2018 Major Science Initiatives Workshop
Overview and objectives of the workshop
The 2018 Major Science Initiatives (MSI) workshop entitled Giving Canada’s national research facilities a competitive edge will be held at the Delta Ottawa City Centre Hotel on November 29 and 30, 2018. It is a great opportunity for representatives from all 17 of the national research facilities funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) MSI Fund to network and share good practices and challenges of governing, managing and sustaining the operations of large research facilities.
Key goals of the workshop are:
- Sharing insights and experiences from the first five years of MSI funding;
- Informing the community about the MSI midterm review process (to take place in 2019);
- Sharing experiences and good practices for common challenges of MSI facilities;
- Building relationships across the MSI community; and
- Looking ahead to future opportunities and directions for the MSI Fund and the national research facilities (beyond Budget 2018).
Introduction
The 2018 MSI workshop will be held at the Delta Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon Street in Ottawa. The workshop will start Thursday November 29 at 8:30 am and will conclude Friday November 30 at 3:00 pm.
Pre-Registration
The workshop is intended for representatives of the MSI funded facilities and of the administrative institutions. A maximum of 5 participants per facility, including the Facility Director, the Chair of the Board and a representative of the administrative Institution, are invited to attend.
The pre-registration form requests key information to help us plan the workshop. Please, have all attendees from your organization complete this form and send it back to us at your earliest convenience. Please provide the name, e-mail and phone number of a single point of contact for the meeting logistics.
Note that we will coordinate coffee breaks and lunches for the workshop as well as a reception, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm on November 29. Please indicate any food allergies or other requirements on the pre-registration form.
There are no registration fees for the workshop.
Accommodations
Participants are responsible for making their travel arrangements and hotel reservations. Note that the CFI will not cover any costs associated with attending the workshop. However, attendees from MSI-funded facilities may use MSI funds to cover these costs.
Please note that the Delta Ottawa City Centre is sold out.
Registration
The registration desk will be situated in the foyer next to The International Ballroom “C” on the lower lobby level and will be open at 7:45 am each day.
Should you require any additional information about the workshop logistics, please do not hesitate to contact Anne Rouleau or Moriah Lepage by email (MSI-ISM [at] innovation.ca (MSI-ISM[at]innovation[dot]ca)) or by telephone (613-943-0296).
November 29-30, 2018
2018 Major Science Initiatives Workshop
Giving Canada’s national research facilities a competitive edge
National Research Facility
National Research Facility/ Host Institution | Name | Role | |
The Andre E. Lalonde Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory | Clark, Ian | Project Leader | ian.clark [at] uottawa.ca (ian[dot]clark[at]uottawa[dot]ca) |
Gosse, John | Killam Professor | john.gosse [at] dal.ca (john[dot]gosse[at]dal[dot]ca) | |
University of Ottawa | Jackson, Richard | Chair | |
Kieser, Liam | Director, A.E. Lalonde AMS Laboratory | liam.kieser [at] uottawa.ca (liam[dot]kieser[at]uottawa[dot]ca) | |
Canada's Genomics Enterprise (CGEN) | Aziz, Naveed | Chief Administrative & Scientific Officer | naveed.aziz [at] sickkids.ca (naveed[dot]aziz[at]sickkids[dot]ca) |
Jones, Steven | Co-Director & Head Bioinformatics | sjones [at] bcgsc.ca (sjones[at]bcgsc[dot]ca) | |
The Hospital for Sick Children | Ragoussis, Ioannis | Head of Genome Sciences | ioannis.ragoussis [at] mcgill.ca (ioannis[dot]ragoussis[at]mcgill[dot]ca) |
Scherer, Stephen | Project Leader | stephen.scherer [at] sickkids.ca (stephen[dot]scherer[at]sickkids[dot]ca) | |
Canada's National Design Network (CNDN) | Harling, Gordon | President & CEO | gordon.harling [at] cmc.ca (gordon[dot]harling[at]cmc[dot]ca) |
