Today was Go-live day!

The new Young IT Professionals Group’s first newsletter went out this afternoon via the NZCS mailing list. I am not sure of the number of people who subscribe to that mailing list, but its lots
If you missed the Newsletter, you can sign up here

What is the Young IT Professionals Group about? Well to summarise what we have written in the newsletter:

” YITPG is a new Specialist Group of NZCS, the body for ICT Professionals, and is basically a networking group for 20- and 30-something ICT enthusiasts (generally those with up to 10 years’ professional work experience) and students.”

YITPG will be running regular events tailored to those who fit the description above. Whether you’re a young professional or a keen and eager student we want to see you there! To register for the first event, with guest speaker Ben Gracewood you can sign up through the NZCS website here .

YITPG is currently run by myself and Annaliese Bishop and we are looking for some keen and eager Young People to help us on our journey to helping expose the facets of ICT to anybody who is willing to listen and participate. We will be looking for a small handful of people to form a “committee” to help steer this group in the right direction with us.

Being on a committee is not all dull and full of meetings in crowded rooms!! We would like to get people together share a beer or 2 (not sharing mine personally…..) but to share thought and ideas which would in turn would form the basis for YITPG events (and be of interest to Young IT Professionals)

If this sounds like you, fire off an email to yitpg@nzcs.org.nzwith a bit of a BIO about yourself (where you’ve come from, IT wise) and why you think you would make a great addition to our committee. We dont bite and would love to hear from anybody who thinks they have something to offer

Anyway, thats all for now

Ben Smith (@bensmithnz)
Co-Chairman
NZCS Young IT Professionals Group (Auckland)
twitter:@yitpg