Edmonton Area IT Executives Toured the IoT Paradigm

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About 70 people gathered at the Shaw Centre recently to hear presentations from  TELUS Communications’ CTO Ibrahim Gedeon and  Jay Steele, Regional Manager of the IoT Solutions Sales Team.  Participants in the event expressed appreciation for the opportunity to gather, and noted that there is appetite for even more information on this topic. The Board would …

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Nigel Fortlage Amongst Top 20 Social CIOs

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CXOTalk announced the top 20 influential CIOs on Social Media. Amongst them is CIOCAN Manitoba Chapter Chair and only Canadian: Nigel Fortlage. “As the Chief Information Officer role become increasingly prominent, it is important to recognize CIOs who actively stake a claim as innovators and communicators. At CXOTALK, we bring together leaders who embody the …

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Alex Buhler presents at Conference Board of Canada

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Alex Buhler recently presented at the Conference Board of Canada’s Council of Chief Information Officers. The theme of the event was: What’s Relevant Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future for the Strategic CIO Alex shared his perspective on the key strategic role a CIO must play in driving the digital business transformation while managing demand …

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CEO CIO Alignment Program

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A webinar held on March 2 introduced the CEO CIO Alignment Program.  If you missed the webinar, you can watch a recording of the session here.    You will be asked for a passcode, which is CIOCAN2016.  Anyone who is interested in participating in the program can join by sending an e-mail to the CIO Association …

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Toronto Chapter celebrates 5 years of IDC Annual Predictions events.

The Fifth Annual  Toronto Chapter event was held on January 28 at the comfortably classy University Club of Toronto. Along with the research results and insights provided by the speakers, attendee participation, through polling of the audience and lively dialogue, made the content even more relevant and helpful.           Comments from …

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Gartner Insights

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Attendees enjoyed an evening of stimulating content and peer-to-peer networking.

Gartner Insights 2016

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If you missed the Gartner Insight 2016 event in Calgary on January 21, 2016, you missed out!  Attendees enjoyed the topic which was an excellent mix of leadership, psychology and technology.  It was a thought provoking session which was presented with relevance and speed.  One attendee asked for more events like this which would be …

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CIO Digest #12

CIO Digest #12 January 20, 2016 Kelly Friedman, partner in DLA Piper (Canada) LLP’s Toronto office, is an experienced commercial litigator with unique expertise in electronic information issues, including electronic discovery, data security and privacy.  She also serves as an expert advisor to Standards Council of Canada, Canada’s member body in the International Organization for …

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CIO Association of Canada in the News

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The Vancouver Chapter of CIOCAN will host the kick-off event of the ‘BC Aware’ campaign on Monday, January 25.  Currently there are more than 100 people registered for the event that will be held at the new Telus Garden. The The BC AWARE Campaign, led by ISACA, and sponsored by Cisco and Telus, aims to unify …

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Toronto Chapter Poll

We usually move the Beers with Peers events around the GTA to make them more accessible to our members.  The March Beers with Peers will be in Mississauga.  In planning the May event, we have had some requests to move it north.  Please let us know your wishes by answering the poll below. [poll id=”2″]

Calgary Board Gains Strength

As part of our continued effort to enhance engagement and improvement to our chapter, the following 2 members have been elected to be part of the Calgary CIOCAN Board.  Greg Bratton – Director, Information Technology – SECURE Energy Services  Thomas Schmidt – VP of Information Technology – PWT Both of these members have …

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Edmonton Chapter Cheer

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Edmonton chapter members responded to new President Shaun Guthrie’s invitation to gather on December 2nd to celebrate the holidays and share some Christmas Cheer at Sorrentino’s Bistro Bar.  It was a great opportunity to get to know one another and strengthen the network of senior IT executives in Edmonton.