Please login to RSVP for this event TON Tuesday4, April 26, 2011 India Rising – a spotlight on India technology trends, markets, and organizations The Ottawa Network ("TON") is pleased to continue its TON Tuesday4 Partnership Series. On the 4th Tuesday of each month, TON invites representatives from local organizations and other selected thought leaders to highlight innovative programs and initiatives that are fuelling... entrepreneurial engines in the National Capital Region. Please join us to learn about, and benefit from these catalysts of change that can help you kick-off or accelerate your start-up. India Rising – a spotlight on India technology trends, markets, and organizations India continues its rise as a central force in global and local technology trends. Indian technology companies are playing an increasingly important role in the Canadian and global economy and the Indian market is rich in opportunities that need to be understood and leveraged. In addition, Indian technology organizations offer excellent programs and networking opportunities in relation to both those Indian markets and to help you kick-off or accelerate your start-up. Come to this TON Tuesday4 to benefit from the learnings and insights of our expert panel consisting of Marvin Hough (MIRA & Telfer School of Management), Bharat Rudra (President, TiE Ottawa Chapter), and Dr. Pradeep Merchant (Chair, Indo-Canada Ottawa Business Chamber). 　 Bharat Rudra - ISTPCanada, Country Manager China, Brazil Mr. Bharat Rudra has more 24 years of experience in collaborative research and development program management, business management and software development. As the Country Manager for India and Brazil at ISTPCanada, he is accountable for the management of the Canada-India and Canada-Brazil collaborative R&D funds. Prior to joining ISTPCanada, Mr. Rudra was a Business Development Manager for Ottawa at the Ontario Centers of Excellence (OCE) and held several software development positions in the telecommunication industry. An entrepreneur in his own right, Mr. Rudra also co-founded and managed several technology-based companies in Ottawa . Mr. Rudra is also a co-founder and charter member of the Ottawa chapter of The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE), where he currently serves as President. Marvin K. Hough - Telfer School of Management University of Ottawa , Executive in Residence; Marvin Hough International Research and Analysis (MIRA) Limited, President Marvin Hough draws on 30 years of experience with Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada ’s official export credit agency. Mr. Hough held many positions with the Corporation and gained broad exposure through supporting a wide array of Canadian exporters and investors as they pursued international markets. He also traveled extensively to international markets and held overseas assignments in China , India and Mexico . Mr. Hough’s final assignment before retiring from EDC was Regional Vice-President, Asia from April 2005 to December 2007. He joined the Telfer School of Management in June 2008 and teaches in the EMBA program and supports the Telfer Executive Leadership program through initiatives related to doing business in India and China . Mr. Hough’s tenure with EDC included positions in both EDC financing and insurance operations. On the Asian front, he managed EDC’s financing operations in both the South Asia and Pacific North Asia regions. His experience also includes a four-year interchange assignment with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade where he served as a Senior Trade Commissioner in New Delhi , India . Mr. Hough has also considerable experience in the China market and helped EDC establish its first overseas representation in Beijing . Mr. Hough has also served as EDC’s Regional Director for Mexico and Central America, based in Mexico City , where he played a key role in helping EDC establish its presence in Mexico and grow its business in the region. In addition to his roles in Asia and Latin America, Mr. Hough also had significant experience with EDC in business development within Canada , having served in senior roles in Vancouver , Toronto and Ottawa . Mr. Hough serves on the Boards of the Canada-China Business Council, the Canada-India Business Council and the Hong Kong Canada Business Association ( Ottawa Chapter). He has also taught international business at Seneca College and Algonquin College . MIRA provides international research and analysis services to Canadian and other companies focused on key strategic markets including India , China and Mexico . The thrust of MIRA’s services is to provide expert research, business planning and executive training to improve Canadian firm’s effectiveness in international markets. A native of Edmonton , Alberta , Mr. Hough received a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with Distinction) and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Alberta . Dr. Pradeep Merchant - Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus, Chief of Division of Neonatology Dr. Pradeep Merchant is a well known and respected individual, in not only the Indo-Canadian community, but also in the City of Ottawa at large. In his capacity as a Paediatrician and Neonatologist and as a Chief of Division of Neonatology at the Ottawa Hospital-Civic campus, he has made numerous valuable contributions to the Ottawa medical community. Dr. Merchant has worked endlessly to serve the Ottawa community by supporting numerous outstanding philanthropic endeavours in