BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@uniontraining.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231204T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231204T160000 DTSTAMP:20240717T042115Z URL:https://uniontraining.ca/events/vancouver-mini-conference/ SUMMARY:Vancouver Mini Conference DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row ][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nJoin us in Vancouver\n[/vc_column_text][vc_c olumn_text]Our next mini conference is scheduled for December 4\, 2023 in Vancouver.\n\nWe have negotiated a discounted hotel rate at the Hilton: ht tps://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/yvrvmhf-clm-71200371-e898-44ba-962 f-820b68321091/\n\n \;\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_ro w][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_c olumn_text]\nWorkshops\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nHosting effecti ve online meetings\nAction Network/Action Builder\nCrisis communications\n Let's start podcasting!\nOrganizing members who work from home\nBest tips to clean up your writing\nDealing with media during strike for small local s\n... AND MORE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][v c_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nSc hedule\n[/vc_column_text][wgl_time_line_vertical values="%5B%7B%22title%22 %3A%229%3A00%20Registration%20%26%20Opening%20Remarks%22%2C%22color%22%3A% 22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%229%3A30%20Workshop%20Block%201%22%2 C%22color%22%3A%22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2210%3A45%20Break%22 %2C%22color%22%3A%22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2211%3A00%20Worksh op%20Block%202%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%2 212%3A15%20Lunch%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A %221%3A00%20Workshop%20Block%203%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C% 7B%22title%22%3A%222%3A15%20Break%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23fd226a%22%7D%2C %7B%22title%22%3A%222%3A30%20Workshop%20block%204%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%2 3fd226a%22%7D%5D"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space] [vc_column_text]\nPresenters\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_ro w gap="20"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="3288" img_size=" full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_circle_2"][vc_column_text]\nCarl Ma vromichalis\nCarl Mavromichalis is a communications and stakeholder engage ment expert with over 25 years of experience in communications\, research and public affairs. He founded Converso\, a virtual meetings and communica tions consultancy\, in 2016 following nearly 20 years of working in variou s sectors and roles. View Full Bio[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="2157" img_size="full" alignment="cente r" style="vc_box_circle_2"][vc_column_text]\nChelsea Connor\nChelsea Conno r has served as the Director of Communications and Media Relations for the Retail\, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) in the United State s since 2017 and has led the communications strategy on the union's campai gns at Amazon\, REI\, General Mills\, and the union's COVID-19 response am ong others. Chelsea also serves as the President of CALM's sister organiza tion\; the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA). View ful l bio[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="2564" img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_circle_2"][v c_column_text]\nPresenter\nDavid Climenhaga is a journalist and commentato r who has worked as a staff reporter and editor for the Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald\, and whose work has appeared in many other publications. Since the Calgary herald strike in 1999-2000 he has worked in communicatio ns for the labour movement\, as communications director of the Alberta Uni on of Provincial Employees and communications advisor for United Nurses of Alberta. His political commentary is found at AlbertaPolitics.ca and on R abble.ca. He lives in St. Albert\, Alberta.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][v c_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="2072" img_size="full" alignme nt="center" style="vc_box_circle_2"][vc_column_text]\nNora Loreto\nNora Lo reto is CALM's editor. She is a writer\, musician and activist based in Qu ébec City with expertise in media literacy\, social media\, extreme snark and government relations. Nora is the author of From Demonized to Organiz ed\, Building the New Union Movement (2013)\, and contributed a chapter on debt and youth activism in Canada After Harper (2015). She writes regular ly for rabble.ca and progressive magazines. View full bio.[/vc_column_text ][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_ row][vc_row gap="20"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="3524" img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_circle_2"][vc_column_text ]\nWill Carey\nWill Carey is the Senior Content Operations Specialist at S titcher. He is also the host/creator of the independently produced podcast Between Awesome and Disaster. Will is also a stand up comic with 16 years of experience and has performed in 6 countries across 4 continents.\nwww. willcarey.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_singl e_image image="3526" img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_circ le_2"][vc_column_text]\nDaniel Fung\nDaniel Fung is the Communications Off icer for MoveUP\, a union based in British Columbia which represents nearl y 14\,000 union members in both the public and private sector. In his role \, he supports the union's numerous communications campaigns both for inte rnal and external audiences. He also provides communications support to th e union's leadership\, including speechwriting and message crafting\, and is the co-editor for the union's magazine\, the Local Voice\, in addition to managing the union's web and social media presence. View full bio[/vc_c olumn_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="3269 " img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_circle_2"][vc_column_te xt]\nMartha Grant\nMartha Grant is the Director of Product Strategy at Act ion Network\, and a big believer in their cooperative development and co-o wnership model of building technology. Part mediator\, part translator and part visionary\, she knows we can use human-centered tech to win big and win fast. Martha has spent her career working for labor\, political campai gns and nonprofits.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc _single_image image="2493" img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_bo x_circle_2"][vc_column_text]\nPresenter\nBio coming soon.[/vc_column_text] [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_r ow][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nRegistration Form\n[/vc_column_tex t][vc_column_text]Registration is now closed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column] [/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/uniontraining.ca/wp-content/up loads/2023/06/Vancouver-mini.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 LOCATION:https://www.google.com/maps/place/MoveUP/@49.2301424,-123.0036378, 15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x54867718a69ddd1d:0x5f9e0526ea2e9e6!8m2!3d49.2301424! 4d-123.0036378!16s%2Fg%2F1tf5kbgp?entry=ttu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR