Daniel Rivet began working at Idéeclic in November of 1996, and now possesses over 16 years of experience in design, research, consultation, storyboarding, and project management. He has managed over sixty small and large scale web, multimedia, educational projects, and collaborated with over forty organizations and cultural institutions (for example, each of the national museums in Canada, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto and the Louvre in Paris).

The Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre opened in June 2006; Ann Curley assumed her position in November 2006. She has education in Tourism Management, Business Management and Museum studies. In her career she has worked for the Ministry of Tourism & Culture and previous to her current position she managed the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce. Ann along with her strong support team of Directors, Archives Chair and volunteers has been responsible for the creation and development of 6 feature exhibits including this year’s “Race Boat Glory, Muskoka Legends Live On!” The “Fast, Faster, Fastest” component of the exhibit is interpreted through our new interactive table and the work of Simbioz.

Mary Storey, a former educator and computer consultant, is now the volunteer archivist at a boating museum in Gravenhurst, ON.  She is also a member of the exhibit, education and newsletter committees. In her role on the Board of Directors of the Muskoka Steamship and Historical Society, she assists in making decisions concerning the running of two historic ships and the museum. She is also instrumental in the building and ongoing support of a database of all wooden boats built in Canada. 

Yannik Gosselin joined Simbioz in 2006 to take the hardware department in charge. Responsible of the hardware design, manufacturing, integration and support, Yannik plays an active role in every project. Looking for and testing the latest technologies is also a part of his job. Moreover Yannik is actively involved in Simbioz sales and business development.

Karim Kanji
Digital Content Manager, Catalyst
 @karimkanji

A recent addition to the Catalyst team, Karim has lead the creation of digital content for companies including Scotiabank, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Bnotions, Microsoft, Wild Water Kingdom, Palomino Systems Inc. and Techvibes since 2009.

As a leader in digital content creation, Karim also conducted wide-ranging interviews for podcasts and written content pieces with individuals such as Canadian serial angel investor Dr. Boris Wertz, HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes, Mathew Ingram (now with GigaOm), Jordan Banks (now leading Facebook Canada), Dave Fleet from Edelman Toronto and Mitch Joel from Twist Image.

As a demonstration of thought leadership, Karim led the development and execution of reports discussing how technology and digital media have impacted industries such as retail, education, health, gaming, and banking.

Shawn McCarty
Innovation Lead at The Textile Museum of Canada
 @ShawnMcCarty2
Biography coming soon

Andrew Milne 
Founder & CEO, @bv02
 @Andrew_Milne

As the entrepreneurial leader of bv02 for over 12 years, Andrew has a knack for marrying creative thinking with leading technologies to effectively solve problems. He consistently pushes the boundaries of digital technology by engaging with users across platforms in order to build unique interactive experiences. At bv02, Andrew has worked with galleries, cities, educational organizations and cultural institutions, including VMC, CSTMC, CHIN, CMHR, CMN and the NGC.

Elka Weinstein
Museum and Heritage Programs Advisor, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport 
Elka manages a portfolio of over 100 grants to community museums, as well as grants to heritage organizations and historical societies. She provides museological advice and information about resources to museum and heritage clients. Elka also teaches and lectures about museology and archaeology in French and Spanish, and just recently gave a public talk in Cuba about Ontario museums. Specialties: Museology, grants, community museums, educational programs, public programming, interpretive planning, South American archaeology.