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Hospitality Expenses – 2010 – David McLaughlin, President and CEO

Date(s) Event Description Attendees(s) Location Total
2010-12-20 Management Planning Committee 6 (6 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $82.49
2010-12-14 NRTEE Expert Stakeholder Sessions – Breakfast and Lunch 21 (14 Government of Canada employees, 7 guests) Caterer – Buffet Charbonneau, Ottawa ON $487.37
2010-12-02 Lunch meeting to review NRTEE Plenary meeting next steps. 2 (1 Government of Canada employee, 1 part-time Governor in Council) Prime 360, Ottawa ON $49.51
2010-12-01 to 2010-12-02 Plenary Session – Day 1 – Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee Break and Dinner; Day 2 – Breakfast 28 (14 Government of Canada employees, 13 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) Caterer – Minto Suites, Ottawa ON $3,592.79
2010-11-24 NRTEE staff meeting 25 (25 Government of Canada employeesl) Caterer- El Toro Pizzeria, Ottawa ON $191.55
2010-11-22 Dinner meeting to discuss a possible collaboration with Sustainable Prosperity’s work on citizen engagement. 3 (3 Government of Canada employees) Royal Oak, Ottawa ON $25.97
2010-11-04 Lunch meeting for Management Planning Committee 6 (6 Government of Canada employees) Caterer- Corner Kitchen $73.00
2010-10-29 Lunch meeting to discuss work of Agriculture Canada related to water and climate change and prepare for NRTEE presentation to senior management of Agriculture Canada on phase II of the Water program and involvement of Agriculture Canada. 2 (2 Government of Canada employees) Prime 360, Ottawa ON $52.33
2010-10-25 Brief on UNAC activities related to climate change and work of the NRTEE – Lunch meeting 2 (1 Government of Canada employee, 1 guest) Prime 360, Ottawa ON $49.94
2010-10-14 Dinner meeting to discuss the Communications Plan and Branding issues and process 6 (3 Government of Canada employees, 3 guests) Leméac Restaurant, Montréal QC $293.76
2010-10-06 to 2010-10-07 October 2010 Plenary – Day 1 – Breakfast, Coffee Break, Lunch and Coffee Break; Day 2 – Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee Break 33 (16 Government of Canada employees, 16 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) Caterer – Minto Suites, Ottawa ON $3,703.61
2010-10-05 Dinner meeting with Member’s and the Minister at the Museum of Nature 20 (4 Government of Canada employees, 16 part-time Governor in Council) Caterer – Gourmet Cuisine, Ottawa ON $1,121.80
2010-09-22 Lunch with Mr. Hozwarth from the BMU Deputy Director General responsible for Germany’s Adaptation Strategy and Mr. Menden from the Economic and Finance Policy Analyst at the Embassy of Canada in Berlin to discuss Report 5 in the climate prosperity series and Germany’s strategy for climate impacts and adaption. 4 (2 Government of Canada employees, 2 guests) Traube Restaurant, Berlin Germany $99.24
2010-09-08 Lunch meeting for Management Planning Committee 7 (7 Government of Canada employees) Caterer- Corner Kitchen $126.22
2010-08-04 Business lunch meeting with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to discuss possible collaboration. 2 (1 Government of Canada employee, 1 guest) Prime 360, Ottawa ON $52.46
2010-06-02 & 2010-06-03 June 2010 Plenary – Day 1 – Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee Break, Dinner; Day 2 – Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee Break 34 (15 Government of Canada employees, 15 part-time Governor in Council, 4 guests) Caterer – Minto Suites, Ottawa ON $3,295.96
2010-06-01 New member orientation session 8 (5 Government of Canada employees, 3 part-time Governor in Council) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $50.95
2010-05-21 Special Management Planning Committee meeting on Branding – Lunch 10 (7 Government of Canada employees, 3 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $130.36
2010-05-20 Business Lunch – Benchmarking Launch 2 (1 Government of Canada employee, 1 part-time Governor in Council) Prime 360, Ottawa ON $42.60
2010-05-18 Meeting on the Banff National Clean Energy Dialogue – Think Tank Group – Lunch 10 (3 Government of Canada employees, 7 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $180.23
