Hard Drive Destruction on-site at the CIO Peer Forum courtesy of ERA

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If you have old hard drives that are collecting dust in your basement or storage facilities (or let’s face it, under your desk or in the corner of your office), bring them with you to the CIO Peer Forum and have them destroyed on-site. April 10-11, 2018 8:30am – 4:30pm Westin Bayshore , 1601 Bayshore …

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Tech to tackle teen suicide epidemic, TED Talk by 14 year-old, Tanmay Bakshi

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Tanmay Bakshi, began coding at the age of five and is among the youngest cognitive and cloud computing developers, building applications engineered to augment human capabilities via Deep Learning. Now 14, his passion for learning and sharing about numerous topics such as Cognitive & AI, Tanmay is transforming the way technology is used to overcome …

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David Reid

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David is the Chief Information Officer for LAWPRO and he has been with them for 21 years. His areas of specialization are finance and insurance. Please welcome David to the CIO Association.

Shahram Dezfuli

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Shahram has been with The Royal Conservatory of Music for almost 19 years. He is their IT Director.

Dr. Kyle Wilson

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Kyle has been with the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health for almost 2 years as the Director – Information Systems and Chief Privacy Office. His areas if specialization include: Business Intelligence, IT Infrastructure, Planning and Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.

Making New Internet Domains Work for Everyone

This is a blog on behalf of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), backed by ICANN, that provides an overview of issues around Universal Acceptance, why companies should upgrade their systems to accommodate new domains, and the resources available to IT professionals.

CIO-certified blockchain program celebrates first graduates

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By: Brian Jackson. Editorial director of IT World Canada.  Image (left to right): Yasemin Sezer, CIO Association, Toronto Chapter, Dawood Khan, founder of TransformationWorx congratulates one of the first graduates of the blockchain certification, along with Husam Sha’ath of Forte Management Consulting. If blockchain technology is really going to grow beyond Bitcoin and be a disruptive force of change …

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Helen Wetherley-Knight

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Helen is the Director of IT for The Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre. She has been there for a year and a half. Her areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Planning & Program/Project Management and Strategy and Innovation.

Ross Ballendine

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Ross is the Director, IT For Calfrac Well Services. He has been with them for almost a year. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Management, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.

Kristin Wilkes

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Kristin has been with the District of West Vancouver for a year and a half as the Senior Manager, IT Services (CIO). Her areas of specialization include:Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Management, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution …

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Linda Cowan

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Linda is the Chief Information Officer for Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization (CMAIO). She has been there for over a year. Her areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Planning & Program/Project Management and Solution Delivery/Support.