CIC TORONTO /

Dear Members & Friends of the CIC-Toronto,

Happy new year!

Following up on a discussion that took place at our Annual General Meeting last September, I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the branch executive that David Crane (award-winning syndicated journalist) has been appointed Chair of an Adhoc Branch Membership Working Committee.  The Committee will be reporting back to the branch executive by the end of April, 2012, on recommendations related to ways in which to:

Should you be interested in joining this working committee you are asked to e-mail David directly at crane@interlog.com by Friday, 20 January.

Best,

Jo-Ann

Jo-Ann Davis

President, CIC-Toronto branch

jdavis@onlinecic.org

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Dear CIC-Toronto members and friends,

For those who have not yet done so, I would like to encourage you to explore and become a part of the Canadian International Council National Office Open Canada community.  The National Office has developed an excellent interactive website which both informs and encourages engagement.  One way in which members of the CIC may engage is to participate in the WEEKLY RAPID RESPONSE CONTEST.

To enter the contest input your ‘Rapid Response’ as a ‘comment’ on the site – http://www.opencanada.org/features/rapid-response/ – and at the bottom of your comment (or in the “Name” field when you click “Post As”) identify yourself as “Name, Member of x Branch”.   Those reading the branch-submitted responses may mark their favourite by clicking “Like” beside the comment.   Encourage your networks, colleagues and friends to “Like” your response!

Every Wednesday, the OPENCANADA.ORG editors will select the response from the branch member that has been “Liked” the most times.  The winning response from a branch member will be posted as a Rapid Response on the CIC homepage and included in the feed with the expert responses.    The branch member with the winning response will be notified by the OPENCANADA.ORG editors and invited to add their photo and biography to their response post.

Please note that all responses must conform to the Submissions and Commenting standards in the OPENCANADA.ORG Terms of Use (www.opencanada.org/terms-of-use).
Engage and enjoy!

The three Research Groups met together on Thursday evening May 26 to compare notes and provide feedback on one another’s work. The Innovation and Prosperity group is taking a critical look at the prevailing view in the media that there is little innovation on the part of Canadian business. The Security and Conflict Resolution group is attempting to situate the purchase of the F-35 joint strike fighter within Canada’s broader strategic priorities. The Global Power Structures groups is taking a look at the domestic and social underpinnings of American decline, and the basis of the purported rise of Brazil and Russia…the other BRICs.