How Business can Utilize and Deploy AI with Greater Ease
(Members-Only Webcast)
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Recording from the CIPS Saskatchewan Professional Development Conference on November 19th 2020.
Session Presenter: Pat Valente, Data Science Solutions Specialist, SAS Canada
Topic: “How Business can Utilize and Deploy AI with Greater Ease”
AI has many components including Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). Find out how SAS breaks down these components for business use in a digestible way within SAS solutions. Learn how this can help to foster collaboration, adoption and technical literacy. With specific examples, we will cover the business applications of these components and help you identify and understand the areas where they can provide added value.
About the speaker: By leveraging best-in-class software and modern data mining techniques, Pat helps businesses visualize the potential of their data in order to surface relevant insights from it. Pat holds an academic background in Economics and Statistics along with over 20 years of business experience. Pat can easily understand and address data challenges in large organizations, and he knows how to help create value at every step of the analytics lifecycle from data discovery through to business strategy. As a recognized industry expert, Pat has delivered numerous webinars and workshops focusing on how SAS solutions can aid businesses in their analytic growth.
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2021 Electronic Recycling Association Scholarship (Featured Article) |
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Featured Article from the ERA, a CIPS Corporate Partner
ERA’s 2nd Scholarship Competition – Win up to $10,000
Are you eligible?
Must be a full -time/part-time student in Canada. For those participants which are outside our operating areas (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal) there will be adjusted requirements. See FAQ below.
Why is ERA holding this competition?
ERA likes to get the community involved in many ways throughout the year. This competition gives students the opportunity to gain experience, build their resume, and if they are motivated enough to win this scholarship, would be a great help financially with schooling.
What are we looking for?
We need you to come up with a marketing plan and host an e-waste collection event in your area. You will manage every detail of this event from the planning and promoting to the execution! We want to see how creative students can get with marketing the event and reaching out to your community and local businesses to ensure the event is well attended. How will you implement your ideas to raise awareness and get your networks involved? After you have followed through with the event, the team at ERA will evaluate your work after the deadline and pick the winner!
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Resume Tips for Job Seekers (Featured Article) |
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Featured Article from Dasro, a CIPS Corporate Partner
It takes about 6 seconds for a recruiter to scan your resume. Make your resume stand out by incorporating the following 10 tips:
Qualify Jobs
Submitting your resume to jobs you don’t qualify for can set the wrong precedence. Your resume could be overlooked for jobs you are eligible. Before you apply, ensure you meet the requirements of the role. It will save you time to make better submissions and improve your chances of getting in.
Keywords
Most organizations use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). These systems use keywords from job descriptions to search for candidates. Ensure you use keywords from the job description you are applying for.
Abbreviations
More and more systems and recruiters are starting to use abbreviations while searching resumes, for example, PMP for Project Management Professional. Ensure you include all relevant abbreviations in your resume.
Be Specific
Organizations know what a job title entails. They want to see what you did utilizing those skills rather than general duties performed by someone with that job title. For example, all Business Analysts gather requirements. So, mentioning this as a job duty isn’t sufficient. Specify the initiatives you were involved in - the approach you used, the scope of the work you completed, the end result, your accomplishments/achievements, etc.
Volunteer Experience
Most companies want to make a difference in the community. If you are doing this by volunteering, mention that. It is even more crucial for fresh graduates who do not have any work experience.
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Freelance Consultants Not Bound by Non-Competition Agreement |
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Freelance consultants may often be faced with a decision to enter into contracts which purport to limit their ability to seek out what might be construed as competitive work. In a competitive industry in which the consultant’s services are in high demand, there may be little incentive to do so unless such a term is specifically negotiated as part of the engagement. At the same time, employers of freelance consultants may wish to impose non-competition terms into their agreements in order to protect proprietary concepts and established business relationships. A recent trial decision demonstrates just how difficult it can be to enforce a non-competition term in an agreement with a consultant.
In S.I. Systems Partnership v. Geng, 2020 ONSC 8086 (CanLII), two freelance IT consultants had entered into multiple short-term contracts to provide IT services for the Plaintiff, which was a staffing agency in the business of supplying IT services to the RCMP. Subsequently, the consultant defendants cut the Plaintiff out, and entered into new contracts with a competitive staffing agency to provide the same services to the RCMP. The Plaintiff sued the former consultants on the basis of a non-competition term which prohibited them from accepting or soliciting business from the RCMP during the term of the contracts and for six months following termination. A “virtual trial” was held in 2020 before Justice C. MacLeod on the issue of whether the six-month non-competition provisions were enforceable.
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Closing the Skills Gap - Cloud Computing Launch Event |
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Live Virtual Event: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Free)
The Professional Development Institute (PDI), in close partnership with Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN), is proud to launch cloud computing programming focused on ensuring technologists and digital management professionals upskill and preserve their leadership position at the cutting edge of cloud innovation.
Join the virtual launch to hear from Canadian technology leaders on the importance of talent development and training that stimulates industry growth and success in the innovation economy.
The event features several speakers, including Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada ADM, Andrea Johnston alongside a special keynote presentation from Ibrahim Gedeon, TELUS’ CTO, who will share insights on how to enable innovation; and how organizations are addressing today’s global technology challenges as well as the rise of non-traditional competition.
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In Memoriam: Professor Terry Fancott (1939-2020) |
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The CIPS community mourns the loss of Terry Fancott, who sadly passed away this past year.
Terry was the Chair of CIPS' Computer Science Accreditation Council and will be greatly missed.
Terry conducted his first CIPS Accreditation visit in 2009, joined CSAC (Computer Science Accreditation Council) as a Council member in 2011, and Chaired CSAC from 2015 until his passing.
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Members of the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science community were saddened to learn of the death of their colleague, Professor Terrill Fancott from the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.
He passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020.
Dr. Fancott’s contribution to Concordia was significant – he was instrumental in the continuous improvement of the Computer Science Program and in the introduction of the Software Engineering Program. He opened the Computer Science Digital Laboratory and bought the first minicomputer in the early seventies. More recently, faculty and students know him as the driving force behind the popular Hackathon event, among other things
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Featured CIPS Member Benefit: BCS Membership Discount |
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The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the I.T. profession. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution.
Become a CIPS Corporate Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.
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