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Some chapters may predate itSMF UK!

Visitor — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:03:59 +0000

Some chapters pre-date the itSMF UK!

According to public record itSMF UK began its life on 2nd May 1991 as the ITIL USER GROUP and renamed @July 1991 to the IT Infrastructure Management Forum (ITIMF). The articles of incorporation were agreed and incorporated in time for a November 1991 meeting. The first ITIMF Annual conference was the following year.

In 1993 the ITIMF changed its organizational structure from a loose club operation to one that has an Executive Commitee and Management Board.

In 1996 the itSMF Americas (later USA) was legally formed.

2nd April 1997 - YES 1997 - the ITIMF legally changed its name to itSMF UK......

Its unclear at what point the ITIMF actually started to publicly use itSMF - anyone offer a suggested date? Must be between 1991 and 1997...

Also - does anyone know when they first ran an (open and transparent) election for the Board?

The real power is itSMF UK who owns the brand

skeptic — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:14:00 +0000

Correct. Most chapters pre-date the existence of itSMF International. itSMFI is retrospectively tring to impose control but has no mandate to do so, and funnily enough experiences a bit of pushback at AGMs.

The real power is itSMF UK who owns the brand. Financially the 600lb gorilla is of course itSMF USA, so they wield a fair bit of influence over itSMFI too.

Chapters

Visitor — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:09:46 +0000

10-4

Even more interesting: what

Within ITSMF — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:58:05 +0000

Even more interesting: what is the legal relationship between chapters and ITSMF International: No contract/official membership/etcetera... So local chapters can do whatever they want?