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President'sPodiumAugustisthemonthofcelebrationandacknowledgingthe

phenomenalwomeninthiscountry.Unfortunately,Iwritethis

piecewithaheavyheart.Afewdaysago,Ireceivednewsthat

BrendaAynsley,whowasapastpresidentoftheAustralian

ComputerSociety,passedawayafteralongbattlewithillness.

Iwanttodedicatethismonth’snewsletterandarticletoBrenda.

IfirstmetBrendawhenweinvitedhertobeakeynotespeakerat

the2016President’sawards.Iwasimmediatelydrawntoher

passionforprofessionalisminICTandherwittysenseofhumour.

Althoughshewasbattlinganillness,shedidn’tletitdictateits

termsandIadmiredhercourage,strengthanddedicationto

continuedoingwhatsheloved.

BrendaholdsthedistinctionofbeingthefirstfemalepresidentoftheAustralianComputerSocietyin

2014.InthesameyearshewasadmittedtotheOrderofAustraliaandawardedtheMedalofthe

OrderofAustralia(OAM)forherservicetotheinformationandcommunicationstechnologysector.As

astalwartfortheICTprofessionshehadtheattentionofaudiencesattheUnitedNations,the

InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion,theworldsummitonInformationSociety,andat

conferencessuchastheWorldComputerCongressandtheWorldITForum.ReadMore...

CEO'sCommuniqueAstheprofessionalbodyforICTinSouthAfrica,eachyearIITPSA

recognisesthosepeoplewhohaverecentlyexcelled,ineitherour

ICTprofessionand/ortheICTIndustry,bymeansofourtwolong-

standing,highly-prizedawards,beingtheITPersonalityand

VisionaryCIOoftheYear.

In2018,theyarejoinedbytwobrandnewawards,namelytheTechnologyExcellenceandtheSocial

Responsibility/CommunityAwards(seearticlebelow).Eachofthesefourawardsisopentopublic

nomination,sopleasehelptheInstitute'sjudgingpanelstoensurethatwehaveabsolutelythebest

candidatesintherunningtoreceiveeachawardbysubmittingyournominationshere.

OURTOPSTORIES

IITPSALaunchestwonewawardsTheInstituteispleasedtoannouncethattwonewawardshave

beenaddedtotheline-upforthe2018IITPSAAnnualPresident's

Awards.InadditiontoourprestigiousITPersonality,VisionaryCIO

andDistinguishedServiceinICTAwards,thefollowingawardswill

bemadeforthefirsttime:

TheTechnologyExcellenceAward,whichrecognisesapersonorateamwhohasmadeexceptional/innovativeuseof

informationtechnology,ordesignedaninnovativenew

technology,foranorganizationandthathasdeliveredmeasurable

benefit,eitherforbusinessortheSAEconomy.

TheSocialResponsibility/CommunityAward,whichrecognisesaperson/team/projectdeliveringthebenefitsofITonanot-for-profitbasisintothecommunity/orbringingthecommunity

intotheITspace(addressingthedigitaldivide).

Dont'forgettosubmityournominationsforeachofourAwards!ReadMore...

IITPSAannouncestwonewGautengSpecialInterestGroups

ArtificalIntelligence&Robotics(SIGAIR)

SIGAIRisanIITPSASpecialInterestGroup(SIG)fortheArtificial

Intelligence(AI)andRoboticscommunity.TheideaofthisSIGisto

bringpeopletogetherfromdiversebackgroundswhoareeither

practitionersof,orinterestedinAIandRobotics.TheadoptionofAI

isespeciallyrelevantforSouthAfricanbusinessesifweareto

competeinglobalmarkets.

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Cybersecurity(SIGCyber)

SIGCyberisanIITPSASpecialInterestgroup(SIG)forthe

Cybersecurityandrelatedcommunities.TheideaoftheSIGCyber

istobringtogetherpeoplefromdiversebackgroundswhoare

eitherpractitioners,academicsorinterestedinCybersecurity.The

Cybersecuritydomainencompassestechnologies,policies,

proceduresandpracticesdesignedtoprotectorganisation,

institutionsandcitizensfromattacks.ReadMore...

