On September 22-23, 2010, was held the Inaugural Forum on Court Technology organized by the Canadian Centre for Court Technology. The conference took place at The Brookstreet Hotel, located in the outskirt of Ottawa; the ideal setting to disconnect from daily routine and absorb the technological feel of the event. Learn more!

Opening Session:

The Honourable Madam Justice Louise Charron
Supreme Court of Canada (ON)

Courting Technology:
A Return to Foundational Principles

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
9:10 – 9:45

Plenary Session:

Professor Richard Susskind
IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Oxford Internet Institute (UK)

The Beginning of a New Justice System
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
13:40 – 14:40

Plenary Session:

Allan Seckel, Q.C.
Deputy Minister to the Premier of British Columbia
Office of the Premier (BC)

The BC Public Service eGovernment Strategy
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
9:10 – 9:45

What has been done? Panelists
An Introduction to E-Discovery and its Impact on Trials
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
11:30 – 12:30
Martin Felsky, Ph.D.
Master Calum MacLeod
Susan Nickle
Cyberjustice:
Technology as a Tool to Re-invent Legal Rituals

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
15:15 – 16:45
Nicolas Vermeys, LL.D.
Digital Audio Recording as Part of a Business Change Strategy
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
14:00 – 14:45
Dan Chiddell
Andrew Clark
Lessons Learned in the Case of Gastops v. MXI
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
9:50 – 10:45
Stephen Appotive
Cheryl Curran
Justice Thomas Granger
John H. Yach
Modernizing the Electronic Record in Canadian Courts:
A Look at Transcript Standards

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
9:50 – 10:45
Wade Garner
Justice Richard Mosley
Kimberley Stewart
New Guidelines for Canadian Court Websites
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
11:30 – 12:30
Patrick Cormier
Pierre-Paul Lemyre, LL.M.
Technology Changeover: Do’s and Don’ts
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
15:15 – 16:15
Ray Bodnarek, Q.C.
Stephen Bull
Deputy Chief Judge
Allan Lefever
What’s next? Panelists
A Virtual Day in Court: Online Dispute Resolution
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
9:50 – 10:45
David J. Bilinsky, LL.B., MBA
Frank Fowlie, DCR
David Merner
B.C.’s e-Strategy: Ensure all the Pieces Work Together
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
15:15 – 16:45
Dan Chiddell
Andrew Clark
Human vs. Machine: Shouldn’t we be in Control?
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
11:30 – 12:30
Debbie Baker
Jim Calloway
Justice Thomas Granger
Justice Bonnie Wein
Improving Access to Justice Through the use of Technology
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
14:00 – 14:45
Rick Craig
Diana Lowe, Q.C.
Kim Pasula, MBA
Judging in 2020: In a Courtroom or on the Web?
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
9:50 – 10:45
Ray Bodnarek, Q.C.
Dominic Jaar
Justice Frances Kiteley
The Ethical Implications of Technology
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
15:15 – 16:15
Assistant Privacy Commissioner
of Canada, Chantal Bernier
David Fraser
Pierre Trudel, LL.D.
What is the Canadian Centre for Court Technology up to?
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
11:30 – 12:30
Glenn Carbol
Andrew Clark
Dominic Jaar
Chris Walpole
David G. Williams
Savings & Technology Panelists
Performance Measurements
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
11:30 – 12:30
Curtis L. DeClue
Associate Chief Judge
Gurmail S. Gill
Grant Marchand
Take a Tour… via VIDEO-CONFERENCING
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
9:50 – 10:45
Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree
Justice Garrett Handrigan
Justice Moira Legere-Sers
Grant Marchand
The Use of Court Statistics
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
15:15 – 16:15
Craig Grimes
Julie McAuley
Brian J. Ostrom, Ph.D.
Whose Information is it Anyway?
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
9:50 – 10:45
11:30 – 12:30
Martin Felsky, Ph.D.
Associate Chief Justice
Peter Griffiths
Brian Lennox
Allan Seckel