1. Welcome - Thursday January 12, 2012
8:45 Welcome and Schedule Updates
9:00 New Delegates- Actua 101
Returning Directors Network Session
11:00 You Matter Conference Introduction-live tweets
12:00 Lunch
1:00 2011 Success Stories and meet the team
2:30 Key Note, Angela Maiers
3:45 GE Leadership Award and Website Introduction
4:45 Wrap UP
5:45 Dinner at LoneStar Grill,
7:15 Documentary Screening and Social

2. Please Note
Please complete the Parallel Session request sheet and hand in to
Laura before lunch.
5:45 Dinner at Lone Star Grill, 128 George st. Meet in the
Lobby -very close!
7:15 Walking to the Documentary Screening and Social,
205 Bolton Street, Party Room. Movie viewing will
take place between 8:00 -9:30

3. For the Rest of the Week
Conference will begin at 9:00a.m. for the rest of the week.
Wireless Network - Network: Actua
Password: youmatter
Dinner tomorrow will be at Edoko Japanese Restaurant
Saturday we will be going to Glow in the Dark Indoor mini-Golf and
having a Pizza Party from 7:00-9:00pm

4. Good Morning - Friday January 13, 2012
9:00 Introduction of Destination Exploration
9:15 Parallel session A: Barrier Breaking
10:45 Debrief
11:00 Inquiry based learning -Jace Meyer
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Parallel B: Experience
2:15 Debrief
2:45 Documenting the Actua Experience with Lisa Romkey
4:45 Wrap up
5:45 Dinner at Edoko Japanese Restaurant

5. Notes
Parallel session A: Barrier Breaking
Inclusion and Accessibility – Jace Meyers and Virginia Hall, Actua
Aboriginal Programming Focus –Leslie Cuthbertson & Jennifer Flanagan, Actua
ESL Support for STEM Educators – Douglas Flemming, Ottawa U
Parallel Session B: Experience
Camper Mentorship-Ben Freitag, EYES
From Instructor to Director- Difference in experience, Role & Understanding –
Caity Dyck, ESQ
Enriching Staff Experience and Retention – Darlee Gerrard & Justin Chan,
nEngineering Outreach
Dinner at 7:00 p.m. at Edoko Japanese Restaurant, 64 Queen St. 7:00 p.m.
meet in Lobby at 5:45 p.m.

6. Good Morning - Saturday January 14, 2012
9:00 New Member Introduction: Eco-Kids
9:15 Parallel Session C: Evaluation
10:45 Actua Debrief
11:00 Leveraging a (Social) Media Relationship, Jennifer
Macmillan, Globe and Mail
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Content Excellence Expert Panel, Greg Dick, Kay
Stephen, Lisa Romkey
3:00 Parallel D: communication
4:30 Actua Debrief 4
4:45 Food for Thought
7:00 GLOW IN THE DARK INDOOR MINI GOLF & Pizza
Party

7. Notes
Parallel C:Evaluation
Staff Evaluation: When, What, How and Tools -Shelagh Pyper,
DiscoverE
Goal Setting -Laura Bouwman, Actua
Assessing and Evaluating Programs for Impact, Learning,
and
Satisfaction Darlee Gerrard and Justin Chan, Engineering
Outreach
Parallel Session D: Communication
Communicating as a Young Leader Elizabeth Gray-
Smith,Gray-
Smith Communications
Round Table on Educational Best Practices
Lisa Romkey,
University of Toronto
Twitter 101 Jennifer Macmillan, Globe and Mail
Putting Edge: Glow in the Dark Indoor Mini-Golf & Pizza Party at
7:00pm

8. Good Morning - Sunday January 15, 2012
9:00 New Member Introduction: Mini-U
9:15 Social Media Update
9:30 Connecting with Y(our) community, Melisa Yestrau -
Science Venture
11:30 FedDev Meeting and Meet with Actua
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Unconference
2:15 Farewell and Evaluation
Thank you for a GREAT week!