Reboot Communications Limited

Upcoming Events

2nd Annual Critical Infrastructure Conference

"Cyber Security for Energy and Communications"

September 28-29, 2009
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Keynote Speaker:

Ira Winkler, President Internet Security Advisors Group

Vancouver International Security Conference

"Public Safety Transformation - Meeting the Challenges of 2010 and Beyond"

Nov 30-Dec 1, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Speakers:

Michael D. Brown, Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security, and former head of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

RCMP Assistant Commissioner Bud Mercer, Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit

Chantal Bernier, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada, former ADM, Public Safety Canada

Wes Shoemaker, Associate Deputy Minister, Emergency Management BC, Province of British Columbia

Jamie Graham, Chief of Police, Victoria, B.C., former Chief of Police, Vancouver, B.C.

Past Events

Shared Services in Health Care - A New Era of Collaboration

June 22-23, 2009
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speakers:

Dave Nikolejsin, Chief Information Officer, Province of British Columbia

Trevor Hodge, Senior Vice President, Investment Strategy and Alliance, Canada Health Infoway

Marc Perlman, Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Business Unit for North America, Oracle

GDC Canada

May 12-13th, 2009
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speakers:
Don Mattrick, Senior Vice President, Microsoft

"The Evolution of the Canadian Game Industry: A Conversation with Don Mattrick"

Don Mattrick, leader of the Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows businesses at Microsoft, will kick of the inaugural GDC Canada with an exploration of the Canadian game development industry and the role it plays within the global community.

Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-founder, General Manager and CEO at BioWare

Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Co-founder and Vice President, Entertainment and Miscellaneous at BioWare

Ray and Greg co-founded BioWare in 1995. BioWare's games include the Baldur's Gate series, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Upcoming BioWare titles include the highly anticipated fantasy epic Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, the sequel to 2007's Game of the Year, and Star Wars: The Old Republic, a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) title currently in development at BioWare Austin.

10th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

February 2-4, 2009
Victoria Conference Centre
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speaker:

Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Nicholas Carr, Author of "The Big Switch" and "Does IT Matter?"

David Loukidelis, Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia

Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D., Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, author of "The Privacy Payoff"

11th International WestCoast Security Forum

December 1-2, 2008
Hyatt Regency
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speaker:

Winn Schwartau is the president of Interpact, Inc., a security awareness consulting firm, and the author of many books including "Information Warfare", "CyberShock", "Time Based Security" and "Internet and Computer Ethics for Kids". His popular speeches entertain government and commercial audiences on three continents.

10th Annual BC Public Sector Information Technology Awards

October 8, 2008
Victoria Conference Centre
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1st Annual Critical Infrastructure Protection Conference

"Cyber Security for Energy and Communications"

September 8-9, 2008
Hyatt Regency
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Stephen Flynn, Homeland Security Advisor to Senator Barack Obama, former US Coast Guard Commander, and author of "The Edge of Disaster"

2nd Annual Vancouver International Game Summit

Play/Network/Learn

May 21-22, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speaker:

Jason Rubin, Co-founder and former President Naughty Dog

Shane Kim, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios

7th International Public Safety/Counterterrorism Conference

"International Multi-Modal Security and Critical Infrastructure: Private/Public Partnerships to Detect, Protect and Respond"

April 14-15, 2008
Seattle Marriot Hotel
Seattle, Washington, USA

Keynote Speakers:

Frances Townsend, Former Security Advisor to the US President

David M. Stone, President and CEO of The Alacrity Homeland Group, Vice Chairman, Ocean Security Initiative, and former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Stephen Flynn, Homeland Security Expert, former US Coast Guard Commander, and author of "The Edge of Disaster"

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9th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

Digital Dilemmas, Digital Dreams: Privacy, Security and Society in New World Networks

February 7-8, 2008
Victoria Conference Centre
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speakers:

Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

Simon Davies, Director General, Privacy International, Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics

John N. Stewart, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Corporate Security Programs Organization, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Adrienne L. Hall, Senior Director, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft Corporation

10th International West Coast Security Forum

November 19-20, 2007
Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver British Columbia, Canada

Keynote Speakers:

Richard Purcell, CEO Corporate Privacy Group, former Chief Privacy Officer for Microsoft. Advisor to the DHS's Privacy Advisory Committee

Howard A. Schmidt, CISSP, CISM, former Special Advisor Cyberspace Security for the Whitehouse. Chief Security Strategist for US Cyber Emergency Response Team CERT