Kaminska, Bozena | Chair | ||
Queen's University | Moore, Lynda | Director, Supply and Services | lynda.moore [at] cmc.ca (lynda[dot]moore[at]cmc[dot]ca) |
Marlow, Nancy | Secretary-Treasurer | nancy.marlow [at] cmc.ca | |
Thiele, Marie | Director of Outreach, Registration and Analytics | marie.thiele [at] cmc.ca (marie[dot]thiele[at]cmc[dot]ca) | |
Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) | Deeley, Roger | Acting Chair | |
Gandl Black, Rosanne | Manager of Finance | rgandlblack [at] ctg.queensu.ca (rgandlblack[at]ctg[dot]queensu[dot]ca) | |
Queen's University | Sadura, Anna | Manager, Trial Conduct Coordination | asadura [at] ctg.queensu.ca (asadura[at]ctg[dot]queensu[dot]ca) |
Stanton, Heather | Grants and Strategic Initiatives Leader | hstanton [at] ctg.queensu.ca (hstanton[at]ctg[dot]queensu[dot]ca) | |
Compute Canada | Lockhart, Terry | Director of Finance | terry.lockhart [at] computecanada.ca (terry[dot]lockhart[at]computecanada[dot]ca) |
Loomis, Christopher | Chair | ||
Western University | Talon, Suzanne | Executive Directeur | suzanne.talon [at] calculquebec.ca (suzanne[dot]talon[at]calculquebec[dot]ca) |
Tourangeau, Robbin | Interim President and CEO | robbin.tourangeau [at] computecanada.ca (robbin[dot]tourangeau[at]computecanada[dot]ca) | |
Érudit | Bouchard, Frédéric | Chair | |
MacGregor, James | Associate Director, Strategic Projects and Services | jbm9 [at] sfu.ca (jbm9[at]sfu[dot]ca) | |
Université de Montréal | Niemann, Tanja | Executive Directeur | tanjia.niemann [at] umontreal.ca (tanjia[dot]niemann[at]umontreal[dot]ca) |
Paquin, Émilie | Director, Strategic Development and Research | emilie.paquin [at] umontreal.ca (emilie[dot]paquin[at]umontreal[dot]ca) | |
Stranack, Kevin | Associate Director, Public Knowledge Project | kstranac [at] sfu.ca (kstranac[at]sfu[dot]ca) | |
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) | Joyce, Melissa | Manager, Research Accounting | meljoyce [at] uvic.ca (meljoyce[at]uvic[dot]ca) |
Loomis, Christopher | Chair | ||
University of Victoria | Moran, Kate | President and CEO | kmoran [at] uvic.ca (kmoran[at]uvic[dot]ca) |
Pirenne, Benoit | Director, User Engagement | bpirenne [at] oceannetworks.ca (bpirenne[at]oceannetworks[dot]ca) | |
Round, Adrian | Director, Observatory Operations | around [at] uvic.ca (around[at]uvic[dot]ca) | |
Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) | Harrison, Peter | Chair | |
Iverson, Sara | Scientific Director | sara.iverson [at] dal.ca (sara[dot]iverson[at]dal[dot]ca) | |
Dalhousie University | Townsend, Brendal | Senior Programs Manager | brendal.townsend [at] dal.ca (brendal[dot]townsend[at]dal[dot]ca) |
Whoriskey, Frederik | Executive Director | fwhorisjey [at] dal.ca (fwhorisjey[at]dal[dot]ca) | |
SNOLAB | Ford, Richard | Director of Programme Development | richard.ford [at] snolab.ca (richard[dot]ford[at]snolab[dot]ca) |
Hall, Jeter | Director of Research | jeter.hall [at] snolab.ca (jeter[dot]hall[at]snolab[dot]ca) | |
Queen's University | Kuula, Samantha | Senior Communications Officer | samantha.kuula [at] snolab.ca (samantha[dot]kuula[at]snolab[dot]ca) |
McCuaig-Johnston, Margaret | Vice-Chair | ||
Ragan, Kenneth | Chair | ||
Smith, Nigel | Executive Director | nigel.smith [at] snolab.ca (nigel[dot]smith[at]snolab[dot]ca) | |
The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM) | Bassim, Nabil | Associate Professor | bassimn [at] mcmaster.ca (bassimn[at]mcmaster[dot]ca) |
Botton, Gianluigi | Scientific Director | gbotton [at] mcmaster.ca (gbotton[at]mcmaster[dot]ca) | |
McMaster University | Korinek, Andreas | Facility Manager | korinek [at] mcmaster.ca (korinek[at]mcmaster[dot]ca) |
Preston, John | Chair | ||
The Canadian Light Source (CLS) | Blain, Isabelle | Chair | |
Boland, Mark | Machine Director | mark.boland [at] lightsource.ca (mark[dot]boland[at]lightsource[dot]ca) | |
University of Saskatchewan | Cutler, Jeffrey | Chief Strategic Relations Officer | jeff.cutler [at] lightsource.ca (jeff[dot]cutler[at]lightsource[dot]ca) |
Lamb, Robert | Chief Executive Officer | robert.lamb [at] lightsource.ca (robert[dot]lamb[at]lightsource[dot]ca) | |
