CIN FORUM

Ladies and gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to introduce our newest member of CIN/RCR, Andréane (Andy) Laurin. Andy is a dual Canadian and Australian citizen who graduated rom the Masters of Cyber Security Analysis program at Macquarie University in 2021. Since 2022 has been working as a cyber intelligence professional for an Australian state government, but moved to to Ottawa in January 2026. Andy is a former member of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO).

Andy aims to work in cyber intelligence for the federal government. As a CIN/RCR member she hopes to broaden her network and contribute to building our institutional knowledge in cyber security.

Welcome Andy. We are pleased to have you with us. Please excuse the snow. It will eventually go away.

Ladies and gentlemen,

For those of us in the Ottawa area, your will have seen my previous note about another another evening of good food and pleasant conversation on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, at Le St. Laurent, the Penthouse, 460 St. Laruent Blvd. Ottawa, ON K1K 4Z2. See https://lestlaurent.ca/Reservations/tabid/117848/pgid/3/Default.aspx.

We will be joined by two prominent Canadian journalists - Murray Brewster from the CBC, and Robert Fife, from CTV - for a conversation about the manner in which Canadian intelligence issues are presented and discussed in Canadian main stream media.

This is a no-host event. Reservations can be made at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ottawa-intelligence-dinner-club-oidc-wednesday-25-february-2026-tickets-1981976895247?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you make a reservation please be sure you attend. Venue arrangements are made on the basis of numbers committed to attend.

Best regards,

I am pleased to announce that James Awad is our newest member of CIN/RCR. James is the Vice-President of Product and Program Management at Octasic, in Montreal.

Octasic is a unique Canadian vendor of equipment for the defence and intelligence sectors. James is personally involved in projects with key Canadian agencies and is interested in networking to share his expertise in SIGINT.

Welcome aboard, James. We are happy to have you among us.

Best regards,

Jim

Ladies and gentlemen,

For those of us in the Ottawa area, we will spoil ourselves with another evening of good food and pleasant conversation on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, at Le St. Laurent, the Penthouse, 460 St. Laruent Blvd. Ottawa, ON K1K 4Z2. See https://lestlaurent.ca/Reservations/tabid/117848/pgid/3/Default.aspx.

We will be joined by two prominent Canadian journalists for a conversation about the manner in which Canadian intelligence issues are presented and discussed in Canadian main stream media.

This is a no-host event. Reservations can be made at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ottawa-intelligence-dinner-club-oidc-wednesday-25-february-2026-tickets-1981976895247?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you make a reservation please be sure you attend. Venue arrangements are made on the basis of numbers committed to attend.

Best regards,