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XEPHON (London England):   www.Xephon.com

• Click here to link to samples of Stephen Ibaraki's work with XEPHON
  
  
• Click here to link to samples of Stephen Ibaraki's Articles, Journals, and Updates with XEPHON
  
  
• Recommendation from Xephon's Dr. Jaime Kaminski, senior technology analyst, head of research, technical briefings manager, organizer of international conferences.
  
  
• Lead and only speaker at ten international IT briefings at a two-day conference for Enterprises, London England

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• Click here  to link to Stephen Ibaraki's association with SKILLSOFT/SMARTFORCE
  
  
• Click here  for links to Stephen Ibaraki's Webcasts with SKILLSOFT/SMARTFORCE
  
  • Sample files   (to support Webcasts)

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WORLDEXPO

• Stephen Ibaraki is invited to be a moderator for a panel discussion at the June 2006 WorldExpo Wireless and Mobile Expo & Conference. Moreover he has been invited to serve on the conference committee to collaborate with and provide counsel regarding the latest IT issue, give special input and professional advice on many aspects of the planning. As an honorary advisor he will receive a special acknowledgement of his input on the event website and show guide.
  
  
• CIPS Director Stephen Ibaraki I.S.P., DF/NPA, CNP, MVP has been invited as a conference advisor and panel moderator (serving if scheduling permits) for the upcoming WowGao WorldExpo IT conferences:
  • Wireless & Mobile Expo & conference
    June 7 & 8, 2006
    National Trade Centre, Toronto, Canada
  • Government & Health Technologies Conference & Expo
    March 8 & 9, 2006
    Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Canada
  • e-Financial World Expo
    Date: T.B.A.
    Location: T.B.A.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's interview with Jack Sebbag, McAfee Inc.
• Stephen Ibaraki's interview with Dr. Manfred Reitenspiess, Fujitsu Seimens Computers
• Stephen Ibaraki's interview with Sumit Despande, Computer Associates
• Stephen Ibaraki's interview with Michael Coady, Computer Associates, Int.
• Stephen Ibaraki's interview with Rosaleen Citron, WhiteHat Inc.

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CHINA REGION

• Stephen Ibaraki's re-award of Most Valuable Professional (MVP) from Microsoft for 2007 featured in ChinaValue.net and in other channels in China. See translation
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's work featured in ChinaValue.net, the No. 1 Business/Economic/Financial/IT News/Blog channel in China
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's articles rank in top ten of recommended articles in ChinaValue
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki Article on the Keystone Advantage and Business Ecosystems including interview with Dr. Marco Iansiti and quotes from Roy Levien. See article or media.ccidnet.com, No 1 portal in business/IT sector in China.
  The article also appears in:
  See http://net.chinabyte.com/chwssh/35/2202535.shtml or ChinaByte.com
  See http://it.sohu.com/20051121/n240765864.shtml or sohu.com
  See http://tech.qq.com/a/20051121/000206.htm or tech.QQ.com
  See http://tech.163.com/05/1121/11/2331H6I6000915BF.html or NetEase.com
  
  
• Link to an article that appeared on Business Opportunities of Blogs with China Information World (CIW), the No. 1 "print" Newspaper in China in this sector. CIW is an arm of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) which controls and regluates the IT Industry in China. Articles that appear in print with CIW are then also featured in CCIDNET(www.ccidnet.com). CCIDNET, the only website of MII, ranks No. 1 by the independent Alexa service which puts them amongst the top websites worldwide and thus also in China. The article appeared in CIW and in CCIDNET at http://media.ccidnet.com/art/2613/20050828/320285_1.html or media.ccidnet.com or translated.
  The article also appears in:
  See http://www.techweb.com.cn/news/2005-08-29/18284.shtml or www.techweb.com.cn or translated
  See http://www.ciw.com.cn/itnews/tbbd/2005/08/30/5305.html or www.ciw.com.cn or translated
  See http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2005-08-29/0924705520.shtml or tech.sina.com.cn.pdf
  See http://www.21www.cn/Archives/20059/19.10384.html or www.21www.cn or translated
  See http://www.36588.cn/user1/1/archives/2005/10077.shtml or www.36588.cn or translated
  See http://column.chinabyte.com/360/2090860.shtml or column.chinabyte.com or translated
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, MVP, I.S.P., DFNPA, CNP, Achieves the Top Three Honors for 2005/2006: International, Canadian, and now from Microsoft. See announcements in China
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki serves on the Board of Directors and on the executive committee as Chief Strategy Officer of ChinaValue (www.chinavalue.net). Stephen authored the business plan for ChinaValue which holds No. 1 ranking in the world's fastest growing economy of 2.2 trillion dollars, 9.9% growth, 120 million internet users and slated as the world's largest by 2010 with more than 200 million, 400 million cell phones (bigger than the next 3 countries combined), and predicted to be the world’s largest economy within 20 years. In two years [as of September 2006] with sixty 3rd party indicators of its No.1 position, Chinavalue is the No.1 Professional Content 2.0 Corporation and Professional Community in China with 10,000 writers/researchers and growing; the largest professional blogs and Web 2.0 professional-ranked community generating 100,000 research articles on business, finance, economics, investments, technology and 21 sectors of industry; the first and largest business + industry wikis [group edited encyclopedias]; 10 million readers who are in the "professional" ranks in China and rapidly growing; relationships with 1000 magazines and the top web sites (ranked in the top 10 worldwide); a strategic advisory role and media partnership with CCTV (China Central Television with 1 Billion viewers); a role with the masters programs of the top universities in China;... ChinaValue's executive team include the top leaders in business and media in China and its influence and extensive relationships hits the top ranks of business, education, media, technology, and industry. ChinaValue's focus is business and industry content and professional community or Knowledge + Talent.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki interview with Sean O'Driscoll, Senior Director for CSS Community and MVP Worldwide, Microsoft Corporation. Also see interview.
  
  
• Article about Stephen Ibaraki in CCTV.com.
  
  
• News (MS Summit) about Stephen Ibaraki posted in Top 10 China portals.
  
  
• "Stephen Ibaraki, Executive Board Director, ChinaValue.net (No.1 China-based professional community) 15,000+ writer/researchers; top 50 university partners; top 100+ magazine alliances; strategic partner, CCTV (1 billion viewers); top 10 portals content provider; 200,000 professional members; 10 million audience; 1 million pageviews/day; real time intelligence on business, investments, finance, economics, technology, law, education, industry, government, media; first and largest professional business blogs, wikis, and "digging" tied to vertical search engine, on 21 industry sectors; -- http://www.chinavalue.net/index.html"
  - Hu Yong, Executive Board Director; Editor-in-Chief; Senior Executive Vice President of Media Strategy for ChinaValue.net

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SOME ARTICLES (in which Stephen Ibaraki is interviewed, quoted, or has written)

