Holiday Party San Diego Chapter
Wednesday 12/10/08
- Wednesday 12/10/08
5:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Location: Fidel's Little Mexico, Solana Beach
Join the NPA for HOLIDAY FESTIVITY at:
Fidel's Little Mexico Directions
607 Valley Ave
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(858) 755-5292
We need a head count! Please RSVP before 12/8 to rsvp-sd@npa.org
Hors d'oeuvres provided.
Holiday Prize Raffle. (donations accepted)
NPA Monthly Network Meeting - Tentative
DANPA Chapter
Thursday 11/06/08
- Thursday 11/06/08
7:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
Location: New Horizons Computer Learning Center
DANPA meetings are the first Thursday of every month at 7:00PM at New Horizons in Fairborn, OH. Please join us for presentations, people networking, refreshments, door prizes, and opportunities for involvement.
NPA Monthly Network Meeting - Tentative Inland Empire Chapter
Tuesday 10/14/08
- Tuesday 10/14/08
6:30 PM
- 8:30 PM
Location: Computek in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Come join your fellow Inland Empire Network professionals for a FREE Dinner and Learn opportunity.
Final Part of our Virtualization Serie - SUSE Linux San Diego Chapter
Wednesday 10/08/08
- Wednesday 10/08/08
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
Location: Vortex Data Systems
Join the NPA and Global Document Storage Systems (GDS2) at our October Kunch and Learn.
This month is the Final Part of our Virtualization Series.
Part Four focuses on the technical features and benefits of SUSE Linux Virtualization.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 is an open source virtualization solution.
What is the open source answer to proprietary virtualization implementations?
How does the SUSE Linux Xen virtualization compare and contrast to other solutions?
Antony Atkinson
President, San Diego Chapter
MCSE MCDBA MCNE CISSP CCA
NPA Monthly Network Meeting - LANDesk®
DANPA Chapter
Thursday 10/02/08
- Thursday 10/02/08
7:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
Location: New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Presenting LANDesk
Speaker: Doug Burgdorf
Please join us on Thursday October 2nd 7-9pm when Doug Burgdorf will present LANDesk.
Easy-to-use LANDesk® systems, security and process management solutions are developed to help you and your enterprise do more with less effort, expense and training—and with little or no new infrastructure.
Experience an enterprise management platform that helps make your workdays less stressful and the value you bring your enterprise more noticeable.
Manage All Your Systems : Get a grip on IT Inventory, What’s on your network and asset and license compliance.
Keep your Systems Secure – Detect vulnerabilities and deploy patches with security management from a single console.
Automate Redundant Tasks – Create consistent, predictable IT workflows to streamline manual tasks, reduce errors and manage change.
This is a great opportunity for learing about Landesk and to network with your peers. You won't want to miss it!
Lunch and Learn with Telekennex Orange County Chapter
Wednesday 08/20/08
- Wednesday 08/20/08
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
Location: Telekenex - Data Center
Cisco Hosted VoIP
Data Center Tour
3D Holographic Video Conferencing (High Def 1080p)
Internet Explorer 8.0
DANPA Chapter
Thursday 08/14/08
- Thursday 08/14/08
7:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
Location: New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Coming Back to my roots at DANPA - August 14th
Matt Hester - Microsoft will be at the meeting on the 14th. "It has been too long since I have been back and I am very excited that I have the opportunity to reconnect with everyone!"
"Dawn Gordon (Digital Controls Corp.) and I will be having a fun conversation with you about Internet Explorer 8. We are going to be talking about some of the great enhancements around security, easier use and reliability. So if your in the area, please come out and have some fun! I look forward to seeing you!"
Part Three of Virtualization Series - Hyper-V San Diego Chapter
Wednesday 08/13/08
- Wednesday 08/13/08
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
Location: Vortex Data Systems
Join the NPA and Gilham Consulting at our August Lunch & Learn. We continue this month with Part Three of our Virtualization Series focusing on the technical features and benefits of Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization, as well as a brief introduction to App-V (formerly SoftGrid) and System Center Virtualization Manager 2008.
