Friday, May 29th, 2009

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Trent University

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Trent University

• MC introduction
• Mayor Ayotte- Greetings from the City of Peterborough
• The Honourable Dean Del Mastro MP for Peterborough
• The Honourable Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough
• Honorary Chair – Professor T.H.B. Symons- Greetings from the OHT and introduction of the Ontario Minister of Culture Honourable Aileen Carroll, Ontario Minister of Culture

9:30 am – 10:15 am
Trent University

10:15 am – 10:30 am
Trent University

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
James Howard Kunstler

Keynote Q&A

 10:30 am – 10:50 am
Trent University

 Nutrition Break/Networking
Coffee & muffins

10:50 am – 12:00 noon
Trent University

Panel discussion: The Power of Place in Creative Communities

Moderator:           Gord Hume

Panelists:             James Kunstler, Clive Doucet, Adam Vaughan

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Trent University

Lunch/Networking
Book Signing by Keynotes, Panelists and Moderator

1:15 pm –  2:15 pm
Trent University

2:15 pm –  3:15 pm
Trent University

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Trent University

Nutrition Break/Networking

3:30 pm –  4:30 pm
Trent University

In conversation: The Role of Government in the Creation of Creative Communities

Moderator: Gord Hume
Panelists: Clive Doucet, Adam Vaughan, Peter Frood, Alfred Holden, Richard Mortimer

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Champlain College

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Champlain College

Cocktail Reception
Senior Common Room and Alumni House.

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Champlain College

Dinner at the Great Hall
The Great Hall is the centerpiece of Ron Thom’s Champlain College.

• Award and Recognition Presentations
• Reading from Heritage Play

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Trent University

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Avi Friedman

9:30 pm – Dawn
Downtown Peterborough

Scandals and Scoundrels Pub Crawl – Optional (purchase tickets in advance)
Peterborough’s downtown core is unique as many of the original hotels and taverns are still standing leaving local history largely visible. Join the Trent Valley Archives Scandals and Scoundrels tour through four historic taverns in downtown Peterborough. Naturally being a pub crawl, we will have time to stop and have a drink! Your Guide will also point out other hotels and their infamous guests and adventures along the way.

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

8:30 am – 9:00 am
St. Paul’s Church

Delegate Arrival
Coffee & Muffins

9:00 am – 10:00 am
St. Paul’s Church

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Glen Murray

10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Downtown Peterborough

Creative City Study:  Discovering What Makes a “ Creative City”

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Downtown Peterborough

Lunch
Show your restaurant passport for a taste of Peterborough at one of our many local historic restaurants.

2:00 pm –  2:50 pm
Trent University

Concurrent Workshops:

How Prepared is YOUR Community to Thrive as a Creative Place?

Breakout Session ‘A’:        Small Communities

Breakout Session ‘B’:        Medium Communities

Breakout Session ‘C’:        Large Communities

2:50 pm – 3:10 pm
Trent University

Nutrition Break/Networking

3:10 pm – 4:10 pm
Trent University

WRAP-UP PANEL DISCUSSION: The Nexus of Heritage and Culture

4:10 pm – 4:30 pm
Trent University

Raffle & Passport Draw
Introduction of Chatham/Kent Ontario Heritage Conference 2010

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Trent Severn Waterway

6:30 pm – 8:15 pm

Reception and Dinner By the Water In the award-winning Millennium Park on the banks of the Otonabee River

Optional Event. Purchase Tickets in Advance

8:30 pm – 9:30 pm

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. David V. J. Bell

9:30 pm Dawn
Downtown

Have Fun in Peterborough! See your delegate’s kit for all the happenings.

Sunday, May 31^st, 2009

9:30 am – 10:15 am
Main Courtroom

Peterborough Count
Courthouse (1838)

10:30 am – 11:30 am
Main Courtroom

Peterborough County Courthouse (1838)

11:30 am – whenever

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