InformOntario

2008 Conferences

InformOntario Symposium

The annual symposium drew more than 60 attendees to Durham College on May 12-13, 2008. Thanks to our hosts, InformDurham and the United Ways of Durham Region.

Materials available from the event:

• Style Guide Taskforce PowerPoint Presentation Download
• Taxonomy Project Update PowerPoint Presentation Download
• Light, Bright and Tight - Service Descriptions PowerPoint Presentation Download
• CIOC materials posted on their Bulletin Board

The IO Annual General Meeting included a Recognitions Awards event. The awards went to:

• Information and Volunteer Kingston
• Christine Berry
• Pamela Hillier
• ConnexOntario

AIRS Conference

The AIRS annual conference was held May 18 to 21, 2008. This year’s theme was Exploring New Frontiers of I&R. The 2009 conference is set for Reno, Nevada - date TBA.

CCIRC Conference

The national CCIRC conference will be in historic Kingston, ON on Sept 29 to Oct 1, 2008 at the Ambassador Conference Resort in Kingston, ON. The theme is “Newcomers to Canada and Newcomers to Volunteering”. The CCIRC is being held by Volunteer and Information Kingston, in partnership with InformOntario, and InformCanada.

For more information on the conference please email rmorgan@volunteerkingston.ca or call (613)542-8512. And keep your eyes on the InformCanada site for more details.

2007 Symposium Highlights

InformOntario’s 2007 Annual General Meeting and Data Technology Symposium held at Crieff Hills Retreat and Conference Centre September 17-18, 2007, was a resounding success, with 51 people attending over the two days, representing 44 different member organizations.  

As often the case, provincial projects tend to lead the focus of our events and the current 211Ontario.ca project was the driver for a variety of sessions. This year’s program included an overview on membership services, United Way’s Ontario211 project outcomes and reports, an overview of the 211Ontario.ca project, taxonomy highlights and conversion issues, 211 technology system design, Data Partnership Conference and survey outcomes, Francophone consultations and tools, formalizing the Ontario data collaborative trends and issues, and CIOC business requirements.

Follow the link to download the various presentations (all in PDF format).

September 17 & 18, 2007 | AGM & Data Technology Symposium

Annual General Meeting and Data Technology Symposium!

InformOntario's Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 17, 2007 -- and the AGM is part of InformOntario's annual training and development activities for I&R professionals in Ontario.

Details are coming together for InformOntario’s 2007 AGM and Data Technology Symposium, scheduled for September 17th and 18th, 2007.

The purpose of the event is to provide members with current information about data technology changes, and provide a venue for open dialogue and communication which will provide input to the Association’s annual work plan.

The location is Crieff Hills Retreat & Conference Centre located South of Guelph, just off the 401. Visit www.crieffhills.com for a map and facility details.

The two-day event is designed for senior staff. Download the registration form and program schedule >>

Canadian Community I&R Conference 2007

OCTOBER 1 & 2, 2007 WINNIPEG -- The annual Canadian Community Information and Referral Conference will be held in Winnipeg this year, and hosted by CONTACT Community Information. Full details are posted on the conference website.

In 2006, the Canadian Community Information and Referral Conference (CCIRC) was held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and hosted by Information Niagara. The conference featured best practices in I&R, including new information resources and information technology tools developed through the 211 Ontario Project, and current news on the 211 initiative across Canada. The conference theme "Helping in Times of Crisis", encouraged participants to consider past and emerging roles for I&R in times of crisis. Presentations and related information can be found on the conference website.

211 Ontario Symposium

The 211 Ontario Project Symposium presented the phase 2 outcomes. Presentations are available on 211Ontario.info and the full project report will be available soon. The report will be of interest to those who are working toward a provincial consolidated system model, or participating in the national vision of 211 for all Canadians.

Conference Postings

For those of you who missed the InformOntario conference, we have solicited the comments and impressions of some participants. Here’s what they said about the workshops that they attended:

Ontario Conference

This year’s InformOntario conference was held November 13 & 14, and the theme was “The Changing Landscape of Information and Referral". Conference proceedings will be posted by the end of November.

Don't forget: The annual InformOntario conference can be used towards your CIRS/CRS professional development hours.
Download io_conference_flyer_nov_11.doc

National Conference and 211 Day

 Information Services Vancouver hosted a very successful conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 24 and 25. This was the fourth national conference and the first one to be held outside of Ontario. The conference featured many interesting workshops and was an opportunity to meet I&R colleagues from western Canada. October 25 was 211 Day. An interesting panel on N11, and details from the 211 National Study by Deloitte were released. InformOntario members were represented in a session on data collaboration.

Conference proceedings will be posted on the CCIRC 2005 site, 2005 CCIRC Web Site.
211 National Study is posted on 211.ca.
Ontario Data Collaborative presentation, Download 211ontario_ccirc_2005.ppt.