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CIPSNS March Dinner Meeting

CIPS NS is pleased to announce that Daniel L. Silver, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Acadia University and Director, Jodrey School of Computer Science, is the featured speaker at our March Dinner Meeting. Please join us for what is sure to be an interesting and informative meeting. All are welcome.

When:    Tuesday, March 30, 2010 

         5:00 pm registration/networking 
         6:00 pm dinner 
         7:00 pm presentation 

Where:   Dalhousie University Club 
         Dining Room
         6259 South St., Halifax 
         Map
         Off South Street (Alumni Crescent) 
         beside the soccer field  
         
Speaker: Daniel L. Silver, Ph.D., 

Topic:  IT Disconnect:  High Demand / Low Supply

Menu:	 Regular and Vegetarian options  
         Corporate tables for 8 are available

Cost:    Members     - $40.00 
         Non-members - $50.00 

1) On-line, or,
2) E-mail - Eliza.Hurry@cae.com or,
3) Phone 902-420-3070 x 2888

When registering, please provide contact information and dinner choice

Registration deadline is Friday, March 26th

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New Board - New Structure

At this year's AGM, a major structural change in CIPS in Nova Scotia came to fruition. The CIPS Bluenose Section was dissolved and its members and organization absorbed by the provincial body.

Major benefits of the change include the pooling of resources, reduction in redundancy and costs.

With the transition, CIPS Bluenose President Dave Conrad joined the CIPS NS Board as Director, and non-ISP Bluenose members became regular members of CIPS NS.

In the coming year, CIPS NS President Chris Kendrick and Past President Lem Murphy will serve in their current positions for another year. Lem will also continue to represent Nova Scotia on the National Canadian Council of Information Technology Professionals (CCITP) Board.

Director Bruce Gorman has stepped down from the Board, but will also continue to serve on the National Governance Committee, steering CIPS towards inplementation of the new governance model.

Doug McCann will commence a new 2nd year term, again in the role of Secretary, while Mike Clare will continue as Treasurer and Margaret as Director Marketing.

New to the Board is Steven Potter, in the position of Vice President. Steven brings a wealth of international experience to the Board.

CIPS Accredited by the IP3

It was announced today that CIPS has successfully been accredited by the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3) and all eligible ITCP holders will also be able to use an international post-nominal when the IP3 officially launches their program.

The grand parenting process for the Information Technology Certified Professional (ITCP) standard for all eligible I.S.P. holders has been completed. Those eligible will receive further notice from CIPS on the international post-nominal title to be used.

The IP3 is an initiative led by the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP), to promote IT professionalism worldwide. CIPS has been a founding member of this initiative.

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Vice President

Steven has worked in the IT industry since 1975. Beginning with Marconi's Radar Research lab, in England, he has worked in aerospace, military, industrial controls, transportation, and telecommunications, in several countries, including England, the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Steven has been a member of CIPS since 2005 and has held the I.S.P. since he joined.

International memberships and certifications:
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Engineering Council, in the U.K.
- fully qualified member (MIED), Institution Engineering Designers in the U.K.
- Chartered IT Professional (MBCS CITP) member of the British Computer Society
- Certified Network Professional, Network Professional Association, in the U.S.
- an elected member of the IEEE.

In May 2009, he was the recipient of the 2009 NPA Awards for Professionalism: Best Networking Professional - Career Achievement Award.

Steven is currently working on his MSc degree in Information Systems, through an Athabasca University distance learning program.

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