| PD Luncheon with Scott Taylor DG SSC Digital Enablement & Science and Innovation - 01/13/2026 - NCR Officers Mess, 149 Somerset, Ottawa, ON With the election of a new government, the focus on Artificial Intelligence as a transformational technology and the passing of the 20025 Budget, the Government of Canada is accelerating its investments, strategy development and delivery of AI across all lines of business. Shared Services Canada plays an important role in these activities and we lead many activities that directly deliver AI services to the GC or directly support the GC's transformation of services to Canadians. |
| Dec 2 PD Luncheon - Marie-Pierre Raymond, Defence Scientist Innovation Platform IDEeaS - 12/02/2025 - Ottawa, ON Update from Marie Pierre Raymond, Canadian Defence Scientist, Innovation Platform IDEaS Program. Title presentation: From Trench to Tech: How Ukraine s Innovation Flywheel Inspires Canada s C&E Future |
| Executive Breakfast with Luc Gagnon, CTO TBS - 11/13/2025 - Rideau Club, 99 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON Please join us for our executive breakfast with guest speaker Luc Gagnon, CTO of the Treasury Board of Canada |
| PD Luncheon with Col Catherine Marchetti - 11/04/2025 - NCR Officers Mess - 149 Somerset St, Ottawa, ON PD luncheon with adjusted schedule.11:00am networking11:30am lunch & presentation |
| "Courtesy Announcement" - Best Defence Conference - 10/21/2025 - 10/22/2025 - RBC Place London, London, ON The Best Defence Conference is a premier Canadian aerospace, defence and public safety conference addressing the air, land, naval, C4ISR, IT/IM and public safety capability domains. |
| NCR C&E Community Meet & Greet - 10/20/2025 - CFS Leitrim Mess, 3545 Leitrim Rd, Ottawa, ON As you know AFCEA has been combining efforts with the C&E Branch/School/Association for several years now for their Cyber Week events. This year, once againwe are doing a joint AFCEA/C&E Meet & Greet networking Reception at Leitrim Base Mess on October 20th. This event is free to military members. |
| Ottawa Chapter PD Luncheon with LCol. Chris Stobbs - 10/07/2025 - NCR Officers Mess 149 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON Please join us for our October PD luncheon with guest speaker LCol. Chris Stobbs. |
| "Courtesy Announcement" - SiberX Defend the North - Ottawa - 09/24/2025 - Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON This event will place a special focus on misinformation and disinformation during crises, with participants from government, finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure collaborating in a live war-room style simulation.Codes available for discounts on registration!Please refer to the event link for more details: https://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2025-ottawa/ |
| PD Luncheon with LCol. Tom McMullen - 09/10/2025 - National Capital Region Officers' Mess 149 Somerset Street West Ottawa, ON, Ottawa, ON Guest speaker LCol. Tom McMullen as he shares a current snapshot of the G6 role and priorities. Please register Here:https://septemberluncheon.eventbrite.ca |
| Executive Breakfast with MGen Dave Yarker, Commander CAF Cyber Command - 06/18/2025 - Rideau Club - 99 Bank Street , Ottawa, ON Please join us for breakfast with Guest Speaker, MGen Dave Yarker,Commander CAF Cyber Command, Department of National Defence |
| Courtesy Announcement: Canadian Intelligence Conference (CANIC 2025) - 06/17/2025 - Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 200 Coventry Road , ON AFCEA Ottawa Chapter encourages members to participate in the 2025 Canadian Intelligence Conference (CANIC 2025). CANIC 2025 features a roster of keynote speakers and panelists from the senior ranks of government and the Canadian Armed Forces, and from Canada's closest intelligence partners. |
| AFCEA Hybrid June Luncheon with Ima Okonny, ADM/CDO of ESDC - 06/03/2025 - NCR Officers Mess, 149 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON PD Luncheon with Guest speaker, Ima Okonny ADM/CDO ESDC. Who will be speaking on the topic: Advancing Scalable Impact: A Human-Centered Approach to Data, Analytics, and AI |
| Courtesy Announcement: IDEaS Marketplace 2025 - 05/30/2025 - Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON DEaS Marketplace 2025 is looking forward to showcasing funded innovators solicited through:Competitive Projects - CFP5 challenges;Robot Round-up Contest;Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Sandbox 2024 and Concept Development;Safer passage during minefield breaching operations in Ukraine challenge; and,Test Drives.Marketplace 2025 will also showcase select Canadian innovators participating in the 2025 cohort of NATO's Defence Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/ideasmarketplace.html |
| AFCEA Ottawa Charity Golf Tournament - 05/15/2025 - The Canadian Golf and Country Club, 7800 Golf Club Way, Ottawa, ON The AFCEA Charity Golf Tournament is in its 38th year, and will take place at the Canadian Golf & Country Club. It is a shotgun event commencing at 8:30 am, with lunch and awards to follow. |
| AFCEA Hybrid May Luncheon with Philippe Hebert - 05/06/2025 - CFS Leitrim, 3545 Leitrim Road Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Please join us for lunch with guest speaker Philippe Hebert, DG of DRDC innovation team. He will be providing an overview of the IDEaS program during the event. |
| Courtesy announcement - 47th International Conference on Software Engineering 2025 - 04/27/2025 - 05/01/2025 - Rogers Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON, ON Courtesy announcement - AFCEA Ottawa Chapter encourages members to participate in ICSE 2025, the premier software engineering conference where researchers, practitioners, and educators gather together to present and discuss research results, innovations, trends, experiences and issues in the field of software engineering. Check it out here: https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2025 |
| AFCEA Executive Breakfast with Ross Ermel - 04/23/2025 - Rideau Club, 99 Bank Street 15th floor., Ottawa, ON Please join us for breakfast with our Guest Speaker Ross Ermel, ADM Digital Services and Defence Chief Digital Officer |
| Courtesy Announcement - Cybersecurity Identity Summit 2025 - 04/22/2025 - Ottawa Conference Event Centre, 200 Coventry Rd, Ottawa, ON, ON Courtesy announcement: AFCEA Ottawa Chapter encourages members to participate in CIS 2025 a leading event with a focus on cutting-edge technologies such as digital identity, AI security & storage, and quantum computing and that aims to provide actionable insights and foster collaborations to secure the digital landscape.https://cis-events.com/ |
| April PD Luncheon with Maj. Gen Chris Zimmer, Chief Digital Transformation Officer - 04/01/2025 - ON Maj. Gen Chris Zimmer, Chief Digital Transformation Officer |
| March PD Luncheon with Julia Scouten Director - Joint Defence Cloud Program - 03/04/2025 - 3545 LEITRIM RD, OTTAWA, ON Presenter: Julia Scouten, Director - Joint Defence Cloud Program, will be providing a Joint Defense Cloud Program Update |
| February PD Lunceon - 02/04/2025 - TBD, Ottawa, ON B.Gen Chris Horner, Commander 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) and Joint Force Space Component Commander (JFSCC) at Canadian Armed Forces will be presenting an overview of the Canadian Space Agency and their mandate, objectives, and focus. Registration: https://afceafebruary.eventbrite.ca |