PESC & CANADA
The Canadian presence and influence within PESC has existed since the very formation of PESC. As Canadian students cross provincial and international borders to attain their education, the need for institutions, software providers and systems vendors that support Canadian and international markets to ensure mobility and interoperability has never been greater.
The formation of the Canadian PESC User Group (CanPESC) in 2011 solidified the importance of Canada’s role within PESC and drew together many Canadians from across the country to work towards a common goal. Its main mission is twofold:
To encourage participation in PESC workgroups
developing PESC APPROVED STANDARDS
To promote and educate Canadian stakeholders on the
importance of data standards and interoperability,
thereby avoiding duplication of efforts,
costs and of data standards.
As the voice and official committee representing Canadian interests, CanPESC also serves in a liaison role. It coordinates and communicates its efforts across all provinces and territories, and works closely with Canadian organizations such as the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC).
THE CANADIAN INFLUENCE AND HISTORY WITHIN PESC
In 1999 for PESC’s 1st Annual Best Practices Competition, the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) was awarded 1st PLACE for its submission, “Ontario Universities Electronic Transcript System (OUETS): A Model of an Electronic Standardization Initiative."
In 2007, for PESC’s 10th Year Anniversary, the PESC Fall 2007 Data Summit was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal.
In 2011, at the PESC Fall 2011 Data Summit held October 26, 2011 in San Francisco, PESC launched the Canadian PESC User Group.
In 2012, for PESC’s 14th Annual Best Practices Competition, the Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) was awarded 1st PLACE for its submission, “OCAS XML Transcript Initiative.”
In 2012, for PESC’s 15th Year Anniversary Year, the PESC Fall 2012 Data Summit was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.
From 2013-2015, OCAS' William McKee served on the PESC Board of Directors,
In 2013, through establishment of CanPESC, PESC entered into a formal MOU with ARUCC, allowing ARUCC and PESC to attend each other’s events without charge, thereby fostering a closer working relationship.
In 2013and 2016, OUAC's Doug Holmes and OUAC's Leisa Wellsman, respectively, were recognized with PESC’s Distinguished Service Award.
In 2017, for PESC's 20th Year Anniversary, the PESC Fall 2017 Data Summit was held at the Radisson Waterfront Hotel in Toronto.
In 2018, at the PESC Fall 2018 Data Summit in San Francisco, Charmaine Hack, ARUCC Past-President and Chair of the ARUCC-GDN Student Mobility Project, served as Keynote Speaker.
In 2018/2019, for PESC's 20th Annual Best Practices Competition, the Nova Scotia Council on Admission & Transfer (NSCAT) was awarded 1st PLACE for its submission, "MyTranscripts | Nova Scotia's Electronic Transcript & Data Exchange System."
In 2019, EducationPlannerBC's's Cathy van Soest was recognized with PESC’s Distinguished Service Award.
In 2019, in support of a new collaborative arrangement, the Fall 2019 Data Summit was held in Montreal at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel in Partnership with the Groningen Declaration Network. PESC's Summit hosted the Board of Directors of the Groningen Declaration Network, the Board of Directors of PESC, a day-long meeting of CanPESC at McGill University, the AACRAO SPEEDE Committee, a silent auction benefiting Indspire, and a day-long Retreat of the ARUCC/GDN & Student Mobility Project, in addition to General (Plenary) and Breakout Sessions.
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P A N E L 1 : Canadian Perspectives
Ruth Blades, NSCAT
Karen McCredie, EducationPlannerBC
Jennifer Paradise-McCurdy, OUAC
Marc Provencher, OCAS
Susan Stein, ApplyAlberta
Romesh Vadivel, McGill University
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Program Committee
Ruth Blades, Manager, Nova Scotia Council on Admission & Transfer
Joanne Duklas, President, Duklas Cornerstone Consulting
Karen Hanna, Higher Ed Services
Doug Holmes, Manager, eTranscripts, OUAC
Jennifer Kim, Director of Membership Services, PESC
Simone Ravaioli, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Digitary
Cathy van Soest, Manager, Transcript Services, EducationPlannerBC
Romesh Vadivel, Assistant Registrar and Director, Service Point, Enrolment Services, McGill University; ARUCC President
Contact PESC to join the Program Committee!
