From the IAIDQ President
Christian Walenta
President
christian [dot] walenta [AT] iaidq [dot] org
January 2010: IDQ Newsletter Vol 6 Issue 1
Dear fellow IAIDQ member,
On behalf of the IAIDQ, I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010!
For many of us, last year was difficult and challenging from both a business as well as personal perspective. As an association, we have certainly felt the impact as we did not achieve all the goals we had set for ourselves last year.
However, we did have our share of accomplishments in the year 2009:
- Completed the IDQ Profession Job Analysis
- Implemented our Sponsorship Program and raised initial funding
with key sponsors - Raised more than US$ 3,000 in Personal Donations
- Developed a new Seminar Series Concept and Plans
- Secured IDQ Conference venue for 2010
- Increased member communication channels via Web 2.0 technology,
including tools such as LinkedIn, Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. - Conducted the very popular “Ask the Expert” Webinars
- Published “Fundamental Concepts” on the Web
- Published 18 articles through the IDQ Newsletter
- Published the very first Information / Data Quality Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey and Report
As we look ahead to the new year, I’m encouraged by improvements in the economy and the business environment; as conditions improve, I believe we’ll be able to better serve our members and drive the Information and Data Quality agenda.
In fact, I’d like to dedicate this coming year 2010 as the Year of the IAIDQ Member! You might ask – what does that mean?
Simply put, we are a professional society that offers Services and a sense of Community to our members.
Only you can extract maximum value from our Services, so do attend our AtE Webinars, explore and learn from our Knowledge Base, and use the Forum to get your questions answered and engage in dialog.
As members, we can actively participate to help bring the Information Quality Profession and Community to life. As a community member, you participate in dialogue, get to know fellow practitioners, exchange ideas and lessons learned, and expand on your professional and personal network.
There are many ways to become an active community member. Attend our IDQ Seminars or the annual IDQ Conference, start a local or special interest group to get together with like-minded professionals, become active in the IAIDQ business with one of the many volunteer opportunities available (to learn more, see http://iaidq.org/main/volunteer.shtml), contribute content to our Newsletters issues, webinars, and our knowledge base, or you can just jump right into ongoing discussions on the web or IQ Forum.
There are so many ways to participate; the choice is yours!
Claim these membership benefits by becoming active and engaged – I challenge you to do exactly that in 2010, the Year of the IAIDQ Member. Our association and our community are only as strong as we, its members, make it. Are you willing to participate and contribute?
Sincerely yours,
Christian Walenta
IAIDQ President