ChinaValue’s Stephen Ibaraki recent “Wins” – a Year in Review, June 2008
ChinaValue’s Ibaraki Invited to Microsoft IT Advisory Council – June 2008
2008年6月，价值中国网斯蒂芬应邀出任微软公司全球IT顾问委员会委员...
Due to ChinaValue’s Stephen Ibaraki’s recognized and extraordinary leadership in business and technology and his lifetime outstanding contributions, Stephen is invited to the Microsoft IT Advisory Council.
According to MS: The IT Advisory Council is a select group of IT Professionals and Developers, which purpose is to share your views, ideas and opinions, helping Microsoft shape future initiatives. As a member, you will play an integral part in providing us with feedback on Microsoft customer offerings, licensing, support, marketing materials and community initiatives. Members will communicate with us via an online portal and a program of face-to-face and online events.
ChinaValue’s
价值中国网首席策略官Stephen获选 《Computer World》"2008年十大博客"！
ChinaValue’s Chief Strategist Stephen Ibaraki is selected as a “Top 10” blogger by Computer World due to his influential blogs and co-hosting of the IT Manager Connection blog, which is ranked in the top 10% of technet blog properties worldwide after only one year of operation. This is the first time that bloggers have been recognized for their outstanding contributions by Computer World, the world’s largest computing publication. His special selection was noted this blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/archive/2008/04/17/best-canadian-technology-bloggers.aspx
And in this article: http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-2a2f7dd2-87c2-4cc5-9067-bafb020475c3&Portal=2e6e7040-2373-432d-b393-91e487ee7d70&ParaStart=0&ParaEnd=15&direction=next&Next=Next
Ibaraki Invited to Keynote before more than 70 Business and IT Leaders for the House of Commons and Senate Group
Due to Ibaraki’s outstanding SAF presentation, Stephen is invited to Ottawa in May 2008 to keynote before more than 70 business and IT leaders from the House of Commons and Senate group.
ChinaValue’s
价值中国网首席策略官Stephen，应邀在“2008微软全球最具价值专家峰会”致词。同时，价值中国网喜获“2008微软全球最具价值专家峰会”隆重推荐为“最具价值商业博客网站”
ChinaValue’s Chief Strategy Officer, Stephen Ibaraki is invited by Microsoft and the UN-Founded International Federation For Information Processing (IFIP), an official UNESCO body, to present at the Global 2008 MVP Summit and then the Global UG Summit.
In addition, with Stephen Ibaraki as 2007/8 CIPS President and Chair of the National Board and Executive Committee, the contributions of CIPS are exemplified by this letter from the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada:
http://www.cips.ca/50anniversary/congratulatory/Prime_Minister_CIPS_2008.pdf
There has been a tremendous amount of work done by CIPS this past year resulting in positive growth of CIPS on all fronts (certification innovation, governance innovation, internationally with IP3 and with common standards in IT education, with governments, industry, business, academia, and more. At Summit 2008 held in
Building on the Top 2 MVP Professional Standing for 2007, ChinaValue’s Ibaraki’s Two Blogs Ranked in Top 6 worldwide at 2008 Global MVP Summit
ChinaValue’s Chief Strategy Officer, Stephen Ibaraki, in 2007, due to his outstanding contributions, was profiled with Microsoft Chairman Gates, at the 2007 Global MVP Summit. He was in the Top 2 (out of more than 100 million IT workers and 4000 MVPs); concurrently profiled in the Microsoft Inside Track Publication and in the MVP Press Room for the Global Summit. The only non-US resident.
Not to be outdone, for 2008, ChinaValue’s Chief Strategy Officer,
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/mvpsummit/materials.mspx
ChinaValue’s Ibaraki is Opening Keynote for National Council of IT Deans
Due to ChinaValue’s Chief Strategy Officer Stephen Ibaraki's recognized global expertise in business and technology, he was specially invited to be the opening keynote for the ACCC National Council of IT Deans summit in March, 2008 and then stay for 2 days of meetings. The ACCC represents all colleges and institutes with about 25 to 30% being degree granting. Other speakers on the agenda included from: ICTC, HRSDC, Cisco, ACCC Director, Deans of IT from across country, MS (2 speakers: President, and Director). Stephen's opening keynote supported a context for the following 2 days of meetings and presentations. As noted from the ACCC: "Thank you for accepting our invitation to give a keynote address at ACCC's National Council of Information Technology Deans (NCITD) meeting scheduled to take place at Microsoft Canada Co....The main theme of this meeting will focus on the challenges in recruitment and enrollment in ICT programs. We would be interested to hear your views on the current state of IT and how colleges and institutes might do to address the skills shortages in this industry." (See letter http://www.stephenibaraki.com/accc_ibaraki.pdf).
