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[[File:Screenshot 2024-10-15 101250.png|center|thumb|825x825px]][[Infrastructure et communauté basées sur les Données: Libérer le potentiel et inspirer l'action|'''<big><u>Français</u></big>''']]
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==About==
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Join us for two days, from 8:50AM EST to 4PM EST on Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13 for this free, bilingual event. 
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This two-day event on data and analysis brings together policymakers, data experts, and practitioners from governments, private sector and academia to discuss the evolving role of data and research in informing housing and infrastructure policy. Through keynote speeches and panel discussions, the conference aims to foster collaboration, highlight innovative data practices, and identify future data needs to support evidence-based policy and decision-making.
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The conference addresses the need for better data to guide housing and infrastructure decisions. It supports efforts to close data gaps, modernize practices, and foster collaboration across sectors to build affordable, resilient, inclusive communities.
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Should you wish to attend, '''<u>kindly complete this form.</u>'''
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If you have any additional questions, or for more information, please contact 
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==Agenda==
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==Facilitators and Panelists==
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|+<u>Day1: November 12, 2025</u>
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!Session:
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!9:30AM - 10:30 AM: Realizing the vision: Supporting decision making through data sharing and modernization
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|+<u>Day 1: November 12, 2025</u>
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!Session:
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!11:00AM - 12:00 PM: Meeting the moment: Housing system data to meet housing needs                 
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!Facilitator:
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| rowspan="3" |'''Panelists:'''
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|Jim Dunn, Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University
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|+<u>Day 1: November 12, 2024</u>
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!12:45PM - 1:45 PM: Measuring the production of Housing                                                     
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|Tony Bonen, Executive Director of Economic Research, Conference Board of Canada
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|+<u>Day 1: November 12, 2025</u>
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!2:35PM - 3:45PM: Innovation and Housing Data: Promises, Practices, and Possibilites
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|Saeid Molladavoudi, Director, Centre for AI Research and Excellence, Statistics Canada
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|+<u>Day 2: November 13, 2025</u>
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!9:30AM - 10:30AM: Infrastructure for Economically Resilient Communities
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!Facilitator:
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!Mary Rowe, CEO, Canadian Urban Institute
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| rowspan="4" |'''Panelists:'''
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|John McNally, Head of Research, Canada Instrastructure Bank
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|Andrew Ghattas, Director, Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence Policy and Economics Branch, Land and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada
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|+<u>Day 2: November 13, 2025</u>
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!11:00AM - 12:00PM: Infrastructure for Environmentally Resilient Communities                         
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|'''Facilitator:'''
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|Dr. Ursula Eicker
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|+<u>Day 2: November 13, 2025</u>
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!1:00PM - 2:00PM: Presentation on Housing, Infrastructure and Community Modernization               
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|'''Facilitator:'''
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|Kate Burnett-Isaacs, Acting Chief Data Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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|+<u>Day 2: November 13, 2025</u>
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!2:30PM - 3:30PM: Municipalities, Provinces and Territories: Forward-Looking Infrastructure Data           
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| rowspan="3" |'''Panelists:'''
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|Scott Butler, Executive Director, Good Roads Association
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==FAQ==
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==== Is there a cost to attend the event? ====
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There is no cost to attend the event. Our goal is to spark discussion and raise awareness of data products through the sharing of ideas, limitations, and charting a path forward to maximize the use of infrastructure and community data.
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'''Will food and beverages be provided?'''
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Yes, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided during break times throughout the conference. 
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==== Is the event bilingual (English and French)? ====
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Simultaneous interpretation between English and French will be available for all sessions, this includes all opening and closing remarks, presentations, keynotes, and panels. Participants are encouraged to speak in the official language of their choice.
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==== How do I access simultaneous interpretation? ====
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Virtual participants may access it by selecting the language channel for their preferred language before they join or at any time during the conference.
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|Before you join (or during the conference), click '''Interpretation'''. [[File:Image button.png|frameless]]
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|Select your preferred interpretation language or '''Original audio (floor)''', if you want to hear the audio without interpretation.
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|Use the sensitivity slider to balance the audio between the interpreter and the original audio.
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|Click '''Join meeting.'''
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If the original audio is in the same language as your preferred interpretation language and the interpreter stops speaking, after a few seconds, you hear the original audio.
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==== How do I access Real-time translation? ====
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Each participant can select their own preferred caption language for translations. The preferred caption language can be chosen by selecting the '''“show closed captions” button''' [[File:Image closes captions.png|frameless]] at the bottom left of the screen once in the meeting. Then, simply select Caption language and choose the desired language.
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'''How do I get to the conference venue?'''
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The conference will be held at Statistics Canada in the Simon Goldberg Conference Room, R.H. Coats Building, 100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa. You can enter via the Entrance on Holland and
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Statistics Canada is an approximately 5-minute walk from OC Transpo's Tunney's Pasture station, which is served by many bus routes on the rapid transit network and by train on the OC Transpo Line 1 (Confederation Line). For more information, you may consult the OC Transpo website. 
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Is Parking available?
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==Presentations==
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!<u>Session:</u>
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!<u>Transportation</u>
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| rowspan="3" |'''<u>Panelists:</u>'''
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F1%2F12%2FBrigitte_St-Pierre.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK '''<u>Brigitte St-Pierre</u>''' <u>(Director, Transportation Systems Modeling, Québec Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility)</u>]
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fa%2Fa4%2FTrevor_Hansen.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK '''<u>Trevor Hanson</u>''' <u>(Professor of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick)</u>]
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F9%2F9e%2FIlan_Edgar.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK '''<u>Ilan Elgar</u>''' <u>(Director of Research and Analytics, TransLink)</u>]
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!Water
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| rowspan="3" |'''Panelists:'''
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F7%2F77%2F2024-11-08-Data_Driven_Infrastructure_Panel_-_LWS241112.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK <u>'''Leif Stephanson''' (Director, Water and Nature-based Infrastructure Systems Division, HICC)</u>]
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|[[Images/e/eb/Introduction to CIBI - INFC 2024 11.pdf|<u>'''Nancy Hill''' (Municipal Infrastructure Engineer, Project Manager, Climate Change and Stormwater Specialist, AECOM)</u>]]
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|[[Images/a/a2/202411-CWA-NFDS.pdf|<u>'''Jim Young''' (Data Lead, Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canada Water Agency)</u>]]
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!Communities
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| rowspan="4" |'''Panelists:'''
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|[[Images/8/83/Data Driven Infrastructure and Community Conference - Arun Bhowmick COE.pdf|<u>'''Arun Bhowmick''' (General Supervisor, Urban Systems Assessment, Urban Planning and Economy, City of Edmonton)</u>]]
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|[[Images/f/fc/Wachsmuth HICC 2024.pdf|<u>'''David Wachsmuth''' (Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning, McGill University)</u>]]
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|[[Images/b/b4/SaxeNov2024.pdf|<u>'''Shoshanna Saxe''' (Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto)</u>]]
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F1%2F1d%2FCIMD_Overview_McIntosh_Panel_Discussion.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK <u>'''Cameron McIntosh''' (Senior Researcher, Statistics Canada)</u>]
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!Session:
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!State of Infrastructure
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|'''Panelists:'''
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F2%2F27%2FProvince_of_Ontario_Slide-_2024_Data-Driven_Infrastructure_and_Community_Conference.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK <u>'''Boafoa Kwamena''' (Municipal Lead, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ontario Public Service)</u>]
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==Post-Conference Summary Report==
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A post-conference summary report will be circulated in the weeks following the conference, highlighting key findings, major talking points, and next steps.
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