| PD Luncheon (Hybrid) with Col Jay Estrela, Director Digital Army and Combat Systems Integration. - 06/02/2026 - NCR Officers Mess 149 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON Join us for an exciting luncheon featuring Col Jay Estrela, Director Digital Army and Combat Systems Integration. This hybrid event will be held at the National Capital Region Officers' Mess and Microsoft Teams.Don't miss this opportunity to network, learn, and enjoy a delicious meal with industry professionals. Reserve your spot today! |
| 2026 AFCEA Ottawa Charity Golf Tournament - 05/20/2026 - Canadian Golf & Country Club, 7800 Golf Club Way, Ottawa, ON The 2026 AFCEA Charity golf tournament - one of our premiere events - is now open for Registration. The tournament will be held at the Canadian Golf & Country Club on May 20th, 2026.Once again proceeds for this year s event will be split with our Wounded Warriors charity Fire Team K-9. Thanks to your generosity, our 2025 tournament raised over $6000 for this wonderful cause. This year, we re hoping to do even better! Registration will commence at 8am, shotgun start at 8:45am followed by lunch, awards and silent auction.Foursome's fill up quick, so get your team in today! https://canadiangolfclub.com/collections/afcea |
| Hybrid PD Luncheon with LCol Amanda Whalen - 05/05/2026 - Hub 350 350 Legget Drive, Kanata, ON Don't miss this opportunity to network, learn, and enjoy a delicious meal with industry professionals. Reserve your spot today! |
| "Courtesy Announcement" Vanguard Simulation & Training Forum - 04/28/2026 - NAC, Ottawa, ON The Simulation & Training Forum provides a platform for DND, CAF, government, industry and academia to discuss advancing modeling, simulation and virtual training to prepare warfighter readiness for future challenges. |
| PD Luncheon with Marc Lanouette DND & Isabelle Corriveau PSPC Cyber Security Certification Program - 04/16/2026 - NCR Officer's Mess, 149 Somerset St, Ottawa, ON Attendees will receive a presentation from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and the Department of National Defence (DND)/ADM(Mat) on the Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification (CPCSC), its design, iterative rollout, and applicability within industry. The session will provide a high-level overview of the program's implementation approach and outline its relevance to defence procurement and industry partners. |
| Executive Breakfast with MGen Cayle Oberwarth, Chief of Staff, Digital Services Group and Canadian Armed Forces J6 - 04/14/2026 - Rideau Club, 99 Bank St 15th Floor, Ottawa, ON Don't miss this opportunity to network over breakfast. |
| PD Luncheon with Lt Col Jodi-Jane Longley, RCAF EW Commanding Officer - 03/03/2026 - NCR Officers' Mess 149 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON https://marchlunch.eventbrite.ca |
| PD Luncheon with Marc Lanouette, DND & Isabelle Corriveau PSPC Cyber Security Certification Program - 02/03/2026 - NCR Officers Mess, 149 Somerset st, Ottawa, ON A presentation from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and the Department of National Defence (DND)/ADM(Mat) on the Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification (CPCSC), its design, iterative rollout, and applicability within industry. The session will provide a high-level overview of the program's implementation approach and outline its relevance to defence procurement and industry. partners. |
| "Courtesy Announcement" C4ISR and Beyond - 01/27/2026 - National Arts Center, Ottawa, ON C4ISR and Beyond is a one-day conference with a single goal in mind; to rally the Defence ecosystem (military, government, industry and academe) in rich dialogue around the dynamic nature of today's military operations, assessed future trends and Industry's ability to bridge technological deficits to the benefit of our national defence and security. Chapter members receive a discount on registration!https://vanguardcanada.com/c4isr-and-beyond-registration/ |
| 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. |