Jeff Sutherland Talk at Google on Monday, July 21

Dear Requirements Management SIG and Security SIG,

See forwarded email below, fyi.

Also, remember that if you want to be notified of future NYC SPIN meetings (they start again in September, but there may be a notice or two over the summer), you need to visit http://NYCSPIN.org and sign up. The old mailing list and method has been retired.

Thanks.
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Subject: Jeff Sutherland Talk at Google on Monday, July 21
To: rknycspin@...
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:47 PM
If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online:
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Jeff Sutherland Talk at Google on Monday, July 21
Dr. Jeff Sutherland
"Hyperproductive Distributed Scrum Teams"
Registration, networking, and snacks at 6:00pm.
The talk will run from 6:30 - 8:00pm.
Location:
Google
76 Ninth Ave - 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please use this form to let us know you are planning to attend Jeff's talk. Please sign-up prior to 1:00pm on July 21st and bring photo ID to ensure your admittance.
You may pass this invite on to friends, but just be sure they sign up in advance (and bring along a photo ID).
Background info:
Dr. Jeff Sutherland is one of the co-creators of the Scrum software development process. He and Ken Schwaber invented Scrum in 1993. Since then he has worked with many software companies and IT organizations to extend and enhance this process.
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From: Richard L Kuper <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:33 am
Subject: Fwd: Invitation for submissions to the NJ SPIN Software Process Symposium

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FYI.

Note: forwarded message attached.

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Folks, the deadline for abstracts is April 19. Please pass this info on to any in your network who you think would deliver

a good paper.

Tony

Tony Hutchings
Bank of America Q&P Exec for GMSTT/GMBT/GRITT
50 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY 10020
646-366-4121

From: George Mitwasi, Ph.D., MBA [mailto:gmitwasi@...]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:27 PM
To: gmitwasi@...; jbilli@...; 'Margie Ojeda'; 'Ellen George'; 'Chad Haggerty'; 'Don O'Neill'; 'Ken Diamond'; Hutchings, Anthony F; 'Pat O'Toole'
Subject: SPS 3/3/08 Meeting Minutes

Monday – 3/3/2008 Meeting Minutes

In attendance: George, Don, Ken, Joseph, Chad, Pat, and Ellen

The focus of this call was the afternoon keynote speaker and identifying people who we want to invite to speak and/or submit an abstract. Please find attached the template invitations to speak and invitation to submit.

Action item for everyone from now until the next call is to review the SEPG speakers again or other lists or contacts and identify speakers you think you would to invite to speak/submit to discuss during our next call. For those of you attending the SEPG, that would be a great place to identify potential speakers.

Attached please find a one page flyer for the Call for Abstracts that you can print out and hand to folks as you see fit.

Next Call (3/24/08)

Next call will be on Monday March 24^th at 5 PM.
Toll Free: 1.800.428.1705 (or 1.404.920.6630)
Participants code: 31482564

Afternoon Keynote Speaker:

Here are the actions items to be take in order:

· Joseph Billi will contact Tony to discuss further the potential of Tony delivering the afternoon keynote presentation.

· Chad will contact an executive from Seimens as a potential keynote. Seimens must comply with FDA regulations and are ISO certified. They are transitioning to Agile while maintaining ISO and FDA regulations. They also do internal CMMI Assessments.

· George will invite Ron Radice as a third option

General Sessions Speakers:

We reviewed the list of SEPG 2008 speakers an identified some speakers that we will send an invitation to speaker or submit. The following is the list. Committee members who have their name in the invitee column will initiate the invitation.

Invite to Submit	Invite to Speak	Invitee	Speaker	Company	Job Title
	X	Ken	Maher, John	O&PI	President
	X	Ken	Mogilensky, Judah	PEP, Inc.	Owner/Partner
	X	George	Hammock, Norman	A1 Independent Consulting	SEI Certified High Maturity Lead Appraiser
	X	George	Kasse, Tim	Kasse Initiatives LLC	CEO & Principal Consultant
X		George	Moss, Michele	Booz Allen Hamilton	Security Engineer
	X	George	Potter, Neil	The Process Group	Process Engineer
	X	George	Radice, Ron	Software Technology Transition
	X	George	Diane Mizukami-Williams	Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
	X	George	Kenneth R. van Wyk	KRvW Associates, LLC
X		Ellen	Bramble, Larry	The EpiCenter LLC	President
	X	Ellen	Voss John	Accenture

Talk to you on March 24^th. If you have updates between now and then please send them via email.

Best,

George

#323

From: Richard L Kuper <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:55 pm
Subject: CUNY School of Professional Studies courses

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For those who may be interested, there are some courses starting shortly in

Advanced Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Programmers

Open Source Security Tools for Information Technology Professionals

Advanced Enterprise Java

More info at

http://www.sps.cuny.edu/programs/spscourses/subjectdescription.aspx?sid=IT

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#322

From: "Olly Gotel" <olly@...>
Date: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:15 pm
Subject: International Requirements Engineering Conference in India

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If you happen to be in India in October and are interested in
requirements engineering and requirements management, the following
event may interest you.

The 15th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference
(RE'07), October 15-19th, 2007, New Delhi, India.

