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C&NN 2017 International Conference and Summit

Our 1-day Summit on Connecting to Nature in an Urban World, April 19, features a morning plenary and roundtable sessions followed by interactive workshops and walkshops in the afternoon. Building on the Summit is our Conference, April 20-21, featuring keynotes speakers, hands-on workshops and networking opportunities.

Please note: Schedules are now locked from being changed. If you would like to make changes to your schedule, please come see us at the registration desk. See you in Vancouver!

Bonnie Davison

Outdoor Learning Association/Victoria Nature School Society
President/Founder
Victoria, BC

victorianatureschool.com

I am passionate about creating more opportunities for nature connection to occur in our public school system! I am also happy also to share what I've learned after 5 years of running a forest school in Victoria, BC.

3:00pm PDT

Registration and Check In Open Bayshore Grand Foyer

8:00am PDT

Keynote - Creating Connections to Nature in an Urbanizing World: An International Perspective Bayshore Grand BallroomGil Penalosa • Jesús Aguirre • Matilda van den Bosch • Lauraleigh Paul

10:00am PDT

Learning Outdoors: Growing the Movement In and Out of SchoolFULL Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Bill Kilburn

11:30am PDT

Network, pick up lunch and transition to afternoon field trips and walkshops. Bayshore Grand Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

Accepting Louv's Challenge! Make Your Local Schools-Your Community-The Best in the Nation in Connecting Kids to Nature!LIMITED Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Cinda Hanbuch-Pinkerton • Douglas Horvath

3:45pm PDT

FILM TRAILER SHOWCASE Bayshore Grand Ballroom

4:00pm PDT

Brandwein Award presented to Robert Bateman Bayshore Grand BallroomRobert Bateman • Cheryl Charles • William Hammond

4:15pm PDT

Keynote Address - From Rising Tide to Tsunami: Scaling the New Nature Movement Bayshore Grand BallroomScott Sampson

8:00am PDT

FILM TRAILER SHOWCASE Bayshore Grand Ballroom

8:15am PDT

Plenary - Growing the Movement - Funders Panel Bayshore Grand BallroomAngie Chen • Kim Moore Bailey • Meriko Kubota • Jason Morris • Laura Turner Seydel • Karen Shelstad

9:15am PDT

Networking Break TBA

9:45am PDT

Health-Promoting, Nature-Based, Urban Design Policy: Living Playgrounds, Community School Grounds, and Playful Pathways NetworksFILLING Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Nilda Cosco • Robin Moore

11:00am PDT

Networking Break TBA

11:15am PDT

Get Outside and Play San Antonio!LIMITED Mackenzie (Ground Floor)Dr. Lesley Balido-McClellan • Adriana Becerra • Sandy Weser • Wilderness Inquiry

12:30pm PDT

Lunch Bayshore Grand Ballroom

2:45pm PDT

Success Stories from the Field: Innovative Programs Across the AgesFILLING Bayshore Grand BallroomBill Kilburn • Lisa Frey • Dolf De Jong • Sheila Williams Ridge • Ruth Wilson • Wilderness Inquiry

4:00pm PDT

Networking Break TBA

4:15pm PDT

Keynote Address Bayshore Grand BallroomRichard Louv

5:00pm PDT

Poster Session Stanley Salon 3 (2nd Floor)

7:00am PDT

Breakfast Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:45am PDT

Walkshop: Outdoor Classroom 2.: What Can the Forest School Ethos Look like in Traditional Schoolyards?FULL OutsidePaul Kelba

12:00pm PDT

Plenary - Moving Forward Bayshore Grand Ballroom