Past Events

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
5:30pm - 8:15pm
Maggiano’s Old Orchard, 4999...

Partnership is vital to aligning the strategic goals and direction of your business units, IT, and the enterprise as a whole -- and it’s essential to long-term success. To that end, SIM Chicago is excited to bring you Partnership, Persuasion & Politics, presented by Paul Risk, Chief Global Architect at the Warranty Group on...

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
7:00am - 5:00pm
Hilton Chicago
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
5:30pm - 8:15pm
Royal Melbourne Country Club,...

Please join SIM and Ron Roberts, CIO of Motorola Solutions, Inc., on April 25 at Royal Melbourne Country Club for an informative program on the changing role of the CIO and making IT one with the business.

In January 2011, Motorola, Inc. separated into two independent, publicly-traded companies: Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Motorola...

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Thursday, April 11, 2013
5:30pm - 8:15pm
The Metropolitan Club, Willis...

Please join SIM and Eric Dirst, CIO of DeVry, Inc. on April 11, 2013 for an informative program titled, "The Changing Role of the CIO – Shaping Demand".

When members of the SIM Chicago Chapter were recently surveyed you told us that the changing role of the CIO is an important topic for you. Eric Dirst’s timely presentation will...

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Rosewood Restaurant and Banquet...

Customer Urgency Has Replaced Service: Ubiquitous broadband has conditioned customers, dealers, patients, suppliers, distributors, and employees to believe they can get anything they want... anytime they want it. They expect everything on-demand. If you don't respond by acknowledging buyers needs quickly, they will...

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Loyola University Museum of Art...

With appreciation for our membership, we invite you and a guest to attend our Downtown Winter Social on February 20, 2013! This year’s event is hosted by the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA). Enjoy conversation with your colleagues over food and drinks as you marvel at one of the finest collections of medieval, Renaissance and Baroque...

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Maggianos Old Orchard, 4999 Old...

Please join SIM Chicago and Chicago Innovation Awards on February 13th for a premier panelist event at Maggianos Old Orchard. Ellen Barry, former CIO Metro Pier & Exposition Authority will moderate a paneled discussion with three of Chicago's recent innovation award winners, as well as the co-founder of this annual program that celebrates...

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Friday, January 18, 2013
7:30am - 10:00am
Ritz-Carlton Chicago, 160 East...

The CIO Roundtable is an invitation only program for Chicagoland CIOs. Each year we choose a stimulating topic and bring together CIOs to discuss and share ideas around the topic. SIM Chicago’s goal is to facilitate an intimate, interactive session.

This year we are honored to have Brett Goldstein, CIO and former Chief Data Officer for...

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
7:00am - 9:15am
The Metropolitan Club, Willis...

Please join SIM Chicago and Kim Hammonds, CIO for the Boeing Company on Thursday, January 10th. Kim will share her professional experiences surrounding the business of IT at Boeing. We look forward to seeing you at this event.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012
7:00am - 9:15am
The Clubhouse-Oakbrook, 298...

There are three top priorities facing every CIO in North America – Mobility, Security, and the Cloud. In October, Gartner published their “Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013 and the top 2 were Mobile Device Battles and Mobile Applications & HTML 5. Mobility has been a challenge for CIOs in many ways. We have witnessed the “...