Meet with various members of parliament and the senior officials of the federal bureaucracy to discuss various policy and legislative issues impacting the University of Regina. Start-up funding for proposed Institut français Baccalaureate programs in Minority Situations. Seek partnership and consultation with Sustainable Development Technology Canada (Environment and Natural Resources Canada) regarding transferring products of university technologies into the marketplace. Seek increased funding for the Indirect Costs of a Research Program in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure. Seek funding assistance for University of Regina's energy and environment institutes from the National Research Council, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, PrairiesCan, the Office of Energy Research & Development (Natural Resources Canada). Policy development regarding knowledge transfer and the commercialization of research. Policy development and research funding for innovative and sustainable energy resources. Policies and programs to advance research and development for the commercialization and globalization of university initiatives. Indian Studies Support Program Applications through the University of Regina for the First Nations University of Canada. Funding for university-community projects, in conjunction with the Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise and/or other francophone community organizations. Funding for proposed Institut français research chairs on alternatives for community development. Funding for policies and programs to advance research and development for the commercialization and globalization of university initiatives. Funding for conferences, seminars and other academic initiatives. Funding for carbon capture and storage initiatives. Federal Research Granting Councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR): 1) Communication with various public office holders to inquire on the status of grants and to propose a wide array of academic research projects; and 2) Communications to various public office holders to advocate for continued and increased granting council funding. Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Regina Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives and investments that foster Western Canadian research networks. Creation of new immigration regulations with respect to helping universities attract foreign students and facilitating their arrival in Canada. Contributions to the operating budget of the Institut français. Canadian Conference of the Arts with respect to maintaining arts and culture programs and research initiatives in Canada. Canada Research Chairs Program with respect to the creation and funding of new chairs.