Date: December 5, 2025

Time: 5:10 PM – 6:45 PM PT

Location: Stepho’s Souvlaki Greek Taverna – 1124 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC

Attendees: Karim Chaggani, Jordan Loverock, Emad Rahman, Octavian Cosma, Colin Cormier, Elham Kiarash, Oscar Cerritos

Regrets: Parm Dhesi, Dean Corda

 

Executive Summary

Karim Chaggani convened the meeting to welcome the new Executive team and outline member responsibilities for the upcoming term. The group reviewed summaries of the President’s and Treasurer’s reports originally presented at the Vancouver IT Subgroup AGM on November 7. Strategic planning for the upcoming year prioritized the bargaining round, member engagement, and addressing concerns regarding Return to Office (RTO) mandates. Administrative action items were assigned to Jordan Loverock and Emad Rahman.

Action Item

Owner

Deadline

Update Executive membership page on PIPSC website

Jordan Loverock

Next meeting

Create an Executive distribution list

Jordan Loverock

Next meeting

Follow-up on shared drive access

Jordan Loverock

Next meeting

Send Doodle poll to schedule next meeting (Week of Feb 16)

Jordan Loverock

Next meeting

Creation of Vancouver IT Subgroup Executive WhatsApp group

Emad Rahman

Next meeting

 

Notes                                                                                                

1. Welcome and Introductions                                                                                                

  • The meeting commenced at 5:10 PM.
  • Karim Chaggani welcomed the new Executive members.
  • Following a round of introductions, Karim provided a recap of the duties and expectations required of Executive members.

2. Reports

  • President’s Report: Karim summarized the Subgroup President's report previously delivered at the Vancouver IT Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Treasurer’s Report: Due to the absence of the Treasurer, Parm Dhesi, Karim provided a summary of the financial report from the Vancouver IT Subgroup AGM.

 

3. Events

  • The group discussed the upcoming movie event, Zootopia 2, taking place in New Westminster on December 6.

4. Strategic Focus

  • The Executive identified hot issues to focus on for the coming year, specifically the commencement of the next bargaining round, Workforce Adjustment (WFA), and member engagement.
  • A specific discussion took place regarding rumors of a shift to a five-day Return to Office (RTO5) mandate.

5. Adjournment

  • There were no items raised during the roundtable.
  • The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the week of February 16.
  • The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM.