IDEA Conference Program

The IDEA Conference will be at the Sandman Centre in Downtown Kamloops at 300 Lorne Street. Please note that two of the breakout sessions on Day two of the Conference are off site at the Kamloops Museum and Archives and the Kamloops Art Gallery. Both are within walking distance of the Sandman Centre.

Conference Menu

Nov 27, Day One - MC: Rev. Michael Caveney
8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome, Territory Acknowledgement, Elder Blessing, & Introduction to the Conference
9:15 AM Day One Keynote Speaker: Jesse Lipscombe – The Road to Inclusivity
10:30 AM Morning Coffee Break & Colleague Connect
11:00 AM Breakout Session 1 (see topics/locations)
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Panel Discussion (Moderator – Rev. Michael Caveney): Municipal Inclusion of Gender Identity & Expression: Ashton O’Brien, Cpl. Dana Napier, Ken Uzeloc, Kamloops Fire Chief, and Tymmarah Mackie, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
2:00 PM Afternoon Coffee & Movement Break
2:30 PM Breakout Session 2 (see topics/locations)
3:40 PM Day 1 Wrap Up – Introduction to the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities (Daly Koffi, Program Assistant at Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Kamloops City Councillor Nancy Bepple, and Tymmarah Mackie, Past Advisory Committee Member)
4:00 PM End Day One*
*Day One Conference Add-On: Wine Tasting – Limited number of tickets. All wine & cheese attendees must purchase a ticket when they register.
Nov 28, Day Two – MC: Jessica Vliegenthart
8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM Second Day Welcome
9:15 AM Day Two Keynote Speaker: Garry Gottfriedson – Secwépemc Poet
10:15 AM Morning Coffee Break & Colleague Connect
10:45 AM Breakout Session 3 (see topics/locations)
11:45 AM Lunch & Guided Walk Along the River
1:00 PM Breakout Session 4 (see topics/locations)
2:00 PM Afternoon Coffee Break & Colleague Connect
2:30 PM Conference Wrap Up Presenter: Gurdeep Pandher – Joy & Positivity/Bhangra Dancing
3:30 pm End Day Two