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 of Director of IT at BCAA. In her first few weeks there, she found herself calling CIOs she knew in Toronto to exchange information and …
Celebration of Excellence in the Use of Information and Communication Technology The Information and Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) has announced the finalists for the key categories of the 2017 Ingenious Awards recognizing Canadian companies that are turning great ideas into products and services to solve problems, improve performance, introduce new services and grow their …
Janet Wood became Chief Innovation & Culture Officer at Westoba Credit Union in January of 2017. Her areas of responsibility include IT, HR, Marketing & Communications, PMO and Continuous Improvement. Janet spent many years in provincial government, including a decade in senior roles at the Manitoba Ombudsman. In her most recent past, she was a …
Lawrence Lazarko has been with the Manitoba Public Insurance for almost 4 years. His areas of specialization include: Business Intelligence, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Management.
By Alex Piasta, Guest Contriubutor At the 2017 CIOCAN conference held in Edmonton, Alberta, Jay Vijayan formerly of Tesla Motors explained his innovative professional experiences. By developing breakthrough technology for one of the most innovative companies of the century, his positive impact has helped transform the entire automotive industry. His lessons learned during this …
Just a reminder to all Manitoba Chapter CIO Association members to get your tickets to TECHAPALOOZA 2017 soon. The fundraising event is on Friday, February 24th at 6PM at the Hotel Fort Garry and features five all-star bands comprised of IT Professionals from across Winnipeg and Manitoba. This is the social event of the year …
Over the past couple of weeks, CIO Association members have been invited to complete IDC’s Top Executive Survey. Thanks are extended to all of you who have responded to the invitation. Congratulations is due to Manitoba and Edmonton Chapters, both of which have exceeded their quota of participants! The survey will close soon. We do need …
Dan Delorme is the Director, Information Technology for The Dufresne Group. He has been with Dufresne for almost 5 years. He is responsible for the vision, strategy and long-term implementation approach of TDG’s information practices. He directs the planning and implementation of enterprise IT and IS systems in support of business operations in order to …
We are always proud to share the accomplishments of our members and this includes celebrating when they are recognized as outstanding contributors to the business community at large. OUT-Standing.org recently released their Top 100 Leading LBGT+ Executives. This list recognizes leading LBGT+ executives globally and we are very proud to share that Cynthia Fortlage, Vice President …
Manitoba Chapter Members can now review the slide decks from the presentations made at the chapter event on September 15, 2016. You must be logged into the website to access these resources. Go to www.ciocan.ca ->Resources ->Presentations from Past Events. Many thanks to Marny Barnes, Trish Bishop, and Kathy Knight for making these slides available …
The recent Manitoba Chapter event was deemed to be a terrific success. We would like to thank the presenters for granting permission for us to share the slide decks of their presentations with CIO Association Members. (Click on the screen icon to be taken to the presentation.) Trish Bishop shared her seasoned talk on identifying “rock …
Evaluations of the Manitoba chapter event held on September 15th confirmed that the 3 great speakers on “IT Talent” were very well received: the average score for the overall value of the event 4.5 out of 5. Marny Barnes, Senior Recruitment Consultant, IT & Operations at The Headhunters was first to take the podium giving those in …