Past Events

 

October 20 2011 Exploring the Relationship Between Governments and the Not-for Profit/Voluntary Sector: Is Collaborative Governance the Answer? Robert Patchell, Master of Public Administration (MPA) student at the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, Recipient of the IPAC Manitoba 2011 Willard J. Condo Award, the Manitoba award winner for the IPAC National and CAPPA Student Thought Leadership Award, and the Silver Medal Winner at the IPAC National conference for his research, will present his work on “Project Funding and the Nonprofit Sector in the Era of Collaborative Governance”. Dr. Karine Levasseur, Assistant Professor and Director of Cooperative Education at the University of Manitoba, will present "Moving beyond project funding: Enhancing and expanding the funding toolbox for voluntary organizations".	Registration Closed
November 18 2010 Citizen Engagement and Awareness of Public Service's Roles and Responsibilities Citizen Engagement and Awareness of Public Service's Roles and Responsibilities Governments world-wide are seeking to deepen their connection with the public they serve through Citizenship Engagement Join us on November 18th as our distinguished panellists explore the active involvement of citizens in resolving issues of public concern, shaping government policy and ensuring that citizens’ needs are central to program/policy design and service delivery. Moderated by distinguished professor and Vice President, Probe Research, Chris Adams, our guest panellists include: Paul Vogt, Clerk of the Executive Council and Cabinet Secretary for the Province of Manitoba, will examine citizenship engagement from the perspective of the public service. He will speak about the role the public service plays in involving citizens in shaping public policy. Dan Lett, Political Columnist—Winnipeg Free Press, will talk about the media’s role in citizen engagement, as well as providing a commentary on the public interest in government policy making. Michelle Richard, OurWinnipeg Initiative Coordinator, City of Winnipeg, will provide lessons learned from OurWinnipeg—a 12 month engagement process culminating with a new Development Plan for the City of Winnipeg.	Registration Closed
October 19 2010 Winner of the 2010/2011 Willard J. Condo Memorial Award is Announced On October 19, 2010 Maria Nyarku was formally recognized as the winner of the 2010 / 2011 Willard J. Condo Memorial Award. Maria presented highlights from her award-winning research paper, titled Vectors Towards a Better Understanding of P3’s shedding light on the complex realm of P3 public service arrangements, including the main arguments for and against their use. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to ready her award winning paper. Dr. John Loxley, economist and award-winning professor from the University of Manitoba was also a highlight of this event. Dr. Loxley spoke to the outcomes of his research, where over the past two decades where he has analyzed the economics and financial aspects of a number of real-life private-public partnership examples in Canada. He is also the author of the recently released book, Public Service, Private Profits. Read the winning Paper. Condo Award runner-up, Tiffany Beyer was also present to receive her acknowledgement. Maria Nyarku (centre)receives her award from Andrea Rounce, Chair University Relations, (right) and Shannon Roe, Chair, IPAC Manitoba (left) Tiffany Beyer (centre) receives her acknowledgement as runner-up from Andrea Rounce, Chair Unviersity Relations (right) and Shannon Roe, Chair IPAC Manitoba (left) Maria Nyarku and Professor John Loxley participate in panel discussion	Registration Closed
March 16 2010 Annual General Meeting followed by presentation by Honourable Rosanne Wowchuk, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance For the second year IPAC Manitoba offered a key note speaker as part of its AGM proceedings. This year Premier Selinger was invited to speak; however due to scheduling he was not able to attend. We were pleased to have the Honourable Rosanne Wowchuk,Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance stand in for the Premier. View Reports Honourable Rosanne Wowchuk, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance	Registration Closed
March 08 2010 Federal-Provincial Interactions with Municipalities Can we meaningfully talk about a Canadian system of municipal government? Dr. Andrew Sancton Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario and author of Foundations of Governance, argued that we can referencing financial and other data from his book. Dr. Tom Carter, the author of the chapter on Manitoba, exploreed the major issues facing its municipal system. Carter is a professor at the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Geography and he is the Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Adaptation at the Institute of Urban Studies. Collectively, Sancton and Carter shared their thoughts on issues such as the future federal role in Canadian cities, prospects for more municipal autonomy, and the varying role of different provinces in mediating federal-municipal relations. Dr. Andrew Sancton and Dr. Tom Carter	Registration Closed
December 04 2009 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis – The Nuts and Bolts This workshop offers evaluators and policy planners a concise and practical overview of CEA and CBA techniques. Part 1 (Morning) reviews the basic concepts of cost-effectiveness analysis. While the course focuses on practical techniques with applications, awareness of the foundations is essential for the appropriate use of these methods. Part 2 (Afternoon) shows how cost-benefit differs from cost-effectiveness and presents a typical cost-benefit exercise.	Registration Closed
