Dear SIG Members-

Here's an early notice about the next SPIN meeting. It's our annual 10
Minute Madness event.

Here's the info (as posted at http://nycspin.org)

Send your topics to:

tenminutemadness@...

*Remember to RSVP*
(separate email address)

Date: February 8, 2005

Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Location: CitiGroup

- Please check and sign in at the security desk as you enter the
building and allow sufficient time since there may be additional
security checks.

RSVP:
To ensure that your name is on the security list at the door, RSVP by
close of business on Friday February 4, 2005 to Cheryl Owens at
JPMorganChase. In your response, please include your name, title,
company, email and telephone number. Cheryl Owens can be emailed at
Cheryl.Owens@... or reached by phone at 201-595-5860.

AGENDA

Our very own Richard Kuper will once again serve as moderator for this
year's 10 Minute Madness event.

This is an opportunity for people to brag, complain, or seek help. Our
Software Process Improvement Network operates to enhance the knowledge
and skills of each other, and this is our 'engage each other' event, as
opposed to our other events where we have dedicated speakers for the
whole session.

The rules are:

1. All subjects must be focused on the CMM/CMMI, some phase of Software
Process Improvement, or topics related to our Special Interest Groups.

2. Each Speaker or topic gets a maximum of ten minutes of floor time.

3. There will be a timer. When the ten minutes are up, we stop wherever
we are. If the bell rings in mid-sentence, we will stop there. Hallway
conversations during the meeting and after meeting groupings to finish
a subject are encouraged.

Priority for speaking:

1. People who have registered with Richard by noon Friday February 4th
at tenminutemadness@...

Be sure to include your name, phone number, company name and topic in
your email.

(Please note that this is NOT the RSVP address. Send your RSVP to
attend the meeting as instructed elsewhere in this notice).

2. General Floor speakers who sign up on the sign-up sheet as provided
in the order registered.

3. If no one is left to speak that signed up, we may go back to an
earlier speaker or topic or we may open the floor to anyone.

The goal is to have fun, learn a lot, and improve ourselves and our
knowledge.

BIOGRAPHY

Richard Kuper is founder and President of R.L. KUPER, Inc.
(http://www.RLKI.com), a consulting firm providing Business, Quality
and Information Management Consulting Services, such as Requirements
Management, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Quality Management,
and Documentation. His firm also provides Business Continuity and
Emergency Preparedness consulting services.

Richard has been a member of the NYC SPIN since meeting # 2, and is a
founding member of and co-chairs the NYC SPIN Requirements Management
SIG. Richard also manages the NYC SPIN website, and is a member of the
NYC SPIN Steering Committee.

In addition to his volunteer work for the NYC SPIN, Richard also
founded and moderates the premier online job search group serving the
NY Metropolitan area: The NY Metro Job Searchers Group.

Richard has also published the white paper "Gathering Business
Requirements: Reality Check", which can be found on his website.


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Richard Kuper

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Website & Publicity
NYC Software Process Improvement Network (NYC SPIN)
email: rknycspin@...

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SIG Leader
NYC SPIN Privacy and Security SIG
email: rksecmoderator@...

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SIG Leader
NYC SPIN Requirements Management SIG
email: rmsigmoderator@...

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President
R.L. KUPER, Inc.
Business, Quality and Information
Management Consulting Services

Because it needs to be:
Written | Analyzed | Designed | Improved | Explained (TM)
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email: President@... | voice: (718) 997-1460
web: http://www.RLKI.com
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