- Awarded Gary Hadford Professional Achievement Award by the Canadian
Information Processing Society, 2001:
Nominations were based upon members "recognized by their peers for their
integrity and expertise, for their outstanding achievements in fields
related to information processing, and who have a high degree of competence
in their field." The award citation comments on: Stephen Ibaraki, I.S.P. is
recognized for his knowledge, skill and experience to the IT industry as a
writer, researcher, consultant, and advisor to the media.
- Inducted into the Canadian IT Hall of Fame, 2001 due to Stephen being a
recipient of the professional achievement award:
"The CIPS Hall of Fame was created in 1997 to honour those people who have
made an outstanding contribution to the Canadian Information Processing
Society and the Canadian IT Profession as a whole. This is a first class
group of individuals and corporations who must be recognized for all of the
extra time, energy and commitment they have devoted to their profession."
[Note: Stephen Ibaraki was inducted and honoured at the Annual INFORMATICS
Conference as the recipient of the Gary Hadford CIPS Award of Achievement.]
- Appointed as Director-at-large by acclamation to the national board of the Canadian Information Society (CIPS), May 2005.