Schedule-Orillia Conference (Oct. 17th, 2026)

8:00-8:45am       

Registration/Breakfast

8:45-9:00am       

Land Acknowledgement/Opening Remarks (Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo, Dr. Wayne Melville)

9:00-10:15am     

Morning Keynote Speaker (Jim Strachan)

10:30-11:30am   

Morning Sessions: Group A (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Susan Hopkins, Marg Moran, Dr. Tom Russell)

11:30-11:45am  

Morning Refreshment Break 

11:45-12:45pm   

Morning Sessions: Group B (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Glenda Black, Jason Pratt, Joanne Lombardi)

12:45-1:45pm     

Lunch in the Cafeteria (Keynote Speaker: Marlo Beaucage)

2:00-3:00pm       

Afternoon Sessions: Group C (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Lana Parker, Brian Weishar, Lorelei Bunkowsky)

3:15-4:15pm       

Afternoon Sessions: Group D (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Finney Cherian, Domenic Scuglia, Laura Lee Millard Smith)

4:30-5:30pm       

Networking/Documentary interviews with Susan Michaud

5:30-6:30pm

Dinner in the Cafeteria (Keynote Speaker: Primrose Goss)

 

Schedule-Thunder Bay Conference  (Oct. 24th, 2026)

8:00-8:45am       

Registration/Breakfast

8:45-9:00am       

Land Acknowledgement/Opening Remarks (Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo, Dr. Wayne Melville)

9:00-10:15am     

Morning Keynote Speaker (Jim Strachan)

10:30-11:30am   

Morning Sessions: Group A (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Julian Kitchen, Sarah Gibbon)

11:30-11:45am  

Morning Refreshment Break 

11:45-12:45pm   

Morning Sessions: Group B (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Clayton Smith, Susan Michaud)

12:45-1:45pm     

Lunch in the Cafeteria (Keynote Speaker: Marlo Beaucage)

2:00-3:00pm       

Afternoon Sessions: Group C (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Geri Salinitri, Matt Roy)

3:15-4:15pm       

Afternoon Sessions: Group D (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Claire Mooney, Mike Filipetti)

4:30-5:30pm       

Networking/Documentary interviews with Susan Michaud

5:30-6:30pm

Dinner in the Cafeteria (Keynote Speaker: