Washington, DC, Chapter - Founded 1955
Thursday, February 11, 2010
"Using IT to Conduct the Decennial Census"
SPECIAL: OUR ANNUAL BRING-A-FRIEND EVENT
(and "Surf and Turf" for dinner)
Speaker: William A. Lloyd
United States Census Bureau
"The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years. The data collected by the Census helps communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like hospitals, job training centers, schools and more."
How does the Census Bureau conduct such a massive undertaking? It is no accident that the first commercial computer ever installed was at Census in 1951. How has the Bureau's information technology changed since then?
Our speaker is William A. Lloyd, a Supervisory IT Specialist in the Customer Assistance Branch of the United States Census Bureau in Suitland, MD, where he has been employed since December 1983. Presently, Mr. Lloyd oversees the processes involved with bringing new employees into the agency, ensuring that these individuals have all of the necessary computing and connectivity resources to accomplish their work in a timely fashion.
In addition to his work at Census, Bill is an adjunct Engineering professor at Prince George's Community College in Largo MD. Further, Mr. Lloyd and his wife Joyce are the founders of Research Technology Associates, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that receives donations of surplus computer equipment from government agencies, businesses and individuals.
Mr. Lloyd and his wife live in Upper Marlboro, MD.
BRING A FRIEND! Everyone is always welcome at our meetings. For this meeting we repeat what we did last year: "Surf and Turf" (3 Scampi & Filet Mignon) will be one of the selections on our menu. In addition we will have some additional items for our raffle, which benefits our scholarship fund. Come on out and have a great dinner and hear a presentation of interest to everyone!
Some subjects we are exploring for future meetings include smart grid development, the effects of technology on social relationships, search engine optimization for your website and stream computing. We're also planning our second cosponsored social networking event. Keep checking into our website for details as they become available.
For sale: Waterproof towels
AITP offers opportunities for Information Technology (IT) leadership and education through partnerships with industry, government and academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals. Potential members and guests are welcome at our monthly meetings. Come and network with your IT peers.
Invite your friends and make your reservations early.
For registration options go to www.aitpdc.org
Meeting RSVP messages should be sent to: aitpdc-reply@aitpdc.org
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time:
6:30: Check-in and social hour
7:15: Dinner is served
8:00: Presentation
9:00: Adjourn
Where: Alfio's La Trattoria, 4515 Willard Ave, Chevy Chase MD
How: Register and pay online via Paypal, or pay by cash or check at the door.
Cost:
AITP Members: $25
Non-Members: $35
Students: $15
The cost includes a three-course dinner (select among beef, chicken, seafood and vegetarian options upon arrival) and free valet parking (see directions below). A cash bar is available. See below for details on FREE valet parking.
Directions:
Driving - Willard Avenue is one block north of Western Ave off of Wisconsin Ave. Pull in front of Alfio's to take advantage of FREE VALET PARKING.
Metro - Alfio's is a 3-minute walk northwest from the Friendship Heights Metro Station, on the Red Line.
More Information:
For more information about the Washington, DC Chapter of AITP, visit our website http://www.aitpdc.org .
For the national organization: http://www.aitp.org
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