Knippel, Nolton | Chief Financial Officer | nolton.knippel [at] lightsource.ca | |
The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) | Bjerring, Andrew | Chair | |
Gauthier, Michelle | Special Advisor to the Executive Director | michelle3gauthier [at] gmail.com (michelle3gauthier[at]gmail[dot]com) | |
McMaster University | Spencer, Byron | Research Programs Director | spencer [at] mcmaster.ca (spencer[at]mcmaster[dot]ca) |
Reinhart, Dave | Director Research Finance and Administration | reinhard [at] mcmaster.ca (reinhard[at]mcmaster[dot]ca) | |
The CCGS Amundsen Research Icebreaker (Amundsen) | Forest, Alexandre | Executive Director | alexandre.forest [at] as.ulaval.ca (alexandre[dot]forest[at]as[dot]ulaval[dot]ca) |
Fortier, Louis | Project Leader | louis.fortier [at] bio.ulaval.ca (louis[dot]fortier[at]bio[dot]ulaval[dot]ca) | |
Université Laval | Merzouk, Anissa | Marine Research Coordinator | anissa.merzouk [at] arcticnet.ulaval.ca (anissa[dot]merzouk[at]arcticnet[dot]ulaval[dot]ca) |
Thomas, David | Chair | ||
The Centre for Phenogenomics (TCP) | Justice, Monica | Senior Scientist and Head, Genetics and Genome Biology | monica.justice [at] sickkids.ca (monica[dot]justice[at]sickkids[dot]ca) |
McKerlie, Colin | Director | colin.mckerlie [at] phenogenomics.ca (colin[dot]mckerlie[at]phenogenomics[dot]ca) | |
Sinai Health System | Woodgett, Jim | Chair | |
The International Vaccine Centre (InterVAC) | Brusky, Trenna | Marketing Coordinator | t.brusky [at] usask.ca (t[dot]brusky[at]usask[dot]ca) |
Ewart, Cam | Associate Director, Operations & Maintenance | cam.ewart [at] usask.ca (cam[dot]ewart[at]usask[dot]ca) | |
University of Saskatchewan | Gerdts, Volker | Associate Director, Research | volker.gerdts [at] usask.ca (volker[dot]gerdts[at]usask[dot]ca) |
Hodgson, Paul | Associate Director | paul.hodgson [at] usask.ca (paul[dot]hodgson[at]usask[dot]ca) | |
Vanin, Lorne | Associate Director of Finance | lorne.vanin [at] usask.ca (lorne[dot]vanin[at]usask[dot]ca) | |
The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC) | Kalmar, Gabe | Consultant | gabevancouver [at] gmail.com (gabevancouver[at]gmail[dot]com) |
Chamot, Dana | Manager of Operations | dchamot [at] ualberta.ca (dchamot[at]ualberta[dot]ca) | |
University of Alberta | Ruth, Matthias | Interim Chair | |
Wishart, David | Director - Scientific Officer | dwishart [at] ualberta.ca (dwishart[at]ualberta[dot]ca) | |
The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) | McWilliams, Katherine | Project Leader | kathryn.mcwilliams [at] usask.ca (kathryn[dot]mcwilliams[at]usask[dot]ca) |
Strunk, Randi | Project Manager | randi.strunk [at] usask.ca (randi[dot]strunk[at]usask[dot]ca) | |
University of Saskatchewan |
Institutional Representatives
Institutional Representatives | Name | Role | |
Dalhousie University | Weissent, Trevor | Director, Finance and Operations | trevor.weissent [at] dal.ac (trevor.weissent@dal.)ca |
Queen's University | Kinsella, Rebecca | Research Projects Advisor | kinsella [at] queensu.ca (kinsella[at]queensu[dot]ca) |
Moorhead, Mayron | Research Projects Advisor | mjm10 [at] queensu.ca (mjm10[at]queensu[dot]ca) | |
Sumbler, Charles | Executive Director | charles.sumbler [at] queens.ca | |
McMaster University | De Luca Drosi, Lerida | Senior Research Accountant | ldeluca [at] mcmaster.ca (ldeluca[at]mcmaster[dot]ca) |
Webb, Sherisse | Director, Research Office for Administration, Development and Support | webbsh [at] mcmaster.ca | |
Sinai Health System | Taylor, Gareth | Director, GTIP | gtaylor [at] lunenfeld.ca (gtaylor[at]lunenfeld[dot]ca) |
The Hospital for Sick Children | Potter, Belinda | Sr Controller, Research Infrastructure and Capital | belinda.potter [at] sickkids.ca (belinda[dot]potter[at]sickkids[dot]ca) |
Université Laval | Moroni, Olivier | Assistant to the Vice-President, Research | olivier.moroni [at] vrr.ulaval.ca (olivier[dot]moroni[at]vrr[dot]ulaval[dot]ca) |
Université de Montréal | Welcker, Anne | Senior Research Advisor, Infrastructure | anne.welcker [at] umontreal.ca (anne[dot]welcker[at]umontreal[dot]ca) |
University of Alberta | Allanach, Kara | Manager Institutional Project | allanach [at] ualberta.ca (allanach[at]ualberta[dot]ca) |
University of Ottawa | Moreau, Simon | Strategic Research Initiative Manager | simon.moreau [at] uottawa.ca (simon[dot]moreau[at]uottawa[dot]ca) |
University of Victoria | Joaquin Trapero | Director Institutional Programs | cfi [at] uvic.ca (cfi[at]uvic[dot]ca) |
University of Sakatchewan | Zink, Laura | Director, Strategic Research Initiatives | laura.zink [at] usask.ca (laura[dot]zink[at]usask[dot]ca) |
Western University | Tweddell, David | Director, Research Development | david.tweddell [at] uwo.ca (david[dot]tweddell[at]uwo[dot]ca) |
Funding Agencies
Name | Organization |
Aubin, Denise | Canadian Institutes of Health Sciences (CIHR) |
Boston, Elizabeth | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
Critchley, Jacques | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
Kordan, Danya | Innovation Saskatchewan |
Langlois, Pierre | Canadian Space Agency |
Vats, Nipun | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |
Waggot, Daryl | Genome Canada |
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Name | Role | |
Bandulet, Heidi | Senior Programs Officer | heidi.bandulet [at] Innovation.ca |
Beaudry, Michèle | Senior Programs Officer | michele.beaudry [at] Innovation.ca |
Boucher, Sylvie | Senior Programs Officer | sylvie.boucher [at] Innovation.ca |
Brisebois, Dominique | Manager, Finance | dominique.brisebois [at] innovation.ca |
Fall, Claudia | Senior Programs Officer | claudia.fall [at] Innovation.ca |
Gill, Ryan | Programs Officer | ryan.gill [at] innovation.ca |
Harvey, Manon | Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services | manon.harvey [at] innovation.ca |
Henrie, Isabelle | Director, Finance | isabelle.henrie [at] innovation.ca |
Hillier, Laura | Director, Performance, Analytics and Evaluation | laura.hillier [at] innovation.ca |
Labrie, Mireille | Senior Programs Officer | mireille.labrie [at] Innovation.ca |
Lagacé, Mark | Senior Programs Officer | mark.lagace [at] innovation.ca |
Latendresse, Patricia | Analyst, Policy and Performance | patricia.latendresse [at] innovation.ca |
Lepage, Moriah | Programs Officer | moriah.lepage [at] innovation.ca |
Leroux, Stéphane | Senior Financial Monitoring Officer | stephane.leroux [at] innovation.ca |
MacGuire, Patrick | Senior Evaluation Analyst | patrick.macguire [at] innovation.ca |
Moorman, David | Senior Advisor, Policy and Planning | david.moorman [at] innovation.ca |
Nasser-Eddine, Mohamad | Interim Vice-President, Programs and Performance | mohamad.nasser-eddine [at] innovation.ca |
Normand, Pierre | Vice-President, External Relations and Communications | pierre.normand [at] innovation.ca |
Pilot Patrick | Senior Programs Officer | patrick.pilot [at] Innovation.ca |
Runte, Roseann O’Reilly | President and CEO | roseann.runte [at] innovation.ca |
Rouleau, Anne | Programs Officer | anne.rouleau [at] innovation.ca |
Szick, Sharyn | Senior Programs Officer | sharyn.szick [at] Innovation.ca |
Takeuchi, Tomoka | Senior Evaluation Analyst | tomoka.takeuchi [at] innovation.ca |
Zohar, Sandra | Senior Programs Officer | sandra.zohar [at] Innovation.ca |
Session 1
- Session 1 - MSI Workshop from pilot to flagship - presentation (PDF)
- Session 1 - From pilot to flagship fund (PDF)
Session 2
- Session 2 - MSI Workshop - Demonstrating MSI achievements and impacts- presentation (PDF)
- Session 2 – Colin McKerlie (PDF)
Session 3
- Panelist Biographies (PDF)
- Session 3 – Jim Woodgett (PDF)
- Session 3 – Isabelle Blain (PDF)
- Session 3 – Frédéric Bouchard (PDF)
- Session 3 – Peter Harrison (PDF)
Session 5
- Session 5 – MSI Workshop: 2019 Evaluation (PDF)
- Session 5 - MSI guidelines for institutions applying for an extension of funding (PDF)
- Session 5 - MSI midterm review guidelines for institutions (PDF)
Session 6
- Session 6 - MSI Workshop - Major Research Facilities user engagement - Leonard (PDF)
- Session 6 – Neon-Engagement Metrics Handout (PDF)
Session 7
- Session 7 - Enhancing user engagement and tracking (PDF)
- Session 7 - Enhancing user engagement and tracking - Questions
Session 8
Online registration for Special Interest Groups (SIG) is now closed. Please make sure to sign up for your SIG tomorrow morning at the registration table.