Thank you, Madam Chair.
We will be providing a proper agenda of past meetings, but perhaps I could take just 30 seconds here. It's a typical conference. It's three nights and two to two and a half days long. There is an opening cocktail reception and usually a plenary. The bulk of things will take place on the second day.
Usually on the second evening there is the expectation of a meal that's part of an excursion. In the past we went to a colonial site. There was a meal presented in a traditional cabin, a huge cabin. Other things included boat cruises, bus tours and things like that. On the second day there is keynote speaking and guest speakers. By the end of the second day, usually the auditors group will separate and the public accounts group will separate and have meetings. In the past four that I've been to, the chair of federal public accounts committee has always been invited to speak, as has the Auditor General.
It is a combination of most conferences that we've all attended. That's sort of the general structure. There would likely be, for people coming to Ottawa, a lot of excitement, because it isn't one of the provincial capitals. The Gatineau hills, the canal, the rivers and that sort of thing would also come into effect.