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Marina
Conference
Marina Development and Management
Coastal Community Environmental Protection and Stewardship
Adventure Cruise ship Attraction and Bare Boat Charters
AGENDA
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THURSDAY,
JUNE 18:
Pre-Conference
– Day on the Bay – Power Boat or Kayak Excursion
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1:00
p.m.
2:30
p.m.
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Conference
Registration –
Brittany
Inn
Meeting
of Notre Dame Bay Marina Association – Lewisporte Yacht Club
Coordinator
- Rev. Art Elliott
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FRIDAY,
JUNE 19:
Theme:
A Vision for Marina
Development
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| 8:00
- 9:00 a.m.
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Registration
- Lewisporte Stadium |
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9:00 a.m.
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Welcome and Opening
Remarks |
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- Conference Chair
(Chris Vincent)
- Moderator (Dr.
Rob Greenwood)
- Facilitator (Gina
Pecore)
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9:15 - 9:45
a.m. |
Keynote
Address |
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- Stan Cook, Chair of the Tourism
Association of Canada
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| 9:45 - 10:30
a.m. |
Marina
Development: Views from relevant studies & reports |
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- Neil Dawe, President
- Tract
Consulting
- Bob Fraser, Vice President - Gardner
Pinfold
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10:30
- 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:45
- 12:00 p.m. |
Marina
Development Continued: Panel presentations and discussion |
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- 10:45 -10:55 - Patricia Nelder,
Executive Director of the Atlantic Marine Trades Association
- 10:55 - 11:05 - Bob O'Brien, Ocean
Net
- 11:05 - 12:00 - Q/A
(Neil Dawe, Bob Fraser join panel)
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| 12:00
- 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
with Special Guest Speaker:
Honorable Clyde Jackman,
Minister of Tourism
Introduction
– Wade Verge, MHA Lewisporte District
Thank
you – Bruce Sparkes, President, Hospitality
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
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Participant Dialogue: Marina
Opportunities in Newfoundland Labrador
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1:30
- 2:30 p.m. |
Panel:
Advancing Marina Development in NL - Government's Perspectives and
Roles |
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- Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency - Bill Grandy, Director Community
Development
- Innovation, Trade and
Rural Development - Rita Malone, Assistant Deputy Minister
- Department of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation - Mary Taylor-Ash, Assistant
Deputy Minister
- Municipalities
Federation - Graham Letto, President
- Department of Business
- Q/A
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| 2:30
- 2:45 a.m. |
Break |
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2:45
- 4:00 p.m. |
Table Discussions
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- How would
you describe the potential for marina development in NL?
- What do you see as the
immediate opportunities?
- Summarize
discussion points (What can be done "now"?)
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| 4:00 -
4:30 p.m. |
Round-the-Room Feedback - Table
facilitators (one minute each) provide feedback sharing key words
only to give people a sense of the vision taking shape. |
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4:30
- 4:45 p.m. |
Closing comments for the
day
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| 7:30
p.m. |
Reception at Lewisporte Yacht Club
Open
to Conference Presenters / Delegates & Boat Show Exhibitors |
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SATURDAY,
JUNE 20:
Theme: Implementing the Vision
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| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
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| 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. |
Keynote address: Environmental Issues |
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Gordon Slade, One
Ocean |
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| 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Panel Sessions |
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- Making it Happen: Regulatory
Considerations - Featuring panel speakers from various government
departments associated with environmental concerns and issues
surrounding marina and recreational boating development.
Moderator
– Dr. Rob Greenwood, Director of the Leslie Harris Centre of
Regional policy and Development – Memorial University of
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Newfoundland
Aquaculture Industry Association – Miranda
Pryor, Executive Director
Transport
Canada
, Office of Boating
Safety – Brian Avery, Manager of Boating Safety
Department of Fisheries and Oceans – Leon King, Area Habitat
Biologist
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture – Brian Delaney,
Assistant Deputy Minister
- Making it Happen: Procedural
Considerations - Featuring panel speakers from the recreational
boating developers and users community, exploring issues
associated with development needs and effective strategies in
meeting the needs of recreational boaters.
Moderator
– Barry Woolfrey, Commodore – Lewisporte Yacht Club
Boat
Builders Association of
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
– George Yates, President
Bare Boat Charter possibilities – Patricia Nelder, Executive
Director of the Atlantic Marine Trades Association
Hospitality
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
– Bruce Sparkes, President
Kayak
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
– Chris Vincent, Director
- Making it Happen: Linkage Considerations
- Featuring panel speakers representing various organizations and
associations that are involved in delivery of recreational boating
services, exploring how they can work together for the benefit of
all aspects of recreational boating development.
Moderator
– Wade Verge, MHA Lewisporte District
Cruise
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
– Laurie Roche, Marketing Coordinator
Flotilla Attraction and Benefits – Bob O’Brien, Coordinator
1997 and 2000 Flotillas
Fairway Insurance – Keith Amirault
RCMP – Border Integrity – Sgt. Bud Bennett
Marine Institute - TBA
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| 10:45
- 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 a.m. |
Repeat of Earlier Concurrent Sessions |
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch with Guest Speaker:
Zita Cobb (Shorefast
Foundation) Social Entrepreneurship
Introduction – Gordon Slade
Thank you – Rev. Art Elliott |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Participant dialogue:
Practical considerations for the province's marina development |
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Table discussions
- 1:30 - 2:00 -
Practical considerations regarding marina development in this
province
- 2:00 - 2:30 - Top
three priorities
- 2:30 - 3:00 - Next
steps in acting upon a marina development strategy for the
province
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| 3:00
– 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
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| 3:15- 3:45 p.m. |
Round-the-Room Feedback (Key
words, one minute each table) |
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| 3:45 – 4:05 p.m. |
Closing Comments and Thank You |
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| 7:30 p.m. |
Gala Dinner
with Guest Speaker:
Thomas
Dammrich, President of National Marine Manufacturers Association
Introduction
– Glenn Blackwood, Executive Director / CEO Marine Institute
Thank
you – Michele Stevens, President, Atlantic Marine Trades
Association
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Note:
Conference Agenda is subject to change.
Please
check back for updates. |
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