Part Two of Virtualization Series - Citrix San Diego Chapter
Wednesday 07/09/08
- Wednesday 07/09/08
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
Location: Vortex Data Systems
Join the NPA and GTC Systems at our July Lunch & Learn. We continue this month with Part Two of our Virtualization Series. Part Two focuses on the technical features and benefits of Citrix Virtualization.
Vista Adoption Event
Orange County Chapter
Wednesday 06/25/08
- Wednesday 06/25/08
6:30 PM
- 8:30 PM
Location: USC Orange County Center
Dinner and Learn Meeting - Join your fellow IT Professionals for the next technology meeting of the Network Professional Association - Orange County Chapter. Speaker: Boris Jocoy, and Richard Allan Kelley presenting Microsoft Vista Adoption Event. Door Prize Microsoft Software provided by Culminis
Part One of Virtualization Series - VMware San Diego Chapter
Wednesday 06/11/08
- Wednesday 06/11/08
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
Location: Vortex Data Systems
Join the NPA and GTC Systems at our June Lunch & Learn. Over the next few months we will present our Virtualization Series. Part one of the Virtualization Series focuses on technical discussions of VMware.
Network cameras, Video Servers and NVRs Convergence is here! San Diego Chapter
Wednesday 05/14/08
- Wednesday 05/14/08
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
Location: Vortex Data Systems
By 2010, IP systems will make up about 1/3 of the security cameras shipped. The combined market for network cameras, video servers and NVRs is forecast to exceed $2.6 billion in 2010. Convergence is here, are you prepared?
Join the NPA and SimplexGrinnell at our May Lunch & Learn.
Awards for Professionalism
Sunday 04/27/08
- Friday 05/02/08
Location: INTEROP Las Vegas, Nevada
The Network Professional Association® (NPA), in conjunction with Interop, Network World Magazine, Culminis, Cisco Press, and InformationWeek is proud to announce the winners of NPA's seventh annual Awards for Professionalism program, which honors individuals for their outstanding achievements as professionals within the network computing industry.
NPA Monthly Network Meeting Inland Empire Chapter
Friday 03/28/08
- Friday 03/28/08
6:30 PM
- 8:30 PM
Location: Computek in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Come join your fellow Inland Empire Network professionals for a FREE Dinner and Learn opportunity sponsored by Time Warner Cable Business Services and Cisco System Inc.
Cisco System, Inc.
Cisco Self Defending Network Secure Wireless
- The Business Case For Wireless
Enterprise-wide Wireless and Mobility Deliver Benefits for Everyday Workers via Business Process Improvement, Sustained Competitive Advantage, and Revenue Growth
- Wireless Security Risks
Open air, Standard 802.11 protocol, Unlicensed and Wi-Fi Security Myths
- Self Defending Network - Secure Wireless
Mobility dissolves traditional security boundaries and drives a shift towards securing information as opposed to securing perimeters
Speaker : Damon D. Bagley
Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems
Time Warner
- Business Class data rates on their Hybrid Fiber Coax (cable modem) infrastructure from 3 Mbps X 384 Kbps to 10 M
Dinner and Learn with Computek and VMware Inland Empire Chapter
Tuesday 03/18/08
- Tuesday 03/18/08
6:30 PM
- 8:00 PM
Location: Computek in Rancho Cucamonga, California
VMware Infrastructure 3 offers SMB organizations a scalable and cost-effective way to optimize utilization of technology assets, simplify IT management and protect the data and IT environments that run their businesses.
SPEAKER: John Ridgeway of VMWare
VMWare ESX Server allows IT organizations to:
Increase Hardware uitlization and dramatically decreases capital and operating cost by sharing hardware resources across a large number of virtual machines that run side-by-side on the same server
Improve service levels even to the most resource-intensive applications with advanced resource management, high availability, and security features.
