Transcript Alliance Coordinating Office
Connecting YOU to the Alliance
Wendy Schettler and Tanya Merke Epp Alliance Coordinating Office, International Centre for Infectious Diseases
Outline
• Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) • CHVI Research and Development Alliance (Alliance) & its supporting Alliance Coordinating Office (ACO) • Opportunities for Participation in the Alliance • Overview of the Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
• Canada's contribution to the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise • Partnership between Government of Canada (CIDA, CIHR, IC, PHAC, HC) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Began 2007, renewal 2010,operating until 2017 • $139,000,000 initiative with approximately ¾ of dollars designated
CHVI
CHVI Canada’s Contribution to HIV Vaccine Development
CHVI ALLIANCE
The
CHVI Alliance
is a Canadian network that brings together leading researchers from the public and private sectors, as well as the international community, to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing HIV vaccine development.
The
Alliance Coordinating Office (ACO)
supports the Alliance and the Advisory Board, focusing on building and sustaining the Alliance, advising the Government of Canada and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on research gaps, prospecting innovative proposals to respond to identified gaps and promoting synergy among Alliance members.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation President, Global Health Minister of Health (Lead) Minister of International Cooperation Minister of Industry CHVI Secretariat
Advisory Board CHVI Research and Development Alliance
Canadian HIV Researchers Vaccine Industry International Researchers Alliance Coordinating Government Agencies Office Int’l AIDS Organizations HIV/AIDS Community Organizations
Guiding Framework: Key considerations
Strategic priorities and investments of
Alliance funders
Strategic priorities and investments of
global research organizations
Canada’s focus and goals
Energy, aspirations and contribution of the
Canadian research community
Guiding Framework for the CHVI Alliance Priority 1 Harness Canada’s excellence in basic science and strengthen linkages with clinical research, social sciences and people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as with vaccine researchers outside the HIV field
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Generate and apply population-level knowledge to drive vaccine discovery and development Strengthen linkages to understand mechanisms of immunity Leverage preclinical resources to test vaccine concepts
Canada’s Niche
• • •
Improve clinical trial and regulatory capacity in Canada and globally through community engagement Engage communities, researchers and policy makers in clinical trial and vaccine preparedness Test HIV vaccine candidates in Canada
Priority 2 Amplify Canada’s strengths in clinical research, community engagement and capacity building globally and nationally
Guiding Framework for the CHVI Alliance (continued) Priority 3 Accelerate the translation of Canada’s scientific discoveries Priority 4 Strengthen and enable new and early-career investigators
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Enablers
Create opportunities to engage industry in advancing vaccine concepts Support researchers and companies in accessing GMP manufacturing capacity Ensure Canadian and global regulators are engaged to accelerate clinical development Integrate new investigators into the larger national/global HIV vaccine effort Increase training in clinical trials and population / epidemiological research Enrich training of researchers from Canada and developing countries
Priority Areas for CHVI Alliance Support by the ACO
• Championing and enabling Canada’s contribution to global HIV vaccine efforts • Brokering collaboration among stakeholders • Communication and awareness-building to advance ongoing HIV vaccine efforts • Facilitating translation, commercialization and industry outreach • Developing new and early-career investigators
ACO Priority Activities Basic Science White Paper Priorities Clinical Trials Translation New Investigators ACO Priorities Championing
•Setting Strategic Direction • Immunology Lab – South Africa • CTN / HVTN clade B vaccine trial - plans • • AVAREF Support Small medium size business grants
Collaboration
•Building the CHVI Alliance • • Advisory Board Support, White Paper, Presentations, Surveys, News Releases, Planning Conferences CIHR connection with BGMF Participation in CIHR large team grant meeting • • Synchronicity Forum with CAPT Network using VC Phase II b clinical trial discussion GeoVax/CTN • IC connection with BGMF • Landscape document on research and training Annual Meeting, Advisory Board Meetings, Brokering Meetings, Virtual Community
Communication
•Linking & informing Website, E-Bulletin, Contact Lists, Research Database, Conference Booths, Social Media
ACO Priority Activities ACO Priorities Translation,
commercialization and industry outreach
Developing
investigators new and early-career
Basic Science White Paper Priorities Clinical Trials Translation
Monoclonal Antibodies production; Participation in Vaccine Industry Committee, Biotech Canada • ACO Annual Meeting • Focus on linking industry and public research
New Investigators
Presentations and outreach, Advisory Board support • Virtual Community • Webinars • Collaboration • E-bulletin • Landscape document • Student scholarships
• New and Early Career Investigators • Webinars & Workshops • Network • Communicate • Share Expertise • Use ACO Resources
Opportunities
To Connect With Us - Find Us Online
Website:
alliance-aco.ca
Subscribe to the ACO E-Bulletin
Twitter:
@aco_alliance
Facebook:
Alliance Coordinating Office
email:
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
Connecting You to the Alliance:
A virtual community for HIV vaccine research and development
1.
