10th Annual Government Relations Officers Annual Meeting

This past June, the GRO hosted the 10th annual Government Relations Officers Annual Meeting.  The theme of the meeting was the Art and Science of University Government Relations: Emerging Issues and Best Practices.  The meeting was attended by 30 officials from universities across the country.  Speakers included The Honourable Gary Doer, Premier of Manitoba and Paul Wells, reporter with Maclean's Magazine.  For a copy of the complete agenda, please click here.

Conference delegates outside the University of Manitoba's Administration Building

John Alho, AVP (External) and The Honourable Gary Doer, Premier of Manitoba

The Honourable Gary Doer, Premier of Manitoba speaking about The Council of the Federation: A Provincial Perspective on Post-Secondary Education

Elaine Goldie, University of Manitoba's Vice-President (External), Paul Ledwell, Director of Government Relations at the University of Ottawa and Paul Wells, reporter with Macleans magazine

Delegates relax at the University Club after dinner

Tour of University campus by delegates