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Registration progress

At its January 24 meeting the board completed and approved the third draft
of the
regulations. It is anticipated this will be the final draft.

These draft regulations were forwarded to Alberta Labour on February 1. It
is hoped
that Alberta Labour and Legislative Counsel will complete their review of
the
regulations by mid February.

Once this review is complete a copy of the regulations will be forwarded to
the same
stake holders who received the initial application. These stake holders
will have 60
days to review and comment on the regulations.

If by the mid-point of the review period no significant issues have been
raised the
regulations and bylaws will be sent to the membership for ratification.

This strategy runs the minor risk that stake holders(s) will raise an issue
late in the
review process which will require the completion of a further draft, which
would then
make necessary a second submission to the membership.


Communications initiatives

Work has begun on developing a communications strategy and supporting
materials in
anticipation of completing registration.

A draft communications "tool kit" will be completed by mid-February, which
will then be
used in a series of test marketing sessions. Based on these results of
these tests a
final package will be developed for general membership usage.
Key components of the communications plan includes:

-  Primary target of the communications effort is the consumer of
information system
   services, including employers and contractors of information services
professionals
   and purchasers of information services and equipment.

-  A secondary target will be information systems practitioners who are
potential
   holders of the I.S.P..

-  The "tool kit" will allow members to enhance the value of their
designation by
   delivering a tested message to their employers, customers and associates
which is
   consistent throughout Canada.

-  A significant commemorative event will be held on completion of
registration.
   Detailed planning of this event will begin once the registration date is
finalized.

-  CIPS Alberta information will be made available via HTTP services as
soon as
   possible.

For more information on any of these items please contact:

Section   Contact                Telephone
--------  ---------------------  ---------
Calgary   Mike Fletcher, I.S.P.  541 4319
Edmonton  Ted Barnicoat, I.S.P.  420 7437
Red Deer  Gerry Puczko, I.S.P.   782 8278

- Mark Olson, I.S.P.