Information bulletin No 24 - June 10, 2010

Corporate News

May 27, 2010 GGT Meeting - View the presentations!   Société GRICS' Annual Golf Tournament Société GRICS' 2010-2015 Strategic Plan

Election of our Chairman of the Board of Directors

M2e Solutions - New management framework

Summer holidays

Updates on Our Products and Services

DOFIN-School -  Free offer comes to an end NOW AVAILABLE - GPI Tutorials Edu-group Portal Version 3.0 - New and improved features

Training

Upcoming training dates

Events and Activities

Upcoming 2010 special events


Corporate News


May 27, 2010 GGT Meeting - View the presentations

The GGT (Groupe des gestionnaires des technologies) meeting held on May 27 at the Auberge Universel in Montreal was a success. View the presentations in video format.

Our next GGT meeting will be held in Montreal next winter.  Official meeting date and location will be announced shortly.

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Société GRICS Annual Golf Tournament

The 27th Edition of Société GRICS' Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, August 20, 2010 in Lachute.  Register your foursome online today!  

For more information on this event, please contact Carole Jalbert at the following number : 514 251-3700 ext.3609.

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Société GRICS' 2010-2015 Strategic Plan

Société GRICS' 2010-2015 Strategic Plan is now available online in its integral and summarized versions.  This five-year plan is the result of a corporate reflection exercise. It outlines key strategies to be followed and actions to be  taken in order to confirm and maintain Société GRICS' leadership role in the use of information technologies to serve education in Québec.

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Election of our Chairman of the Board of Directors

We are pleased to announce the election of Mr. Richard Fiset, Director general, Commission scolaire des Samares, as Société GRICS' Chairman of the Board of Directors.  The election was held on May 6, 2010, during our General Assembly.  Mr. Fiset replaces Mr. Bernard Beauchesne, who acted as Chairman since May 2006.

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M2e Solutions - New management framework

M2e Solutions and Société GRICS are currently implementing a new management framework allowing further development of the municipal market and an enhanced offer of our products and services to municipalities. 

For more details, please refer to May 3, 2010 official announcement and do not hesitate to contact your representative.

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Summer Holidays

This summer, our offices will be closed on Thursday, June 24 and Friday, July 2, 2010.  If you require our services on these dates, please contact your representative as soon as possible.

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Updates on Our Products and Services


DOFIN-School - Free offer comes to an end

Since November 2009, Société GRICS has temporarily made the DOFIN-School software available to school boards free of charge in order for them to carry out their quarterly and year-end reports.

This offer ends at the beginning of June with the release of DOFIN version 5.0.

For assistance in completing your "government" year-end, contact our specialists by telephone at 514 251-3701 or e-mail at dofin@grics.qc.ca or with your representative to learn more about this product.

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GPI Tutorials

The GPI tutorials are now available!  The following are just a few features of these 43 online tutorials developed in partnership with the Commission scolaire de Laval : user-friendly, affordable and a 24/7 Web access. The tutorials also include a self-evaluation component, keyword search and practical "learning paths".

The main topics covered by the GPI tutorials are : basic files, absences, memos, schedules, evaluations, school supplies, the graphic interface and the use of filters.

For more details on these tutorials, we invite you to consult May 25, 2010 official announcement and to contact your representative.

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Edu-group Portal Version 3.0 - New and improved features

This new version of the Edu-group Portal offers many improvements such as the restructuration of icons, a simplified access to files and documents and a drag and drop feature.  In addition, the mass feeding process has been significantly simplified and can be scheduled and a configuration panel has been devised for installation ease of new versions and correctives.

For more information, we invite you to contact your representative.

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Training


Upcoming training dates:

Visit http://formation.grics.qc.ca to find out the latest training dates and register online. You may also contact us at any time to arrange on-site training at your workplace.

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Events and Activities


Upcoming 2010 special events

Summer 2010

Société GRICS' annual golf tournament August 20, 2010, Lachute golf course

Autumn 2010

31st Edition of Société GRICS' Réunion nationale November 24, 25 and 26, 2010, Hyatt Regency, Montreal

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