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Latest News!

Don't miss our upcoming Feb 3rd meeting, featuring Kelly O'Connell of Robert Half Technologies.  Kelly will be speaking on "Employment Trends in 2010".  If you are out looking for a position, or are looking to hire, you don't want to miss this meeting!  See our Meetings page.

 

We had a great Jan 6th 2010 Kick off Meeting, featuring Pete McGarahan.  Get all the details at our Archived Meetings page.

 

Our Dec 2nd Holiday Celebration and Analyst of the Year Awards was a BIG Success!  Get the details at our Archived Meetings page.


 

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Welcome to HDI Orange County!

 

Thank you for visiting the Help Desk Institute Orange County web site. We are the Orange County local chapter of The Help Desk Institute (HDI). If you are a help desk or support professional, HDI Orange County is the organization to join! We provide targeted information about the technologies, tools, and trends of the help desk and customer support industry, informative monthly chapter meetings, networking opportunities, training and much more. Come grow personally and professionally with HDI Orange County!


Why Join HDI?

HDI offers a variety of services to meet the evolving needs of the Help Desk and customer support professional. Some of the most successful organizations know that HDI training classes, conferences, publications, local chapter meetings and other membership benefits are cost-effective ways to:

  • > Learn best-practices for IT service and support
  • > Network with industry professionals
    > Keep up-to-date on the latest innovations in the industry
    > Share ideas and experiences
    > Contribute your knowledge and make a difference
    > Connect with service and support professionals in Orange County


Visit our Membership Page to learn more!

 

Informative Monthly Meetings That Help You Grow!

Every month we hold informative, fun, and thought-proving meetings that help you grow as a support professional.  HDI Orange County meetings are usually on the third Wednesday or Thursday of every month. Meetings are FREE to HDI members, and for guests your first meeting is also free! Chapter meetings are a great way to network with other support professionals, as well as hear from knowledgeable and experienced speakers who can help you grow and develop professionally. Check out our Meetings Page to see what's coming next and register to attend! We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

 

Boost Performance with HDI and ITIL Certification Training

We also put you in touch with official HDI Certification Training. Courses
are offered locally on a monthly basis, and are targeted to those entering the support profession, experienced analysts who want to further develop and refine their skills, and support managers who need training in world-class support practices. Completing training enables you to take and pass HDI and/or ITIL Certification, and distinguish yourself from the competition!

 

Regularly scheduled certification training courses include:

> Customer Service Representative (CSR)
> Support Center Analyst (SCA)
> Support Center Team Lead (SCTL)
> Support Center Manager (SCM)
> ITIL Foundations Certification Training (V3)
> Knowledge Management


Visit our Training page to learn more about upcoming classes, and register your staff to take your performance to the next level!


HDI Orange County Offers You...

  
Analyst of the Year Award Presented at December Meeting

 

Each year HDI Global works jointly with the HDI local chapters to identify and award the industry’s top first-level support analyst.  Support analysts that are nominated at the local chapter will have an opportunity to compete with their peers locally, regionally and globally for this prestigious award.

The winner from each region will be invited to participate in the HDI’s Global Analyst of the Year Awards festivities held during the HDI Annual Conference & Expo.  This award is sponsored globally by Robert Half Technology.

Nominations were accepted during August and September, with the Award presented at our December meetingFor more information, and to download next year's nomination form, click here.

 

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