Profiles of participants
•( 1) Mayor
Luc Lagrandeur and Denise Fortier
•( 4) Chief Information Officer / Executive Director of IT / Manager of IT
•( 1) Electronic Government Services Manager
•( 1) Manager of Special Projects – IT
•( 1) Economic Development Manager
•( 1) Regional Digital Economy Coordinator, Office of Economic Development
•( 1) Manager of Recreation & Marketing
•( 1) Managing Director of Media
•( 1) General Manager of Corporate Services
•( 1) Director of Customer Services
•( 1) Official – Chief Executive Office
•( 1) Manager of Strategic Initiatives
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