Technology SMEs need to be particularly agile in their
business efforts during challenging times. All aspects
need to be looked at in order to conserve cash, focus
on the right clients and service model and optimize
their efficiencies. In this one hour Teleforum, we
will consult with industry experts to help you focus on
the critical aspects of your business and outpace your
competition.

If you are interested in participating in the Teleforum
or have questions please contact Emily Boucher at
CATAAlliance (613-236-6550 ext. 4) or email-
eboucher@cata.ca All the information you need will be
forwarded to you by email. Please use Teleforum in the
subject line.

Deputy Chief Susan O’Sullivan to Keynote First Responder Vendor Outreach Forum – Qualify Opportunities at Boardroom meetings with
Key Buyers

Deputy Chief Susan O’Sullivan with the Ottawa Police Service has confirmed that she will keynote at CATA’s unique First Responder Vendor Outreach Forum on Oct. 8 and 9 in Toronto where Executive Boardroom meetings with some of Canada’s technology procurement decision-makers are being provided to attendees.

Deputy O’Sullivan, a former advisor to the Auditor General of Canada on National Security in Canada and a well-known leader in the police community will provide an overview of a tri-government initiative - Operation Intersect. Operation Intersect works to mitigate the effects of threats in a manner that enhances public safety and awareness during times of instability and uncertainty. Deputy O'Sullivan will also discuss police technology needs in relation to multi-agency major incident response.

For More Information:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Pres ...

A workshop to explore the new business opportunities
being created by building the eco-system for mobile
broadband services, and a consultation to explore the
technology applications and opportunities of the
wireless mobile platform of 2015.

Goal: Bring together respected opinion-leaders in an
invitation-only event to explore two dimensions of the
‘last frontier’ of connectivity: the 600 million
vehicles that are driven every day:

The future of mobile broadband applications & services
in an automotive context, and

The market opportunities for those applications and
services.

There will be a closing Roundtable Forum that will
involve all participants in an “Opinion-Leader
Summary”.

fmi:http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr09150801.html

Announcing "THE FUTURE OF WIMAX IN CANADA", the first two-day summit of its kind that will help INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS...

• FORGE Strategic Partnerships
• IDENTIFY Business Opportunities
• UNDERSTAND Profitable Business Models

==============================================================
When? November 5-6, 2008
Where? Hilton Toronto Airport

STELLAR speaker list confirmed: Rogers, Bell, Motorola, Qualcomm, Alberta, BC, Michigan
FULL AGENDA now available:
http://www.strategyinstitute.com/110508_fwc/wimax_2008.pdf

Read More:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr07280802.html

CATAAlliance, together with the Canadian Police Research Centre (CPRC) are launching the pilot of a national series of Vendor Outreach Forum (VOF) consultations at the Metro Toronto Convention Cetre in Toronto on October 8 - 9. The Forum will bring Canadian ICT companies together with Canada’s First Responders in order to help shape the future direction of industry R&D efforts and help lay the foundation for a technology roadmap for First Responders.

Read More:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr04250801.html

CATAAlliance in partnership with IBM, the Access Group and the Sprott School of Business is pleased to invite you* as our guest to a half-day executive session on public processes that build a greener country. The Roundtable is called, “Treading Gently: Public Service Systems that Lower Environmental Impacts.”

++ Action Item: Note that the Roundtable takes place from 9:00 a.m. - Noon, Friday June 20, 2008; Carleton University, Ottawa RSVP NOW by sending your contact information to greenitexecutiveroundtable@access-group.ca or by calling us at (416) 629-7924

For details:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr06060801.html

Discovery Channel's Paul Lewis will celebrate The Best
of the Best: Stellar Canadian technology leadership

Ottawa, ON, May 21, 2008 -- A champion of Canadian
creativity and innovation, Paul Lewis, President and
General Manager of Discovery Channel Canada, will be
the featured speaker at the Canadian Advanced
Technology Alliance's 23rd Innovation Gala Dinner. Mr.
Lewis has been the driving force behind the acclaimed
series' "Race To Mars", and "Mars Rising", a Canadian
project that has been broadcast around the world to
rave reviews and huge audiences.

"Discovery Channel's mantra is that 'science is
everywhere', said John Reid, President of CATA, "and as
a result they are one of Canada's strongest science
promoters. Discovery Channel has proved that Canadians
share CATA's own passion for technology and
exploration; it has the highest viewer satisfaction
rating, the highest average weekly reach, and is the
preferred specialty channel for upper-income consumers.
If you were looking for a platform ...

CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards
Five Days Remaining to Submit Your Nominations

CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards
Five Days Remaining to Submit Your Nominations

Award Categories:

-- Chief Information Officers (CIO) Leadership Award
-- Outstanding Product Achievement – Content/Application Mobility Industry (MoCo)
-- Outstanding Product Achievement - Clean Tech
-- Outstanding Product Achievement - ICT
-- Outstanding Product Achievement - Health Care
-- Emerging Technology
-- Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting
-- Private Sector Innovation and/or Leadership in Advanced Technology
-- Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
-- Information Technology Strategic HR Leadership Award

++ Action Requested: Please review Award Criteria and submit your nominations on-line at: http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Awards/NominProcess.html

CATA is pleased to confirm that it will be spearheading the launch of yet another Canadian Pavilion at the upcoming Gartner Outsourcing Summit in Washington this May.

As a result of a special deal negotiated between CATAAlliance and Gartner and announced this past December - Canadian Pavilion Opportunity - Gartner Sourcing Summit in Washington - CATA has secured the largest delegation yet of industry and government partners to represent and promote Canadian trade and investment opportunities at this premier and internationally acclaimed tradeshow event.

This year's Summit takes place in Washington, D.C. from May 18-21st, 2008.

For more information:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr03190802.html

>Mentoring Needed to Boost Representation of Women in
>Toronto’s ICT Sector -- New slate of women lead CATA
>WIT program; tackle Health Care in first event

>Toronto, March 4th -- The CATA Women in Technology
>Forum has appointed a new executive team to run a
>program of mentoring events in Toronto for women in
>ICT.


>"The technology industry is severely under-represented
>by women," says Suzie Labonne, VP Ontario-New England,
>R3D Consulting, Chair of CATA WIT Forum in Toronto.
>"Networking and mentoring are critical elements to
>attract and retain women in a sector that drives
>Canada’s competitiveness."

>For more information:

>http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr03030802.html

Ottawa, February 11, 2008 -- Cathy Gaudet, Director, Finance and Material Management Branch, Supreme Court of Canada, Rejean Gravel, former senior executive in the Public Service, and Dr. David Lewis, Executive Vice President, HDR/HDB Decision Economics Limited will lead a panel of experts in an executive roundtable called “Governing Smarter”, being held in Ottawa on February 26th, 2008. Governing Smarter wrestles with the question: How can the government increase accountability and help Canadians compete more powerfully on the global stage?

Participants in the executive roundtable will address further challenges such as:

-- What kind of leadership is required to attract fresh talent and gain a competitive advantage?

-- How can we decrease complexity while providing value greater value?

-- How do we keep up with policies and procedures that are changing continually, becoming more difficult every day.

The executive roundtable will specifically explore themes of accountability, transparency and value. ...

Ottawa – Jan. 11, 2008 - Canadian ICT businesses hoping to capture a Chinese market can create a stronger opportunity and greater brand awareness for themselves by aligning with the Canadian Advanted Technology Alliance’s Canadian Pavilions scheduled to return again this year for two major events: the China International Optoelectronics Exposition and PT/Expo Comm.

As attested to by those companies that participated in CATA’s 2007 Pavilions, the Pavilion experience puts companies in direct contact with tens of thousands of industry players from China and around the world andoffers the opportunity for buyers to examine the latest Canadian technologies.Furthermore, the Pavilion experience provides an ideal, cost-effective andseamless platform for Canadian ICT businesses to generate new business leadsand promote their technologies in a market that might otherwise be unattainableto them.

For more information:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr02050804.html

OTTAWA, January 23, 2008 - CATAAlliance, Canada's largest high technology association announced today the creation of a new Deloitte & Touche Chief Information Officers (CIO) Leadership Award.

The new Award will recognize CIOs, or those in equivalent positions, who have shown excellence in managing their organization's enterprise-wide information systems, yielding the greatest returns to their enterprises. Winners will be selected for two categories: SME business (under 150 employees), and large corporations (more than 150 employees).

Finalists and award recipients will be chosen by a selection committee comprising experts drawn from the CIO Association of Canada, CATAAlliance and Deloitte & Touche.

For more details:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr01230801.html

Please save March 5-6 2008 in your calendar for the 2008 Canadian Aviation Security Conference: Sharing Skies, Managing Risk. This unique Canadian conference will focus on Canada's response to current and future aviation challenges, threats and security risks, as well as the strides made in strengthening aviation security. This conference will showcase the issues that are at the very crux of our industry-home grown terror and grassroots defenses, cross border and harmonization issues, intelligence and air cargo security.

Full details:
http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr11200702.html

>As part of advancing our Innovation Nation Platform,
>CATAAlliance is hosting a private luncheon with
>Industry Canada Minister Prentice on January 30th in
>Ottawa at the Rideau Club. If you have an interest in
>participating, as part of the CATA group carrying
>forward the messages relating to the challenges of
>growing a business in Canada, then please contact our
>offices to discuss how you can best be involved.

>Context for the Meeting:

>In many ways CATA is a political party, the party of
>the Canadian high tech industry. Our Innovation Nation
>Campaign is built from policy planks which will ensure
>success for Canada in the global economy. These
>include:

>Full details:

>http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr01030801.html