Dates: May. 9-11, 2010

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario - Various locations 

•National Press Building (165 Sparks Street)

• Westin Ottawa Hotel (11 Colonel By Drive)

• Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill

• University of Ottawa Residences (downtown campus)   

 

Schedule:

May 9 

Arrival: 1:30 – 2:00pm 

Opening Remarks and Stories from the Hill: 2:00 - 3:00pm

Tour of Parliament: 3:30-4:15pm

Reception & Dinner: 4:30 - 6:00pm

Young Professionals Panel: 6:00 - 7:30pm

Arts, Culture and Social Transformation: 7:30 - 8:30pm 

 May 10

Opening Remarks: 10:00am - 10:30am

Panel Discussion on "Service in Government": 10:30 - 12:00pm

Luncheon: 12:00 - 1:15pm

Question Period in the House of Commons: 2:00 – 3:00pm (Centre Block)

Round Table Discussion with Members of Parliament: 3:30- 5:00pm (National Press Building)

Faith and Politics: 5:00-5:45pm 

Reception and Leadership Dinner: 6:30 – 9:00pm (Westin Ottawa Hotel)  

May 11

45th National Prayer Breakfast: 7:30 – 9:15am (Westin Ottawa Hotel)

National Prayer Breakfast Seminar: 10:00 – 11:30am (Westin Ottawa Hotel)

Luncheon: 12:00 - 1:30pm (National Press Building)

Q&A with guest speakers: 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Concluding Remarks: 2:45 – 3:00pm

Joycelin Ng, Director, National Student Forum

*Please note that unless otherwise indicated all scheduled events are at the National Press Building on 165 Sparks Street. 

Presenters: 

Hon. David Anderson, Member of Parliament for Cypress Hills-Grasslands and Chair of the National Prayer Breakfast 

Hon. Jack Murta, former Member of Parliament, chaplain on Parliament Hill and President of The Ottawa Mission 

Cindy Klassen, Canadian Olympic Speed Skater

Olive Wairimu, Department of Finance, Canada Post 

John Casselman, Office of the Minister of Finance

Shauna Simmonds, Executive Director of MakeYouThink TV 

Farnaz Farrokhi, Human Rights Advocate

Tanin Behnke, Edmonton Premiers Prayer Breakfast

Nathan Gerber, Arts and Social Transformation

Garnett Genuis, Canadian Centre for Policy Studies

Cynthia Anderson, Senior Systems Analyst

And more... 

 

Dress Code:

For the Monday night dinner, minimum dress code is business casual.

For the Monday day meetings, minimum dress code is business casual.

For the Monday night Leadership dinner, minimum dress code is business formal.

For the Tuesday National Prayer Breakfast and day meetings, minimum dress code is business formal

 

Cost:

National Student Forum - $45.00

May. 27 Leadership Dinner - $50.00

May. 28 National Prayer Breakfast - $40.00

Total cost to attend = $135.00

 

Accommodations:

University of Ottawa Residences

Single and Double rooms available from $30.00 - $35.00 a night for the evening of May 8 - 11. Continental breakfast is included.

Please call 1-888-564-4545 to reserve. Group reservation number is 207369.

 

Travel:

Students are responsible for their own travel to and from Ottawa. Nominators may choose to subsidize part of their nominee's cost of attending.

 

Map:

View National Student Forum 2009 locations on a map. 

 

Related Links:

www.canadaprayerbreakfast.ca

www.cardus.ca

www.ottawamission.com

www.makeyouthink.tv

www.exparl.ca

www.parl.gc.ca

www.rzim.org

www.ijm.ca

www.nhop.ca

www.manningcentre.ca

www.twu.ca/sites/laurentian/

www.cpj.ca 

If you are interested in attending the 2010 National Student Forum on May 9, 10 and 11, please download and complete this form (english version or french version). Forms may be emailed, mailed or faxed to the addresses provided on the form. Please note that a reference letter from a person attesting to your leadership abilities should also be submitted. This is in lieu of an online nomination. References may be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by April 9, 2010. If you are a returning participant, an online nomination or reference is not necessary.

Modeled after the National Student Leadership Forum in Washington D.C., the National Student Forum was established in 2006. The Forum is being hosted in collaboration with the National Prayer Breakfast. This Breakfast has been bringing together civic and community leaders of all faiths in unity and prayer over the last 44 years on Parliament Hill._

1. To affirm and strengthen young men and women in University and College life in the nation who follow Jesus with all their heart, soul, mind and strength in all that they do. To grow the bonds of support, love and fellowship among a diverse cross-section of students throughout the nation of Canada.

2. To instill a vision of leadership centered on Jesus Christ which has a deep commitment to our families, our friends, fellow students and extends throughout our academic communities, out into the greater community, for a just province, nation and world.

It is our belief that it is possible for students to benefit greatly from the opportunity to converse openly with Christian leaders who are experienced in their fields of occupation. Through the National Student Forum Christian leaders are given the rare opportunity to speak directly into the lives of students by sharing from their perspectives on what it means and takes to be a Christian in today's work world. The student forum creates opportunities for students to ask meaningful questions of professionals in their fields concerning a multitude of issues surrounding faith and work.