Please share the information below about the 2009 Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) National New Professionals Conference with your staff, especially new professionals in your organization. Please support new professionals in your organization to attend the conference.

The 2009 IPAC National New Professionals Conference will take place October 26 to 28, 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference theme is "Winds of Change: New Style and Energy Building on the Strengths of Today".

The conference will be an opportunity for new professionals in your organization to learn from and make contacts with new and experience public sector professionals from across Canada. In a time when budgets are limited due to the current economic situation, you will want to get the most out of your learning budget. The 2009 IPAC National New Professionals Conference provides an excellent learning opportunity for new professionals in your department and a very effective use of your training dollars.

The conference will:

• provide learning opportunities for those who are new to the public sector;
• provide an opportunity to connect and strengthen networks with other new professionals across the country, forming bonds and relationships that could transfer knowledge and new ideas about public service management;
• create opportunities for new professionals to develop as leaders by bringing back new ideas and concepts to their workplaces;
• provide an opportunity for new professionals to learn about championing new ideas and change, how to increase citizen and community engagement in public sector initiatives, how technology can best be used and managed in work and life, and how environmental and sustainability concerns are changing public policy.

The conference will feature a pre-conference workshop on October 26th that will be an excellent leadership development opportunity for new professionals in your organization through the exploration of the policy and public administration challenges and opportunities facing Canada over the next decade.

The latest confirmed conference speakers include:

• Ms. Jodi LeBlanc, Incoming Chair, Federal Youth Network, Government of Canada, and Chief, IT Access Management, Veterans Affairs Canada
• Ms. Deladem Ayimey, Assistant Director, IIB, Office of the Head of the Civil Service, Ghana
• Mr. Antoine Lukoa Khisa, Lecturer, Government Training Institute, Kenya
• Ms. Kathy MacNeil, Vice President, People, Capital Health (Nova Scotia)
• Mr. George Roter, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders
• Mr. Andy Fillmore, Manager, Sustainable Environment Office, Halifax Regional Municipality
• Mr. Jeff Braybrook, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Mr. Paul Beauchamp, General Manager, Fleet Services, Halifax Regional Municipality
• Ms. Inge van den Berg, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Loblaw Companies Limited
• Ms. Cheryl Stewart, Vice Chair and Director Government Relations, Fusion Halifax, and Project Manager, School of Business, Nova Scotia Community College

To register and for full conference information, visit: http://www.ipac.ca/newprofessionalsconferencehalifax09/. The site contains information on the conference, including:

• Information on how to get to Halifax, including travel discounts from Westjet and Via Rail for conference delegates;
• Conference accommodations
• Local transportation options in Halifax
• Conference program information and speakers' bios

To join the conference Facebook group, visit: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49616195045.

Follow the conference on Twitter at http://twitter.com/IPACHalifax2009.

View: The conference program (PDF)