or at (416) 348-5548).
Keith Ellis of IDC Canada will present a BPR from three perspectives: that of the Strategy, Systems, and People. He will concentrate on those aspects relating to the follow on systems development projects that emerge from BPR projects
We will deal with issues such as: at what point do IS people become involved; what contribution are they be expected to make; and how the transition is made from the conceptual BPR work to information systems development.
After our break, IRMAC member Dan Prowse will present his reflections on this year's Data Administration Management Association Conference that was held in Vancouver during May. Dan has been with Dofasco since 1978 and has been actively involved in IRM for over 11 years. He position is now that of development consultant. As such, his main interest in attending the conference was to gain insights from the 'giants' of IRM as to where they believe we are going as we prepare to enter the 21st Century. Dan will share with us his own thoughts on the conference as he reflects that the information he attained left him both more informed and more confused.
Meeting: Wednesday Dec 13, 1995
8:30 Registration & Continental breakfast
9:00 Start (Expected finish ~11:30)
Location: Howard Johnson's Westbury Plaza, 475 Yonge Street (one block north of College)
Membership: Membership of IRMAC is $100 a year. Visitors may attend but they must pay the guest fee of $20, or should be able to produce a membership card or number. Membership details are available from Heather Robinson, Membership Director, on (416) 348 4435.
Please also book your diaries for Wednesday, January 10 1996 when
Doug Forbes of Symantec will be presenting 'Model-driven Client
Server Development'. We're now putting together our programme
for the rest of the year. If you'd like to speak or would like
to suggest speakers or subject matter, please contact John Tench,
Programme Director (
or at (416) 348-5548).
The first IRMAC Data Warehouse Special Interest Group Meeting will be held on Wednesday December 6 (not the 5th as previously listed) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The meeting will be at Metro Central Library, Beeton Room West. Metro Central Library is on Yonge Street north of Bloor. A nominal charge of $5 will be made to IRMAC members ($15 non-members) to defray expenses.
The speaker will be Hannan Chervinsky, a principal of ABS System Consultants. Hannan recently spoke at the 'Business Benefits of Data Warehouse' conference on 'What is a Data Warehouse and why is it so critical?' Further details on the SIG from Deborah Henderson on (416) 592-2669 or Patrick Sue on (416) 449-0738.