NECTAR Offers Course in Qualitative Field Research
September 9th, 2008
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Welcome Doug Hull - New Chair of the NECTAR Board of Directors
NECTAR recently welcomed a new chair to the Board of Directors. By unanimous vote, Doug Hull, President of Connectivity Partners International Inc. (CPI) in Ottawa, has assumed the role effective May 9, 2007.
As President of CPI, Doug plays a leading role in its work of assisting governments in the development and implementation of their ICT and connectivity strategies. Examples of this include supporting the Government of Jordan with the creation of its Connecting Jordanians Program and the design of the Jordan Broadband Learning Network. Other projects include Chile, Lebanon and Kuwait.
Doug holds a B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario. He also received an Honourary Doctor of Science from Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1996 and an Honourary Doctor of Law from Open University in 2000.
He is the recipient of Five Government of Canada Merit Awards the 1994 Federal Government Technology Leadership Gold Medal and the 1995 CATA Award of Distinction for Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology, the 1998 CANARIE Information Highway Award for Technology Applications, the 1999 Collegium of Work and Learning Tribute for Distinguished Service to Public Education in Canada, the 2000 Treasury Board Award of Excellence, the 2001 Canadian Library Association William C. Watkinson Award for Outstanding Service to Public Libraries, the 2001 IT Hero Award from the Information Technology Association of Canada and the 2001 Smart Community Leardership Award from the Smart Winnipeg Association.
In addition to his role with CPI, Doug has been a member of several advisory bodies surrounding the Information Highway, including the Government of Canada’s Health Information Highway Advisory Board, and the Advisory Board on On-line Learning and the Broad Task Force. He continues a similar role today as a Director on various boards.
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Thank You to Outgoing Board Chair Ian Kyer
NECTAR would like to extend a sincere thanks to the outgoing Chair of the NECTAR Board of Directors, Ian Kyer, senior partner of Fasken Martineau, who provided the Board leadership through a busy and demanding third year.
Starting in IT Law in 1982, Ian was a pioneer in the field. He has numerous accolades for his work including being listed in Best of the Best, outlining the top 25 IT lawyers in the World, as well as in the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada. He is also founder of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations in Amsterdam in 1988, and founder and first President of the Canadian IT Law Association in 1997.
His interests also include reading and writing history, and he is currently working on a history of his law firm, Fasken Martineau.
As Board Chair he presided over the November 8th, 2006, Meeting of the Board held in conjunction with the NECTAR Annual General Meeting in Banff, Calgary. His advice and direction at that time and throughout this past year have proven invaluable and we are fortunate to have had him as Board Chair. Ian will continue as a NECTAR Board member through 2008.
The NECTAR Board responsibility covers the management, direction and financial accountability of the network. For the past year those activities included:
- a comprehensive review and complete approval of the quality NECTAR research to date,
- a thorough assessment of the NECTAR finances and full approval of 2007 funding,
- recommendations for future spending; and,
- advice on how to keep the momentum of NECTAR going.
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