CORE Communiqué April 2008

President's Message

Dear CORE Members and Friends,

As we head into our annual conference on April 17th, CORE reaches a significant milestone in its governance structure. Our by-law has been revised to move us from a founding member decision making organization to a voting members at large organization, with an elected Board and Board terms. This exciting change will positively impact the membership and I encourage the CORE members to attend this first annual meeting.

April also marks the start the planning process for next fiscal year. One of the first steps to begin this work is the annual satisfaction survey, which so many of you have already completed. We will share the survey results with you later this month and we will be using the information to assist in the drafting of the program and services for the new year. I encourage you to take a moment to complete the survey over the next few days. Link to survey

Our conference agendas have been very active. The public sector forum in Victoria was very well attended with 160 participants with David Osborne, our keynote speaker sharing his strategies and experiences on transforming bureaucracies. John Bethel had an opportunity to talk to David in a taped interview during the conference and it is available for viewing in the News section of our website. Thank you to all our speakers, participants and our conference sponsor, EDS Canada. It was definitely a successful day. Link to Osborne interview

Did you know that Canada ranks 30th in Healthcare system performance on global scale of 191 countries? Not bad, although our system is under strain from a fiscal, demographic and technological perspective. On May 22nd, our healthcare conference brings together experts in the healthcare industry to share their stories and discuss ways to improve the delivery of services. It is shaping up to be an interesting agenda and we hope to see many of you at the conference.

This spring brings many opportunities to get involved with CORE, through the conference agendas and attendance as well as through our executive education program running in May. I look forward to seeing you at our annual conference on April 17th, a great opportunity to hear two exceptional speakers, Jeremy Rifkin and Leslie Willcocks. Your suggestions and feedback are always welcome.

Best Regards, Molly Pellecchia
molly.pellecchia@core-outsourcing.org
April 2008

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In this Communiqué:

1. AGM on April 17th (Members Only)
2. Upcoming Events
3. Executive Education
4. What`s New-April 2008

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1. Annual General Meeting (Members Only)

The annual meeting of members will take place on April 17, 2008 at 7:30 am EST at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 202 AB, North Building Agenda

2. Upcoming Events

Third Annual Global Sourcing Forum, Toronto, April 17, 2008 Our annual event bringing you the latest issues and trends in outsourcing and global sourcing. Our keynote speaker is Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, and the author of 17 books, including the bestselling The Hydrogen Economy. Also featured is Leslie Willcocks, Professor of Technology Work and Globalization, London School of Economics, one the world's leading researchers and writers on outsourcing and global sourcing.
Program Brochure
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New Delivery Models in Healthcare, Toronto, May 22, 2008 This full-day event will bring together policy makers and healthcare delivery stakeholders to focus on new delivery models to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare in Canada. The forum will be co-chaired by Ida Goodreau, President of Vancouver Coastal Health and Margaret Munsch, Senior Vice President, People and Learning of Calgary Health Region.
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Save-the-date!

Our next discussion forum will be in Montreal on June 17, 2008 - details to be posted soon.

3. Executive Education

Our open enrollment executive education program, leading to the AOP [Accredited Outsourcing Practitioner] designation is scheduled for May 2008. Please visit www.core-outsourcing.org/education.asp for more information and to register.

4. What`s New

Once again, we bring you the latest in outsourcing news in Canada and around the world.

Link to What's New