About AITP

What is it?

The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is a nationally recognized professional organization. We are one of more than 250 student chapters and 125 professional chapters that are part of the National AITP Organization, with a total of  more than 7000 members.

AITP is our Computer Science Department Professional Organization. We sponsor a wide range of activities that would be of interest to anyone interested in information technology.

Why Should I join?

    Our local chapter sponsors many events in the course of the academic year:

·        Speaker meetings – we bring in speakers from the IT community to talk on topics of interest.

·        Field Trips – we visit IT installations in the community

·        Interview Receptions – informal get-togethers with campus recruiters, typically on the evening before recruitment interviews.

·        Intramural Programming Competition – we hold these as a prelude to the Regional and National Competitions.

·        Regional Competition – periodically sponsored by a chapter in Region 7 of AITP, the Southeastern United States.

·        National Programming Competitions – the national organization’s yearly student conference and competition

We sponsor the AITP Scholarship, awarded to an individual on the basis of excellent scholarship and a high degree of participation in the AITP chapter.

How can I join?

• Attend our Organizational Meeting which takes place at the start of each semester. We publicize this meeting by class visits and group mailings. You can get details on time and place from those or from the AITP calendar on this website. 

• Download and fill out an application here. Return it to the computer science department, fourth floor, bldg 4.

•  Contact Dr. Coffey in building 4, Room 434 to get an application.

How much does it cost?

    Cost is $40.00 for an entire calendar year ($35 national, $5 UWF).