Please see the website for more details: http://www.re07.org/

#321

From: "Olly Gotel" <olly@...>
Date: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:12 pm
Subject: CFP - Requirements Engineering Visualization Workshop (RE'07 in India)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Second International Workshop on Requirements Engineering
Visualization (REV'07)

http://csis.pace.edu/~ogotel/professional/REV07.html

With the increasing complexity of software requirements, problems of
traditional requirements engineering techniques, including the use
of unstructured text and lists, are becoming increasingly apparent.
This workshop aims to provide a collaborative session in which ideas
related to visualization of requirements and ways of making them
practical are shared, reviewed and debated. The workshop will be
used to identify future work, issues, problems and priorities, and
to propose recommendations around these dimensions for requirements
visualization research.


TOPICS

Topics of interest include experience papers, formal methods,
emerging technologies, best practices, research proposals,
evaluations and comparisons that focus on visualization techniques
for requirements engineering activities. Typical topics of interest
include, but are certainly not limited to:

-- Visualization languages/techniques for requirements
elicitation/analysis/ specification

-- Visualization languages/techniques for formal
verification/validation of requirements

-- Visualization languages/techniques to facilitate the
management/evolution of requirements

-- Visualization support for existing requirements engineering
techniques

-- Heuristics and metrics for visualization techniques

This workshop will be held in conjunction with The 15th IEEE
International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'07), October
15-19th, 2007, New Delhi, India. A preliminary workshop date has
been set for Monday 15th October, 2007.


SUBMISSIONS

Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a PDF version of their
paper by email to ogotel@.... Position papers should not exceed
5 pages. Full papers should not exceed 10 pages. Papers should be in
IEEE/CS proceedings format (guidelines available from the IEEE
website) and include an abstract of up to 150 words.


DATES

-- August 6, 2007: Deadline for workshop submission

-- September 7, 2007: Notification to authors

-- September 24, 2007: Camera-ready papers due


ORGANIZERS

Brian Berenbach, Siemens Corporate Research

Olly Gotel, Pace University


PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Ian Alexander, Scenario Plus Ltd.

Daniel Berry, University of Waterloo

Manfred Broy, Technische Universit�t Munchen

Bernd Brugge, Technische Universit�t Munchen

Betty Cheng, Michigan State University

Krzysztof Czarnecki, University of Waterloo

Nancy Day, University of Waterloo

Holger Giese, University of Paderborn

Jane Hayes, University of Kentucky

Frank Marchese, Pace University

Stephen Morris, City University

Harold Ossher, IBM

Daniela Rosca, Monmouth University

Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University

Eric Yu, University of Toronto


WEB LINKS

-- http://csis.pace.edu/~ogotel/professional/REV07.html
-- http://www.re07.org/

#320

From: "rknycspin" <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:14 pm
Subject: Offshore-developed software projects have 2.8X as many bugs as average software

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Whether you attended last night's NYC SPIN meeting or not, you will
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#319

From: "Olly Gotel" <olly@...>
Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 10:32 pm
Subject: Association of Business Process Management Event Oct 26

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ABPMP MetroNY Presents:

"Getting from Strategy to Action via the Solution Triangle: Business
Process Management, Project Management, Balanced Scorecard"
Presentation by: Barbara Fuller, President and Founder of Process
and Project Solutions, Inc. [PPS]

Thursday, October 26, 2006 - Hosted by Pace University
163 William Street, New York City
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:00 PM  Registration and Networking
6:00 - 6:15 PM  Welcome and Introductions
  	 - Nancy Chang, VP Programming ABPMP Metro NY Chapter: Welcome
  	 - Janyce Wolf, President ABPMP MetroNY Chapter: Introduction
  	 - Dr. Olly Gotel, The Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer
Science and Information Systems: Welcome to Pace University
6:15 - 7:30 PM  Presentation
  	 Barbara Fuller, President and Founder, Process and Project
Solutions Inc. [PPS]:
  	 "Getting from Strategy to Action via the Solution Triangle:
Business Process Management, Project Management, Balanced Scorecard"
7:30 - 8:30 PM  Reception and Networking

Who should attend:
-  Business process management practitioners
-  Business process owners
-  BPM project managers
-  Finance and compliance leaders
-  IT professionals with business process awareness and
expertise
-  Business process management academics

Register Now - Space is limited, admission is on a first-come first-
serve basis!
Please reply to this email at metrony@...
RSVP by Friday, October 20th including your full name, company name
and phone number.

******
Overview

Continue with us on our journey to Business Process Excellence. At
the first two ABPMP speaker events, we learned how a process-centric
enterprise is created and how buy-in is achieved for business
process management initiatives. On October 26, we'll learn how
companies can break down barriers to strategic implementation via
the Solution Triangle: Business Process Management, Project
Management, and the Balanced Scorecard.

It is estimated that only 10% of the organizations execute on their
strategy. Barbara Fuller will give insight into why this occurs.
Through her interactive presentation, we will learn how the use of
the Balanced Scorecard, a management system that links strategy to
performance measurement, integrated with Business Process Management
and Project Management, can help a process-centric organization
translate its vision into action. Her talk will demonstrate the
process of building a Balanced Scorecard and identifying key drivers
for strategic success, and provide practical tools that the
attendees can take away with them.

