Celebrating Black History Month
and Leaders in Technology
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By Andrew Palmer I.S.P., CIPS Ontario President
In celebrating Black History Month CIPS would like to take this time to recognize Black History Month within the technology field. It is important to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Black individuals in shaping the technology industry and contributing to a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable future.
In this article we would like to acknowledge a few Black Leaders within Technology who have strived for excellence in this field. We have recognized their achievements and contributions and highlighted their significant role in technology. These Leaders and many more like Martin Luther King Jr. have paved the way for all individuals, including myself to place high aspirational goals in striving for excellence. They placed foundational goals for anyone with a goal and determination can achieve.
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Success Stories: Our Journey to Saskatchewan
(Feb 29th @ 12pm CST, Virtual )
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“Success Stories: Our Journey to Canada” is a motivational initiative designed to showcase the journeys of Canadian Immigrants who have overcome challenges, achieved remarkable milestones, and established successful careers in Canada. The program aims to inspire, motivate, and empower participants by sharing real-life success stories that highlight resilience, determination, and the pursuit of excellence.
Join us on February 29th at 12:00 pm (SK time) for an interactive session with four CIPS Saskatchewan members who immigrated to Canada and are currently working in the IT sector. You will hear about their journey including their challenges and successes. Below you will find the names of the members and their position with CIPS and their current title.
Speakers:
Abhishek Saksena, I.S.P.
Job Title: Senior Manager
CIPS SK Board Member
Chair: Mentorship Committee and Mentor
Titilola Adesuyi, I.S.P.,
Job Title: Information Management Specialist
CIPS SK Board Member
Chair: Student Liaison Committee
Mentor and Mentorship Committee member
Jane Obi-Ezumah, I.S.P.
Job Title: Project Manager
CIPS SK Board Member
Chair: Programs Committee
Mentor and Mentorship Committee member
Michael Oleru, I.S.P.
Job Title: Principal Cloud Solutions Architect
CIPS SK Board Member
Mentor, Student Liaison Committee member
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RRC Sprint to Innovate 2024 Event Recap
(Feb 1-4th, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
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Sprint to Innovate – The Innovation Challenge
The Sprint to Innovate event was brought together by Tech Manitoba, Faculty of Science – University of Manitoba and Red River College (RRC) Polytech. The purpose of this event was to bring together post-secondary students from varied disciplines such as technology, business, entrepreneurship, and more to learn about innovation while collaborating in a fun and exciting challenge to build a minimum viable prototype in two days.
Each team was comprised of between 4 to 6 students and had to choose from a list of available business challenges that were provided by industry. Each team worked together with support from mentors as well business representatives from each challenge, to create a solution that included developing a prototype to be presented to judges on the final day.
CIPS Manitoba team consisting of Gary Craven, Suvojit De, Linda Hunter and Kerry Augustine submitted a business challenge that could be considered by any one of the teams. The challenge was as follows:
- How might the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) develop a program focused on enhancing and supporting the careers of students and early-stage IT professionals
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Call for Nominations for the CIPS Fellowship Award |
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The CIPS Fellowship Electoral Committee is seeking nominations from CIPS member societies and members.
Being awarded the CIPS Fellow status is earned recognition of significant development or outstanding contribution to the advancement of the profession, computer technology, the ICT sector or the adoption of ICT. Contributions can be made at a local, provincial, national or international level. Contributions can be made within or for the profession, business or government or industry. They can be made through research, systems development, education, authorship, public policy or advocacy. CIPS Fellowship Awards are open to members of CIPS member societies.
Applications are being received until March 1st
The Fellow is the highest class of membership offered by CIPS. Fellow Members have agreed to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professional conduct. They will also help to promote CIPS and the association’s initiatives within their sphere of influence.
Fellow Members use the designation, FCIPS, after their name.
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ERA’s 2024 Scholarship for $1 Million & $100K Dollars |
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The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is excited to announce the return of two scholarship opportunities! The competition runs from January 1st, 2024 to September 1st, 2024 giving you plenty of time to see how many donated devices you can collect.
- $1 Million Dollar scholarship – Collect 1 million laptops and smartphones (suitable for donation) Canada-wide, and win.
- $100K Dollar scholarship for 100K approved devices
People can ship their items at no charge to ERA, using ERA’s shipping labels, get the items picked up for free from their homes by FedEx, UPS, Canada Post, or direct from an ERA truck if in the appropriate location. Non-approved items will be accepted, but only with a small fee. Items collected that pay the fees will also be counted towards the scholarship count totals.
Accepted Items for both Scholarships:
- laptops
- tablets
- smartphones
- desktop computers
- retro gaming consoles and computers, handheld gaming devices
- corporate computer equipment
- servers, switches, business routers
- scientific equipment
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CIPS Community Forum - Featured Discussions |
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2024 AI for Good Global Summit (Geneva, May 30-31) |
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The annual AI for Good Global Summit, the leading UN platform for dialogue on AI, will be held in Geneva from 30-31 May 2024.
Organized by ITU and co-convened with the Government of Switzerland, the summit will explore AI’s potential to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals.
Register here to play your part in helping to shape the future of AI together!
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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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