ASITEP BOD MEETING 4/30/08

ASITEP BOD MEETING
April 30, 2008
Vivere Suites, Alabang

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING

ATTENDEES:

ASITEP BOARD

Rose Reyes – AMI
Jig Pedro – On Semi
Willy Jose - Acbel
Jobbit Mata - AMKOR
Ana Coscolluela - Innove
Mela Licup - NXP
Lito Estacio - Cypress

SEIPI Representative

Katrina Llorin – SEIPI (thanks for drafting this MOM)


BACKGROUND:

The event was an ASITEP Board Meeting. The board was convened to
discuss the ASITEP Forum (PSECE 2008) to be held on June 4, 2008 at
the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia.
The other objective of the meeting was to plan for the Election of
the ASITEP Officers 2008-2009, since Rose Reyes, incumbent
chairperson, is leaving AMIS/ON and the semicon industry. Jig Pedro,
incumbent vice-chair, is unable to assume chairmanship due to current
workload brought about by the ON Acquisition of AMIS.

DISCUSSIONS:

ELECTION OF ASITEP OFFICERS (2008-2009)

The ASITEP Board agreed that ASITEP Board members for 2008-2009
should be composed of the IT heads of the SEIPI Board members. With
the new SEIPI BOD, there is a need to revisit the current ASITEP BOD
and add the IT heads of the new BODs. It was also agreed to increase
the number of ASITEP BOD to be more than the current 10, and this is
possible with the addition of the IT heads of the other members of
the SEIPI BOD.


1. RICHARD COHEN - President & General Manager, ON Semiconductor (2008-2010)
2. MELBA CUYAHON - General Manager, NXP Semiconductors (2007-2009)
3. JEFF DRYANSKI – President, Amkor Technology (2008-2010)
4. ED FORTUNADO - Managing Director, Analog Devices (2008-2010)
5. DAN LACHICA - Managing Director - First Sumiden (2008-2010)
6. HIROSHI NAKAMURA - Chairman & CEO, Fujitsu Computer (2007-2009)
7. KANJI NAKAO – President, Hitachi Global Storage (2008-2010)
8. LARRY QUA - Chairman & CEO, Ionics EMS (2007-2009)
9. EYNOLLAH RAHIDEH - General Manager, Temic Automotive (2007-2009)
10. ERNIE SANTIAGO – President, SEIPI
11. ARTHUR TAN - President and CEO, IMI (2008-2010)
12. BING VIERA - President and Managing Director, TI Philippines (2008-2010)
13. MICHAEL WENTLING - General Manager, Intel Philippines (2007-2009)
14. YOSHIYUKI YANO – President, Toshiba Information (2008-2010)
15. ARTHUR YOUNG - Chairman & CEO, PSI Technologies (2007-2009)

It was discussed that the effectiveness of the NWCs depends on the
participation of all BODs
Given this decision, there will be no general membership meeting this
May. The next GMM will be on the ASITEP Forum during PSECE 2008, on June 4.
The present BOD members voted and selected Mr. Ces Madrid as the ASITEP Chairman for 2008-2009.

ASITEP FORUM (PSECE 2008)

According to Gartner’s Group, the trend of the industry now is
consolidation of similar businesses, divestments and re-alignment.
The theme for this year’s ASITEP Forum is “M.A.D.ness in IT”
(Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestments). Under this, there will be
discussions on issues on Costs, Systems Integration and People.
Ana Coscolluela has been appointed by the quorum to be the emcee of
the forum
Part of the ASITEP Forum program will include the induction of the
New Officers and an Outgoing Ceremony for the previous officers.
Proposed Progam (1-5pm)
Induction of New Officers – 1-1:30pm
Vendor Presentations – 1:30-2:30pm
2 vendors at 30 min each
Globe (15 mins)
Panel discussion – to be participated by selected BOD members;
Ana will be the moderator (1 hr) – 3-5pm

OTHER DISUCSSIONS

Revive programs of ASITEP (c/o new ASITEP Board to be championed by Jig)
As part of the program for the ASITEP Forum a plaque of appreciation
should be given to the previous Chairpersons.
For future discussions: best weird practices in IT, ASPA Referral Fee and ASITEP Blog (Willy)

ACTION ITEMS

Draft letters to SEIPI Board requesting them to appoint their IT as part
of the ASITEP Board 2008-2009. (c/o Katrina)
Provide contact details of vendors that will be presenting during the
forum (c/o Rose Reyes) - DONE
ASITEP Forum Framework (c/o Rose Reyes)
Questions for the FGD during the ASITEP

Regards,

Rose R. Reyes
Information Technology
ON Semiconductor Philippines Inc.
Office: (632) 859 4017
Mobile: (63) 917 777 2647
Fax: (632) 859-4085
email : rose_reyes@amis.com