• itbusiness.ca - Canada's IT Connection
  • Computing Canada article - November 5, 1999
    "Melissa variants still roam wild, despite screens"   by Elynn Wareham
  • "Teachers make the grade for IT heroism"   by Geoffrey Downey
• it World Canada  IBM introduces thin blade server  by Jeff Wilson
• itWorldCanada.com - Computer World
  • Article: Jan. 14, 2000  "New lab helps Canadians debug"  by Michael MacMillan
  • Article: Mar. 24, 2000  "Colleges move to address e-skills gap"  by Chris Conrath
  • Article: Sept. 8, 2000  "Big Blue gives memory a hard look"  by Chris Conrath
  • Article: June 29, 2001  "Chrysalis puts its foot on the accelerator" by Albert Leonardo
  • Article: April 5, 2002  "Tour Company Leverages Legacy to Launch New Site" by Kristy Pryma
  • Article: July 11, 2003 "Dealing with Identity Management" by Ryan B. Patrick
  • Article: Sept. 19, 2003 "More rack sales than RISC: IDC" by Ryan B. Patrick
  • Article: October 6, 2003 "Sun adds pieces to" by Ryan B. Patrick
  • Article: October 20, 2003 "IT's limited advantage" by Chris Conrath
• it World Canada.com - NetworkWorld:  Firm grapples with Legacy site
• BC Business:  shiftWork column
• CDI Newsletter:  Client Inducted into CIPS Hall of Fame...
• CNW Canada NewsWire: Canada's IT community recognizes its Canadian IT Heroes
• Microsoft MCP Program: MCP NewsFlash newsletter
• Monitor TODAY Canada's IT community recognizes its Canadian IT Heroes
• National Post/Financial Post (extracts ) Thin clients break through center of desktop power: Computer deja vu
• HTC (High Tec Career Journal) Career Spotlight - Application Developer
• HTC (extracts from article) IT certifications
• HTC (extracts from article) What's hot in the world of IT certification
• HTC  (extracts from article) Skills and knowledge management
• HTC  (extracts from article) Internet and web skills the way to go
• HTC (extracts from article) The best instructor-led retraining options
• BC Business (example from the 80s') Best-selling software packages
• Prominent individuals were requested to contribute to CEOnetworking's top ten 2004 business trends. 80 industry experts contributed over 225 predictions. Unfortunately, only a few could be included.  "As a recognized expert in your field" two of Stephen's predications (quotes) were included in the Top 10 2004 Business Trendsfor publication at Comdex and in the media. Contributors of note included Tony Scott, CTO of General Motors; Patrick Lo, Chairman and CEO, NETGEAR; Dan Tapscott, Coauthor of "The Naked Corporation"; Geoffrey Ramsey, CEO and Co-founder, eMarketer; and columnists John C. Dvorak, Kevin Maney and Mark Jones.
  Also see  The Real Technology Trends of 2004
• it World Canada  The IT "replace or refurbish" conundrum  by Ryan B. Patrick
• Link to an article that appeared on Business Opportunities of Blogs with China Information World (CIW), the No. 1 "print" Newspaper in China in this sector. CIW is an arm of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) which controls and regulates the IT Industry in China. Articles that appear in print with CIW are then also featured in CCIDNET(www.ccidnet.com). CCIDNET, the only website of MII, ranks No. 1 by the independent Alexa service which puts them amongst the top websites worldwide and thus also in China. The article appeared last week in CIW and then this week in CCIDNET at http://media.ccidnet.com/art/2613/20050828/320285_1.html.
• ITbusiness.ca features breaking news regarding winners of Computing Canada's IT Leadership awards. (See winners of Lifetime Achievement Award and Project Team of the Year)
• ITWorldCanada.com article:  Integrating IT: Software's Year Ahead  by Ryan B. Patrick
• Sandhill.com - Business Strategy for software executives. For Stephen Ibaraki's prediction see Trend #4 under Software Forecast for 2006: Technology Predictions for 2006
• In November, 2005, Stephen was interviewed for the iQ publication from Cisco where he speaks about best practices for attracting, hiring and retaining IT professionals, "Attracting Technology Talent".
• January, 2006 - ITBusiness.ca article  by Patricia MacInnis, "The Year of the job hunter".
• March, 2006 - IT World Canada:   A Banner Year for Virtualization
• March, 2006 - Microsoft Business Center    Taking Steps to secure your mobile environment
• April, 2006 - IT World Canada:   Enterprise Infrastructure "Understanding the benefits of virtualization" by Emma Woollacott and Ryan B. Patick.
• April 7, 2006 - Financial Post article   Managing the IT Security Threats by Charles Mandel.
• May 16, 2006 - ITBusiness.ca article  by Adam Pletsch, "Thirty -- that's right, 30 -- questions to ask before trying SaaS, with Stephen Ibaraki"
• Microsoft article, "Adapting to Software as a Service", by Lauren Gibbons Paul
• Microsoft article, "When to buy, when to rent", by Lauren Gibbons Paul, see article also in Microsoft Midsize Business Center
• Microsoft article, "Calculating your rent option", by Lauren Gibbons Paul
• May, 2006 Microsoft article, "Making your life easier with CRM"
• July, 2006 - ITBusiness.ca article  by Grant Buckler, "Corporations enter a new frontier".
• In July, 2006 article in Ottawa Business Journal article entitled, "IT: Plugged in, wired up, stressed out".
• In Aug., 2006 Stephen Ibaraki was quoted in an IT World Canada article entitled, "Teens target for creative recruitment" by Mari-Len De Guzman, ComputerWorld Canada ( or see pdf). See article also in InterGovWorld.com or see pdf.
• In the Aug., 2006, John Boufford, CIPS president and Stephen Ibaraki, CIPS vice-president, were quoted in an article in the National Post entitled, "Crossing Guards of the Information Highway".
• In the Aug., 2006, Stephen Ibaraki, CIPS vice-president, was quoted in an article in the National Post entitled, "Software helps make the grade".
• In the Aug. 26, 2006, Stephen Ibaraki, CIPS vice-president, was quoted in an article by Mari-Len DeGuzman (ITWorldcanada), entitled, "Is IT it?" published in PCWorld.ca.
• In October, 2006 Stephen Ibaraki was quoted in a couple of ITWorldCanada.com articles. One by Sarah Lysecki entitled, "Digital Eve dies off in Canada". The other by Neil Sutton entitled, "Wouldn't you like to be a tester too?".
• In November 10, 2006 Stephen Ibaraki was quoted in a ITWorldCanada.com article entitled, "Feeling insecure about Vista"
• Stephen Ibaraki wrote an article in November, 2006 issue of Computing Canada entitled, "IT Skills Shortage Needs to be Addressed". (See page 2 for continuation of article.)
• In the November 28, 2006, John Boufford, CIPS president and Stephen Ibaraki, CIPS vice-president, were quoted in an article by Peter Thompson in the Globe & Mail's Technology Quarterly entitled, "Can we close the gap?".
• November, 2006 Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, ISP, CIPS vice-president, article entitled "IT Skills Shortage can be addressed" in the CIPS 'IT Professional" Special Section of Computing Canada magazine. Stephen is also quoted in the article by Dr. Peter Thompson, ISP, President and CEO of RIS, entitled, "Retiring Boomer about to leave a big hole in the market for skilled legacy system workers". (See also ITbusiness.ca.) (Other contributors to this special CIPS section include Mike Blackwell, Will Gough, Igor Abramovitch, and Dan Thompson.)
• CIPS Vice President, Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, I.S.P. was quoted in an article in November issue of National Post, entitled "IT Industry Needs New Blood" (cont'd page 2) by Danny Bradbury (Nov. 22, 2006 - Section FP Working, WK1, page 1). See print version
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in a December 2, 2006 article by Dan Bradbury for CanWest News Services, entitled "Canada needs a show of hands in IT industry".  (Also see Edmonton Journal).
• December, 2006: The 9th annual edition of the widely regarded "Happy About Knowing What to Expect" book series which provides predictions on the global economy, business, and technology. The accuracy rate is 85% for the last two years. Top global leaders from all sectors are invited to make predictions for the annual Happy About book series whose readership include 10,000 CEOs worldwide. From this elite group of thousands, 50 are chosen for their predictions. As an acknowledged international expert in business and IT, Stephen has been again been asked for annual predictions from noted business and IT authority, and publisher, Mitchell Levy. His predictions appear under three separate trends. His predictions rank at the top.
• January, 2007, CIPS VP Stephen Ibaraki I.S.P. is quoted in the Business in Vancouver article entitled, "Letters after your name spells success".
• In January 24, 2007 Stephen Ibaraki was quoted in a ITWorldCanada.com article by Nestor E. Arellano entitled, "Canadian IT Industry needs image makeover, say analysts".
  (See also ITAP News)
• Stephen Ibaraki was quoted in Intergovworld.com article by Nestor E. Arellano (ITWorldCanada.com) entitled, "Canadian IT needs a new coat of spackle, say analysts".
• March 16, 2007 issue of Computing Canada (also see), Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, ISP, CIPS vice-president, article entitled "The community should unite for security"
• March 28, 2007 issue of Tri-City News, article by Sarah Payne about Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, ISP, CIPS vice-president, entitled "PM tech leader wins honour"
      "A technology expert living in Port Moody has been handpicked from 3,800 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) for his contributions to the industry and volunteer efforts in the community.
      Microsoft chooses the MVPs from over 100 million information, communication and technology (ICT) workers around the world. Stephen Ibaraki was one of the 3,800 chosen from over 90 countries to form the global body of top-ranking experts in more than 90 technologies.
      Ibaraki was also honoured as an MVP in 2006 but this was the first year that Microsoft went the extra step of highlighting five outstanding ICT professionals at the week-long MVP Global Summit held in Seattle earlier this month.... [see more] ....."
  
