May
2013 VCI-Group President’s Message
We need
YOU. There is so much more we could offer our
members if we had additional volunteers. The Board of the VCI-Group is made up
of individuals who have regular jobs whether they work for a company, a vendor or
are consultants. Each of us work more
than 40 hours a week at our regular job, has a family life and then volunteers on the Board.
Why do I bring this up?
It is because we can use more individuals assisting us in the
transformation and development of the organization. We are busily putting together and delivering
a very comprehensive educational program.
This program will be comprised of industry webinars, vendor
product/service announcements and soon accredited courses on trends in the
industry. The Education Committee continues to search and provide various avenues
to provide YOU, our members with up-to-the-minute information on our
industry. We can always use more
individuals to assist in the production of the webinars, to be participants on
the webinars and/or to advise us as to what topics you are interested in.
The
Education Committee is also responsible for the Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
of which there are three; Distance Learning, Technical and Engineering and
Healthcare. Both the Distance Learning
and Healthcare SIGs have gotten off to a good start and are having meetings
regularly. Either check the Events
calendar on our website for the next meeting or look for announcements in our
Newsletter. These interactive roundtable
discussions are arguably the most valuable member-to-member learning
opportunities we offer. We would like to begin sessions for the Technical and
Engineering SIG and need someone who would be willing to Chair these meetings –
any takers? Please let Doug know if you
are interested.
Chairperson: Doug
Pearson, Accenture, douglas.d.pearson@accenture.com
Other
committees which are extremely busy and can use some assistance include our Technology Committee – responsible for
the VCI-Group website. The website is
undergoing a major transition; if you have not visited it lately I urge you to
do so. You will notice that there is an Industry Source Book which will help you navigate for the
right vendor for either a product or service.
The Events calendar is becoming quite robust with a
listing of all webinars and conferences in our industry and discounts
associated with them. To be cognizant of
our expenses a couple of individuals edit the website on a daily basis. Where can you help? We could use individuals who are website
gurus or who know Flash.
Chairperson:
Chris DiFiglia, North Shore LIJ Health System, cdifiglia@nshs.edu
The Marketing Committee is responsible for
all information that is published regarding the organization and its
activities. Twice monthly a PR web is
written that will speak to the highlights or our focus for that month. We are very involved with Social Media;
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Blogs – we can always use more individuals to
blog and tweet.
Chairperson: Todd Hughes, Western Kentucky University, todd.hughes@wku.edu
Lastly,
there is the Membership Committee
whose focus is on growing the membership including both End Users and Vendors
and ensuring that each of these members are receiving value for their
dollars. We always want to hear from our
Members what they want from us, what should we offer and that you are paying
the right amount for the services. There
is strength in numbers and we look to you to spread the word of this
organization to your peers, colleagues and vendors.
Chairperson:
Catherine Takacs, Tata Communications, Catherine.Takacs@tatacommunications.com
As an
organization of volunteers who are passionate about our industry, I wanted you
to be aware that you can have a voice, an influence on the organization without
necessarily being a Board Director. With
that in mind, if you feel that you can offer value to any of these committees
please reach out to the Chairperson and let them know. We would appreciate your involvement and as
they say, “many hands make quick work”.
Toni Alonso
President, VCI-Group
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