Presentations
Nova Scotia Council on Admission & Transfer
ARUCC/GDN & Student Mobility Project
Digital Credentials and DRAGONS
CanPESC
User Group Meeting
McGill University
3415 McTavish St. (corner of Sherbrooke St W)
McGill University Service Point
Tuesday October 22, 2019
10.00am - 5.00pm
The Canadian Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council User Group (CanPESC) will convene for a full day of meetings and discussion on Tuesday October 22, 2019 immediately prior to the Fall 2019 Data Summit. Participation in this Pre-Summit CanPESC meeting is free and open. Meet and greet with CanPESC starts at 9.00am (continental breakfast and coffee provided) and lunch is 'on-your-own'. Registration, details & the agenda for the Pre-Summit CanPESC meeting is being managed by CanPESC.
GDN Board of Directors
Meeting
Le Centre Sheraton Montreal
Monday October 21, 2019
9am - 5pm
Tuesday October 22, 2019
9am - Noon
PESC Board of Directors
Meeting
Le Centre Sheraton Montreal
Tuesday October 22, 2019
5pm - 7pm
Featured Speakers
Matt Bemis
Associate Registrar
University of Southern California
Ruth Blades
Operations Manager
NSCAT
Mary Chapin
Chief Legal Officer, VP & Corporate Secretary
National Student Clearinghouse
Andy Dowling
CEO
Digitary
Joanne Duklas
President
Duklas Cornerstone Consulting
Doug Falk
CIO & VP
National Student Clearinghouse
Melanie Gottlieb
Deputy Director
AACRAO
Doug Holmes
Manager, eTranscripts
OUAC
Jim Kelly
Senior Director of Technology
Educational Credential Evaluators
Herman de Leeuw
Executive Director
GDN
James Murray-Beckman
COO
Digitary
Hans Pongratz
Sr. Vice President IT-Systems and Services
& CIO
Technical University of Munich
Melissa Pool
University Registrar
McMaster University
Simone Ravaioli
Director of Strategic Partners
Digitary
Cathy van Soest
Manager, Transcript Services
EducationPlannerBC
Susan Stein
Executive Director
Alberta Post-Secondary Application System
Valerie Thomas
Treasury Board
Romesh Vadivel
Assistant Registrar and Director
Service Point, Enrolment Services
McGill University
Jason Weaver
Head of Product
Parchment
Chris Winczewski
VP Product
Learning Machine
P R O G R A M A T - A - G L A N C E
Fall 2019 Data Summit
October 22 - 25, 2019 | Montreal
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Silent Auction
PESC is pleased to announce a
$1,600 (CD) donation to
Thank you to all that contributed, bid
and purchased at our Silent Auction.
Donation/Sponsorship
PESC is pleased to announce a
$3,500 (US) donation to
GRONINGEN DECLARATION NETWORK.
Thank you to all that registered and sponsored
PESC's Fall 2019 Data Summit.
Registration
To register for the FALL 2019 DATA SUMMIT, please click REGISTER HERE and complete the registration process online.
NOTE for institutions, institutional systems and institutional consortia: PESC provides a '2 for 1' discounted registration rate for the Fall 2019 Data Summit, which means two (2) from the same institution, system or consortia are eligible to register for the price of one (1). For more information on '2 for 1', please contact the PESC office directly.
GENERAL
$995 (US)
PESC MEMBER
$950 (US)
Hotel
Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel
1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2L7 Canada
+1 514-878-2000
Group Name: 'PESC'
Group Rate: $229 (CA)
Group Deadline: August 30, 2019
Dress Code is business casual.
REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellation & refund requests must be submitted to PESC in writing (e.g. email) and will be processed 30 calendar days after the Fall 2019 Data Summit concludes. Any person who registers and decides not to attend MUST submit a formal cancellation request - otherwise full payment is due. Cancellation & refund requests made by September 23, 2019 may be considered for a refund upon request. Any cancellation & refund request made after September 23, 2019 is not eligible for a refund regardless of the attendance of the registrant. All cancellation & refund requests must be submitted to:
Jennifer Kim
Membership Services Director
PESC
1250 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Cancellation & refund requests may also be sent by email to Jennifer.Kim@PESC.org.
REGISTRATION POLICY
PESC requires that all speakers, moderators, chairs & attendees of Spring & Fall Data Summits register and remit registration fees to attend Data Summits. PESC thanks all speakers, moderators & chairs and is truly grateful for their efforts in volunteering to provide updates and presentations at Spring & Fall Data Summits. Only in rare instances, however (that is if a speaker is only attending a Data Summit for a specific session or presentation), can registration fees be considered for waiver and only by the PESC office.
NOTICE OF FILMING AND RECORDING
By participating in this event, you agree that you may be photographed, filmed and recorded, and you grant PESC and our affiliates the right to use, publish, and copyright your picture, likeness and/or name and/or audio recording in videos and/or photos taken during this event for use by PESC and our affiliates throughout the world, in perpetuity, and through media.
