There was a lot of energy in the room at this week’s execTALKS – a monthly business forum for knowledge-based companies. Rich McBee, CEO of Mitel, brought out many familiar faces in the technology sector that I haven’t seen in a while. It was like a reunion of sorts. As I have said numerous times ...

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Even though the whirlwind that was last Friday may have felt like a full week on the job, this week actually marks my first full week at OCRI. I would like to thank everyone for their words of encouragement and congratulations, I am certainly very excited to be taking on this important role. As was ...

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I recently ran into Helen Robert and Lynn Cameron of Techedge over the summer. TechEdge provides specialized compensation related guidance, advice and market intelligence to the Canadian Technology sector. As someone who is a member of a couple of associations outside of my business life, I’m always interested to find out why people (and companies) ...

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Last week I attended a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, TECNA (Technology Councils of North America) or HOTlanta as some refer to it. After three days of 100+ (Fahrenheit) without the humidex I can see why! This conference is made up of organizations similar to OCRI, all not-for-profits with the main goal of supporting technology within ...

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As with most associations and not-for-profits, we rely on volunteers and sponsors to keep things moving forward to meet the needs of members, stakeholders and funders and to continue to make our city a vibrant one! On a beautiful summer afternoon on Monday, June 27, OCRI held a reception at the Nepean Sailing Club to ...

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Perfect weather, a fabulous course, a great turnout, wonderful sponsors and first class organizers adds up to a winning score for the OCRI Golf Tournament. It was a great day—plenty of time for some deep networking, fun games on the tees with the sponsors while you waited for the group ahead to move out of ...

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Well, it has been a while (three years to be honest) since we’ve come out and asked the community ”What can OCRI do for you?”  But it’s actually more than that – we want to know what you need from us to help you and your company succeed. We have engaged a team of grad students from Algonquin ...

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Whenever  I wonder about the power of networking or membership to an association all I need to do is watch and listen before an event begins or after the presentation is over…it is here that you will find the answer.  The laughter, the discussions, friends meeting friends, meeting new friends, booking of meetings, statements of, ‘I ...

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How do organizations measure the value of an association membership?  I hear this all the time.  All associations offer tangible products or services of some sort or another but often it’s the intangible that can’t be measured that provide the best return on investment. Case in point… I recently met up with Loris Bondio, president ...

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I want to say a BIG congratulations to Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima, CEO of Amika Mobile.  An OCRI Member for 10 years, Sue received the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest official honour, at a ceremony in Queen’s Park on January 27.  The Order of Ontario recognizes excellence in Ontarians who have made an outstanding contribution ...

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