Making Connections and Astronaut Selection
Wednesday June 4th 5:30-7:00pm
at the Marshes Golf Club Ironstone Grill, 320 Terry Fox Drive
How Astronaut Selection helped prepare me for
membership in The Ottawa Network
Or
“On being an astronaut and the true joy in life”
Join us for this weeks Making Connections event at the Marshes. We look forward to seeing you there, and tell a friend or associate to make the business connections to drive your success.
Words of Wisdom by Michael McKay, Principal MJM Consulting.
- the 1992 astronaut selection campaign
- life as an astronaut
- life after being an astronaut and
- the joy of being part of something big
Michael McKay is a seasoned executive having served as CEO of PixeLINK in addition to Operations and Marketing roles, and Strategic Adviser to the Director of Space Development and at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) where he was a Project Manager and an Astronaut. Recognized as a leader and team player, he was selected in 1992 among 5300 applicants as one of Canada’s four new astronauts.
Michael completed a Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, the Astronaut Training as Mission Specialist with the CSA and holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa.
Upcoming Ottawa Network events:
- June 11th: Social Media for Business Marketing Round Table at the Code Factory ( 246 Queen Street, Second Floor, Between Bank and Kent).
- June 18th: Start Up, Drop In at LaBarge Weinstein.
The Ottawa Network LinkedIn Group
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- Your Ottawa Network “Making Connections” Program Primes: Andrew Moizer & Walter Knitl.