What Makes AOGEA-WMA Special (as compared to other EA associations/chapters)?: First of all, it is not intended to compete with other EA organizations. It will, however, have an aggressive events program to give everyone who joins the Chapter an opportunity to hear many excellent speakers and even to speak themselves. In addition, it has an invaluable link to 'The Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects', which is very active around the world in bringing together enterprise and IT architects to share lessons learned and best practices. By providing an open but select membership based on certification, the AOGEA-WMA will promote high quality, knowledge based peer-peer interactions rather than on personal opinion or consultative selling.