Preliminary Program

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011 Opening Reception
6:00-8:30pm	Welcome and Introductory Remarks Bob Howard, President and CEO, St. Michael’s Hospital Catharine Whiteside, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Richard Levin, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
	Conference Overview Ivan Silver, Conference Co-Chair Yvonne Steinert, Conference Co-Chair
	Presentation on the Context of Faculty Development John Hamilton (Australia) Ron Harden (UK)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011 Faculty Development Programs and Innovations
8:00	Breakfast
8:30	Symposium on “Faculty Development Accomplishments & Future Challenges: An International Perspective” Ian Wilson (Australia) – moderator Kelley Skeff (USA) Faculty development for teaching improvement Brian Hodges (Canada) Faculty development for research capacity building Judy McKimm (New Zealand) Faculty development for leadership development Yvonne Steinert (Canada) Moving from workshops to communities of practice
10:30	Refreshment Break
11:00	Poster Session & Interactive Activity
12:00	Buffet Lunch
13:00	Workshops
14:30	Refreshment Break
15:00	Workshops (Some of which will be a continuation of earlier workshops and some of which will be different)
16:30	Adjournment

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 Research and Scholarly Activity in Faculty Development
7:30	Breakfast
8:00	Thematic Small Group Discussions Led By: Miriam Boillat (Canada) Diane Clavet (Canada) Jason Frank (Canada) Matthew Gwee (Singapore) Karen Leslie (Canada) Judy McKimm (New Zealand) Peter McLeod (Canada) Nancy Searle (USA) Ivan Silver (Canada) John Spencer (UK) Yvonne Steinert (Canada) And many more!
9:00	Research Presentations
10:30	Refreshment Break
11:00	Symposium on “The State of the Art and Science of Faculty Development” Peter McLeod (Canada) – moderator Karen Leslie (Canada) – moderator LuAnn Wilkerson (USA) John Spencer (UK)
12:30	Buffet Lunch
13:30	Workshops/Research Presentations/Facilitated Poster Sessions/Resource Fair
15:00	Refreshment Break
15:30	Workshops/Research Presentations/Facilitated Poster Sessions/Resource Fair
17:00	Adjournment
17:00	Social Event

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 Building a Global Community
7:30	Breakfast
8:00	Thematic Small Group Discussions
9:00	Interactive Plenary on “Building a Global Community of Practice – Using Appreciative Inquiry Approach Pablo Pulido (Venezuela) – moderator Ivan Silver (Canada) – moderator Brownie Anderson (USA) Jill Shaver (Canada)
10:30	Refreshment Break
11:00	Workshops/Research Presentations/Facilitated Poster Sessions
12:30	Box Lunch
13:00	Conference Synthesis Matthew Gwee (Singapore) – moderator John Spencer (UK) Jason Frank (Canada)
14:00	Closing Remarks Ivan Silver Yvonne Steinert
14:30	Adjournment