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2020 Conference Schedule at a Glance

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Thursday, May 7

9:00am-3:00pm	Talking about Built Heritage: Starting a New Dialogue Special guests include: Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield Natalie Bull, Executive Director, National Trust for Canada Chris Wiebe, Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust for Canada James Emery, Principal, Iredale Architecture
11:00am – 2:00pm	Achieving and Maintaining Healthy, Respectful Workplaces Natasha Tony, Elevate Inclusion Strategies
3:00pm	Heritage Tours of National Historic Sites – Chilliwack Museum and Chilliwack City Hall National Historic Site – X̲áːytem National Historic Site – National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple
5:15pm	Tour of Chilliwack’s Five Corners
	Dinner on your own
7:00pm	Heritage SLAM! (reception)

Friday, May 8

8:00am	Breakfast Club Informal meetings for consultants, planners, local government and NFPs Breakfast provided
9:00am	Are we any closer? Opening plenaryPanel includes: Natalie Bull, Executive Director, National Trust for Canada Richard Linzey, Director, Heritage Branch Katharine Turvey, Programme Officer, Culture, UNESCO
	Lunch on your own
1:30pm-2:45pm	Mapping Heritage: Uncovering Community Imogene L. Lim, Anthropology, Vancouver Island University Christina Reid, Executive Director, Heritage Abbotsford Society Elad Tzadok, Scopitone Films Hayley Gray, Scopitone Films Cathi Charles Wherry, Special Advisor, First Peoples’ Cultural Council
1:30pm-2:45pm	Taking Action 1: Creating Diversity on Your Board and Organizations Panel includes: Nav Nagra, Communications and Events Manager, Vantage Point
1:30pm-2:45pm	Building Communities with Social Purpose Real Estate and Heritage Partnerships Jacqueline Gijssen, Project Director, Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative Jennifer Johnstone CEO, Central City Foundation
3:00pm-4:15pm	Gaining Community and Political Buy-In Amanda Shatzko, Vice-Chair, Electoral Area “C”, Director, Regional District of the North Okanagan, BC
3:00pm-4:15pm	From the Ground Up: Program Design with Inclusivity Panel includes: Janice Alpine, Business Development Officer/Tourism Engagement, Ktunaxa Nation Council Nav Nagra, Communications and Events Manager, Vantage Point Sarah Ling, Principal, Saltwater City Consulting K. Jane Watt, Fenton Street Press and past president of British Columbia Historical Federation Elana Zysblat, Ance Building Services
3:00pm-4:15pm	Heritage: Larger Than life Panel includes: Carrielynn Victor, mural artist Judith Mosley, Executive Director, Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield Adrian Sinclair, Director of Engagement, Vancouver Mural Festival
4:00pm	BC Association of Heritage Professionals (BCAHP) mixer
4:30pm	Two guided tour options Chilliwack: A Heritage Walk with Heritage Chilliwack Five Faces, Five Corners: The Social Experience of Chilliwack’s Downtown (Chilliwack Museum)
	Dinner on your own
6:00pm	Heritage BC AGM
7:00pm	BC Heritage Awards Reception

Saturday, May 9

8:00am	Breakfast Club Informal meetings for consultants, planners, local government and NFPs Breakfast provided
9:00am-10:15am	Recognizing Places That Are Not Places Panel includes: Robert Allan, principal, Robert Allan Ltd. John MacFarlane, co-director, The Nauticapedia Project Katherine Carlson, Executive Director, Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum Ray Ramey, President, Atchelitz Threshermen’s Association Jennifer Dunkerson, Heritage BC Heritage Planner, Columbia Basin Region
9:00am-10:15am	Taking Action 2: What We Have Learned Panel includes: Lucas Hung, BC Heritage Fairs Chief Patrick Michell, Kanaka Bar Indian Band Justine Nelson, Rivershed Society of BC Kathryn Gagnon, Curator/Manager, Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives Karen Dearlove, Curator, North Vancouver Museum & Archives Laura Saretsky, Heritage Program Manager, Heritage BC
9:00am-10:15am	Cultural Landscapes and Resilience: Moving From Threat to Opportunity Panel includes: Jennifer Botica, Principal, Kleanza Consulting Ltd. Richard Linzey, Director, Heritage Branch Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield
10:30am-11:45am	Succession: Working with Youth Interns Panel includes: Christina Reid, Executive Director, Heritage Abbotsford Society Lorisa Williams, Collections Manager, Heritage Abbotsford Society Anna Irwin, Curator, Chilliwack Museum and Archives Karen Dearlove, Curator, North Vancouver Museum & Archives Chris Wiebe, Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust for Canada
10:30am-11:45am	Other Voices: Loss, Memory and the Evolution of Cultural Heritage Panel includes: Angela Clarke, Museum Director and Curator, Il Museo, Italian Cultural Centre Fran Morrison, BC Black History Awareness Society Silvia Mangue, BC Black History Awareness Society Michael Schwartz, Director of Community Engagement, Jewish Museum and Archives
10:30am-11:45am	More than Meets the Eye: Why Heritage Projects Have Such Diverse Outcomes Donald Luxton, Senior Cultural Heritage Advisor, Donald Luxton & Associates Inc. Elana Zysblat, Ance Building Services
Noon	Lunch provided
12:45pm	And What About Environmental Resiliency? Conversation leaders include: James Emery, Principal, Iredale Architecture Richard Linzey, Director, Heritage Branch Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield
12:45pm	Community Heritage Commissions: Crisis of Cure? Conversation leaders include: Britney Dack, Heritage Planner, City of New Westminster Elana Zysblat, Ance Building Services
12:45pm	Protopia Now: New Thinking About the Kind of Wold We Want to Create and Live In Conversation leaders include: Karen Aird, Heritage Manager, First Peoples’ Cultural Council; Indigenous Heritage Circle Angie Bain, Researcher, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Natalie Bull, Executive Director, National Trust for Canada Kamala Todd, Indigenous Arts and Culture Planner, City of Vancouver; Indigenous City Media Katharine Turvey, Programme Officer, Culture, UNESCO K. Jane Watt, Fenton Street Press and past president of British Columbia Historical Federation

The schedule may change at any time without notice.

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