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GET SMART - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LIBRARIES & SMART COMMUNITIES
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
A Pre-Conference to the Annual Conference
of the Canadian Library Association
DATES: Tuesday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 16, 1999
LOCATION: Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
225 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GET SMART - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LIBRARIES AND SMART COMMUNITIES
A major international event for librarians, federal, provincial and
municipal government representatives, economic development
planners, the IT industry, public policy experts and groups working
with information and smart communities in today's knowledge
economy.
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE?
To define the specific roles that libraries can undertake to
* create smart communities in a "connected Canada",
* promote economic development in the community.
by bringing together the conference delegates, experts and leaders
in the following fields:
* business - large and small
* cultural agencies
* economic development
* information technology
* libraries
* government
* rural development
* smart communities
WHO WILL PARTICIPATE?
The positive, and ongoing response to ASM's Victoria'98 conference
on Libraries and CED promises an exciting mix of delegates. This
year's conference will be of particular importance and interest to:
* Business Schools
* Community Access Program Coordinators
* Community Development Groups
* Community Economic Development Executives and Planners
* Community Networks Representatives
* Elected Municipal Officials
* Federal and Provincial Policy Makers
* Heritage Institution Directors and Executives
* Librarians and Library Trustees
* Members of the Business Sector
* Municipal Executives
* Municipal Association Members and Executives
* Publishers of Electronic Media
* Rural Development Experts
* Software Industry Representatives
* Telephone, Cable TV, Internet Service Providers
This exciting two-day event will bring people together
to discuss one of the most important questions we face:
How can our communities reap the benefits offered by the
convergence of new technologies and one of our strongest
institutions, libraries?
AN EXCITING PROGRAM
A highlight of the conference will be plenary sessions designed
specifically to address the conference theme - the role of
libraries in smart communities and economic development. The
conference will have two streams.
Stream 1: Smart Communities
Stream 2: Economic Development in the Community
STREAM 1. SMART COMMUNITIES
* Descriptions of the critical factors involved in defining
and encouraging the development of smart communities.
* Library Roles: Public Access, Content, Knowledge Management,
Mediation, Education.
* Practical Strategies.
* What Works: How communities have benefited from the library's
involvement in smart community initiatives.
* Government On-Line: Providing one stop shopping for all
government services and information.
* Partnerships: Identifying partners, roles, and types of
leadership and support.
STREAM 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
* E-Commerce: The role of libraries in stimulating economic growth
and job opportunities.
* Current Practices: What libraries are doing to facilitate economic
development.
* One Stop Service: Descriptions of how libraries provide public
access to support new and established businesses.
* Making it Work: How communities benefit from their library's
economic development and business services.
* Practical Strategies.
* An Introduction to Community Economic Development in a
knowledge economy
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DRAFT PROGRAM
GET SMART - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LIBRARIES & SMART COMMUNITIES
Tuesday, June 15 & Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Presented by:
* ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants
* The Ellis Riley Group
Sponsored by
* Industry Canada
* Department of Canadian Heritage
Supporting Organizations:
* Canadian Library Association
* Information Highways Magazine
* International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)
* National Library of Canada
* Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
* SMART Toronto
DAY 1
Tuesday, June 15
8:00 am - Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - Introduction
8:35 - 9:45 am - Opening Plenary Session
"Libraries and Local Initiatives: Nurturing the Seeds of
Community Economic Development"
Gertrude MacIntyre, Ph.D.,
Director, CED Institute,
Coordinator, Master of Business Administration,
University College of Cape Breton,
Sydney, Nova Scotia
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"Smart Communities - The Key to Canada's
Economic and Social Growth"
Mark Deacon,
President,
SMART Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario
9:45 - 10:00 am - Networking & Refreshment Break
10:00 - 11:15 am - Concurrent Sessions
Session 1A (SC)
"Smart Communities and Health Information:
A Niche for Public Libraries"
Peggy Walshe,
CEO, Kitchener Public Library,
Kitchener, Ontario
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"Smart Link / Knowledge Management in Public Libraries"
Allan Wilson,
Chief Librarian
&
Lily Au,
Deputy Librarian,
Prince Rupert Public Library,
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Session 1B (EDC)
"Getting Involved: The Contribution of an Australian
Government Special Library to Rural Economic
Development"
Cathy Campbell,
Manager, Library Services,
Queensland Department of Primary Industries,
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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"Rural Library Outreach Programs
from Four Perspectives"
Norman Walzer,
Director,
Illinois Institure for Rural Affairs,
Western Illinois University,
Macomb, Illinois, USA
&
Karen Stott,
Library Development Consultant for
Public Relations and Partnerships
