IT Certifications that Matter

When
18 Nov 2009
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Starbucks Support Center

Registration

AWC Members – $15.00
Non-AWC member – $30.00
PMI Member – $25.00

AWC members can log in for 50% off dinner meetings.

Registration is closed

What IT certifications do employers recruit, screen and hire for? What types of and what companies require or deeply value these accreditations when hiring employers for open positions? What skills do students gain from the various certification curriculums and training programs? How do I get certified and how much does it cost? Can I get reimbursed and are there special programs for unemployed workers to get certified or retrained?

If you are interested in or have questions about IT certification, attending AWC’s panel is a must:

Covers seven key certification areas
Includes perspectives of the “accreditation certifiers” as well as hiring managers, who value the skills and require the certification
Provides information about state and local programs to help pay for training, and available tax deductions

Certification	Panel Participants
IT Security	Steve Hailey, Edmonds Community College, Digital Forensics and Information Security Ravila Helen White, Information Security Strategist, Business Model Inc.
Cisco/Networking	Scott Gillins, Cisco Engineering Robin Borough, EVP, Omnikron Systems Inc.
Microsoft	Joseph Johnson II, Microsoft Enterprise Strategy Architect
IT Infrastructre Library (ITIL)	Robin Borough, EVP, Omnikron Systems Inc.
Product Management/ Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM)	Mara Krieps, President, Product Management Consortium Linda Merrick, Lead Instructor, University of Washington Software Product Management Certificate
Project Management/ Project Management Institute (PMI)	Dennis Fehrenbach, PMP, and Naomi Carroll, PMI Certification, PMI Puget Sound Chapter Suzanne Cooley, Volt Technical Recruiting
Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP)	Eva Smith, Edmonds Community College
State programs and financial aid available to unemployed workers	Employment Security Communications

Presentation Materials

Click here to download the presentation handouts.

Time/Date
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

5-6pm: Registration, networking, and dinner
6-8pm: Facilitated panel discussion and Q&A
8-9pm: Networking

NOTE: This meeting runs slightly longer than our usual meetings to accommodate the panel discussion.

Location
Starbucks Support Center (map)
Mezza Cafe Conference Room - Third Floor
2401 Utah Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98134
Free parking in the lot in front of Starbucks/Sears.

Registration Policies

We accept reservations up to and including the day of the meeting.
Only cash and checks are accepted at the door of the event.
We gladly take cancellations up to the 3rd day before the meeting.
For paid meetings, no-shows will be charged.

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Seatac, WA 98188