**Please Note**

Invest Ottawa has a much broader mandate to support all of the business community in Ottawa. As such, the organization has gone through a considerable infrastructure change part of which has been our private-sector investment model. Our current membership model will end on June 30, 2012. We have valued the ongoing support of our members and their commitment to supporting the growth of Ottawa’s business sector. As Invest Ottawa evolves, we look forward to partnering strategically as we focus on making Ottawa the best city to start and grow a knowledge-based business in Canada.
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April – June, 2012
Community Accessibility Training Workshops

Location: University of Ottawa
Time: half day and full day
Contact: Norm McKee, 435-0697, nmckee@betteroutcomes.ca

The U of Ottawa is delivering a comprehensive suite of training modules to organizations in the private and public sector. The trainng prepares organizations for compliance to the Government of Ontario’s new Accessibility Standards.

This unique training approach is organized by management discipline: HR, IT, Administration, Managers and Directors requirements, Senior Management.

Examples of these training workshops include:

• Accessibility and Organizational Change
• WCAG 2.0
• Procuring Accessible Goods and Services
• How to Create Accessible Documents
• How to Measure Accessibility
• Creating Accessible Video and Webinars
• Accessibility and the Law – What Organizations Need to Know

The link, www.continue.uOttawa.ca/accessibility provides abstracts of training modules and registration information.

May through August, 2012
Help us out – hire a University of Ottawa CO-OP student today!

This summer (May through August, 2012), close to 400 students from more than 70 programs are still available for a CO-OP work term.

We are turning to you, members of the Invest Ottawa community, for help.

What’s in it for you?

• Year-round access to a qualified and highly motivated labour force
• Ability to evaluate potential full-time employees in a structured environment, at minimal cost and risk
• Access to a pool of temporary employees for peak periods and special projects
• Your organization will be recognized as one that believes in and contributes to the development of our future work force

Visit us online for additional information or simply contact Mona Hafez at 613 562-5800, ext. 7036 or monahafez@uOttawa.ca.

If you are not in a position to hire CO-OP students at this time, we would very much appreciate it if you could refer us to colleagues who may be able to hire for the summer.

EXHIBIT DEADLINE EXTENDED!
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)

Are you exhibiting? Don’t miss this opportunity taking place in Ottawa.

The IEEE – International Conference on Communications is being held in Ottawa, June 10-15, 2012 at the Ottawa Convention Centre. This is the sixth time in 47 years this conference is being held in Canada.

To date, there are over 1500 registered delegates, representing 60 countries, 450 companies, including government, academic and other institutions.

We are looking to your organization to participate as an exhibitor at ICC2012.

The exhibit deadline has been extended! There are still prime locations available.

Book your space today!

http://www.ieee-icc.org/exhibitors.html
Full event details are available at: http://www.ieee-icc.org/2012/

May 14, 2012
Bromley Lecture: Bringing Advanced Innovation to the Manufacturing Sector

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Room 4101 Desmarais Building, University of Ottawa

The talk will discuss the use of advanced technologies and strategies in strengthening North American manufacturing. The talk will be delivered by William Bonvillian, Director of MIT’s Washington D.C. office and former senior policy advisor in the U.S. Senate.

There is no cost to attend and a reception will follow the talk.

For full details visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=tidm6fiab&oeidk=a07e5t2062jd47a4dfd

May 16, 2012
Leadership Matters

Centre For Executive Leadership, World Exchange Plaza, TD Tower, 350-45 O’Connor St, Ottawa

Come and join the Telfer Executive MBA Program for a special event. Learn first-hand how the Telfer Executive MBA transforms leadership capacity and impacts the business community. For complete details visit: http://www.emba.uottawa.ca/events-networking-opportunities.php

May 17, 2012
Community Builder of the Year Awards Gala

Join United Way Ottawa for an unforgettable evening in the company of our city’s best and brightest as we celebrate the philanthropic leadership of the people who make change happen.

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at The Ottawa Convention Centre – Canada Hall
Welcome: 5:00 p.m.
Program & Dinner: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Link for full details: http://unitedwayottawa.ca

May 27, 2012
eHealth 2012

Emerald Health has been invited to present at eHealth 2012. Emerald will highlight the effectiveness and efficiency of its Dynamine workload capture & Reporting System.

Link for full details: http://www.emeraldhis.com

June 10-15, 2012
2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications

Ottawa Convention Centre

The conference committee is very proud to announce that ICC2012 will be a Paperless conference, the first of its kind. All conference participants with full registration will receive a complimentary BlackBerry Playbook.

The registration is now open for the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications from 10-15 June 2012 at the new Ottawa Convention Center.
To register please follow http://ieee-icc.org/2012/registration.html

The advanced program for the ICC 2012 is now available online. It features the following keynote and plenary speakers:
Eros Spadotto (EVP, TELUS); Matt Bross (CTO & Vice Chairman, Huawei); Marcus Weldon (CTO, Alcatel-Lucent); Lucy Hood (ED, CTM); Lauren States (VP, IBM)
Ian Akyildiz (Georgia Tech); Victor Bahl (Microsoft); Vincent Poor (Princeton); Raj Jain (Washington University); P. R. Kumar (Texas A&M University)

The conference will offer 17 technical symposia, 16 industrial forums, keynote presentations, 27 workshops, and 12 tutorials.

The program will be updated on a weekly basis up until the conference. To view or download the latest version of the Advanced Program please visit
http://ieee-icc.org/downloads/ICC2012_AP.pdf

For exhibition information please visit:
Exhibitor Information
http://www.ieee-icc.org/cfe.html

June 11, 2012
Stephen M. R. Covey SMART Trust Seminar and Workshop

7:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Westin Ottawa

New York Times bestselling author Stephen M.R. Covey is in Ottawa for one day only to speak about his new book SMART Trust. Join the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Chamber of Commerce on June 11th at the Westin Ottawa for a seminar and workshop that will show you how to create prosperity and energy in your workplace.
Register now at coveyottawa.eventbrite.ca

June 27-29, 2012
Fourth Canadian Quality Congress

It is a three-day event at Carleton University attended by delegates from Canada, United States and many other countries from around the world and will focus on the latest quality management principles and practices in all kinds of businesses.

Link for full details: http://CanadianQualityCongress.com

For information regarding this event please contact:
MadhavSinha
CSQ@shaw.ca
(888)286-4473

October 25-26, 2012
COUNTERMEASURE|2012

Ottawa Convention Centre

COUNTERMEASURE 2012 is Ottawa’s premier computer security conference featuring the best of both offensive and defensive tactics. COUNTERMEASURE will bring together computer security practitioners from academia, government, the private sector, in addition to hobbyists, to share experience, knowledge, and to collaborate on the new challenges facing our industry.

Link for full details: http://www.countermeasure2012.com/