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Wednesday | November | 22Trails Knowledge

7:30 Registration and Breakfast8:45 Opening Remarks

9:00 Plenary: Mr. Akaash MaharajAn Understanding of Effective Governance and Policy Development at the National Level

9:45 Networking and Coffee Break10:15 EDU1 | (SN)

National Direction in Trails Tourism

EDU2 | (SC)National Direction in Motorized Trails

11:15 EDU3 | (SN)National Direction in Trail Management

EDU4 | (SC)National Direction in Economic Development

12:15 Luncheon1:00 Plenary: Mr. David Read

Trails as Part of the Community Development Agenda

1:45 EDU 5 | (SN)Trail Policies

EDU6 | (SC)Active Transportation

2:45 Networking and Coffee Break3:00 EDU7 | (SN)

Risk Management

EDU8 | (SC)Trail Building andDevelopment

4:00 Evening Recess +Film Screning: Surviving The Fundy Footpath (SC)

6:00 Trails Banquet 7:00 Plenary: Michael Nadler, Parks Canada VP of External

Relations and Visitor Experience

Thursday | November | 23Trails Policy

7:30 Registration and Breakfast8:30 Opening Remarks

8:40 Artists spotlight: Randy VanDerStarren “Take Your Seat Canada”

9:00 WG1 | (SN)Policy

WG2 | (SC)Active Transportation and Trails

9:45 WG3 | (SN)Risk Management

WG4 | (SC)Trails Building

10:30 Networking and Coffee Break

11:00 WG5 | (SN)Tourism and Marketing

WG6 | (SC)Mixed Use Trails

12:00 Luncheon12:45 Lunch and Learn:

Plenary: Alex Brodka, Holly Woodill, Deanna Cheriton“Towards National Trails Data”

1:30 Discussion: A Framework for a National Trails Strategy

3:00 Closing Remarks

Location:Crown Plaza Hotel and Resorts (2 Rue Montcalm, Gatineau, QC J8X 4B4)

Conference rooms:Main: Salon des NationsBreakout: Salon Chaudiere

Parking:Private underground parking is available at the hotel location for $18/day

SN = Salon des Nations SC = Salon Chaudiere

Email:TrailheadCanada2017@gmail.com

Twitter:@OnTrails