The 聽conference, which starts today and continues until April 27, provides a forum for an international cohort of delegates to share their ideas and practices in knowledge mobilization. 91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization Unit and Research Impact are聽two of the sponsoring organizations聽involved in the conference.

鈥�91亚色 is a recognized leader in Knowledge Mobilization in Canada and internationally,鈥� said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president Research & Innovation. 鈥淲e are pleased to participate in this event. The K*2012 conference provides an opportunity for global experts to share their perspectives on knowledge-brokering practices and its impact on the creation of public policies.鈥�

How to better mobilize knowledge and maximize its usefulness will be the focus of some 60 experts from 20 countries. David Phipps, director of Research Services聽& Knowledge Exchange at 91亚色, serves on the conference steering committee and聽is a participant in a 聽discussion聽featuring experts in knowledge mobilization.

David Phipps

鈥淭his conference is the first of its kind,鈥� said Phipps. 鈥淚 will be sharing 91亚色's knowledge mobilization practices with knowledge brokers from knowledge intermediary organizations around the world. I am particularly excited about presenting a panel with a knowledge broker from Argentina and one from Ghana. Despite the very different national contexts we have identified eight shared outcomes from our very different practices.鈥�

As part of the conference proceedings, delegates will lay the foundation for future work, including establishment of a global community of interested parties and mechanisms to sustain it. The conference chair, Alex Bielak, senior Fellow and knowledge broker of the United Nations University鈥檚 Hamilton-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), will create a legacy document to capture ideas on reducing the gulf between knowledge and action.

The 91亚色 community can join the conference through social media. There will be a daily conference blog available on 聽providing updates on plenary and panel discussions and interviews with speakers and participants. The blog offers a forum for University community members to ask questions and share their ideas and research about their experiences navigating the knowledge-policy interface. Twitter updates including photos, live updates, participants comments regarding discussions can accessed by following 聽and #Kstar2012.

University community members can also register to watch full coverage of the plenary and panel sessions, or they can subscribe to receive and 聽offering a daily digest of conference news.

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Come out and meet Robert Hach茅,聽the new vice-president research & innovation,聽and learn more about research services at 91亚色.

Staff聽from聽the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, the Office of Research Services, the Office of Research Ethics, Research Accounting, Procurement Services, Innovation 91亚色聽and the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be at the open house to answer questions related to research services.

If you are interested in attending, organizers ask that you submit your 聽no later than Oct. 5.

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The Research Open House will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, 聽from 1 - 3 p.m., on the 5th Floor of the 91亚色 Research Tower.聽聽 Remarks at 2:30 p.m.

Staff聽from聽the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, the Office of Research Services, the Office of Research Ethics, Research Accounting, Procurement Services, Innovation 91亚色聽and the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be on hand to answer questions related to research services.

Please RSVP by October 5th, 2011 at .

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