2009 Schedule

Friday March 27th 2009

SFU Harbour Centre

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER
8:00 – 8:30	Registration & Coffee
8:30 – 9:30	Welcome and Introductions	Adriane Carr Penny Priddy
9:30 – 10:30	ABC’s of Government	Adriane Carr
10:30 –10:45	Break
10:45 – 11:45	Campaign Strategy Part I	Lois Johnson
11:45 – 1:00	Outside lunchtime
1:00 – 2:15	Campaign Strategy Part II	Lois Johnson
2:15 – 2:45	Mock Campaign Briefing	Andrea Reimer
2:45 – 3:00	Break
3:00 – 4:30	A day in the life as a Politician Panel	Mary Collins – moderator Anne Edwards Constance Barnes Pat Carney Christy Clark Katherine Whittred
4:30- 5:00	Wrap up	Carrie Gallant

Saturday, March 28th 2009

SFU Harbour Centre

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER
8:00 – 8:30	Coffee
8:30 – 10:30	Politically Speaking -Presentation Skills, Public Speaking	Margaret Hope
10:30 – 11:00	Mock Campaign Q & A	Andrea Reimer
11:00 – 12:00	Securing the Nomination	Hedy Fry
12:00 – 1:15	Outside Lunch	Suggested Mock Campaign group time
1:15 – 3:00	Media Workshop	Betsy Goldberg Anna Lilly Frances Bula Sophie Lui Marcella Bernardo
3:00 – 3:15	Break
3:15 – 4:15	Making the Decision to Run	Penny Priddy
4:15 – 5:15	Knowing your Community and Networking skills	Libby Davies
5:15	Wrap up

Sunday, March 29th 2009

SFU Harbour Centre

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER
8:00 – 8:30	Coffee
8:30 – 10:00	Ethics	Elizabeth Cull
10:00 – 11:00	First Nations Governance	Chief Lisa Shaver
11:00 – 11:15	Break
11:15 – 12:15	Finance	Linda Reid
12: 30 – 1:30	Lunch and final Mock Campaign preparation time (lunch provided)
1:30 – 1:45	Raging Grannies
1:30 – 3:30	Mock Campaign presentations & Graduation	Adjudicators Linda Reid Barinder Rasode Sue Hammel
3:30 – 4:15	School Wrap Up
4:15 – 5:00	Closing Ceremonies
Post School Social to be held at Steamworks 375 Water Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5C6