• The Daily Courier; Tuesday, April 24, 207; Section Business Page B7; Byline Steve MacNaull; "…Similar to sports, MVPs are technology's best and brightest";  Extracts:
  "To determine who makes its annual international MVP list, software colossus Microsoft considers all 200 million computer professionals worldwide. So it's pretty amazing to be named one of the 3,800 MVPs, and even more astounding to make the super list of only five."
  "Microsoft doesn't publicize an exact criteria for picking its MVPs and super list. What is known is that Microsoft employees aren't eligible, but anyone else in the world working in the computer and information technology realms is. MVPs, which stands for most valuable professionals, are technology's best and brightest."
  "The job took him to Vancouver, where he eventually became a technology professor... Through his teaching career of 25 years, Ibaraki found time to volunteer and found ways that computer professionals and technology can help charities. For instance, he's involved with ITvolunteering.org, an organization that links computer volunteers with charities. He has won various accolades from the Network Professional Association's Career Achievement Award to the Computing Canada IT Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award…and is the incoming president of the 6,000-member Canadian Information Processing Society."
  
• May, 2007, Technet Magazine featured an article by Stephen Ibaraki entitled "Business of IT"
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, I.S.P., quoted in article in CIPS supplement in the May 15, 2007 issue of the Halifax Chronicle Herald: Business section (p.C4 & C5), entitled "IT Employers looking for broad skills set".
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is extensively quoted in a Microsoft article, "Ways to Lose Your Competitive Advantage", see article in Microsoft Midsize Business Center
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in the June, 2007 ITWorldCanada article by Kathleen Lau, entitled "Canadian tech firms lack strategies to retain IT talent".
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in the August 30, 2007 ITWorldCanada article by Rafael Ruffolo, entitled "University of Fredericton seeks IT pros for e-MBA".
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's article in Security Matters magazine, entitled "Emerging threats forcing many businesses to rethink their IT security."
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in the CNS Magazine in the September/October 2007 article by Martin Slofstra, entitled "Security for All"
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in an October 17, 2007 article in ITWorldCanada by Rafael Ruffolo of Computerworld Canada, entitled "CIPS looks beyond I.S.P. Week to global credibility".
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in an November, 2007 article by Shannon Montgomery of The Canadian Press, entitled "As tech jobs rise, changes are needed to lure youth to the field, say experts". Also see http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071108/youth_it_071108?s_name=&no_ads=.
  See also http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2007-11-nov/nov-09-2007.html  - "As Tech Jobs Rise, Changes Are Needed to Lure Youth to the Field" (Note: Link may not resove on all systems)
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in an November, 2007 article by Martin Slofstra, entitled "Social Networks - What does Facebook mean to business?".
• Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in an IDG.no May 30, 2008 article by Skrevet av Briony Smith, entitled "Free database offers details on Canadian startups.
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is extensively quoted in a April 14, 2008 article by Microsoft, entitled "Tips for Planning and IT budget".
  
• Stephen Ibaraki Interview with Sean W. Smith and John Marchesini appearing with InformIT, part of Pearson Publishing, the world's largest educational publisher.
  See http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321434838 under the Extras tab.
  
• Stephen Ibaraki article in Security Matters Magazine, entitled "Offense is Your Best Defence"
  
• Stephen is quoted in the Halifax Chronicle (CIPS supplement) in an article entitled IT Employers looking for a broad skill set
  
• Stephen Ibaraki comments on the benefits of certification
  
• Evelyn YK Lee posting on E.Factor blog, about her discussion with Stephen Ibaraki about the challenges young companies have getting funding
  
• See CiscoPress for Patrick Grossetete, Ciprian P. Popoviciu, and Fred Wettling's book, Global IPv6 Strategies: From Business Analysis to Operational Planning
  
• Stephen Ibaraki article in the October, 2008 issue of the Canadian Government Executive Magazine, entitled "The Future of IT: BAITing the right skill sets"
  
• Stephen is provides extensive insights, as an international expert, into careers and the industry in the book from Ferguson Publishing, entitled "What Can I Do NOW?" .
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is cohost of IT Managers Connection (IMC) blog which provides dynamic commentaries, text and audio interviews (podcasts), etc. See listing of Stephen's postings.
  
  

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• See Other Sites featuring Stephen Ibaraki Interviews with leading Business and IT Professionals
  
  
• ACM Bulletin: An interview with ACM President Dame Wendy Hall. Listen to the interview and see Selected excerpts.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's exclusive podcast interview with Sean O'Driscoll about Social Media, Communities, and Influencers.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's interview with Stephen Mill, Regional Manager for Robert Half Technology. See page 13 of JobLineCanada.com's Career paper
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's exclusive interview with international financial authority, Andrea Klein. See December, 2005 issue on page 13 of JobLineCanada.com's Career paper
  
  

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BLOGS

• Stephen Ibaraki is cohost of IT Managers Connections (IMC) web log which provides dynamic commentaries, (see Grant Buckler's articles "Beauty and the blog" in itbusiness.ca and "Corporations enter a new frontier" - Page 1 and Page 2 in Computing Canada), text and audio interviews (podcasts), etc.
  
  
• ITbusiness.ca article "CIRA votes for change" - references Canadian IT Managers Blog and features comments from Thomas Moore
  
  
• Computing Canada (CC) partners with Stephen Ibaraki, I.S.P., DF/NPA, CNP, MVP. Computing Canada's new editorial feature, Blogged Down, features Stephen Ibaraki's upcoming interviews in the Canadian IT Managers forum (CIM). Stephen Ibaraki's first featured interview is with Roger Sessions, founder and CEO, ObjectWatch Inc. For a listing of featured interviews, see listing:   Computing Canada (CC) "Blogged Down" Editorials
  
  
• December 2006: Stephen Ibaraki, CIPS Fellow, NPA Distinguished Fellow, and Microsoft MVP, as founding co-host of the CIPS/Microsoft IT Managers Connections blog, in one year drives the blog to the top 10% of all blogs within Microsoft blog technet properties worldwide. This is a considerable feat since Microsoft online properties rank amongst the top sites worldwide. The blog receives extended reach through pick up in notable Canadian publications. As the only recipient of the ICT Industry’s Computing Canada IT Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award, Stephen Ibaraki blogs receive pickup on the itbusiness.ca website and are referenced in every issue of Computing Canada from the Editor page.
  
  
• CIPS CONNECTIONS - Some IMC postings in CIPS CONNECTIONS.
  
  
• See partial listing of Stephen's postings on the IT Managers Connection blog. See IT Managers Connections Blog to see his up-to-date postings.

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• The CIPS session at the Massive Technology Show, being held at the Convention & Exhbition Centre in Vancouver BC in March 28, 2007, features CIPS Vice-president, Stephen Ibaraki . Stephen shares his insight "IT as a Strategic Asset."
• Due to Stephen Ibaraki's multiple award-winning international leadership profile in business, industry, government, media, research, and education, Stephen was invited to be the leadoff speaker in the IT Executive Alignment Tour 07 from Microsoft Technet running February through March 2007.
  "Session 1 - Industry view: IT as a Strategic Asset
  Stephen Ibaraki will provide the introduction to the day, setting the context for the remainder of the discussion. He’ll talk about aligning IT to the business goals."
  http://www.microsoft.com/canada/technet/alignment/
• Stephen Ibaraki is invited to be a moderator for a panel discussion at the June 2006 WorldExpo Wireless and Mobile Expo & Conference. Moreover he has been invited to serve on the conference committee to collaborate with and to provide counsel regarding the latest IT issue, give special input and professional advice on many aspects of the planning. As an honorary advisor he will receive a special acknowledgement of his input on the event website and show guide.
• Distinguished Fellow and Microsoft MVP, Stephen Ibaraki, was keynote speaker at the CIPS Professional Development Day in Vancouver, BC, on February, 2006. (see speakers and schedule).
• Stephen Ibaraki received a speaking request for an event hosted by Joblinecanada
• The Sqaumish Speaker Series (May, 2003)  see  May_2003.pdf  (pdf format)
• Presentation to Business community  see  Presentation  (ppt format)
• London presentation see Brochure (pdf format)
• Stephen presented on November 18th, 2003 at Comdex Las Vegas, the world's largest conference and trade show. He presented on Building Business Models for Web Services

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SPEAKER (80s' example): 

• Canadian Office Product Association (COPA) see Brochure (pdf format)
• For more see above.

