CAL Ransomware: It’s not If, It’s When

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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.)

Ransomware: It’s Not If, It’s When (and it’s gonna hurt) CAL event Oct 18/16

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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, …

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Digital Transformation in Vancouver

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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 …

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IT Career Planning Experts Get CIOs into Shape

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“Shape Your Career” was a very popular topic for Toronto Chapter members and colleagues, as evidenced by the good turnout and the very positive responses to the chapter event held on Oct 27 at the Info-Tech Research Building in uptown Toronto.  Executive search experts Larry Chan, from Rosenzweig & Co and Michelle Moore, from LHH …

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Lunch with IBM’s Watson

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Cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, or augmented intelligence: no matter what name is used, this disruptive technology will create transformative change in many industries. The Calgary Chapter September luncheon event was organized to ensure that our CIOCAN members aren’t blind-sided by this phenomenon. Those who were able to join us had the chance to explore with …

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Real Conversations with Real CIOs: Have you been held hostage?

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The September event hosted by the Vancouver Chapter of CIOCAN provided opportunities for conversations among members on five different topics of interest.  Brian Kuhn hosted the discussions about Security/Ransomware, and submitted this summary: When asked if they had experienced a Ransomware ‘event’, virtually all participants in the three sessions indicated that they had. Ransomware is …

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It Talent Event Presentations now Available

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Manitoba Chapter Members can now review the slide decks from the presentations made at the chapter event on September 15, 2016.  You must be logged into the website to access these resources.  Go to www.ciocan.ca ->Resources ->Presentations from Past Events. Many thanks to Marny Barnes, Trish Bishop, and Kathy Knight for making these slides available …

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Manitoba Chapter Event “It Talent” Presentations

The recent Manitoba Chapter event was deemed to be a terrific success.  We would like to thank the presenters for granting permission for us to share the slide decks of their presentations with CIO Association Members.  (Click on the screen icon to be taken to the presentation.) Trish Bishop shared her seasoned talk on identifying “rock …

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Get to Know the New CIOCAN President

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September 15, 2016 Meet Humza Teherany: The New President of the CIO Association of Canada by Brian Clendenin, Freelance Writer We are at one of the most exciting times in history with innovation in business driving innovation in IT. As the incoming President of the CIO Association of Canada, Humza Teherany brings a unique perspective …

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MAN IT Talent Event “Very Energizing”, “Time well spent”.

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Evaluations of the Manitoba chapter event held on September 15th confirmed that the 3 great speakers on “IT Talent” were very well received: the average score for the overall value of the event 4.5 out of 5. Marny Barnes, Senior Recruitment Consultant, IT & Operations at The Headhunters was first to take the podium giving those in …

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Welcome Gary to the Manitoba Chapter

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Gary Speer IT Director Gary has been with Gargill for over 17 years holding several different positions there. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Mgmt.

Digital CIO Leadership in Canada

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Business Review, Canada and USA Introduces CIOCAN to their Readers. The article below, written by CIOCAN President Gary Davenport, appears in the August 2016 edition of Business Review Canada & USA.  As mentioned in our newsletter, Business Review is offering CIO Association members the opportunity to profile your company in their magazine, showcasing your business/organization, …

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