Welcome to our Experience Congress web page. Meet some of the researchers and thinkers who are shaping society. Learn about recent research developments. Watch experts discuss the hot topics of the day. Multimedia content will be updated daily during Congress. Enjoy your visit!

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Watch this section for daily updates starting Saturday May 24.  Don't miss our four thought-provoking equity panels online starting May 25. Research Impact - Knowledge mobilization: maximizing your career options — inside, outside, and beside the academy Rabble.ca - What's hot at the Congress 09 book fair CBC - Ontario Today with Tara Milbrandt on Digital Cameras Interview with Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law Interview with Jennifer Corriero Interview with Susan Ormiston Rabble.ca - Alex Marland on marketing and Canada's Political Parties CBC - Ian Reilly discusses satirical news and its effects A panel discussion on workforce renewal Photos from a traditional Inuit performance Author says challenging simple concepts can save planet

Interviews

This section will feature radio interviews with researchers and speakers presenting at Congress. CBC - Ontario Today with Tara Milbrandt on Digital Cameras Rabble.ca - Alex Marland on marketing and Canada's Political Parties CBC - Ian Reilly discusses satirical news and its effects A panel discussion on workforce renewal Globe and Mail - Do social sciences get enough funding? Live chat happening now CBC - Interview with Judy Rebick regarding changes that citizen journalism have brought to mainstream media CBC - Interview with Devon Lougheed CBC - Katrina Eldridge on Grandparents Raising Kids Podcast interview with Alison Faulknor with Nick from 'Around the Block' (listen)

Videos

Interview with Michal Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law Interview with Jennifer Corriero Interview with Susan Ormiston 9 VideoBot videos added to the Speaker's Corner Interview with Caroline Desbiens, Canada Research Chair in Historical Geography (in french) Interview with David S. Hik, Canada Research Chair in Northern Ecology 25 Years After: A retrospective on the Abella Commission and employment equity Ian Capstick interviews David Foot Decolonizing the academy? The status of indigenous peoples and scholarship Gary Goodyear - Minister of State (Science & Technology) visits Congress A colour-blind academy? The status and experiences of visible/non-white minority scholars Interview with Siila Watt-Cloutier An interview with Drew Hayden Talyor A more equitable inclusive academy? Congress Preperation, Four Minutes in Two and a Half Minutes Congress Opening Day Career Corner Preview Nathalie Des Rosiers Welcomes Delegates to Congress Roseanne Runte Welcomes You to Congress 2009 Welcome from Chad Gaffield

Blogs

Delegates and Federation officials share their Congress experience.  Follow them throughout the week in our blogs section which will also include what other bloggers say about Congress.  In collaboration with The Walrus Magazine. Research Impact - Knowledge mobilization: maximizing your career options — inside, outside, and beside the academy The Walrus - Blogs from Congress, May 26-28 The Walrus - Sex, Archives and the Police The Walrus - Early risers and interdisciplinarity The Walrus - Great for engaging students, but... Career Sense - Congress Day #1 Margin Notes - Congress ’09 - Scholarship of teaching and learning ‘not good enough’ The Walrus - Congress 2009 Diary - May 22-23 The Walrus - Kind of Surreal The Walrus - Congress, yesterday and tomorrow

Media

Rabble.ca - What's hot at the Congress 09 book fair History of hyperactivity off-base, says researcher Radio-Canada - Le monde selon Mathieu interviews Louis Rousseau (in french) Radio-Canada - Le monde selon Mathieu interviews Johanne Melançon (listen in french) Congress 2009 celebrates research diversity - Carleton Researchers featured  on daily pick list Gamefwd.org - Health, Social and Education Gaming Events on the Radar Kanadaihirlap.com - Hungarian studies conference and lectures in Ottawa Maketwire.com - Portrait Gallery of Canada Aims to surprise 8,000 Scholars Arriving at Carleton University Radio Canada - Le monde selon Mathieu, Interview with Nathalie Des Rosiers (in french) Metronews.ca - Academics to descend uppon Ottawa Thousands of Canada's best minds converge at Congress 2009 Ottawa declared Canada's official knowledge destination as 13,000 researchers and students gather at local universities in May Media Advisory: The City of Ottawa will proclaim the national capital Canada's Knowledge destination during the month of May 2009.

Articles

Author says challenging simple concepts can save planet Eldercare crunch coming: researcher History of hyperactivity off-base, says researcher Unstated assumptions colour Arctic sovereignty claims Developed world, developing economies, clash over climate change Explaining the roots of the current economic crisis ‘Sexting’ just a modern version of spin-the-bottle Explaining the roots of the current economic crisis Developed world, developing economies, clash over climate change La chanson nationaliste au Québec : toujours vivante (in french) Using Technology to motivate kids to be physically active Tween Girls : A Marketer's Dream Teachers using Facebook for professional development Survey shows northern students fail because needs not met Film searching software almost a reality