Welcome to 2010 Its going to be a great year for AITP. As always were looking for new members to come join us.
This Semester I want to focus on two of my favorite things Virtualization and Pen Testing.
Also this semester I am going to be focusing on getting some employers to visit with our members to get a good idea on what kind jobs are out there and who is hiring.

Another successful day went by at the Knowledge and Innovation Development for Students Camp! We are really enjoying the sort of creativity that comes from our campers. It’s so interesting to see what comes about when we hand them the tools, like graphic design software or video editing software. With just a few foundational points the students figured out all of the software features with such a competence that our instructors were baffled to find themselves being taught rather than solely being the teacher. Take a look at some pictures from Day 2:

LAB CHECK

Today was the kick off of the AITP-UTA Knowledge and Innovation Development for Students (KIDS) Camp! We all had a great time pouring into the Arlington youth. They are bright kids and they continue to surprise us with how quickly they catch on to what some would consider to be deeply abstract concepts. Check out some pictures from the event below:

Starting off the month of August, students of the AITP-UTA chapter will be giving back to the community.  In our first, and hope to be annual, Knowledge and Innovation Development for Students (KIDS) Camp, we hope to offer opportunities to young and underprivileged students by helping them learn and leverage the technology around them to their advantage.  This year will be our pilot and we need as much help as we can get.  The members and alumni of AITP-UTA have developed a volunteer form to help us keep track of those who will work alongside us in this endeavor.  Please check out the form and let us know you will be working with us!

We are here in Oklahoma City, representing UTA. The weather is cold, but no matter … so is the culture ;).  Today’s events consist of: Graphics Communication and Java Development contests.  We’ll have Robert scoping out the speakers while Nick and I will be competing.  Thanks for all who helped us get to where we are!  We have much to talk about next Tuesday at the meeting!

Please join us at the Annual Meeting of the Members being held on
Saturday, Jan. 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Hilton Executive
Conference Center & Hotel, DFW Lakes, Dallas, TX.  Come learn what the
Association has planned for 2009 and meet your fellow AITP members
from chapters across the U.S.

There is no fee to attend the Annual Meeting and we encourage our
Dallas members to participate so our chapter’s voices can be heard!

Contact aitp_hq@aitp.org to make your RSVP.

TUESDAY 25th 12:30pm Room 609B !!!!! Tuesday 25th

DESCRIPTION: Much of the web 2.0 applications movement has been fueled by the advancement of dynamic languages, new web development frameworks, and of course, AJAX.  The most widely used development languages and frameworks include: .NET, Java, Groovy on Grails, Ruby on Rails, jQuery and EXT JS.  Ayoka will provide a high level discussion on each technology and provide a brief demonstration of what is possible with each.

Special Guests: Ken Sears, Sridhar Nerur, RC Baker, and more!

Yes, there will be free food.

Fell free to invite your friends and don’t forget to bring your résumés.

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Thank you

Starting from the left: Alex Orozco, Chrystina Carreon, Zandt Tittle, Siddik Elaroui, Braden Jenkins, Angelo DuPont, Demitrius Nelon, John Jelinek IV, and Robert Davidson the one sitting in the middle. The UT Arlington Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals took away three awards at the contests held during the October 2008 regional meet.

• 1st place Application Development: Siddik Elaroui, Zandt Tittle, Braden Jenkins, Alex Orozco.
• 3rd place Application Development: Angelo DuPont, Demitrius Nelon, John Jelinek IV,Chrystina Carreon

Honorable Mention in MS Office Solutions: John Jelinek IV.

UT Arlington was represented by three student members at this weekend’s AITP National Collegiate Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. Burin Asavesna, Armando Hernandez, and John Jelinek made the trip across the Mississippi river to participate in IT competitions, learn from a great panel of speakers and enjoy the lively Memphis scene. The group made a strong showing in competitions that ranged from banner design to PC Troubleshooting. Burin Asavesna and Armando Hernandez earned a 3rd Place finish in Systems Analysis and Design, beating out over 20 other teams from across the nation. Next year’s event will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and will provide the perfect opportunity to build on this year’s success.