According to the 13th annual survey of Computerworld, the Washington area ranks 11th of the 100 best places to work for IT professionals. The area has become an IT destination for major software, telecom, consulting, and aerospace and defense companies. Join the Career Transition Luncheon Group on Thursday, September 14 at 12:00 noon for lunch and presentation from Dr. Barbara Wixom. You will have an opportunity to learn first-hand from the Professor, and meet other IT professionals.

Award-winning Professor Dr. Barbara Wixom will cover key developments and trends in the IT field that can help you keep, or sharpen your edge. She will give you a quick overview of key developments and trends on 12 vital IT topics that affect your company, your competitors, and your future:

• E-commerce
• Business Intelligence
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Offshoring
• Risk Management
• IT Budgeting
• SOA/Service-Oriented Architecture
• CRM/Customer Relationship Management
• Data Security
• ERP/Enterprise Resource Planning
• Emerging Technologies
• Governance & Policy

Normally, it could be difficult, impossible, or very costly for you to get this input.
This program offers you a quick and easy way to get the highlights of what's happening
from a top expert, quickly, easily, at low cost, and with a delicious lunch
with colleagues and great contacts. In brief, this is a seminar, luncheon,
and networking opportunity you should not "MIS."

Meet Barbara Wixom
Dr. Barbara Wixom is an Associate Professor of Commerce at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and Director of UVA's 16-month M.S. in M.I.T. graduate program. Professor Wixom is an associate editor of the Business Intelligence Journal, a research fellow of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), and an executive director for the Teradata University Network. She has published in such journals as Information Systems Research; MIS Quarterly; MIS Quarterly Executive; and Journal of MIS and has presented her work at national and international conferences.

Professor Wixom has worked with a variety of leading organizations in different industries, including:

• Continental Airlines
• Sherwin-Williams
• 3M
• Carlson Hospitality
• Owens & Minor
• First American Corporation
• Whirlpool
• IRS

Three of her case studies have won international awards from the Society for Information Management for innovation in information technology. She is the author of two leading textbooks, on systems analysis and design, which are published by John Wiley & Sons. She also is the recipient of an All-University Teaching Award, which recognizes professors’ teaching excellence, particularly those professors who inspire and motivate students.

About the Career Transition Luncheon
The basic purpose of this DC Wharton Club group (for Wharton Club members and other area professionals) is to provide a venue for anyone who is in “career transition.” In reality, you - and each of us - is always in a state of transition. These transitions vary in type, speed, significance and impact, and they occur in our personal and professional lives.

When: Join us on Thursday, September 14, from 12:00 - 1:30 PM

Where: The Tower Club, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA

Cost: Members of Wharton Club and other qualifying groups:
$29, inclusive for delicious buffet lunch, with either tea or coffee (only dessert is fresh fruit that's part of the buffet).
Get your ticket stamped for 2 hours free parking.

Non-members: $39, inclusive.
Click here to reserve your place!!!
Limited capacity, so sign up promptly!

Any Questions or Comments: Contact Tina Wallace at: sewtww@cox.net. (Please give her your suggestions for topics you would like include on this agenda, or for future meetings of this group, as well as potential speakers.)

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