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RECENT APPOINTMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND RECOGNITIONS

• Stephen Ibaraki: Executive Board Director (IFIP-IP3), Chief Officer Strategic Relations (IFIP-IP3), Founder Global Industry Council (GIC)
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is invited speaker to IFIP World CIO Forum (IFIP WCF 2011)
  
  
• In January 2011, Stephen Ibaraki is awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Windows Live for 2011
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is appointed Vice-Chair of the International Advisory Board for the first World CIO Forum. As noted in the letter from the WCF "Your reputation and influence is well-known in the world information technology academia and CIO group. It is our honor to invite you to be Vice-Chair IAB and contribute your advices and suggestion to the forum." See also CIPS and Vine Group.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki was a finalist for the 2010 ComputerWorld IT Leadership Award
  
  
• September, 2010 - World Computing Congress (WCC); IP3 AGM and Board Meeting; Seoul Accord Meeting (2010), in Brisbane, Australia: Stephen Ibaraki, Chief Officer - Strategic Relations, IP3 and founder of the Global Industry Council (IP3-GIC) was invited World Computing Congress (WCC), IP3 Day Presenter and Chair of the international Panel Presentation and Discussion with senior lunimaries from 3 continents on "IT Professionalism, "What does Industry Want?"
  (Link to Video of Panel Discussion: http://gigtv.rampms.com/gigtv/Viewer/?peid=514bf917db1a4a5182856ab45685aeb71d)
  Additional Links:
  WCC program - September 22, 2010
  IP3 WCC 2010 Program
  IFIP News - June, 2010
  World Computer Congress programme for IP3 Day 22 September 2010
  Australian Computer Society (ACS) News Release
  IP3 The IT Professionalism Debate - Sharing Ideas
  
  
• Leon Strous, Senior IT Auditor DNB (Netherlands Central Bank); President 2010-2013 International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
  Interview of IFIP President-elect Leon Strous
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, Invited global leader and executive by the China government, International Financial Services and BPO Delegation/Summit China-- Shanghai, Kunshan, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Beijing (2010)
  
  
• July, 2010: Founder of the UNESCO-sanctioned Global Industry Council (IP3-GIC) and serving on the council as founding director. "Global Industry Council Directors are specially nominated and invited to serve within the UNESCO-sanctioned body as internationally recognized luminary executives, thought leaders, and visionaries and for their strong history of providing substantive contributions to global business, industry, society, education, and governments." See http://www.ipthree.org/images/IP3/NewsReleases/ip3%20news%20release%2010%20august%202010%201.pdf
  
  
• July, 2010: Stephen Ibaraki is appointed Chairman of the international board of directors, Vine Group.
  
  
• July, 2010: Stephen Ibaraki is Senior Vice-President Strategic Relations for IP3
  
  
• April, 2010: Stephen Ibaraki is invited to Shanghai CIO Forum. "It's a great honour to invite you to attend Great-idea's 7th Outsourcing Delegation to China. The International IT Business & Cooperation Delegation which will be visiting China during June 24th - 30th 2010 in Shanghai, Wuhan and Beijing....It aims to present high-level dialogue and exchanges, to discuss in-depth frontier issues on China and global IT development and to provide insights in order to accelerate the IT industry development and to promote industrial upgrading and restructuring...."
  
  
• April, 2010: Stephen Ibaraki is invited to join the People to People Mission in Understanding to Brazil which gives the the opportunity to further the mission of peace and global awareness that President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned when he founded People to People International.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is the chair of the ACM ISEF committee and chief awards judge for the ACM at the 2010 ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair).
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is appointed of the Advisory Board of Neil Squire Society.
  
  
• In January 2010, Stephen Ibaraki is awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award (MVP) Windows Live: "MVPs are technology’s best and brightest, and we are honored to welcome Stephen as one of them."
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is a member of panel of experts to select the Canadian Business 2009 All-Star Execs
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is a keynote speaker at the Career Education Society CES 32nd Annual Fall Conference - November 26 & 27, 2009. (Link to Keynote and newsletter).
  
  
• Stephen is the featured keynote at all the 2009 Academy Academic Conferences from April into June 2009 in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal receiving a 100% satisfaction rating.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is a judge for the 2009 Ignite IT Awards 2009.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki received the Gold Award, User Group Community, "for your support of User Group Communities Worldwide" (MS Technical Audience Global Marketing, (2008-2009)
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki received the User Group Community Award, "for your support of User Group Communities Worldwide and your contributions to UGSS (User Group Support Services)" (MS Technical Audience Global Marketing, (2007-2008)
  
  
• Chief Business Development Officer, Director, Advisor to the UN-founded IFIP IP3 - global professionalism/certification (2009)
  http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/archive/2008/04/23/professionalizing-the-profession.aspx
  
  
• Senior 3rd party advisor and industry analyst to MS Canada (2009):
  http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/
  
  
• Editor to MS Technet/YouShapeIT (2009) with a targeted audience of 26 million:
  https://www.microsoft.com/youshapeit/technet/Home/2009-01/
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki awarded as a Most valuable Professional (MVP): Windows Live R&D (2009)
  
  
• Culminis Hall of Fame (2009): world's largest IT organization, an alliance of 1200 IT associations and User Groups representing nearly 3 million IT professionals. [now Global IT Community Association (GITGA)]
  
  
• Judge Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ACM: 2009/2010): hosted and sponsored by Intel, the world's largest international science and engineering fair:
  http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/
  
  
• May, 2009: Stephen Ibaraki is invited to China for high-level professional discussions for the People to People Citizen Ambassador Program's Electrical, Electronic, and Computing Engineering Delegation to China. As noted in the invitation, "As a Citizen Ambassador, you will represent your profession while continuing in the tradition of high-level professionals who have helped shape, over the past 50 years international dialogue within your profession. Founded in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as a vehicle to expand international relations beyond the structure of governmental agencies, People to People International is a nonpolitical, private-sector organization dedicated to promoting international peace and understanding. This history has secured for today's People to People delegates unmatched access to the professionals of China, as well as expertise on meaningful explorations of the region's history and culture. Face-to-face meetings and interactions with Chinese counterparts yields immediate professional applications and personal insights for delegates and their counterparts as well as produce long-term collaborations." The Honorary Chairmen are each successive US President since this globally unique and celebrated program was founded by President Eisenhower.
  
  
• Keynote Deans of IT Summit to the entire national educational community - 100% survey satisfaction rating--providing bursaries, students awards, software, resources, speakers, curriculum, industry insights, government and industry connections, mentoring to schools, faculty, students (February 2009)
  
  
• McKinsey Advisor, Stephen Ibaraki’s Predications Selected for "Happy About: Knowing What to Expect in 2009". Happy About Book series. The 11th annual edition of the top-ranking, best-selling book series which provides predictions on the global economy, business, and technology. The accuracy rate is 85% for the last two years. Top global senior executive leaders from all sectors are specially invited to make predictions for the annual Happy About book series whose readership include 10,000 CEOs worldwide. From this elite group of thousands, 50 are chosen for their predictions.
  
  
• Stephen accepts keynote at the 2009 Deans of IT summit. As noted by the National Council Chairman David O'leary, Academic Dean and CIO at Northwest College in BC, "Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for this generosity. The Committee was absolutely over the moon with his willingness to consider our invitation. We are definitely seeing an increase in enrolments across Canada and Stephen's work last year was a definite contribution to this turn around; we also know that he is much in demand and can make a lot of $$$ assisting those with deeper pockets."
  
  
• Building on the Top 2 MVP Professional Standing in 2007, Ibaraki's Two Blogs Ranked in Top 6 worldwide in 2008 Global MVP Summit. Stephen Ibaraki, in 2007 due to his outstanding contributions, was profiled with Microsoft Chairman Gates, at the 2007 Global MVP Summit. He was in the Top 2 (out of more than 100 million IT workers and 4000 MVPs); concurrently profiled in the Microsoft Inside Track Publication and in the MVP Press Room for the Global Summit. The only non-US resident.
  