Speaker: Barbara Fuller, President and Founder of Process and
Project Solutions, Inc [PPS], a management-consulting firm that
specializes in the disciplines of Process and Project Management.
Ms. Fuller brings over twenty years of experience in the field of
Information Technology and Project Management. Her experience
includes managing over 100 projects for a mission critical billing
system with $2 billion in revenue. Barbara also integrated Business
Process Management with Project Management to create a PMO that
reduced software delivery cycle time by 25% and increased
organizational effectiveness by 100%. With a graduate degree in
Systems Approach to Management, Project Management Certification
[PMP], and Process Management Certification, Barbara facilitates a
lively discussion on the Balanced Scorecard and how its use can
break down the barriers and obstacles to success in a process-
centric organization.
Address/Directions:
Pace University
163 William Street, New York, NY
The nearest subway stations are:
  	 -  A or C train to Broadway-Nassau Street
  	 -  J, M, Z, 3 train to Fulton Street
  	 -  4, 5, 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge

Cost:
Free to ABPMP Members
Non-Members: $20 (with credit towards ABPMP membership)
  	 Checks or cash will be taken at the door.

Questions? Call Juan Araya, VP Communications, ABPMP/MetroNY at
  	 201 978 9755.

ABPMP
The Association of Business Process Management Professionals is a
non-profit, vendor independent professional organization dedicated
to the advancement of business process management concepts and its
practices. ABPMP is practitioner-oriented and practitioner-led.

Visit us at www.ABPMP.org

Please pass on to fellow BPM professionals.

#318

From: "Olly Gotel" <olly@...>
Date: Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:32 pm
Subject: International Requirements Engineering Conference

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Call for Participation

                         14th IEEE International
                   REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
                                  RE'06

                          September 11-15, 2006
              Millennium Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

                           http://www.re06.org

          +++ Early registration closes on August 13, 2006 +++

======================================================================

We cordially invite you to participate in RE'06, the conference where
Requirements Engineering researchers, practitioners, students, and
educators meet.

  *  Listen to Mary Beth Rosson, Dorothy Graham, John Mylopoulos,
     Alan Davis, Ellen Gottesdiener, Ivy Hooks, and several other
     invited speakers
  *  Hear about the latest results in requirements engineering
     research and practical experience
  *  Choose from a variety of paper presentations, mini-tutorials,
     panels, practice talks, posters, research tool demonstrations,
     and other events
  *  Network with requirements engineering experts and colleagues
  *  Attend pre-conference workshops and tutorials (see below)

RE'06 addresses both academics and practitioners, offering 32
refereed research papers as well as a full-blown practitioner track.

Find the conference program at
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/req/events/RE06/ConferenceProgram/ConferenceProgram.html

Register at
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/req/events/RE06/Registration/Registration.html


WORKSHOPS held in conjunction with RE'06
----------------------------------------
  + AuRE'06 - International Automotive Requirements Engineering
    Workshop
  + REV'06 - First International Workshop on Requirements Engineering
    Visualization
  + CERE'06 - Fourth International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation
    in Requirements Engineering
  + MeRE'06 - First International Workshop on Multimedia Requirements
    Engineering - Beyond Mere Descriptions
  + IWSPM'06 - International Workshop on Software Product Management
  + SOCCER'06 - Service-Oriented Computing: Consequences for
    Engineering Requirements

Pre-conference TUTORIALS
------------------------
  + Context: Its Discovery, its Forms, and its Management in Non-
    Functional Requirements
  + Ten Simple Steps to Better Requirements
  + Change Agency for Requirements Engineers
  + Building a Platform-Independent Model with MDA
  + Successful Product Line Development with Strong Requirements
    Engineering and Management
  + Security Requirements Engineering Methodologies
  + Aspect-Oriented Requirements Engineering

GENERAL CHAIR: Robyn Lutz, Iowa State Univ and Jet Propulsion Lab, USA

PROGRAM CHAIR: Martin Glinz, University of Zurich, Switzerland

SPONSORED BY
   IEEE Computer Society

IN COOPERATION WITH
   ACM SIGSOFT, IFIP WG 2.9, INCOSE, University of Zurich, Iowa State
   University

CORPORATE DONORS
   Siemens Corporate Research, Boston Scientific, DaimlerChrysler,
   Digital River, IBM

#317

From: "Sudhendu Das/ Priyadarshini Mohanty" <sudhendud@...>
Date: Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:06 pm
Subject: Deploying prototypes during Requirements Elicitation

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Hi team, Was wishing to learn whether we have some successful
practices at deploying prototypes during the requirements development/
analysis phase. Has anybody developed templates process to support
these efforts. Would you pls share your experiences
Thanks
Best regards, Sudhendu
Process Excellence Team - MetLife Corporate Systems, NY
sudhendud@...

#316

From: Richard <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:24 pm
Subject: Warning to all yahoo group and yahoo email users

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Yahoo, world's most popular e-mail, hit by worm

Tue Jun 13, 1:48 AM ET

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc., the world's largest provider of
e-mail services, said on Monday that a software virus aimed at Yahoo
Mail users had infected "a very small fraction" of its base of more
than 200 million accounts.

The e-mail virus, or worm, has been dubbed Yamanner and landed in Yahoo
mailboxes bearing the headline "New Graphic Site." Once opened, the
message infects the computer and spreads to other users listed in Yahoo
users' e-mail address books, security experts said.

The e-mail containing the virus need only be opened -- in contrast to
most worms that are hidden in attachments and require users to take an
additional step -- to release the virus, according to computer security
site Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC - news).

The Sunnyvale, California-based company advised users to update virus
and firewall software on their computers and to block any e-mail sent
from the address "av3@...."

"We have taken steps to resolve the issue and protect our users from
further attacks of this worm," Yahoo spokeswoman Kelley Podboy said in
a statement.

Full article:

http://tinyurl.com/ja7m7

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#315

From: rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:43 pm
Subject: Happy Holidays

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Wishing you all very happy holidays and a happy and prosperous new
year.

