New Ottawa Chapter President

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The CIO Association of Canada has appointed Philippe Johnston, CIO for the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC) as its new Ottawa Chapter President, effective immediately. Regarding his appointment, Johnston says “I am very proud to assume the duties of the President of the Ottawa Chapter.  The …

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Sky’s the Limit Technology Camp Instructors Needed

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The CIO Association of Canada has named Sky’s The Limit as its national charity of choice. Through this partnership, both organizations can achieve their missions of developing the next generation of IT leaders.  Sky’s the Limit’s mission is to provide laptops to youth in need in order to enable their IT skills development, career opportunities …

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Telus/CIOCAN Toronto Advisory Board

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Telus has once again joined CIOCAN as one of our two National Thought Leaders for 2017. Our joint activity this year will include a chapter-based Advisory Board in Toronto. This roundtable group will focus on digital transformation to discuss and develop new industry insights to better serve CIOs in their digital journey. As a CIOCAN …

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Welcome Michael Tweedie!

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Michael Tweedie is a Vice President, Technology & Transformation at ADP for less than a year. His area of specialization include: Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, IT Infrastructure, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Management.

Nouveau Président de la section d’Ottawa

La CIO Association of Canada a nommé Philippe Johnston, comme Dirigeant principal de l’information pour le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH) et le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie (CRSNG) en tant que son nouveau Président de la section d’Ottawa, en vigueur immédiatement. Concernant sa nomination, Johnston dit « Je suis …

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Announcing New President for Ottawa Chapter

The CIO Association of Canada has appointed Philippe Johnston, CIO for the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC) as its new Ottawa Chapter President, effective immediately. Regarding his appointment, Johnston says “I am very proud to assume the duties of the President of the Ottawa Chapter.  The …

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Welcome Nancy Blair!

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Nancy Blair is a Chief Information Officer at Mountain Equipment Co-op for less than a year. Her area of specialization include: Strategy and Innovation  

Ransomware & Blockchain: Toronto Chapter Event Summary

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On the heels of the Wannacrypt ransomware attack, the recent Toronto Chapter event provided an excellent forum for presentations and discussions about Ransomware and Blockchain.  The evening started with a story about ransomware. Iliana Oris Valiente, Founder of ColliderX Applied R&D Hub, then provided the audience with a clear and concise explanation of blockchain; the technology behind Bitcoin …

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DX Agents and Big Data Toronto

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In its second year, the Big Data Toronto 2017 Conference and Trade Show will bring together the brightest minds in Big Data, IoT, and AI.  The DXAgents consortium, of which CIOCAN is a supporting member, is an active participant at this event. We know that 53% of Canadian enterprises are currently creating a big data …

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Welcome Jaycen Kuehn!

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Jaycen Kuehn is a VP Business Intelligence at SNS Technologists for more than 9 years. His area of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management Business Intelligence, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Management, Professional, Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Strategy and Innovation.  

Big Data, IoT, the Law and What You Need To Know. Kelly Friedman, CIO Peer Forum 2017

By: Jalen Chin, Guest Contributor, CIO Peer Forum 2017 Volunteer With the rise of technology and the ease at which data can be collected, there comes many opportunities to analyze information through Big Data. However, with the prevalence of such data, there comes the risk of the security and privacy of individual’s collected data being infringed …

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