What is a Virtual Community?
2.
Why YOU should belong?
3.
How to access the Virtual Community?
Presentation Objectives
What is a Virtual Community?
•
Communities of Practice (CoP)
are: groups “of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an on going basis” (Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder, 2002, p.4). •
Virtual Communities of Practice (VCoP),
without excluding F2F rely primarily on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to connect their members
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
• The
Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) Research and Development Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
is a confidential internet-based community designed for researchers to collaborate, communicate and share research and to seek information about Canada’s contribution to the global development of an HIV vaccine.
The Alliance VC will help you:
• Stay informed about updates in the field • Communicate with your peers • Collaborate in private committees • Engage in online learning opportunities
Why Participate?
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
•
FREE!!!
• A virtual meeting space for collaborations • Hosting of confidential interest or project groups • An online collaborative document creation and editing tool • Training webinars and web conferencing capabilities • Discussion forums • Resource materials • A Canadian researcher database
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
• Confidential and secure space for your teams, committees or working groups
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
• View and message individual members of the committee
Committee Tool - Members
• Schedule meetings with the planner
Committee Tool – Meeting Planner
• Manage and view events • Add meeting dates to your Outlook or Google Calendar
Committee Tool – Meetings
• Manage your meeting agendas
Committee Tool – Meeting Agendas
• Manage your committee files
Committee Tool – Files
• Collaborative write documents in real time
Committee Tool – Wiki
• Committee discussion forum
Committee Tool – Forums
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
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Web conferencing
allows you to hold meetings, events, or classes in real-time over the Internet using Voice-over the-Internet (VoIP). All you need to participate in a Web conference is a headset with a microphone.
Web Conferencing features include:
• Recording. • Desktop sharing. • Voice conferencing. • Upload document and presentations. • Webcam use.
• Whiteboard tools.
Web Conferencing
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC) Discussion Forums
• Introductions Forum • News Forum • Early Career Investigator Forum
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
Resources CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
CHVI R&D Alliance Virtual Community (Alliance VC)
The Alliance VC will help you:
• Stay informed about updates in the field • Communicate with your peers • Collaborate in private committees • Engage in online learning opportunities
Why Participate?
Key Features of the Alliance VC
• Easy way to collaborate and communicate with members of the CHVI R&D Alliance • Secure environment where private committees and teams can plan events and meetings, store and view documents, and use private discussion forums • Retrieve files and documents from anywhere you have Internet access • Collaboratively write in real time • Receive important and up-to-date information and news related to HIV vaccine development • Coordinate Web Conferences for free
Current Uses of the Alliance VC
• Abstract reviews completed and results report created • Repository of capacity building documents is in development • Plan meetings • Documents are accessible anywhere you have Internet access • Discussion forums • Career and training opportunities • Web conferences • Evaluation questionnaire and results report
Other ways to use the Alliance VC
•
Communicate with your peers
• • Ask questions Seek advice • • Share exciting developments Advertise career opportunities • • Share expertise with New/Early Career Investigators Message members or the entire community •
Collaborate
• Write a grant in a secure environment •
Engage
in online learning opportunities
How to register 1.
Go to the Alliance Coordinating Office website http://alliance-aco.ca
anytime and click on the Login button 2.
Small group demonstrations 3.
One-on-one demonstrations 4.
Email [email protected]
To Connect With Us - Find Us Online
Website:
alliance-aco.ca
Subscribe to the ACO E-Bulletin
Twitter:
@aco_alliance
Facebook:
Alliance Coordinating Office
email: