ST. LOUIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (DEA) WAS CREATED TO SERVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING MONTHLY PRESENTATIONS BY VARIOUS SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, AND ANNUAL CONFERENCES EDUCATING BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND SOFTWARE DEVLEOPERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS ON DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN AND ISSUES SURROUNDING THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELDS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY, AND ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS.