Change is inspiring because the challenge exists to make the Conference in Calgary interesting to all members of ADRIA to make things better.
By: Erika Deines

AGM and Conference – June 6 and 7, 2013.
 

The Calgary Conference Committee has been working diligently as the amount of work involved in organizing such an event requires excellent coordination and task distribution. Anyone interested in volunteering even a small amount of time may wish to contact Tom Smith at smithnt@telusplanet.net.

A big Thank You goes out to the Calgary Conference Committee volunteers: Michele Phaneuf, Tom Smith, Florence Lye, Gary Selby, Brenda Robinson and Anne Seeley (missing in the picture).

 
 

And remember – anyone can attend the movie evening and bring a friend or family member! The cost for the movie alone (without attending the Conference) is $25/person and includes a presentation by the publisher, Austin Vickers, following the show.

 


Professional Development points are awarded to all attendees holding designations and collecting CEE credits (3 credits for a 90 minute presentation, including the movie "People vs. the State of Illusion")
 

  

From Medicine Hat we bring you the talented Rob Benn and his wife and daughter, Laurie and Melanie, who will teach us how to incorporate symbolic recording when working with the flipchart. I have personally seen and also used their graphic facilitation skills and found that parties appreciated the pictorial view of their issues and solutions; it lightened the atmosphere in the room and prompted interactive flipchart participation. I guarantee it will be an extra useful tool in your facilitation toolbox, whether you are facilitating a strategic planning session, an educational program, a coaching session, a mediation session or any other meeting that requires work on a flipchart or whiteboard.

A NEW session has been inserted to replace the Impact of Court & Community Mediation session. The new topic has been added due to popular demand and is entitled “Integrating ADR into workplace policy”. This session will be co-facilitated by our President, Chuck Smith, and Paul Conway, both HR Professionals and experts in their respective areas – presented and contrasted from both, the Labor Relation and Employee Relation perspectives. This session will run on June 7, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Be sure to attend if you are an HR professional, policy advisor, OD consultant, or otherwise involved in company/organizational policy management.

Austin Vickers, born and raised in Alberta and B.C. and now living in the U.S., makes a powerful presentation on the Science and Power of Imagination, a topic that cannot be emphasized enough when working in the human services field. His research-based and scientific knowledge of this apparently ‘soft topic’ will surprise you with information that is founded on ‘hard’ facts. If you are interested in leading edge research this is a session you won’t want to miss!