the eighteen years he has resided in this City. In these endeavours, he has been joined by his supporting wife Anita Merchant and his son Praneal and daughter Krina. Dr. Merchant comes from a humble beginning, born and raised in Mumbai , India where he obtained a MBBS medical degree from the prestigious Topiwala National Medical College from the University of Bombay . Upon his graduation, he moved to Canada to further pursue his career in medicine. He completed his Paediatric training at Queen’s University in Kingston , Ontario . Subsequently, he continued his career in the field of Neonatology, intensive care for the mature and the premature newborn babies, at the world renowned The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto . Following the completion of his subspecialty training, he was recruited to join the University of Ottawa ’s Dept. of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology as an Assistant Professor. Soon afterwards, in 1997, he was appointed as Chief of Division of Neonatology at the Ottawa Civic Hospital and the Medical Director of the Rich Little’s Special Care Nursery. This was the defining moment in Dr. Merchant’s career. Dr. Merchant later went on to become the Chief of the Division of Neonatology for the new amalgamated Ottawa Hospital and subsequently became Chief(A) of the Division of Neonatology of The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario . Currently, he is the Site Chief of the Division of Neonatology at the Civic Campus. In his position, he has developed numerous policies and protocols in newborn care and published many articles. Dr. Merchant remains committed to the growth and the vision of the health care in the Ottawa-Carleton region and engaged at various levels of local, regional, provincial as well as national organizations in providing the best possible care to the youngest citizens of Canada . Dr. Merchant continues to serve at the Local Integrated Health Network at various task forces and steering committees in developing the regional perinatal-neonatal program. Dr. Merchant continues to serve as a Medical Advisor to the Perinatal Partnership Program of Eastern and South-Eastern Ontario (PPPESO), serving 19 hospitals in the region. In his business ventures, Dr. Merchant has played an active role in building strong professional and business organizations in Ottawa . His continued role is reflected in his work as the Chair of the Indo-Canada Ottawa Business Chamber (ICOBC) and is also a life time member of ICOBC and India Canada Association. His engagement in the local Gujarati community is exemplified in his work by being a Trustee for the last 5 years of the Gujarati Cultural Association. Dr. Merchant was recently appointed to the Board of the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council of Ottawa. His community engagement is bolstered by his gracious financial support over the years of the Ottawa hospitals, which include the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), The Ottawa Hospital, the Queensway-Carleton Hospital , and the Elizabeth Bruyère Hospital . Dr. Merchant remains a strong supporter of philanthropic initiatives made by other fellow Indo-Canadians, and local residents, some of which include the Ottawa Heart Institute through Dhadkan, the Jindal Kidney Centre at The Ottawa Hospital, the Maharaja’s Ball, the Snowflake Ball and numerous others which provide financial support to various charities. moreless

Social Media never sleeps a spotlight on social media trends and organizations Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm at bitHeads Inc. 1309 Carling Avenue (entrance at east end of Westgate Shopping Centre) Do you want to learn more about social media trends and organizations? Are you curious about the ways in which social media can play in role in starting and realizing your business? Come to this TON Tuesday4 to benefit from the learnings and insights of Simon... Chen, a local social media guru and a co-organizer of the Ottawa Social Media Breakfast, in this exciting and rapidly evolving area.. Simon Chen As Senior Consultant with Ramius Corporation, Simon manages its major client relationships, helping clients design and deploy Ramius' online community and social network solutions. During his seven years at Ramius, Simon has helped launch knowledge, customer and partner networks for organizations like the American Marketing Association, Compuware, the IEEE, Juniper Networks, NASA and SAP. With an expertise in using online social technologies to help people connect and communicate to work, learn and innovate, Simon acts as a spokesperson for Ramius. An active contributor to the social computing community, Simon co-organizes the Social Media Breakfast events in Ottawa, Canada - a business networking event for community and social media marketing professionals. Simon is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, specializing in Finance and Economics. He remains active with Western's Alumni Board of Directors and is a former President of its Ottawa Branch. In his spare time, Simon tries to travel more, take better photos, ski tougher runs and hit a tennis ball around more often. All are welcome, but we recommend you register to help us estimate participation level. To register Login. If you don't have a user ID you can get one (free of charge ) moreless

This event has been postponed. It will not be taking place on March 8th 2011. A new date has not yet been confirmed for this event. We will update this page when the new date is confirmed.

