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Social Economy Symposium, April 26-27, 2007

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON

This symposium was an opportunity for university researchers and community organizations to discuss cutting-edge research issues facing the social economy. It was the second annual symposium of a research/education project on Southern Ontario’s Social Economy funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. This small symposium was structured to allow for full dialogue by all participants. The 2007 Symposium was a green event; see the symposium's green checklist and the University's Environmental Protection Policy.

Thursday, April 26 — 12th Floor Dean's Board Room

PRE-SYMPOSIUM MEETING OF THE BUSINESS SCHOOL WORKING GROUP: Business Programs and the Social Economy

8:00 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 INTRODUCTIONS
Laurie Mook, Social Economy Centre, University of Toronto

9:15 WHERE WE ARE AT
Darryl Reed, York University, Toronto
J.J. McMurtry, York University, Toronto

9:30 DISCUSSION

10:30 NETWORKING BREAK

10:45 NEXT STEPS DISCUSSION
Moderator: Jack Quarter, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Thursday, April 26 — 5th Floor Cafeteria

SYMPOSIUM

12:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

1:00 WELCOME AND PROGRAM FOR THE DAY
Sherap Andrea Winn, Social Economy Centre, University of Toronto

1:10 INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR
Overview of past year by Laurie Mook, Social Economy Centre, University of Toronto
Remarks by Éric Bastien, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

1:30 PANEL: MAPPING THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN ONTARIO: AN EXERCISE IN COMMUNITY-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Moderator: Jack Quarter, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Powerpoint Presentation by David Lasby, Imagine Canada, Toronto
Powerpoint Presentation by Mark Ventry and Erin Jones, Ontario Co-operative Association, Guelph
Powerpoint Presentation by Ann Armstrong, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and Ray Dart, Trent University, Peterborough
Ajamu Nangwaya, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Kunle Akingbola, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Powerpoint Presentation by Sherida Ryan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

3:00 NETWORKING BREAK

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3:15 WORK-IN-PROGRESS UPDATES
Moderator: Michael Hall, Imagine Canada, Toronto

IMPACT CLUSTER

Project 4: Organic Farming and the Social Economy
Powerpoint Presentation by Jennifer Sumner and Sophie Llewelyn, University of Guelph

Project 8: Green Community Entrenpreneurship
Powerpoint Presentation by Travis Gliedt and Paul Parker, University of Waterloo

Project 11: Fostering Successful Integration Through the Co-Operative Model For Francophone Immigrants and Refugees In Southwestern Ontario: A Progress Report
Powerpoint Presentation by Gillian Wells, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo

Project 11: An Exploration of the Impact of the Cooperative Model on the Lives of Minority Francophones Living in Southern Ontario
Powerpoint Presentation by Matt Riehl, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo

POLICY CLUSTER

Project 22: Building Social Economy through Employee Volunteering in Canadian Financial Institutions
Powerpoint Presentation by Femida Handy and Itay Greenspan, University of Philadelphia, and Agnes Meinhard, Ryerson University, Toronto

Project 23: Ontario's Mandatory High School Community Service Program: Impacts on Student Attitudes & Behaviour Regarding Civic Engagement
Powerpoint Presentation by Steven Brown, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo

Project 24: Strategic Decision Making within Nonprofit Boards
Powerpoint Presentation by Geoff Kistruck, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London

Project 25: Human Resource Practices and Policies of Social Economy Organizations
Powerpoint Presentation by Anil Verma and Kunle Akingbola, University of Toronto

THEORY CLUSTER

Project 27: Synthesizing the Social Economy Framework
Powerpoint Presentation by Jack Quarter, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

5:45 WRAP-UP

6:30 NETWORKING DINNER
Speech by Ian MacPherson, BCICS, University of Toronto

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Friday, April 27 — 5th Floor Cafeteria

8:00 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 PANEL: 2020: THE ONTARIO WE WANT AND THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN BUILDING IT
Moderator: Jack Quarter, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Michael Hall, Imagine Canada, Toronto
Denyse Guy, Ontario Co-operative Association, Guelph
Powerpoint Presentation by Clifford Maynes, Green Communities, Peterborough
Bill Young, Social Capital Partners, Toronto

10:30 NETWORKING BREAK

10:45 COMPLETED PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Moderator: Darryl Reed, York University, Toronto

Project 26: Work Stoppages in Social Economy Organizations
Powerpoint Presentation by Kunle Akingbola, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Project 19: The Social Economy in Ontario High School Business Textbooks
Powerpoint Presentation by Daniel Schugurensky and Erica McCollum, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

12:00 NETWORKING LUNCH

1:30 GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS
Handout from Mark Baetz, Wilfrid Laurier, Waterloo

1:45 GROUP DISCUSSION
Forming a Learned Society; Creating an Online Journal
Facilitors: Michael Hall, Imagine Canada, Toronto,
Jack Quarter and Laurie Mook, Social Economy Centre, University of Toronto

3:00 NEXT STEPS AND EVALUATION

3:30 SYMPOSIUM ADJOURNS

3:30 INFORMAL SMALL GROUP MEETINGS

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