2010-05-14 Policy and research work planning session 13 (13 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – El Toro Pizzeria, Ottawa ON $82.54
2010-05-10 Lunch meeting for Management Planning Committee 7 (7 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $103.43
2010-04-14 NRTEE Stakeholder Meeting on Canada-US Climate Policy – Breakfast 22 (5 Government of Canada employees, 3 part-time Governor in Council, 14 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $160.86
2010-04-08 NRTEE Stakeholders meeting on Canada-US Climate Policy 16 (3 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 12 guests) The Westin Calgary, Calgary AB $685.17
2010-03-26 Meeting with U.K. Event Chief Science Advisor – Coffee Break 11 (8 Government of Canada employees, 3 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $26.86
2010-03-23 NRTEE Branding and Staff Meeting – Breakfast and Lunch 26 (24 Government of Canada employees, 2 guests) Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa ON $1,024.62
2010-03-23 NRTEE Branding and Staff Meeting – Breakfast and Lunch 26 (24 Government of Canada employees, 2 guests) Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa ON $1,024.62
2010-03-10 NRTEE Branding meeting – Lunch 28 (25 Government of Canada employees, 3 part-time Governor in Council) Caterer -El Toro Pizzeria, Ottawa ON $201.71
2010-03-09 EROCC Climate Impacts and Adaptation Advisory Committee Meeting – Breakfast and Coffee Breaks 22 (6 Government of Canada employees,16 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $237.99
2010-03-09 EROCC Climate Impacts and Adaptation Advisory Committee Meeting – Lunch 22 (6 Government of Canada employees,16 guests) Caterer – Buffet Charbonneau, Ottawa ON $331.54
2010-03-08 Canadian Geographic Meeting – Coffee Break 11 (6 Government of Canada employees, 5 guests) Caterer -Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $54.05
2010-03-03 & 2010-03-04 March 2010 Plenary – Day 1 – Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee Break, Dinner; Day 2 – Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee Break 29 (14 Government of Canada employees, 14 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) Caterer – Minto Suite Hotel, Ottawa ON $3,897.47
2010-02-26 Business lunch with Canadian Geograpghic 3 (1 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) Prime 360, Ottawa ON $58.42
2010-02-11 Meeting with Canadian Geographic 12 (7 Government of Canada employees, 5 guests) Caterer – Marcello’s, Ottawa ON $16.95
2010-02-04 NRTEE collaboration and the National Clean Energy Dialogue discussion meeting – Dinner 2 (1 Government of Canada employees, 1 guest) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $79.10
2010-02-01 Exploring the Changing Role of the Natural Resource Sector in Canadian Water Governance Workshop – Continental Breakfast, A.M. Break, Lunch and P.M. Break 40 (15 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 24 guests) Fairmont Royal York Hotel – Toronto, ON $2,619.25
2010-01-28 Green Steering Committee Launch – Break 26 (26 Government of Canada employees) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $20.97
2010-01-27 MPC Meeting – Lunch 7 (7 Government of Canada employees NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $89.04
2010-01-26 Executive Committee Conference Call – Lunch 3 (2 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council) Caterer – Treats, Ottawa ON $26.90
2010-01-21 Canada-US Stakeholders meeting in Washington, DC 22 (3 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 17 guests) Woodrow Wilson International, Washington DC $318.09
2010-01-19 Update Environment Canada ADM on the NRTEE priorities and activities 2 (2 Government of Canada employees) Prime 360 – Ottawa, ON $62.15
2010-01-14 EROCC Climate impacts and Adaptation Advisory Committee Meeting – Coffee Break 15 (6 Government of Canada employees, 9 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $8.14
2010-01-14 EROCC Climate Impacts and Adaptation Advisory Committee Meeting – Continental Breakfast, Coffee Break and Lunch 17 (6 Government of Canada employees, 11 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $396.64