Here's the announcement from this month's up-coming TecOA meeting. Considering the topic is about software development (and the pros/cons of off-shore outsourcing), I thought the meeting may be of interest to some of the fellow geeks here. :) Announcement in-line below: ~Jay -- == Jay Jacobson == Edgeos, Inc. - Security is Critical - http://www.edgeos.com == We help you to easily get control of your network's security. == ...or some hacker can just take control instead. You decide. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 22:54:20 -0700 (MST) From: Jay To: tecoa-announce@lists.tecoa.org Subject: Tech Executives - October TecOA Meeting Reminder **** * Mark your calendars! The October Technology Officers' Association * (TecOA) meeting is in one week. Please join us for this month's topic: * * What is the criteria a company needs to define in order to evaluate the * pros and cons of outsourcing critical business functions to off-shore * providers. **** TecOA (http://www.tecoa.org) is a free group open to technology leaders (CTO, CIO, VP, etc...) from all industries. The group's goal is to provide a forum for technology leaders to get together and discuss important or interesting issues facing the unique role of a technology executive in business. TecOA meetings are specifically designed to provide professional and personal value to attendees. To assist in this task, each meeting not only has a topic, but also a deliverable. This way, members will actually leave every meeting with both the knowledge and information provided, and also a tangible and useful result. For more information about TecOA, or to subscribe to our email discussion or announcement lists, visit the TecOA web site: http://www.tecoa.org Meetings are always held on the last Wednesday of every month at 4:00 PM. ---- October Meeting Information TecOA - http://www.tecoa.org When: October 30, 2002 - 4:00 PM Where: Coffee Rush -- South-East corner of Ray and Dobson Easy access from the 101. Take 101 South, exit Ray, go about 1 mile East to Dobson. Topic: What is the criteria a company needs to define in order to evaluate the pros and cons of outsourcing critical business functions to off-shore providers. Deliverable: List of criteria necessary to evaluate the potential success of outsourcing to off-shore providers. ~Jay -- == Jay Jacobson == Edgeos, Inc. - Security is Critical - http://www.edgeos.com == We help you to easily get control of your network's security. == ...or some hacker can just take control instead. You decide.