If you are a IT manager in the System i marketplace, and do not know where your next batch of young talent will come from, then this is your chance to influence the future.

Have you ever said, "I can't find anyone to hire who knows... System i... or AIX... or Java.. .or COBOL... or RPG... or DB2... or SQL... or Web development, etc., etc.??

There is an important IBM Academic Initiative roundtable hosted by IBM and DeVry University - Ft. Washington, PA. regarding building skills you need in their current and future students.  IBM's Academic Initiative is focused on increasing the pipeline of Power (i & p) and mainframe (z) skills available to our clients and partners.

Your help is needed with an exciting new initiative with DeVry University
-- the Power Systems and System z Academic Initiative programs are collaborating with DeVry to develop a new Enterprise Computing track in their CIS program focused on our technologies.  This new track will be introduced in 2009, and as part of our work with DeVry they requested that we hold local roundtables in a few of their primary locations to demonstrate that our clients do indeed need Power and mainframe skills!

These round tables are an opportunity for IBM clients and partners to discuss with DeVry the skills they need for an educated IT work force.  

A roundtable with DeVry in Ft. Washington, PA is planned for Wednesday, October 29th at their campus from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (lunch included).  It is for both Power(i,p) and mainframe(z) customers and partners.

DeVry is seeking your input.  Now is your chance to ask for skills to be taught that you actively seek.

Please RSVP for the DeVry-Ft. Washington roundtable by sending your contact information to:  Darlene Rose ( mailto:darlenerose@... ).

Thanks for your help - by working together we can help increase the skills pipeline!  For more information on the Academic Initiative program and roundtables, see the flyers at the links below.
 
Questions?  Feel free to contact Janet Ruffin at jhruffin@....  

Linda Grigoleit
Program Manager, Power Systems Academic Initiative
IBM Systems and Technology Group
email:  lfg@...
Tel:  507-253-7508   Fax:  507-253-4815   TL:  553
Location:  3605 Hwy 52 North, Rochester, MN  55901

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dvcug/files/FtWashingtonInvitation.pdf

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dvcug/files/AI_Academic_Network.pdf