| 20 May 2008 | IT Project Management, an evening meeting hosted by KPMG LLP in Glasgow More details and to register |
 27 May 2008 | Data Protection / Data Security an ISACA® international e symposium live and online at 4pm. Earn 3 CPE hours. More details and to register |
| 31 May 2008 | CISA® Training Day in Edinburgh More details and to register |
| 11 - 13 Jun 2008 | MIS CISO Executive Summit & Roundtable in Budapest attracting 10% discount for ISACA® Scottish Chapter members. More details and to register |
| 14 Jun 2008 | CISA® and CISM® exams in Edinburgh More details and to register |
| 27 Jun 2008 | AGM and Training Day in Edinburgh More details and to register |
| 27 - 30 Jul 2008 | ISACA® international conference in Toronto More details and to register |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Last date for earlybird discounts on registration for the CISA®, CISM® and CGEITTM exams in December. More details |
| 15 - 19 Sep 2008 | ISACA® Training Week in Edinburgh More details and to register |
| 10 - 12 Nov 2008 | ISACA® International Network Security Conference in Amsterdam More details and to register |
| 10 - 12 Nov 2008 | ISACA® International Information Security Management Conference in Amsterdam More details and to register |
| 12 Nov 2008 | IT Control Objectives for Basel II hosted by ISACA® International in Zurich. More details and to register |
| 13 - 14 Nov 2008 | IT Audit Management Forum hosted by ISACA® International in Zurich. More details and to register |
| 13 Dec 2008 | CISA®, CISM® and CGEITTM examinations. More details |
New IT Governance Certification OptionsThe first CGEITTM examination will take place on 13th December 2008. If there is enough demand in Scotland it will be possible to sit the exam in Edinburgh.
Passing the exam is usually the first step to achieving certification . However, through the grandfathering program, you can apply for certification without taking the CGEITTM examination. Find out now if you are eligible to apply! The deadline for applications is 31 October 2008.
To find out more about CGEITTM visit www.isaca.org/cgeit
IT Assurance Framework Available NowISACA® has just released the new IT Assurance Framework (ITAFTM) as its latest member benefit. To meet the need for clear guidance for IT controls, ISACA® has created this comprehensive assurance model incorporating standards and best practices. ITAFTM provides a single source through which IT audit and assurance professionals can seek guidance, research policies and procedures, obtain audit and assurance programs, and develop effective reports. The framework also:
The current version of ITAFTM incorporates ISACA®'s IS Auditing Standards and Guidelines and allows for new guidance to be properly indexed as it is developed and issued. It is designed to be a living document to enable relevant tools, techniques, white papers and publications to be placed with the framework.
ITAFTM is applicable to any formal audit or assessment engagement. Its design recognizes that IT assurance professionals are faced with different requirements and different types of audit and assurance assignments-ranging from leading an IT-focused audit to contributing to a financial or operational audit. ISACA® is pleased to be able to offer ITAFTM to ISACA® members as a complimentary PDF download from the ISACA® web site. It can be purchased by nonmembers for US $45.For further information or to download the publications, visit www.isaca.org/itaf.
ISACA® is proud to announce that the CISA® certification is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008. Both ISACA® International and the local chapter committee wish to record their thanks to all who have achieved this certification for their contribution to its international success.
CISA® CertificationsCongratulations to the following who, having passed the CISA® exam, have now achieved CISA® certification. Please note that this does not necessarily represent a complete list of all individuals who were successful in achieving CISA® certification in Scotland.
| Jawaid Ali | BlueRom Consulting Ltd. |
| Lesley Gilmour | Scottish Power |
| Paul Guckian | Delaney Consulting Ltd. |
| Frank Kavanagh | Capita Group plc |
| Brenda Moyo | Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| Anna Parsons | Ernst & Young LLP |
CISM® CertificationsCongratulations to the following who, having passed the CISM® exam, have now achieved CISM® certification. Please note that this does not necessarily represent a complete list of all individuals who were successful in achieving CISM® certification in Scotland.
| Andrew Wagner | Incasoft |
Registration is now open for this event. The AGM will be held from 9 - 9.30am in the Royal Society of Edinburgh in George Street. The agenda for this will be circulated to members nearer the time. This will be followed by the training day on the subject of Industrial Espionage which will be presented by Stan Dormer. Members will qualify for 7CPE hours. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. Detailed notes will also be supplied. There will be a charge of £100 (£75 if registering before 15th May) for non members. Members can attend free of charge.
Registration is now open for this event which is being hosted by KPMG LLP at their Glasgow office. The topic will be "IT Project Management". Members attending will qualify for 2 CPE hours. Register now!
CoAudit is an Irish based software company with a free version of its Gander software available for download and test by end users at www.coaudit.com . The free version includes PCI, Unix and Oracle audits along with baseline reports in Excel and Html. They are looking for feedback, good or bad, from professionals in the compliance / IT space in the ISACA® Scottish Chapter.
The committe extends its congratulations to all who recently passed the CISM® exam. Please note that this does not necessarily represent a complete list of all individuals who were successful in passing the CISM® exam in Scotland. Top scorers for the Chapter are
| 1. Paul Guckian | Delaney Consulting |
| 2. Robert Hurt | The Student Loans Co. Ltd. |
| 3. Steve Byrne | HBOS plc |
The committe extends its congratulations to all who recently passed the CISA® exam. Please note that this does not necessarily represent a complete list of all individuals who were successful in passing the CISA® exam in Scotland. Top scorers for the Chapter are
| 1. Andrew Calverley | |
| 2. Louise Tordoff | Scottish Widows |
| 3. Lesley Gilmour | Scottish Power |
The February newsletter is now available online.
New technical training courses have been added on the events page.
New link added to site which includes information and resources for the audit of IBM i series (AS400).
Stan Dormer and his team would be grateful if you could spare 10 minutes to complete the following training needs survey. This is open to all members of the Internal Audit profession.
If there is any other facility or service that you would like the Chapter to offer please do not hesitate to contact any member of the committee and we will try our best to make it happen.
Please ensure that the email address you have supplied on the main ISACA® website is valid. Otherwise you will miss out on mailings from both the chapter and international HQ.
You can renew your membership online by following the link at the top of the membership page. On this page you will also find links into other relevant areas of the ISACA® international site.