  Not to be outdone, for 2008, Ibaraki's two blogs were amongst the Top 6 blogs worldwide, profiled with Microsoft CE) Steve Balmer, in the MVP Press Room for the 2008 Global MVP Summit. MVP's or Most Valuable Professionals are "technology's best and brightest", and a "steller group of individuals from around the world." From more than 100 million IT professionals, a select few are recognized as globle independent experts or MVPs and recognized for their outstanding contributions.
  
  Ibaraki's two blogs are the IT Manager Connection, which is ranked in the top 10% of technet blog properties worldwide; and ChinaValue, which is ranked No. 1 in China as the premier social media platform for professionals. Stephen is the only MVP to have 2 blogs highlighted and from an estimated 400,000,000 blogs.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, I.S.P., Chairman of the Board for Culminis [now Global IT Community Association (GITGA)], spoke at the CIPS Saskatchewan December 2008 luncheon Presentations in Regina and Saskatoon. Topic: The Current State of IT and CIPS. See presentations for Regina and Saskatoon.
  
  
• On October 25th Stephen was invited to attend the awards ceremony that coincided with the 50th anniversary of ASTTBC, http://www.asttbc.org/, the association of technology professionals, and the national AGM of the CCTT (Canadian Council of Technologists and Technicians). With the awards ceremony in Vancouver BC, Premier Campbell was the invited keynote and Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, the guest speaker. In attendance were academic leaders, and business and technology leaders from across the country including one or more members of the federal government. Minister Coell and Vancouver Mayor, Sam Sullivan, provided noteworthy speeches at the awards ceremony highlighting the good work and significant contributions of technology professionals.
  Stephen had the unexpected and surprising honour to receive "The Advanced Technology Award for Leadership in Information Technology" for his lifetime body of work and he felt honored to receive a congratulatory note from Carole James, leader of the official opposition, and these comments from Premier Gordon Campbell. "Congratulations on being honoured for your Advanced Technology Award…you have distinguished yourself in your field of endeavour promoting pioneering efforts in technology and this award will recognize your considerable contributions with respect to the applications and adaptations of advanced technology to new uses. I commend you for your many achievements and thank you for your commitment to industry excellence. On behalf of the Province of British Columbia, please accept my warmest congratulations on this special occasion."
  Stephen is an industry Fellow, Distinguished Fellow, with more than 40 awards/recognitions including 7 Lifetime Achievement recognitions (http://www.cips.ca/?q=stephen-ibaraki) for his outstanding contributions to society, business, industry, academia, governments, media, internationally, and the wider community. During the awards ceremony, highlights of Stephen's work included: building his first computer at 10 years of age; keynoting this year's National Council of IT Deans Summit in Toronto increasing enrolments in technology; keynoting to the House of Commons/Senate IT and business leaders; his recognized top blogger status this year by Computer World; his top Most Valuable Professional (MVP) recognition as a global independent expert from Microsoft ; authoring books; co-founding and having leadership in organizations connecting IT professionals to support charities; his work, in being a catalyst for agility and innovation with the Canadian Information Processing Society and in supporting the industry; being a lifelong driver for innovation and impactful international contribution. See Vancouver Sun
  
  
• October, 2008, Canadian Stephen Ibaraki became the first Chairman of the Global Board for Culminis [now Global IT Community Association (GITGA)]. Representing over 1110 member organizations and over 2.7 million IT and business professionals in more than 90 countries, GITCA is the world's largest international organization devoted to the development and growth of the IT community by providing no-charge services to support and connect user groups, associations, and student IT organizations. GITCA stands committed to the free exchange of resources, ultimately elevating the status of the IT Professional both in their industry and in the community.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki accepts opening keynote at the National Council Deans of IT Summit February 5-6, 2009.
  As noted by the Chair, Dave O'Leary, “On behalf of the Deans of IT National Council I would like to offer confirmation of your keynoting at our gathering in Toronto Fen 5 and 6, 2009. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for your generosity. The Committee was absolutely over the moon with your willingness to consider our invitation…We are definitely seeing an increase in enrolments across Canada and your work last year was a definite contribution to this turn around…we also know that you are much in demand and can make a lot of $$$ assisting those with deeper pockets.”
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki invited special expert on CTV’s Canada AM—Canada’s No.1 National Morning Show; and 570News, one of Canada’s top ranking radio news programs
  Stephen Ibaraki was interviewed Live on Canada AM Thursday, August 7th 2008 providing his expertise on a recent Microsoft Study on how closely connected we are.
  Due to the popularity of the show segment, Stephen got another request for an interview with the 570News Gary Doyle Show (same topic) on Monday August 11, 2008.
  CTV:
  http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080807/six_degrees_AM_080807/20080807?hub=CanadaAM
  570News:
  http://www.cips.ca/?q=system/files/stephen+ibaraki++interview.mp3
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki Invited to Microsoft IT Advisory Council – June 2008.
  According to MS: The IT Advisory Council is a select group of IT Professionals and Developers, which purpose is to share your views, ideas and opinions, helping Microsoft shape future initiatives. As a member, you will play an integral part in providing us with feedback on Microsoft customer offerings, licensing, support, marketing materials and community initiatives. Members will communicate with us via an online portal and a program of face-to-face and online events.
  
  
• Due to Stephen Ibaraki's international leadership in business and technology, he was an invited keynote speaker to the Strategic Architecture Forum, hosted by Microsoft, attended by architects the every sector including key global partners. (See Architect Sessions Recordings online)
  - CSAF is Microsoft Canada's premier event for Architects and is "by invitation only" - an exclusive opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and best practices from Microsoft representatives, industry professionals, and your peers......This event is ideal for senior decision makers in Canada who need to stay abreast of the rapidly changing Information Technology field and apply this knowledge to their organization's strategic direction.
  
  
• Ibaraki Invited to Keynote before more than 70 Business and IT Leaders for the House of Commons and Senate Group. Comments include:
  - “Thank you again for the great presentation and for the great discussion we had during lunch [at the Parliamentary Restaurant]. I would love to have all the documents and methodology that could facilitate our PRISM smart objectives exercise.”
  - “Thank you for your presentation at the House of Commons last week. I found it very interesting! You successfully exposed many of the issues around social networking that I have been talking about here at the Senate....[also] You made a call to action with regards to getting the word out to the younger generations about careers in IT.”
  - “I want first to thank-you again for the presentation you did to the Parliament Administration staff, I have received only positive feed-back. Steve I need to send the presentation but I discovered that I have V3 and during the lunch you spoke about a V11 can you please send it to me.”
  - I attend the “Gartner forums and others from the top research groups worldwide but this is the first time, I have seen anyone tie all the pieces together into one very coherent and "excellent" presentation that very much resonated.”
  - “Presentation was brilliantly given and brilliant in design; the finest!”
  - “The major challenge I'm facing are related to the implementation of a new EA program at the house focusing on increasing the alignment between IT investment and Business objectives. What I liked on your presentation is how you linked everything. Shortage of resources, Lack of competencies, new generation expectation and trends and lack of business SMART objectives.”
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki's acknowledged international leadership in business and technology, his MVP status, and his advisory role to the UN-Founded International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), he was invited to present three times to on the IFIP IP3 Global Certification and Professionalism program being launched in 2009.
  
  He was invited by Microsoft and the UN-Founded International Federation For Information Processing (IFIP), an official UNESCO body, to present at the Global 2008 MVP Summit and then the Global UG Summit. The presentation is best captured in this blog from an attendee....
  "....Stephen facilitated an Open Space discussion and made formal presentations to MVP’s and those attending the UG Management Summit. Stephen is not only an extraordinary blogger but an equally impressive and effective presenter. His message went across loud and clear and generated a huge amount of interest. So much so that he was inundated with requests to pretty much speak to the “world...."
  For more information see: http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/archive/2008/04/23/professionalizing-the-profession.aspx
  
  In addition, with Stephen as 2007/8 CIPS President and Chair of the National Board and Executive Committee, the contributions of CIPS are exemplified by this letter from the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada: http://www.cips.ca/?q=system/files/Prime_Minister_CIPS_2008.pdf There has been a tremendous amount of work done by CIPS this past year resulting in positive growth of CIPS on all fronts (certification innovation, governance innovation, internationally with IP3 and with common standards in IT education, with governments, industry, business, academia, and more), some of it outlined in the annual report: http://www.stephenibaraki.com/cips/agm/AnnualReport_FINAL(2007-2008).pdf. At Summit 2008 held in Ottawa, Stephen opened the Summit 2008 Conference to an audience of 1200 registered attendees; Chaired the National AGM; Presented at the National President’s Dinner; Presented at the first national meeting of the Canadian Council of IT Professionals (CCITP).
  