PESC and The Canadian PESC User Group
proudly present THE FALL 2019 DATA SUMMIT
Unlock the Mobility of Education Data with PESC Approved Standards, Technology & Services
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P A N E L 3 : Digital Credentials
Andy Dowling, Digitary
Melissa Pool, McMaster University
Valerie Thomas, Treasury Board
Chris Winczewski, Learning Machine
Hans Pongratz, Technical University of Munich
Jason Weaver, Parchment
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P A N E L 2 : Data Privacy & Protection
Mary Chapin, National Student Clearinghouse
Doug Falk, National Student Clearinghouse
Melanie Gottlieb, AACRAO
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Who's Attending the Fall 2019 Data Summit?
At PESC's Fall 2019 Data Summit
PESC convenes leaders and experts
of major initiatives from around the world.
In attending PESC Data Summits,
please note PESC does not:
- - have an exhibit hall or demonstration area
- - provide a Summit 'app'
- - provide bus transportation
Representatives from the following organizations are attending PESC's Fall 2019 Data Summit:
AACRAO (2)
AAMC
AcademyOne
Alberta Post-Secondary Application System (2)
ARUCC
Ascendium Education
Bardic Systems
Campus Manitoba (2)
Carnegie Mellon University
CollegeSource (2)
Conestoga College
Credentials Solutions (2)
DegreeData
Digitary (5)
Educational Credential Evaluators
EducationPlannerBC (4)
Ellucian
Florida International University
Groningen Declaration Network
Liaison International
McGill University
National Student Clearinghouse
Nova Scotia Council on Admission & Transfer
OCAS (6)
Ontario Universities' Application Centre (5)
Oracle
Parchment
University of Montreal
University of Phoenix
University of Southern California
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In Partnership with the
Groningen Declaration Network
Welcome!
The PESC Membership, GDN and
the General Public are welcome and encouraged
to register and attend!
Get Connected at PESC!
LEARN
about emerging initiatives and be provided with
a tremendous amount of resources & contacts
PARTICIPATE
in discussions with leaders and experts
of emerging initiatives
CONNECT
through PESC to a growing global community
HEAR
about new opportunities, demonstrations & pilots
Whether you are a policy-maker, technologist,
manager, expert practitioner or CEO,
PESC welcomes you!
For our Fall 2019 Data Summit,
beautiful Montreal hosts this year's event.
Montreal is the most populous municipality
in the Canadian province of Quebec
and the second-most populous
municipality in Canada.
Named after Mount Royal,
Montreal is the historic commercial
capital of Canada, and an important hub
for commerce, finance, technology, arts,
culture and a host of vibrant industries.
PESC returns to Montreal where for 2007,
PESC celebrated its 10th year anniversary.
The FALL 2019 DATA SUMMIT includes a range of topics all targeting: access, integration and implementation of data systems; maintenance and promotion of data exchange standards; open, community-driven development & innovation of technology; data privacy, data quality, data management, and data collection and reporting; mobility and overall interoperability; and other key factors that drive global education data systems development and technology.
PESC and ITS MEMBERS lead open, transparent, collaborative development across the education domain. Supporting this mission are PESC Partners and Affiliates: AACRAO, APEREO, ARUCC, A4L Community, Connecting Credentials, DXtera Institute, EMREX, Erasmus Without Paper (EWP), Groningen Declaration Network (GDN), HR Open Standards, SHEEO, the T3 Innovation Network and the U.S. Department of Education's CEDS - Common Education Data Standards Initiative.
PESC SPONSORS include: Annual Diamond Sponsor Members: Credentials Solutions, Digitary, National Student Clearinghouse, Oracle and Parchment; Annual Gold Sponsor Member: DegreeData; Silver Sponsor Member: Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE).
The FALL 2019 DATA SUMMIT is comprised of 1.5 days of General Sessions, followed by 1.0 days of Breakout Sessions. All General Sessions are presented in conference-style format with Featured Speakers, lunches, reception. Breakout Sessions are presented concurrently in working meeting format in which workgroups, initiatives & task forces convene.
What's Included
- Featured Speakers & Panelists
- Breakouts on emerging technologies & initiatives
- Morning Continental Breakfast on three (3) days
- Morning Breaks on 3 days with hot coffee
- Afternoon Breaks on 2 days w/ sweets & treats
- Hot & Cold, customized lunch buffet on 2 days*
- Annual Fall Reception w/ hors d’oeuvres
- Discounted hotel lodging rate within group block
* gluten-free & vegan options available