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Want to order a new CIPS Name badge?
 
 Visit: http://www.cips.ca/CIPSbadge
 
Note: New CIPS certified members (I.S.P./ITCP) will receive their first badge at no cost as part of the application process. This badge will be sent to you directly and this order form should not be used.

The IP3 has released its style guide and announced the new use of the international "IP3P' designation in conjunction with CIPS' ITCP.
 
CIPS ITCP holders who opted to receive and use the internationally aligned IP3P designation can demonstrate use in the following way:
John Smith, ITCP/IP3P
 
I.S.P. and ITCP holders should list it as:
John Smith, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P
 
When demonstrating both the English and French Acronyms:

Vist http://www.cips.ca/CCITP to view the 2009-2010 CCITP.

The French acronym for the ITCP has been named "PATI" for "Professionnel agréé en technologies de l'Information."
 
For I.S.P. and ITCP holders who would like to display both the English and French acronyms please list as follows:
 
John Smith, I.S.P./EATI, ITCP/PATI
or
John Smith, EATI /I.S.P., PATI/ITCP
 
The grandparenting for all eligible PATI holders in Quebec is currently underway.

Logos and guidelines will be available for member use shortly.

Starting December 1st 2009 CIPS Members receive a $250 discount off normal fees for assistance with SR&ED claims!
 
CIPS Members will receive the benefit as a cash discount of $250 per claim year (with proof of CIPS membership) off their invoice (before GST).

Offer valid for other services, including OIDMTC (Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credits), IRAP (Industry Research Assistance Program), and any other forms of applicable government funding.

Canada Membership Base of 100,000 Calls for Federal Government to Focus on IT

TORONTO - Nov.5, 2009 - CIPS and the National Association of Computer Consulting Businesses Canada (NACCB Canada) announced a strategic partnership designed to strengthen the ICT industry in Canada as well as engage senior government officials at all levels on a regular basis.

Partners Stress the Immediate Need for a Human Resource Strategy

TORONTO, ON (November 2, 2009) - A landmark economic study, Health Informatics and Health Information Management - Human Resources Report, identifies a serious need for increased labour and skills among Canadian Health Information (HI) and Health Information Management (HIM) professionals over the next five years.  Key findings in the report, presented during the Fall 2009 Infoway Partnership Conference, are:

IFIP AI 2010 Brisbane, Australia, September 2010: SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

IFIP AI 2010: The Third IFIP International Conference on Artificial
Intelligence  in Theory and Practice, Brisbane, Australia, September
20th-23rd 2010 

http://www.ifiptc12.org/ifipai2010 

IFIP AI 2010 is one of the constituent parts of the IFIP World
Computer  Congress. The conference will follow the same format as the

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is pleased to announce that it will be conducting online focus groups dedicated to gathering user requirements to guide ICTC in the development of Online Tools for the ICT Competency Profiles framework.

 

Celebrating the Contributions of IT Professionals Across Canada

TORONTO - Nov. 2, 2009 - CIPS, Canada's Association of Information Technology (IT) Professionals, announced today the official start of IT Professionalism Week (Nov. 2 - 6, 2009). Now in its seventh year, formerly Information Systems Professional week, the goal of IT professionalism week is to increase awareness of the importance ICT professionals play in the Canadian work force.