Hi everyone,

Hope you are all having a great summer. Just wanted to drop a line to let you know about a big new HESA initiative.  

As you may know, over the past year, HESA has been maintaining an Observatory on AI Policies in Canadian Post-Secondary Education and hosting regular Roundtables on the same topic. Even if we’re skeptical that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is anywhere near the horizon (count me with Gary Marcus on this one), it’s quite clear that Generative AI is likely to have a very big impact on society and the world of work. And for that reason, we think it’s important to keep deepening the conversation about how these technologies can help post-secondary institutions deliver on their mission, and how those institutions can most effectively shape Canadians’ ability to flourish alongside these rapidly evolving technologies.

That’s why today, we’re pleased to announce a major national event on this subject, AI-CADEMY: Canada Summit for Post-Secondary Education, to be held March 6-7 in Calgary, Alberta. Organized in partnership with some post-secondary institutions such as Bow Valley College and more, this event will bring together a diverse audience of university and college administrators and leaders, policy-makers, staff and professionals, faculty and instructional designers, industry leaders, and more. Through a series of keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, participants will engage with key themes such as the impacts of AI on the future of learning and of work; the interaction between AI and teaching and learning, research, and operations; and the development of institutional AI frameworks.

For now, this is just a save-the-date. Register your interest for AI-CADEMY right now by filling this form to get a $25 discount on your registration. It’s the best way to stay informed as soon as the call for proposals is out later in the summer, and the early-bird registration opens in September.

We’re excited to be bringing this event to life. We hope you can join us.

Have a great summer,

Alex