CATA First Responder Vendor Outreach Forum: Ottawa ON, Oct. 16 - 17, 2012
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"To have key first responders evaluate your ideas and provide instant feedback was a great benefit. Being able to build relationships and be at the forefront of public safety is crucial to our company’s success."

~ Jim Peter Safar, President, Inter-Op Canada


Forum Agenda

October 16 – 17, 2012
Ottawa Sheraton Hotel

  
Day 1 – October 16
7:30 a.m. Registration - Networking Breakfast
8:15 a.m.  a.m. Opening Remarks
Kevin Wennekes, VP of Research, CATAAlliance, and Lance Valcour, Executive Director, Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group
8:30–9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker
The Honourable Gary Goodyear
9:30–10:10 a.m. Stephen Palmer, Director Science & Technology Transition, Defence R&D Canada – Centre for Security Science
10:50–11:15 a.m. Break
11:15–11:45 a.m. Lance Valcour, Executive Director, Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group
11:55–12:35 p.m. Barry Gander, Chair, Networked Vehicle Association
12:35–1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30–2:10 p.m. Chief Mario Harel, Gatineau Police
2:10–2:50 p.m. Chief Michael Nolan, President Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada
2:50–3:10 a.m. Break
3:10–3:50 p.m. Lieutenant Commander Kristof KG Langland, Senior Staff Officer CIS - Wireless, Directorate of Command and Control Requirements Chief of Force Development Canadian Forces
3:50–4:30 p.m. Dan Elliot – Greater Toronto Airport Authority, and Chris May, REL Project Technical Committee Member 
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception and Networking
Check-in starts at 5:45 p.m.
Reception ends at 9:00 p.m.
   
Day 2 – October 17
7:30 a.m. Registration - Networking Breakfast
8:30–9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker
Major Robert C. (Bob) Edwards, Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, National Defence
9:30–10:10 a.m. Chief Charles Bordeleau, Ottawa Police Service
10:10–10:50 a.m. Norman Taylor, CACP Institute for Strategic International Studies, and Superintendent Barry Zehr, Waterloo Regional Police Services
10:50 – 11:15  Break
11:15–12:00 p.m. Michael Doucet, Chief Information Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
12:00–1:00 p.m Lunch
1:00–2:15 p.m. Industry Panel – Sponsors take Q&A
2:15–3:15 p.m. 700 MHz Broadband for Public Safety Panel
Presented by Michael Sullivan, Program Director, City of Ottawa Interoperable Mobile
Communications Modernization, Superintendent Greg Furlong, Ottawa Paramedic Service & CITIG
Secretary, and Chantal Davis, Manager Mobile Services, Industry Canada
3:15–3:30 p.m. Break
3:30–4:30 p.m. Townhall Session facilitated by Lance Valcour

 

Questions? Contact the event manager, Emily Boucher at eboucher@cata.ca.

 



Founding Partners





Diamond Supporter Gold Supporter Silver Supporter Reception Supporter Forum Supporter
General Dynamics Canada Harris Corporation Cassidian Motorola FATPOT Technologies
Breakfast Supporter SME Supporter Media Supporter
Litco Systems
Capella Telecommunications
Inter-Op Canada
Frontline Security

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