Clare Appavoo
Executive Director
CRKN
Clare Appavoo has been the Executive Director of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) since 2012. As Executive Director, Clare oversees the delivery, to Canada’s university libraries, of over $129M of licensed digital content annually while also providing digitization of, access to and preservation of Canadian heritage content for researchers and the public.
Presenting at the following sessions
Clare Appavoo will deliver welcome remarks and provide housekeeping information for the event.
SFU Downtown Campus - ICBC Concourse Salons 10, 20, 30
October 05, 2023
3:45pm
Building on the robust discussions on CRKN’s Canada Foundation for Innovation, Innovation Fund grant application at last year’s CRKN business meetings, this session will provide an update to members on how the project vision has evolved over the past year. We will also introduce the new research team, discuss how this infrastructure will facilitate future research, and outline the timeline and status of the application. This session will also include a detailed discussion of the ongoing financial support needed from members in the next few years, to support Canadiana services and Infrastructure as we develop the CFI IF application to transform Canadiana into our collective vision for essential infrastructure that enables cutting-edge research.
Coast Coal Harbour - Coal A and B
October 06, 2023
8:30am
This session will be the launch of the member engagement process as we develop CRKN’s new strategic plan for 2025-2029. Through the facilitation of Julien Leblanc from blueprint, members will engage in robust discussions about the future of CRKN’s programs and the work that we need to do in the next five years.
Coast Coal Harbour - Coal A and B
October 06, 2023
11:00am
Join members of the CRKN Board of Directors and committees, as well as the Executive Director for the Annual Meeting of the Members. All members are welcome, and voting members will have the opportunity to vote on CRKN business.
Coast Coal Harbour - Coal A and B
If you want to learn more about CRKN and the work that we do to make knowledge accessible to all, join us for this pre-conference Intro to CRKN session.
If you want to learn more about CRKN and the work that we do to make knowledge accessible to all, join us for this pre-conference Intro to CRKN session.
