Past Chapter Events

SIM Central Florida has another opportunity to give back and volunteer in our community! Join SIM Central Florida for a Community Service Project at Advent Health Orlando’s Food Pantry! This event will be followed by an opportunity to network with other SIM Members for self-pay Happy Hour at M Lounge.

Thursday July 15^th – Volunteer opportunities between 2-4pm, Happy Hour following

Advent Health Food Pantry

601 East Rollins Street, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32803

Shift 1: 2-3pm

Shift 2: 3-4pm

The Pantry at Advent Health Orlando is a Partner of Simple Truth Foundation- https://www.simpletruthfoundation.org/. It is located at 601 East Rollins Street, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32803. Volunteers can sign up for 1 hour shifts either from 2-3 pm or 3-4 pm. Volunteers will help sort donation items and help customers shop through the pantry. If any Volunteers want to bring donations, they can bring dry food pantry items like peanut butter, rice, pasta, canned goods, cereals, oatmeal, condiments, etc. for donation.  

Feel free to sign up for one or both shifts. We’ll take whatever timeframe you are available to participate.

After the volunteer event, join SIM CFL for Happy Hour at M Lounge located at 2000 N Orange Ave Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32804. Members who are not able to volunteer are also welcome to this event. Plan on arriving to M Lounge any time after 4pm/4:30.

As technology leaders our organizations come to us for answers. The field is so vast no one person can know everything. How do we expand our knowledge and become better versed in technologies that are emerging? Yes, there are conferences but many times those are sponsored by vendors that are pushing their products and services. We want to create a place where our members can talk about their challenges, successes, share ideas, learn and knowledge share in a safe, confidential, vendor neutral unbiased environment.  

As we’ll be looking to meet monthly members can join in when it works for them. As the group evolves, we’ll be looking for volunteers that would like to present, share a challenge their organization overcame, bring a problem and talk through solutions, share experiences that could help a fellow member, etc.

We’d like to invite those that are interested to join Craig Finch. For more information you can reach out to Craig directly at craig.finch@simcfl.org.

Donation Sorting [Sorting incoming donations for quality of products]

Wednesday May 5, 2021

12:30PM -1:00PM EDT for

“Meet the EUSM SIG”

You will meet the three SIM members who have come together to create this unique SIG. Paul Teodorescu , Central Florida (CFL) Chapter, Samantha Seymour Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Chapter and Gloria Trotter, Western New York (WNY) Chapter. Each an experienced IT Leader in the End User/Service Management space.

During this first session, we want to get to know each of you! Members will be asked to introduce themselves and give a brief summary of their area of responsibility, experience and top 1 to 2 topics of interest. (limit to 1-2 mins)

We will wrap up with a member question/answer session on preferred frequency, format, and topics for our next EUSM meetings.

Please note, EUSM SIG sessions are interactive. Session leaders will be engaging with the membership of the SIG in Q&A, discussion, and/or break-out groups. This is not a present-only forum. There may be events with present aspects, however, a driving tenant of this SIG is that it is about interaction.

Thursday April 29, 2021, 4:30pm-6pm (Virtual)

SIM Central Florida CIO/CISO Cyber Security Roundtable featuring Kevin Cooke, Special Agent (SSA) with the United States Secret Service.

Invite only **CIO's & CISO's that are interested in attending please contact cindy.moore@simcfl.org 

During this presentation Kevin utilizes a non-technical, top-down approach to bridge communication gaps and highlight the importance of a strong information security and cybersecurity infrastructure.   Drawing on over two decades of experience amassed in the United States Secret Service, he explains the current trends and tactics being utilized against organizations and the importance of education and investment, with an emphasis on becoming problem solvers through security by design.

Kevin Cooke is a Senior Special Agent (SSA) with the United States Secret Service with over 20 years of experience conducting investigations into violations of federal law.  By collaborating with outside agencies and foreign governments, Kevin has successfully investigated and assisted in prosecution of numerous individuals and organizations.  Notable investigations have included complex cybercrime investigations involving transnational criminal enterprises, organizations and individuals conducting financial identity theft, and investigations into Medicare fraud with losses totaling over $100 million.  

Kevin has extensive knowledge and experience in the field of protective operations to include risk assessments and mitigations in over 50 countries.  During his five years with the Presidential Protective Division (PPD), Kevin led protective teams of upwards of 20 people for the President, First Family, heads of state, and other political authorities, both domestically and abroad.  Outside of PPD, Kevin has also worked in the Houston and Washington Field Offices.  

Kevin is a native Texan and former Houston Police Officer.  He is also a black belt in judo and enjoys scuba diving and spending time with his family.

SIM Central Florida’s Emerging Technologies Special Interest Group

SIM Central Florida is excited to announce that with the help of one of our members, Craig Finch, we are starting a special interest group for members that are interested in Emerging Technologies. We are having a kick-off meeting for those members that are interested on Wednesday April 21^st from 12-1pm via Zoom.

As technology leaders our organizations come to us for answers. The field is so vast no one person can know everything. How do we expand our knowledge and become better versed in technologies that are emerging? Yes, there are conferences but many times those are sponsored by vendors that are pushing their products and services. We want to create a place where our members can talk about their challenges, successes, share ideas, learn and knowledge share in a safe, confidential, vendor neutral unbiased environment.  

As we’ll be looking to meet monthly members can join in when it works for them. As the group evolves, we’ll be looking for volunteers that would like to present, share a challenge their organization overcame, bring a problem and talk through solutions, share experiences that could help a fellow member, etc.

We’d like to invite those that are interested to join Craig on April 21^st.  For more information you can reach out to Craig directly at craig.finch@simcfl.org.

As navigating work in a pandemic world remains challenging despite the promise of vaccines, leaders everywhere are searching for new ways to keep their people engaged and productive. Now, more than ever, companies depend on employees to operate at full potential and deliver outstanding results. Identifying employee passions and aligning them with work roles is a key factor in generating top performance, stimulating discretionary effort and assuring that your employees are as productive as possible.
 

This webinar offers leaders actionable strategies for leveraging employee passions to enhance engagement and productivity. Alaina Love, CEO of Purpose Linked Consulting and a former global HR executive for Merck & Co., Inc. will offer a profound perspective on what is required of leadership during this extraordinary time in our world. She will share research and field work that describes:

• How harnessing employee passions provides a new competitive edge
• The 10 passion archetypes you should know about that are operating in your workforce and how they contribute to achieving strategic goals
• How to identify and measure the passions of your people
• The vital link between employee passions and deepening affiliation to your organization
• Strategies for using passion to create a high performing, inclusive culture
• How to improve the investment that you are already making in employee development

Courageous Leadership and Fearless Reinvention: Guiding the Modern Enterprise in Turbulent Times