In this issue
| » | In their own words... Notes from Peter Watson, ICD Edmonton Chair and participant at the first Directors Education Program offered in Edmonton MORE » |
| » | Currently accepting applications for DEP, FLP & GEP programs
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Spotlight on Certification
Did You Know?
More than 475 DEP graduates have earned the ICD.D professional designation which is recognized both nationally and internationally.To learn more about the ICD.D designation, please visit www.icd.ca/about/
certification.aspx to review eligibility, sample questions and examination dates. Or contact 416-593-7741 x 222 or email certification@icd.ca for more information.
 I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
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 message from our President
Dear ICD Member, 2006 has been another successful year at the ICD and as it comes to a close I take this opportunity to thank all our members across the country for their continued contributions to the Institute of Corporate Directors. In particular, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has attended and contributed to our Chapter events over the year and in particular our recent Blue Ribbon Commission Roundtable events across the country. The ICD Blue Ribbon Commission is a milestone for the Institute of Corporate Directors as it is the first time we have embarked on a research paper of this magnitude. At this point the ICD Blue Ribbon Commission green paper represents the views of the researchers and not necessarily those of the ICD or the commission sponsors. The Roundtables are an important step to get public reaction and input. Reactions and comments submitted will be taken into consideration for writing the white paper which is due for publication in the first quarter of 2007. The Institute of Corporate Directors would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and good health in the upcoming year. Sincerely, |
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eyes on events
national events
Thursday, May 31, 2007 (Toronto)10th Annual Fellowship Awards Gala Mark your Calendars! British Columbia chapter
Mark your CalendarsB.C Directors Breakfast Series Tuesday, January16, 2007 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Edmonton chapter
Thursday, January 11, 2007Separation of the Roles of The Board and Management details | registration info Ontario chapter
Mark your CalendarsThursday, January 25, 2007 The increasing role of private equity funds in corporate governance Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Crown Corporation Governance Quebec chapter
Thursday, February 15, 2007La Diversité au sein des conseils d’administration/Board Diversity details | online registration Thursday, April 12, 2007 Gestion de l'information et risques pour les administrateurs / Information management and potential risks for directors details | online registration May 10, 2007 Le rôle et les défis du président du conseil d'administration et son interaction avec les autres administrateurs / The role and challenges of the chairman of the board and his interaction with the other directors details | online registration Partner Events
DeloittePreparing for year-end audit committee meetings Wednesday, January 10, 2007 more information (pdf) Thursday January 25, 2006 L'excellence en gouvernance d’entreprise KORN/FERRY et MAGAZINE COMMERCE more information (pdf) Wednesday February 7, 2006 The Conference Board of Canada/Spencer Stuart 2007 National Awards in Governance Thursday February 8, 2007 The Conference Board of Canada/Spencer Stuart 2007 National Governance Conference: Innovation to Drive Performance more information |
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eyes on certification
Maintaining the Institute’s certification, ICD.D, is an ongoing process. Institute-certified Directors have undertaken director education, subsequent peer certification by members and examiners of the Institute and have agreed to a minimum of 14 hours of continuing director education annually. DEP Graduates: For more information on how to certify, click here. ICD.Ds: For more information on continuing education opportunities, please refer to our events section in this e-newsletter. Click here for FAQs on how to get credit for your continuing education units. |
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eyes on education
In their own words...
(Notes from Peter Watson, ICD Edmonton Chair and participant at the first
Directors Education Program offered in Edmonton)
Back to School may be an annual routine for our children and grandchildren - but for my classmates and I, who form the inaugural class of the ICD Directors Education Program in Edmonton, it is obviously less frequent, but admittedly more special. While most of us faithfully complete our annual continuing education requirements in order to maintain professional qualifications, attendance at four, intense three-full-day modules is a rare privilege. The first module of the DEP, held at the University of Alberta School of Business, was completed in early November this year, and the roster comprised twenty-five experienced board members, CEOs and senior advisors to boards of directors, from Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. The high-calibre mix of professors (two each from the University of Alberta School of Business and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management) and ICD Executives-in-Residence, created an unmistakable and refreshing synergy. In Guiding Strategic Direction and Risks, this first of four modules looked at how to define and set strategies, followed by an analysis and discussion on their associated risks, and finally, on decision making processes to bring them to life. The teaching model is straight-forward and effective: Our professors set out the relevant academic theories and had us apply those theories to case studies. This amounted to letting us test the theories by bringing our own experience to bear on the cases. Throughout the module, I couldn’t help but recall how similar this experience was to my Executive Management program at the Harvard Graduate School of Business. Then, as now, and right here in Edmonton, I was delighted to see how different people could read the same case study and propose such a variety of credible solutions. In my view, the Directors Education Program uses this approach wisely and effectively - and what a wonderful consequence to broaden your mind in this way. By the end of the first module, the energy around the room said nothing if it did not make us all look forward to the next three; namely Financial Strategy, Risks & Disclosure; Guiding Human Performances and Enterprise Risk, and Directing Extreme and Unique Events (e.g.: M&A, Technology, Operations and other crises). Peter D. Watson Corporate Director and Chair, ICD Edmonton Chapter We are currently accepting applications for the following programs:
Directors Education Program (DEP)
Financial Literacy for Directors and Executives (FLP)
Governance Essentials Program: for Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations (GEP)
To learn more about the ICD’s Education Programs, please visit www.icd.ca and click on the EDUCATION tab. |
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