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Schedule

Annual Conference
Conference Schedule

Advanced Communicators Day will be held on Thursday, June 5th.

The conference begins on Friday, June 6th. Fees include all breakfasts and lunches, the awards dinner, and access to all workshops, panel presentations, networking events, and keynote presentations.

The conference will end after the awards banquet on Saturday, June 7th. Please make travel plans accordingly.

Click here to download a copy of our full program.

Advanced Communicators Day
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Day One
Friday, June 6, 2025
Day Two
Saturday, June 7, 2025
9:00AM
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Breakfast and Registration for Advanced Day Participants
Room: Salon A
10:00AM - 4:00PM
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Advanced Communicators Day
Room: Salon A
Lunch is included
7:00PM
Sandy and Nora LIVE!
Your conference pass includes a ticket to a live performance of the popular political podcast Sandy and Nora Talk Politics.
Room: Salon A
8:00AM
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Breakfast & Registration
Room: Salon A
Includes swag table setup
9:00AM
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Welcome Plenary
Room: Salon A
9:30AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Running Engaging Online Meetings & Webinars with Carl Mavromichalis
Room: Salon B
9:30AM
Michele Girash
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Lobbying Tips from a Pro with Michele Girash
Room: Salon C
9:30AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Punchlines with a Purpose: Stand-Up Comedy for Union Communicators with Josh Menchions
Room: Salon D
9:30AM
Chris Noto
Workshop Block (Speaker 4)
Photography Workflow and Digital Asset Management (DAM) with Chris Noto
Room: Placentia Bay
11:00AM
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Break
Room: Salon A
11:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Talk the Talk: My Go-To Keys for Structured Organizing Conversations and Communications with Angela Drew Kimelman
Room: Salon B
11:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Introduction to Interviewing Techniques with Rhea Rollman
Room: Salon C
11:00AM
Sandy Hudson
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Organizing Spectacle: Revisiting the 2016 Toronto Pride Parade action by Black Lives Matter
Room: Salon D
12:30PM
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Lunch
Room: Salon A
1:30PM
Plenary Discussion
Urgent Strategy to Counter Disinformation, Apathy & Fascism in Canada with Sam Krisnapillai
Room: Salon A
3:00PM
Coffee Break Sponsored by Unifor Local 5555
Room: Salon B
3:30PM
Alexander Delorme
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Memes of Production with Alexander Delorme
Room: Salon B
3:30PM
Laura O'Brien
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
You’ve Walked the Line, Now Learn to Cut the Line: A Hands-On Workshop in Linocut Carving for Social Change with Laura O'Brien
Room: Salon C
3:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Mobilize by Design: A Canva Workshop for Change-Makers with Chelsea Connor
Room: Salon D
3:30PM
Elizabeth Berman
Workshop Block (Speaker 4)
Workflow Management: Get Organized to Organize with Elizabeth Berman
Room: Placentia Bay
5:00PM
Reception Sponsored by Motion Meetings
Please join us for a drink and some appetizers following the conference workshops.
8:00AM
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Breakfast
Room: Salon A
9:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Reel Change: Mobilizing the Labour Movement with Smartphone Videography with Anna Jover
Room: Salon B
9:00AM
Tasia Brown
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Spin, Strategy, and Solidarity: Crafting Communications for Elected Leaders
Room: Salon C
9:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Lessons from the Line with Lou Arab
Room: Salon D
9:00AM
Teuila Mau
Workshop Block (Speaker 4)
Microsites, Major Impact: Thinking Beyond Your Main Website with Teuila Mau
Room: Placentia Bay
10:30AM
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Break
Room: Salon A
11:00AM
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CALM Annual General Meeting
Room: Salon B
12:30PM
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Lunch
Room: Salon A
1:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Understanding the Right-Wing Media Ecosystem with Samanta Krishnapillai
Room: Salon B
1:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Member-to-Member Conversations are the Solution to Enshittification with Ethan Clarke
Room: Salon C
1:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Light, Streets and Stories: Outdoor Photography Tools to Bring Your Photos to Life with Ritchie Perez
Room: Placentia Bay
3:00PM
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Break
Room: Salon A
3:30PM
Nora Loreto
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
The Ins and Outs of Podcasting with Nora Loreto
Room: Conception Bay
3:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Digitally Different: Using Alternative Communication Tools in a Toxic Digital World with Jason Alward
Room: Salon C
3:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Media Relations: Take Control of the Narrative with Chelsea Connor
Room: Salon D
5:00PM
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Headshot Booth
Delegates are welcome to get headshots taken by our event photographer, Daniel Smith, in the conference area.
6:00PM
Reception Hosted by Union Communications
Room: Salon A
7:00PM
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Banquet Dinner and 2025 CALM Awards
Extra tickets are available if you'd like to bring a friend or special guest.
Room: Salon A