<s>
The	O
Association	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
Information	I-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
Professionals	I-General_Concept
(	O
AITP	B-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
association	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
education	O
for	O
business	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1962	O
,	O
it	O
adopted	O
the	O
more	O
inclusive	O
name	O
,	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Processing	I-General_Concept
Management	I-General_Concept
Association	I-General_Concept
(	O
DPMA	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
present	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Dr.	O
Ruth	O
Davis	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
National	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Standards	O
won	O
the	O
1979	O
award	O
,	O
DISA	O
Award	O
Winners	O
,	O
AITP	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
CompTIA	O
rebranded	O
the	O
national	O
AITP	B-General_Concept
as	O
CompTIA	O
IT	O
Pro	O
and	O
Student	O
Membership	O
,	O
however	O
many	O
local	O
chapters	O
still	O
retain	O
the	O
AITP	B-General_Concept
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Association	O
also	O
requires	O
members	O
to	O
operate	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Standards	O
of	O
Conduct	O
"''	O
for	O
IT	B-General_Concept
Professionals	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
adds	O
specifics	O
.	O
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