essionals and companies in B.C., this exciting event embraces an atmosphere of information exchange, product applications, career development and business opportunities for participants and sponsors to reach people in diverse areas of IT, computer, electrical and network science, software, website, multimedia services and several other disciplines.

In recognition of world renowned Iranian Professor and Scientist, Lotfi A. Zadeh from The University of California, Berkeley, SICAP is honored to tribute this event to his lifetime of achievements. Prof. Zadeh has showcased the Persian devotion to IT research and science at globe through his genius and one of a kind development of Fuzzy Logic. http:// www.cs.berkeley.edu/~zadeh/


PersIT speakers:

1) Mr.Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman & CEO Tio Networks Corp.

Mr. Hamed Shahbazi has been the President of TIO (Formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp.) since January 2000 and its Chief Executive Officer since August 1997. Named '40 Under 40 Award' in recognition for his achievements as one of top performers in business, public or private life.


2) Ms.Shahrzad Rafati, Founder & CEO Broadbandtv Crop

Shahrzad is a Canadian entrepreneur and the founder of BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV), headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rafati was named among the Top 5 Feature Entrepreneurs in the Media & Entertainment Industry by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs of British Columbia.


3) Mr.Farid Dordar, Founder & CEO Perfectmind Technology Inc.

Master Farid Dordar is a World Champion in martial art and kick boxing. Dordar was struggling to find an efficient way to manage the numerous tasks of running a Martial Arts School and decided to develop a software to provide school management solutions all in one bundle. Almost a decade later, Dordar's software can be found in over 5000 Martial Arts schools world wide. He expanded his thought by a company called PerfectMIND.


PersIT Panelists:

Our panel speakers are consisting of all the PersIT speakers plus Dr.Moe Kermani.

Moe Kermani, PhD, Entrepreneur
Recipient of the Business in Vancouver '40 under 40' award and was named the BC Technology Industry Association's Person of the Year for 2011. He is a former Vice President of NetApp Inc. (NTAP:NASDAQ), a leading provider of enterprise data storage solutions. Prior to that Moe was President and CEO of Bycast Inc., the world leader in storage virtualization software for large scale digital archives and storage clouds. Bycast was acquired by NetApp in the spring of 2010.



Tickets & Registration : 

Early Bird Rates:
$ 10 (for SICAP members who renewed their membership for 2012)
$ 20 (for non-members)

Deadline for the early bird rates: Oct 31, 2012
Please note that the prices and the deadline for early bird rates is subject to change based on the number of tickets sold. The sooner you purchase your tickets the more you have the chance to get our early bird discounted rate.

Here is the link to buy tickets:
http:// persit.eventbrite.ca/


if you would like to become SICAP member to be entitled to SICAP benefits please go to our website and follow the membership instruction. http://www.sicap.ca/membership.html

Sponsorship packages are going to be available tomorrow for the companies who are interested. Details will be posted on the wall of the event.

If you have any questions about this event please send us an email: PersIT@sicap.ca

Thanks,
SICAP-PersIT Committee

Download Introducing Professor Lotfi A. Zadeh's Presentation

Download The entrepreneurial Pivot's Presentation