Information bulletin No 30 - September 29, 2011

Corporate News

2011 Réunion nationale - New and Updated
Société GRICS Chooses a New Administrative Application Platform
The 2011 Société GRICS Golf Tournament - a Huge Success!
What are "Product Owners"?
User Satisfaction Surveys - Results Updated on the Bulletin Board

Updates on our Products and Services

CVE - Access the New Website of The Educational Video Collection
New Classrooms Dedicated to Virtual Training
Action Plan : a New Module is Added to GPI-SPI and GPI-ISM
The New Group Timetable Generator Module is Available!

Training

Upcoming training dates

Events and Activities

Upcoming special events
Autumn 2011 conferences 


Corporate News



2011 Réunion nationale - New and Updated!

The 32nd edition of Société GRICS Réunion nationale will be held on November 23, 24 and 25, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Montréal. For the latest updates, check the FLASH RN newsletter now!

New this year : you'll have the chance to look at the upcoming Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that will replace the current administrative software; meet and influence the product owners and participate in stimulating technology workshops.

Visit the Réunion nationale website now for full details about workshops, special events and conferences.

Sign up online today. You can also book your hotel accommodations online - reserve before October 20, 2011 to take advantage of the group rate.

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Société GRICS Chooses a New Administrative Application Platform

In line with its strategic plan, Société GRICS is implementing phase one of the renewal of its suite of administrative applications by introducing a new applications platform.

After carefully examining options, the company has chosen Microsoft Dynamics AX-2012 as its enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. This flexible and powerful development platform can integrate several modules which share a common database.

For more information, please read the official press release issued on July 13, 2011 and/or contact your local representative.

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The 2011 Société GRICS Golf Tournament - a Huge Success!

Again this year the Société GRICS golf tournament was held under perfect weather conditions. Whatever their handicap, all players had a great day on the links (both coursers of the Lachute Golf Club). 

Contributing $ 4,685 to the Hôpital Ste-Justine Foundation, they ensured that it was a worthwhile as well as fun-filled event.  Grateful thanks to all participants for their generosity.

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What are "Product Owners"?

As part of its corporate restructuring, Société GRICS put in place a new sector, the Products Division. This restructuring also led to the creation of a new position within Société GRICS, with new responsibilities : Product Owners. 

Product Owners, as the title implies, assume responsibility for overseeing development and implementation of products.  To date, 13 Product Owners have been designated by Société GRICS.  A list of these Product Owners with the products for which they are responsible is now available.

The role of Product Owners can be described as follows : they must, among other things, establish a product vision, map out product implementation schedules, prepare and present product functionalities and establish the priorities and timelines of the work to be done by development teams.  Product Owners are responsible for all business aspects of the products.

Take advantage of your participation in the Réunion nationale to meet Product Owners and learn more about their plan.  Workshops 153, 213 and 313 are devoted specifically to give you this opportunity.

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User Satisfaction Surveys - Results Updated on the Bulletin Board

As you know, starting last February, Société GRICS sent a series of satisfaction surveys to its products users. New survey features this year included expanding the pool of respondents and targeting the primary users of these products. To date, the survey response rate is extremely positive and we thank you.

The schedule of future surveys and the results of previous surveys were updated, and survey results on DOFIN were added.  All results are available on the Société GRICS bulletin board - check them out today!

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

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Updates on our Products and Services


CVE - Access the New Website of The Educational Video Collection

The new online video site is now available to CVE subscribers.

CVE - Connecting Videos in Education - is much more than a handy way to access videos.  The site makes available a wealth of online resources, including of course videos in French and English, but also teacher guides, educational activities, and much more!  All of these resources are available for only $ 267 per school. Contact your representative to learn more about our school board rate.

In addition to being equipped with a powerful search engine and providing for high-definition streaming, CVE allows for the editing and sharing of video segments and provides a direct link to interactive whiteboards. 

Check out this great teaching tool at http://cve.grics.qc.ca/fr or http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en. You can also access the site by going to the VoDZone homepage : www.learngrics.ca. Click on the CVE logo on the bottom right-hand side of the page.

To find out more about CVE, do not hesitate to contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca

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New Classrooms Dedicated to Virtual Training

Proceeding on schedule, two new classrooms dedicated to distance learning will be available at the Société GRICS offices in late October. Each of the rooms will be equipped with videoconferencing and web conferencing equipment. These new facilities will allow us to increase our distance learning capabilities and so meet growing client demand.

For further information, we invite you to contact your local representative.

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Action Plan : a New Module is Added to GPI-SPI and GPI-ISM

A new module has just been added to Internet GPI-SPI (Suivi personnalisé Internet) and its English-language equivalent, ISM (Internet Student Monitoring). This new module is the Individualized Intervention Plan, or IEP.  The IEP is a computerized solution that is based on the MELS proposed action plan.  It is designed to meet MELS requirements and the needs of schools in monitoring students with learning of adaptation difficulties.

Both versions - SPI and ISM - were delivered on September 23, 2011.  They include all the tools necessary to set up IEPs and evaluate their effectiveness on a periodic basis. The complete range of functionalities will be made available in October in the next SPI and ISM version. 

To learn more about the new SPI / ISM module, we invite you to read the September 6, 2011 press release and/or contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca.

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The New Group Timetable Generator Module is Available!

Did you know that the traditional group timetable generator module is now available in TOSCA? Now, when group planning is completed in TOSCA, the generator will suggest - in a few minutes - a timetable for each group.

To find out in one click the multiple benefits of this new module, take a look at this short video!

For more details about this new module, we invite you to contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca

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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.

NEW! Discover our Interactive Whiteboards workshops!

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Events and Activities


 
Upcoming special events

2012 GGT Meetings

The dates and locations of the 2012 GGT (Groupe des gestionnaires des technologies) meetings will be determined in the near future and you will be advised shortly thereafter.

Autumn 2011 conferences

Have a look at the list of conferences in which Société GRICS will be participating this autumn.

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