ALBERTA CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2015 - ACDC

Start
30 Apr 2015
9:00 AM
End
01 May 2015
4:30 PM
Location
Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre
Spaces left
10

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS & SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Hosted by the Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA)

April 30 & May 1, 2015

Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

Registration

WELCOME

The Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA) is pleased to host the second annual Alberta Career Development Conference (ACDC) at the Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta on April 30 & May 1, 2015.

This year’s conference offers:

one international and one local keynote presenter, both recognized and respected career development and labour market experts, who will be talking about the current realities of teh world of work and considerations for practitioners and their clients
increased capacity of up to 250 delegates, presenters, and exhibitors
30 concurrent sessions and a delegate wide consultation session focused on current and relevant information about emerging occupations, career development trends, service and resource innovation, labour market realities, and human resources trends and considerations
15 exhibitor booths with opportunities to connect over one and a half days during extended and unscheduled coffee breaks and lunch breaks
new and improved conference hours (9:00am – 4:30pm on both days of the conference)
an onsite notice board for job postings / looking for work requests, mentorship opportunities / networking requests, volunteer opportunities, etc
networking reception with volunteer recognition and awards ceremony

ACDC Program

In order to ensure that presenters are scheduled into rooms that will accommodate interested delegates we request that you select your sessions in advance of the conference.

You will not be able to complete your registration until you have selected your session preferences.

Day 1 Schedule – Thursday, April 30, 2015

8:00am – 9:00am	Registration and Light Refreshments	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
9:00am – 9:30am	Opening Remarks	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
9:30am – 10:30am	Keynote Presentation – Rich Feller	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
10:30am – 11:00am	Exhibitor Fair / Refreshment Break	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
11:00am – 12:00noon	Concurrent Sessions – BLOCK 1
Darryl Howery ~ Alberta Labour Market Demand Debbie Vance / Lana Rissling / Ann Marie Lyseng ~ Alberta Dual Credit in Action Kelly Gallant ~ A Culture of Sharing Derrick Mitchinson ~ Career Portfolios, Relevant and Useful in the 21st Century? Gail Kastning ~ Building Intercultural Competence for Career Practitioners Miranda Vande Kuyt / Paula Wischoff Yerama ~ CDP Certification In Canada
12:00noon – 1:30pm	Lunch / Exhibitor Fair	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Concurrent Sessions – BLOCK 2
Nayelli Perez ~ Networking Styles: Coaching Your Clients to Network Using Their Strengths Ryan Clements ~ What They Don't Teach You About Career Fulfillment in School Nell Smith / Marilyn Berezowsky ~ The Six Ways to Love Your Life (Note: Time Change) Matt Bromley / Nuong Phan / Cathy Tidey / Greg Lenuik ~ Exploring Resources on ALIS, including Information Details for Post-Secondary Planning Eric Pye ~ LinkedIn 101 for Job Seekers and Career Professionals Margo Purcell ~ LifePath ™ - A Pilot Project with Urban Aboriginal Youth
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Exhibitor Fair / Refreshment Break	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
3:00pm – 4:30pm	Concurrent Sessions – BLOCK 3
Herky Cutler ~ Courageous Career Development: Practicing From Your "True Self!" Dale Gullekson ~ The Career Builder Blueprint Reinekke Lengelle / Dr. Frans Meijers ~ Creative and Expressive Writing for Career Success Alexis Lockwood ~ Learner-Focused Career Programming: Unleash Your Inner Instructional Designer Janis Lawrence-Harper / Andrew Krul / Michelle Perron / Duane Pike ~ Facilitating Government, Education, and Industry Partnership to Promote Youth Career Development Geoff Peruniak ~ Structures of Belief (NOTE: Time Change)
5:00pm – 6:00pm	CDAA Annual General Meeting	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
6:00pm – 8:00pm	CDAA Networking / Awards Reception	St. Michael

Day 2 Schedule – Friday, May 1, 2015

8:00am – 9:00am	Registration and Light Refreshments	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
9:00am – 9:30am	Opening Remarks	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
9:30am – 10:30am	Keynote Presentation – Todd Hirsch	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
10:30am – 11:00am	Exhibitor Fair / Refreshment Break	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
11:00am – 12:00noon	Concurrent Sessions – BLOCK 4
Karen Lamothe / Caleb Nienkirchen ~ Global Competencies: Why Get Them and How to Sell Them Reuben Ford ~ Preparing for Life After High School: What Works? Susanna Gurr / Greg Lockwood ~ BC Centre for Employment Excellence: Promoting Research into Practice Dave Redekopp ~ First Nations Career Development Practitioner Training Deena Martin ~ Perfectly Imperfect: Mindful Strategies for Supporting Self Compassion Thomas Labelle ~ Resiliency Career Coaching
12:00noon – 1:30pm	Lunch / Exhibitor Fair	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Concurrent Sessions – BLOCK 5
Rich Feller ~ Tips, Tools and Techniques in Career Development Tennille Cooper / Don Middleton ~ Calgary Board of Education Exploratory Programs: Working With Partners for Student Success Avra Davidoff ~ Making it Work: Managing Successful Maternity Leave Career Transitions Kyle Mack ~ Working Effectively with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Clients April Dyrda / Mr. Michael Huston ~ Ready or Not? University Students' Career Decision-Making Preparedness Heather Wieshlow ~ Developing and Delivering Effective Career Messages
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Networking / Refreshment Break	Grand Ballroom / Solarium
3:00pm – 4:30pm	Delegate Wide Consultation Session and Closing Remarks	Grand Ballroom / Solarium

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