registration forms will be directed to the AITP P.O. Box. It was agreed we would get together in July for final approval on the brochure. Meeting was adjourned by Barbara Shook at 6:55 PM. These minutes have not been approved. They will be submitted for approval at the next board meeting, Tuesday, September 20, 2005.

AITP Region 7 Student Conference Bring It On Home October 13 - 15, 2005 Embassy Suites Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

Board of Directors
President Barbara Shook - bshook@regionsbank.com Past President Steve Romine - sromine@mdicareers.com Regional Director / Liaison Ted Hagler - ted.hagler@motion-ind.com Publicity Maurice Myers - mmyers@amsouth.com	Secretary/Treasurer John Barnhart - jbarnhart@acipco.com Student Chapter Ryan Reeves -- need email Program Chair Natalie Nixon -- nanixon@accis.edu Membership Attendance/Acquisitions Charlie Cook - ccook@uwa.edu

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