Deborah Dunbar, formerly a faculty member Humber College, has been appointed Director, Organizational and Staff Development at George Brown College, replacing Bob Cox. Bob has now retired.

CCHRD AGM Our Annual General Meeting will be Tuesday Nov. 15 at Colleges Ontario, 20 Bay St., Toronto. There will be a small registration fee to cover expenses.

CSPOD Conference. Fifth National Symposium of the Canadian Society for Professional and Organizational Development. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Nov. 16-18, 2011. More information on the CSPOD website at http://sites.google.com/site/cspodswebsite/home.

Great Learning Conference presented by the Curriculum Developers' Affinity Group. Nov. 2-4, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Bob Cox, Director, Organizational and Staff Development at George Brown College will be retiring on June 30th. We wish to congratulate him as he embarks on this next life journey and thank him for his long commitment to CCHRD and to the development of staff within the Ontario College system.

Kathy Bouma, Learning Consultant, Organizational Development and Learning at Fanshawe College and member of the CCHRD executive will represent CCHRD/HRCC on the provincial In-Service Teacher Training Program Task Force.

December Teleconference Discussion Topic:
CCHRD Members' Professional Development/Teaching & Learning/Organizational Development Centre Websites

Host: Louise Chatterton Luchuk (Manager, Professional Development and Training) joined by Lisa Grothier (CIO) -- St. Lawrence College

Date: Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Time: 9:30 -- 10:30 am

Teaching Professor Conference -- May 20-22, 2011, Atlanta, seeks workshop/poster sessions proposals.

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The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) is being hosted by Ryerson University and the Ontario College of Art & Design from June 23 - 26, 2010. This is always an excellent conference.

Click here to view their link.

The provincial ETC Conference (formerly known as This is IT) will be held this year at Humber College from May 26 - 28, 2010. This year's theme is "Let's Get Creative".

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