AFSMI CEO Schoenewald Recognized with SIA Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT MYERS Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2003 The Association for Services Management (AFSM AFSM Australian Fire Service Medal AFSM Armed Forces Service Medal AFSM American Foundation for the Study of Man AFSM Automated Flats Sorting Machine (US Postal Service) AFSM Asynchronous Finite State Machine ) International announced that its CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , John Schoenewald, received an award for his outstanding leadership in the service industry from the Service Industry Association (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor ) at the recent AFSMI (Association For Services Management International, Fort Myers, FL, www.afsmi.org) A membership organization dedicated to the advancement of executives and managers in the high-tech services and support industry. S-Business Education Summit and Expo. This award has only been given three times: once as a result of U.S. Congressman Knollenberg introducing SIA's bill in Congress, which was later passed and became part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law which implements two 1996 WIPO treaties. It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services that are used to measures that control access to copyrighted works (commonly ; once to the general counsel of SIA for his lifetime achievement of protecting customer choices created through Open Access in the Service Industry, which is a major part of SIA's purpose as an association; and this time to John Schoenewald. "The SIA Board and I decided to recognize John Schoenewald with this award for deciding to move ahead with the AFSMI conference in October 2001, only a few weeks after 9/11, when most association CEOs were canceling or postponing their events," said Claudia Betzner, executive director of the Service Industry Association. "In addition, John has consistently shown his openness and willingness to work with SIA to put together a plan that would ultimately benefit both associations," she added. This resulted in the implementation of a plan that began with a joint C-level Executive Summit, which the two associations co-hosted in March. The two organizations now also extend joint memberships, provide discounts to each other's members on training, and will co-host another C-level Executive Summit on March 28-30, 2004 at the Mirage in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . About the Service Industry Association (SIA) The Service Industry Association (SIA) is a non-profit association of enterprises involved in the support of high-technology products in the marketplace, represented by their top level executives, whose role is to promote the best possible range of alternatives and choices of services for those products, and support of the customers who use them. The mission of the Service Industry Association (SIA) is to promote access to an open, competitive market for the service and support of high-tech products. For more information, visit www.servicenetwork.org. About AFSM International The Association for Services Management (AFSM) International is a global, not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. professional association dedicated to providing the educational programs and networking opportunities that enhance the success of executives, managers, professionals, and their companies involved in s-business. Founded in 1975, AFSM International's membership represents over 1,200 companies around the world in all sectors of business, education, and government. For more information about AFSM International, please visit www.afsmi.org. About S-Business S-business is the industry-standard term that AFSM International developed to classify clas·si·fy tr.v. clas·si·fied, clas·si·fy·ing, clas·si·fies 1. To arrange or organize according to class or category. 2. To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret. those organizations, operations, and activities that are involved with providing customer service and support for technology-based products and solutions. |
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