BAA Members,

Safe to say, this has been an interesting year.  We were all challenged in ways many of us could not have imagined a few years ago.  This has required us to think of things in a different way, to re-evaluate our industry, our careers, and indeed, ourselves.  

Many of our members took this opportunity to contribute their energies and expertise to the BAA in 2009, resulting in significant progress.

Some notable accomplishments:

• Recruited spectacular talent to Board membership
• Expanded BAA certification program from one to three courses
• Published signature white paper “Business Architecture – An Emerging Profession” 
• Created Chicago Chapter
• Established committees to develop and oversee efforts in regard to:
• • Member Services
  • Communities Services – supporting interest groups and chapters
  • Relationship Services – promoting collaborative affiliations with corporate leaders and other professional organizations
  • Educational Services
  • Marketing/Communications
  • Technology
  • Corporate Affairs
• Held first in a series of Fireside Chats to provide a forum for sharing topics of interest within the Business Architecture community and provide networking opportunities
• Redesigned BAA website
• Participated in three corporation-sponsored events presenting views of Business Architecture in their environments.