I thought that the Society for Information Management was getting more ink than usual lately (example); their "SIM in the News" page confirms this with a dramatic spike this month. Are they on a publicity push? We do need a general-purpose IT organization and I'm not sure ITSMF is it...
Note that 1) Microsoft is a prominent member of SIM and 2) Microsoft's Bill Gates is on a big IT education push; could the two be related?
Thing with the national SIM is their membership criteria is elitist. (Just being objective - nothing wrong with elitism, but it by definition limits your base of support.)
The AITP is another organization to look at - also with Microsoft as a major sponsor. Looks like membership is more broadly based, but they don't appear to be as active as SIM lately. Both SIM and AITP have affiliates here in the U.S. Upper Midwest (NWAITP and SIMMN, along with DAMA-MN and MN-IPS. The Minnesota ITSMF chapter can be reached through the national ITSMF web page).
-ctb
