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″]
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 …
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.
Shaun Guthrie takes on Edmonton Chapter Presidency Cindy Cripps-Prawak moves into President role in Ottawa Chapter The Board of the CIO Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Shaun Guthrie, Director of Information Technology at Go Auto, has assumed the position of President of the Edmonton Chapter, and Cindy Cripps-Prawak, ED, Innovation, Architecture and …
Members of the Vancouver Board gathered at the offices of Mountain Equipment Coop to plan the chapter’s program.
The Edmonton Chapter October luncheon event focused on the challenges and opportunities of ‘open innovation’ and the application of public research to address the needs of industry. The speaker, Geoff Gregson, the JR Shaw Applied Research Chair in New Venture and Entrepreneurship at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton shared his insights with …
CIO Digest #10 September 23, 2015 The relationship between CIOs and the Board is an area of growing interest for our Association members. The topic has been addressed at the CIO Peer Forum and at some local chapter events. Toronto Chapter member Steve Delaney, CIO at MCAP, has a unique perspective that he shared in …
OTTAWA, August 27 – The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) announced a partnership with Microsoft Canada to help develop a national digital talent strategy for Canada. “We are very pleased to partner with Microsoft Canada to develop a national digital talent strategy for Canada,” said Namir Anani, President and CEO of ICTC. “We are …
The topic for the regular Vancouver Chapter luncheon event in October 2014 was Security Risks. Speakers Glen Bruce and Geoff Glave shared their perspectives on the changing threat landscape, along with IT strategies and leading information security practices to ensure you have appropriate mitigation measures in place. Glen Bruce’s Presentation Geoff Glave’s Presentation
Applications are currently being accepted for the CIOCAN-SFU Leadership Development Program. Our recent grad from Toronto found the experience very rewarding, and as the program literature says, this is indeed « an innovative executive program designed to accelerate your career”. Interviews with our recent grads, Sandeep Sidhu (Vancouver) and Tim Fernihough (Toronto) attest to the efficacy …
Stu Charles | CIO at WCB Manitoba WCB Manitoba won the province’s 2015 PMI Project of the Year for its “Optimal Project”. Video Stu Charles, CIO and Alice Sayant, VP Strategy and Assessment Services (ASD) were co-executive sponsors on “Optimal”, a complete organizational transformation based on the needs of customers. Charles says, “As we worked …
Randy Penner | Manager IT at Access Credit Union Access Credit Union’s merger of 7 credit unions means business transformation is a must – and data security is critical. Access CU is the product of a merger of 7 credit unions over four years. In these economic times, when interest rates are so low and …