GRO Conference '09
Coping and Capitalizing: Universities in Challenging Times
June 16–19, 2009 | Vancouver, BC
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Program
Tuesday, June 16th
SFU's Vancouver campus
1 pm–5 pm
Conference Registration
Conference materials and registration information available at the GRO Conference Registration table in the foyer of the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street (enter via Seymour Street courtyard).
3–5 pm
Business Meeting
Annual GRO Business Meeting
Regional Directors and Officers
Room #470 - Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
5–7 pm
Reception
Opening Reception at the Sun Reading Room
Segal Graduate School of Business
Simon Fraser University
500 Granville Street (at Pender), Vancouver
Greetings by SFU President, Dr. Michael Stevenson
Wednesday, June 17th
Halpern Centre, Burnaby Campus
8:00 am
Transportation to Burnaby campus
Pacific Coach Lines bus transportation from downtown Vancouver to the Burnaby campus. Pick-up in the courtyard of the Delta Inn and Suites / Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Seymour at Hastings.
9:00 am
Provincial Greetings
Mr. Harry Bloy, MLA Burnaby-Lougheed on behalf of the Hon. Dr. Moira Stilwell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Province of British Columbia
Read the Premier's greeting [ PDF ]
9–10:30 am
SESSION I
“Univer-cities”: Strategies for land and property development
- Gordon Harris, President and CEO, SFU Community Trust and developer of UniverCity
- Matthew Carter, former Vice President, UBC Properties Trust and current President and CEO of Great Northern Way Campus
10:30 am–Noon
SESSION II
Advancing the cause of research universities:
How our provincial and national associations are meeting their challenges and ours
- Don Avison, Research Universities Council of BC
- Robbin Tourangeau, Ontario Universities Council
PowerPoint Presentation:
Ontario Universities Council: Keeping Wind in the Sails [ Robbin Tourangeau ]
Noon–1 pm
Lunch
Diamond Alumni Centre, Burnaby Campus
With featured speakers Martin Gotfrit, director of SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts and Jim Green, former Vancouver City Councilor and social justice advocate, Vancouver Downtown Eastside Residents Association: What the Woodward’s redevelopment will mean for students, residents and the community.
1–2:30 pm
SESSION III
Roundtable forum: Annual GRO Report from the Provinces
3–4:45 pm
SESSION IV
Using market research and polling data to advance the university brand
Discussion led by Greg Lyle, Innovative Research Group and Evi Mustel, Mustel Group
PowerPoint Presentations:
Strategy and Public Opinion [ Innovative Research Group ]
Market Research for Universities [ Mustel Group ]
4:45–5:50 pm
SPECIAL EVENT
Tour of the Burnaby campus
6 pm
Transportation to downtown Vancouver
Bus transportation to downtown Vancouver from Halpern Centre, Burnaby campus via University East Ring Road.
7 pm
SPECIAL EVENT
Annual GRO Dinner
Il Giardino's
1382 Hornby Street, Vancouver
(At registrant's own expense)
Thursday, June 18th
Harbour Centre
Joseph and Rosalie Segal Room #1400/1410
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
9–10 am
SESSION V
Continuation of Roundtable Forum Report from the Provinces
10–11 am
SESSION VI
Building Francophone degree programs
SFU is one of the few institutions in Western Canada that has French immersion undergraduate degrees. This session addresses the challenge of building francophone degree programs in Canada’s most westerly province.
- Ms. Claire Trépanier
Director, SFU Francophone Studies Program
Download presentation [ mp3 | 50 MB ]
11 am–Noon
SESSION VII
AUCC Update from Gary Evans and a glimpse of the political future in Ottawa
PowerPoint Presentations:
The Advocacy Agenda [ Gary Evans ]
Le Programme de Promotion d'intérêts [ Gary Evans ]
Noon–1 pm
Working Lunch
With speaker, the Hon. Colin Hansen, Minister of Finance, Province of BC
1:30–2:45 pm
SESSION VIII
Managing universities and meeting the challenges in tough economic times
- Dr. David Strangway
- Dr. Philip Steenkamp
Download presentation [ mp3 | 73 MB ]
3–4:30 pm
SESSION IX
Meeting the infrastructure challenge
More than $2 billion in Federal dollars has been committed to infrastructure improvements on Canadian university and college campuses. What is our strategy and what is role of P-3's?
- Larry Blain, CEO, Partnerships BC
- Phil Dreaver, Founding Director, Plenary Group
- Bruce Drake, Executive Director, Pacific Region, Industry Canada
- Mark Betteridge, Executive Director and CEO, Discovery Parks
Download presentation [ mp3 | 54 MB ]
4:45–5:30 pm
SPECIAL EVENT
Tour of the Vancouver campus
7 pm
SPECIAL EVENT
Vancouver Harbour dinner cruise aboard the MV Magic Moment
See map and directions. Accessible on foot or by cab from your downtown hotel.