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

Conference participants can choose the sessions they wish to attend on the day of the conference.

8:00-8:45am       

Registration/Breakfast

8:45-9:00am       

Land Acknowledgement/Opening Remarks (Dr. Linda Rodenburg, Dr. Ruth Beatty, Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo, Susan Michaud)

9:00-10:15am     

Morning Keynote Speaker (Jim Strachan)

10:30-11:30am   

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

11:30-11:45am  

Morning Refreshment Break 

11:45-12:45pm   

Morning Sessions: Group B (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Glenda Black OR Jason Pratt OR Jennifer Della Mea OR 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 OR Brian Weishar  OR Lorelei Bunkowsky OR Luke LeClair & Sophia Lombardi)

3:15-4:15pm       

Afternoon Sessions: Group D (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Finney Cherian & Syed Ali Nasir Zaidi OR Domenic Scuglia OR Laura Lee Millard Smith OR Kym Geddes)

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)

Conference participants can choose the sessions they wish to attend on the day of the conference.

8:00-8:45am       

Registration/Breakfast

8:45-9:00am       

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

9:00-10:15am     

Morning Keynote Speaker (Jim Strachan)

10:30-11:30am   

Morning Sessions: Group A (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Julian Kitchen OR Sarah Gibbon & Panel  OR Dr. Paul Cormier & Tyler Armstrong)

11:30-11:45am  

Morning Refreshment Break 

11:45-12:45pm   

Morning Sessions: Group B (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Clayton Smith & Xuan Tai Nguyen OR Dr. Ruth Kane & Dr. Trista Hollweck  OR Jason Pilot)

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 & Dr. Clayton Smith OR Jennifer Della Mea OR Matt Roy & Panel)

3:15-4:15pm       

Afternoon Sessions: Group D (CHOOSE ONE: Dr. Claire Mooney OR Mike Filipetti OR Kym Geddes)

4:30-5:30pm       

Networking/Documentary interviews with Susan Michaud

5:30-6:30pm

Dinner in the Cafeteria (Keynote Speakers: Franki-Lynne Mauro & Noah Siren)