| Monday February 12, 2007 |
Time
|
AGENDA |
4:00 - 6:00 pm
North Mezzanine |
6:00 - 7:30 pm
North Mezzanine
|
Pam Toope - Provincial Co-Chair (FLMM - Labour Market Information Working Group)
Debbi Bryson - Federal Co-Chair (FLMM - Labour Market Information Working Group)
Moderator - Graham Lowe (The Graham Lowe Group)
Bob Knight - Province of Manitoba
Wayne Penney - Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Karen Morrow - Strategic Services, Service Canada - Manitoba Region
Cash bar, appetizers, and light fare provided |
| Tuesday February 13, 2007 |
| Time
|
AGENDA |
7:30 - 9:45 am
7th Floor Foyer |
8:00 am
Concert Hall |
Continental Breakfast, Networking & Displays |
9:00 am
Crystal Ballroom |
Debbi Bryson
Pam Toope
Moderator - Graham Lowe
Jeff Zabudsky - President, Red River College
"Labour Market Information: The Missing Link in College Program Planning"
|
10:15 am
7th Floor Foyer |
Health Break / Networking & Displays |
10:30 am
Crystal Ballroom |
Moderator - Graham Lowe
Mark A. Dahlman - Towers Perrin
"Winning Strategies for a Global Workforce"
Sharon Qiao - Centre for the Study of Living Standards
"The Role of Labour Market Information for Adjustment: International Comparisons"
Jacques Pelletier - Province of Nova Scotia
|
12:00 pm
Concert Hall |
Lunch / Entertainment and Displays
|
1:30 pm
Crystal Ballroom |
Moderator - Graham Lowe
To Be Confirmed - Strategies to ease the Labour Market Pressures of an Aging Population
James Folwell - Labour Market Development Economist, Department of Technology, Prince Edward Island
"Aging Workforce Culture and Market Solutions”
Wilf Falk - Chief Statistician, Manitoba Bureau of Statistics
"Our Workplaces: Challenges & Opportunities - The Demographic Factor"
|
3:00 pm
7th Floor Foyer |
Health Break / Networking & Displays |
3:15 pm
Crystal Ballroom
Gateway Room
La Verendrye Room |
| Session
1
Aboriginal Workers
Kelley Lindsay - Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada |
Session
2
Immigrants/New Canadians
To be Confirmed |
Session 3
Persons with Disabilities
Dr. Michael Prince - University of Victoria
"If Labour Market Information is the Roadmap and Economic Inclusion the Destination, Where are the Vehicles?"
|
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Wrap-Up and End of Day 1
|
| Wednesday February 14, 2007 |
| Time |
AGENDA |
8:00 am
Concert Hall |
Continental Breakfast / Networking and Displays |
9:00 am
Crystal Ballroom |
Day 1 Review and Introductions to Day 2
Moderator - Graham Lowe |
9:15 am
Crystal Ballroom |
Moderator - Graham Lowe
Bob Knight & Claudette Toupin - Government of Manitoba
Rosemary Sparks - Construction Sector Council
Janet Plante - Davco Solutions Inc.
|
10:45 am
North Mezzanine |
Health Break & Displays |
11:00 am
Crystal Ballroom
Gateway Room
La Verendrye Room |
Session 1
Panel Discussion: LMI Evaluation
|
Session 2
LMI from the Perspective of Intermediaries who Work with Different Types of Clients
|
Social Experimentation on LMI
Jean-Pierre Voyer - Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
Ron Rocheleau - Human Resources and Social Development Canada
|
Assessing the Impact of LMI: Progress and Challenges
Kris Magnusson - University of Lethbridge |
Moderator:
Panel:
Kristi Kerford - Trent University
Marcel Goguen - Province of New Brunswick
Lana Bauer - Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
|
|
| 12:15 pm |
Lunch / Networking & Displays
|
1:30 pm
Crystal ballroom |
Moderator - Graham Lowe
Laurence Shatkin - President, the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information ( U.S.A.)
“Providing Lists of the “Best” Occupations: An Example of Making Labor Market Information More Useful for Clients"
Mario Charette - Guidance Counsellor and Head of Counselling Services for Can Learn
Gareth Dent - Director of Advice Services at University for Industry/ learndirect ( U.K.)
"Aiding Comprehension of the Labour Market - the UK Experience"
|
3:30 pm
Crystal Ballroom |
Moderator - Graham Lowe |
3:40 pm
Crystal Ballroom |
Peter Larose - Human Resources and Social Development Canada |
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End of Conference Proceedings |
