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1967 was an important year for Canada (its Centenary), for the Nation’s Capital and for its Junior A Hockey Team of the same name. The Committee of 67 is named in honour of those events.
How It Works
For any Ottawa-based entrepreneur or intrapreneur, they simply get a free Twitter.com account and follow OC67, OC67 will follow them.
All 67 mentors will have access to write updates on Twitter.com/OC67 and will be able to see all @OC67 replies and questions as well as Direct Replies.
OC67 mentors will do their best to answer questions in their specialty and most answers will be posted to Twitter.com/OC67 as public domain answers so everyone can benefit from the mentoring that goes on here.
If users require advice that is private, they must make sure that they include PRIVATE in their direct question to OC67.
If someone follows OC67, then they will be followed too so they can get mentoring assistance.
There will be a monitor of this site to ensure that anyone who abuses the privilege of being followed by OC67 is removed and that all content is appropriate for a General audience. The monitor will also be responsible for directing any remaining unanswered questions to the appropriate mentor, if the question remains unanswered for any significant length of time.
All OC67 mentors can post interesting thoughts or observations that they believe will help the audience.
Twitter allows more than one person to log on to OC67 at a time so you do not have to worry about being blocked out by other mentors.
Please do not share the USER ID and PASSWORD with anyone else.
Term
The Ottawa Committee of 67 will be made up of experienced persons who, for a period of two years, will monitor this site and respond to Qs.
Expertise
Mentors are drawn from the following areas:
1. Educators.
2. Technologists
3. Scientists and Engineers.
4. Bio Scientists.
5. Environmentalists and green technologists.
6. Business persons.
7. Heads of Not-for-Profit, NGO and Charitable organizations.
8. Marketing specialists.
9. Social Marketing specialists.
10. Guerrilla Marketers
11. New media specialists.
12. Public Relations experts.
13. Capitalization experts.
14. Self Capitalization experts.
15. Accountants.
16. Lawyers.
17. Intellectual Property specialists.
18. Bankers.
19. VCs.
20. Angel investors.
21. Mortgage Brokers.
22. Real Estate Brokers.
23. Investment advisors.
24. Sponsorship experts.
25. Event Managers.
26. Experts in GOC programs for support of entrepreneurship and commercialization.
27. Experts in Province of Ontario programs for support of entrepreneurship and commercialization.
28. Unconventional mentors and Small and Medium Size Enterprise owners.
29. High achieving intrapreneurs.
30. CEOs and other C-level positions.
31. Politicians.
32. Others.
Question
OC67 will be answering the Questions: “What are you thinking?” or “What can we help with?” rather than the standard Twitter question: “What are you doing?”
Mentors
Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, B. Eng. (Civil), M. Eng.-Sci., PhD., is Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa; Founder, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club; Real Estate and Mortgage Broker, Partners Advantage GMAC Real Estate; Executive Director, Exploriem.org, Professional Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs Organization; Coach, Dramatis Personae.org.
Dr. Claude Laguë, P.Eng., ing., is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa; currently serves as the Chair of the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS) of Canada; previous academic appointments at the University of Saskatchewan and at Université Laval; university education in agricultural engineering at Université Laval and at the University of California - Davis; particular interest in the 'non technical' aspects of engineering education and professional practice
Tim Kane Chairman Delta Media Inc., past chairman Americas region board of directors of the Worldcom Public Relations Group Inc and vice-chair of the global board of directors. Recipient Alumni of Distinction St. Clair College and nominee Ontario Premier's Award. In 2001, following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, co-chair of the Canada Loves New York campaign. In 2002, awarded Golden Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for contributions to Canada. In 2007, led the renewal of the National Press Club of Canada, and the first public relations inductee Algonquin College's Media Hall of Fame.
Called to the Ontario Bar in April 1985, and to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2007, Mr. Robert Nadeau is a seasoned "in-house" counsel (Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq Canada) for 12 years; founding Partner, Vice President & General Counsel, Strategic Relationships Solutions Inc. (SRS) for 5 years, offering client-centred Legal Services including corporate governance, technology transfer & licensing, regulatory compliance, employment law, business contracts, outsourcing & reseller agreements, etc.. Mr. Nadeau's areas of practice include Corporate-Commercial and Business Law; Public Sector Procurement and Government Contracting; Commercial Negotiations; Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures; Technology Transfer & Software Licensing; Channel and Reseller Agreements; Franchising; Employment Law; Due Diligence; M&A; Risk Management; Commercial Mediation, Arbitration & Litigation; and Business Development. Mr. Nadeau was one of ITAC's lead negotiators representing the IT Sector during NAFTA negotiations.
Ryan Anderson, web strategist and founder and principal of Fat Canary Communications.
Denis is vice-president and co-founder of the Devencore Newmark office in Ottawa. He graduated from the University of Sherbrooke in Communications and holds a post graduate degree in Public Management. He also holds a brokerage license in Ontario. Denis is fluently bilingual and specializes in office lease negotiations for tenants through commercial buyer agency. Over the years, he's assisted organizations such as Corel Corporation, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), Embassies and many others. Denis was a 40 Under 40 Ottawa Business Journal Winner.
Dan Cardamore, B.Eng (Computer Systems), is a development manager at QNX Software Systems specializing in embedded multimedia software for automotive and industrial applications.
Todd Jamieson, BBA, President and CEO of Envision Online Media Inc.; Director, Exploriem.org, Professional Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs Organization. Has provided project management and strategic consulting services for 10 years to over 300 website owners.
Kent Smith is an Associate Partner in the Tax Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP working in the Ottawa office. He leads the Ottawa Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Incentives practice. Kent graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa with a BCom in 1993, and he earned his CA designation in 1996. In 2006 and 2007, Kent taught the SR&ED course for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. He has co-authored a guide released by the Canada Revenue Agency on the Allocation of Labour Expenditures for SR&ED.
John Walsh is currently a mortgage broker working with Mortgage Alliance. No deal is too big or too small. John is the founder of the Ottawa Real Estate Investors Organization (O.R.E.I.O.) whose mission it is to share information and educate members on how to purchase investment real estate. John's background is in software engineering and he graduated from Carleton University. He worked at Nortel until the tech bust in the early 2000's.
For More Information
Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa; Founder, Ottawa Senators; Broker, Partners Advantage GMAC Real Estate. 613.836.3378 w or bfirestone@partnersadvantage.ca
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