PSITE Convention presentation

FYI,
Rose Reyes'
presentation to PSITE

You can download it
here
or
here

Industry Insights

In response to Rose' query for inputs to the PSITE convention, Jig Pedro has this spot-on insights:

a) Industry is even more focused on operational cost due to increasing material cost and peso evaluation. Thus, IT solutions and services need to be truly cost effective. Unfortunately IT solutions providers are still expensive and are not yet taking advantage of the industry's need for low-cost solutions. IT solution providers should race to customers and offer solutions that will really lower their customers' operational cost. One exception is open-source technology (Linux, java, etc.)

b) Microsoft still dominating the industry in the office productivity space (Outlook, MS Office, etc.). Industry is still wary of Vista and do not want to jump on the Vista band-wagon yet. Acclamation of Vista may be between late 2009 and 2010.

c) Open source is still the trend. It lowers cost of ownership. It is also a good business opportunity for leading software vendors in terms of recurring maintenance fees.

d) Mobile solutions and wireless technology are becoming mainstream in the industry. Tablet PCs, wireless barcode scanners with Windows Mobile, RFIDs, etc. help reduce cost but are not yet cheap either. Mobile phones are productivity tools and unimaginable to not have.

e) VOIP solutions are also becoming mainstream because of globalization, outsourcing, and its cheap rates.

f) SAS and Oracle are leading ERP solutions competitors.

g) Old stuff are still in demand. PCs of old architecture (Pentium III, ISA bus, with Windows 95 and up) are expensive. Old manufacturing equipment, which uses these type of PCs, are still used in factories.

h) Java developers and DBAs are highly in demand. IT executives are younger and have less than 5 years working experience as a manager, which is an indicator that the country is lacking in seasoned IT executives.

i) Assertiveness, business insight, and proficiency in speaking and writing English are premium behavior/skills for IT professionals especially managers to have because businesses are more global than ever.

Your comments.

AN INVITATION TO THE CISCO EXPRESS-NOW ROADSHOW

Dear ASITEP Members,

Cisco would like to invite all of you on board the Cisco Express-NoW roadshow, where you can experience Cisco technology like never before. The event will be held on February 6, 2008 at the Laguna Technopark Hotel. ASITEP is endorsing this event and it shall be the first event for 2008 so we would like to encourage you all to attend.

The Cisco Express which is a mobile showcase of Cisco’s latest technologies and solutions housed inside a 40-foot container is one of the highlights of the event. This event will be a good opportunity to experience interactive and hands-on demos presented by Cisco experts.

We look forward to seeing you at this event. To know more about the event please visit the event website:

http://www.doubleslashmedia.com/client/cisco/edm/cisco_feb6.html

Please send your confirmation to me on or before February 3 indicating which session you will be attending. We encourage everyone to attend the whole day activities, including the dinner and socials.

Thank you!

Regards,
Maan

ASITEP GMM & PARTY

Hi all,
Great party.
At the upper right area of the main page, I posted the pics I took of the occasion last Dec 17 at Poquito Mas.
Mouse over the slideshow and you can go back and forth or click to zoom in.
Merry Christmas to all !

ASITEP PARTY

From: Rose R. Reyes

Hi,

This is our proposed program. For those whose name appear below, thanks in advance. Please confirm if you are ok with the tasks assigned to you (please agree!)
Once we get confirmation (which we hope to get before 2pm today), Maan will issue another invitation (including the program and confirmed attendees).

Emcees: Ana Coscoluella, Willy Jose

Registration: 5-5:30pm (Maan - can we have name patches already prepared for confirmed attendees? Thanks)

5:30pm: Invocation: Mela Licup, NXP

5:40pm: Keynote Speech: Lito Estacio, outgoing ASITEP Chairperson

5:50pm: Introduction of the new Board of Directors: Ces Madrid, Outgoing ASITEP Vice-Chair

6:00 pm: Message from the new BOD: Rose Reyes and Jig Pedro, AMIS/ON Semi Chairperson and Vice-Chair

6:10pm Presentation by Trends and Technologies

6:40pm Buffet Dinner

7:30pm Fun and Games c/o Maan Yu

Regards,

Rose R. Reyes
Asia Geography IT Director
AMI Semiconductor Philippines Inc.
Office: (632) 859 4017
Mobile: (63) 917 777 2647
Fax: (632) 859-4085
email : rose_reyes@amis.com

ASITEP Party Updates

Subject:ASITEP GMM and CHRISTMAS PARTY

From: Maan Yu [maan_yu@seipi.org.ph]
To: ASITEP members (various)
Sent: Mon 12/10/07 5:03 PM

Dear All:

In behalf of the officers of ASITEP, I would like to invite all of you to the GMM and Christmas Party to be held on December 17, 5:00-9:00PM at Poquito Mas located at Westgate, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. (Attached is the location map for your info and reference).

Suggested agenda:
Vendor presentation: Trends and Technologies, Inc.
BOD presentation/short discussion (15 - 30mins)
Dinner, games, fellowship


Maan Yu
Senior Industry Development Specialist
maan_yu@seipi.org.ph
9th Floor, Tower II, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave. corner
Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City