CIPS Connections
Connecting you to News Affecting CIPS and the IT Profession I Nov 1st, 2021

IT Professionalism Week 2021
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 contact your local CIPS Provincial Society for details on how you can get involved with CIPS today. To become a CIPS Member Click Here. To obtain one of CIPS’ Professional Certifications Click Here.

Request for Proposals:
CIPS Digital Infrastructure Renewal
CIPS is looking to provide an improved delivery and security of member information, services, and benefits.

Key elements are a website, an identity management system, a member management system (MMS), a learning management system (LMS), and an automated certification application and discipline process.

Deadline for indication of interest and intention to respond: Friday November 5th 2021


CIPS Membership Discount for New Members!
Tell your colleagues and IT friends! To celebrate CIPS' IT Professionalism Week and IFIP's 60th Anniversary New Members can join CIPS and receive $60 off membership*!

To receive $60 off New CIPS Membership use the Promo Code ITProWeek60 at registration: https://cips.ca/membershipapplication/

*Only eligible for new CIPS members and applies only to full CIPS membership for the first year.

This week only! Promo ends Friday Nov 5th 2021
Featured IT Jobs
4 Pitfalls of Low-Code Application Development
via Appian, a CIPS Corporate Partner

IT teams are embracing low-code as the new way to build applications. But if you’re running low-code projects with old high-code approaches, you’re barely scratching the surface of its potential. 

To see the full power of low-code, trade outdated, bloated development approaches for some key agile practices. Read this eBook for four common low-code pitfalls and how to rethink your approach. Here’s just some of what you’ll learn: 

  • Six roles to include in a streamlined development team. 
  • What questions to ask to ensure you’re building the right solution. 
  • How to improve the feedback loop between IT and business users.
Featured CIPS Member Benefit: Discount on IFIP Events
Individual members of all IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) member societies (including CIPS) are entitled to a discount of at least 10% on all IFIP events!

Upcoming IFIP Events:

(Hosted by IFIP IP3 and IT Professionalism Europe (ITPE))
Nov 2nd

Nov 3rd – 5th, Virtual

Nov 4th, Virtual

Nov 4-5, Amsterdam / Hybrid

Nov 9th, Virtual

Nov 22nd, Virtual

Nov 23-25 2021, Waterloo, Canada




Share your CIPS Certificates and Badges on
your LinkedIn Profile, Email Signature, and More!
To access your CIPS Certificates and Badges visit: https://credential.net

QUICK ACCESS: Click “Retrieve a Credential” and enter your email. All of your Certificates and Badges associated with this email will be emailed to you.

FULL ACCESS: – Click “Sign In” for Full Access to post your Credentials on your LinkedIn Profile under the “Licenses & Certifications” section.

Once you’ve accessed your Credentials you can obtain your Unique Certificate/Badge URL, share your Certificate/Badge on Social Media, Embed it in your Email Signature, and download a PDF version.

CIPS Partners
The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the I.T. profession and industry. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution. 

Become a CIPS Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.
CIPS - Canada’s Association of I.T. Professionals | info@cips.ca | www.cips.ca