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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!

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Peter Hindle

South Shore Regional School Board
OE Teacher

3:00pm

Registration and Check In Open Bayshore Grand Foyer

7:00pm

Visit the Otters and Beavers TBAFULL

8:00am

Conference Overview & Welcome Bayshore Grand BallroomRick Bates • Pete Dominick • The Honourable Judith Guichon • Sarah Milligan-Toffler

9:30am

Networking break TBA

10:00am

Health Equity: The Role of Nature in Improving Physical and Mental Health Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)FULLMatilda van den Bosch

11:30am

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

1:00pm

Walkshop: Conducting an Outdoor Learning Resource Inventory at Your School OutsideLIMITEDHartley Banack

3:00pm

Networking Break and Exhibits Bayshore Grand Foyer

4:00pm

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

4:15pm

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

7:30pm

Celebrate #NatureForAll! Bayshore Grand Ballroom

7:00am

Breakfast Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:15am

Networking Break TBA

9:45am

Using Experiential Education to Advance a Conservation Ethic Across the Spectrum Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)FILLINGMike Bingley • Andrea Gardner • Melissa Lefebvre • Jon Wiersma • TD Friends of the Environment

11:00am

Networking Break TBA

11:15am

Environmental History as the Spark for Natural History Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)FILLINGSteve Chase • Mark Madison • Lisa Mighetto • Robert Michael Pyle • TD Friends of the Environment

12:30pm

Lunch Bayshore Grand Ballroom

2:45pm

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

4:00pm

Networking Break TBA

4:15pm

Keynote Address Bayshore Grand BallroomRichard Louv

5:00pm

Poster Session Stanley Salon 3 (2nd Floor)

8:00am

FILM TRAILER SHOWCASE Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:45am

Master Class: Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Connecting Children and Youth with Nature Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)FILLINGÉlisabeth Lacoursière

12:00pm

Plenary - Moving Forward Bayshore Grand Ballroom