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Peter Levesque

Job Opportunity: New Job Posting for Project Coordinator Position

by Peter Levesque February 19, 2012

The Intellectual Property in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) project is seeking a full-time Project Coordinator/Manager to support the project through to a successful completion in 2015. The successful candidate will assume general administrative responsibilities including information management, accounts management, and facilitating communication among the project team; with partners, funders, and stakeholders; and with the public to [...]

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RFP Rick Hansen Institute KT evaluation

by Peter Levesque February 12, 2012

Amir Rasheed, Director, Best Practice Implementation at the Rick Hansen Institute requested that I post this inviting KT professionals to respond to this Request for Proposals to evaluate one of their projects. The documents are available for download below: FN-SOP-001-FORM 6_V-001_Vendor Profile Form_Final_20110401 TOR for SCIRE Evaluation FN-SOP-001-FORM 5_V-001_RFP Evaluation of SCIRE[2] Good Luck! Peter Levesque [...]

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Job Opportunity: Canadian Water Network seeks a Manager of Strategic Communications and Programs

by Peter Levesque February 3, 2012

The following job opportunity should be of interest to knowledge mobilization professionals.  Please share among your networks. The Canadian Water Network seeks a Manager of Strategic Communications and Programs for a one-year contract position, with the possibility of extension. The position will support and be accountable to the Executive Director and will lead activities to develop and [...]

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Interview with the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes

by Peter Levesque January 24, 2012

It was my privilege to attend the conference in Toronto organized by the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes last June. I was interviewed by Camilla Mehlsen – we had an interesting conversation between sessions.  Although I had almost forgotten about this, I was reminded today Amanda Cooper at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University [...]

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Mobilizer Newsletter Knowledge Mobilization Events & News V2 N1

by Peter Levesque January 10, 2012

The most recent Mobilizer Newsletter has been published. Volume 2, Number 1  

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Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2012 website

by Peter Levesque January 3, 2012

Happy New Year The website for the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2012 is now live: http://www.kmbforum2012.org/ Come join 120 people from across Canada’s knowledge mobilization community. The website is the best place to keep up to date with the latest speakers, the call for presentations announcements, and emerging plans for this important event linking professionals from [...]

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Thank you one and all

by Peter Levesque December 22, 2011

2011 has been a busy and brilliant year.  Thank you to all who engaged us in consulting to improve your knowledge mobilization capacity, engaged us to deliver customized learning events or attended one of our workshops. As a recap, here is a little of what we did this year: Consulting HRSDC – Human Resources and [...]

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Have you waste-ed your KM?

by Peter Levesque December 7, 2011

Blog post by Gray Daniels The title of this blog is somewhat misleading – no, it isn’t a typo. Many of you might have clicked on the title expecting an article about inefficient or ineffective KM practices by a guy with poor spelling and grammar, but you’re in for something slightly different. What I mean [...]

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KM4DEV – Call for Partners

by Peter Levesque November 27, 2011

Knowledge Mobilization for Development Call for Partners Access to knowledge is a fundamental human right.  When shared effectively, knowledge plays a crucial role in social, political and economic country development. It also builds the capacity of individuals and organizations to address development issues on the ground. Today, with the growth of ICTs and the rise [...]

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Call for Presentations – Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum

by Peter Levesque November 27, 2011

The Call for Presentations for the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2012 is now open. Submit electronically or download the form to email (peter@knowledgemobilization.net) or fax (1.613.841.1750) Call for Presentations Submissions Form There are 4 categories of presentations you may submit to: Practice Breakouts- these are 15-20 minutes (we suggest half presentation and half discussion).  The goal is to [...]

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