OUR PRESENTERS AND THEIR PRESENTATIONS
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Banser, Janice
Simon Fraser University
Janice is the Digital and Web Services Librarian at Simon Fraser University. She manages the Library's web archiving activities and is an active member of the web archiving community.
Simon Fraser University
Janice is the Digital and Web Services Librarian at Simon Fraser University. She manages the Library's web archiving activities and is an active member of the web archiving community.
Campbell, Graeme
Queen’s University
Graeme has been the Open Government Librarian at Queen’s University since 2014, and currently chairs the OCUL Government Information Community’s Digitization Working Group. He is also a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project. Graeme’s current research interests focus on how Canadian government information is disseminated, accessed, and preserved.
Cordoso, Tom
Secret Canada
Tom Cardoso is an award-winning journalist who has written on everything from federal lobbying practices to UFOs. A Brazilian based out of Toronto, he is a member of The Globe’s investigations team.
Tom has an unorthodox background for a reporter, having started out as a graphics and data editor; because of this, his stories occasionally involve complex data analysis. He is also an avowed filer of freedom of information requests.
His most recent project was “Secret Canada,” an 18-month examination of Canada’s broken freedom of information regime. Among other things, he looked at how Ottawa has allowed immigrants requesting their own case files to overwhelm the federal access system, the events that left Newfoundland and Labrador with the country’s strongest access laws and the lack of consequences for public servants suspected of illegally destroying documents.
Queen’s University
Graeme has been the Open Government Librarian at Queen’s University since 2014, and currently chairs the OCUL Government Information Community’s Digitization Working Group. He is also a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project. Graeme’s current research interests focus on how Canadian government information is disseminated, accessed, and preserved.
Cordoso, Tom
Secret Canada
Tom Cardoso is an award-winning journalist who has written on everything from federal lobbying practices to UFOs. A Brazilian based out of Toronto, he is a member of The Globe’s investigations team.
Tom has an unorthodox background for a reporter, having started out as a graphics and data editor; because of this, his stories occasionally involve complex data analysis. He is also an avowed filer of freedom of information requests.
His most recent project was “Secret Canada,” an 18-month examination of Canada’s broken freedom of information regime. Among other things, he looked at how Ottawa has allowed immigrants requesting their own case files to overwhelm the federal access system, the events that left Newfoundland and Labrador with the country’s strongest access laws and the lack of consequences for public servants suspected of illegally destroying documents.
Cronin, Marionne
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Marionne is the Manager, Reporting Services, with Hansard Services at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, where she manages the team of editors and researchers who are responsible for producing the transcripts of the Assembly's debates and committee meetings. Prior to joining LABC in 2022, Marionne was the Assistant Manager with the Hansard branch of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and she previously worked in the world of academic research and publishing, including at Oxford University Press.
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Marionne is the Manager, Reporting Services, with Hansard Services at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, where she manages the team of editors and researchers who are responsible for producing the transcripts of the Assembly's debates and committee meetings. Prior to joining LABC in 2022, Marionne was the Assistant Manager with the Hansard branch of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and she previously worked in the world of academic research and publishing, including at Oxford University Press.
Cuyler, Katie
University of Alberta Library
Katie is the Open Publishing and Government Information Librarian at the University of Alberta Library. She has been with the library since 2016. Katie is a co-investigator on the SSHRC funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project and also chairs the CGI-DPN.
University of Alberta Library
Katie is the Open Publishing and Government Information Librarian at the University of Alberta Library. She has been with the library since 2016. Katie is a co-investigator on the SSHRC funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project and also chairs the CGI-DPN.
Hannaford, Min
Library and Archives Canada
Min works as an archivist at the Vancouver office of Library and Archives Canada. With a dedication for preserving history and sharing knowledge, Min is committed to delivering information and archival services through reference support and public programming activities that enhance user experiences.
Library and Archives Canada
Min works as an archivist at the Vancouver office of Library and Archives Canada. With a dedication for preserving history and sharing knowledge, Min is committed to delivering information and archival services through reference support and public programming activities that enhance user experiences.
Hogg, Charles
Legislative Library of British Columbia
Charles started at the Legislative Library of BC in 2005 and is currently the Manager of Technical Services and Systems. He has been a Board Member of BCLA, a member of the planning committee for the Vancouver Island Library Staff Conference, and part the of BCLA mentorship program. He has taught classes at UBC’s School of Information and presented and at a variety of conferences. In his spare time Charles enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons, logging movies on letterboxd (68 entries for 2024) and playing pickleball.
Legislative Library of British Columbia
Charles started at the Legislative Library of BC in 2005 and is currently the Manager of Technical Services and Systems. He has been a Board Member of BCLA, a member of the planning committee for the Vancouver Island Library Staff Conference, and part the of BCLA mentorship program. He has taught classes at UBC’s School of Information and presented and at a variety of conferences. In his spare time Charles enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons, logging movies on letterboxd (68 entries for 2024) and playing pickleball.