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#314

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:36 pm
Subject: RE: CUNY Partnerships in Innovations Event Series

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Events with descriptions.
-R

Start and End Your Day with Innovation!

The CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development (CISDD) is pleased
to announce our fall NSF Partnerships for Innovation-sponsored
faculty-industry events series. These events are free of charge, and are
open to members of the NYC-area software industry and to CUNY faculty.
Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible to
Colleen.Gibney@...

Breakfast Events:
Friday, 10/28, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Computer Security Group
Information Assurance Research Panel

Information Assurance is defined by the U.S. Intelligence Community as
encompassing information operations that protect and defend information
and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity,
authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes
providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating
protection, detection, and reaction capabilities. This panel will
introduce participants to information assurance research areas of
expertise at CUNY and also at Polytechnic University. Location: CISDD, 101
W. 31st Street, 7th Floor

Moderator: Kent D. Boklan, Queens College
Panelists:  Nancy Griffeth, Lehman College
		 Bilal Khan, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
		 Nasir Memon, Polytechnic University

Friday, 11/4, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Gaming Technology Group
Gaming Technology and Education Panel

Video gaming technology is emerging as a powerful tool for students to
gain expertise in academic subjects as well as to spark interest in the
science and art behind the creation of games. Our panel will seek to
explore new developments in the changing role of this technology for
educational settings. Location: CISDD, 101 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor

Moderator:  Lori Scarlatos, Brooklyn College
Panelists: Steve Ausbury, BC Community Partnership
		 Mary Flanagan, Hunter College
		 Robert Clegg, Tabula Digita


Friday, 11/18, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Software Engineering Group
University-Industry Technology Collaboration

University-industry collaboration can lead to terrific opportunities for
the funding of innovative research and product development projects. David
Hochman, a consultant in technology-based economic development in the
Technology Partnership Practice at Battelle Memorial Institute will be
with us to discuss how these collaborations can be architected
successfully. Location: CISDD, 101 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor

Speaker: David Hochman, Battelle Memorial Institute


Friday, 12/2, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Software Engineering Group
The Software Lifecycle: An IBM RUP Perspective
Our speaker, Murray Cantor is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and the
Principal Engineer of Worldwide Services Rational Software, IBM Software
Group. Dr. Cantor is the lead architect of RUP SE, the extension of the
Rational Unified Process for system and enterprise engineering. He is also
the author of two books: Object-Oriented Project Management with UML,
published by John Wiley in 1998, and Software Leadership, published by
Addison-Wesley in October, 2001. Murray is currently collaborating on a
program to extend Black-Scholes financial calculus methods to development
effort estimation and governance.
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue

Speaker: Murray Cantor, IBM


Evening Events:
Wednesday, 11/30, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Computer Security Group
E-Commerce Security Hot Topics

Rapidly-shifting best practices for e-commerce security can prove daunting
for even the most high-technology businesses selling over the web.
E-Commerce Security encompasses authenticating the people accessing your
system, controlling access to resources such as web pages for registered
users, encrypting communications, and, in general, ensuring the privacy
and effectiveness of transactions. Our panel will discuss hot topics in
this crucial arena.
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue

Moderator: Karl Lang, Baruch College
Panelists:  Gary Morse, RazorPoint
		 Samuel Graff, John Jay
		 TBD


Wednesday, 12/7, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Imaging and Visualization Group
Imaging and Visualization Research at CUNY

This past spring, CUNY imaging and visualization researchers came together
for a mini-conference on bridging the gap between university research and
business applications. At this follow-up event, we will learn how the
research introduced last spring is progressing in several cutting-edge
projects.
Location: Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue

Moderator: Moderator 1
Panelists: Zhigang Zhu
		 (Panel not yet finalized)

Wednesday, 12/14, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Gaming Technology Group
Locative Media Technology Panel

This event is centered in technology solutions that support locative
media. Locative media relates to location and time, mobility,
collaborative mapping, and emergent forms of social networking, including
game applications. As hardware and networks are upgraded to enable more
robust forms of wireless communication, locative media technologies might
well provide the next big frontier for social networking applications.
Location: Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue

Moderator: TBD
Panelists:  Dan Melinger (or Michael Sharon) Kamida Socialight
		 Steve Bull, Cutlass
		 TBD

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#313

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:20 pm
Subject: Fwd: CUNY Partnerships in Innovations Event Series

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Richard

--- Andre.Neveu@... wrote:

> Subject: CUNY Partnerships in Innovations Event Series
> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:04:29 -0400
> To: RMSIGmoderator@...
> CC:
> From: Andre.Neveu@...
>
> Dear Mr. Kuper,
>
> I would like to update you and the Requirements Management Interest Group
> members on the fall event series sponsored by CISDD. These events will be
> held over the upcoming weeks, and we were hoping the meeting schedule and
> RSVP information could be posted to your member list. The events are
> designed to bring together both faculty and software industry
> professionals interested in potential research opportunities. If you have
> any questions, please feel free to contact Colleen Gibney at
> colleen.gibney@..., or me at andre.neveu@.... I can
> also be contacted by phone at (212)652-2874. Our first event is this
> Friday, and space is limited.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Regards,
> Andre R. Neveu
> CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development
> 101 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor
> andre.neveu@...
> (212)652-2874
>
>
> Start and End Your Day with Innovation!
>
> The CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development (CISDD) is pleased
> to announce our fall NSF Partnerships for Innovation sponsored
> faculty-industry events series. These events are free of charge, and are
> open to members of the NYC-area software industry and to CUNY faculty.
>
> Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible to
> Colleen.Gibney@...
>
> Breakfast Events:
> Friday, 10/28, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
> Information Assurance Research Panel
> CISDD, 101 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor
>
> Friday, 11/4, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
> Gaming Technology and Education Panel
> CISDD, 101 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor
>
> Friday, 11/18, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
> University-Industry Technology Collaboration
> CISDD, 101 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor
>
> Friday, 12/2, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
> The Software Lifecycle: An IBM RUP Perspective
> Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue
>
> Evening Events:
> Wednesday, 11/30, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
> E-Commerce Security Hot Topics
> Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue
>
> Wednesday, 12/7, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
> Imaging and Visualization Research at CUNY
> Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue
>
> Wednesday, 12/14, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
> Locative Technology Panel
> Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue
>
>
>
>


