Newsroom: Press Releases

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - February 2011 – The Network Professional Association® (NPA), and Upwardly Global today announced a new partnership to provide a unique opportunity to skilled immigrant Network Professionals. The NPA will provide to each Network Professional in the Upwardly Global community a free year of membership in this prestigious international professional association. In addition to other benefits, this membership will help to expand the professional networks, job search resources and professional development opportunities available to these select Network Professionals. .

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - January 2011 – NPA seats new Board of Directors. Representatives of the NPA membership hail from the United States, Canada, and India.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - April 2010 – NPA Honors IT Professionals for Excellence in the Networking Industry - The Network Professional Association® (NPA), in conjunction with Interop, Network Computing, GITCA, Cisco Press, Microsoft and TechTeam, is proud to announce the winners of the ninth annual Awards for Professionalism program, which honors individuals for their outstanding achievements as professionals within the network computing industry. The Awards for Professionalism winners are celebrated at dinner at Interop Las Vegas April 28.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - May 2009 – Network Professional Association announces winners for the Awards for Professionalism at NetWorld+Interop.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - February 2009 – NPA Honors Individuals for Excellence in the Networking Industry - The Network Professional Association® (NPA), in conjunction with Interop, Network Computing, Culminis, and Cisco Press is proud to announce the eighth annual Awards for Professionalism program, which honors individuals for their outstanding achievements as professionals within the network computing industry. The Awards for Professionalism winners will be announced at Interop Las Vegas May 2009.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - November 2008 –The Network Professional
Association® (NPA), is seeking nominations for candidates to run for election to the
NPA Board of Directors. Multiple board seats are open to be filled in the year-end
election.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - April 30, 2008 – Network Professional Association announces winners for the Awards for Professionalism at NetWorld+Interop.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - March 1, 2008 – The Network Professional Association® (NPA), in conjunction with Interop, Network Computing, Network World Magazine, Culminis, and Cisco Press is proud to announce the seventh annual Awards for Professionalism program, which honors individuals for their outstanding achievements as professionals within the network computing industry. The Awards for Professionalism winners will be announced at Interop Las Vegas April 2008. The winners’ professional profiles and achievements are to be displayed as leading examples of professionalism.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - May 23, 2007 – A British designation is now recognized as an entry requirement for the international Certified Network Professional’s (CNP) program. The Network Professional Association announced today that network Information Technology (IT) practitioners who hold the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) designation now qualify for the CNP designation.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - May 21, 2007 – The Network Professional Association (NPA) recognizes six award winners as the Association completes its sixth annual Awards for Professionalism. The formal Awards ceremony will be held in the Mandalay J Room in the Mandalay Bay Hotel at the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada USA. The awards program, in cooperation with Interop, honors awardees for outstanding achievements within the international network computing industry. Each award winner receives a specially designed personalized trophy.

May 3, 2006- LAS VEGAS, NV – The Network Professional Association (NPA) recognized six individuals as the Association hosted its fifth annual Awards for Professionalism ceremony at Interop 2006, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada USA. The awards program, in cooperation with Interop, honors individuals for their outstanding achievements within the international network computing industry.

October 24, 2005 - COLUMBUS, OH - Network Professional Association Introduces the Certified Network Professional Program.

October 28, 2005 -TORONTO, ONT - Canadian Designation Now Accepted by International Network Association.

September 2005 - SAN DIEGO, CA - The NPA Board of Directors announces changes in membership classification titles.

June 13, 2005 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Network Professional Association Joins
American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The San Diego Chapter of the Network Professional Association (NPA) announces "Mixed Nuts", a team of IT and community enthusiasts, joined together for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

May 31, 2005 - COLUMBUS, OH - The Network Professional Association (NPA) rewards NPA member for renewing NPA membership.

May 11, 2005 - LAS VEGAS, NV - The Network Professional Association (NPA) recognized five individuals as the Association hosted its fourth annual Awards for Professionalism ceremony at NetWorld+ Interop 2005, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

April 29, 2005 - COLUMBUS, OH- The Network Professional Association (NPA) rewards NPA member for renewing NPA membership.

April 28, 2005 - DAYTON, OH- The Dayton NPA Chapter to host a Novell Linux Talk.   On May 4th, the Dayton NPA Chapter will host a presentation on Novell Linux Desktop conducted by Novell. This discussion will focus on Novell Linux as it applies to the Desktop environment and be presented by Karen Victory and Mark Richards of Novell, Inc.

April 12, 2005 - COLUMBUS, OH- NPA April Board Meeting.

March 31, 2005- COLUMBUS, OH- The NPA National Office would like to congratulate Shafiq Mallick of Virginia for winning the first set of bookshelves from Pearson Technology.

March 16, 2005- COLUMBUS, OH - The Network Professional Association held its March Board Meeting on March 15 with discussions on the following topics: NPA Board member on the Culminis, Inc. Board; Membership renewals; Awards for Professionalism nominations; NPA Board member announced Chief Judge for the Awards; Leader's Forum Meeting.

February 24, 2005- COLUMBUS, OH - The Network Professional Association entered into agreement with Culminis, an affiliate of Microsoft, to become a Member Organization of the Culminis Alliance Program (CAP), which is a support program for IT User Groups to increase the recognition of IT Professionals in the workplace.

February 24, 2005- COLUMBUS, OH - Chapter Incentive Program Released. The Network Professional Association has revealed the new chapter incentive program to all existing chapters.

February 24, 2005- COLUMBUS, OH -Awards for Professionalism nomination form now available online or at the NPA Business Office.

May 12, 2004 - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Network Professional Association announces winners for the Awards for Professionalism at NetWorld+Interop.

March 23, 2004- COLUMBUS, OH - In response to increased demands by employers and recruiters for highly qualified networking industry job candidates, the Network Professional Association (NPA) has introduced a new interactive job board.

March 8, 2004- COLUMBUS, OH - The Network Professional Association (NPA) retains Accent on Management to provide association management services.

March 8, 2004- COLUMBUS, OH - The Network Professional Association (NPA) announced a call for entries for the organization's third annual Awards for Professionalism. The awards program, in cooperation with NetWorld+Interop, honors individuals for their outstanding achievements within the network computing industry.

January 21, 2004- TUSTIN, CA - The Network Professional Association (NPA) announced the appointment of Canadian, Stephen Ibaraki, ISP, to the NPA Board of Directors. Mr. Ibaraki was the 2002 recipient of the NPA Career Achievement Award presented at NetWorld+ Interop, Las Vegas.

October 1, 2003- TUSTIN, CA - NPA Members Particpate in Launch Office 2003 - October through December 2003. Microsoft offers product support for the IT professional through organizations such as the Network Professional Association (NPA). Our members will be eligible to receive a free copy of Microsoft Office Pro 2003 Enterprise Edition.

April 24, 2003- TUSTIN, CA - NPA Members Particpate in Launch Server 2003 - April through June 2003 Due to increased support from Microsoft for organizations such as the Network Professional Association (NPA) our members are eligible to receive a free copy of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition along with a free book Introducing Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.

April 14, 2003- TUSTIN, CA - Network Professional Association selected as inaugural member Microsoft ITpro Advisory Council. Fifteen user group and association representatives have been selected to be inaugural members of an initiative by Microsoft to be more active in our groups and eventually many other groups around the world.

April 29, 2003 - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Network Professional Association presents the Awards for Professionalism at NetWorld+Interop.

May 8, 2002 - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Network Professional Association announces winners for the Awards for Professionalism at NetWorld+Interop.