CIPS Oct 28th Webinar: “A Pandemic Technology Miracle: UVic’s Shift to Online Teaching, Learning and Work during COVID-19”
Virtual , CanadaFREE Event for CIPS Members and Colleagues! Limited Registration Spots! CIPS British Columbia Presents: “A Pandemic Technology Miracle: UVic’s Shift to Online Teaching, Learning and Work during COVID-19” Wency Lum Associate Vice-President University Systems & CIO, University of Victoria Thursday, October 28, 2021 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific Time ZOOM sign-on from 11:45am Online registration OPEN NOW! REGISTER HERE Note: if you are unable to attend after reserving, please ask a colleague to use your reservation.
CIPS IT Professionalism Week 2021
CIPS’ IT Professionalism Week is being held Monday November 1st to Friday November 5th 2021. Featured Event: Featured Promotion: I.T. Professionalism Week is a yearly celebration held by CIPS (Canada's Association of IT Professionals) across Canada. CIPS hopes to increase awareness about the importance of professionalism, ethics, and standards in the IT industry and profession today. This week is also a time to celebrate CIPS and our professionalism resources. I.T. Professionalism Week is being held this year from Monday November 1st to Friday November 5th 2021. Help us raise IT standards and…
CIPS IFIP 60th Event Speakers Panel: Data Privacy and Digital Governance
Virtual , CanadaJoin us on Monday November 1st at 9am ET for the CIPS IFIP 60th Event Speakers Panel discussion on Data Privacy and Digital Governance! As of 2020 3.8 billion people use the internet for about 6 hrs and 43 mins a day and 74% say that are not aware that their activities and interests are being tracked. 78% also say that they are uncomfortable with lists being generated about them. As technology advances and legislation changes there is increasing need for better and more accessible information on data privacy and digital platform governance. Responsible Artificial Intelligence Institute (RAII),…
CIPS Saskatchewan AGM
Virtual , CanadaCIPS Saskatchewan Annual General Meeting Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Noon – 1:00 pm This year’s AGM will be held virtually and a link will be sent out in the near future. Call for Nomination Looking to volunteer? Consider sitting on the CIPS Saskatchewan Board of Directors. At this time we have several openings for Member at Large. Board Members are expected to attend six meetings a year, held over the lunch hour, virtually. Once a year a board retreat is held, when possible in person, otherwise it’s also held virtually. All board members are expected to join a committee, where…
10th IFIP International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks – PEMWN 2021
Virtual , CanadaTHE 10TH IFIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MODELING IN WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORKS November 23-25, 2021 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Given the health conditions relating to Covid-19, this conference could be organized virtually PEMWN is the IFIP International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks. PEMWN is a scientific forum for researchers to present and learn significant contributions and interesting ideas on a wide range of research topics on networking and closely related areas. Created in 2012, PEMWN has become a well-known event among the community. Each year, many papers from different parts of the…
CIPS Ontario AGM
CIPS Ontario 2021 Annual General Meeting - Online November 24, 2021 @ 7pm The AGM for CIPS Ontario will be held via online conference. More details will be provided in the upcoming weeks, so we are looking for CIPS Ontario members to join the Board of Directors and come to the AGM. As indicated by our elected President, Andrew Palmer, our current focus is to expand membership, increase advocacy and to support ethical representation within CIPS Ontario and local professional community. CIPS 2021 AGM will highlight the following areas: - CIPS National landscape - CIPS Ontario year-end finances - Future…
CIPS Manitoba Student Event: How to Future-Proof your IT Career
Virtual , CanadaCIPS Manitoba Presents: Student Event: How to Future-Proof your IT Career Monday January 17, 2022 at 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET Virtual Event Free Event for CIPS Manitoba Students! This CIPS Manitoba event provides students with an opportunity to learn from a speakers panel that includes local IT Leaders in Manitoba who will talk about their career paths, their roles, and advice and tips they have for students entering their IT career. The speakers panel includes Adam Gerhard, CIO at Red River College Polytechnic, Diana Chapman PMP, Senior Vice President IT and Solution Delivery at Princess Auto Ltd., Greg Lane,…
African Digital Opportunity Round Table online
Virtual , CanadaJanuary 19 @ 9 h 00 min – 12 h 00 min The Réseau Action TI in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada, the School of Management Sciences of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Contacts Monde, the Association African Digital Opportunity, Tunisie Afrique Export, GOTIC Ivory Coast, OPTIC Senegal, Canada Africa Business Council, SITIC Africa, SITIC Africa Canada are pleased to invite you to come and discover an activity to raise awareness about the African digital opportunity with 2 separate events. A unique opportunity for collaborative, strategic and innovative projects in the IT sector between Canada & Africa.…
“Building Responsible AI Capacity in an Organization”
Virtual , CanadaNext Wednesday at 6:00 pm EST our Fireside Chat will feature Ashley Casovan (https://lnkd.in/g_aZGEqF), Senior Manager of Responsible AI Institute, who will be talking about "Building Responsible AI Capacity in an Organization" Ashley Casovan provided us with the following overview: "Bringing insights from AI ethics research to real-world organizations requires changes in policy, governance, culture, training, hiring, and tools." We can't wait for this Fireside Chat and would love to see you there too! If you'd like to participate in next week's talk, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gS5tsRQ9
RAII February Webinar: A Fireside Chat with privacy expert Joe Toscano, BEACON Trust Network
Virtual , CanadaJoe Toscano is the co-founder and CEO of The Better Ethics and Consumer Outcomes Network (BEACON), a social innovation organization on a mission to create a better future, through technology. Recently, Toscano appeared as an expert in the documentary "The Social Dilemma", where he helps make the dangers of data sharing more known to those who may not understand how their data is being used. In this hour-long webinar, Toscano will focus on the need for auditable data practices and policy. Register Here