  
• Stephen is selected as a “Top 10” blogger by Computer World due to his influential blogs and co-hosting of the IT Manager Connection blog. This is the first time that bloggers have been recognized for their outstanding contributions by Computer World, the world’s largest computing publication. (His special selection was noted this blog:
  http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/archive/2008/04/17/best-canadian-technology-bloggers.aspx
  and in this Article.)
  
  Ibaraki’s two blogs are the IT Manager Connection, which is ranked in the top 10% of technet blog properties worldwide; and ChinaValue, which is ranked No.1 in China as the premier social media platform for professionals. Stephen is the only MVP to have 2 blogs highlighted and from an estimated 1 billion blogs.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, MVP, was a member of the Executive Judging Panel, to select the Canadian Business  All-Star Executives of 2008.
  Debi Andrus, Haskayne School of Business
  Craigg Ballance, The CIO Summit / E-finity Group
  Doug Cooper, Intel Canada
  Michael Denham, Accenture Canada
  Mary Lou Maher, KPMG Canada
  Tom McDowell, Oliver Wyman–Delta Organization & Leadership
  Al Rosen and Mark Rosen, Rosen & Associates
  Michael Stern, Michael Stern Associates
  
  
• Due to Stephen's recognized global expertise in business and technology, he was specially invited to be the opening keynote for the ACCC National Council of IT Deans summit in March, 2008 and then stay for 2 days of meetings. The ACCC represents all colleges and institutes with about 25 to 30% being degree granting. Other speakers on the agenda included from: ICTC, HRSDC, Cisco, ACCC Director, Deans of IT from across country, MS (2 speakers: President, and Director). Stephen's opening keynote supported a context for the following 2 days of meetings and presentations. As noted from the ACCC: "Thank you for accepting our invitation to give a keynote address at ACCC's National Council of Information Technology Deans (NCITD) meeting scheduled to take place at Microsoft Canada Co....The main theme of this meeting will focus on the challenges in recruitment and enrollment in ICT programs. We would be interested to hear your views on the current state of IT and how colleges and institutes might do to address the skills shortages in this industry." (See letter.)
  
  
• Announced by Microsoft: Jan 1, 2008: Ibaraki Awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Recognition for 2008.    Quoted from Microsoft: “technology's best and brightest," and a "stellar group of individuals from around the world.” From more than 30 million IT professionals, a select few are recognized as global independent experts and recognized for their outstanding contributions.
  https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BF2FCE10-19AF-45A0-A2F5-F57F666C4280
  
  
• McKinsey Advisor, Ibaraki’s Predications Selected for "Happy About: Knowing What to Expect in 2008".
  Happy About Book series. The 10th annual edition of the top-ranking, best-selling book series which provides predictions on the global economy, business, and technology. The accuracy rate is 85% for the last two years. Top global senior executive leaders from all sectors are specially invited to make predictions for the annual Happy About book series whose readership include 10,000 CEOs worldwide. From this elite group of thousands, 50 are chosen for their predictions. Stephen Ibaraki, Fellow, Distinguished Fellow, and Microsoft MVP, is selected again—his predictions have been chosen each year that he has contributed. Consistently, Stephen's predictions appear under several separate trends, and he is uniquely the most quoted amongst the chosen 50.
  http://www.happyabout.info/economy.php
  
  
• Ibaraki Specially Invited as Senior Judge for 2008 MSDN Code Awards: the program is targeted to the Professional Developer and is the largest of it’s kind. It’s a special community awards program that recognizes contributions of Developers & Development teams for their technical excellence, outstanding contributions in the community, business savvy or all round passion for the art of Development. Due to Stephen Ibaraki's leading top-ranking role in the industry, he is invited to be on the select panel of judges. The awards program begins in November 2007 and ends in May 2008.
  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-ca/codeawards/default.aspx
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, MVP, was a member of the Executive Judging Panel, to select the Canadian Business  All-Star Executives of 2007.
  CEO: Tony Franceschini, Stantec Inc.
  CFO: Bob McFarlane, Telus Corp.
  COO: D. Scott Patterson, FirstService Corp.
  Sales: Tim Hockey, TD Bank Financial Group
  CIO: Rick Green, CHC Helicopter Corp.
  Most Innovative: Steve Bolliger, Vincor Canada
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki joins two other industry experts on November 15, 2007 as part of an Ignite your Career Webcast series. Topic: Industry Insight for the IT Pro. (See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/events/bb819576.aspx). See the November 15, 2007 event.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki joins two other industry experts on October 2, 2007 as part of an Ignite your Career Webcast series. Topic: Becoming your own boss. (See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-ca/community/bb738057.aspx).
  
  
• From an estimated 200 million ICT workers, 3800 are nominated to be Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals or MVPs through a lengthy vetting process. MVPs are an independent global body of experts in more than 90 technologies and 90+ countries specially chosen for their outstanding technical and community contributions. From the 3800, Stephen Ibaraki was amongst five specially chosen and who were uniquely profiled for the 2007 MVP Global Summit held in March 2007 and featured in the Microsoft MVP Global Summit News Release which includes Microsoft Chairman Gates, Vice-President Kaplan, and Senior Director/GM of MVP Global, O'Driscoll.
  The link to the news release: see  2007 MVP Global Summit
  Stephen also appeared in an interview for InsideTrack which goes out to 80,000 Microsoft employees.
  
  *****
  Stephen Ibaraki
  MVP Award: Windows Server, Customer Experience
  
  Home: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanager
  
  "Coming together at the MVP Global Summit fuels our resources as MVPs to better serve the estimated 200 million ICT professionals - working as an independent body of expert volunteers whose priority is service and enhancing the user experience."
  
  President-elect for the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and vice-chair for the international Network Professional Association (NPA), Stephen Ibaraki is an award-winning college educator, writer, speaker and IT professional with more than 30 years experience working with technology. In addition to being a Microsoft MVP, Ibaraki is a CIPS founding Fellow, NPA founding Distinguished Fellow, the only recipient of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry's Computing Canada IT Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award, and an inaugural recipient of the IT Hero Award from Industry Canada and the Information Technology Association of Canada. ... ...Ibaraki also co-founded the CIPS/Microsoft IT Managers Connections blog and ITVolunteering.org, which connects IT professionals to charities with Microsoft technologies. As a result of his award-winning international leadership profile and passion for volunteerism within the technical community, Ibaraki is serving as a keynote speaker at the IT Executive Alignment Tour '07 from Microsoft TechNet, running February through March 2007.
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• Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS, I.S.P., DFNPA, MVP, CNP, is invited to the SecTor Conference Advisory Committee:
  
  "SecTor is very fortunate to have an impressive group of leading security and industry professionals on our Advisory Committee. These individuals play a critical role bringing the world's best speakers and minds to the Toronto stage for the benefit of all in attendance. If networking and being plug into the Security Community are priorities for you, then we highly recommended introducing yourself to these folks."
  http://www.sector.ca/advisory_committee.htm
  
  "Illuminating the Black Art of Security. SecTor brings to Canada the world's brightest (and darkest) minds together to identify, discuss, dissect and debate the latest digital threats facing corporations today. Unique to central Canada, SecTor provides an unmatched opportunity for IT Professionals to collaborate with their peers and learn from their mentors. Held at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre in downtown Toronto, SecTor runs two full days, November 20th and 21st. The event features Key Notes from North America's most respected and trusted experts. Speakers are true security professionals with depth of understanding on topics that matter. SecTor is a must attend event for every IT Professional."
  http://www.sector.ca/default.htm



