SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

New York, July 30-31, 2009

“Right people, Right place, Right skills, Right costs”
The World BPO Forum exists to serve the needs of companies intent on optimizing the use of human resources globally by seeking to outsource selected business processes. The forum provides a unique opportunity to interact with major outsourcing service providers with established delivery competence. This event offers you the opportunity to gain first hand exposure in an affordable and time-efficient package.

Offering  educational  and networking opportunities for technology and financial industry professionals.   Keep on top of leading edge technology, business and operational challenges and solutions.  Meet and share information with industry peers.  Take advantage of educational content, such as white papers, podcasts, blogs and other on-line resources.

YAAMNY's mission is to promote a sense of community for all Yale alumni in the New York metropolitan area. 
 
The core operations of YAAMNY are to:

• Facilitate and create opportunities for alumni to gather, exchange ideas and launch programs for life-long learning;
• Support and develop opportunities and programs for our membership to serve our communities and the public interest;
• Maintain the online center for communication for all alumni communities in New York and their diverse enterprises and creative endeavors;
• Partner with AYA on programmatic, operational and communications initiatives in our continued pursuit of Yale's mission in the world.

Founded in 1993, The Outsourcing Institute (OI), located at outsourcing.com, is a neutral professional association dedicated solely to outsourcing, providing information, research, networking opportunities and customized outsourcing services and solutions to the outsourcing industry. OI is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, outsourcing practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership. OI’s commitment to innovation, along with its mission to advance the skills and knowledge of its membership, has made it the most respected and relied upon brand for the outsourcing marketplace. OI’ s executive network, which is comprised of more than 70,000 professionals worldwide, looks to OI as the go-to source for outsourcing thought leadership, information and advice.

Neo Group is a firm that is singularly focused on managing, monitoring and improving supply relationships. We help our clients meet and exceed their supply business objectives by providing global resources that leverage process discipline and lean six sigma methodologies to manage, monitor and improve supply relationships.
 
Neo Group solutions for managing, monitoring and improving supply relationships include program management, resource management, performance management, financial management, contract management, relationship management and compliance management.
 
Founded in 2007 by the Neo Advisory team (Formerly neoIT), clients include leading global companies such as Applied Materials.

We represent over 14,000 different businesses in our database.

The Chamber promotes networking, educational forums, international trade events, and produces the Chamber Voice E-Newsletter, and hosts its world famous Internet site www.chamber.com the original Chamber of Commerce On-Line.

Greater New York Chamber of Commerce is an approved New York State Not For Profit; recognized by the US Chamber of Commerce. It operates   under Rule 501 C 6, as an Exempt Organization of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. It also maintains a charitable fund under IRS Rule 501 C 3.      

The Center for CIO Leadership is a global community to advance the CIO profession.

The Center is a membership-based peer community of 1600+ CIOs worldwide. Focused on advancing the CIO profession through global thought leadership, research, education, and outreach, the Center develops practical insights, partners with academic and learning partners, sponsors a global learning community, promotes peer-to-peer mentoring, and fosters greater understanding of IT among business leaders and executive influencers.

The Society for Information Management NY Metro
Delivering Business Value Through IT Leadership

SIM NY Metro Vision is to be recognized as the community that is most preferred by IT leaders for delivering vital knowledge that creates business value and enables personal development.

SIM Members strongly believe in and champion:
• The alignment of IT and business as a valued partnership
• The creation and sharing of best practices
• The effective, efficient, and innovative business use of information technology to   continuously bring to market valuable products and services
• IT management and leadership skills development that enable our members’ growth at each stage of their careers
• The replenishment and education of future IT leaders, including a strong role in influencing university curricula and continuing education
• Working with the IT industry to shape its direction
• Policies and legislation that stimulate innovation, economic development, healthy competition, and IT job creation
• Serving our communities and the industry through giving and outreach

SIM NY Metro offers IT executives the unique experience of networking through local meetings, forums, and special events – to discuss the latest trends, best practices, and hot topics in the IT industry.

Targeted Programs
SIM offers focused programs for specific segments and levels of IT professionals to help them broaden their networks and expand their skill sets. Unique programs such as the Advanced Practices Council® (APC) and Regional Leadership Forum (RLF) are just two examples of SIM’s peer-to-peer programming.

SIM’s Web site, www.simnet.org offers immediate, real-time access to expert and peer-generated intellectual capital. SIM’s redesigned site provides members an online repository of more than 150 white papers and cutting-edge research papers, including exclusive APC research, video interviews with SIM thought leaders and past SIMposium speakers, numerous SIMposium presentations in video, audio, and PowerPoint® formats, a member directory, online communities, and much more.
Publications

Communities of Interest
SIM Members seeking the opportunity to share information with their peers turn to SIM's Communities of Interest, which are developed based on current interests and concerns. These Communities, including
the Enterprise Architecture and IT Procurement Working Groups and SIM Women, provide individuals the chance to create practical deliverables, such as best practices and methodologies, that are important in enhancing the field of IT.