IBM Academy of Technology
| IBM Academy of Technology | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Somers, NY |
| Membership | 900+ |
| President | Rashik Parmar |
| Website | http://www.ibm.com/ibm/academy/ |
The IBM Academy of Technology was founded in 1989 and modeled after the US National Academies of Science and Engineering. It focuses on the technical underpinnings of IBM’s future.
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[edit] Organization
Running an organization consisting of almost 1,000 of IBM's technical leaders, within a company of 425,000 people is no small feat! With the exception of a full-time President and a small program staff, the Academy operates on a voluntary basis.
Guiding the Academy is a Board of Governors, composed of senior IBM technical executives.
The day-to-day operation of the Academy is the responsibility of the Academy Leadership Team (ALT) who are elected by the Board of Governors from candidates within the Academy membership. The ALT is composed of the Academy President and 99 Academy members from across the globe representing major and growth markets as well as the three major technical disciplines of Systems/Hardware, Software and Services, Applications and Solutions.
[edit] Membership
New members are elected by the Academy membership in recognition of their outstanding technical accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the business. It is a significant personal honor for an employee to be elected to the Academy, but the Academy is not an honor society. Membership also carries with it an obligation to be an active participant in Academy activities and to promote IBM's technical growth - in addition to the members' regular work responsibilities. Membership is balanced across both technical skills and geographic distribution.
The Academy also has established 44 regional or technical affiliate groups, with over 8,000 affiliate members. These Academy Affiliate groups are located around the world and, like the Academy, are largely self-managed. Affiliate membership includes Academy members and other senior and up-and-coming technical leaders. Affiliate activity varies, being a mixture of site-specific studies, technical education, and community networking.
[edit] Mission
The Academy is a society of IBM technical leaders organized to:
- advance the understanding of key technical areas,
- improve communications in and development IBM's global technical community, and
- engage clients in technical pursuits of mutual value.
The Academy organization is global and independent. It is basically a self-governing entity with broad latitude to decide which technical activities it will pursue. There is a fine line between independence and irrelevance. For this reason, strong links are maintained with both the IBM executive team and the overall technical community.
The Academy focuses on "clear space" opportunities, interdivisional topics and cross-functional issues. It strives for integration of business and technology strategy. The subjects of its activities run well beyond research and development.
[edit] Publications
The IBM Academy of Technology is now publishing a series of TechNotes, written by our members (IBM's technical leaders) and exploring various areas of current and emerging technology. Please see the Publications page on the IBMAoT website.
[edit] Twitter
The IBM Academy of Technology is now on Twitter. Please use the hashtag #IBMAoT when mentioning the IBM Academy of Technology in any social media postings and consider following @IBMAoT.
[edit] External links
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