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		<title>The Art Of Chairing</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=333</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brown Governance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brown Governance will be holding its annual THE ART OF CHAIRMANSHIP SEMINAR in Toronto on October 27th, 2010.
SAVE $100 by registering before August 20th.

All Brown Governance Seminars qualify for continuing education for all Directors College graduates!
This seminar is for board and committee chairs and directors who want to be more effective in the chair. This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size:15px;">Brown Governance will be holding its annual <strong>THE ART OF CHAIRMANSHIP SEMINAR in Toronto on October 27th, 2010</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>SAVE $100 by registering before August 20th.</strong></span></p>
<p><img title="Facilitator: David Brown Executive Director, Brown Governance Inc." src="http://www.browngovernance.com/images/David.jpg" alt="Facilitator: David Brown Executive Director, Brown Governance Inc." width="107" height="155" align="right" /></p>
<p>All Brown Governance Seminars qualify for continuing education for all Directors College graduates!</p>
<p>This seminar is for board and committee chairs and directors who want to be more effective in the chair. This workshop will give you the opportunity to:</p>
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<li>Practice new skills through interactive simulations of board/committee meetings</li>
<li>Receive instant feedback from your peers, a skilled facilitator and experts in boardroom functioning</li>
<li>Leave with a greater sense of your capacity for this challenging and rewarding role</li>
</ul>
<p>Getting diverse people to focus and reach consensus while promoting challenge and change- this is the #1 job of a chair, and requires extraordinary skills.</p>
<p>Here’s what past participants have said about this seminar:</p>
<blockquote>
<h3>The value in this session is heightened by the interaction of participants with various backgrounds and experiences – <span style="color: #ba8b4e;">Cathy Bailey, Chair, Governance &amp; Nominating Committee CMA Ontario</span></h3>
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<h3>Excellent, especially the interactive simulations – <span style="color: #ba8b4e;">Dr. Doug Weir, Chair of Board, Ontario Medical Association</span></h3>
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<h3>This seminar was excellent in that it provided hands on learning opportunities in addition to the written material – <span style="color: #ba8b4e;">Nigel White, Director, CMA Ontario</span></h3>
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<h3>Role playing exercises were well designed and actually fun – and I usually hate them – <span style="color: #ba8b4e;">Bill Museler, Director, IESO</span></h3>
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<h3>Excellent job. I have a lot to think about on the way home - <span style="color: #ba8b4e;">Paul Vickers, Director, Gaylea</span></h3>
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<h3>The networking opportunity was excellent! &#8211; <span style="color: #ba8b4e;">John Lamb, Director and 1st Vice-Chair, The Co-operators</span></h3>
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<p>Register today at <a href="&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.browngovernance.com/seminars.htm&quot;&gt;" target="_blank">www.browngovernance.com/seminars.htm</a> or call Vicki at 888-698-3971. <strong>Spaces are limited.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.browngovernance.com/Publications/ChairsAgendaOct2010.pdf" target="_blank">Agenda</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.browngovernance.com/Publications/REGISTRATIONFORMChairOct2010.pdf" target="_blank">Faxable Registration</a></p>
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		<title>CSCS 12th Annual Corporate Governance Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=325</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brown Governance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: August 22, 2010 to August 25, 2010
Location: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, Lake Louise, Alberta
Guest Speaker: David Brown
Topic: Board Committees: Improving Performance, Structure, Reporting and Quality
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Date</strong>: August 22, 2010 to August 25, 2010</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, Lake Louise, Alberta</p>
<p><strong>Guest Speaker</strong>: David Brown</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Topic</strong>: Board Committees: Improving Performance, Structure, Reporting and Quality</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cscs.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11541&amp;eventId=84684&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails" target="_blank">Visit The CSCS Website For More Information</a></p>
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		<title>New Video from David Brown</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=320</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do we do with a rubber stamp board?

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What do we do with a rubber stamp board?</p>
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		<title>Bulding a Culture of Good Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=316</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one-day governance program developed and delivered for the Ontario Hospital Association by Brown Governance provides an interactive learning experience that incorporates real life case studies from hospital and health governance settings. This session stays true to best practices and OHA’s principles of governance, while going a step beyond to focus on the behavioural and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one-day governance program developed and delivered for the Ontario Hospital Association by Brown Governance provides an interactive learning experience that incorporates real life case studies from hospital and health governance settings. This session stays true to best practices and OHA’s principles of governance, while going a step beyond to focus on the behavioural and relational elements of governance, not just function and structure.  Find out how to <a title="Building a Culture of Good Governance" href="http://www.oha.com/Education/Pages/CalendarofEventDetails.aspx?eventid=GC  647" target="_blank">register here.</a></p>
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		<title>BGI &amp; Corde Announce Partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=284</link>
		<comments>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=284#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brown Governance</dc:creator>
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In a step that will position corporations in Egypt and the Region as leaders in corporate governance and board capacity, Corde Management Consulting and Brown Governance Inc. have announced they are teaming up.
“This new partnership will empower the momentum of change in the emerging economies of Egypt and the Region,” says Dr. Alaa-Eldin M. Adris, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-285 alignright" title="Corde" src="http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/corde-300x52.jpg" alt="Corde" width="300" height="52" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">In a step that will position corporations in Egypt and the Region as leaders in corporate governance and board capacity, <strong><a href="http://www.cordempower.com/">Corde Management Consulting</a> </strong>and <strong><a href="../../">Brown Governance Inc.</a></strong> have announced they are teaming up.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">“This new partnership will empower the momentum of change in the emerging economies of Egypt and the Region,” says Dr. Alaa-Eldin M. Adris, Managing Director of Cairo-based Corde.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">“Corporations in the private, health care, government and public sectors will immediately benefit from unparalleled access to corporate governance expertise,” says Debra Brown, President and CEO of Brown Governance Inc.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Previously underserved markets will gain value by combining the international experience and accumulated knowledge of Brown Governance with an understanding of the local environment, culture, regulations and laws offered by Corde.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Clients will be able to capitalize on the expertise of this partnership to achieve a highly demanded value proposition to an underserved market.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">See the <a href="http://www.browngovernance.com/Publications/BGInc-Corde-Press.pdf" target="_blank">full press release here</a>.</p>
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		<title>What Do We Do?</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=278</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Brown answers the questions: &#8220;what do we do if &#8230;.?&#8221;
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Brown answers the questions: &#8220;what do we do if &#8230;.?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Brown Governance Catalogue</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=271</link>
		<comments>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=271#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catalogue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Download our new catalogue for up to date information on our products and services!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Download <a href="http://www.browngovernance.com/Publications/BGI-Catalogue.pdf" target="_blank">our new catalogue</a> for up to date information on our products and services!</p>
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		<title>BGI Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=243</link>
		<comments>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=243#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brown Governance</dc:creator>
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		<title>Conflicts of Interest</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=177</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conflict of Interest &#8211; What Do We Do?

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfnCzDILQf8">Conflict of Interest &#8211; What Do We Do?</a></p>
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		<title>Boardroom Behaviour!</title>
		<link>http://www.browngovernance.com/blog/?p=167</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand Cooperatives Association republishes Debra Brown&#8217;s article from Governance Matters.   Read about it here.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nz.coop/" target="_blank">New Zealand Cooperatives Association </a>republishes Debra Brown&#8217;s article from <a href="http://www.coopscanada.coop/en/info_resources/Publications/GovernanceMatters" target="_blank">Governance Matters</a>.   <a href="http://www.nz.coop/publications/" target="_blank">Read about it here</a>.</p>
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