ISSA E-News : August 21st, 2008

In this Issue:

  1. ISSA Announces Election Results
  2. Google Apps to Sponsor Annual Meeting
  3. Welcome to the Des Moines Chapter
  4. Honor Your Chapter or a Colleague with a Nomination for an ISSA Award
  5. ISSA Events
  6. Industry Events

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ISSA Announces Election Results

The 2008 ISSA International Board of Directors election is complete and has been verified. The ballots have been counted and certified.

The results of the election are:

President - Howard Schmidt

Directors

  • Debbie Christofferson
  • Owen O'Connor
  • John Walker
  • Scott Williams
  • Stefano Zanero

Congratulations to these members of the International Board of Directors and thank you to those who ran for office! The formal announcement and installation of officers will take place at the Annual Meeting of the membership on October 2, 2008 in Colorado Springs, CO, USA.

Sincerely,

William Tompkins, CISSP, CBCP
Chairman, ISSA Nominating/Election Committee

Google Apps to Sponsor Annual Meeting

Google Apps will sponsor the 2008 ISSA International Annual Meeting on October 2 at 4:30 p.m. in Colorado Springs, USA. The International Board of Directors will report on their ongoing work, the successes of the past year and goals for the year to come. You will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the International President, officers, directors and the new Chapter Presidents Advisory Council (CPAC) delegates.

The Colorado Springs ISSA Chapter’s 7th Annual Fall Information Security Conference will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting. Both the Fall Conference and the Annual Meeting will be at Colorado Technical University. The conference has been extended to 2 days for the first time.

For more information on the Fall Conference, please contact Mark Spencer, Colorado Springs Chapter President at or visit the chapter’s website, http://www.issa-cos.org/

Register for the annual meeting here

Welcome to the Des Moines Chapter

On behalf of the ISSA International Board, we are excited to officially welcome the ISSA Des Moines chapter as our newest chapter. Through the efforts of the chapter founders and new president, David Nelson, the Des Moines Chapter joins a worldwide network of ISSA Chapters, now 136 strong, representing 70 countries.

More information on the Des Moines Chapter and all other chapters, can be found at http://www.issa.org/Chapters.html or by contacting Dana Baumgart at or 1-866-349-5818 x103.

Honor Your Chapter or a Colleague with a Nomination for an ISSA Award

Take time to recognize the outstanding individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to ISSA and the information security profession over the past year. The ISSA Awards Committee will be accepting nominations through December 15.

Acknowledge a fellow member of your Chapter. Winners will be honored at the Annual Awards Ceremony as guests of ISSA International. Recipients will also receive an award icon in recognition of their efforts for use on business cards and in correspondence.

Although the formal nomination must be submitted by your chapter president or a sitting member of the ISSA International Board of Directors, you can help by suggesting potential candidates and highlighting their accomplishments. The nomination guidelines can be found at https://www.issa.org/Library/Members/Operations-Manual/ISSA%20Awards%20Policies%20and%20Procedures%20112907.pdf.

Who would you choose for the following awards?

ISSA Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement and advancement of the profession.

Honor Roll for sustained meritorious conduct and advancement of ISSA.

Outstanding Chapter of the Year recognizes a chapter’s ability to serve ISSA's mission and chapter members. Chapters must self-nominate to receive this award. Awards will be given in three categories for 2008:

  • Fewer than 100 members
  • 100-200 members
  • More than 200 members

Outstanding Communications Program of the Year recognizes a chapter’s contribution to the ISSA and the security profession based upon a chapter’s effort to communicate with its members using its newsletter and website.

Security Professional of the Year recognizes a member’s contribution to ISSA.

Outstanding Organization of the Year recognizes an organization’s contribution to ISSA.

Nominations should be sent to the Chairperson of the Awards Committee at

ISSA Events

CISSP Study Group
Richmond, VA, USA
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ConSec' 08 Symposium on Business Continuity
Austin, TX, USA
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ISSA International Annual Meeting
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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6th Annual ISSA Louisville Metro InfoSec Conference
Louisville, KY, USA
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Rochester Security Summit
Fairpoint, NY, USA
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Raleigh Triangle Infosecon
Raleigh, NC, USA
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2008 ISSA SoCal Symposium
Long Beach, CA, USA
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ISSA-LA Sponsors SANS Web Application Security
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Industry Events

SecureWorld Expo

  • Bay Area - Sept 10 - 11, 2008
  • Washington D.C. - Sept 30 - October 1, 2008
  • Seattle - Oct 29 - 30, 2008
  • Detroit - November 5 - 6, 2008
  • Dallas - Nov 12 - 13, 2008

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IT Security World 2008 Conference and Expo
San Francisco, CA, USA
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The Executive Women's Forum
Chandler, AZ, USA
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American Conference Institute's 2nd Annual Cyber Risk Insurance
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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ISSE 2008 Information Security Solutions Europe
Madrid, Spain
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Corporate Network Security
Washington, D.C, USA
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The 1st IT Euro Forum
Moscow, Sokolniki
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The 7th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference 2008
Washington, D.C., USA
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Federal Information Assurance Conference
Washington D.C., USA
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Techno Forensics 2008
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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ChicagoCon 2008
Lombard, IL, USA
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RSA Conference Europe 2008
London, England, UK
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I Digital Security Forum
Lisbon, Portugal
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Gartner Enterprise Networking & Communications Summit
Kissimmee, FL, USA
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Anti-hacker Training for Oracle Database
Reston, VA, USA
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SecureGov Symposium
Hershey, PA, USA
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American Conference Institute's 8th CPO Summit - The Meeting Place for Privacy Experts
Washington, D.C., USA
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23rd Annual Vanguard Security Conference 2009
Jacksonville, FL, USA
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