We invite you to take a look at a few pictures taken at the conference.
The Theme: Create Collaborate Connect
Based on an in-depth study, the Centre francophone d'informatisation des organisations (CEFRIO) coined the term "Generation C" to describe 12 to 24-year-olds who have grown up with computers and the Internet and use them to create, collaborate and connect as never before.
Using these three words as a starting point, the 2010 PLEAC Conference offered up a series of activities to help you “refresh” your way of doing things, make use of the tools so much in favour with this generation and reflect on some important questions:
• How can you encourage creativity to flourish and use it to be more effective as an organization?
• What technological tools can PLEAC member organizations use to collaborate as a group and increase the impact of their activities?
• Will you be missing the boat if you don’t use social media to connect with your audience?
• Create - Workshop 1: In the past few years, we have witnessed a major transformation: the move from an information society and knowledge economy towards a "creative" economy. If only the most creative survive, or at least stand out, do we have what it takes to make sure a spirit of innovation permeates our organizations?
Speaker : Jean-Sébastien Bouchard, president, Grisvert
• Collaborate - Workshop 2: This practical workshop introduced beginners to the main online tools for collaborative work, and let more advanced users share their knowledge and make the most of these tools.
Speaker : Nathalie Morrissette, Tank Communications
• Connect - Workshop 3: How do PLEAC members use social media? A discussion of how using social media opens doors to connecting with different audiences that need public legal education and information.
Speaker : Julien Smith, author and blogger. We invite you to read a report on this worshop
Consult the detailed program for more details on the schedule for this day:
A Snapshot of the Association
The Public Legal Education Association of Canada (PLEAC), the Association canadienne des organismes d’éducation et d’information juridique (ACOEIJ) in French, is a national network of individuals and organizations that promote access to justice through public legal education and information programs. Founded in 1987, the Association has 17 member organizations, plus individual members, and has a presence across Canada.
Every year, PLEAC members and representatives of other groups interested in the mission of the Association gather in a Canadian host city to discuss public legal education. Éducaloi was hosting this year’s annual meeting in Montreal.