The Ottawa Network ("TON") is pleased to announce the launch of its TON Tuesday4 Partnership Series. On the 4th Tuesday of each month, TON will invite representatives from local organizations and other selected thought leaders to highlight innovative programs and initiatives that are fuelling entrepreneurial engines in the National Capital Region. Please join us to learn about, and benefit from, these catalysts of change that can help you kick-off or accelerate your start-up. Advantage... Ottawa "Lead to Win" and the path to start-up success Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm at bitHeads Inc. 1309 Carling Avenue (entrance at east end of Westgate Shopping Centre) Do you want to start something? Have you started but are finding dark spots on the path to your destination that need illumination? Lead to Win is a unique program that takes you through the steps of starting and realizing a business. It provides an excellent initiation through expert presentations, practical exercises for your own business ideas, and seasoned mentorship. Come to this TON Tuesday4 to benefit from the learnings of the program leader, Tony Bailetti, and program participants, including finding out more about the program and how to participate. 　 Dr. Tony Bailetti Professor Tony Bailetti holds a faculty appointment in both the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering and the Eric Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Tony has been the Director of the M.Eng. in Telecommunications Technology Management (TTM) program since 1998. He was the Director of Carleton University’s School of Business from 1981 to 1988 and worked at Bell-Northern Research (Nortel) from 1988 to 1992. Tony has published in engineering management journals such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Research Policy, and R&D Management. He has twenty-seven years experience as a faculty member, 24 years at Carleton University (1969-2003) and three years at the University of Manitoba (1966-1969). He has taught for the Executive M.B.A. program offered by Queen's University in Ottawa since 1996. Tony also provides consulting services to some of the leading suppliers of telecommunications equipment in the world as well as Canadian service providers, banks, small technology companies, and federal government departments. Tony was born and raised in Peru. In 1970, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United States. He received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cincinnati in 1973 and 1976 respectively. He won an American Iron and Steel Institute Doctoral Fellowship in 1976. In 1996 he won a Carleton University Teaching Award. He is the father of Marco Antonio, Maria Katia, Sean Alexander and Carlos Eduardo. They are the treasures at the centre of his life. moreless

OPEN DATA CONTEST Come and learn about the City's Open Data Contest from Sean McCaffrey, ITS Program Manager at the City of Ottawa. Sean will be discussing the City's Open Data initiative; how it developed here in Ottawa, the Apps4Ottawa contest ($50K in prizes!) and what Open Data can mean for residents, business and government. TON AGM TAKE NOTICE that the annual meeting of members of THE OTTAWA NETWORK (the "Corporation") will be held at Gowlings, 160... Elgin Street, Suite 2600, Ottawa, Ontario on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 5:45 p.m. (Ottawa time) for the purpose of: 1. Receiving and considering the financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, together with the auditor's report thereon; 2. Setting the number of seats on the board of directors for the coming year; 3. Electing directors; 4. Appointing auditors and authorizing the board of directors to fix their remuneration; and 5. Transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Members who will not be attending the meeting are requested to date, sign and return/FAX the following proxy form using the label provided for that purpose. Paid members in good standing are entitled to attend, participate and vote at the meeting. moreless

Phenomenal Outcomes Tuesday, November 9, 5:30 to 7:30 pm at bitHeads Inc. , 1309 Carling Avenue, Ottawa (entrance at east end of Westgate Shopping Centre) Please login to RSVP for this event (free of charge) The Internet is not only connecting people to each other, but also to each other's knowledge. Individuals possess unique insights that can only be put to use with their active cooperation. The modern leader's job, whether of a start-up... or a top 500 corporation, is to build an environment and work culture that gets the knowledge workers to freely give up their knowledge and work together in order to move their organization towards its goals. Come hear Doug Smith, former NHL star and corporate executive, and Ron Wiens an executive coach and expert on corporate transformation, share their map to achieving Phenomenal Outcomes for businesses and individuals. As co-authors of books dealing with change and transformation, they will bring out the why and how of getting a competitive advantage from personal belief & a high performance work culture, in their hard hitting presentation illustrated with video analogies using NHL footage. Doug Smith Author, Speaker & President of DSE Network Inc. Doug Smith is an author and professional speaker specializing in personal transformation; the starting place for all change. Doug, a recovered quadriplegic, has faced some of the most severe personal and business transitions an individual can endure and survived to organize and share key principals about overcoming the odds and achieving success and prosperity. Working with Ron Wiens on the fractals common in Organizational Transformation, they have made these key individual principals available to Executive teams and their organizations. Doug is also founder of the Ottawa Senator’s Alumni Association and has been a driving force behind building awareness and prevention initiatives around