Upcoming Events
CIC NCB Ottawa: Trade Shift: Trade Diversification in a New Era
September 24 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
About
The Ottawa-based National Capital Branch is enthusiastic about reaching out to groups and individuals whose activities and interests take them into foreign affairs. We have a growing network in Ottawa of over 1200, including 250 active members. The National Capital Branch is an increasingly diverse group with more young professionals, new Canadians, NGO startups, and women among our established network of policy experts, journalists, scholars, business people, students, and engaged citizens.
We invite you to get involved in our wide-ranging activities, including our flagship speaker events, five study/working groups, Politics @ the Pub events, occasional conferences, and a number of student and young professional focused activities.
The National Capital Branch study groups include: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and the Americas. To join these groups or to learn more, please contact the respective group chairs listed below.
Youth Caucus
The Youth Caucus is a particularly vibrant group within the CIC National Capital Branch, leading a number of young professional and student programs. These include university outreach (currently at Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, Saint Paul University, and Queen’s University) and a series of informal Politics @ the Pub get-togethers targeted towards students and young professionals.
Mentorship Program
The CIC National Capital (Ottawa) Branch Mentorship Program pairs student and young professional members with select, accomplished professional CIC members in a one-on-one mentoring partnership. Mentors represent a variety of career trajectories related to international affairs from government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
This program is sponsored by Marvin Hough and the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO).
Resources
Videos
Through a generous partnership, the National Capital Branch’s events are often broadcast on the CPAC network. Additionally, a number of events can also be found on YouTube. A listing of these videos is available below.
Documents
Every year the president of the National Capital Branch produces a report to inform its members about the local activities and products of the branch.
→ National Capital Branch President Reports
The National Capital Branch has produced variety of documents related to the history of the branch.
Branch Executive Leadership
Zoe Dugal
Hamza Bouzidi
Jared Gagne
Communications Director
Cameron Christie
Kelly Cholvat
Mariana Savka
Hamid Jorjani
Lynette Gillen
Elizabeth Kingston
Peter MacArthur
Stefanie Rosskopf
Rosaleen Nguyen
Cameron Christie (Carleton University)
Kyra Oehling (University of Ottawa)
Africa Study Group
Cheickh Bangoura (Co-Chair)
Asia-Pacific Study Group
Greg Goldhawk (Co-Chair)
Harry Li (Co-Chair)