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rmsigmoderator@...

---

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

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NYC SPIN
Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

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#312

From: rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:25 am
Subject: Seeking suggestions for a speaker or panelist for a SPIN meeting

rknycspin

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This is for a main SPIN event -- not a SIG meeting.

The proposed topic is:

"How to apply Information Security in the real world"

Does anyone have recommendations for an expert speaker or panelist?

Thank you.

Richard

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email: rknycspin@...

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email: rksecmoderator@...

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email: rmsigmoderator@...

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#311

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:24 pm
Subject: Re: Requirements Management Topics/Presenters for 2005-2006

rmsigmoderator

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Is there no interest in Requirements Management by anyone in this group?

--- rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...> wrote:

> Dear members of the NYC SPIN Requirements Management SIG:
>
> Please offer up some suggested Topics/Presenters for the 2005-2006 season.
>
> If anyone has meeting space they can offer during the next season,
> preferrably
> in Manhattan, please offer that as well.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Richard
>
> Richard Kuper
>
> ---
>
> SIG Leader
> NYC SPIN Requirements Management SIG
> rmsigmoderator@...
>
> ---
>
> SIG Leader
> NYC SPIN Privacy and Security SIG
> rksecmoderator@...
>
> ---
>
> NYC SPIN
> Website and Publicity
> rknycspin@...
>
> ---
>
> President
> R.L. KUPER, Inc.
>
> Business, Quality and Information
> Management Consulting Services
>
> Because it needs to be:
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>
>
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>


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---

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NYC SPIN Requirements Management SIG
rmsigmoderator@...

---

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

---

NYC SPIN
Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

---

President
R.L. KUPER, Inc.

Business, Quality and Information
Management Consulting Services

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#310

From: "Ruth Pennoyer" <pennoyer@...>
Date: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:16 pm
Subject: RE: [NYCSPIN RM-SIG] Requirements Management Topics/Presenters for 2005-2006

ruthpennoyer

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Richard:

Hope all is well.

Suggestions:

1. How Requirements documentation might be structured and maintained in a
(Barry Boehm) Spiral model environment. What is there about the approach
that suggests the need for altering the waterfall method of requirements
documentation?

2. How requirements documentation might be structured and developed in an
agile development environment. What is the intended agile approach to
requirements documentation?

Ruth

-----Original Message-----
    Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:57:03 -0700 (PDT)
    From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Subject: Requirements Management Topics/Presenters for 2005-2006

Dear members of the NYC SPIN Requirements Management SIG:

Please offer up some suggested Topics/Presenters for the 2005-2006 season.

If anyone has meeting space they can offer during the next season,
preferrably
in Manhattan, please offer that as well.

Thank you.

Richard

Richard Kuper

---

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

---

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

---

NYC SPIN
Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

---

President
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Business, Quality and Information
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#309

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:57 am
Subject: Requirements Management Topics/Presenters for 2005-2006

rmsigmoderator

Offline

Dear members of the NYC SPIN Requirements Management SIG:

Please offer up some suggested Topics/Presenters for the 2005-2006 season.

If anyone has meeting space they can offer during the next season, preferrably
in Manhattan, please offer that as well.

Thank you.

Richard

Richard Kuper

---

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

---

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

---

NYC SPIN
Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

---

President
R.L. KUPER, Inc.

Business, Quality and Information
Management Consulting Services

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#308

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:39 am
Subject: Last chance this season

rmsigmoderator

Offline

Dear members-
This is your last chance this season to show some interest in having a SIG
meeting about requirements management. If you have a presenter to recommend, or
a presentation you wish to give, contact me. If you have meeting space
(preferrably in Manhattan) and a projector, contact me.
Thank you.
Richard

Richard Kuper

---

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

---

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

---

NYC SPIN
Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

---

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Business, Quality and Information
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#307

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:02 am
Subject: Genesis Release 2.5

rmsigmoderator

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Saw this posted in a group I subscribe to and thought you might enjoy it.
(If you choose to pass it along, please be kind enough to cut and paste it into
a new email, and NOT hit the forward button, which would pass my email address
along. I am trying to keep spam down to a manageable minimum. Thanks.)
Richard

Genesis Release 2.5

In the beginning, the Project Manager created the Programming
Staff.  The Programming Staff was without form and structure.
And the Project Manager said, "Let there be Organization," and
there was Organization.  And the Project Manager saw that
Organization was good; and the Project Manager separated the
workers from the supervisors, and he called the
supervisors...."Management", and he called the workers....
"Exempt".

