CIO Association in the News
CIO Canada media coverage of the 2012 CIO Peer Forum
posted April 20, 2012
Read Shane Schick's coverage of
Day 1 of the CIO Peer Forum.
And the
Day 2 coverage.
New Victoria Chapter announced for CIO Association of Canada
posted April 18, 2012
The Board of Directors of the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) announced today that the application to establish a new chapter in Victoria has been accepted. Ian McLeod, Director, IT Services at Camosun College, will head up the new chapter board, and will be joined by Andy Canty of the Greater Victoria School District as Director of Programs, Debbie Fritz of the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure as Director of Membership, Pierre Vorster of BC Ferries as Director of Finance, and Darrell Jaggers of Island Savings Credit Union as Director of Marketing.
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LinkedIn group focuses on 'golden years' CIOs
posted April 4, 2012
They may be retirement age (or close to it), but a growing number of technology executive veterans want to continue their contribution to the community.
While much of the IT industry focuses on next-generation talent and the expectations of so-called Millenials, Louis Shallal, the former chief information and technology officer of York Region, and a member of the CIO Association of Canada, has created the Senior CIO Network (Post Freedom 55) group in LinkedIn. His purpose is to give a voice to more seasoned technology executives who still want to share and contribute to the newer generation of CIOs. The group has already attracted more than 50 members across the public and private sector, including several from his colleagues in the municipal sector.
Read the
CIO Canada article.
New President for CIO Association of Canada's Calgary Chapter
posted January 16, 2012
Paul Parzen of Compten Petroleum succeeds founding president Mike Battistel of SMART Technologies
Paul Parzen will officially take on the presidency of the CIO Association of Canada's Calgary Chapter at their January 19th breakfast event at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Parzen was elected at the January 10 board meeting in Calgary.
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New National President for the CIO Association of Canada
posted September 14, 2011
At yesterday’s AGM, outgoing CIOCAN president Andrew Dillane (CIO, Randstad Canada Group) transferred leadership to president-elect Gary Davenport (VP IT, MTS Allstream).
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IDC Canada and CIOCAN release top executive perspectives on the economy and outlook for 2011
posted September 14, 2011
International Data Corp Canada (IDC Canada) and the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) announce the results of its Top Executive Study: Canadian CxO Perspectives on IT and the Economy, 2011, as part of its newly formed relationship to provide more value to CIOCAN members with Canadian-specific CIO research, as well as access to IDC's global technology and industry research.
IDC Canada and CIOCAN created a partnership in 2011 to extend the survey to its membership, plus provide a special subscription offer to CIOCAN members to access IDC's team of more than 1000 global analysts, as well as IDC Insights industry-specific research.
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Dean Doige of Clark Builders New Edmonton Chapter President for the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN)
posted September 6, 2011
This month, Dean Doige, Director of Information Services at Clark Builders, takes office as Edmonton Chapter President of the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN). Handing over the reins at an evening reception September 22 will be founding president, Darrell Jones, Senior VP and CIO at Canadian Western Bank.
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Ingenious Award Winners Announced: CIOCAN leads adjudication team
posted June 15, 2011
Canadian organizations that have successfully transformed their business or achieved significant measurable business outcomes through the adoption of technology vied for ITAC-sponsored Ingenious Awards this year. The CIO Association of Canada, led by its president, Andrew Dillane, CIO, Randstad Canada Group, along with other association members from the private and public sectors, adjudicated the awards. Winners in several categories were announced June 14.
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Women’s E-mentorship One-year Pilot Program Wraps - Deemed a Success:
CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) and Canadian Women in Technology (CanWIT) E-mentorship Collaboration to Continue in September 2011
posted May 5, 2011
“Successful mentoring is one of the most satisfying experiences one can have”.
The pilot program in e-mentorship for management-track women led by the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) and Canadian Women in Technology (CanWIT), with sponsorship from Microsoft Canada and Status of Women Canada has been deemed a success by participants and will continue in September 2011.
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New President–elect for the CIO Association of Canada
posted April 28, 2011
The CIO Association of Canada is pleased to announce that during its National Board planning session in Vancouver this month, Gary Davenport was voted in as president-elect. He will take office in September 2011, during the course of CIOCAN’s Annual General Meeting. Mr. Davenport comes to the CIOCAN Presidency from the board of its Toronto Chapter, where he has been a key contributor to membership growth, policy development and operations strategy. He is Vice President of Information Technology at MTS Allstream. Gary Davenport succeeds Andrew Dillane, CIO at Randstad Canada Group.
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Also, here's a
link to an
IT World story about Gary becoming president.