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Transcript of Battery Consultation Presentation
The Battery and Beyond:Memorial’s Battery FacilityProgress and Possibilities
Dr. Rob GreenwoodExecutive Director, Public Engagement
Overview1. Public Engagement @ Memorial
2. What we’ve been up to…
3. Our Vision for the Battery Facility
4. Your ideas for the Battery Facility
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Public Engagement @ Memorial
Memorial’s Mission
Memorial University is an inclusive community dedicated to innovation and excellence in teaching and learning, research, scholarship, creative activity, service and public engagement.
Memorial welcomes and supports students and scholars from all over the world and contributes knowledge and expertise locally, nationally, and internationally.
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Guiding Frameworks
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Public Engagement @ Memorial
• Collaborations between people and groups within Memorial and people and groups external to the University (i.e., the ‘public’) that further Memorial’s mission.
• Drawing on the knowledge and resources brought by all involved, public engagement involves mutual respect, mutual contributions and mutual benefits for all participants.
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4 Public Engagement Goals
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
MOBILIZE MEMORIAL.
ENABLE ENGAGEMENT.
BUILD BRIDGES TO ENGAGE.
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What we’ve been up to…
Battery Facility Timeline1. Purchase of the former Battery Hotel finalized March 1, 2013
based on business case and approved budget
2. Ongoing repairs and maintenance
3. Review and identification of initial tenants
4. Request for Expressions of Interest for Conceptual Planning Studya) Awarded to RDH Architects Inc. September 2013
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Our vision for the Battery Facility
Vision for the Battery Facility
• A provincial public engagement hub• strategic program priorities of innovation [economic and social], civic
engagement, public dialogue and alumni development
• Office space for units that engage with the public regularly in a highly accessible location
• Much needed graduate student accommodations
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Vision for the Battery FacilityFour initial tenants:
incubation facility offering supports to local start-up technology companies and is Memorial’s vehicle for transferring to industry technologies that arise from university research
a management and professional development training facility serving
organizations and individuals
facilitates and coordinates the university’s activities in regional development and
public policy
provides support to the university’s faculty, staff and students to connect with external partners and collaborators
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Vision for the Battery Facility
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Vision for the Battery Facility
The following images compare the existing space at the Battery with those presented in the conceptual plan.
The conceptual photos were taken from the plan provided by RDH architects. They capture the vision for the property for the initial phase of the project and are subject to change during the more detailed architectural planning stages of the project.
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of current upstairs main entrance to the facility
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of proposed upstairs main entrance to the facility
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of current space immediately inside main entrance
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of proposed space immediately inside main entrance
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of current main conference / engagement space
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of proposed main conference / engagement space
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of current downstairs entrance
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of proposed new downstairs entrance
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of current downstairs lobby area
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of proposed downstairs commons and atrium
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of current stairwell to downstairs space
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Vision for the Battery Facility
View of proposed upstairs meetings space, commons and atrium
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Your ideas for the Battery Facility
Programming Ideas:Main Building
The main floor plate of the Battery is intended to be available for public engagement activities and programming between the university and community.
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Partnership Opportunities: City View and Pool Wings
The City View and Pool Wings are currently unoccupied and may be re-used or rebuilt as public engagement and partnership space
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What are some of your ideas?
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Formal Submissions
The university will also be accepting submissions from individuals and outside partners and organizations, relating to the Battery Facility programming and future development opportunities.
Here are some of the criteria the university will be using to evaluate opportunities and submissions
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Criteria Overview• Fit with Memorial University Public Engagement Framework
• Advances Memorial University Mission
• Fit with Battery Facility business model
• Fit with initial tenants’ programming and activities
• Avoids duplication with surrounding facilities
• Fit with community / neighbourhood
• Scale of opportunity (does this service the entire province?)
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Opportunities to Connect Further
Opportunities to Connect Further
The conversation doesn’t stop here!
Visit www.mun.ca/battery to access our online consultation site to continue to brainstorm with others, share your thoughts or to submit a detailed description of your partnership ideas.
Opportunities to Connect Further
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Thank you!
We look forward to hearing more from you online and
welcoming you at the Battery location soon!