Alliance Library System
Bloomington, Illinois, USA
11:15 - 12:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session 2A (SC)
"Creating Productive Relationships Between Local Schools,
Libraries and Small Businesses through Community Networking"
Amy Borgstrom,
Executive Director
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet)
President, U.S. Association for Community Networking
Athens, Ohio, USA
Session 2B (EDC)
"Getting Information to Rural Canadians: The Development
of the Canadian Rural Information Service"
Susan Sherman,
Manager, Canadian Rural Information Service
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
-and-
"Telecommunications and Economic Development: A Case
Study of the District of Algoma, Northern Ontario"
Randy Sweetnam
Principal, W.R.S. Communications
Bruce Mines, Ontario
12:30 -1:30 pm - Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session 3A (SC)
"Innovative Strategies for an Information Economy Initiative
- An Interactive Session"
Jim Stanley,
Director, Community IT, Technology and Science Secretariat,
Government of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Session 3B (EDC) & (SC)
"Public Libraries Mean Business: How to Provide and
Market a Business Information Service in Your Community"
Pat Tripp,
Business Librarian
London Public Library
London, Ontario
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"Smart Community Partnerships"
Stephen T. Bajjaly,
Assistant Professor
College of Library & Information Science,
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3:00 - 3:15 pm - Networking & Refreshment Break
3:15 - 4:30 pm - Day 1 Closing Plenary Session
"Smart Communities in a Connected Canada"
Elinor Bradley
Information Technologies Applications Branch,
Industry Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario
-and-
Keith Kocho,
President and CEO,
Digital Renaissance, and,
Member, Board of Directors, CANARIE,
Toronto, Ontario
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Wednesday, June 16
8:00 am - Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - Introduction
8:35 - 9:45 am - Day 2 Opening Plenary Session
"Adopt, Adapt, Innovate - The Evolution of a
Smart Community"
Ken Stratford,
The Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission,
Victoria, British Columbia
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"The Impact of Information on the Formulation of National
Development Policies: Can it be Measured?"
Martha Stone
President, International Federation for Information
and Documentation (FID),
Ottawa, Ontario
9:45 - 10:00 am - Networking & Refreshment Break
10:00 - 11:15 am - Concurrent Sessions
Session 4A (SC)
"Smart Communities and Public Libraries"
Mayor Chris Friel,
City of Brantford, Brantford, Ontario
&
Wendy Newman,
Chief Executive Officer,
Brantford Public Library,
Brantford, Ontario and Member,
Blue Ribbon Panel on
Smart Communities
Session 4B (EDC)
"Connecting UK Public Libraries:
ICT and Impacts on Communities"
Dr. Anne Morris
Research Coordinator, Department of Information Science,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough, Leicester, United Kingdom
-and-
"Information Technology, Community Informatics
and Strategies Towards Rural Revitalization"
Michael Gurstein, Ph.D.,
Associate Chair in the Management
of Technological Change,
University College of Cape Breton
Sydney, Nova Scotia
11:15 - 12:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session 5A (SC)
"Community (or Neighborhood) Technology Hubs:
a Multi-Agency Focus"
Timothy Tyndall,
Director,
Regional Alliance for Information Networking (RAIN Network),
Santa Barbara, California, USA
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"Practical Strategies for Developing Community Partnerships"
Brenda Herchmer,
Niagara Centre for Community Leadership,
Welland, Ontario
&
Rosanna Thoms,
Executive Director, Information Niagara
Welland, Ontario
Session 5B (EDC)
"Bringing the Internet to City Hall
- Libraries Link Government to the Web"
Martha Gregory,
Head, Economic Development Information Center,
Tulsa City-County Library,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
-and-
"Library Based Business Incubators: A Model for Libraries
to Promote Economic Development in Their Communities"
Crystal Sharp,
Principal, InformAction, CDSharp Information Systems, Ltd.,
London, Ontario
12:30 -1:30 pm - Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session 6A (SC)
"The Manitoba Centre of Knowledge: A Revolutionary
Approach to Building a Smart Community"
Abe Anhang,
Executive, Manitoba Centre of Knowledge Board,
Co-Chair, Winnipeg Library Foundation,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
-and-
"The Hamilton-Wentworth Smart Community Plan"
Ken Roberts,
Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library,
Chairman, Hamilton-Wentworth Information Network,
Co-ordinator, Smart Community Porject,
Hamilton, Ontario
Session 6B (EDC)
"Libraries, Internet, Community Development in Canada;
An Assessment of What's Working, What's Not, and Why"
Greg Salmers,
Librarian, Estevan Branch Library,
Chairman, Saskatchewan Association of Community Networks,
Estevan, Saskatchewan
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"Linking Information Technology with
Rural and Agricultural Development"
Anne Joselin,
Community Technology Specialist,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,
Guelph, Ontario
3:00 - 3:15 pm - Networking & Refreshment Break
3:15 - 4:30 pm - Conference Closing Plenary Session
"Smart Libraries in Smart Communities"
Stan Skrzeszewski and Maureen Cubberley, Principals
ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants
Ontario
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"The Role of Libraries in Smart Communities and in
Promoting Economic Development: Measuring Impacts"
Dr. Charles R. McClure
Distinguished Professor
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
* to give libraries the tools to be dynamic partners and
collaborators in developing smart communities and in
encouraging community economic development.
