Richard Thompson FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP

• CIPS member and Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation holder since 1990
• Staunch supporter of professional standards in Information Technology (IT)
• Member of CIPS Alberta project team working to register and administer the I.S.P. designation in Alberta
• CIPS National Director at Large from1994-2000,
• Director, Professional Standards from 1996-2000
• President, CIPS Alberta from 2002-2003
• GALA award (2000), for work in developing six provincial societies to manage the I.S.P. designation and the expansion of the accreditation program for degree and diploma programs
• Marilyn Harris IT Professionalism award (2007)
• Director, Business Improvement Services, City of Edmonton