BC – YUKON
The BC & Yukon Chapter held its annual general meeting on November 21, with 28 people in attendance both in person and via webinar. In the membership update, 66 new members have joined since January 2019, and the AGM featured a presentation from Devi Goberdhan, Director of Engagement with the First Nations Health Authority of BC. Her presentation was very timely and relevant to the P2 practitioners.
Continue reading “CHAPTER NEWS – NOV-DEC 2019”March 2017 Calgary Coffee Klatch Communications Board members Rebecca McElhoes and Sue Blanchard hosted a lively discussion on March 15. Clockwise from bottom left: Rebecca, CJ Nyeste, Sue, Erin Pote, Samantha Brown and Brenden Smith. The topic: preparing internal teams for engagement and helping clients to identify elements of projects that are “open” to engagement. They also shared stories about building trust with both clients … Continue reading Wild Rose Chapter News
Great Lakes Indigenous Peoples and P2 Practice How can the principles of P2 help us move towards reconciliation? What actions can we take as an organization and as individuals? IAP2 Great Lakes Chapter invites you to join us in a visit to the Woodland Cultural Centre to explore these and other important questions. This event will include a traditional lunch sponsored by IAP2 Great Lakes Chapter, … Continue reading Chapter News – Oct. 2017
GREAT LAKES 2016 AGM Highlights Engagement by Conversation The IAP2 Great Lakes Chapter hosted its AGM on June 21 with members and friends of the Chapter hearing from accredited communications professional and author Mr. Eric Bergman. Eric Bergman, author of the book ‘The Engaging Public Participation Presentation’, drew on his 30 years of industry experience to address the Chapter on how to make P2 presentations … Continue reading Chapter News – September, 2016
BC On Thursday, June 2nd IAP2 BC hosted another successful P2 Drinks at the Devils Elbow in Vancouver. Approximately two dozen practitioners and participants from the Delaney & Associates IAP2 Foundations training being conducted in Vancouver that week attended. IAP2 BC Chapter President Catherine Rockandel welcomed guests and acknowledged Delaney & Associates for their sponsorship of P2 Drinks in association with their 20th Anniversary of … Continue reading CHAPTER NEWS – JULY 2016
WILD ROSE Collaborative Negotiation Skill Building and Learning session – April 15th, 2016, Edmonton IAP2 Wild Rose Director and planner with McElhaney Lauren Bartlette led a lively discussion with attendees from Edmonton, Calgary and a number of communities in-between. Participants learned about the key building blocks for successful negotiations and even got to test their collaboration skills by working through a negotiation exercise with their … Continue reading Chapter News – May 2016
PRAIRIES IAP2 Prairies Chapter has been busy hosting some exciting events and planning some for the near future. On February 4th, we held our Annual General Meeting across the three cities – Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina. The evening consisted of two presentations: Paul Jordan – Public Participation: What I have learned as CEO of the Forks Corp Vicky Reaney – Actively engaging residents and stakeholders … Continue reading Chapter News – April 2016
ATLANTIC A total of 18 people – plus one sock monkey – took part in IAP2 Atlantic’s first-ever French-language Foundations Course, taught by Mary Moreland (second from left) in Dieppe, NewBrunswick. The first portion – Planning for Effective Public Participation – was provided in November, and the last two days – Techniques – took place Feb 1-2. We’re expecting many of the attendees will join … Continue reading CHAPTER NEWS – February/March 2016
BC On February 1st, the BC Chapter executive is conducting its annual planning dinner. This is where we come up with the event ideas our members enjoy such as last year’s popular Beyond the Open House series. We welcome ideas from our members. If there is something you think the Chapter should focus on in 2016, please send a quick email to us. All of the executive … Continue reading CHAPTER NEWS – January 2016
Atlantic Many of you may remember hearing Maria Hadden at the 2014 IAP2 North American Conference in Winnipeg, discussing Participatory Budgeting (PB) (you can listen to an interview we did with Maria prior to the Conference here.) Now, young people in New Brunswick are getting a chance to take part in a PB exercise in Dieppe. IAP2 member Luc Richard is cited in this CBC … Continue reading Chapter News – December 2015
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