CIPS British Columbia

I would like to express my gratitude to all who participated in the CIPS Ontario Annual General Meeting. It was truly wonderful to see everyone online. I extend my appreciation to our CIPS Board of Directors and the team for their efforts in ensuring the AGM's success. Special thanks to Maham Khalid and Paul M.. 👋 👋 👋 Furthermore, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the members who have been elected or reelected to the Board by CIPS Members: Maham Khalid Hans G. Bathija Scolastica K. Stanley Uwa Osula Shubham Savaliya (Student Representative Election) Zahid Junejo Talha Kamal Lastly, congratulations are in order for the following Ontario AITP Members: - Daniel Dickson, AITP - Fahmid Ovi, AITP - Grant MacMillian, AITP - Sean Stilwell, AITP Additionally, I would like to congratulate the following Ontario Certified Members: - Ramin Ahmadi, I.S.P., ITCP - Khari A. Bryan, I.S.P., ITCP - Ayan Chakrabarti, I.S.P. - Stephen Fabeyo, I.S.P. - Leo Jweda, I.S.P. - Rahul Majithia, I.S.P. - Cameron Turner, I.S.P., ITCP Congratulations to Everyone!!! #CIPS #CIPSNATIONAL

Happy IT Professionalism Week! CIPS is celebrating IT Professionalism Week this week from November 4–8th! This annual event unites IT professionals across Canada to spotlight the importance of professionalism, ethics, and high standards in the IT industry. It’s also a chance to celebrate CIPS and our IT community! Help us raise IT standards and contact your CIPS Provincial Society (https://cips.ca/provinces) for details on how you can get involved with CIPS today and contribute to your IT community. - New CIPS Podcast Episode: Interview with Dr. Kelvin Man Fung LO FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP – IFIP IP3 2024 David O’Leary Award Winner: https://lnkd.in/gtdhfZc2 - Featured Event (Nov 7th): "Elevate Your IT Career: Skills Assessment, Career Planning, and Professional Development": https://lnkd.in/etQ6fw35 #ICT #Tech #Ethics #professionalism #ITProWeek

The IBM X-Force Internship program is now accepting applications for Summer 2025. Looking for strong cyber applicants in their 2nd or 3rd year of a cyber degree program to spend their summer with us. https://lnkd.in/eGhAZqVJ

The More You Know....LinkedIn recently enabled training its artificial intelligence (AI) on user data. If you go into your LinkedIn profile, click Settings & Privacy, then "Data Privacy" you will see this option is turned on, but can be disabled. That's nope from me. https://lnkd.in/ee7r3ZsB More discussion: https://lnkd.in/ebHUwUDt What appears to be Linkedin's "disclosure" https://lnkd.in/eSSGRm7y

BSides Vancouver Island is almost SOLD OUT! Our agenda is live, and tickets are flying fast. If you're still on the fence, now's the time to act! Check the agenda & grab your ticket before it's too late #Cybersecurity #BSidesVI https://lnkd.in/g2nPAxJU

Unlocking the Potential of The SFIA Framework (Sept 12th @ 1pm EDT): https://lnkd.in/eDSSQZNF Learn about SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) and how it can be utilized by IT professionals and organizations. Jonathan Elias, CIPS CMO, and John Kleist III, SkillsTX Chief Growth Officer, discuss the benefits of SFIA and how IT professionals can provide feedback for SFIA Beta 9, which is launching in a couple months. Jonathan discusses how CIPS (Canada’s Association of I.T. Professionals) has been utilizing SFIA in its Certification and Mentorship programs, and how CIPS Members have been using SFIA for skills assessments and career planning. This presentation will also briefly discuss decoding job postings and professional development using SFIA and ChatGPT. #ICT #Skills #Certification #Mentorship #SFIA #sfiaframework