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are SIP's future plans?
What is SIP?
The
Society of Internet Professional (SIP) is a not-for-profit
organization of professionals, businesses and organizations
involved in the Internet. It was established in Toronto (Canada)
in 1997.
SIP's
mandate is to standardize Professional Internet Standards,
Certification and Accreditation and assists its members in
their training and keep them informed of new developments
in their field.
SIP
has chapters
across North America and is currently expanding into other
countries.
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Mission:
To enable professionals involved with the Internet to harness
new technologies and embrace opportunities for success
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Objectives:
The
objectives of the Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)
are to:
- Standardize
professional accreditation and certification
- Facilitate
professional development and learning
- Enhance
professionalism
-
Provide a forum for Internet business and career opportunities
- Keep
members abreast of developments in Internet technology
- Form
a network of talented professionals intent on collective
success
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Individual
Members come from large and small organizations and companies
and include independent professionals. Membership has many
benefits.
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Organizing
monthly meetings for presentations and discussions of products,
trends, and issues related to the Internet and Internetworking.
- Establish
certification programs
- Facilitate
projects in partnership with corporate sponsors
- Facilitate
members networking opportunities
- Establish
and manage a job database
- Provide
membership directory services
- Publish
the SIP newsletter INTERNET POST
- Organize
annual conferences
- Take
part in major exhibits
- Operate
a Training Centre
- Operate
an Employment Centre for Internet Professionals
- Operate
a Testing and Evaluating Centre
- Organize
an annual Conference
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As
a key part of its mandate, SIP provides education standards
for Certified internet Professionals (CIP) in a number of
streams, such as:
- Webmaster
- Systems
Administration
- Internet
Security
- e-Commerce
Certified
membership in SIP is granted by meeting its requirements for
qualifications, experience, continuing education and by observing
its Code of Ethics.
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Accredited
Training Centre:
An
education institution may apply to become a SIP Accredited
Training Centre (ATC) to offer CIP courses. This valuable
accreditation provides a guarantee to students and employers
that your courses meet the Certified Internet Professional
standards.
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Special
Interest Groups (SIGs)
SIP
has organized a number of business groups to provide an exciting
forum where members can discuss issues/tools or conduct projects,
assignements or seminars:
- e-Security:
Internet transactions, firewalls, risk assessment and mitigation
- e-Learning:
Collaboration and web-casting of classes
- Net-preneurs:
Business plans to obtain investment financing
- SIP
Institute: Workshops and seminars
- e-Trading:
On-line investment and trading
- Web
design: Design, quality assurance and development
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Meetings
The
Society organizes monthly
meetings that provide topical discussions, of products,
trends, issues, and concerns about the development of the
Internet. SIP was established in Toronto (Canada) 1997, with
chapters in other cities. Please check here if you are interested
in opening
a chapter in your city.
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Getting Involved
We would welcome your help in
the following areas:
- Web
Master ...
- Membership
...
- Public
Relations ...
- Books
Program ...
- Training
...
- Event
Coordination ...
- Conference
...
- Certification
...
- Chapter
Coordination ...
- Job
Placement ...
- Marketing
...
- List
Server ...
- Training
...
- Fund
Raising ...
For more details see SIP
Structure
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Our future
plans include:
- Enroll
Corporate Sponsors
- Open
Chapters across Canada, USA and abroad
- Appoint
a full-time Executive Director
- Electronic
News Letter
- Co-operative
Ventures
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