[All] Grand River Watershed Water Forum - program update

[Robert Milligan]

Good Morning Sonia!

That is certainly good news. But, unlike other years, your program  
that I consulted yesterday did not indicate that you
"have revamped the entire panel discussion to allow for more audience  
questions and interaction" or that
"moderators are very aware that a significant portion of time must be  
reserved for questions from the audience"

Given how both last year (and the year before)  that no time was  
allowed for public questions &/or brief comment --despite being  
indicated in the program --  I suggest that a note at the bottom of  
your program below would be of great interpretive assistance.
See possibility that I inserted below.

Robert


Inspiring Grand Transformations: Our Preferred Future

Morning Program:

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.	Registration and coffee
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Interactive exhibits and displays
  	Moderator - Rick Findlay, Vice Chair,
Canadian Water Network
8:30 - 8:40 a.m.	Welcome and greetings
8:40 - 9:00 a.m.	Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation - Hon.  
John Milloy (invited)
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.	2010 Watershed Report, Joe Farwell, Assistant CAO  
Resource Management, GRCA
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Grand River Watershed Water Forum - A 10 Year  
Retrospective, Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	Refreshment break
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.	Panel Discussions: A Grand Future
Rob Nixon, Maintenance and Engineering Leader, Owens Corning, Guelph
Tim Jackson, Tech Capital Partners & CEO, Accelerator Centre, Waterloo
Cameron Walsh, Manager of Wastewater Services, City of Guelph
David Rudolph, Executive & Scientific Director, The Water Institute  
and Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo
11:55 - 1:10 p.m.	Luncheon ~ Networking ~ Interactive Exhibits

Afternoon Program:

1:10 - 1:15 p.m.	Welcome
1:15- 1:45 p.m.	Keynote Speaker - Ken Kirkby, Renowned Artist &  
President, Nile Creek Enhancement Society, Bowser, British Columbia.
1:45 - 3:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion - A Grand Community
Mark Reusser, Zone Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Larry Mellors, Grand River Fisheries Management Committee
Blain Albin, Grand River Dinner Cruises
Crawford Reid, Chairman, Grand River Conservation Foundation
3:00 - 3:25 p.m.	Wrapping it all Up - Gord Miller, Environmental  
Commissioner of Ontario
3:25 - 3:30 p.m.	Closing
Download a PDF version of the 2010 Water Forum program.


Note: All panel discussions will allow for a period of 15 minutes for  
the audience to ask questions &/or make brief comments.

On 8-Sep-10, at 6:41 AM, Sonia Morgan wrote:

> Good Morning!
>
> Thank you for your comments. But actually this year we have revamped  
> the entire panel discussion to allow for more audience questions and  
> interaction. The panelists will not be making presentations this  
> year, but rather will be answering questions asked by a moderator.  
> These initial questions have been created by a committee comprised  
> of a number of sectors. All panelists will be allowed to answer the  
> questions and add to other speakers’ comments. The moderators are  
> very aware that a significant portion of time must be reserved for  
> questions from the audience. The moderators have detailed timelines  
> and they have been tasked to ensure that other speakers do not  
> exceed the time provided, thus providing that other parts of the  
> program are not shortchanged.
>
> Sonia
>
> Sonia Morgan
> Water Forum Co-ordinator
> 519-621-2763, ext. 2315
>
> From: Robert Milligan [mailto:mill at continuum.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:59 AM
> To: Sonia Morgan
> Cc: * GREN
> Subject: Re: Grand River Watershed Water Forum - program update
>
> Sonia,
>
> Good program, but! Why is there no opportunity to ask questions this  
> year??  At least last year there was a period at the end for  
> questions but surprise, surprise -- there was no time. What happened  
> to democracy? If only the GRCA was paid for with my tax dollars!
>
> Robert
>
>
> On 7-Sep-10, at 4:23 PM, Sonia Morgan wrote:
>
>
> Hello!
>
> Program update for the Grand River Watershed Water Forum being held  
> on Friday, September 17, 2010 in Cambridge, ON.
>
> Registrations can be made online at www.grandriver.ca. To the many  
> of you have already registered, thank you so much and we look  
> forward to seeing you at the Water Forum! We would appreciate it if  
> you would pass this information on to colleagues who may enjoy  
> attending the Water Forum.
>
> Any questions or comments please contact Sonia Morgan at  
> 519-621-2763, ext. 2315 orsmorgan at grandriver.ca.
>
>
>
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> Grand River Conservation Authority
> News Release
>
>
> Friday, Sept. 3, 2010
> Release ON RECEIPT
>
> Ministers of environment, innovation
> to speak at Grand River Water Forum
> Two Ontario cabinet ministers have been added to the list of  
> speakers for the 10th Annual Grand River Watershed Water Forum on  
> Sept. 17.
> ·         John Wilkinson, who was named Minister of Environment in  
> an August cabinet shuffle, will appear at the event. Wilkinson  
> represents the riding of Perth-Wellington, which takes in part of  
> the Grand River watershed. Prior to the shuffle, he was Minister of  
> Revenue and before that Minister of Research and Innovation.
> ·         Glen Murray entered the cabinet for the first time in  
> August when he was named Minister of Research and Innovation. He was  
> elected to the legislature in January after winning a by-election in  
> the riding of Toronto Centre. He was mayor of Winnipeg from 1998 to  
> 2004.
> The one-day forum is called “Inspiring Grand Transformations: Our  
> Preferred Future” and will feature speeches, panel discussions and  
> displays on the current state and the future of the watershed.
> Keynote speaker for the event is noted painter and environmentalist  
> Ken Kirkby of Bowser B.C. who will offer his special insights into  
> how individuals can make a difference in today’s world.
> Two panel discussions will examine how we are managing and  
> conserving the water resources of the Grand and their importance to  
> our economy and quality of life.
> Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller will take a look back at the  
> 10 years of the water forum. Joe Farwell, the GRCA’s Assistant CAO  
> for Resources will present the annual GRCA Watershed Report.
> The event takes place at the head office of the Grand River  
> Conservation Authority, 400 Clyde Rd. Cambridge from 8 a.m. to 3:30  
> p.m. Registration for the event is open to the public. Details about  
> the program, speakers and registration (including an online  
> registration process) can be found in the Water Forum section of the  
> GRCA website at www.grandriver.ca
> The registration fee is $100, or $55 for students and seniors, plus  
> tax. The fee includes lunch.
>
> -30-
>
>
>
>
> <2010 Water Forum program as per Sept. 7th.pdf>
>

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