brain and spinal cord injury. He was on the Ontario Board of Directors of the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Eastern Ontario for 6 years until 2003 when he started a manufacturing company in Ottawa’s high tech sector. Arc Stainless Inc. is flourishing today and Doug assists and advises on its ongoing evolution. Doug’s whole life, personal and business, has been about ongoing large-scale change. Doug understands, because he has done it, how to build one’s self and organizations that are able to tap into the performance advantage of ongoing transition. It is this experience and learning that Doug brings to his audience. Ron Wiens Partner & Founder, Totem Hill http://www.totemhill.com Totem Hill’s principal for Transformational Leadership, specialises in organizational transformation and leadership development. Ron has devoted his career to understanding and effecting real, sustainable and positive change in organizations. He has been responsible for the creation and evolution of an organizational transformation program/methodology, which utilizes a highly facilitative process for business renewal. Over the past two decades, Ron has been involved in organizational transformation and transition planning with private and public sectors organizations in Canada, U.S., Mexico, the United Kingdom, Europe and South Africa. He also works with the managers of these organizations, taking them through a process of personal transformation that allows them to build the behaviours and competencies for leadership in times of rapid and ongoing change. Ron is noted speaker on the topics of leadership, strategic planning and organizational change. Ron is also responsible for the development of Totem Hill’s approach around Emotional, Relationship and Cultural Intelligence. He has used this approach to help organizations move significantly up the performance ladder. Ron is a sought after by CEO’s and senior executives as a leadership coach. He is currently writing a book titled " The Leaders Guide to Corporate Culture as Competitive Advantage". http://www.dsenetwork.com moreless

You must login to RSVP for this event. Not a member yet, register here . TON Tuesday - Using Partnerships and Alliances to Grow Your Business October 26th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm at bitHeads Inc. 1309 Carling Avenue (entrance at east end of Westgate Shopping Centre) You must login to RSVP for this event. Not a member yet, register here . You're running a business and your core product... and processes are in hand, but gaps prevent you from reaching your full potential. You could plug the gaps with more investment - but where would you get it, and would you get the return you want in the time you want. Whether the gaps are in technology, customer reach, supply chain or key products to round out your solutions, partners and alliances could be the path to your business growth instead of, or as a complement to direct investment. Come hear our distinguished panel discuss the virtues and pitfalls of partnerships and alliances. The dos and don'ts, and what to look for in a partner beyond just the numbers. If you are a start-up should you be concerned about sleeping with an elephant, and if you are a guerrilla will you get your banana from the start-up in the end? But wait - isn't a partnership an investment as well? So how does it compare to direct investment? Our panel that brings many years of collective experience with partnerships and alliances includes: Stephen Parry Senior Manager, Alliance Operations, Research In Motion Ltd. Stephen Parry is the Senior Manager for the Alliance Operations team at RIM. The Alliance program is responsible for managing the business and technical relationships for RIM's global developer community, systems integration partners, and BlackBerry hosting service providers. Stephen joined RIM in 2005 as an Alliance Senior Manager. As a member of the Alliance team, Stephen contributed to the promotion and adoption of BlackBerry solutions into key customer accounts for wireless carriers such as Verizon Wireless. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of Toronto. Larry Perron, President Twin Asset Management Larry is Founder and President of Twin Asset Management, a management consulting company specializing in Corporate and Business development assignments. Prior to founding Twin Asset Management, Larry was a partner with Skypoint Capital and founder senior partner of Venture Coaches, technology-focused seed and early-stage venture capital firms based in Ottawa, Canada. In these roles, Larry was deeply involved in the formation of technology start-ups, particularly those in the wireless and semiconductor sectors. Leveraging over 20 years of operational experience, he identified and evaluated new investment opportunities, structured companies, and provided operational best practices. Larry began his career at Mitel Semiconductor as an application engineer in January 1985 and rose to the position of Director of IC Product Management. He later joined Toshiba of Canada as the regional head of Product Marketing for the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) product line. In 1993, Larry joined Newbridge Networks, where he held the position of Assistant Vice-President of Business Development. Here he identified and managed several technology partners as well as leading various mergers and acquisitions, including the acquisition of Timestep Corporation and Northchurch Communications (in support of the Newbridge IP strategy). Larry was instrumental in catalyzing the Newbridge affiliate program and made broad contributions to structuring the commercial guidelines and corporate governance for the initial affiliates. Larry holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Ottawa as well as accreditation from the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Bryan Reid, MBA, P.Eng. - President Altitude Management Inc. Bryan is the