STRATEGIC PLANS & BOARD RETREATS

CITT/ICTS STRATEGIC PLAN 2021-2025

Dear Members,

At the Board meeting directly following Rendez-vous 2019, the Directors identified the need for a new Strategic Plan that would provide measurable, achievable, but ambitious goals for the next 5 years of CITT/ICTS’s operations. A consultant was engaged to support the process, and comments, feedback and suggestions were solicited from a number of current, prior and prospective members. In early 2020, the Directors met and worked on bringing together the feedback and the input of the board members to form a draft Strategic Plan, with the intention of releasing it at Rendez-vous 2020.

And then, in March 2020, everything stopped.

While the immediate crisis took top priority, the Board was unable to deliver the Strategic Plan as intended. The severe impact of COVID-19 rendered a significant portion of the work we had completed as no longer viable.

In 2021, work resumed at the Board Level, with some new board members, and a draft of the Strategic plan was produced and distributed in August 2021 to the CITT/ICTS membership. The board then proceeded to incorporate the received feedback and modify the plan further to reflect the changed priorities of the organisation in 2021.

Now finalized, CITT/ICTS is happy to share the Strategic Plan with its members and partners, activate the resources for the priorities, seek out additional resources where necessary, communicate the ideas behind the plan and convince stakeholders of the positive outcomes. Over the course of the 5 years of the plan, CITT/ICTS will actively pursue the advancement of each priority to continue to serve the members and play a key role in the Canadian performing arts technology field.

The Strategic Plan prioritizes four main areas of CITT/ICTS’s operations, with clear goals and measurable milestones for each:

Communications
Professional Development
Engaging with Members and Recognizing Excellence
Best Practices

The summary is now available for download: 2021-2025 CITT/ICTS Strategic Plan (.pdf)

On behalf of the Board of Directors of CITT/ICTS,

Matt Frankish
CITT/ICTS President

CITT/ICTS STRATEGIC PLAN 2012-2015

Dear members,

Over the course of the past 2 years, the CITT/ICTS board of directors has been working on drafting the organization’s first strategic plan. This document, will map the future of CITT/ICTS in the upcoming years. Thanks to your feedbacks and comments, the Board, with the help of consultants, reviewed, revisited and redefined the core values, the mission and the vision of the CITT/ICTS. We take pride in the organization's accomplishments over the past 20 years and welcome with enthusiasm the new paths ahead of us.

This is our CITT/ICTS and we want you to be part of it.

I would like to thank the board members, past and present, and the national coordinator that worked on this document and acknowledge the collaboration of our consultants Sandra Thompson and Cheryl Ewing who assisted us with this endeavour.

The summary report is available for download on our website CITT/ICTS Strategic Plan 2012-2015 (.pdf)

Norberts J. Muncs
CITT/ICTS President 2011-2014

BOARD RETREATS

Board Retreat 2026

January 29 to February 1, 2026 | Mississauga, ON

The retreat brought together the National Board and Executive Director for several days of focused planning and strategy, with the Regional representatives joining virtually on January 30 to contribute to key discussions.

To learn more about the 2026 Board Retreat, we invite you to read the Board's message featured in our February 2026 Newsletter.

Board Retreat 2025

March 2025 | Ottawa, ON

Pictured on the left:

Bottom row, from left to right: Autumn Coppaway, Debbie Richardson, Russell Martin, Andrea Lundy.

Top row, from left to right: Matt Lamarche, Kevin Humphrey, Craig Langlois, Brianne Gwartz, Peter (Spike) Lyne, Sandra Matte, Jacquie Lazar, Joshua C McIntosh, Daniel Bennett, Eric Mongerson.

On screen: Mimi Abrahams, Crystal Lee (with little Felix Lee-Ermel).

To learn more about the 2025 Board Retreat, we invite you to read the President's message featured in our March 2025 Newsletter.

Board Retreat 2024

March 2024 | Montreal, QC

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Pictured on the right, from back to front and left to right:
Jacquie Lazar, Sandra Matte, Crystal Lee, Eric Mongerson, John Dyck, Jody Burkholder, Autumn Coppaway, Joshua C McIntosh, Kevin Humphrey, Russell Martin, Emma Alderman (via Zoom), Andrea Lundy, Debbie Richardson.

Facilitator: Kim Fuller

To learn more about the 2024 Board Retreat, we invite you to read the President's message featured in our March 2024 Newsletter.

Board Retreat and Strategic Planning 2020-25

February 2020 | Montreal, QC

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CITT/ICTS Board Retreat working on the Strategic Plan with Roger Gaudet.

Board Retreat and Strategic Planning 2012-2015

February 2013 | Calgary, AB

CITT/ICTS Board Retreat working on the Strategic Plan with Cheryl Ewing.

August 2012 | London, ON

CITT/ICTS Board Retreat working on the practical visions with Cheryl Ewing in August 2012 in London ON.