Lac Carling 2013 Tuesday June 4th, 2013 George Brown Waterfront Campus, Toronto ON #laccarling 8:30 AM – 11:30 AMLac Carling 3.0: Open Data and m-Government Applications for Municipal, Provincial and Federal GovernmentsThe current challenges have been well documented. From electronic services being vulnerable to power and service failures to the significant upfront investment required to make this a reality, make up the current challenges to retain good government and progress. The ubiquitous network society as seen in Korea and Japan is a road map for Canada.Explore the benefits and challenges of Open Data and m-government. Such a combination will allow governments to transform themselves into a connected entity that responds to the citizen for a 21st century expectation.A recent study by Dr. Sara Diamond will highlight findings and a public service panel will debate the issues. An interactive session will help build on a suggested Action Plan that involves the private sector, academia and government.8:30 AMWelcome: Anne Sado, President, George Brown CollegeA native of Toronto, Anne Sado has been President of George Brown College since 2004. Her impact on the vision, direction and culture of the college has resulted in significant growth and has activated a critical public discussion on the value of college education in Ontario’s economic development.Anne was named Chair of Polytechnics Canada in February 2013. Polytechnics Canada is the voice of Canada’s leading degree-granting, research-intensive, colleges, institutes of technology and polytechnics that are dedicated to practical technological education and high-quality job creation.8:35 AMOpening Remarks: Mayor Brad Woodside, City of Fredericton, New BrunswickBrad Woodside was first elected to City Council in 1981. After two terms as councillor, he was elected Mayor in 1986, serving five straight terms before resigning in 1999. He was returned as Mayor in 2004 and on May 14, 2012, was re-elected for a record eighth term to become the longest serving Mayor of Fredericton. Mayor Woodside has an Honourary Doctor of Laws from St. Thomas University and is currently the First Vice-President for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.8:45 AM Session & Keynote Introduction: Fawn Annan, President and Group Publisher, IT World CanadaIn 2010 Fawn Annan became the President and Group Publisher of IT World Canada, the leading online information resource for Canadian information and communications technology (ICT) professionals. IT World Canada is the Canadian affiliate of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s largest IT provider, located in 97 countries. Ms. Annan is one of three female Presidents within this global publishing network. Canadian titles include Canadian CIO, Computing Canada, CDN, Direction informatique, ITWorldcanada.com and ITBusiness.ca.In 1995 Ms. Annan joined IT World Canada as General Manager, Executive Programs, launching the publishing enterprise into C-level events and research projects. In 2008 she was promoted to Chief Strategy Officer, helping IT World navigate the turmoil that was descending upon the print industry which was a move that allowed her to assume the role of President.She currently sits on the Ontario ITAC Board, the iCanada Advisory Board, IAB, and CanWIT. Previously she was on the Athabasca Board for MBA programs and the MISA Board representing the Vendor community. She received the Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Award along with 36 other leaders in her sector for making a difference to Canada through some of her own initiatives and efforts.Keynote Presentation: Dr. Sara Diamond, President, and Vice-Chancellor, Ord. Ontario; RCA, OCAD UniversityDr. Sara Diamond is the President of OCAD University, Canada’s “university of the imagination”. She holds a PhD in Computing, Information Technology and Engineering from the University of East London, a Masters in Digital Media theory from the University of Arts London and Honours Bachelors of Arts in History and Communications from Simon Fraser University. She is an appointee of the Order of Ontario and the Royal Canadian Society of Artists and a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to Canada. She is the winner of the 2013 GRAND NCE Digital Media Pioneer Award.While retaining OCAD University’s traditional strengths in art and design, Diamond has guided the university in becoming a leader in digital media, design research and curriculum through the Digital Futures Initiative, new research in Inclusive Design, health and design, as well as in sustainable technologies and design. She also played a leading role in OCAD University’s establishment of the unique Indigenous Visual Culture Program. These initiatives have built strong partnerships for OCAD University with science, business and communities, in Ontario and abroad.Diamond is a data visualization, wearable technology and mobile media researcher, artist and designer. She developed www.codezebra.net, a social media software and performance and responsive fashion environment. Diamond is founding Chair of the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre and current co-chair (with Deloitte). She is co-principal investigator on the Centre for Information Visualization/Data Driven Design, an OCAD U/York University major initiative and sits on the board of the National Centre of Excellence GRAND and is the holder of funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, MITACS and the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council. She is currently collaborating on developing mobile health technologies and visualization for health care support and resistance to Dengue fever with researchers in Brazil.Diamond was the Artistic Director of Media and Visual Art and Director of Research at the Banff Centre, where she created the Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) in 1995 and led it until 2005. In this role she assisted with the development, incubation and support of many of Canada’s leading new media companies. Diamond created and was the Editor-in-Chief of www.horizonzero.ca, an online showcase for new media art and design in collaboration with Heritage Canada and The Banff Centre. At the Banff Centre she created international think tanks and collaborations in ICT, digital media and science research with artists, designers and scientists from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Central and Western Europe and the U.S.A., as well as Canada.Currently, she serves on the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s Advisory Council on Arts & Culture, ORION (Ontario’s high-speed network), SHARCNET, IO (Interactive Ontario), Canadian Women in Communications; i-Canada; is Chair of the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto Advisory Committee. Diamond has served the larger university community through her membership on the Standing Advisory Committee on University Research (SACUR) and currently is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on International Relations (SACIR) of the Association of Universities and Colleges and as Chair of the Standing Committee on Relationships with Other Postsecondary Institutions for the Council of Ontario Universities and is a member of the COU executive. Diamond was a member of the 2011-2012 Council of the Canadian Academies’ expert panel on the State of Science & Technology in Canada.9:40 AMPanel DiscussionModerator:Roy Wiseman, Executive Director, MISA/ASIM (Municipal Information Systems Association)Panelists:Patricia D’Sousza, Director, I&IT Strategy, Strategy Planning and Enterprise Architecture I&IT Innovation, Controllership and Strategy Division, Ontario Ministry of Government ServicesDr. John Semple, Surgeon-in-Chief at Women’s College Hospital Catherine Middleton, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor Ted Rogers School of IT Management, Ryerson UniversityClaude Martel Ph. D. Pre´sident, EduConsillium Gary Woodill, CEO, and Senior Analyst, i5 Research Jury Konga, Principal, eGovFutures Group