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ISACA Phoenix Chapter Newsletter

March 2011

In This Issue
Last Call for CRISC Grandfathering
March Bi-Monthly Meeting
Membership Appreciation Night
ACFE Spring Training Event
Exam Registration Deadline
CRISC Volunteering Opportunities
Quick Links
Featured Article
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CRISC recognizes a wide range of professionals for their knowledge of enterprise risk and their ability to design, implement, monitor, and maintain IT controls to mitigate such risk.
 
Professionals 8 or more years of IT and business experience have until March 31, 2011 to submit application for the grandfathering process.  After that, an exam must be passed (first exam is June 11, 2011).

Greetings!

We have several great training and networking opportunities coming up.  On March 31st we have our bi-monthly chapter meeting where we will have presentations about evaluating cloud computing as well as business intelligence trends.
  
We are very excited about our 3rd Annual Chapter Membership Appreciation Event which will be held on Thursday, April 21st at the PERA Club in Tempe.  This is a FREE event and a great opportunity to network, learn about chapter activities, earn 1 hour of free CPE, and have a chance at winning some great prizes in a relaxed environment with food and drinks.

Sincerely,


Adam Remis
President, ISACA Phoenix Chapter
 
March Bi-Monthly Chapter Meeting
 
Thursday March 31st, 11:30am - 3:00pm
The DoubleTree Hotel @ 44th St. & Van Buren
  
Lunch Session: Evaluating Cloud Computing Risk Models by Donald Gallien (Vice President, Audit Leader, American Express)
  
Afternoon Session: Business Intelligence - Overview and Trends by Matt Schwartz (Vice President, Business Intelligence, PetSmart)
  
Please visit the Event Calendar for additional details.
 
FREE Membership Appreciation Event

 

Come join fellow ISACA members for our 3rd annual Membership Appreciation Night.  Members will have an opportunity to network, learn about the chapter, and receive 1 hour of CPE.  There will be food, drinks, and prizes to give away.

 

When: Thursday, April 21st from 5:30 to 8:00pm

Where: PERA Club, Tempe, AZ

 

For more information, please visit the Events Page.

 
ACFE Arizona Spring Training Event

   

The Asssociation of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), AZ Chapter, has invited ISACA members to its Arizona Spring Training Event:

 

  • Topic: Internet Profiling & Intelligence Gathering by Michele Stuart of JAG Investigations
  • When: April 19th, 8:00am to 12:00pm (4 CPE)
  • Where: AZ Dep. of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA), Russell Auditorium, 5636 E. McDowell Rd.
  • Cost: ACFE is offering ISACA members to register at the member price of $50, just select "member" when registering

Registration deadline is April 8th. 

 

 
Exam Registration Deadline

 

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Just a reminder that April 6, 2011 is the registration deadline, with exams held on June 11th.  Get recognized as an expert in your profession. Earn the Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®), Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT® (CGEIT®) or the new Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control™ (CRISC™) certification.

 
CRISC Volunteering Opportunity

 

ISACA International is currently identifying volunteers to help contribute to the 2012 CRISC study materials, specifically the CRISC Questions, Answers, & Explanations (QAE) Supplement, as well as the CRISC Review Manual.  Volunteer opportunities include CRISC item (question) writer, CRISC QAE member, and CRISC Review Manual subject matter expert reviewer.