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Afternoon@SIGiST2018-08-22-iLAB,90RivoniaRoad,Sandton

Abstract1–“Youneedtolifttesting!”:AtestersascensiontoqualityengineerNatashaAndersonsharesherjourneyofre-inventionasshe

transitionedhercareerfromonebuiltontheprinciplesofwaterfall

tooneofagility.

Abstract2–ShiftingSQAleftandrightContinuousintegrationiskeyforshiftingSQAleft.Theaimistoreleasetoourcustomersasquickly

andascosteffectivelyaspossibleand,inturn,ensureaqualityproductisdelivered.Thenew

generationmethodologieslikeDevOpsandAgileareattheforefrontofmakingsurethatthisis

achievedsuccessfully.ReadMore...

CybersecurityskillsinSouthAfrica–AnIITPSAWCapeChapterEvent2018-08-23-ICTSonMain,UCT,CapeTown

Guestspeaker,JacquesOphoff(UCT),reviewsSouthAfrican

cybersecuritytraining,consideringtheperceivedhighdemandfor

suchskills.Itpresentsananalysisofjobrequirementsinthisarea,

basedonarecentanalysisoftheWesternCapemarket.Finally,

thereisadiscussionofinitiativesaroundaninternational

cybersecurityeducationprogrammeandSouthAfrica’s

involvementinthisprocess.

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TheIITPSAECChapterWomen’sNetworkingBreakfast2018-08-29BocadillosLemonTree,Walmer,PortElizabeth

AllWomeninITarecordiallyinvitedtoTheIITPSAECChapter

Women’sNetworkingBreakfasthostedinconjunctionwiththe

NelsonMandelaUniversity,SchoolofICT.

Amorningofconnectionandreflection:Beingawomanina

“man’sworld”.ReadMore...

HowwomencanthriveintheITWorkplaceAWomeninIT(WCape)Event2018-08-30-TheRiverClub,Observatory,CapeTown

Asoneofitsstrategicgoals,IITPSAstrivestoencourageand

promotewomenintheITWorkplace.IITPSAwantstoencourage

girlstoentertheworkplaceandhelpbuildworkenvironmentsthat

makewomenstay.TohonourWomen’smonthinAugust,IITPSAis

holdingaspecialeventtoexploretheissuesfacingwomen.

ApanelofwomenwhoaresuccessfulintheITworkplacewill

sharetheirviewsandexperienceswithyou.

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Leaderex2018-09-04-SandtonConventionCentre

JoinAfrica'slargestgatheringofbusinessleaders,professionals

andentrepreneurson4September2018atSandtonConvention

Centre.

Adaytonetwork,challengeconventionalthinkingandlearnfrom

over250topCEOsandentrepreneurs.IITPSAwillbetakingthe

leadroleinastreamondigitalskills!

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AIExpoAfrica2018-09-10to2018-09-11-CenturyCityConferenceCentre,CapeTown

AIExpoAfrica2018isfocusingonrealworldapplications&trends

drivingtheAIEconomyinAfrica,exploringtheAIBusiness

OpportunityNOWandseekingtobuildanAIBusinessfocused

CommunityacrossAfrica.

30%DiscountofferedtoallIITPSAMembersattending

AIExpoAfrica2018whopaybycompanyinvoice/EFT.

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TEST-ITAFRICAInternationalConference2018-09-19(Jhb)and2018-09-20(CT)

Itistrue-thisyeartheSASTQBiscelebratingtheir10th

anniversary!AspartofthecelebrationstheannualTEST-ITAFRICAInternationalConferencewillbeatwocityoneconferenceevent.JOHANNESBURG CAPETOWNTutorials:17and18Sept

Conference:19September

Tutorials:21September

Conference:20September

TheCapitalonParkHotel TheCTICC

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