The Professional Development Seminars (PDS) take place prior to the regular Program Schedule and are an excellent way to expand your mind at the annual ResNet Symposium. You can register for the PDS when you register for the conference. Please see the schedule page for information on times. For more information please contact us.
| PDS Session A: Passport to ResNet ($30) |
Location: Singer 351
Are you new to the ResNet Symposium or just want more info on this year's program and highlights? This PDS session is for you. Led by Lowell Furman and the Theme Guides from the Program Committee this session will explain each theme and highlight topics of interest in each theme. Perfect for a newcomer or a not so newcomer looking for a heads up on the conference sessions.
Lowell Furman and Program Committee Theme Guides
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| PDS Session B: Team Builders and Ice Breakers ($50) |
Location: Singer 361
Do your RCCs snore during training? Do you worry that the glazed over look means that the dry information we have to cover is putting your workers to sleep? Does that new RCC over in the corner all by herself concern you? Then this class is for you! This session will focus on proven team building and icebreaker activities you can take back with you to liven up your training; wake up your team and help build solid working relationships! Please dress comfortably and bring your sense of humour!
David V. Ecker
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PDS Session C: You Might As Well Be Happy ($60)
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Location: Singer 151
Ellen B. Gélinas, humorist, educator, and counselor, presents a lively and interactive look at the many ways we can increase our laughter quotient. You are respectfully invited to learn how to overcome some of your own roadblocks to a balanced and fun-filled life. You just might laugh at your own foibles, practice the power of “NO”, argue with the all too serious rules we hang on to. And you could discover a short-cut to using“appropriate” humour and understanding our differences. Hopefully, you will dare to design a bodacious “TO DO” list and leave with a smile on your face and a plan in your heart.
Ellen B. Gélinas
During the course of her 50-something years, Ellen has lost and found her sense of humour a number of times! Her career path has included: taking blood, assisting dentists, civilly serving, raising children, chairing home and school, acting amateurishly, volunteering, completing a 20-year BA, early family intervention, instructing, an MEd in adult education, counseling, facilitating, 40 consecutive years of marriage, and most importantly, grandmothering!
A serendipitous side trip took her to a conference all about the benefits of humour as presented by professionals in the fields of medicine, anthropology, counseling and education. Since then she continues to develop all her workshop and counseling skills to include a balanced approach to life that embraces a healthy and humourous outlook.
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| PDS Session D: DISC Profiles ($85, additional material fees are included) |
Location: Singer 161
In a recent survey of 1000 human resource professionals, the ability to communicate and deal effectively with other people was rated as the number one skill looked for in the hiring process. It was rated above technical skills, work experience and other educational backgrounds.
This workshop is a powerful training event that is guaranteed to improve personal and work communications. The skill of understanding people will increase business and personal communications, improve interpersonal relationships and create an appreciation of the diversity of individual types. Each participant will learn how to work with people of different styles to insure positive outcomes.
Michael McLean
Professional, passionate and knowledgeable, Michael MacLean, CHRP is a compelling speaker, an award winning seminar leader, and a management consultant who is well known for his expertise in management development and human resource issues.
His highly interactive and informative sessions offer significant insights into people, performance improvement, legal perspectives, and effective management.
A dynamic and effective speaker with a strong presence who connects with a friendly and engaging style, Michael not only motivates his audiences, he provides them with a wealth of practical information, real-life experiences, and creative solutions that can be immediately applied to the audience's own personal and professional development. In short, he delivers high content and high impact presentations that leave a lasting impression, and make a difference!
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| PDS Session E: Giving Effective Presentations ($50) |
Location: Tilley 205
Delivering effective presentations can often be a difficult task, especially for those of us within the IT Industry. Terry will present some useful information to not only help you develop effective visual aides, but also help you convey the information to your audience, make the delivery easier, and leave a positive lasting impression.
Terry Soucy
Terry has been a Certified Trainer within the Junior Chamber organization for the past 5 years. He has delivered training to young professionals ranging from Non-profit Organization Management to Effective Speaking and Communicating.
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| PDS Session F: Campus Safety and Security in a Cyber World ($50) |
Location: Singer 361
This session will be delivered in two parts.