And the Project Manager said, "Let there be a mission in the
midst of the Organization, and let it separate the workers,
one from another."  And the Project Manager created the
mission and he called it...."The System".  And the Project
Manager separated those who were to benefit from the System
from those who were to build it.  And he called the former....
"Users", and he called the latter...."Programmers".

And the Project Manager said, "Let all the Programmers in
the Organization be gathered together into one place, and let
a Chief Programmer be brought up to lead them."  And it was so.
And the Project Manager saw that he was competent.

And the Project Manager said unto the Chief Programmer,
"Create for me a schedule, so that I may look upon the
schedule, and know the "Due Date".

And the Chief Programmer went among his staff and consulted
with them.  And the staff was divided into two parts, one
part was called...."Analysts", and the other part was
called...."Application Programmers".  And the Analysts went
back to their desks and estimated, as was their custom.  And
it came to pass that each Analyst brought his estimate to
the Chief Programmer, whereupon he collected them, summarized
them, and drew a PERT Chart.

And the Chief Programmer went unto the Project Manager and
presented him the estimate saying, "It shall take ten months."
And the Project Manager was not pleased and said, "I have
brought you up from the depths of the staff; you have not
grasped the 'Big Picture'."  And the Project Manager hired
consultants, and authorized overtime, and he said to the
Chief Programmers, "Behold, see all that I have done!  The
Due Date will be in five months."  The Chief Programmer was
much impressed and went from before the Project Manager and
proceeded to implement The System.

And the Chief Programmer sent his Analysts to the Users and
said, "Let Specifications be written."  And there were
meetings, and lunches, and telephone calls.  And the
Specifications were written.  And there was a Payday and the
Happy Hour, one month.

And the Chief Programmer examined the Specifications and saw
that they were too ambitious.  And he separated the mandatory
features from the optional features; and he called the
mandatory features...."Requirements", and he called the
optional features...."Deferred", and the Users called him
names.  And the Chief Programmer gave the Specifications to
the Analysts and said, "Let the Requirements be analyzed and
let the Files be designed."  And it was so.  And the Chief
Programmers said, "Let the Software Houses put forth their
Salesmen, and let us have a Data Management System."  And
it was so.  The Software Houses brought forth all manner of
Salesmen who presented their packages, and claimed wondrous
things for them, each according to his own file structure.
And it came to pass that a Data Management System was
selected; and the Chief Programmer saw that it was good.
And there was a Payday and the Happy Hour, a second month.

And the Chief Programmer said, "Let the System be divided
into parts, and let each part be called a 'Module'."  And
let programming teams be formed and let each be assigned
to write a Module."  And it was so.  And the Chief Programmer
created the programming teams with two levels, a greater and
a lesser; and he called the greater the "Senior Programmers",
and he called the lesser the "Junior Programmers".  And he
gave the greater dominion over the lesser.  And the Chief
Programmer saw it was good.  And the Junior Programmers saw
it differently.  And there was a Payday and the Happy Hour,
a third month.

And the Chief Programmers said, "Let the programming be
started and let much overtime be consumed, for there is
but two months left."  And the programmers, both the Senior
and the Junior, were much afraid, and they strove to please
the Chief Programmer.  And they flowcharted, and they coded,
each in his own fashion.  And the Chief Programmer looked
upon the work and liked it not.  And the Chief Programmer
said, "Let there be a Standard"; and there was a Standard.
And the Programmers looked upon the Standard and liked it
not.  And there was a Payday and the Happy Hour, a fourth
month.

And the Chief Programmer said, "Let there be Progress
Reports, so we can monitor and control"; and there were
Progress Reports.  And the Chief Programmer looked upon the
Progress Reports and saw that the Due Date was not to be met.
And the Chief Programmer arose, pressed his suit, shaved his
beard, and went unto the Project Manager, and groveled.  And
the Chief Programmer pointed his fingers, and caused Blame
to issue forth upon all manner of creatures who sold Hardware
and Software.  And the Chief Programmer asked for an Extension.

And the Project Manager was exceedingly angry, and cast doubts
upon the Chief Programmers's ancestry; and uttered a multitude
of threats.  But it came to pass that an Extension was granted;
and the Chief Programmer took the Extension back to the
programming teams, and there was much rejoicing.  And the
programming of the modules was completed.  And there was a
Payday and the Happy Hour, a fifth month.

And the Chief Programmer said, "Let the Modules be integrated,
one with another, so that System Testing may begin."  And it
was so.  Two by two the Modules were integrated one with another.
And great difficulties were experienced, and many hours of
overtime were used, and many cups of coffee were consumed.
And it came to pass that System Testing was completed.  And
there was a Payday and the Happy Hour, a sixth month.

Then the Chief Programmer did go to the Project Manager and
said unto him, "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great
joy which will come to all the Users; for on this day The
System is completed."  And suddenly there was with them a
multitude of Users praising the Chief Programmer and saying,
"Glory be to The System in the highest, but can you make
this one small change?"

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#306

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:46 pm
Subject: Reminder to send in your topics

rmsigmoderator

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--- In nycspin-security@yahoogroups.com, rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@y...>
wrote:
>
> 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@j... 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@y...
>
> 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 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.

=====
Richard Kuper

---

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

---

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

---

NYC SPIN
Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

---

President
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Business, Quality and Information
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#305

From: rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:06 pm
Subject: Next SPIN Meeting Feb 8: Annual 10 Minute Madness Event

rknycspin

Offline

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.


