In This Issue

	From the Executive Liaison
	ChemITC Annual Conference
	Cyber Security at the Annual Conference
	Survey and Benchmarking at the Annual Conference
	Interactions with DHS

Upcoming Events

May 6-7, 2009 Spring CIO Roundtable Houston, TX Hosted by Shell

From the Executive Liaison

Oh, What a Conference!

Wow – what a conference! From my vantage point, this year’s ChemITC Annual Conference was a huge success.

ChemITC Annual Conference

Conference Draws Largest Crowd to Date

As the leaves became more colorful and the weather cooled off, there was no denying that autumn was here. ChemITC kicked off the season as it always does, bringing many great IT minds together for valuable discussions, content-rich sessions and abundant networking at its most successful Annual Conference ever.

Cyber Security at the Annual Conference

Poster Session Adds New Dynamic to ChemITC Annual Conference

People always say “change is good” and when it comes to presenting an abundance of information in a simple, effective and flexible way to the chemical industry’s senior-most IT leaders, they are right on. The Cyber Security Program Poster Session at this year’s Annual Conference received rave reviews, proving that a little change can go a long way.

Survey and Benchmarking at the Annual Conference

S&B Finalizes Procedures for Roundtable and Ad Hoc Surveys

ChemITC members now have more opportunities to benefit from the identification of industry trends. In addition to the Annual IT Survey, the Survey and Benchmarking program also offers three other ways for ChemITC members to benchmark their use of technology – roundtables, Ad Hoc surveys and threaded discussions.

Interactions with DHS

Cyber Security Program Participating in Several DHS Initiatives

Over the last six years, the chemical sector has diligently worked to increase interactions with DHS from a cyber security perspective to ensure that sector efforts are aligned with government priorities. Its effort seems to be paying off. The lines of communication are open and the increase in ChemITC member company participation in DHS/National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) initiatives has been dramatic.