• Stephen Ibaraki, received official notice from Microsoft in January 2007, of his Most Valuable Professional (MVP) re-Awarding for 2007. MVPs are similar to CIPS Fellows who are awarded for their outstanding contributions to information technology and the industry (Stephen is also a CIPS Fellow and NPA Distinguished Fellow) with the addition: MVPs are chosen from 90 countries and the estimated pool of 200 million IT professionals worldwide; MVPs can not be Microsoft employees but are independent experts; MVPs must demonstrate continuing outstanding contributions to be re-awarded. Stephen was the first in Canada to be awarded in his category in 2006. As an MVP, Stephen has received an invitation to attend the MVP World Summit in March 2007 which Stephen will be attending. To find out more about Stephen's MVP status, go to the Microsoft MVP profile site at:
  https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=bf2fce10-19af-45a0-a2f5-f57f666c4280
  
  
• "CANADIAN ALL-STAR EXECUTIVES.” October 9th-22nd 2006: Canadian Business, the 5th Annual THE BOSS ISSUE, Canada’s All-Star Execs, The 6 Best Managers in the Country. Stephen Ibaraki, MVP, FCIPS, is invited to the All-Star Executive Panel, as a member of the judging panel to select the best Canadian Business Executives for the All-Star Executive issue of Canadian Business. Over a long and exhaustive period of three months as judge, Stephen researches and reviews the business measures that define the winning all-star senior business executives. Stephen is the first MVP invited to serve on the distinguished All-Star Executive Panel:
  - See The Cover and The All-Star Judging Panel.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, together with Mark Relph and Barnaby Jeans (Microsoft Canada); Kate Gregory (Gregory Consulting); Barry Gervin (Objectsharp Consulting); are judges for the MSDN Canada Code Awards
  MSDN Canada Code Awards is a program targeted at the broad Professional Developer audience in Canada. The concept was designed to deliver a comuunity award program that recognizes contributions of Developers & Development teams for their technical excellence, outstanding contributions in the community, business savvy or all round passion for the art of Development....
  
  
• May 28, 2006, Stephen Ibaraki, (Profile), was elected by acclamation as Vice-President of the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS). In May 2007, Stephen Ibaraki will automatically transition to President of CIPS and in May 2008, Stephen Ibaraki will transition to past-president serving on the executive committee of the CIPS national board. See CIPS Connections
  
  
• In May 2006, Stephen Ibaraki is elected as a “founding” CIPS Fellow “granted only to a select number of individuals from the IT community—those who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of Information Technology…" Fellows can "now use the designation FCIPS." Fellows can be of any nationality or residency. The inaugural council of Fellows will make recommendations for future Fellows. See CIPS new membership and CIPS Fellow Members.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, I.S.P., CIPS National Board Director, was appointed to the Federal Government Computers for Success Board.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki has been appointed to Application Development Trends (ADT) Board of Advisors.
  
  
• Computing Canada (CC) partners with Stephen Ibaraki, I.S.P., DF/NPA, CNP, MVP. Computing Canada's new editorial feature, Blogged Down, features Stephen Ibaraki's upcoming interviews in the Canadian IT Managers forum (CIM). Stephen Ibaraki's first featured interview is with Roger Sessions, founder and CEO, ObjectWatch Inc. For a listing of featured interviews, see:  Computing Canada (CC) "Blogged Down" Editorials
  
  
• 3 Top Honors for CIPS Board Member, Stephen Ibaraki: Lifetime Achievement Award; the Most Valuable Professional Award; and the Distinguished Fellow Award.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, received official notice (certificate and letter) from Microsoft in January 2006, of his Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award. "MVPs are awarded for their demonstrated technical expertise, willingness to help others and commitment to technical communities...MVPs are technology's best and brightest," and a "stellar group of individuals from around the world who have demonstrated a willingness to reach out, share their technical expertise with others and help individuals maximize their use of technology."
  
  
• On December 16th, 2005, Computing Canada (CC) "formally broke the story" that Stephen Ibaraki is the recipient of the "2005 IT Leadership: Lifetime Achievement Award." See Newsletter).
  
  

  Patricia MacInnis, Editor, Computing Canada: "Stephen Ibaraki is the kind of person who runs directly into the fire, knowing there will be some good coming from the experience. During the course of his career as consultant, mentor, teacher and writer, CC’s Lifetime Achievement honoree often worked 20 hours a day, seven days a week to advance the agenda of Canada’s high-tech industry."
  
  The IT Leadership Awards represent the highest of honours for the business technology industry with an estimated size of 500,000 to 800,000 professionals from business, industry, government, media, and education.
  
  The CC awards in association with CIPS "... were created to recognize the achievements of IT professionals whose ideas and works have made a positive impact on their organizations...we continue to hear stories of outstanding leadership, teamwork and overall excellence... Computing Canada’s IT Leadership Awards are the first of their kind, recognizing outstanding achievements at the individual and team level... [from CIPS:] recognizing excellence within the industry ..."
  
  Computing Canada is the No.1 bi-weekly newspaper whose broad audience also includes almost
  "...40,000 IT managers and decisions-makers in corporate Canada. Established in 1975, it is Canada's longest-standing business technology publication and is considered the best source of news and analysis on technology issues that matter to medium and large Canadian businesses...Computing Canada has the largest editorial team of any Canadian publication in its category, reporting and investigating on news, topics and concerns that affect the management of information systems departments in business, government and educational organizations..."

• Computing Canada, which is the No.1 bi-weekly newspaper in Canada for the business technology sector, will now be highlighting Stephen's CIPS, Microsoft IT Manager's Blog interviews in each of their editorials. Computing Canada will also give a blog article posting date, article excerpt, and URL to the Microsoft Canadian IT Managers Blog so their readers can get more. In the Blog, Stephen is co-hosting regular blog posts and expert interviews on technology and the IT industry. This will happen for all of Computing Canada's issues of their publication.
  
  This links the No.1 IT Professional body, the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS); the No.1 community for IT Managers, the Microsoft hosted Canadian IT Managers Blog with 50, 000 unique users; and the No.1 business technology publication, Computing Canada, which counts amongst its readers 40,000 IT Managers.
  
  This new initiative provides an opportunity to connect IT professionals to collaborate, share experiences, attend training, increase adoption, reach out to the community, promote professionalism, and to expand broadly. And it provides a way of supporting IT professionals in their jobs by providing the latest information, best practices, recommendations, and adoption road-maps from the top experts in the field.
  
  
• To support professionalism and benefits, Stephen contributed to CIPS / Microsoft Blog and to Happy About member benefits.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is cohost of Canadian IT Managers web log which provides dynamic commentaries, text and audio interviews (podcasts), etc. See listing of Stephen's postings.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki, initiates and now manages the Culminis [now Global IT Community Association (GITGA)] MS Exchange Support Network portal for the international Network Professional Association as a member benefit. The NPA Vancouver CESN portal contains technical and product resources for Microsoft Exchange.
  
  
• In November, 2005, Stephen is interviewed for the iQ publication from Cisco where he speaks about best practices for attracting, hiring and retaining IT professionals.
  
  
• Membership in the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).
  Stephen will focus on these issues:
  Professionalism: Professionalism, IT governance linked with corporate governance enabling differentiation / competitive advantage / focus strategy, credentialing as a profession, community service, the public good, mentorship and leadership, collaboration
  Corporate: Compliance management, brand protection and promotion, client privacy, digital identity and shadow, accountability, liability, management and anticipation of risk, IT governance in-line with corporate governance, IT representation at the executive level including with boards, IT enabling differentiation / competitive advantage / time-to-market / innovation / alliances / focus strategy (Porter)
  
  
• Beginning in 2005, Stephen is serving as an international mentor for the Microsoft IT Academy program where he is helping "students during their early IT experience" and supporting a life-long learning model of continuous improvement and career development". Together with technology, discussions, include job strategies, job opportunities, alternative professional paths; best practices in professional and teaching experiences; networking and user group activities; guidance, and encouragement. Moreover this role is extended to college / university faculty members worldwide by providing support and assistance, and giving advice on business and new technologies.
  