=====
Richard Kuper

-------------

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

-------------

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

-------------

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

-------------

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#304

From: rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Wed Jan 5, 2005 7:30 pm
Subject: Fwd: [NYC-SPIN-BusMgmtSIG] NYCSpin Jan 25 BM SIG - does Sarbanes Oxley affect Software Development?

rknycspin

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--- Ajay Khanna <akhanna@...> wrote:

> To: NYC-SPIN-BusMgmtSIG@yahoogroups.com
> From: "Ajay Khanna" <akhanna@...>
> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:41:35 -0000
> Subject: [NYC-SPIN-BusMgmtSIG] NYCSpin Jan 25 BM SIG - does Sarbanes
> Oxley affect Software Development?
>
>
>
> TOPIC: Does Sarbanes-Oxley compliance affect your software
> development?
>
> PRESENTED BY: NYCSpin Business Management SIG:
> http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/NYC-SPIN-BusMgmtSIG
>
> DATE & LOCATION: Tue Jan 25, 5:30-7:30pm, SIAC, 2 Metrotech Center,
> Brooklyn.  Take A, C, F, 4, or 5 Trains to Jay St/Borough Hall.
>
> RSVP by noon on Mon Jan 24 to akhanna@... to ensure
> your name is on the security list at the door.  Please be prepared
> to scan your belongings before you enter.
>
> ABSTRACT:
>
> Adam Losner, chief audit officer of SIAC, and two other panelists
> (to be announced) will review different Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
> models (SAS 70, COBIT, and COSO), and their hidden costs and
> benefits for organizations' software development practices.
>
> They will also discuss the CMMI and ITIL process models and their
> implications for SOX related compliance issues.
>
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#303

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Jan 4, 2005 11:12 pm
Subject: NYC SPIN Meeting: Building security into applications: Why a hardened infrastructure is not enough

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For those of you who are not on the main SPIN mailing list (sign up at
http://nycspin.org ), you may be interested in the upcoming January 11 meeting
about building security into applications.

Details and RSVP information at:

http://nycspin.org

Richard



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rknycspin@...

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#302

From: rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:23 pm
Subject: Offer of free subscription to Crain's NY Business

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Dear SIG Members-

I have arranged for members of the NYC SPIN and of the NYC SPIN SIGS to
have the opportunity to get a free 6 month subscription to Crain's NY
Business. The qualifications for who is eligible are detailed on the
application form, located here:

http://nycspin.org/crains/crains.html

This offer is only for members of the NYC SPIN and of the NYC SPIN
SIGS.

Richard

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NYC SPIN Privacy and Security SIG
rksecmoderator@...

also

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

also

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#301

From: "rmsigmoderator" <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Dec 6, 2004 4:20 pm
Subject: The Requrements Management SIG

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Dear Members-

The continued success of the RM SIG requires member participation.
Please contact me with proposed speakers, topics, etc.

Happy Holidays.

Richard

#300

From: rk nycspin <RKNYCSPIN@...>
Date: Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:37 pm
Subject: Important information for Yahoo Groups users

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You may wish to cut and paste the below into a new email to other folks
you know who use any Yahoo Groups. (Please do not hit "forward" which
will send my email address to the world).

===

Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons" to track Yahoo Group
users around the net and see what you're doing and where you are going
- similar to cookies.

Take a look at their updated privacy statement:
http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy
About half-way down the page, in the section on cookies you will see a
link that says web beacons.

Click on the phrase web beacons.

Find the "click here to opt out" link that will let you "opt-out" of
their new method of snooping.

Once you have clicked that link, you are opted out.

Notice the "Success" message on the top of the next page.

Be careful because on that page there is a "Cancel Opt-out" button
that, if clicked, will *undo** the opt-out.
Do NOT click the "Cancel Opt-out" button.


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also

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

also

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#299

From: rmsig moderator <rmsigmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Nov 8, 2004 4:10 am
Subject: November Meeting

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Dear Members-

SIGS require participation. In order for the SIG to have meetings, members need
to assist in recommending speakers/topics, and also need to assist in providing
meeting space in locations convenient to members.

As no one has come forward, there will not be a November meeting of the
Requirements Management SIG.

The RM SIG is the longest continuously active SIG in the NYC SPIN.
I hope that some of you will step up to the plate to help this SIG continue to
be a success.

Thank you.
Richard

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rmsigmoderator@...

also

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

also

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Website and Publicity
rknycspin@...

also

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#298

From: rksec moderator <rksecmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:20 pm
Subject: Final Reminder: RSVP Required for Oct 28 Security/Requirements Meeting

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All-
If you haven't already RSVP'd and you wish to attend, you must RSVP as
instructed below.
-Richard

Oct. 28 Incorporating Security into Requirements

Joint meeting:
Privacy and Security SIG
and
Requirements Management SIG

Topic: Incorporating Security into Requirements
Presenter: William H. Murray

Date: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004
Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM EDT

** Location: JP Morgan Chase 277 Park Ave 17th floor **

IMPORTANT:
YOU MUST BE ON THE LIST in order to gain entrance to
the building -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

**** R S V P INSTRUCTIONS *****
RSVP:  rksecmoderator@...
before noon Wednesday Oct. 27th
**********************

Abstract:
History suggests that we do not do a good job of achieving security in
information systems.  This presentation will assert that this is due in
part to the fact that we do not do a good job of expressing the
requirements for security.  It will compare and contrast how we express
requirements for security with those for other things and make
recommendations for how to do it better.

