Dear itSMFnz Members,

Due to the low level of nominations this year we have been able to fill the available positions without going to election.

The successful candidates are:

Treasurer - Clive Keylard

Director of Events - Rachael Ryan

Director of Membership - Cheryl Gee

Director of Marketing (interim)- Chong Looi

They will take up their roles after the AGM which will be held on the 29th of September in Wellington (Venue to be confirmed)

Congratulations to the successful candidates. I look forward to working with you all.

Kind Regards

Tristan Boot

President itSMFnz

Managing Cloud Services - Free online summit 

As cloud computing turns from buzz word to business proposition, how is it impacting IT Service Management and how are other companies making the most of it?  Join BrightTALK’s free Managing Cloud Services Summit on July 14 to hear experts discuss innovative tips and best practices through a series of interactive webcasts that you can view from the convenience of your computer. 

View the full program and sign up to attend your favorite presentations at: http://www.brighttalk.com/r/vBfWebcast presentations include: 

 “Managing Services across Hybrid Data Center & Cloud Environments
”Ian Osborne, Intellect; William Fellows, The 451 Group; Kosten Metreweli, Zeus Technology; Tim Savage, Comic Relief; Nick Barron, Carrenza

Case Study: The Practical Benefits of Cloud Infrastructures”
Martin Gill, Director, HomeMade Digital

“Redefine your Approach to Application Deployment?”Glenn O’Donnell, Forrester Research 

“Clouds are for Birds. Services are for Customers.
”Juan Jiménez, ITIL® Expert/Trainer/Consultant, Assessor at APMG-US, LLC 

“Communicating Cloud Services to SMBs Using ITIL Best Practices”Johannes W. van den Bent, Principal Consultant, CLOUD-linguistics 

“Unlocking the Value of the Cloud”Bryan Che, Product Manager, Red Hat 

Review the entire summit and sign up for your favorite presentations here: http://www.brighttalk.com/r/vBf

You will be able to view any or all webcasts live or after on-demand.  If you are able to tune in live, you will be able to submit real-time questions to presenters and take part in presenter-led polls.  This event is part of a free thought leadership series presented by BrightTALK, and we will continue to notify you of other relevant events throughout the year.

itSMF are running a global survey on ITSM adoption. This will become an annual survey to gain a picture of trends in Service Management adoption around the world.  

Password: itsmf

Note: You only need to tick the boxes that apply to you, a minimum of one box per question. This should make it much easier to complete.

The survey closes on the 19th of June 2010.

Service Management Project Award Winner 2010

Land Information New Zealand

The presentation from Land Information can be found under Document Management - National Conference 2010 Presentations - Award Winner - Graeme Tweedie

Submission were from:
TVNZ
Datacraft
Kiwibank
Mighty River Power
Land Information New Zealand
Auckland City Council

The three finalists were:
Datacraft

Kiwibank

Land Information New Zealand