The use of VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise:
Implement Production Server Consolidation and Containment. Contain server sprawl by running software applications in virtual machines on fewer, highly scalable, reliable enterprise-class servers.
Provide Advance Business Continuity Protect
Lunch and Learn at the Data Protection Summit 2008 Orange County Chapter
Wednesday 03/12/08
- Wednesday 03/12/08
12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Location: Data Protection Summit 2008, Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport
TOPIC: Securing the Virtual Client
DOOR PRIZE: Microsoft Software
SPEAKERS: Feliciano Rivera, CTO of Secuware
MPLS & Verizon Private IP Services Los Angeles Chapter
Wednesday 02/20/08
- Wednesday 02/20/08
Location:
Dinner Meeting
MPLS – Multi-Protocol Label Switching and Verizon Private IP and Secure Gateway Firewall Services
Verizon Business and The Beacon Group
DOOR PRIZE: Apple iPod Shuffle
SPEAKERS: Jim McElwain, Verizon Eric Lehwald, The Beacon Group
Learn about Verizon Private IP Service is based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology and how it works
Spread the Word!
Join IT Professionals for happy hour with an eye to opening the Orange County NPA Chapter for business this September. Join the leaders - be a leader - volunteer or be part of the interested. We need you and your IT friends.
Time:
Wednesday September 22nd, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Atrium Hotel
Address: 18700 MacArthur Blvd Irvine
, CA 92612
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Phone: (949) 833-2770 or (800) 854-3012
Sponsors: Aruba Networks
Jeff Posner of Nextlevel Internet leads the team to launch an NPA Chapter in Irvine.
- October Event Interested Sponsor Neat-Patch and Graybar.
We are looking for ideas, high energy, interest, topics, facilities, venue, and leaders.
This is a great opportunity to build relationships and improve your professional position.
To learn more about NPA: 888-NPA-NPA0
San Diego Chapter promotes balance of work and fun. Our chapter is providing a Happy Hour for NPA memebrs and guests. Reservations are required. Join us for a hosted social event to meet and greet new and old acquaintances.
www.sdnpa.org
Time: August 4, 2005 5:00p.m.
Location: 94th Aero Squadron
Address: 8885 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92123
Cost: Your Business Card
Sponsor: APC/Southland Technologies, RedRock Cabling, Inc. and Microsoft
There's education, too. Visit the truck for to see and touch an APC ISX -- Complete rack based systems with power, cooling, management and services fully integrated
Door Prize: 
A very nice backpack!
Door Prize: Two Padre tickets on the field lower box - Winner chooses game (subject availability)
Door Prize: Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit
Spread the Word!
Join IT Professionals for happy hour with an eye to opening the Orange County NPA Chapter for business this September. Join the leaders - be a leader - volunteer or be part of the interested. We need you and your IT friends.
Time:
Wednesday July 16th, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location:
El Torito Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
18512 MacArthur Blvd Irvine , CA 92612 (949) 833-8230
Jeff Posner of Nextlevel Internet leads the team to launch an NPA Chapter in Irvine.
- Meet Jeff at El Torito's for happy hour.
- This will be our third meeting and things are looking very good.
- Help define the future of the chapter.
- Finalize plans for the first technology event in Sept '05
We are looking for ideas, high energy, interest, topics, facilities, venue, and leaders.
This is a great opportunity to build relationships and improve your professional position.