  
• Because of the value, service, and community outreach provided to IT Leaders, Stephen accepted an invitation to co-host a web log with Microsoft serving a world-IT view for IT managers with a launch date of December 2005. The web log provides dynamic commentaries, text and audio interviews (podcasts), with video and web casts planned for the future.
  See http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/
  
  
• Stephen is serving on the Advisory Board for the Prithvi Institute, a registered and established NGO working at the grass-roots level in India for the empowerment of people, and rural economic development in 300 villages. In addition Stephen is providing funding support for this important group and the iGEN executive lead by CTO Derek Wallace is contributing web expertise.
  
  
• As an acknowledged international expert in business and IT, Stephen Ibaraki has been asked for annual predictions from noted business and IT authority, and publisher, Mitchell Levy. See article on 2006 Trends. In 2003, Stephen contributed predictions, out of which two were selected from an elite group of top-ranking global experts. In 2005, Stephen contributed 3 detailed and in-depth predictions, of which all three were selected for publication in the book, Happy About Knowing what to expect in 2006. The books are available through Amazon.com and other book channels.
  
  
• In 2005, Stephen Ibaraki was recognized by the International Network Professional Association (NPA) to be an international "Distinguished Fellow", due to his:.
  "...significant contributions to the IT industry and work as an outstanding, prominent, and distinguished professional in the networking industry sector (encompassing the internet, mobile computing, telecommunications, security, networking, business continuity/disaster recovery, interoperability, privacy/identity, …)....Fellows represent the “Hall of Fame” of the Networking Industry and Profession..."
  Moreover, Stephen is an invited founding member to the international College of Distinguished Fellows and is now serving as a Director on the NPA Distinguished Fellows Board.
  
  
• In 2005, Stephen Ibaraki was the first professional awarded the "new and updated" CNP (Certified Network Professional) designation from the NPA.
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki is a Microsoft Certified Professional Hall of Fame nominee finalist.
  On June 20, 2005, received notification from a leading Windows IT Pro magazine: “Congratulations! You have been selected as one of the top 5 candidates for the MCP Hall of Fame…” They requested a quote. To evangelize about “professionalism” and to support the vision of Culminis, plus CIPS, and the NPA, Stephen Ibaraki contributed this quote:   “Let us work together in building valued recognition for IT Professionals in the workplace and community, and in government, industry, academia, and the media. It's about unifying IT Professionals towards a 360 degree IT Pro VIP ecosystem sharing (V)alue, and emphasizing (I)ntegrity, and (P)rofessionalism.” [Culmini now Global IT Community Association (GITGA)]
  
  
• July, 2005, Stephen Ibaraki appointed to the Editorial Board of CaC Publications and will also contribute as a writer.
  
  
• In 2005, Stephen Ibaraki's work was cited alongside Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and the current director of the World Web Consortium (W3C), in a paper on the Semantic Web by the Boeing Phantom Works for the W3C.
  
  
• Special Paper entitled, "Web Services and the Enterprise Environment" by Stephen Ibaraki, appears in the July, 2004 issue of MQ Update Journal, published by Xephon in the UK and read by enterprises worldwide.
  
  
• 2002 Recipient of Best Networking Professional - Career Achievement Award by Network Professional Association in conjunction with NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2002, Network World magazine and Network Computing magazine. "This award honors a networking professional who has demonstrated the highest level of professionalism and work ethics within the industry. This individual should serve as a role model in the network computing community and may be considered by peers as an industry luminary. The submissions will be judged based on the individual’s ethical standards and years of experience." 
  - For more information see Networld+Interop Daily article (pdf)  and Vancouver Sun article.
  - See Articles:  Association honors network professionals ( Kudos to your colleagues)
  - See further coverage at NetworkWorldFusion  and Network Computing (The Daily Blog)
  - See: Network Anatomy
  - See: Certification Magazine
  - See: Victoria Times Colonist
  - See: Business Wire
  
  
• Stephen Ibaraki: Whiz Kid  an article in the Business section of the Vancouver Sun Newspaper (Article also carried on www.canada.com website in the Technology Section)
   
• Stephen Ibaraki was selected from across Canada as the Canadian Information Processing (CIPS) 2001 recipient of the prestigious Gary Hadford Professional Achievement Award. Stephen Ibaraki is also a newly inducted member of the Canadian Information Processing Society Hall of Fame which was created in 1997 to honour people who have made an outstanding contribution to CIPS and the Canadian IT profession as a whole. (See also Article by Paul Luke in the Business section of the Vancouver Province and profile in the Vancouver Sun.) 
  
  
• Nominated CIPS Vancouver "Innovators in Technology"  Awards
  • IT Rising Star (2002)
  • IT Career Achievement (2001, 2002)
  
  
• Nominees for the CIPS Innovators in Technology Awards (2001). Category: IT Career Achievement in Technology included:.
  Al Donald, former CEO and President of Westech Information Systems
  Jim Grey, President and CEO of Radiant Communications
  Stephen Ibaraki, Teacher, BC-based College
  Garry Rasmussen, President and CEO of TELUS Enterprise Solutions
  Robert Wilband, retired President and CEO of Prologic
  Jim Yeates, Chairman and CEO of Burntsand
  
  
• Recipient of IT HERO AWARD from Industry Canada and Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)
  
  See ITAC News Release for more information. For Canadian Information Processing (CIPS) article, see  IT Heros.
  
  - ITAC 2000/2001 Annual Review  (pdf)
  
  
• Due to his professional standing, Stephen Ibaraki is quoted in the information Systems Professional ISP brochure and on all CIPS membership cards: (see CIPS Brochure)
  "As a globally recognized standard, the ISP brings tremendous value to my work as an educator, writer, researcher, and speaker."
  -   Stephen Ibaraki, ISP, Senior Faculty Member, Capilano College, North Vancouver
  
  
• Profiled by Microsoft
  "Read his Success Story, the second in a series highlighting the careers of individuals who are leading the industry with Microsoft certification."
  
  
• Article in Business in Vancouver
  -   see cover story Article
  
  
• North Shore News
  -   see article, Stephen Ibaraki,  Recipient of 2001 Gary Hadford Professional Achievement award
  -   see article, Best Network Professional,  2002 Network Professional Association Award
  
  
• Letter of Congratulations from Capilano College Board of Directors
  
  
• Since 1996, Stephen Ibaraki has conducted discussions with the world's best which he has shared with the non-profit Canadian Information Processing Society. As of November 2003, the interviews/reviews are published by the non-profit Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), the non-profit Network Professional Association (NPA), and Pearson Publishing. CIPS is the voice of the IT industry and profession. The NPA is the global voice of the networking sector and profession. Pearson is the world's largest publisher.



• Prominent individuals were requested to contribute to CEOnetworking's top ten 2004 business trends. 80 industry experts contributed over 225 predictions. Unfortunately, only a few could be included.  "As a recognized expert in your field" two of Stephen's predications (quotes) were included in the Top 10 2004 Business Trends for publication at Comdex and in the media. Contributors of note included Tony Scott, CTO of General Motors; Patrick Lo, Chairman and CEO, NETGEAR; Dan Tapscott, Coauthor of "The Naked Corporation"; Geoffrey Ramsey, CEO and Co-founder, eMarketer; and columnists John C. Dvorak, Kevin Maney and Mark Jones.
  Also see  The Real Technology Trends of 2004



• November of 2003, Stephen Ibaraki received an invitation from the council manager to join the Technology Media & Telecommunications Council of the Gerson Lehrman Group. Due to their acknowledged expertise, council members advise investment groups. Stephen was admitted as a Member of the Council of Communications Advisors for Gerson Lehrman on December 1, 2003. "The Councils of Advisors are international associations of academic and industry thought leaders consulting for leading investment professionals worldwide. The Councils of Advisors improve investment decision-making and accelerate business innovation by providing an open forum for discussing best practices in science, engineering, medicine, and technology. Founded in 1999, The Councils of Advisors consist of thought leaders from leading research institutions worldwide."



• Stephen Ibaraki presented on November 18th, 2003 at Comdex Las Vegas, the world's largest conference and trade show. He presented on Building Business Models for Web Services



• Nomination put forward by the executive director: by a vote of the board on December 15, 2003, appointed to the Board of Directors of the Network Professional Association, the global voice of the networking sector.

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