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A Typical Speaker Program Agenda
Key People

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The Challenge - To Understand and Affect Public Policy

Who’s Who Photos

 

General Information

POGG is a fellowship of persons with strong interests in public affairs. It is registered in Ontario as a sole proprietorship and operates on a not-for-profit basis. There is no paid staff.

The Membership fee is $20 annually. The next general meeting of all Members will be in June.

The Speaker Program, usually monthly over breakfast, is $15. Members may invite guests but should notify the Registrar or President in advance at info@POGGtalk.org. The caveat for each meeting is that all who attend do so accepting the fact that what they hear must not be attributed to the speaker outside of this event. This caveat has enabled friends and guests to speak openly as if in private conversation. This caveat is waived from time to time.

The regular Saturday morning speakers program cost of $15 is payable in cash at the door (breakfast is free). Note: Members may invite guests to POGG events but should provide that information to the Registrar in advance of the event. The breakfast cost for each guest is $20.

All 'No Show' and membership fees must be paid at the earliest opportunity.

Speaker and Breakfast program is usually convened at the Carlingwood Restaurant on the third Saturday of the month. Contact Info@POGGtalk.org to confirm dates.

 

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A Typical Speaker Program Agenda

A typical speaker program breakfast agenda is:

  • 8.15 am - Registration - coffee, tea, fruit and more. Informal chat.
  • 8.40 – Call to breakfast
  • 9:05 – Call to Order - Business
  •             Speaker and Q&A
  • 10:30 (approx.) – Adjournment & Fellowship

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Key People

The Board:

President
ROLE: To approve members and guests; to encourage regular attendance by members and prospects; to search out topics and speakers; to direct the administration and operations of POGG; to ensure the proper conduct of meetings and other functions; to encourage active participation at regular meetings and in ad hoc committees; to represent POGG.
Contact: info@POGGtalk.org.

Registrar
Helen Weldon
ROLE: To maintain a list of members and others to be invited to meetings and other functions; to encourage regular attendance by direct communication to members and others.
Contact: info@POGGtalk.org.

Treasurer
ROLE: To administer the finances of POGG.
Contact: info@POGGtalk.org.

Think Tank and Resolution Director
Gary Chivers
ROLE: To encourage and oversee Think Tanks and Resolutions.
Contact: gary.chivers@POGGtalk.org.

Directors-at-Large
Marjorie Pettigrew
Contact: info@POGGtalk.org.

Other:

Web Master
Daniel Kelly

ROLE: To maintain and update the website.
Contact: webmaster@POGGtalk.org.

 

Public Communication and Website Committee

Cheryl Carboni, David Foulkes, Harry Weldon

Contact: info@POGGtalk.org

 

Chair Emeritus

Harry Weldon

Contact: harry.weldon@POGGtalk.org

 

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Contact Us & Feedback

To contact POGG:

POGG Canada

610 – 415 Greenview Avenue

Ottawa, Ontario  K2B8G5

Ph: 613-596-4733

Email: infor@POGGtalk.org

Feedback:

Email: info@POGGtalk.org

 

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The Challenge – To Understand and Affect Public Policy

The Challenge – To Understand and Affect Public Policy in Canada (click for .pdf copy of talk)

This talk covers the challenge to understand and affect public policy in Canada, and how POGG is responding to that challenge.

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Who’s Who Photos

 

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Fred Litwin, speaker Saturday February 16th on “The Invisibility of Male Issues”

 

 

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Margaret Gervais introducing the speaker Fred Litwin. Garry Chivers thanking speaker Fred Litwin.

 

 

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Gary Chivers, Think Tank & Resolutions Director, confers with Chair Emeritus, Harry Weldon

 

 

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Marge Pettigrew, Dave Smith (Nate's Deli & Family Restaurant), Faye Copeland

 

 

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Foreground: Beverley Troup & David Van Praagh. Background; Harry Weldon, David French, Margaret Kopala, Wally Troup, David Foulkes, Harry Norris (Treasurer)

 

 

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November 10, 2012 Speaker David French: Gary Chivers with David French

 

 

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November 10, 2012 Speaker David French

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Page created March 25, 2009 | Last edited May 16, 2013

 


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