To learn more about NPA: 888-NPA-NPA0
Let us know you are coming: rsvp-oc@npa.org
e-Gov Forum & Expo
2005 Government & Health Technologies Forums. The Leading IT Event for Government & Health Sectors August 30-31, 2005, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa , Canada
http://gov.wowgao.com
The 2005 Government Technologies Forum and 2005 Health Technologies Forum are the premier learning and networking events for IT professionals from all levels of government and health services in Canada , including the federal and MASH (Municipalities, Academic Institutions, Schools and Hospitals) sectors. Both of these important IT conferences will be hosted simultaneously at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Ottawa . Delegates at these events will discuss many Government and Health initiatives and solutions, including Information Management, Privacy, Security, Government to Citizen (G2C) Electronic Service Delivery, e-Health, Government Portals, Health Technologies, IT Outsourcing and many others.
Login to receive your promotion code and receive a free 1-Session Conference Pass or to purchase Conference Day passes.
For more information about the 2005 Government & Health Technologies Forums , please contact 1-416-292-0038 ext. 821 or visit: http://gov.wowgao.com
June 13-15, 2005, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona
Why You Should Attend
Are mobile and wireless technologies pushing your enterprise envelope? Is the proliferation of more devices challenging your organization's ability to stay on the cutting edge? Do you need to learn how other companies and industries apply the latest and greatest mobile and wireless tools? Then attend Computerworld's Mobile & Wireless World Conference, the place where you can gain first-hand, cutting-edge knowledge that can enhance your organization's mobile and wireless strategies.
Learn more
NPA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
May 4, 2005 - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas , NV
June 23, 2004 12PM EST- NPA Webcast
- Windows malware likes to hide and
how to eradicate it. The Network Professional Associaton
and Windows & .Net Magazine invite the network computing technical
community.
This event will take place on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 (12:00 pm
EDT)
Join us for a quick and fact-filled journey detailing where
Also, hear about the NPA "2004 Awards for Professionalism"
winners.
Speaker: Roger A. Grimes, Senior Computer Security Consultant
(CPA, CISSP, MCSE: Security (NT/2000/2003/MVP), TICSA) Windows computer
security consultant. Recently awarded Microsoft's Most Valuable
Professional (MVP) in Windows Server 2003 Security. Author of Malicious
Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows (O'Reilly) and Honeypots
for Windows (Apress).
To see the details and register for the open event jump to: http://www.winnetmag.com/seminars/npa/malware
** Product discount included with webcast
May 10-11, 2004 - Member Meeting and Awards for Professionalism
The NPA at Las Vegas: Come to the
party Awards
March 31, 2004 3PM EST- NPA Webcast
- Batten Down the Hatches: Patch Management
with Software Update Services provided by Windows
& .NET Magazine Info
You may now
view the archive of this event. Find yourself surrounded
in relevant, timely, how-to information with a subscription
to Windows & .NET Magazine, or one of their other products.
October 17, 2003 10:00 AM - Web Cast The NPA and
Microsoft Present:
Microsoft Office System Sneak Preview
The Network Professional Association (NPA) is privileged to provide,
in coordination with Microsoft and launch of Office Pro 2003, NPA
members a free copy of Office Pro Enterprise. Participation in this
webcast fulfills one of the requirements to be eligible.
May 28, 2003 2:30 PM - Web Cast The NPA and Microsoft
Present: Windows
Server 2003 Security Enhancements
The Network Professional Association (NPA) is privileged to provide,
in coordination with Microsoft and Launch Server 2003, NPA members
a free copy of Server 2003. Participation in this webcast fulfills
one of the requirements to be eligible.
April 29, 2003 - Las Vegas, Nevada The Network
Professional Association (NPA) presents the second annual Awards
for Professionalism ceremony at NetWorld+ Interop 2003. The
awards program, in cooperation with NetWorld+Interop, honors individuals
for their outstanding achievements within the network computing
industry. Each winner received a specially designed, personalized
trophy.
November 20, 2002 - Herndon, Virginia The NPA
and Network Computing Magazine Present: Business
Continuity / Disaster Recovery
The Network Professional Association (NPA), in coordination with
Network Computing Magazine, held a highly successful seminar that
addressed tactics and technologies available to ensure business
continuity and safeguard mission critical information assets.
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