CIPS CONNECTIONS 
February, 2011 - Vol 13, Issue 2
Connecting you to news affecting CIPS and the IT Profession
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In This Issue
CIPS Special General Meeting
CIPS Welcomes New Organization of Enterprise Architecture Professional Associations, "FEAPO"
ITAC Ingenious Awards Program Launched
Looking for Practical and Affordable Online I.T. Management Education? - Tech Learning Space
The Future of Productivity Virtual Summit - Unifying a Dynamic Workforce
ICTC Career Focus Program Announcement
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CIPS Special General Meeting

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Due to CIPS' last AGM not reaching quorum, the CIPS National Governing Board will be holding a Special General Meeting to carry out the business of a regular AGM. This will be held in conjunction with the CIPS Saskatchewan Spring Seminar.

 

Event:

CIPS Special General Meeting

CIPS Saskatchewan Spring Seminar 

 

Date:

April 12, 2011


Time:
11:45am  Pacific  (BC)
12:45pm  Mountain time (Alberta & Saskatchewan)
1:45pm  Central time (Manitoba)
2:45pm   Eastern (Ontario & Quebec)
3:45 pm  Atlantic
4:15 pm 
Newfoundland


Venue:
Evraz Place,
Queensbury Convention Centre, Salon A
1700 Elphinstone Street
Regina, SK S4P 2Z6
 

Participate by Phone:

To participate by phone please dial: 1 866 613-5223 or 416 204-9354 - access 3133610#

  

CIPS Welcomes New Organization of Enterprise Architecture Professional Associations, "FEAPO"

 

A new and uniqueorganization of enterprise architecture professional associations is on the horizon.  The Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO) is an association of worldwide professional organizations whose members have an active interest in the practice and professionalism of Enterprise Architecture (EA).  The purpose of FEAPO is to provide a forum to discuss cross organizational activities to standardize, professionalize, and otherwise advance the discipline of Enterprise Architecture

 

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What CIPS Members had to say:

  

bbyers

"I feel the FEAPO initiative will help to bring like minded people together in the field of Enterprise Architecture.  This area of practice has great potential to mature and therefore improve the IT industry processes.  This is one of those stepping stones that brings an industry closer to being the best in can be."

  

Brenda Byers, I.S.P., ITCP
PotashCorp, Director Technical Systems
Past President CIPS Saskatchewan

  Stephen Ibaraki

"Architects enable measurable business value and are a catalyst for business grow and agility. It was a pleasure being invited and then participating at this seminal summit in Washington DC and demonstrating the value that CIPS can bring to FEAP0 through our long history of work in professionalism, standards and best practices, partnerships, leadership in international programs (ICCP, IP3, Seoul Accord, WCC, WCF, IFIP)."

 

Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP, DFNPA, MVP
Founder Global Industry Council (GIC), Chief Officer SR (IFIP IP3)
Chairman CIPS (2007/8), Founding Chairman Global Board GITCA
Chairman International Boards (iGEN Knowledge Solutions Inc, the Vine Group)

 

Trekker Armstrong

"FEAPO's goal to standardize, professionalize, and advance the Enterprise Architecture practice through the combined knowledge of all the organizations involved will provide great benefits to the Enterprise Architecture discipline. CIPS in particular will be able to pass on its knowledge and experiences in promoting the importance of professionalism within the I.T. industry."

  

Trekker Armstrong, I.S.P., ITCP

TransCanada, Director - IS

CIPS CCITP Chair 

 

 

 

ITAC Ingenious Awards Program Launched, Call for Nominations Open!

The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) invites nominations for the 2011 Ingenious Awards, which celebrate excellence in the use of technology to improve the performance of large and small businesses, government operations and not-for-profit organizations. Following a rigorous judging process that requires clear demonstration of measurable achievements, winners in five categories will be honoured at a gala awards ceremony in Toronto on June 14th. The stories of their achievements will be told across Canada.

 

Award nominations deadline: March 31, 2011
Winners notified: May 23, 2011
Ingenious Awards Gala Dinner: June 14, 2011, Toronto Four Seasons Hotel
Winners profiled in Ingenious Magazine: September, 2011

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Looking for Practical and Affordable Online I.T. Management Education? Check out Tech Learning Space!

Tech Learning Space is a unique, online resource for busy IT professionals who demand quality, timely and relevant continuing education in IT management. Available exclusively via the Internet, Tech Learning Space breaks down geographical barriers to quality education enabling anyone with Web access to benefit from the highest standard of online teaching available.

What makes Tech Learning Space exceptional is that courses are created and delivered by some of the most accomplished academics and foremost leaders in business and IT today.
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The Future of Productivity Virtual Summit - Unifying a Dynamic Workforce 

As the workplace continues to evolve from physical to virtual environments, the need to communicate and collaborate with distributed teams, partners and customers across various geographies continues to be a top business priority, and one that IT needs to support.

  

Learn how to meet the rising demands of an ever-growing mobile and distributed workforce by joining us online on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, at 10:45am EST (7:45am PST) for The Future of Productivity, a Virtual Summit. The summit will feature keynote speaker Dr. Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist - MIT Sloan School of Management who will discuss Enterprise 2.0 - the use of Web 2.0 technologies and approaches by companies in pursuit of business goals. An even more compelling line up of speakers in the general sessions will allow you and your teams to:

  • Discover new ideas and perspectives on managing a mobile and distributed workforce and helping to reduce IT costs
  • Learn how to deliver the best possible productivity experience, regardless of location and organizational boundaries
  • Understand how to connect and empower employees easily and remotely

 Don't Miss This Summit. Register Today!

  

ICTC Career Focus Program Announcement

ICTC is pleased to announce a work experience program to assist IT employers to hire IT  graduates is about to begin again for 2011-2012.


The Career Focus Program is a wage subsidy program equal to 1/3 the eligible participant's salary up to a maximum of $10,000 over a maximum 11 month work experience period and minimum 4 months.


Benefits:

  • Graduates will complete a paid work experience period of a maximum of 11 months
  • Employers gain employees with cutting edge skills
  • Participants gain experience within a work environment
  • Ideally, upon completion of the contract, companies will retain graduates as full-time employees tuned in to their work environment.
  • The Career Focus Program will run from April 1st, 2011 to February 28, 2012.

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Interviews, Blogs & Podcasts
by Stephen Ibaraki FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P
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