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SFU.CA Burnaby | Surrey | Vancouver
Vancouver

GRO Conference '09
Coping and Capitalizing: Universities in Challenging Times

June 16–19, 2009 | Vancouver, BC

Photos

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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

Gordon Campbell 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:
powerpoint 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:
powerpoint Strategy and Public Opinion [ Innovative Research Group ]
powerpoint 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

mp3 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:
powerpoint The Advocacy Agenda [ Gary Evans ]
powerpoint 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

mp3 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

mp3 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.

Friday, June 19th

Travel Day