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The Southern California Quality Assurance Association (SCQAA) San Fernando Chapter presents

*******Jim Kelton*******

"Security and Quality”

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Networking @ 5:45; Business @ 6:45; Program @ 7:00 PM

Countrywide, 2900 Madera, Simi Valley, CA 93065

Hackers, cyber attacks, security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. Are you ever really secure? Find out how to achieve quality by identifying your security risks. Learn how to use security to get an edge in this fast-paced economy. In the session you'll...

q Learn why you start secure then go downhill from there

q Find out who is winning the game – hackers have the time, you have the money

q Learn about new security legislation and what you need to do to be prepared

q Find out why security vulnerabilities are cumulative

q Discover how 99.9% secure translates to 3.5 days of vulnerability per year

q Find out when you are most vulnerable to an attack

q Identify steps you need to take now, before it is too late

Jim Kelton is a leading information technology consultant with 25 years of management and technical experience.Jim graduated first in his class with a Master of Science degree from one of the top 5 MIS schools in the nation. Beginning his career, Jim was recruited by the #2 computer manufacturer in the United States. After several years, he was selected by a subsidiary of a Fortune 10 company to serve as their CIO.Jim is President of SoftwareUnlimited, a southern California based IT consulting firm. Recently, Jim’s peers elected him President of NetTeCH – a nationwide association of IT related companies. In addition to his leadership in the IT arena, he is past President of the Association of Professional Consultants. As a leading IT authority, Jim has authored and appeared in over 40 publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. Jim is an expert commentator and frequently appears on nationwide television including MSNBC.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Wednesday, August 4, 2004 August Monthly Meeting in Countrywide, Simi Valley, CA Speaker: Frode L. Ødegård, Topic: LEAN for Software Development Wednesday, September 1, 2004 September Monthly Meeting in Countrywide, Simi Valley, CA Speaker: Kidra Shadroo, Topic: At What Stage is Testing Beneficial?

Fee: $10 nonmembers; Free for members Questions? Contact scqaasf_newsletter@sbcglobal.net

Membership: $65/year standard (one year of meetings); $100/year (one year of meetings + training discount)

Message from your President: Judy Cheves

We completed our initial offering of chapter sponsored training in June. The four courses, CSTE Bootcamp, CSTE Prep Class, CSQA Bootcamp and CSQA Prep Class were very successful. Karina Gamble, Program/Education Chair is busily working to identify the next courses that the chapter will offer.

Following up our initial courses that prepare our members for certification, we have been approved as a testing site for QAI certifications. Certification testing is scheduled for Saturday, September 18, 2004 and will be held at our Simi Valley location. Additional details for applying for certification are available at www.softwarecertifications.com.

Plans are beginning to formalize for the 5th Annual Vendor Showcase and Conference scheduled for Saturday, September 25th. Mark your calendars! We will provide more details on location and speakers as they become available.

Don’t miss our meeting July 7th. Jim Kelton will be speaking on Security and Quality. Find out how to achieve quality by identifying your security risks! Jim is an expert commentator and frequently appears on nationwide television, including MSNBC

Share this opportunity to learn more about this importatn topic! Members, bring a guest to July’s meeting for free!!

Regards,

Judy

QAI Certification: CSQA and CSTE

SCQAA-SF is hosting testing for QAI Certifications (CSQA and CSTE) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 2900 Madera Rd in Simi Valley. For details and to register go to www.softwarecertifications.com. The application deadline in July 19, 2004.

Quality Meetings Upcoming

June 24 7 PM The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Your IT Environment - Challenges and Opportunities. P. Steve Cabello, Managing Director, Protiviti and Jeff Sanchez, Director, Protiviti. Presented by AITP-LA. Location: Ramada Inn, Culver City. To register: http://www.aitp-la.org/

June 24 6 – 9 PM Effective Communications: Avoiding Presentation Pitfalls by Jennifer Thompson, sponsored by PMI-Los Padres. Location: Clarion Hotel, Thousand Oaks. Register: http://pmi-lospadres.org/index.phtml

June 24 – 25 Linux Systems Security seminar hosted by ISSA Los Angeles Chapter and co-sponsored by ISACA Los Angeles Chapter. Location: near USC campus in Los Angeles. The instructors for the class will be Eugene Schultz of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Ashish Soni of USC Information Technology Program. Register: http://isacala.org/regsem.php

June 28 – July 1 ASNP/Storage World conference, the Storage Networking Industry's most comprehensive Educational Program, sponsored by Association of Storage Networking Professionals at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Friends & members of AITP and CMG will be able to attend the entire ASNP/SWC 2004 for FREE. This includes all tutorials, certifications, conference sessions, exhibition hall, parties, food and drinks!!! Register at: http://www.storageworldconference.com/AITP

July 23 8 AM – 1 PM Looking into the Healthcare IT Crystal Ball. Sponsored by HIMSS – SoCal. Location: Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport. Register: http://www.himss-socal.org/calendar/calendar.html