November 06 2009 Campaign Ethics: Do Canadian elections pass the smell test? Dr. Tom Flanagan Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary Former Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party of Canada Author of Harper’s Team: Inside the Conservative Rise to Power Public Lecture. Free Admission. All welcome to attend.	Registration Closed
November 06 2009 Trends in Political Campaigning a public lecturer: by Dr. Tom Flanagan Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary Former Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party of Canada Author of Harper’s Team: Inside the Conservative Rise to Power Free admission. Everyone welcome.	Registration Closed
October 29 2009 Breakfast 2009/2010 Willard J. Condo Memorial Award Please join us to hear Dorothy Young as she presents highlights from her research paper including a review of the strategic planning activities of school divisions within Winnipeg and the results of interviews with superintendents reflecting their evaluations of the planning process, their annual reports to the community, reports to Manitoba Education Citizenship & Youth, and schools’ plans	Registration Closed
May 21 2009 Public Service in the 21st Century Media and Public Policy in Manitoba Media consumption is critical to informing the public about important public policy issues. In that context, the media serves to prime public opinion and establishes the permissible limits to public discourse and agenda. An impressive array of speakers examined the roles, responsibilities and impact of media on government policy processes. Paul Thomas – is the Duff Roblin Professor of Government at the University of Manitoba where he has taught for over 30 years. Recently, he was inducted into the Order of Manitoba and is a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Excellence in Public Administration. Mary Agnes Welch – is the public policy reporter at the Winnipeg Free Press. Before that, she covered the Manitoba legislature and Winnipeg city hall. She’s a graduate of Columbia University’s journalism school and national president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Jonathan Hildebrand – is the Director of Communications, Cabinet Communications, Government of Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Manitoba. From left to right: Joy Goertzen IPAC Chair; Panelists: Paul Thomas, Mary Agnes Welch, Jonathan Hildebrand	Registration Closed
February 19 2009 MB: Public Service in the 21st Century Session 2: Academic Insights Featured Speakers and Content for the Event: - Paul Vogt, Clerk of the Executive Council, Province of Manitoba, will open the event with remarks on his perspective of today’s public service. - Professor Patrice Dutil, Ryerson University, will discuss elements of his recent book, Searching for Leadership: Secretaries to Cabinet in Canada. Professor Dutil will outline the roles, key functions and impact of those in the highly influential positions of Secretary to Cabinet or “Clerk”, and examine how the leadership role of the Clerk must be appreciated and understood in light of modern management practices in the public service. - Professor Kim Speers, University of Manitoba, will bring additional perspective on the importance of leadership in public service of the 21st century.	Registration Closed
December 09 2008 MB-Public Sector Insights Marilyn Kapitany, Assistant Deputy Minister of Western Economic Diversification Canada, will be speaking from her perspective and experiences as a senior leader in public service on change, modernization, and transformation in the 21st century public service. Marilyn has had an array of experiences throughout her career in the area of change and public service renewal, and will speak to some of the changes we can continue to expect in the current environment, and how we can respond to ensure a strong public service as we move forward. See file below for details.	Registration Closed
November 20 2008 Accountability Then and Now We invite you to join the Honourable Reg Alcock, professor and Associate Dean (External) of the I. H. Asper School of Business to hear about "Accountability Then and Now". See file below for details	Registration Closed
October 21 2008 2008 Lieutenant Governor's Medal of Excellence in Public Administration Award Ceremony	Registration Closed
September 26 2008 Public Service Transformation: Handcrafted Leadership and the Road to Change A 1-day Learning Event and Workshop	Registration Closed
June 26 2008 Creating Healthy Workplaces This presentation will detail the steps required to create a healthy workplace culture in a government organization. The speaker will discuss requirements that must be present for initiatives to proceed and succeed. This interactive session will encourage participants to provide examples of their organizations’ attempts to introduce initiatives in wellness.	Registration Closed
June 15 2008 Manitoba Public Service Week IPAC Manitoba Region is proud to support Manitoba Public Service Week 2008 and encourages IPAC members to participate. June 15th to 20th. All the details for exciting events for the week can be found at http://www.gov.mb.ca/csc/psw/index.html.	Registration Closed
May 23 2008 The Whole Truth: Socioeconomic Status and Educational Outcomes The existence of a social gradient in educational outcomes has been known for decades, but the full extent of this gradient has been impossible to estimate given limitations in data available (especially in accounting for retention and dropout). Working with recently acquired administrative data from provincial departments of Health and Education, the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy has conducted a first ‘population-based’ analysis of educational outcomes for all children in Manitoba. The results are sobering, and provide solid evidence on which to base enhanced efforts to raise and equalize educational outcomes for all children.	Registration Closed