Schedule at a Glance

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
9:00 - 17:00

Pre-Conference Program: From Eco-Activist to Evo-Artist: Creating the Conditions for Change the World Needs Done
Dr. Don Beck, Dr. Marilyn Hamilton.

12:00 IODA Conference Registration Check In Opens (Delta Sun Peaks)
12:00 - 14:00 Country Liaison Meeting
14:00 - 16:00 OD Academics & Researchers Meeting
16:30 - 18:00 IODA Annual Members Meeting
19:30 - 21:00 CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION

"A First Nations' Welcome"
Chief Mike Lebourdais


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22: PARADOX AND POSSIBILITY
6:00 - 7:00 Sunrise Movement & Meditation
7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 Community Weaving
8:30 - 12:00 OPENING PLENARY
From Canopy to Forest Floor: Paradox and Possi-bility
Chief Phil Lane Jr.; Frances Westley
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Mentor / Mentee Meeting
13:30 - 15:30 Concurrent Workshops and Greenhouse Dialogues
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30 Concurrent Workshops and Greenhouse Dialogues
19:30 Buffet Dinner
French Canadian Cultural Evening: music, storytelling to follow


THURSDAY, AUGUST 23: EXPLORATION AND REFLECTION
6:00 - 7:00 Sunrise Movement & Meditation
7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 Learning Tours Registration
8:30 - 9:00 Community Weaving
9:00 - 10:30 OPENING PLENARY
Spiral Dynamics - The Deep Complexity that Shapes our Many Worlds
Dr. Don Beck, Dr. Marilyn Hamilton
10:30 - 16:30 Learning Tours: Exploring the Environment and Testing our Assumptions
16:30 - 18:00 Community Café: Reflecting on our Learning Tours
19:30 Western BBQ
Cultural Evening: Music, dancing to follow


FRIDAY, AUGUST 24: CREATING THE CANOPY FOR OUR FUTURE
6:00 - 7:00 Sunrise Movement & Meditation
7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 Community Weaving
10:30 - 14:00 OPENING PLENARY: From Conflict to Agreement: The Story of the Great Bear Rainforest.
Darcy Riddell, Hollyhock Institute

Track A: Conversations for Possibility (includes lunch)
OD Colleagues will host informal conversation ses-sions, and invite peers to focus on current / real is-sues and questions for our practice.

Track B: Stories of Hope (includes lunch)
OD Colleagues will share stories of complex change, highlighting the methods they used to enable the change process, and inviting conversation about the application of these methods in other contexts.

14:00 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 16:00 Creating the Canopy with this Community
All participants will be engaged in reflecting on the overall conference themes; sharing our learning and intentions for the future.
14:00 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 16:00 Creating the Canopy with this Community
All participants will be engaged in reflecting on the overall themes, and sharing their learning, as well as intentions for the future.
16:00 - 17:00 Seedlings of Hope: Commitment to the Future
Conference Closing Ceremony
Official farewell from the Shuswap Nation Territory
17:00 - 19:00 Marketplace/Book Fair
19:30 Gala Farewell Dinner and Dance