July 20 – 22 MIS Training Institute's Power IT Auditing class taught by MIS instructor, Stan Fromhold. The training class will be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Burban. This is the same hands-on MIS seminar with the official course materials that typically cost over $2,000 per person, and ISACA-LA brings it to their members for only $795 ($895 for non-members). To enroll, go to the URL http://isacala.org/regsem2.php to register online. Enrollment is limited to 24 participants, so register early. Please note there will be no refunds unless the class is cancelled by MIS or ISACA Los Angeles. Enrollment in class is not guaranteed until the payment is received by the seminar registrar and will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

August 16 – 20, 2004 2004 Empirical Software Engineering International Week (ESEIW 2004) hosted by USC Center for Software Engineering. Three meetings: International Software Engineering Research Network (ISERN) Meeting (by invitation), International Advanced School of Empirical Software Engineering (IASESE 2004) (open to all), ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering (ISESE 2004) (open to all). Location: Redondo Beach Crowne Plaza Hotel and Marina, CA, USA. Register: http://sunset.usc.edu/cse/pub/event/2004/ISESE/index.html

August 19 6 – 9 PM Chapter Dinner Meeting of PMI-Los Angeles. Location: Proud Bird Restaurant near LAX. Register: http://www.pmi-la.org/

August 21 8:30 AM – 4 PM The UML – Overview for Project Managers, by Dr. K. Narayanaswamy. Sponsored by PMI-Los Padres. Location: Clarion Hotel, Thousand Oaks. Register: http://pmi-lospadres.org/index.phtml

September 8, 2004 Peter Coffee’s Annual Technology Forecast (to be confirmed) hosted by AITP.

September 25, 2004 5th Annual Vendor Showcase and Conference to be sponsored by SCQAA and other Southern California organizations.

Our Corporate Meeting Sponsors

Serena, Corp. at 20920B Warner Center Lane, Woodland Hills, is our very first chapter Corporate Meeting Sponsor. We very much appreciate their sponsorship, which provides the SCQAA San Fernando Board with a fine workspace for our Board meetings.

Countrywide, Corp. in Simi Valley is our second chapter Corporate Meeting Sponsor, as they are providing Membership meeting space, starting with the first monthly meeting on September 17, 2003.

Our Corporate Sponsors

Kaiser Permanente, headquartered in Oakland, is sponsoring SCQAA-SF this year to enable its Southern California employees to take advantage of chapter meetings and instructor-led QAI training.

QAI Certification Programs

To request more information, send email to certify@qaiusa.com.

Earn CPEs

Are you a CQA or CSTE? Earn some of your Continuing Professional Education (CPE) points by attending SCQAA-SF meetings. Earn even more by helping with our committees!

Southern California Quality Assurance Association San Fernando Chapter (SCQAA-SF)

QAI Certification Programs

To request more information, send email to certify@qaiusa.com.

Meet Your SCQAA

San Fernando Chapter Board

The new Board slate is composed of:

Position	Board Member	Backup Member
Chapter Chair	Judy Cheves	Shahidul Manan
Vice Chair	Shahidul Manan
Treasurer	Deanna Witrack	Judy Cheves
Secretary	John Heeg	TBD
Chapter Advisor	Jim Stoumpos
Events/Promotion	TBD
Food Service Chair	Peter Reidy
Historian/Librarian	Lenni Lara
Mail List Chair	Gerry Caruso	Karina Gamble
Meeting Chair	Kidra Shadroo
Membership Chair	Ron Winters
Newsletter Chair	Elizabeth Runyon	Deanna Witrack
PMI Liaison	Bill Hackenberg
Program/Education Chair	Karina Gamble
Sponsor/PR Chair	Bob Tabaka	Bill Hackenberg
Web Team	Shahidul Mannan Kidra Shadroo Leonard Daly
Webmaster	TBD

Would you like to be a speaker and have a topic of interest to the quality community? Contact the Program Chair (karina@qainsight.com) or Chapter Chairperson (Judy.cheves@Countrywide.com) and let us know what you would like to contribute.

Would you like to contribute information to this Newsletter? Contact the Newsletter editor at this address: scqaasf_newsletter@sbcglobal.net.

The SCQAA San Fernando Board holds monthly Board Meetings at Serena Inc. in Woodland Hills. If you would like to attend the Board meeting and would like to help this chapter, please contact Judy Cheeves at E-Mail (Judy.cheves@Countrywide.com ) to obtain the meeting schedule and location.

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Directions to Our Meeting Location in Simi Valley:

You might want to check out driving directions from your starting point on yahoo.com, but here is how you will finish the trip:

Countrywide Financial 2900 Madera Road, Simi Valley, CA 93065 1C Central Lobby Presentation & Video Make your way to CA-118 and go to Simi Valley Exit CA-118 on Madera Road North Go 0.3 miles then turn right on North Madera Road Go 0.3 miles past Countrywide Way to first driveway on the right: 2900 North Madera Road. Follow the driveway up and around the building on your right and park on the other side (which is actually the front). Conference room 1C is right off the main lobby.