President of Altitude Management Inc., an alliance-focused consulting firm and is the former Program Director of the world's first 12-day Masters Certificate in Strategic Alliance Management at York University. He has over 15 years experience helping companies such as American Airlines, and Expedia, Inc. to develop and manage alliances with partners such as GE Financial, AOL, Concur, and PwC Consulting (now IBM). Bryan was also a founding director of the Open Travel Alliance and the Toronto Chapter of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals. His company, Altitude Management is an affiliate of Vantage Partners, a global management consulting firm that specializes in helping companies achieve breakthrough business results by transforming the way they negotiate with, and manage relationships with, key business partners. Steve Dodds, Vice President, Operations and Global Sourcing, Energate Inc. Steve has over 25 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Operations and Customer Service in many senior level positions. Steve is the Vice President of Operations and Global Sourcing for Energate Inc., a leading provider of home energy management controls, systems, and services for the energy, HVAC, and home automation markets headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Prior to joining Energate, Steve spent over 18 years with Mitel Corporation in various roles including Vice President of Global Operations responsible for worldwide Manufacturing Operations. In this role, Steve led the strategic outsourcing and divestiture of the company's global operations and as Co-Founder and Executive Vice President helped create BreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions Corporation. Steve also spent 3 years with ANH Refractories in Pittsburgh, PA as Managing Director of Product Supply responsible for the design and development of their Supply Chain Management organization. Ottawa-based Energate provides utilities the technology means to shape the energy demand curve thus dramatically reducing the need for costly and environmentally damaging power plants. As out-of-control energy demand and costs become increasingly critical issues, Energate has developed home energy management solutions that let consumers and utilities manage energy use and reduce peak demand without sacrificing comfort and convenience. Energate's technologies including its leading Smart Thermostats are a key part of Smart Grid and Smart Meter roll-outs for utilities throughout North America. You must login to RSVP for this event. Not a member yet, register here . moreless

You must login to RSVP for this event. Not a member yet, register here . Gowlings Monthly TON "Starting your Start-Up Series" Presents: The Opportunities Ahead for Ottawa's Hi Tech & Start-Up Community Speaker: Saad Bashire - Economic Development Manager, City of Ottawa Please join us for an interactive discussion on the opportunities ahead for Ottawa's economy, specifically as it relates to the hi-tech and start-up community. The City's new Manager of... Economic Development, Saad Bashir, has already built a reputation for getting things done in cities like Calgary and at companies like Nortel Networks and Citibank. As the new manager for our city's economic development, he will provide his views and opinions on what will drive the future success of our City's economy. Topics of discussion will include the following: An overview of proposals put forward in the city's new economic development strategy. What role does the City forsee for various local associations, such as: OCRI, TON, Chamber of Commerce, LTW, Code Factory etc? What has the City learned by studying incubators and accelerators in other North American Cities? How will an Economic Development Scorecard help us measure the health of our economy relative to competing municipalities? Gowlings is very pleased to host Starting Your Start-Up, The Ottawa Network monthly event stream that combines quality networking with practical advice and insights from industry leaders and subject matter experts. Starting Your Start-Up focuses on ss batopics that are relevant to the creation of a solid foundation for launching and building a successful start-up in these promising and challenging times including topics such as financing, team formation, business/product development, sales, and marketing. You must login to RSVP for this event. Not a member yet, register here . Speaker Saad Bashir , Economic Development Manager, City of Ottawa In May 2010, Saad Bashir joined the City of Ottawa as the Manager of Economic Development. Saad moved to Ottawa from Calgary, where he was with Calgary Economic Development (CED), as a Senior Business Development Manager with the responsibility of leading economic development activities for Calgary's Energy sector. Prior to CED, Saad worked with leading international and Canadian corporations including Nortel Networks (North Carolina), Canadian Pacific Railway (Toronto, Calgary), Citibank (EMEA) and Flextronics (Calgary). His work as a business analyst for Canadian Pacific's Marketing and Sales team, earned him the company's coveted 'Ingenuity Award' in record time. Further, Saad was placed on a fast track list and promoted to headquarter in Calgary, where he worked on developing business cases for projects worth in excess of $100M. During his tenure at CED, Calgary has made huge strides on developing its Energy sector's potential. From establishing the first ever Sustainable & Renewable Energy cluster to hosting an international gathering of government and business leaders at World Energy Cities Partnership event - Calgary has benefited from Saad's international work experiences and a diverse industry exposure. Saad holds a Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree from Queen's University and is a past board member of Immigrant Services of Calgary. You must login to RSVP for this event. Not a member yet, register here . moreless