• A keynote address by David Heil of David Heil and Associates, Inc (DHA), president of the firm and innovative science educator, new enterprise developer, author and host of the Emmy Award-winning PBS science series, Newton's Apple. David Heil has a reputation for excellence in facilitation, collaborative planning and public outreach.
• Strategic Business Planning: Building a Stable and Sustainable Foundation for Your Outreach Enterprise.
• Developing Effective and Sustainable Outreach Programs: Tools and Techniques to Ensure Success.
• The Logic Model: An Effective Tool for Program and Exhibit Evaluation.

The annual workshop, hosted by BCIC and NSERC Pacific, coordinates a network of organizations dedicated to science awareness and education. It also fosters opportunities to collaborate and network among organizations with similar objectives, which supports and enhances excellence among B.C.’s science outreach organizations. This environment nurtures these organizations to further develop ideas and connections year after year.

To view the agenda and speaker profiles and download PowerPoint presentations, visit www.bcscienceoutreach.ca.

About the BC Innovation Council

The BC Innovation Council (BCIC) is the lead organization charged with advancing innovation and commercialization in British Columbia. BCIC is focused on accelerating the growth of our science and technology communities and competitively positioning British Columbia in the global science and technology economy in order to provide significant employment opportunities and a high standard of living for British Columbians. BCIC is a Crown agency of the Province of British Columbia. For more information about BCIC, visit www.bcic.ca.

About NSERC

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is a federal agency whose role is to make investments in people, discovery and innovation for the benefit of all Canadians. NSERC is the national instrument for making strategic investments in Canada's capability in science and technology, supporting both basic university research through discovery grants and project research through partnerships among universities, governments and the private sector, as well as the advanced training of highly qualified people and Canada’s next generation of scientists and engineers. For more information about NSERC, visit www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca.