Dr. Daniel Caron
Dr. Caron was appointed Librarian and Archivist of Canada in April 2009. He has worked for the federal government in various positions of increasing responsibility in nine different departments over the last 28 years. Among other things he has been responsible for records management, access to information and privacy, library services, and served as Chief Information Officer.
Dr. Caron has an MA from Université Laval in Economics and a Ph.D. in Applied Human Sciences (Public Law and Strategic Management) from Université de Montréal. He is a seasoned national and international author and speaker on public administration issues. Dr. Caron currently serves as a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Swiss Public Administration Network. He also taught at Concordia University, the Management School of the University of Ottawa, the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and at the École nationale d'administration publique where he is currently associate professor.
Michael Ridley
Michael Ridley was named the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2004 and has been the Chief Librarian at the University of Guelph since 1995. The CIO is the enterprise information architect, responsible for the overall strategy and policy administration of the University's information technology, information services, and information resources.
He holds degrees from the University of Guelph (BA), the University of New Brunswick (MA) and the University of Toronto (MLS). Previously he held positions at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University.
Mike has served as President of the Canadian Association for Information Science, President of the Ontario Library Association, member of the Board of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and Chair of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers (CUCCIO). In 2007 he was named "Academic Librarian of the Year" by the Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA), a division of the Ontario Library Association (OLA). In 2008 he was awarded OLA's newly renamed Larry Moore OLA Distinguished Service Award.
Nora Young
Nora Young pursues her fascination with technology, culture, and armchair sociology, in radio, in print, on television, and online. She is the host and the creator of Spark, a technology show that airs nationally on CBC Radio, and lives online at cbc.ca/spark. She is also a technology columnist with CBC Radio.
As a journalist and speaker, Nora is interested in how new technology shapes the way we relate to each other, and to the world around us. In addition to her professional work, she's an avid hobby podcaster (thesniffer.net) and a lazy blogger (norayoung.ca) on issues about technology. When away from the computer, Nora loves teaching yoga and being in nature. She lives in Toronto.