CMCEN
Canadian Military Communications and Electronics Network
Date and Time:
23/10/2023 09:00 - 15:30
Event Location:
Vimy Officers Mess and MS Teams, 1 Princess Royal Ave, Kingston, ON, Kingston, Ontario, Ontario, K7K 5L5, Canada
Description
C&E Family Update (23 October 2023): An update of the Branch and its founding services (RCCS, RCAF, and CFIOG) to discuss trade health, major events, and bestow honours and awards. In addition, brief updates on affiliated agencies such as the Foundation and Association will occur.
Venue. Vimy Officers Mess and via MS Teams on Monday, 23 October 2023, from 0900-1530 hours EDT.
Agenda Items. The C&E Family Update will consist of the following briefings:
| Topic | Speaker | Presenter | Time Segment |
| Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Highlights | Colonel John Roper, Branch Advisor | 0900-0904 |
| Keynote address | TBD | 0905-1000 |
| Health Break | 1000-1020 | |
| Branch Leadership Address | Brigadier-General Josée Robidoux (Ret’d), Colonel-Commandant
Brigadier-General David Yarker, Branch Leader Chief Warrant Officer Alex Arndt, Branch Chief |
1020-1030 |
| Branch Leadership Panel | Brigadier-General Josée Robidoux (Ret’d)
Brigadier-General David Yarker Chief Warrant Officer Alex Arndt |
1030-1130 |
| Lunch | 1130-1300 | |
| C&E Branch Family Update Introductions | Colonel John Roper | 1300-1305 |
| RCCS State-of-the-Trade | Colonel Walter Jull, Director Signals | 1305-1320 |
| RCAF C&E State-of-the-Trade | Colonel Guy Parisien, Strategic A6 | 1320-1340 |
| CFIOG SIGINT & Cyber State-of-the-Trade | Colonel Corey Crosby, Comd CFIOG | 1340-1400 |
| Home Station Commandant’s Address | Lieutenant-Colonel Geneviève Audet, CFSCE Cmdt | 1400-1420 |
| Health Break | 1420-1430 | |
| Awards/Commendation
Subaltern and Member of the Year Awards |
Brigadier-General Josée Robidoux (Ret’d)
Brigadier-General David Yarker Chief Warrant Officer Alex Arndt |
1430-1445 |
| C&E Association Update | Major-General John Leech (Ret’d), Association President | 1445-1505 |
| C&E Foundation Update | Lieutenant-Colonel Scott McLean (Ret’d), Foundation President | 1505-1525 |
| Closing Remarks | Colonel John Roper | 1525-1530 |
Please visit CMCEN (Canadian Military Communications & Electronics Network) to find the MS Teams link. Registration is not required. Look under the C&E Week 2022 sub-site or search the news & events feed for the C&E FAMILY UPDATE 2023 post on https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/ce-week-2023/.
MS Teams link:
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