CAEAP
CAEAP is an advocacy group for the enterprise architecture profession. It is a non-profit organization. CAEAP is for every enterprise architect who aspires at being recognized as a professional enterprise architect. It was launched in mid-December 2008, and as of March, 2010 has members across four continents. The founders are Mark Lane and Mark Goetsch; they both have a vision for this professional society acting as an advocacy group to support the following ideals:
- Strengthen the identity of the Enterprise Architect Profession;
- Provide differentiation between EA and other professions;
- Engender consistency and relevance for the Profession and its practice; and
- Change the way in which people think about and value EA.
CAEAP Award
The 2010 CAEAP Award for Lifetime Achievement in Enterprise Architecture presented to Richard "Dick" Burk at the June 2010 GTRA Technology Council Meeting (Parham Eftekhari, GTRA, Melissa Dean, CAEAP, Dick Burk, Ira Grossman, CAF, Kelly Yocum, GTRA)