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Wokefield Park, Reading
- Present:
John Mitchell, Archie Watt, Gerry Penfold, John Hunter, Karen
Sharpe, Bill Hawkins, David
Spaven, Michael Christodoulides, Joseph
Wright, Nancy Watt (In attendance)
- Apologies:
Steve Bailey, Charles Mansour, Derek
Oliver, Annabel Lane, Allan
Boardman, Kamal Khan
- Welcome
JM formally welcomed both MC and JW to the Awayday and gave a brief
explanation of the format of the day.
- Minutes of June Committee Meeting
Changes to be made:
"Steve Barge" to Steve Bailey.
David Spaven did not attend meeting.
Item 6 – Finance – "JW" should be "JM"
"AW to complete forecast for 2000" should be "AW to
complete forecast for 2001"
Subject to the above, BH proposed the minutes, KS seconded –
carried.
- Matters arising:
- Letter to the Library from JM is outstanding
- Chapter Manual updates from AL outstanding
- Discussion paper on Turnbull from CM
- Article on Webtrust for Datawatch from GP no longer required.
- COMPSEC to be discussed under Events
- JM to send AL CASG Programme of Events to be included in Datawatch
46. JM to ensure CASG publish London Chapter’s events.
- The reduction in Mailshot income queried by JH at the last meeting
– AW took a very cautious view, thus the reduction.
- AL had informed JM that a potential advertiser had complained
about direct mailing rates. All agreed that there would be no
discounts for "stuffing envelopes". The Mailshot and
direct mailing rates were the remit of the Publications Committee.
- The "Hitcount" for the website need not be viewable –
just for chapter use initially.
- JM explained the administrative role that committee members are
expected to play during the chapter meetings and how the
"Meeting Roster" works. CM to update roster for the next
season.
- Next committee meeting will be held on 6 September, 6pm at KPMG.
JM apologised for absence in advance.
- JH thanked JM for a good year, well led.
- Board Responsibilities
President John Mitchell
Vice President Steve Bailey
Treasurer Archie Watt
Secretary Charles Mansour
Past President Gerry Penfold
Publications: Annabel Lane, John Hunter, Bill Hawkins
Webmaster: Allan Boardman
Membership/Research Kamal Khan
Events Karen Sharpe, Steve Bailey
SIGs/Library Bill Hawkins
SIGs John Hunter
External Relations Derek Oliver
CISA David Spaven
CISA Review Course Michael Christodoulides
Standards/Membership Relations Joseph Wright
- Quorum
It was agreed to continue with the 1st Wednesday of
every month. KS proposed that a quorum should constitute 6 board
members, 1 of which must be a current officer plus another officer or
past president, seconded by MC – unanimous. An EGM to change the
by-laws must be organised to coincide with the September chapter
meeting (21 September). AW to reword by-laws for distribution with the
August mailshot.
- Events
KS produced a tentative programme on an umbrella theme of "IT
Governance in the e-economy". After discussion the following
evening meetings have been mooted, although this is not final and is
subject to change:
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Date |
Subject |
Speaker |
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21 September |
IT Governance – what does it mean to the information systems
auditor |
Vernon Poole |
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19 October |
Implementing IT Governance in a multi-national plc – a
practical case study |
John Mitchell |
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16 November |
Will the e-economy change strategic risks in my organisation? |
Malcolm McCaig
Deloiite & Touche |
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7 December |
E-business availability |
Caroline Bell
Argos |
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18 January |
Controlling the e-developments |
Charles Mansour
The Woolwich |
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15 February |
Applications to meet the e-needs – what are the risks? |
JM & AL to find speaker |
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15 March |
Forensics in an e-world or "Who’s been hacking my
e-business?" |
Tad Dippel
KPMG |
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19 April |
Securing the systems – what’s new? |
Yag Kanani (or JH contact) |
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17 May |
The end of ‘The Audit’ as we know it |
Gerry Penfold
KPMG |
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21 June |
Required competencies for the IT auditor in the e-business
world |
Sarah Blackburn
Lex Services |
The finalised programme of events to go out with the August Mailshot.
AB to make the programme available on the website in appropriate media
for download, eg. Outlook, Palm, Notes.
SB’s offer to organise chargeable events was welcomed and the
committee looks forward to seeing a draft schedule at the September
committee meeting. Ideas for SB included: Windows 2000, Linux, Intrusion
Detection and more "e-stuff".
COMPSEC is due to take place on 1-3 November. Volunteers are needed
to man the stand during this time.
IIR are holding a conference on 7-8 November in Amsterdam. IIR are
using the chapter logo in exchange for attendance discounts. NW to send
out their publicity materials asap.
- Publications:
The Irish Chapter (along with other European and US chapters) had
expressed an interest in purchasing copies of Datawatch to distribute to
their membership. It was agreed to charge the Irish Chapter, together
with the Northern and Central UK chapters £1.50 per copy until 31
December 2001 and £3.00 per copy for the year beginning Jan 2002.
