de Jager & Company Limited: YEAR 2000 Awareness Peter de Jager
Over the past 5 years, Peter has been at the forefront in bringing the Year 2000 problem to the awareness of the IS community and the business world at large.

He is a keynote speaker on the topics of change, creativity, and management of technology. He created and facilitates the Year 2000 Information Center™ web site as well as the Year2000 discussion list on the Internet.

He's also contributing Editor to CIO Canada, an executive Editor for the ASM System's Journal and known by the Canadian press as the YEAR 2000 COMPUTER EXPERT

YEAR 2000 Awareness

His Articles include:

Time's a Wasting and the Clocks keep on Tickin' --- InfoCanada, May 1993
Doomsday 2000 --- Computerworld Sept. 6th 1993
Computer D-Day: Jan 1, 2000 --- Toronto Star, June 16th 1994
2000 or Bust --- CA Magazine, August 1994
Embrace the Future, let go of the Past --- Information Canada, Dec 1994
Feedback Highlights bad BIOS Blues --- Information Canada, Feb 1995
Do your Systems have only 5 years to live? --- Best's Review, May 1995
Start now or face 2000 Doom --- Datamation, May 15th 1995
Only you can Decide --- Information Canada, June 1995

These have been reprinted in various forms in:

Data Processing Digest --- Nov, 1993
The Journal of System's Management --- Feb, 1994
Data Processing Digest --- April, 1994
As well as in more than a dozen ASM, DPMA and other association newsletters.

One of the ways he helps spread the word about the Year 2000 problem is through his informative, provocative and sometimes, when it's a sunny day... even humorous presentations. His talk can be tailored to your audience, whether you wish to inform your board of directors, motivate your IT staff, of merely inform the rest of your organization what all the fuss is about.

A Sample Outline

Time is Running Out

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Time is running out
There are less than 750 working days left for this project if you've not started already.
So what is the Problem?
A detailed or overview description of what exactly the problem is.
How old are you?
A simple example of how the problem affects us.
Have a happy new year
A touch of sarcasm.
Ripples to the Future
It won't wait until 2000 to start causing problems.
How big is it really?
It's the biggest Computer project you've ever undertaken.
The problem's in the Data, in the Programme, in the Way we think, in the 'System'.
The origin of the problem
The 80 column Holerith card.
A 'Standard' Trojan Horse
The weakness of dd/mm/yy
Our Bills are due
We have to start solving the problem today.
Everything is Intertwingled
The problem is complex.
We promised We'd solve problems
Instead... we've put your company at risk.
Who's to Blame?
This is not the 'fault' of one individual, one company or one vendor
Humility not Arrogance
A perspective on why the problem arose.
Now what?
What are the next steps?
Are there solutions?
Yes! Many... the key is to get start and allow yourself time.
No Magic solutions
There is no magic wand, no last minute reprieve.
Automation Impact on Project
Automation can only solve a piece of the problem.
The $1,000,000 Question
Is it too late to save your company from 'bankruptcy?'
How do you 'automatically' fix...
Logic changes can't always be automated.
The 50 minute Audit
How to take 50 minutes to see if the probem affects you.
Summary
It's Big, It's Real, It's Ugly and we must solve it.
Final Thought?
It's late and time is running out.
My vacation in the year 2000
Far away from computer systems
To see if Mr. de Jager will be in your hometown soon, check his schedule. or send him an E-mail at [email protected] , or call him at (905) 792-8706 to arrange a speaking engagement.
www.year2000.com To the Year 2000 Information Center™