CIPS CONNECTIONS June, 2010 - Vol 12, Issue 6
Connecting you to news affecting CIPS and the IT Profession
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In This Issue
Call for Nominations: CIPS Awards of Achievement
Corporate Governance has Driven the Need for Professionalism
Featured "CIPS Ambassador" of the Month
Win a Free CISA Exam Guide
IFIP News
Call for Participation in Study
IT Leadership Development Program
Interviews/Blogs/Podcasts
CIPS IT Resources
 Cips Events
CIPS Community
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Call for Nominations: 
CIPS Awards of Achievement

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The CIPS National Awards of Achievement is an opportunity for CIPS to show its sincere gratitude to those deserving individuals whose accomplishments warrant acknowledgement and praise. It is through these accomplishments that the IT industry continues to flourish successfully at a rapid pace.
 
(Nominations for the 2010 CIPS Achievement Awards are due September 3, 2010)
 
Last year's award winners:

2009 cips award winners

http://www.cips.ca/awards 

 

Member Article: Corporate Governance has Driven the Need for Professionalism
J.G. Boufford, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P, CIPS Past-President (2006-2007)

We are all aware that Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and similar laws have put a significant onus on officers of publicly-traded companies to ensure that financials are correctly reported.  However, robust financial reporting is just the tip of the iceberg.  At a conference that I attended a couple of years ago, the speaker estimated that more than 15.000 laws in Canada have to do with regulatory compliance - laws for example, relating to privacy, to restrictions on permitted uses of credit bureau information, or to electronic filings which are necessary to expedite the trans-border flow of shipments. 

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Featured "CIPS Ambassador" of the Month
Thank you to the following CIPS Member. (In connection with the CIPS Ambassador Campaign)
 
                               IP3accredited
Gerald Caissy, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P

  

Win a Free CISA Exam Guide
 Contest: Click here fore a chance to win a free copy of "CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-in-One Exam Guide" (http://www.mhprofessional.ca/win/i/9780071487559/)  

 CIPS/McGraw-Hill Online Bookstore - CIPS Members receive 40% discount on selected McGraw-Hill computing titles and references!

Click here to access CIPS/McGraw-Hill Online Bookstore (http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/cips)    

 
IFIP News
Includes IP3 News
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Call for Participation in Study of Effective Leadership Practices in Collaborative Emergency Management Systems

Professor Denis Caro would like to invite CIPS professionals with their ISP and/or ITCP designation(s) to participate in a confidential study of effective leadership practices in collaborative emergency management systems. 

 
As a professor at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa/Universit� d'Ottawa, Canada's University, he has designed a study of the perspectives of leaders and senior professionals in public governance, emergency systems, health care systems and in private companies offering Information Communication Technology (ICT) services. The study theme is "Effective Leadership Practices that Promote Collaborative Emergency Management Systems." This ongoing research front reflects his academic and professional background in management information systems, health care and emergency management. 
 
  
IT Leadership Development Program

Register today to participate in Canada's foremost  IT Leadership Development Program

Is this the year in which you'll take a giant step in your career development? Are you or members of your IT team ready to move into executive leadership roles? Prepare by enrolling now in the 2010 IT Leadership Development Program in Ottawa, presented by The CIO SUMMITand hosted by Algonquin College.

Ten intense study days over eight weeks
The IT Leadership Development Program, developed through a unique collaboration between The CIO SUMMIT, Canada's leader in IT executive development, and Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management, comprises two intensive five-day modules over an eight week period: October 25th-29th and December 6th-10th. Enrollment for the program is strictly limited so please register now at www.ciosummit.com/CIO_Ottawa.htm to ensure your place.

 

  

Interviews, Blogs & Podcasts
by Stephen Ibaraki FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P
 Stephen Ibaraki
Hear the thoughts and commentary from international experts and community leaders:
 
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Dr. Jan Cuny: National Science Foundation (NSF) Program Officer, Award-winning Research Scientist shares her insights into increasing participation and attracting diversity into computing and STEM disciplines
Since 2004, Jan Cuny has been a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation, heading the Broadening Participation in Computing Initiative and the CS 10K Project. Before coming to NSF, she was a faculty member in Computer Science at Purdue University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Oregon. Jan has been involved in efforts to increase the participation of women in computing research for many years. She was a long time member of the Computing Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women (CRA-W), serving among other activities as a CRA-W co-chair, a mentor in their Distributed Mentoring Program, and a lead on their Academic Career Mentoring Workshop, Grad Cohort, and Cohort for Associated Professors projects. She was also a member of the Advisory Board for Anita Borg Institute for Woman and Technology, the Leadership team of the National Center for Women in Technology, and the Executive Committee of the Coalition to Diversify Computing. She was Program Chair of the 2004 Grace Hopper Conference and the General Chair of the 2006 conference.

Lynette Wallach: IT Leader, Senior Analyst Shares her best practices in Health Care IT
Lynette Wallach started her IT career at Vancouver Coastal Health as a co-op student in early 2000. Since then she has provided technical, process and general knowledge of complex health care systems working on such projects as email migration, Novell migration, Patient Care Information System rollout, and regional login. She has worked with the Vancouver Acute Desktop support team which is responsible for the integrity and reliability of over 5000 desktop computers for acute care and business professionals. She is a source for knowledge of the clinical and technical systems, the environment, and the people who work at Vancouver Coastal Health. Always striving to find efficiencies in the health care system, she is a strong advocate for collaboration and building relationships between people and departments.

Professor Andrew McGettrick, Pre-eminent Educator and Scientist, shares his views on education and the broader computing challenges
Professor Andrew McGettrick is currently Head of the Computer Science Department at Strathclyde. He studied Pure Mathematics at the University of Glasgow where he obtained his BSc (1st class) degree. He obtained a PhD in Pure Mathematics (number theory). He later obtained the Diploma in Computer Science (with distinction). His research interests include software engineering, in particular formal methods in support of safety critical systems and use of computers in support of teaching and learning and quality issues in higher education. Memberships and other involvements include Chair of ACM Education Board and Education Council, Vice-President (Qualifications and Standards) BCS , Computer Science series editor for Taylor and Francis, Member of UK Engineering Council, Member of UK Science Council, Chair of Committee producing UK Computing Benchmarking Reports.

 
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