Announced by Microsoft: Jan 1, 2008:
2008年1月1月，斯蒂芬获得“微软公司最具价值专家奖”
Quoted from Microsoft: “technology's best and brightest," and a "stellar group of individuals from around the world.” From more than 100 million IT professionals, a select few are recognized as global independent experts and recognized for their outstanding contributions.
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BF2FCE10-19AF-45A0-A2F5-F57F666C4280
McKinsey Advisor, ChinaValue’s
价值中国网斯蒂芬先生作品获选《麦肯锡顾问》杂志
Happy About Book series. December 23rd 2007: The 10th annual edition of the top-ranking, best-selling book series which provides predictions on the global economy, business, and technology. The accuracy rate is 85% for the last two years. Top global senior executive leaders from all sectors are specially invited to make predictions for the annual Happy About book series whose readership include 10,000 CEOs worldwide. From this elite group of thousands, 50 are chosen for their predictions. ChinaValue Chief Strategy Officer, Stephen Ibaraki, Fellow, Distinguished Fellow, and Microsoft MVP, is selected again—his predictions have been chosen each year that he has contributed. Consistently, Stephen's predictions appear under several separate trends, and he is uniquely the most quoted amongst the chosen 50.
http://www.happyabout.info/economy.php
斯蒂芬应邀出任“2008 MSDN 编程奖”资深评委
the program is targeted to the Professional Developer and is the largest of it’s kind. It’s a special community awards program that recognizes contributions of Developers & Development teams for their technical excellence, outstanding contributions in the community, business savvy or all round passion for the art of Development. Due to Stephen Ibaraki's leading top-ranking role in the industry, he is invited to be on the select panel of judges. The awards program begins in November 2007 and ends in May 2008.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-ca/codeawards/default.aspx
From Microsoft Nov. 2007 (satisfaction ranking of 85%): "The Industry is changing – change is a fact of life for the IT Pro. You need to be on top of what is happening in the industry in order to position yourself and your organization to benefit from these trends. This panel discussion will arm you with the information you need from experts who live and work in the industry and have succeeded."
GUEST PANELISTS:
- David Senf, Director, Security and Software Research IDC (
- Stephen Ibaraki, National President for the Industry
- Paul D. Swinwood, President, ICTC Canada Inc.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-CA&EventID=1032356763&CountryCode=CA
Ibaraki for 2007/2008 becomes Vice-Chair of the International Network Professional Association HQ’ed in the US
斯蒂芬先生成为总部在美国的“网络专业人士协会”2007-2008副主席
http://www.npanet.org/public/about_leadership_ibaraki.cfm
Stephen is the only international board director for the NPA and previously received the networking industry’s only international award for professionalism—Career Achievement Award for Professionalism given out at the largest international conference Networld+Interop held in Las Vegas. Stephen was the first awardee of this honour, the only international awardee and in 2005/6
http://www.glgroup.com/Lead-Capture-form.aspx?obj=GLG%20Scholar,%20Stephen%20Ibaraki&Badge=55027
Scholars are an elite rank recognized for their outstanding contributions. http://www.glgroup.com/about.html
Ibaraki is a featured speaker at the Massive Technology Show speaking to business executives about How Aligning IT with Business Strategy Supports Business Performance:
Stephen Ibaraki, only one of two that makes the Super List for the 2007 MVP Global Summit and MS InsideTrack: nominated and then selected from 200 million global professionals
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In 2006, selected as a founding CIPS Fellow for outstanding lifetime contributions to the IT industry and information technology together with luminaries such as Serge Godin (founder of CGI), Dr. Maria Klawe (President of top US undergraduate engineering college, HMC), Dr. Calvin Gotlieb (professor emeritus at UT and pioneer of the worldwide computing industry).
In 2005, selected as a founding NPA Distinguished Fellow (Global Hall of Fame), for outstanding lifetime contributions to IT, the Networking Industry and Professionalism.
Stephen’s Super-List recognition is featured in China:
http://www.chinavalue.net/announce/ann20070322.aspx