Biography - William Hugh Murray

Bill  Murray  is  an Executive Consultant with TruSecure Corp  He has
been recognized as a computer security pioneer and as a founder of IT
audit.  He  has  more  than fifty years experience  in  information
technology and more  than forty in security.  He is a Certified
Information System Security Professional.

During  more  than twenty-five years with IBM, his management
responsibilities  included  development  of  access  control programs,
advising  IBM  customers  on  security,  and  the articulation of the
security product plan.

In  1987  he  received  the  Fitzgerald Memorial  Award  for leadership
in data  security. In 1989 he received the Joseph J. Wasserman Award
for contributions  to security, audit and control.  He was elected to
the ISSA Hall of fame and received the CSI Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr. Murray holds the Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration  from Louisiana State University,  and  is  a graduate
of the  Jesuit  Preparatory  High  School  of  New Orleans.

Directions:
277 Park Ave is between 47th/48th Street

Nearby Train/Subway Stations:

4, 5, 7 to 42nd Street/Grand Central (exit through MetLife)
6 to 51st Street/Lexington Ave
F,V to Lexington Ave/53rd St
B, D, F, V to 47-50th Rockefeller Center




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#297

From: rksec moderator <rksecmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:52 am
Subject: RSVP Required for Oct 28 event

rksecmoderator

Offline

All-
If you haven't already RSVP'd and you wish to attend, you must RSVP as
instructed below.
-Richard

Oct. 28 Incorporating Security into Requirements

Joint meeting:
Privacy and Security SIG
and
Requirements Management SIG

Topic: Incorporating Security into Requirements
Presenter: William H. Murray

Date: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004
Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM EDT

** Location: JP Morgan Chase 277 Park Ave 17th floor **

IMPORTANT:
YOU MUST BE ON THE LIST in order to gain entrance to
the building -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

**** R S V P INSTRUCTIONS *****
RSVP:  rksecmoderator@...
before noon Wednesday Oct. 27th
**********************

Abstract:
History suggests that we do not do a good job of achieving security in
information systems.  This presentation will assert that this is due in
part to the fact that we do not do a good job of expressing the
requirements for security.  It will compare and contrast how we express
requirements for security with those for other things and make
recommendations for how to do it better.

Biography - William Hugh Murray

Bill  Murray  is  an Executive Consultant with TruSecure Corp  He has
been recognized as a computer security pioneer and as a founder of IT
audit.  He  has  more  than fifty years experience  in  information
technology and more  than forty in security.  He is a Certified
Information System Security Professional.

During  more  than twenty-five years with IBM, his management
responsibilities  included  development  of  access  control programs,
advising  IBM  customers  on  security,  and  the articulation of the
security product plan.

In  1987  he  received  the  Fitzgerald Memorial  Award  for leadership
in data  security. In 1989 he received the Joseph J. Wasserman Award
for contributions  to security, audit and control.  He was elected to
the ISSA Hall of fame and received the CSI Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr. Murray holds the Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration  from Louisiana State University,  and  is  a graduate
of the  Jesuit  Preparatory  High  School  of  New Orleans.

Directions:
277 Park Ave is between 47th/48th Street

Nearby Train/Subway Stations:

4, 5, 7 to 42nd Street/Grand Central (exit through MetLife)
6 to 51st Street/Lexington Ave
F,V to Lexington Ave/53rd St
B, D, F, V to 47-50th Rockefeller Center


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#296

From: rksec moderator <rksecmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:13 pm
Subject: Oct 28: Incorporating Security into Requirements

rksecmoderator

Offline

Oct. 28 Incorporating Security into Requirements

Joint meeting:
Privacy and Security SIG
and
Requirements Management SIG

Topic: Incorporating Security into Requirements
Presenter: William H. Murray

Date: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004
Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM EDT

** Location: JP Morgan Chase 277 Park Ave 17th floor **

IMPORTANT:
YOU MUST BE ON THE LIST in order to gain entrance to
the building -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

**** R S V P INSTRUCTIONS *****
RSVP:  rksecmoderator@...
before noon Wednesday Oct. 27th
**********************

Abstract:
History suggests that we do not do a good job of achieving security in
information systems.  This presentation will assert that this is due in
part to the fact that we do not do a good job of expressing the
requirements for security.  It will compare and contrast how we express
requirements for security with those for other things and make
recommendations for how to do it better.

Biography - William Hugh Murray

Bill  Murray  is  an Executive Consultant with TruSecure Corp  He has
been recognized as a computer security pioneer and as a founder of IT
audit.  He  has  more  than fifty years experience  in  information
technology and more  than forty in security.  He is a Certified
Information System Security Professional.

During  more  than twenty-five years with IBM, his management
responsibilities  included  development  of  access  control programs,
advising  IBM  customers  on  security,  and  the articulation of the
security product plan.

In  1987  he  received  the  Fitzgerald Memorial  Award  for leadership
in data  security. In 1989 he received the Joseph J. Wasserman Award
for contributions  to security, audit and control.  He was elected to
the ISSA Hall of fame and received the CSI Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr. Murray holds the Bachelor of Science  degree in Business
Administration  from Louisiana State University,  and  is  a graduate
of the  Jesuit  Preparatory  High  School  of  New Orleans.

Directions:
277 Park Ave is between 47th/48th Street

Nearby Train/Subway Stations:

4, 5, 7 to 42nd Street/Grand Central (exit through MetLife)
6 to 51st Street/Lexington Ave
F,V to Lexington Ave/53rd St
B, D, F, V to 47-50th Rockefeller Center




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