Register for Jan 14 Field Trip: IEP Conference

UPDATE:
Feel free to get to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre by yourself or with your classmates. You may arrive or leave at any time. There is no official meet-up time or place. Directions are available here. Click here for the map from Union Subway Station.

PROGRAM


7:30am Registration in MTCC North Building (LOBBY)

OPENING & WELCOMING REMARKS - John Bassett Theatre


8:30am Cultural Presentation by Native Canadian Centre of Toronto


Conference Welcome Address by Silma Roddau – IEP Conference Chair and President, PCPI and Christopher Alexander – Chair Board of Directors, PCPI


Opening Remarks by Tarek El-Hennawy – Regional Program Advisor, Ontario Region, Citizenship and Immigration Canada


Welcome Remarks by Michael Williams – General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, City of Toronto


OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER - John Bassett Theatre


9:00am Opening Keynote speaker Ratna Omidvar – President, Maytree


IEP PANEL- John Bassett Theatre


9:30am IEP Panel


BREAK


10:15am Refreshment Break - Marketplace Room 106/107


CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SECTOR HUBS


10:45am ENGINEERING Room 105


INFORMATION TECH & COMMUNICATIONS Room 103


BUSINESS SERVICES Room 104A/B


FINANCE Theatre


HEALTHCARE Room 104C/D


Sector hub panels include representation from sector employers, regulatory/credentialing bodies, professional associations, educational institutions, government and successfully employed IEPs.


LUNCH (Foyer of Room 106/107)


12:15pm Take advantage of this opportunity for informal networking with fellow IEPs, and visit the Marketplace (Room 106/107) to connect with supporting organizations and employers!


Note: Box lunches will be provided for delegates.


PLENARY SESSION - John Bassett Theatre


1:15pm Plenary Keynote speaker - Shereli Najak, Senior Producer/Director, Live Remote Productions, , CBC's HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA


CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WORKSHOPS


2:15pm Debunk the "No Canadian Experience" Myth Theatre


Get Motivated and Stay Motivated Room 104B


Business Startup Room 104C


Getting Comfortable with Networking Room 105


Understanding Workplace Culture Room 104A


Borderless Leadership Room 104D


These sessions will offer IEPs an opportunity to hone their skills to compete in the Canadian marketplace. Please click on the workshops for more details.


CLOSING REMARKS - John Bassett Theatre


4:00pm Rahul Bhardwaj – President & CEO, The Toronto Community Foundation


Tarek El-Hennawy – Regional Program Advisor, Ontario Region, Citizenship and Immigration Canada


4:30pm Conference Ends

See you all there!


If you are an internationally educated professional, you will not want to miss the IEP Conference, funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

To register, fill in this form online, and you will receive an emailed confirmation.

Then blog what you hope to see/learn at the conference. You may wish to use future modals of certainty (see Azar, p. 184) to describe your expectations.

Details of the trip will be announced later.