Events in Winnipeg
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
National Public Service Week Learning Seminars:
While registering, please keep in mind:
- David Zinger's two presentations will cover the same material. Please register for one session.
- The three half-hour sessions are available to all who register. There is no limit as to the number of half-hour sessions you can attend, but please register for each separately so that you are guaranteed a spot.
While at the event, please make note of the following:
- No food or drink is allowed in the main theatre at Prairie Theatre Exchange. Food and drink must be consumed in the lobby, outside the theatre.
- Tickets are required for entry into the main theatre. Please pick-up your ticket at the registration table in the lobby prior to the start of the presentations.
- David Zinger A.M. Presentation: "Engage – Contributions, Commitments, Connections and Conundrums"
- “On Line and On the Ground: Bridging the Gap between Vulnerable Populations and Public Health”
- “The Green Exchange: Sharing Ideas for a Greener Government”
- “Winnipeg Auto Theft Suppression Strategy: Collaborating for Success”
- David Zinger P.M. Presentation: "Engage – Contributions, Commitments, Connections and Conundrums"
David Zinger A.M. Presentation: "Engage – Contributions, Commitments, Connections and Conundrums"
This session will help us celebrate national public service week. It offers us a chance to examine our contributions, commitments, connections and conundrums at work. The approach to this 1.5 hour session will fuse invitation, stories, research, short activities, reflective assessment, and participant interaction to explore our personal and interpersonal world of work. David's workshops blend entertainment and interaction with research and practical tools for work. You will learn how to get more into your work to get more out of your work.
David Zinger is a sought after author, educator, coach, and consultant focused on work engagement. He fuses a prairie presence with a global reach. David has worked from Winnipeg to Warsaw and Wales, from British Columbia to Barcelona, and from Saskatoon Saskatchewan to San Antonio Texas and South Africa. He is the only non-UK member of the Employee Engagement Expert group for the UK government's employee engagement taskforce. In July 2011, David worked with the Wales Public Service during a weeklong summer school on engagement. David Zinger has lived his life on the Canadian prairies and this prairie influence includes a wide open view of engagement, a down-to-earth perspective on work, a connection to people and community, being on the same level as everyone else, and creating authentic results.
David wrote two books on work: Assorted Zingers and Zengage. He founded and hosts the 4800 member global Employee Engagement Network. David taught educational psychology and counselling psychology at the University of Manitoba for 25 years.
David Zinger's experience includes 15 years as the employee assistance counsellor at Seagram, Ltd. David was instrumental in fostering personal and career engagement for this organization. David is currently conducting an engagement experiment with honey bees.
| When: | June 13th, 2012 – 10:30am – noon |
| Where: | Prairie Theatre Exchange 3rd Floor of Portage Place Mall, Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Cost: | None |
| Open to: | Public servants from all levels of government |
| To register: | Register online |
On Line and On the Ground: Bridging the Gap between Vulnerable Populations and Public Health
Project Description: This project incorporates the use of social media as an interactive HIV prevention mechanism incorporating text messaging, Face Book, and other social media tools to educate at risk youths. This project seeks to use a variety of social media as a mechanism to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infections risk associated social norms among youth across three continents through interactive games, quizzes, and fun facts.
Personal Description: Carole Beaudoin is the chief of epidemiology and surveillance at the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Lab, is an associate professor at the University of Manitoba, and has been an active HIV/STI researcher for the past 12+ years.
| When: | June 13th, 2012 – 1:00pm – 1:30pm |
| Where: | Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd Floor of Portage Place Mall, Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Cost: | None |
| Open to: | Public servants from all levels of government |
| To register: | Register online |
The Green Exchange: Sharing Ideas for a Greener Government
This is a special pilot project that has been under development by the Department in collaboration with several partners. The concept is to test the use of collaborate software in sharing ideas to green government.
| When: | June 13th, 2012 – 1:30pm – 2:00pm |
| Where: | Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd Floor of Portage Place Mall, Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Cost: | None |
| Open to: | Public servants from all levels of government |
| To register: | Register online |
Winnipeg Auto Theft Suppression Strategy: Collaborating for Success
In 2005 the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) partnered with Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) and Manitoba Justice (Youth Correctional Services and Prosecutions) in the Winnipeg Auto Theft Suppression Strategy (WATSS). The goal of the Strategy is to reduce auto theft in Winnipeg committed by youth offenders.
| When: | June 13th, 2012 – 2:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Where: | Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd Floor of Portage Place Mall, Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Cost: | None |
| Open to: | Public servants from all levels of government |
| To register: | Register online |
David Zinger P.M. Presentation: "Engage – Contributions, Commitments, Connections and Conundrums"
This session will help us celebrate national public service week. It offers us a chance to examine our contributions, commitments, connections and conundrums at work. The approach to this 1.5 hour session will fuse invitation, stories, research, short activities, reflective assessment, and participant interaction to explore our personal and interpersonal world of work. David's workshops blend entertainment and interaction with research and practical tools for work. You will learn how to get more into your work to get more out of your work.
David Zinger is a sought after author, educator, coach, and consultant focused on work engagement. He fuses a prairie presence with a global reach. David has worked from Winnipeg to Warsaw and Wales, from British Columbia to Barcelona, and from Saskatoon Saskatchewan to San Antonio Texas and South Africa. He is the only non-UK member of the Employee Engagement Expert group for the UK government's employee engagement taskforce. In July 2011, David worked with the Wales Public Service during a weeklong summer school on engagement. David Zinger has lived his life on the Canadian prairies and this prairie influence includes a wide open view of engagement, a down-to-earth perspective on work, a connection to people and community, being on the same level as everyone else, and creating authentic results.
David wrote two books on work: Assorted Zingers and Zengage. He founded and hosts the 4800 member global Employee Engagement Network. David taught educational psychology and counselling psychology at the University of Manitoba for 25 years.
David Zinger's experience includes 15 years as the employee assistance counsellor at Seagram, Ltd. David was instrumental in fostering personal and career engagement for this organization. David is currently conducting an engagement experiment with honey bees.
| When: | June 13th, 2012 – 2:30pm – 4:00pm |
| Where: | Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd Floor of Portage Place Mall, Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Cost: | None |
| Open to: | Public servants from all levels of government |
| To register: | Register online |
For more information, please contact:
Carol Ives at carol.ives@wd-deo.gc.ca or 204.984.0879
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