New meeting location starting in February – ITT-Tech

The chapter is pleased to announce we are moving to the ITT-Tech campus in Clive for our monthly meetings.

The new address is:

1860 NW 118th Street
Clive, IA 50325

Beginning with our next meeting we also will be adding webcasting to ensure our members outside of the metro area have a chance to attend and connect. Watch for more information on that in a couple of weeks.

Next Meeting: January 23rd – Business Meeting

Date: Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Business Meeting
Format: Discussion
Speaker: N/A

This month’s ISSA-Des Moines Chapter Meeting will be a business meeting where we will discuss the vision for the next twelve months of the chapter. Some of the items on the agenda are:

  1. New meeting location
  2. Webcasts of meetings – outreach to rural or distant areas of the state
  3. Absorption of Eastern Iowa members (chapter did not reorganize)
  4. New format for monthly meeting topics: round table, internal speaker, external speaker
  5. Elections

Have an idea for a topic for future meetins? Feel free to leave a comment.

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

Location: Vangent
Address: 1401 50th Street, Suite 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266

Next Meeting: January 23rd

The Des Moines ISSA chapter will not meet in December. Our next meeting will be in January.

Details on that meeting will be posted in January.

Next Meeting: November 28th – Round Table

Date: Monday, November 28th, 2011
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Round Table
Format: Discussion
Speaker: N/A

Have an idea for a topic? Feel free to leave a comment.

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

Location: Vangent
Address: 1401 50th Street, Suite 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266

Next Meeting: October 24th, 2011 – Donald Quigley – Virtual Directories

Date: Monday, October 24th, 2011
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Virtual Directories
Format: Presentation
Speaker: Donald Quigley

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

Location: Vangent
Address: 1401 50th Street, Suite 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266

Next Meeting: July 25th, 2011 – Doug Elrick – Digital Forensics

Date: Monday, July 25th, 2011
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Digital Forensics
Format: Presentation
Speaker: Doug Elrick

Doug has been the Director of Forensic Services for Digital Intelligence out of Milwaukee WI area for 9 years. He has recently moved back to Iowa and opened an office in the Des Moines where he conducts and oversees the computer forensic analysis and data production in civil matters. Doug has been has offered expert opinion testimony in local, state and federal court venues.

Doug also instructs law enforcement and corporate security investigators in proper forensic methodologies and in the use of common computer forensic applications and has partnered with Des Moines Area Community College Electronic Crimes Institute to offer a series of course.

Prior to joining Digital Intelligence in 2002, Doug worked for thirteen years as a forensic scientist for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation where he conducted forensic examinations in the areas of drug analysis, toxicology, arson, trace evidence, serology, DNA and crime scene investigation. He started the computer forensic unit for the DCI laboratory in 1992.

Doug has been involved in computer forensic training since 1995. He has conducted presentations in basic and advanced computer evidence collection and processing for the Iowa Department of Public Safety, IACIS, FACT, Malaysian National Police, Japanese National Police, Italian National Police and officials from all twenty-seven countries in the European Union. Doug has also presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors meeting, FBI National Academy Re-trainer, and the US Department of Justice Science and the Law Conference.

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

Location: Vangent
Address: 1401 50th Street, Suite 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266

No May Meeting

There will be no meeting in May. We will return to our regular schedule in June.

Next Meeting: February 28th, 2011 – Sun Tzu and the Art of InfoSec

Date: Monday, February 28th, 2011
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Sun Tzu and the Art of InfoSec: Classic Wisdom meets Modern Challenges
Format: Presentation
Speaker: John Bloomer, CISSP

John Bloomer is the security engineer supporting the largest single US partner out of Kansas City, Missouri for Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. the world wide leader in securing the internet.  For the past 16 years John has helped to design and implement cutting edge solutions for sharing information quickly and securely.  From special projects for the United States Navy to the PCS network for Sprint, John has been a part of some of the most exciting advances in sharing data and has done so with a focus on securing that information.  Having served in roles ranging from operations to CISO, John brings a perspective of not only technical acumen but also the concerns of management and the business to the table.

Mr. Bloomer serves as a thought leader within the local security community and is a regular speaker at seminars, tradeshows and meetings around the mid-west.

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

Location: Buccaneer Computer Systems

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Next Meeting: January 24th – Round Table

Date: Monday, January 24th, 2011
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Round Table Discussion
Format: Discussion
Speaker: N/A

We will have a round table discussion about topics of interest to members.

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

Location: Buccaneer Computer Systems

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2010 ISSA Des Moines Holiday Party

Hello Everyone,

The ISSA would like to invite you to our 2010 Christmas Party and Open House on Thursday December 16th.  The party will be hosted by Integrity at our offices in Ankeny.  This is a family event and you are welcome to bring your spouse and children for a casual evening of food and fun.  Please see the invitation for more details see the invitation and be sure to RSVP by 12/6.

Integrity will be providing door prizes throughout the evening so plan to come and stay a while.  Please invite anyone who has an interest in the ISSA chapter regardless of membership status.  This is an open house to help raise chapter awareness.

Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.

Thanks
Dave