ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter

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News and Upcoming Events

December 22, 2011 - ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter's Vision, Mission, Strategic Objectives, Goals and KPIs document is available. Click here to download.

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November 25, 2011 - ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter has been featured in the Fall 2011 issue of the FrontLine Security magazine. See page 13 for details.

October 25, 2011 - The Board of Directors of the ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter held a special meeting to discuss long-term, strategic objectives for our chapter and the goals supporting those objectives. Over the course of the next few weeks a draft document will be produced that will be presented to the members for feedback. Stay tuned!

June 29, 2011 – Mr. Robert Venczel, President of the ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter together with Mr. Bill Kessels, Ottawa-based Ernst & Young Partner made a presentation about the local chapter, ISACA International and its designations and tools at the CAATTs Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. David Coderre, Director with the Assistant Comptroller General's Office (Treasury Board of Canada). During the questions and answers period working group members provided valuable feedback on the types of future ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter events federal government employees would be interested in, suggestions that will be addressed during the planning for the 2011-2012 events program.

news March 20, 2011 - Mr. Simon Couvrette is the proud recipient of the 2011 ISACA OVC Scholarship.

Check out his story here.

news February 23, 2011 – As a follow up to his most recent meeting with the Comptroller General of Canada, Mr. Robert Venczel, President of the ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter met with Brian Aiken, Assistant Comptroller General of Canada (Internal Audit) and David Coderre, Internal Audit Sector Director, to discuss further about specific steps for our Chapter to provide IT audit and ISACA frameworks and tools training to federal government employees, and to increase the number of ISACA certified and ISACA members locally, here in Ottawa. A presentation to be made by Mr. Venczel at one of the future CAATTs working group meetings is currently in planning.

Also, Mr. Venczel has been in contact with the CIO of Canada, Ms. Corinne Charette’s office, working with her staff on planning a meeting in the month of May 2011 to discuss the benefits of the ISACA membership and its designations to the IT community in the federal government, and specific ISACA training offerings geared towards the same constituency in the areas of IT security, IT governance, COBIT, Val IT and Risk IT.

news November 30, 2010 - Mr. Robert Venczel, President of the ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter met with Mr. James Ralston, Comptroller General of Canada to discuss about raising the profile within the federal government of ISACA, its valuable tools and certifications, and of the local ISACA Chapter and its members. Mr. Venczel also informed Mr. Ralston of the discussions he has been having over the last two months with ISACA International regarding the institution of a group membership rate for public sector employees.

Based on the success of the December 14th joint ISACA-IIA breakfast session, your local ISACA Chapter is planning to offer additional events in the future in collaboration with the IIA Ottawa Chapter and other similar organizations (e.g., AFCEA, HTCIA, etc.) whom the Chapter President is working with on developing new partnership opportunities.

Finally, a series of meetings are being planned with government officials in the New Year, so please stay tuned for more news in 2011!

news October 29, 2010 - The IIA and ISACA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that creates a basis for cooperation and collaboration between the two associations for the advancement of the global internal audit profession through the mutual sharing of knowledge, experience and best practice, thus allowing the associations to benefit from each other’s respective work and involvement.

To read more about the MOU, visit IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers' blog here.

Students and Educators

As part of our commitment to engaging students and educators into our Chapter initiatives, we invite you to visit our new Students & Educators webpage. Here you will find information on upcoming events, ISACA student membership, the Academic Advocate Program, our Chapter Scholarship, and career and volunteer opportunities. Check back often for updates!

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The highest score in the world for the CISM exam...

What does it take to achieve the highest score in the world for the CISM exam? In order to find out, you have to first find that one individual who has, indeed, achieved the highest score in the world.

Click here to read about Ross Screaton, Ottawa Valley Chapter member.

Training Opportunities

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new Vendor provided trainings !!!

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