Conference and AGM 2009
The 30th Annual Conference and General Meeting will be held on May 1 – 3 2009 at the Grand Okanagan Lakeside Resort, Kelowna, BC
The weekend will begin with an exploration of Kelowna’s Arts District and an evening Early Bird reception at the Centre Culturel Francais (French Cultural Centre) on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Registration for the conference will begin Friday morning at the Grand Okanagan Lakeside Resort, followed by opening ceremonies.
The workshops offered are listed below. For more details about workshop content and speaker bios, visit http://www.assemblybcartscouncils.ca/ConferenceCentre.html
Friday, May 1, 2009
- Programs and Projects from and for Small Arts Councils / Various Speakers (10 am – noon, Selkirk Room)
- An Intimate Dialogue with BC Arts Council / Gilliam Wood and Monique Lacerte-Roth (10 am – noon, repeat 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Monashee Room) Limited seating
- Culture, Creativity, Communications, Collaborations and Community / Robert MacDonald (10 am – noon, Skaha Room)
- Kwuksknkn’xtwixwa?x – “Working together with each other” / En’owkin Centre and First People’s Heritage, Language and Culture Council (12:30-2:30 pm, Selkirk Room)
- Providing Community Visual Arts Services / Chris Tyrell (12:30 – 2:30, Chilcotin Room)
- Cultural Tourism /Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Arts (2:30 – 4:00 pm, Vaseaux & Kootenay Rooms)
Saturday, May 2, 2009
- Activity Reporter / Lori Baxter (9:00 – 9:30 am, Vaseaux & Kootenay Rooms)
- Action for Insight / Judith Marcuse (9:30 -11:30 am, Skaha Room)
- Art in Health: heART fit / Karen Close (9:30-11:30 am, Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Crawston Avenue.) Limited seating
- Open Spaces / Chris Corrigan (1:00 – 4:30 pm, Vaseaux & Kootenay Rooms)
Sunday, May 3, 2009
- Creating a Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Organization / Roopchand Seebaran (8:30-11:30 am, Okanagan Room)
