Vancouver Chapter

Join us in Vancouver

The Vancouver Chapter is the vibrant founding chapter of the CIO Association of Canada. Our community of senior IT professionals is a hub of trusted peers, education, and career development. Connect with us at our in-person professional development events, online, and/or at our informal monthly gatherings (“Beers with Peers”). You will be welcomed by friendly faces who understand your unique challenges. You will not regret it.

Dianne Lapierre
Past Chapter President

The CIO Association of Canada has made a huge impact on my success as a CIO, through networking, information sharing and thought leadership. The role of CIO can be a lonely one in organizations – our peers are really our customers and it’s tough to ask for support from them when challenges arise. The contacts I have made in my 6 years of association and involvement with CIOCAN and the local Vancouver Chapter have been invaluable in my career and my personal growth.

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Mike Pedersen

Mike is the CIO for at the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. He has been with them for almost 25 years. His areas of specialization include: IT Competencies/Culture, Strategy ...

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CIOCAN is 20 Years Young

      by Catherine Boivie Founder and Honorary Life Member, ​CIO Association of Canada   In 1996 Catherine Boivie moved from Toronto to Vancouver to take up the position ...

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Anton Abrahams

Anton has been with Pan American Silver Corporation for almost 6 years. He specializes in IT Infrastructure.  Please welcome Anton to the Vancouver Chapter.
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Elmer Wansink

Elmer has been with the Vancouver Community College for almost 3 years.  His areas of expertise include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Process Alignment/Support and IT Competencies/Culture.  
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DXAgents Q2: Big Data Toronto, Introducing Leonardo and more!

  It’s been a busy quarter on the digital transformation front, from the announcement of SAP Leonardo, to the release of the SAP-IDC Igniting Canadian Innovation in the Digital Economy ...

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Welcome Hari Yeruva!

Hari Yeruva is a GISP Systems Analyst II at City of Vancouver for 1 year and a month, and a Director of Information Technology at GEOSYS ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD for 9 ...

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Welcome Yu Jin to Vancouver Chapter

Yu Jin is now a member of the Vancouver Chapter.  She is the VP/CIO for Best Buy and she has been there for less than a year.   Her areas of ...

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New Vancouver Chapter Member Alvin Chok

Alvin is the CIO for the City of New Westminster.  He has worked there for over 12 years. His areas of specialization include:  Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process ...

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Welcome Corinne Pitre-Hayes

Corinne has recently joined the Vancouver Chapter.  She has been the CIO for  Kwantien Polytechnic University for 5 months. She specializes in Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation.
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Welcome Adrian to the Vancouver Chapter

Adrian Vermerris  Manager, Corporate IT Adrian has been with Long View Systems for over 2 years.  His areas of specialization include: IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project ...

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Welcome Jason

Jason Tso, Manger, Technical Operations Vancouver, has bee with Absolute Results.  He comes to the chapter from the SFU program.
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Welcome Volker

Volker Seidel is the IT Assistant Manager Operations and Service for The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.  He specializes in IT support, optimization and ventured into Green IT with my ...

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Digital Transformation in Vancouver

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 ...

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

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 ...

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Get to Know the New CIOCAN President

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 ...

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