8. Why a Texas AEA Chapter
It just makes sense
Key Market: Community impact to the one of the fastest growing markets. Texas growing twice
as fast as the rest of the country and dominating the Forbes’ top ten list for “Best Cities for Future Job
Growth” (with 7 cities in top 10) w/ Austin rated the #1 Growth city in the country it is clear this is a
key market to attach to.
Access: AEA membership has a prestigious status among not only enterprise architects but also
senior decisions makers. You get direct access to this community.
Scale: With a base of 7000 AEA members in Texas this provides an opportunity to talk to a broad
set of influentials through many communication channels such as: meetings, special events, email,
web and online meetings.
Amplification: Providing any leadership in this forum amplifies the position of the company.
Strategic Collaboration: With access comes opportunity to have direct access and
collaboration with key influentials in major corporations.
Thought Leadership: Opportunity to demonstrate thought leadership in Enterprise
Architecture and related topics.
11. What is the Association of Enterprise Architects?
AEA is a non-profit professional association providing a world-wide professional
organization for Enterprise Architects with over 40,000 professionals.
History
2007: Launched
2008: Merged with Global Ass
of Enterprise Architects
2010: Acknowledge certifications
2010: Merged with Journal of
Enterprise Architecture
Over 45+ chapters representing 120 countries.
Goals
Model of
Profession
Knowledge
Exchange
Industry
Focus
Trends
Working
Groups
12. Simply Put…
This is Your Professional Network of Peers
Created by you, for you
Delivered locally
Agnostic
Forward looking
15. Advance
Your
Career
• Increase salary and promotion prospects
• Job postings access for members
• Better job satisfaction
• Helps you succeed in today’s competitive
job market
• Peer recognition
• Part of an elite community
18. Power of
the
Network
• Access to an exclusive community with
resources, knowledge,
information & skills
• Part of an exclusive profession
• Local and global networking
• Improved job effectiveness
• Keep abreast of EA practices & standards
• Generally accepted EA practices
• Encourages job satisfaction
20. 8 Years of Enterprise Architecture Proven Practice!
Peer-reviewed international quarterly publication
Members can download pdf versions from 2005
to 2013:
https://www.globalaea.org/?page=JEA
All members are welcome to submit articles via
the AEA site [Here]
24. Events and Meetings
Events
•
Occurs monthly in regions
Less formal 2 – 4 hours
Focused around members issues w/ local
presenters
Special interest group activities (SIG)
Monthly Meeting
Monthly Meeting
•
•
•
Event
Monthly Meeting
Event
Monthly Meeting
Event
Monthly Meeting
Event
Monthly Meeting
Fiscal Year
Monthly Meeting
•
Occur quarterly in regions
Full day events
Highly impactful content and invited
national luminary speakers
External speakers & thought leaders
Monthly Meeting
•
•
•
Monthly Meetings
Event
25. Opportunities for EA’s
Monthly Local
Regional
Annual Marquee (Austin)
Learn about new ideas, thought processes
Network and Mind Share with larger EA
Community
Learning/CIP Credits (?)
Network some more
Present/Share
Regional
Learn about best practices from Regional Public
and Private Sector Entities
Present, Share & Network
Lead the Conversation
General
Lead the monthly event
Network
Special Interest
Learn and Drive Industry Though Processes
Foundation to Lead the Monthly Regional
Events
Directly contribute in development of next
gen standards and processes
27. Special Interest Groups
It is all about community
Networking: Local meetings to discuss issues, solutions and opportunities.
Sharing: Trends, lessons learned and challenges.
Collaboration: Online interactions to share experiences, success stories,
strategies, etc.
Special Interest Groups:
• Government and Academic
• High Tech
• Consumer and Retail
• Transportation
• Music and Entertainment
• Gaming
