Heather Jones 
Jeff Wyton, Executive Partner with Gartner, spoke to Edmonton chapter members over lunch on November 16, 2016. The slide deck and notes from that presentation are available to members. You must be logged in to access the presentation. Click on the screen icon below to download the pdf version of the file.
As a national organization that started in British Columbia, the CIO Association is registered through the BC Societies Act. As of November 28, 2016, there will be a new act in place. In order to be compliant with the updated legislation, a number of changes in the governance of the Association have been presented to members …
Over the past couple of weeks, CIO Association members have been invited to complete IDC’s Top Executive Survey. Thanks are extended to all of you who have responded to the invitation. Congratulations is due to Manitoba and Edmonton Chapters, both of which have exceeded their quota of participants! The survey will close soon. We do need …
Click the image below to access the resolution and the revised Constitution and Bylaws to be considered at the CIOCAN General Meeting on December 13, 2016.
ITWorld Canada recently released their 4th annual CIO Census. CIO Association members were among the 187 people who completed the survey. Below are some highlights from the report. Association members can download the full report (see link below). Canadian CIO’s are embracing the cloud with enthusiasm, but are less than impressed with the return on …
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By Catherine Aczel Boivie Imagine 15,000 women involved with technology all in one place. That is what happened in Houston a couple of weeks ago at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. The event is named for Grace Hopper, also known as Amazing Grace, who was a computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear …
Association members can download the slide deck from Tom Keenan’s presentation to the Calgary Chapter event on October 18 by clicking on the presentation icon below. (Click on Read More, then on the screen icon.)
Recent experiences with ransomware attacks have struck very close to home here in Calgary. No organization or individual is immune to the attack attempts and several local organizations have had their data and networks attacked, compromised or completely disabled. The risk is high. The probability is almost certain. What can we do? On October 18, …
Six Canadian Companies Recognized for Innovation at Ingenious Awards TORONTO, ON – The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) recognized six Canadian organizations at the 2016 Ingenious Awards, an annual celebration of excellence in the use of information and communications technology (ICT) by organizations in all walks of Canadian life to solve problems, improve performance, …
On October 25, 2016 the CIO Association’s Vancouver Chapter hosted their monthly event at the Vancouver Terminal City Club. Digital transformation is the alignment of your business to your customers at every touchpoint in their journey and it’s changing the way companies interact with both their existing & prospective customers. Who better to lead this …
Across every business vertical, CIO’s are constantly searching for ways to drive their businesses forward by leveraging technology and innovation. For many organizations the Internet of Things (IoT) has increasingly started to become a key element of a digital transformation journey. IoT in its simplest definition is connecting a physical object to the internet to …