Submitter:

Name:Owen Ambur

Email:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:Municipal Information Systems Association of Canada/Association des Systémes d'Information Municipale du Canada

Acronym:MISA/ASIM

Description:
MISA/ASIM Canada (Municipal Information Systems Association of Canada/Association des Systémes d'Information Municipale du Canada) is an emerging not-for-profit association composed of provincial, inter-provincial or territorial associations of municipal government representatives and others, engaged in, or interested in, the development and operation of municipal information systems.

Stakeholder(s):

• MISA/ASIM Canada Executive: MISA/ASIM Canada is governed by an Executive comprising 10 members. Each of the five member organizations appoints two representatives to the Executive. There are four officer positions: chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer.


• MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Members of the Executive: Founding members of the Executive, who took office in May 2006, were as follows:


• Daya Pillay: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA Atlantic -- Manager, E-Commerce & Web Services, Halifax Regional Municipality


• Bill Todd: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA Atlantic -- Information Technology Manager, City of Saint John


• David Hennigan: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA BC -- Director of Information Technology, Capital Regional District


• Gerry Matte: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA BC -- Information Technology Manager, Municipality of Saanich


• Garry Bezruki: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA Ontario -- Director of Information Technology, City of Waterloo


• Roy Wiseman: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA Ontario -- Chief Information Officer/Director Information and Technology Services, Region of Peel


• Kevin Peacock: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA Prairie -- Branch Manager, Corporate Information Services, City of Saskatoon


• Mark Humphries: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- MISA Prairie -- Supervisor, Information Systems, Parkland County


• Gaston Huot: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- Réseau de l'Informatique Municipale du Québec (RIMQ) -- Directeur des Ressources informationnelles, Villes de Boucherville, Brossard, Saint-Bruno et Saint-Lambert


• Daniel Malo: MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Member -- Réseau de l'Informatique Municipale du Québec (RIMQ) -- Direction des technologies de l'information, Ville de Montreal


• MISA/ASIM Canada Founding Members: Founding Members: Representatives of five municipal IT organizations have signed a memorandum of agreement to form and promote a national association that will serve as their common voice. The five organizations are: * Municipal Information Systems Association, British Columbia ( MISA BC), including the three Territories * Municipal Information Systems Association, Prairies (MISA Prairie) * Municipal Information Systems Association, Ontario (MISA Ontario) * Réseau de l'Informatique Municipale du Québec (RIMQ) * Municipal Information Systems Association, Atlantic Canada (MISA Atlantic)


• Municipal Information Systems Association, British Columbia


• Municipal Information Systems Association, Prairies


• Municipal Information Systems Association, Ontario


• Réseau de l'Informatique Municipale du Québec


• Municipal Information Systems Association, Atlantic Canada