CIO Association in the News
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.
SFU/CIOCAN Leadership Program Exceeds Expectations for 77% of Graduates:
Developing the Next Generation of CIOs
posted March 9, 2011
A Leadership Development Program developed and offered jointly by the CIO Association of Canada, Vancouver Chapter and the Learning Strategies Group at SFU's Segal School of Business has exceeded the expectations of its most recent graduates. Targeting mid to senior level IT professionals seeking to build their expertise as they progress toward the CIO position, the program is an intensive seven weeks of instruction and team project work. Topics include leadership, strategy, governance, business alignment and project management, with an emphasis on the mastery of communication skills essential to senior management roles.
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Vancouver chapter president Jories Timmers interviewed about the theme of this year's CaseIT competition, Business Analytics
posted Feb 2, 2011
The Vancouver chapter of the CIO Association of Canada has been the title sponsor of Simon Fraser University's annual international undergraduate business case competition, CaseIT, for the past seven years. Leading up to this year's competition, the CaseIT organizers asked Jories Timmers, president of the Vancouver chapter, his thoughts about this year's CaseIT theme,
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CIOCAN founding president Dr. Catherine Boivie included in "Most Powerful Senior Executives" series
posted Jan 5, 2011
Catherine Boivie, CEO of Inventure Solutions and Senior Vice-President of Information Technology at Vancity, was the subject of a recent interview by Stephen Ibaraki as part of his continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals.
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