Conference Schedule

Advanced Communicators Day will be held on Thursday, June 4th.

The conference begins on Friday, June 5th. 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 6th.

Advanced Communicators Day
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Day One
Friday, June 5, 2026
Day Two
Saturday, June 6, 2026
8:00AM
CALM Events
Breakfast and Registration for Advanced Communicators Day
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
9:00AM - 4:00PM
CALM Events
Advanced Communicators Day
Unions and AI Featuring Damon Romine and Simon Enoch

There is a disconnect between how our unions talk about AI and how they use AI. In this day-long session, delegates are going to think through using generative AI and find pathways forward that can form the basis of union communications best practices that staff and volunteers can share with their offices.

Lunch is included.
Room: Blue Lounge / Library

8:00AM
CALM Events
Breakfast and Registration
Room: Regency Ballroom
Includes swag table setup
9:00AM
CALM Events
Welcome Plenary
Room: Regency Ballroom
9:30AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
From Moments to Movements: Visual Storytelling for Unions
Presenter: Felipe Noriega
Room: Saskatchewan
9:30AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Building Power, One Conversation at a Time
Presenter: Ethan Clarke
Room: Oak Room
9:30AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
TikTok Isn’t Magic. It’s Human Psychology and Algorithms.
Presenter: Frank Collins
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
11:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Organic Social Without the Guesswork
Presenter: Adrienne King
Room: Victoria
11:00AM
Nora Loreto
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
The Ins and Outs of Podcasting
Presenter: Nora Loreto
Room: Saskatchewan
11:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
WordPress: The Web Democratized
Presenter: Jason Alward
Room: Oak Room
11:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 4)
Finding a Unifying Message When You Have a Dispersed
Membership
Presenter: Bud Williamson
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
12:30PM
CALM Events
Lunch
Room: Regency Ballroom
1:30PM
Caucuses
Caucus discussions will be chaired by CALM board members.
Rooms: Regency Ballroom and Saskatchewan
3:00PM
Break
Room: Regency Ballroom
3:30PM
One-on-One Clinics
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
4:00PM
Action Network Roundtable
Facilitated by Ethan Clarke
Room: Oak Room
5:00PM
Reception
Sponsored by the Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU)
Room: The Dining Room
8:00AM
CALM Events
Breakfast
Room: Regency Ballroom
9:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Well… That Didn’t Work
Presenter: Anna Jover
Room: Victoria
9:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Steal this Idea: Campaign Planning in Fight to Win
Presenter: Matthew Brett
Room: Saskatchewan
9:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Video Storytelling: Building Stories for Social Impact
Presenter: Felipe Noriega
Room: Oak Room
9:00AM
Workshop Block (Speaker 4)
March on Your Boss
Presenter: Alexander Delorme
Room: Blue Lounge/Library
10:30AM
CALM Events
Break
Room: Regency Ballroom
11:00AM
CALM Events
CALM Annual General Meeting
Room: Regency Ballroom
12:30PM
CALM Events
Lunch
Room: Regency Ballroom
1:30PM
Robin Steudel
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
The Newlywed Game: Disinformation and AI Slop Edition
Presenter: Robin Steudel
Room: Saskatchewan
1:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
From the Doors to the Headlines: Media Relations for Organizers
Presenter: Chelsea Connor
Room: Oak Room
1:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Worker-Centred Journalism
Presenters: John Cameron and Meera Eragoda
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
3:00PM
CALM Events
Break
Room: Regency Ballroom
3:30PM
Nora Loreto
Workshop Block (Speaker 1)
Fake it Till You Make It – How to fake enthusiasm, pump up a crowd and give a compelling speech
Presenter: Nora Loreto
Room: Saskatchewan
3:30PM
Workshop Block (Speaker 2)
Press Conference Organizing – A Toolkit
Presenter: Aaron Lakoff
Room: Oak Room
3:30PM
James Russwurm
Workshop Block (Speaker 3)
Digital Ads for Organizing: Get Leads!
Presenter: James Russwurm
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
5:00PM
CALM Events
Headshot Booth
Delegates are welcome to get headshots taken by our event photographer, Jamilla Man.
Room: Wascana
6:00PM
Reception
Sponsored by Union Communications
Room: Blue Lounge / Library
7:00PM
CALM Events
Banquet Dinner and CALM Awards
Extra tickets are available if you'd like to bring a friend or special guest.
Room: Regency Ballroom