Congratulations to the 2016 GPOP Conference Committee – Nicole Blanchette, Gen Clement, Jenny Forestell, Joanne O’Neill and Lori Robert – for organizing a stellar networking reception and one-day conference for members in Quebec City.  Keynote speaker Bryn MacPherson, Assistant Vice-President, Office of the President & Chief of Protocol at the University of Toronto, spoke about “The Backroom: Lessons from the trenches of academic administrative leadership and why your role matters”.  Check out her presentation here, complete with recommended written and online resources (note that the pdf is password protected with the same password used for the GPOP website). Watch for further posts and results of the recent polls in the weeks ahead!