David Phipps, RIR-York
\nOn June 3, 2013 I posted a \u201cA funny thing happened on the way to the Forum\u201d in honour of the farcical play (and movie by that same title) and Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2013 (#CKF13) in marvelous Mississauga. That meeting marked the first time all 10 ResearchImpact-R\u00e9seauImpactRecherche (RIR) universities got together.
\nWe got together again in October and again in April to finalize our Strategic Plan. Our meeting on June 8 in sassy Saskatoon in advance of #CKF14 marks the third meeting in 9 months and is the culmination of much planning.
\nFinalize Strategic Plan
\nReview Operational Plan draft
\nOperationalize the finalized communications plan
\nStart talking about the Evaluation Plan
\nLots of planning. Lots of activity. Lots of mobilizing going on!
\nThis year has seen a wonderful new energy from all RIR universities. Whether contributing to blogs, supporting events, drafting and supporting plans all RIR universities have stepped into active roles. And it is GREAT.
\nWe\u2019ve seen some old friends leave (miss you Steve Dooley) and some step away to start a family (miss you Shawna) and some new friends join us (Tara Tedesco, Arthur Fallick, James Popham, Aubert Landry \u2013 welcome all).
\nWe are all looking forward to (re)connecting on Saturday for dinner. The energy will build Sunday during our RIR meeting and we will all peak on Monday and Tuesday for #CKF14. To see why we\u2019re all excited to attend check out the amazing KMb talent on the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
David Phipps, RIR-York On June 3, 2013 I posted a \u201cA funny thing happened on the way to the Forum\u201d in honour of the farcical play (and movie by that same title) and Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2013 (#CKF13) in marvelous Mississauga. That meeting marked the first time all 10 ResearchImpact-R\u00e9seauImpactRecherche (RIR) universities got together. […]<\/p>\n