Part A: Cyber Threats on Campus
The Internet has provided a powerful set of innovative tools and services that have transformed many aspects of early 21st century life. This is particularly true in higher education but we must be aware that every new application of technology (social networking for example) comes with a dark side. This part of the presentation will discuss the latest threats in cyber space and present some effective legal, social and technical responses to cyber crime.
Part B: Emergency Messaging on Campus
Recent tragic events on campuses have led many post-secondary educational
institutions in the United States and Canada to introduce emergency
messaging capabilities as a way of alerting campus communities about
'short fuse' emergency situations. This presentation will provide an
overview of the communications technologies being deployed, and discuss
some of the human, policy, legal and technical factors that ultimately
influence the effectiveness of emergency messaging on university and
college campuses.
David A. Townsend
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick
David Townsend is a Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick, where he teaches regulatory law and policy courses. His research has concentrated upon the intersection of legal and technical issues related to wireless technologies and services. He has authored papers, reports and legislative drafts related to such matters as the Radio communication Act, the Radio Regulations, the ‘theft’ of satellite signal, the sitting of radio antennae and wiretapping wireless networks. Professor Townsend recently completed a 12-month secondment as a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology, e-Business Centre in Fredericton.
Greg Sprague
Privacy, Security and Trust Research Team
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Information Technology
Greg has more than 30 years experience as an ICT manager in industry, academia and the public sector. Greg joined NRC IIT from UNB where he was the Executive Director of Integrated Technology Services. Prior to that he was an Assistant Vice-President (Academic) at UNB and taught Management Information Systems in the Faculty of Administration. Greg started his career with IBM and has also served as the Director of Computing at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
Greg has Masters of Science (Computer Science) degree from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and has published papers in the fields of information literacy, computer simulation, local area networking, and multimedia. He holds the Canadian Information Processing Society's ISP designation (Information Systems Professional of Canada) and is a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA). Greg has attended ResNet conferences in the past in his role as an IT Director in higher education.
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| PDS Session G: Balancing Act ($60) |
Location: Singer 151
Life is all about RELATIONSHIPS.. relationships at home with loved ones, at work with colleagues and managers, at school with teachers and fellow students, with relatives and friends and most importantly, with oneself. All these relationships are important to our well being and survival. Not all of these relationships feel good! We have been brought up in a world where we have learned that,
“My way is THE way.....and you should join me in my way!!!” This is what causes so much conflict and stress and what ultimately damages our relationships. We have become a culture of arguments, debates and score keepers. We really want to be RIGHT..... Today’s workshop will present some food for thought and some strategies to help you both understand and be understood, as well as some tools for putting laughter back in your life.
Ellen B. Gélinas
During the course of her 50-something years, Ellen has lost and found her sense of humour a number of times! Her career path has included: taking blood, assisting dentists, civilly serving, raising children, chairing home and school, acting amateurishly, volunteering, completing a 20-year BA, early family intervention, instructing, an MEd in adult education, counseling, facilitating, 40 consecutive years of marriage, and most importantly, grandmothering!
A serendipitous side trip took her to a conference all about the benefits of humour as presented by professionals in the fields of medicine, anthropology, counseling and education. Since then she continues to develop all her workshop and counseling skills to include a balanced approach to life that embraces a healthy and humourous outlook.
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| PDS Session H: Dealing with Difficult People ($60) |
Location: Singer 161
Have you noticed that some people are and always will be difficult? They can be disagreeable, abrasive, uncooperative, unreasonable, volatile and totally uncommunicative. They can literally ruin your day in an instant.
Their negative attitude and behaviour results in lower productivity for themselves and their co-workers. Difficult people are also a major cause of employee turnover and low morale within organizations.
Knowing how to handle their frustrating and disruptive behaviour is one of the most important skills you can have. This session will help you to develop and practice healthier responses to those who are making your life miserable.
Michael McLean
Professional, passionate and knowledgeable, Michael MacLean, CHRP is a compelling speaker, an award winning seminar leader, and a management consultant who is well known for his expertise in management development and human resource issues.
His highly interactive and informative sessions offer significant insights into people, performance improvement, legal perspectives, and effective management.
A dynamic and effective speaker with a strong presence who connects with a friendly and engaging style, Michael not only motivates his audiences, he provides them with a wealth of practical information, real-life experiences, and creative solutions that can be immediately applied to the audience's own personal and professional development. In short, he delivers high content and high impact presentations that leave a lasting impression, and make a difference! |
