Agenda

Friday, March 2

7:30 am – 8:30 am

 

Conference Registration (Clark Room)

8:30am - 9:00am

 

Commonwealth Games Canada - Welcome & Introductions - Dr. Andrew Pipe, Brian MacPherson

9:00am – 9:45am

 

Sport Excellence - At All Levels - Anne Merklinger, CEO Own the Podium

10:00am - 11:15am

 

High Performance Athletes:  Giving Back to the Community - Erin (Carter) Cameron (Facilitator), Nicole Forrester, Benoit Huot and Alex Orlando

11:30am - 12:15pm

 

Canada’s New Sport Policy - Building on our Shared SuccessHon. Bal Gosal, Federal Minister of State (Sport)

12:30pm - 1:30pm   LUNCH (Canada Room)

1:45pm - 2:45pm

 

How to Get The Media's Attention - Martin Cleary, Adrian Harewood, Scott Russell & Carolyn Waldo

3:00pm - 3:45pm   Positive Youth Development Through Sport - Dr. Jean Côté, Director, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University

Saturday, March 3

10:00am - 11:30am

 

Building Membership: Characteristics of a       strong sports community,Jean-Paul Caron, Sue Hylland, Lori Johnstone, Rick Powers (Facilitator)

11:30pm – 11:45pm

 

 

Pan Am 2015 Opportunities & Outreach Program - Sabrina Razack, Manager Community Outreach

11:45am - 12:00pm   Sport4Change (S4C.ca) Launch, Derek Johnston, Sport4Change Consortium
12:00pm-1:00pm   LUNCH (Canada Room)

1:15pm– 2:00pm

 

Using Sport as a Tool to Build Communities - Breakthrough Chiparamba Sports Academy- Edgar Musonda, Co-founder, Breakthrough Chiparamba Sports Academy (BCSA) in Lusaka, Zambia

2:00pm - 3:00pm

 

Maximizing Your Club's Participation and Excellence Programs - Ken Porter, President Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club

3:00pm - 3:30pm

 

Closing Remarks - Dr. Andrew Pipe, Brian MacPherson