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The Executive Club of Chicago

The Executives' Club is Chicago's premier membership and business forum. For more than one hundred years, The Club has been a valued resource for Chicago's business leaders – connecting members, and providing opportunities for strategic relationship development, access to intellectual exchange and world class speakers, and enhanced exposure to the global business community. Through its Global Leaders, Women's Leadership, Chicago CEO Series and other programming, The Club brings together business, civic and academic leaders from all industries to discuss strategies that address challenges and opportunities affecting Chicago and the world.

i.c.stars Chicago

Since 1999, i.c.stars has been identifying, training, and jump-starting technology careers for Chicago-area low-income young adults who, although lacking access to education and employment, demonstrate extraordinary potential for success in the business world and for impact in their communities.

The aim of the Chicago Chapter is to sponsor local educational seminars and workshops, conduct regular chapter meetings, and help to further promote and elevate the visibility of the IS audit, control and security profession throughout the metro Chicago area.

 

Information Systems Security Association - Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has a mission to offer a stimulating combination of discussion forums, hands-on learning, CISSP certification training, conferences, and other events which are designed to enhance understanding and awareness of information security issues for information security professionals.

 

Project Management Institute - Chicago

PMI is the world’s largest not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession. Our professional resources and research empower more than 700,000 members, credential holders and volunteers in nearly every country in the world to enhance their careers, improve their organizations’ success and further mature the profession.

 

Society for Information Management (SIM) - Chicago

The Chicago chapter of SIM is one of the largest chapters in the association with more than 200 members. SIM Chicago provides a unique opportunity to interact with thought leaders throughout the technology and business fields and to join peers in giving back to the industry and community.

 

Pan Asian American Business Council

 

Mission

The mission of the Pan Asian American Business Council (“PAABC”) is to enable and foster the development and growth of Asian American owned businesses.

Objectives

The Pan Asian American Business Council (“PAABC”) is a non-profit organization consisting of Asian American businesses that would like to promote and grow their own and other Asian American businesses. It is the global hub for Asian American businesses in the areas FinTech, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Retail and Healthcare, headquarters in Chicago serving the Asian American business community.

BDPA Chicago Chapter

BDPA Chicago

BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) is a non-profit organization of professionals working in or having an interest in the Computer Science and Information Technology fields. BDPA has a diverse representation of information technology professionals. Included amongst the organization's members are programmers, analysts, engineers, managers, instructors, and entrepreneurs, to name a few.

 

Technology Leaders Association (TLA)

TLA is an executive level networking forum enabling the career development needs of senior information technology professionals. TLA is about colleagues helping colleagues. Members are CIOs, VPs, Directors and Senior Managers across companies and industries committed to networking as a means of building and maintaining strong business relationships and their professional edge. For members in transition, TLA provides focused services to accelerate connecting to their next career opportunity.