Past Symposium

 

Program


Wednesday
May 12, 2010
Thursday
May 13, 2010
Friday
May 14, 2010

Wednesday, May 12, 2010


2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Registration
   
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Opening Remarks
Gary Corbett, President of PIPSC and Chair of the 2010 Symposium

Veronique Morin, Moderator, 2010 Symposium

   
3:15 pm – 5:15 pm Manning and Suzuki: Speaking Science to Power
   
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Reception
Opening Address by the Hon. Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway.
   

Thursday, May 13, 2010


8:00 am – 8:45 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
8:45 am – 8:55 am Welcoming Remarks
Gary Corbett
   
8:55 am – 9:00 am Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Chad Gaffield, President Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
   
9:00 am – 10:00 am

Opening Keynote
Science and global issues I
Reflections on Science, Sustainable Development and Social Justice

Stephen Lewis, Chair of the Board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation

   
10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
   
10:30 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions

  Session A1
 


Delivering public science: Who, where and with what resources?

Moderator:
Jeff Kinder, Manager S&T Strategy, Natural Resources Canada

Panelists
Dr. Christiane Deslauriers, Director General, Science Policy and Planning, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Allen Curry, Director, Canadian Rivers Institute

Jennifer Jackman, Director General, CANMET Materials Technology Labratory, Natural Resources Canada

   
  Session A2
 


Taking the measure of federal S&T

Moderator:
Benoît Godin, Professor, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Panelists
Éric Gagné, A/Director, Science Policy Division, Environment Canada

Frederick Kijek, Senior Economist Strategy and Development Branch, National Research Council Canada

Dr. Karim Dahel, Head of Corporate Program, Defence Research and Development Canada

   
  Session A3
 


Scanning the horizon: S&T and foresight

Moderator:
Louise Shaxson, Director, Delta Partnership, UK

Panelists
Dr. Marc Fortin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dr. Shane Renwick, Director, Animal Health Science Foresight, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Leah Soroka, Director of S&T Foresight and Science, Health Canada

Jack Smith, Adjunct Professor of Technology Management and Business Strategy at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa


12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch and Networking
   
1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

  Session B1
 


The impact of public science: The triple bottom line

Moderator
Paul Noon, General Secretary, Prospect Union for Professionals, UK

Panelists
Dr. Andrew Weaver, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria

Dr. Rob Stephenson, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Tom McElroy, Senior Research Scientist, Environment Canada

Sonia Talwar, Ph.D., Associate Sub Division Head, Natural Resources Canada

   
  Session B2
 
Defending integrity: The role of public science

Moderator
Dr. Francesca Grifo, (Lic. Jur., LLM, DCL), Associate Professor, Faculties of Law and Medicine, University of Toronto

Panelists
Trudo Lemmens, Faculties of Law and Medicine, University of Toronto

Larissa Boettger, Policy Analyst, Health Canada

Zubin Master, Senior Policy Adviser, Health Canada

Dr. Tijs Creutzberg, Hickling Arthurs Low

   
  Session B3
 


Getting the message: Approaches to science advice

Moderator
Ray Lauzier, Chair, Science Advisory Committee, PIPSC

Panelists
Jeff Kinder, Manager S&T Strategy, Natural Resources Canada

Dr. Philip Enros, Environment Canada and Public Servant in Residence School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University

Louise Shaxson, Director, Delta Partnership, UK

Dr. John Leggat, Member of the Council’s Board of Governors, Council of Canadian Academies


   
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break
   
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Deputy Minister Panel
Federal Science in the 21st Century: Meeting the challenge

Panelists
Claire Dansereau, Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Cassie Doyle, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada

Glenda Yeates, Deputy Minister, Health Canada

   
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception

   
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Dinner and Networking
Remarks from
Geoff Munro, S&T Integration Board Co-Chair

Veronique Morin, Moderator, 2010 Symposium

   

Friday, May 14, 2010


8:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
8:30 am – 8:40 am

Welcoming Remarks
Gary Corbett, Chair

Veronique Morin, Moderator, 2010 Symposium
   
8:40 am – 9:15 am

Science and global issues II:
Blue helmets and white coats: Canadian innovation and global challenges

Dr. Peter A. Singer, Professor of Medicine, Director at the McLaughlin- Rotman Centre for Global Health

   
9:15 am – 10:45 am

International Panel
Lessons for Canada: International perspectives on public science

Moderator
Veronique Morin
, Moderator, 2010 Symposium

Panelists
Dr. Anders Buch
, Danish Society of Engineers

Gary Corbett, The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

Dr. Francesca Grifo, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA

Paul Noon, General Secretary, Prospect Union for Professionals, UK

   
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break
   
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

  Session C1
 


Science and policy: Closing the gap

Moderator
Paul Dufour, President, Paulicyworks, Gatineau, Quebec

Panelists
Jay Van Oostdam, Senior Epidemiological Advisor, Health Canada

Dr. Pierre Charest, Director General of the Science Policy Directorate, Health Canada

Dr. Albert Simard, Defense Research and Development, Centre for Security Science

Karl Schaefer, Head of Strategic Science Policy, Environment Canada

   
  Session C2
 


Telling the science story: Communicating federal S&T

Moderator
Dr. Alex Bielak, Director, Science and Technology Liaison, S&T Strategies Directorate, Environment Canada

Panelists
Chantal Barriault, Co-Director Science Communication and Senior Scientist,
Research and Evaluation, Science North , Science North

Peter Calamai, Adjunct Research Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University

Frank Graves, President, Ekos Research

Anton Holland, Senior Vice-President and Director, Science Communication, NIVA Inc.

   
  Session C3
 


Fostering innovation: The role of public S&T

Moderator
Dr. Javier Gracia-Garza, Director General, Science and Technology Strategies, Environment Canada

Panelists
Ron Freedman, Co-founder, The Impact Group

Professor Adam Holbrook, Professor, Simon Fraser University

Dr. Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director, Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Michael Thicke, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Toronto


12:30 pm – 1:30pm Lunch and Networking
   
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Getting science back on the agenda: Signposts for collaboration

Moderator
Veronique Morin
, Moderator, 2010 Symposium

Panelists
Mehrdad Hariri, Chair, Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC)

Rees Kassen, Chair, The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE)

Penny Park, Executive Director, Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC)

Tracy Ross, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC)

   
3:00 pm

Closing Remarks
Gary Corbett