Izen, Spencer
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
Spencer is a legal and social researcher with the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, and is currently leading an empirical study into how public bodies in BC co-ordinate secrecy and disclosure under freedom of information laws. He is an affiliate at the Center for Information, Technology & Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as at the Secrecy, Power, and Ignorance (SPIN) Research Network based jointly at the GW4 alliance universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and Exeter in the United Kingdom. He co-drafted the first student press protection legislation in Canada in 2021 and was the Book and Periodical Council’s Co-Champion of Free Expression for 2023, awarded for his "major contribution to the defence or promotion of free expression in Canada.” Spencer was also previously a research fellow with the Library Futures Institute at New York University in 2023 and serves as the Opinion Editor for The Ubyssey. He recently joined the Board of Unlock Democracy Canada and studies political science, information science, and sociology at the University of British Columbia
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
Spencer is a legal and social researcher with the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, and is currently leading an empirical study into how public bodies in BC co-ordinate secrecy and disclosure under freedom of information laws. He is an affiliate at the Center for Information, Technology & Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as at the Secrecy, Power, and Ignorance (SPIN) Research Network based jointly at the GW4 alliance universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and Exeter in the United Kingdom. He co-drafted the first student press protection legislation in Canada in 2021 and was the Book and Periodical Council’s Co-Champion of Free Expression for 2023, awarded for his "major contribution to the defence or promotion of free expression in Canada.” Spencer was also previously a research fellow with the Library Futures Institute at New York University in 2023 and serves as the Opinion Editor for The Ubyssey. He recently joined the Board of Unlock Democracy Canada and studies political science, information science, and sociology at the University of British Columbia
Jacobs, James
Stanford University
James is the Government Information Librarian at Stanford University.
Kahle, Brewster
Internet Archive
Brewster Kahle is the Founder of Internet Archive.
Phillips, Mark
University of North Texas
Pugh, Todd
CivicInfoBC
Todd is the Executive Director of CivicInfoBC, an online and not-for-profit local government information hub that has served British Columbia since 2000. Todd has a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from UBC. He worked as a student in the old main library; only got lost in the stacks twice. Todd has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a local government focus, from the University of Victoria. Todd is a part-time instructor at Capilano University, teaching courses in Local Government Administration, Services, Finance, and Leadership. Todd’s hobbies include playing something that resembles recreational hockey, and recovering from the injuries that this activity inflicts upon him.
Suter, Danielle
Hansard Services, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Danielle works in the Audio Department of Hansard Broadcasting at the Legislative Assembly of B.C. She has more than two decades of experience in Canadian television. Her varied career includes stints at CBC, City TV, and award-winning work as a Producer/Director/Writer at Global TV. Recently, Danielle provided communications advice for the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. She was also the Marketing and Communications Manager for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
Wakaruk, Amanda
University of Alberta
Amanda is the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Alberta, a Visiting Program Officer for copyright at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, and a member on both the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ Copyright Committee and the International Federation of Library Association's Advisory Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters. After working as a government information librarian for almost two decades, she co-edited the award-winning collection, Government Information in Canada (2019) and was a founding member of the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI DPN). Her current research interests include the exploration of the impacts of copyright anxiety and related legal chill.
Stanford University
James is the Government Information Librarian at Stanford University.
Kahle, Brewster
Internet Archive
Brewster Kahle is the Founder of Internet Archive.
Phillips, Mark
University of North Texas
Pugh, Todd
CivicInfoBC
Todd is the Executive Director of CivicInfoBC, an online and not-for-profit local government information hub that has served British Columbia since 2000. Todd has a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from UBC. He worked as a student in the old main library; only got lost in the stacks twice. Todd has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a local government focus, from the University of Victoria. Todd is a part-time instructor at Capilano University, teaching courses in Local Government Administration, Services, Finance, and Leadership. Todd’s hobbies include playing something that resembles recreational hockey, and recovering from the injuries that this activity inflicts upon him.
Suter, Danielle
Hansard Services, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Danielle works in the Audio Department of Hansard Broadcasting at the Legislative Assembly of B.C. She has more than two decades of experience in Canadian television. Her varied career includes stints at CBC, City TV, and award-winning work as a Producer/Director/Writer at Global TV. Recently, Danielle provided communications advice for the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. She was also the Marketing and Communications Manager for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
Wakaruk, Amanda
University of Alberta
Amanda is the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Alberta, a Visiting Program Officer for copyright at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, and a member on both the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ Copyright Committee and the International Federation of Library Association's Advisory Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters. After working as a government information librarian for almost two decades, she co-edited the award-winning collection, Government Information in Canada (2019) and was a founding member of the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI DPN). Her current research interests include the exploration of the impacts of copyright anxiety and related legal chill.
Worby, Nicholas
University of Toronto
Nicholas is the Government Information and Statistics Librarian at the University of Toronto. He is engaged in researcher support, web archiving, and digitization projects that preserve and make government information accessible.
University of Toronto
Nicholas is the Government Information and Statistics Librarian at the University of Toronto. He is engaged in researcher support, web archiving, and digitization projects that preserve and make government information accessible.
