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Message from the President
Welcome to our Chapter web site!
Our goal is to support and promote the
IT control, governance, and audit professions in the West Michigan area. There
are many advantages to becoming an ISACA member. Our Chapter has many active
members that make it possible to provide quality local educational programs
and professional networking opportunities. Our Board develops the schedule of
meeting topics and locations based on the results of our Chapter surveys. With
the diverse geography of our membership in mind (along with the price of
gas!), we will continue to provide opportunities in both Lansing and Grand
Rapids. We appreciate your feedback and are always willing to try new things
to meet the needs of more of our members.
We have approximately 140 members in
our chapter. Overall, ISACA membership has grown to over 75,000 professionals
worldwide. ISACA and its affiliated IT Governance Institute aim to be the
leading source of professional information for all IT Governance
professionals, whether in IT, information security or audit. The CISA
certification is globally recognized among IT professionals and the CISM
designation continues to grow in prominence among IT management. This year
ISACA will initiate the CGEIT program to support the growing business demands
related to IT governance.
One Chapter goal is reaching out to
student members. We are making contact with academic institutions and have
eliminated the meeting charge for students. We will soon be adding the
position of Academic Relations to our Board, and we hope to grow this area in
the coming years.
As many professional organizations do,
we depend on volunteers to operate the Chapter successfully. If you are not
able to commit to being a board member, you are welcome to serve on a
committee position where you can assist with a specific activity or event.
Contact one of the Board members if you would like to get more involved.
On behalf of the Western Michigan
Chapter’s Board of Directors, we hope you get a great deal of value from our
program this year!
Jamie Depuydt
President, ISACA Western Michigan Chapter
The Western Michigan Chapter of ISACA is chapter
number thirty-eight of the chapters that comprise the global presence
that is the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. ISACA was formed
in 1969 and our chapter was formed in 1979.
The local chapter comprises over one hundred members representing banking, insurance, manufacturing, computer services, and state government. The members can attend, as well as assist in the development of, chapter meetings and seminars to improve their knowledge of information technology governance activities and business controls to mitigate business risks. Trust is good, but business controls are better.
Benefits of Membership
What are the benefits of being a member?
- Access to the latest research
- Be a contributor to the standards guiding your profession
- Expand your warehouse of skills
- Pay less to access knowledge and training
- Expand your network of business contacts
- Participate in the global marketplace
- Position yourself for management responsibility
Your memberships in the International Association and our chapter provides you subscriptions to the ISACA Journal and Global Communique, plus access to all the online resources at ISACA.org. We offer discounted rates to chapter meetings and seminars and a chapter newsletter among our benefits to members. Get more information from ISACA.org.
Last updated 09/12/2008