AGM 2015
Research Canada’s 10th Annual General Meeting
May 11, 2015 in Ottawa, OntarioFairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel
1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Board Members only
Last Meeting of 2014-15 Board
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Board Members only
Member and Stakeholder Luncheon
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Members and Invited Guests
CanadaSpeaks 2015 Poll Release
Dr. Ryan Wiley, Chair, Research Canada
will present highlights of CanadaSpeaks 2015
Dr. Russ Williams, President, Rx&D
will talk about the CanadaSpeaks 2015 partnership of seven national and provincial organizations.
Ms. Maureen Smith, Patient Advocate
will talk about her personal experience of how Canadian health research improved her quality of life in the context of what her fellow Canadians told us about health research in CanadaSpeaks 2015.
Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of CIHR
will respond to the CanadaSpeaks 2015 poll results in the context of CIHR’s Strategy for Patient Oriented Research and its commitment to fund excellence in Canadian health research.
Ms. Michelle, McLean, Vice-President, Hill & Knowlton
will prepare us for Election 2015: What to expect from party platforms and how the health research community can put health research on voters’ minds.
AGM Business Meeting
Members only
Meeting of the New Board
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Health Research Caucus
(Click below on the title to see the HRC Global Health and Innovation page)
Canada’s Role in Global Health Research and Innovation