CIPS “Refer a Friend” Promotion and Prize Draw! |
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CIPS Members get a FREE YEAR of CIPS Membership for referring a new member and are entered into a Prize Draw worth $250!*
Encourage your friends and colleagues to Join CIPS and have them enter your name and email at the bottom of the membership form in the “REFERRED BY A CIPS MEMBER?” field.
You’ll then be provided with a free year of CIPS membership! (e.g. if your membership expires October 2023, after referring a new member your membership expiry will be updated to October 2024.)
* Promotion runs until Friday May 5th 2023. Each CIPS member is eligible for a maximum of one year of free CIPS membership regardless of how many new members they referred. The new member must join as a full CIPS member. Student membership does not qualify for this promotion.
Prize Draw – For both Referring Members and New Members!*
Referring Members – The more new CIPS members you refer, the more entries you’ll receive in the prize draw!
New Members – Become a CIPS Member (student membership not eligible for promo) and indicate a CIPS member that referred you to also be entered into the prize draw! Enter the name of the CIPS member that referred you and their email at the bottom of the membership form in the “REFERRED BY A CIPS MEMBER?” field.
* Promotion runs until Friday May 5th 2023.
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Thank you CIPS Volunteers! |
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A BIG thank you to all the CIPS Volunteers who contribute to our IT community! Your support is greatly valued and appreciated!
Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our community by sharing our time, talent, and energy to support one another.
Happy National Volunteer Week 2023!
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Call for Volunteers: CIPS Certification Review Committees |
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Interested in actively supporting your Professional Society? Looking for a new challenge? CIPS is looking for Certified Members (I.S.P. or ITCP holders for over 2 years) to serve on the CIPS Experience and Education Review Committees.
Before starting the review of certification applications review committee members will virtually attend an orientation session to get familiarized with the review processes and procedures. Experience reviewers are also required to complete Accredited SFIA Assessor training prior to conducting reviews. The monthly time commitment is around 3 hours.
Offering your expertise to ensure the quality of the next generation of your profession is one of the most important contributions you can make.
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13th Annual Professional Development Summit
(April 25th - Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Join us on Tuesday April 25, 2023 at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the
Our Keynote Speaker:
A strategist who operates at the intersection of creativity, business and technology, who has been recognized globally for his work in innovation will be bringing us an exciting Presentation and Workshop you will not want to miss!
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Mobilize your talent: Optimizing workforce performance
(May 3rd - Ottawa & Virtual)
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WithYouWithMe invites you to join us for a afternoon of networking and insightful roundtable discussion featuring special guest speaker Brigadier General Chris Ayotte CD.
We will delve into the advantages of implementing the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) in organizations and its transformative potential to enable talent mobility across the Canadian Government.
Our esteemed panel of thought leaders includes John Kleist from SkillsTX, Greg Lane from CIPS, and Karen Figuerola who will share insights on how FINTRAC is leveraging SFIA and prioritizing ‘potential over experience’ to hire security-cleared IT professionals from diverse backgrounds.
RSVP for Virtual Attendance Coming Soon
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iTech Toronto (May 9th - Mississauga, Ontario) |
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Check out IT Industry’s leading speakers at the iTech Conferences and Exhibition!
Join us at iTech to learn about the IT Industry’s latest trends and information. Share your expertise and knowledge at our networking reception, visit the exhibit floor for product demos and expert knowledge, learn and network from the leaders in the industry all in one day!
Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Data Centre Virtualization, AI & Machine Learning and so much more!
Early Bird Registration is Free!
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Digital Transformation in Government Conference
(June 13-16 - Virtual & Ottawa)
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The 2023 (4th Annual) Digital Transformation in Government (DTiG) Conference is hosted by the ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter, the University of Ottawa and the Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA) and is conducted in partnership with Dalhousie University, the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), and the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC).
The conference brings together government professionals, private sector practitioners, and academia to share experiences, innovation and emerging standards and technologies in support of both government digital transformation (strategic effectiveness) and digitization (operational efficiency) initiatives. Attendees will be able to claim up to 30 CPEs, PDUs, or CEUs.
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Do you know an IFIP colleague who deserves greater recognition? If so, consider nominating them for an IFIP Award.
There are currently three awards open for nomination:
- IFIP Fellow 2023 (Nomination End Date – 30 April 2023)
- IFIP Silver Core 2023 (Nomination End Date – 15 July 2023)
- IFIP Service Award 2023 (Nomination End Date – 15 July 2023).
All nominations must be made online via the secure area on the website at ifip.org. Click on “Nominate for an IFIP award” for full details. Please note that the system of nomination by email etc no longer applies. Full details of eligibility, criteria etc for all awards and all necessary forms are available on the website via the secure area and in the IFIP Bylaws.
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Join Discussions and Meet CIPS Members
in the new CIPS IT Community Forum!
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CIPS has launched its new IT Community Forum, which allows its members to participate in a variety of discussion, network, and share knowledge and resources with members locally, across Canada, and around the world.
The CIPS IT Community Forum can be accessed at community.cips.ca and members will also receive email discussion summaries based on their email preferences.
Members can engage in discussions locally within their CIPS Provincial Society communities, or with all CIPS Members in Canada and around the world in the “The Water Cooler Forum” community.
Other closed communities include those for CIPS Volunteers Reviewers, and Staff to help improve communication, engagement, and sharing of information and resources.
Join these Featured Discussions:
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CIPS has released a new CIPS Certification Application! This new single application is for all CIPS Designations (AITP, I.S.P., and ITCP) and application routes, and applicants will be provided with the designation(s) that meet their education and experience.
This new Certification application utilizes the CIPS IT Skills Assessment tool for the Experience section which identifies your current IT skills, skills gaps, and the skills required to progress in your career.
IT skills are assessed using SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age), which is a technical competency and skills framework that provides a method of mapping an individual’s professional skills to a set of internationally relevant standard definitions.
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Featured CIPS Member Benefit: Bell |
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The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the IT profession and industry. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution.
Become a CIPS Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.
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