Big Country Chapter AITP is a member of  The Abilene Chamber of Commerce

Enterprise Membership Program

The Big Country Chapter of AITP is proud to present you a corporate membership program that will suit your organizational needs. The National AITP has developed the Enterprise Membership Program which provides a discount on national membership dues for companies willing to commit to a number of members. These Enterprise Memberships are transferable in case of employee turnover. By enrolling from three to nine members, each individual dues would be reduced from $105 to $90. For those organizations willing to commit to ten or more members, each individual dues would be reduced from $105 to $80. This is a great opportunity to enroll your staff in a growing, active, IT professional organization.

Download membership forms here.

About Big Country Chapter of AITP

Welcome to Big Country Chapter of AITP! We are located in Abilene, Texas. Our chapter was chartered in 1970. We have grown from the few charter members to over 30 members, one of the larger chapters in Texas.
We are the professional sponsoring chapter for seven student chapters in Abilene, Sweetwater, San Angelo, and Lubbock.
Our goal is to provide educational assistance to our professional chapter
and student chapter members; supply scholarships and aid to the student chapters; and promote professional development in the
Information Technology field.

Vision Statement

AITP is dedicated to providing industry leadership and professional development to members of the Information Technology profession.

Mission Statement

To provide superior leadership and education in Information Technology.

AITP is dedicated to using the synergy of Information Technology partnerships to provide education and benefits to our membersand to working with the industry to assist in the overall promotion and direction of
Information Technology.

For more information about Big Country Chapter of AITP call 627-7226.
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2011 Chapter Officers

President Mark Gabehart
President Elect & Awards Chairman Kelly Jones
Past President Bill Andrews
Treasurer Barbara Hobbs
Secretary Cheryl Mobley
Chapter Liaison David Stovall
Student Chapter Coordinator Richard Brozovic
Membership Retention & Promotion David Stovall
Program Chair David P. Weems
Webmaster, Newsletter Bryan Mundy
Chapter Board Members
Mark Murray
Gary Tucker
Tony Spradlin
Bryan Mundy
Mark Gebehart
Mike McDonald
Dale Stover

 



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Monthly Chapter Meetings

Our chapter meets on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Our meetings are held at the Abilene Country Club, 4039 S Treadaway Blvd.
Buffet lunch begins at 11:45a.m. and the program begins at 12:00 noon.

Lunch price is $11 for members and guests.

AITP Membership does have it's privileges!
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Reservations required - Click here for online reservation form.
Call 627-7226 for information about our AITP Chapter.

 

 

January Program
January 26, 2012

 

Organizations of all sizes are inundated by manual, time consuming IT management tasks. Discovering, maintaining and controlling endpoints coupled with monitoring and managing the network has only increased in complexity. IT is multi-faceted.


We will provide a look into how Dell KACE and SolarWinds works better together to unify systems and network management:

  • See SolarWinds Orion NPM provide real-time monitoring, reporting and fault awareness across any network device
  • Discover SolarWinds NPM alerts triggering service desk tickets within KACE from servers, switches, apps

Come be our guest as we work better together to simplify your IT tasks. Learn how the easy-to-use, comprehensive and affordable Dell KACE Appliances and SolarWinds Orion NPM streamline IT management.

 

Door prize

To be announced

One door prize ticket with paid meal.

Additional door prize tickets may be purchased for $1 or 6 tickets for $5.

Reservations required - Click here for online reservation form.
Call 627-7226 for information about our AITP Chapter.

 

 

February Program
February 23, 2012

Program To be announced.

Door prize

To be announced

One door prize ticket with paid meal.

Additional door prize tickets may be purchased for $1 or 6 tickets for $5.

Reservations required - Click here for online reservation form.
Call 627-7226 for information about our AITP Chapter.

 

March Program
March 22, 2012

Program To be announced.

Door prize

To be announced

One door prize ticket with paid meal.

Additional door prize tickets may be purchased for $1 or 6 tickets for $5.

Reservations required - Click here for online reservation form.
Call 627-7226 for information about our AITP Chapter.

 

Big Country Chapter of AITP has teamed up with two vendors to offer our members and the community special prices on great products.
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