ISSA E-News

A bi-weekly publication from the ISSA International Board

August 16, 2007

In this Issue

CISO Forum Announcement
Annual Meeting Announcement
Elections underway! Candidates, voting and ballots
Upcoming events (September - October)

CISO Forum Announcement

CISO Executive Forum
September 6-7th
Orlando, Florida

"CISO War Stories: What Works, What Made it Work, What Can Be Done Better"

If you are not familiar with this program, this event was created by a group of senior level IT security managers, who saw their positions evolving and gaining additional responsibilities within their organizations. With these additional responsibilities came the need for a forum to connect with their peers in addressing the unique challenges of the VP and C-level security managers. The September event will address: "CISO War Stories: What Works, What Made it Work, What Can Be Done Better" and include panel presentations from peers on "Making Compliance Sustainable", "Success with Vendor Audits", "Security Group Structure", and "eDiscovery."

Please call the ISSA CISO Forum Hotline at 503-213-4632 or log on to http://ciso.issa.org if you are interested in attending this program (please note as this is a peer-to-peer event and attendance is limited VP or C-level security managers.)

Annual Meeting Announcement

Join ISSA for the Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Presentation. Connect with the New ISSA International Board and Honor Industry Leaders.

September 19, 2007
4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
South San Francisco Conference Center
San Francisco, CA

You are cordially invited to meet with Howard A. Schmidt, CISSP, CISM, ISSA International President and the International Board of Directors for an update on ISSA’s activities and plans for the future at the Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. PDT.

During the program, we will recognize a number of industry leaders for their outstanding contributions to ISSA and the information security profession. The awards will include:

ISSA Chapter of the Year
ISSA Security Professional of the Year
Communication Program of the Year
Organization of the Year
ISSA Hall of Fame

Following the presentations, you will have the opportunity to network with the ISSA International Board and honorees and enjoy refreshments.

The ISSA Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Presentation will be held in conjunction with the SecureWorld Expo at the South San Francisco Conference Center. Please register online by September 14.

Elections underway!

Positions and Candidates

Vice President

Secretary/Director of Operations

Vernon C. Williams, CISSP PMP ISSEP CBCP IEM IAM

Treasurer

Dave Cullinane, CPP, CISSP

Directors

Write-in candidates

This year, our voting system allows for write-in candidates. If you know of a member in good standing of the ISSA who would effectively fill one of the roles above, you may submit your vote for that individual by entering their name when casting your ballot online.

Voting procedures

The polls are open, and electronic ballots are being distributed.

If you are a member in good standing as of the end of July, you are be qualified to receive a ballot. Trial memberships and student memberships do not qualify to receive a ballot, and one ballot will be issued per person.

Because ballots are delivered by email, it is necessary that your email address be correct in order to receive a ballot. If your email address has changed, please notify Elections Support by dialing (866) 349-5818 x103 (from within USA only), or +1 (206) 388-4584 x103 internationally, so we may issue you a ballot at your new address.

Missing your ballot?

If you did not receive a ballot by email, it is likely for one of three reasons:

If you are a student or trial member, you will not receive a ballot.
If your membership has lapsed, you will not receive a ballot.
If your email address on file is not current, we'll need an updated address (see above).

Upcoming events

Information Security Compliance and Risk Management Institute 2007: Advanced Information Security Learning and Knowledge Development

September 17-18; Seattle, WA

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