GTEC 2007 Highlights!

GTEC celebrated 15 years as Canada's leading technology event for industry and government. 2007 was a year that focused on "demonstrating engagement" – This meant garnering the support of senior leaders in government information technology and information management AND reaching out to non-IT/IM leaders to show the value of better serving citizens through information and communications technologies. Here are just a few of our milestone accomplishments from 2007:

• Federal CIO, Ken Cochrane signs on as Honourary Chair of the 2007 event
• Don Tapscott, author of "Wikinomics" confirmed as a leading keynoter
• Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Kevin Lynch, confirmed as Opening Keynoter for GTEC 2007
• Records management visionary and Founder of OpenText, Tom Jenkins, confirmed to deliver a Keynote at GTEC 2007
• GTEC welcomes back several key industry leaders to GTEC, including: IBM, CISCO, HP, Novell, Dell and others!
• GTEC welcomes the Treasury Board Information Management Conference to the 2007 event, and creates a new forum for "IM" within the traditional "IT" conference
• Treasury Board Secretary Wayne Wouters chooses GTEC as a venue to host a luncheon of TBPAC Deputy Ministers
• GTEC Launches the first-ever CIO Boot Camp targeted at next generation CIOs as a 1-day learning and mentoring opportunity, hosted by a leading panel of CIOs in the role, including Canada's CIO Ken Cochrane
• Pre-registration for both the conference and the show grows by 20%
• The Distinction Awards Gala is a complete sell-out, with 600+ people in regular and overflow seating.
• The GTEC Floor Plan includes 235 exhibits by government and industry
• GTEC sees a 16% increase in sponsorships, selling out many categories.