* to showcase success.
* to increase awareness of the critical role that libraries have
in connecting Canada, developing smart communities and
encouraging community economic development.
* to measure the economic impact of libraries and other cultural
agencies.
* to create a set of specific strategies for libraries to follow
in order to become actively involved in smart community and
in community economic development initiatives.
* to increase awareness of Canada's "National Connectedness
Agenda" and of the International Smart Communities movement.
REGISTRATION
All-inclusive registration fee covers entrance to all sessions
for the two-day conference, delegate package and badge, all meals
and refreshments.
There has been no increase in fees over last year's conference.
Early-Bird fees MUST be received BEFORE April 23, 1999
Category 1: Non-Profit Organizations: $195.00
Category 2: Corporate/Private Sector Organizations and
Provincial/Federal Governments: $445.00
Category 3: Students: $95.00
Category 4: "One Day Only" Registration Passes: $245.00
Fees received AFTER April 23, 1999
Category 1: Non-Profit Organizations: $280.00
Category 2: Corporate/Private Sector Organizations and
Provincial/Federal Governments: $555.00
Category 3: Students: $145.00
Category 4: "One Day Only" Registration Passes: $300.00
* Non-Profit Organizations include Libraries, Community
Access Program centres and municipalities.
PLEASE NOTE: Fees are quoted in $Cdn., and are subject to 7% GST.
For additional information, please contact:
The Ellis Riley Group, conference coordinators for GET SMART -
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LIBRARIES AND SMART COMMUNITIES
Telephone 416-593-7352;
Fax 416-593-0249
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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Registration Form
GET SMART - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LIBRARIES AND SMART COMMUNITIES
Tuesday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 16, 1999
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Complete the following and mail with payment to:
The Ellis Riley Group,
15A Elm St., Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1H1
Fax: 416-593-0249
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FEES RECEIVED BEFORE April 23, 1999
$208.65 (Category 1) $195.00 + 13.65 GST
$476.15 (Category 2) $445.00 + 31.15 GST
$101.65 (Category 3) $ 95.00 + 6.65 GST
$262.15 (Category 4) $245.00 + 17.15 GST
FEES RECEIVED AFTER April 23, 1999
$299.60 (Category 1) $280.00 + 19.60 GST
$593.85 (Category 2) $555.00 + 38.85 GST
$155.15 (Category 3) $145.00 + 10.15 GST
$321.00 (Category 4) $300.00 + 21.00 GST
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Hotel Info:
CROWNE PLAZA TORONTO CENTRE
225 Front Street West
(416) 597-1400
1-800-227-6963
$199 single/double (plus 7% GST, 5% Prov. hotel tax)
Connected to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
ROYAL YORK HOTEL
100 Front Street West
(416) 368-2511
1-800-441-1414
$165 single/double (plus 7% GST, 5% Prov. hotel tax)
Closest hotel to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
- only a 5 minute walk, and connected by Skywalk indoor
walkway.
SKYDOME HOTEL
1 Blue Jays Way
(416) 341-7100
1-800-441-1414
$149 single/double (plus 7% GST, 5% Prov. hotel tax)
The SkyDome Hotel is located inside the SkyDome entertainment
complex, just minutes from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
DAYS INN TORONTO DOWNTOWN
30 Carlton Street
(416) 977-6655
$109 single/double (plus 7% GST, 5% Prov. hotel tax)
The hotel is 1/2 block from the Yonge & College subway,
within walking distance of the Eaton Centre
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE,
(Formerly The Ibis Hotel)
240 Jarvis Street
(416) 979-5301
$68 single/double (plus 7% GST, 5% Prov. hotel tax)
Part of Ryerson Polytechnic University, two blocks from
the Dundas Subway and Eaton Cantre.
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
(in the University of Toronto)
140 Charles Street West
(416) 585-4524
$42 single, $60 double (plus 7% GST, 5% Prov. hotel tax)
Victoria University is situated across from the Royal Ontario
Museum. Both subway lines are within a minute's walk from the
residences.
ACCOMMODATION
Reservations are to be made directly with the hotel selected.
Hotels are holding space for Conference Delegates. Please be
sure to inform reservations that you are booking space in the
CLA block of rooms.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, Please contact:
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The Ellis Riley Group
15A Elm Street, Suite 104
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1H1
T: 416-593-7352
F: 416-593-0249
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Stan Skrzeszewski, Principal
ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants
411 Rippleton Place
London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1L4
Tel: 519-473-7651; Fax: 519-471-9945
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.asm-consultants.com
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