Knowledge MobilizationKnowledge MobilizationPresentation to the Advisory

CommitteeNovember 12, 2008

OutlineOutline

• Goals• Workplan Update• Other Activities• Next Steps

GoalsGoals• Make municipal leaders aware of the

research, have them contribute to it, and have them feel it reflects their concerns and needs.

• Give the recommendations of this research a real life in the reshaping of our system of local governance.

• Provide municipal, provincial and federal policy makers and political leaders with the tools and a roadmap for integrating this research into their planning processes.

WorkplanWorkplan• Website

– Updates on research and findings as well as schedule of research-related events;

– downloadable publications such as working papers and data tables; and,

– a discussion group to allow stakeholders to submit their thoughts on the research and discuss.

• Activities– All presentations

available

– All papers available

– Discussion group in development

WorkplanWorkplan• Municipal News

– Regular updates on research progress and findings.

• Face-to-face – Annual MNL Municipal

Symposium– Annual MNL Convention

and Trade Show– Pilot Region meetings– Other regional

Workshops

• Activities– Three articles in

Municipal News

– Presentations at two Municipal Symposia

– Presentations at two MNL Conventions

– At least one meeting with each pilot site host plus meetings at MNL Convention

Other ActivitiesOther Activities• Presentations (examples)

– Rural Matters! Conference– Irish Loop Development Board AGM– Mount Allison University (NB project)– NLREDA AGM– MNL/MA Policy Forum– Presentations to Rural Secretariat Knowledge

Transfer event

• Municipal engagement– Two presentations to MNL’s Urban Municipalities

Committee– Project update targeted to MNL’s Small Towns

Other ActivitiesOther Activities• Project Newsletter

– Initial edition in June– Second edition in November

• Pilot Site RA’s– One in each region– Research for project– Research for host

Next StepsNext Steps• Second newsletter• Presentation to federal Regional Council• Presentation to provincial EPC and SPC• Continued discussion at MNL/MA Policy Forum• Regional meetings with CCRC

– links to ICSPs– feedback

• Revise website• “Human interest” stories in Municipal News