Despite this, editorial control will remain with London Chapter. An
incentive to other chapters to actively seek out advertising was to
offer them 50% of any advertising fee they directly obtain. However, NW
to maintain invoicing control.
JH and BH reported that a lack of articles was a continuing problem.
KS to formally write to all speakers prior to their sessions and include
a request for an article for DW. JH suggested that every board member do
1 article per year and arrange for another article from an author
outside the board – this was agreed. JM suggested that the
publications committee give responsibilities to board members for
articles as and when they are needed.
JH reported that he was on an international newsletter mailing list.
JM to send JH website addresses with articles that my be printed as long
as they are acknowledged.
KS and GP agreed to ask their students to write ‘research’
articles.
- Research
The committee unanimously agreed with the principle of ‘Research’.
However, it was pointed out that the London Chapter membership already
donate almost £10,000 per year from their subscriptions. GP questioned
the visibility of the Research Programme and are the membership getting
value for money. JM to raise this question at the PCM in Milan. It was
felt that the projects offered by Rolling Meadows did not offer enough
for the membership.
However, COBIT3 was proposed by AW, seconded by KS as a possible
project to sponsor. It should be made clear that this would be a one-off
project. A vote was taken – 7 for, 1 against, 1 abstention - carried.
A figure of £2k-£2.5k was agreed as appropriate. However, there was
still much concern about where London Chapter’s £10k was being spent.
KK to give an explanation at the September committee meeting before a
donation is taken further.
- External Relations
JM gave a brief report:
- Good relationship with BCS CASG
- Good relationship with IIR
- IT Faculty not a great deal of success, but preferential rates
between the two groups have been established.
- Unsuccessful in raising the chapter’s profile in the media. One
example is that BCS have introduced the BS7799 exam but not included
CISA qualification as an exemption.
JM threw in for discussion employing a PR company to promote the
chapter. It was felt that the chapter does not have enough critical mass
to warrant it and the expense would be prohibitive at this time. However
there were some suggestions to improve the chapter’s profile:
- NW to make sure the Chapter is in the telephone directory.
- DO and MC to identify approximately 6 key parliamentary committees
which deal with IT matters to enable lobbying to take place.
- 20th Anniversary
It was agreed that, in principle, the anniversary was worth
celebrating, as it would be a good PR exercise. JW and DO to
investigate possible celebratory events, e.g. Dinner, Vinopolis and
the London Eye. The date of the event could be anytime from Summer
2001 through to November 2001. NW to splash banners across Datawatch
and Mailshot as from 1 Jan 2001. AW to contact International.
- Subscriptions
AW gave an overview of the chapter finances and a very conservative
budget for 2001. AW will use an exchange rate of 1.5 and a £2.00
handling charge will stay in place for members renewing through the
London Chapter Office.
The following was agreed (8 for, 1 abstention):
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2001 membership subscription |
£105.00 |
$158.00 |
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Combined CISA & membership |
£130.00 |
$193.00 |
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New member (including joining fee) |
£125.00 |
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- Any Other Business
KS wondered if the start of the evening meetings should be later. It
was agreed to conduct a vote on the website and encourage members to
visit the website in the Mailshot and Datawatch.
BH proposed that NW’s hourly rate be increased to £7 an hour,
seconded by JH. AW abstained from the vote, unanimous.
It was agreed that JH could purchase books and subscription, charge
to SIG budget.
GP announced that this year would be his last on the committee, but
will endeavour to get another member of KPMG staff to replace him. On
behalf of the committee, JM thanked GP.
The meeting closed at 3.10pm.
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Action Points from Awayday 2000 |
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CASG programme of events to be published in Datawatch 46 |
JM/AL |
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"Hitcount" for website for chapter use only |
AB |
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EGM notification in August mailshot |
AW/NW |
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Finalise Programme of Events |
KS/JM/GP/AL |
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Programme of Events in August mailshot |
NW |
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Programme of Events to be made available on website in
appropriate media for download |
AB |
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Draft schedule of chargeable events for September meeting |
SB |
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Volunteers for COMPSEC |
All |
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Publicity materials for IIR to be mailed out asap |
JM/NW |
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Inform Irish, Northern and Central UK chapters of Datawatch
pricing policy |
JM |
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Write to speakers (chapter meetings) include request for
article for Datawatch |
KS |
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Write one article for Datawatch and get another article from a
contact |
All |
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Send website addresses to JH |
JM |
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Ask students to write "research" articles |
GP/KS |
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Raise question of "where does research money actually
go" at PCM in Milan |
JM |
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Explain Research Board’s point of view at September meeting |
KK |
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Put chapter details in BT telephone directory |
NW |
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Identify key parliamentary IT committees and lobby |
DO/MC |
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Investigate possible celebratory events for 20th
anniversary |
JW/DO |
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Banners across Datawatch and Mailshot for 20th
anniversary |
NW |
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Contact International Office re 20th anniversary |
AW |
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Organise vote counter on website |
AB |
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