2007 Conference Program

Tuesday April 3, 2007 – Pre-conference Workshops

Workshop #1 and #3 – Aboriginal Recruitment, Retention and Advancement
Workshop #2 – Guiding Circles

8:00 – 8:30 am	Early on-site registration for pre-conference workshops
8:30 – 10:30 am	Workshop #1 Recruitment, Retention & Advancement of Aboriginal Persons by Crystal Kosa
10:30 – 10:45 am	Networking Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm	Workshop #1 continued
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Early on-site registration for pre-conference workshops
1:00 – 3:30 pm	Workshops #2 and #3 offered simultaneously Workshop #2 Guiding Circles: An Innovative Approach to Engaging Aboriginal Peoples in the Career Process by Gray Poehnell Workshop #3 -- REGISTRATION HAS REACHED CAPACITY -- PLEASE SEE THE MORNING SESSION. Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Aboriginal Persons by Crystal Kosa
3:30 – 3:45 pm	Networking Break
3:45 – 4:30 pm	Workshops #2 and #3 continued
6:30 – 8:00 pm	Early on-site registration for the national conference

Wednesday April 4, 2007 – Preliminary Conference Program

7:30 – 8:30 am	Registration and Host Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 am	Welcome and Opening Ceremonies Opening Prayer by Irene Lindsay, Elder Welcome by Kelly Lendsay, President and CEO, Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada
9:15 – 10:15 am	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Norm Amundson International Career Development Specialist University of British Columbia Workplace Attraction and Engagement
10:15 – 10:45 am	Networking Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm	Breakout Sessions 1A, B, C, D, & E
12:15 – 1:15 pm	Host Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 pm	Keynote Speaker: Farley Flex Canadian Idol Judge How do we recognize potential in ourselves and in others?
2:00 – 2:45 pm	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Neil McDonald, Consultant, Cross Cultural Consulting Inc. Racism in the Workplace
2:45 – 3:00 pm	Networking Break
3:00 – 4:30 pm	Breakout Sessions 2A, B, C, D, & E
5:45 – 6:30 pm 6:30 – 10:00 pm	Reception Gala Evening with Inuit, First Nations and Métis performers

Thursday April 5, 2007 – Preliminary Conference Program

7:30 – 8:30 am	Registration and Host Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 am 8:45 – 9:15 am	Opening by Irene Lindsay, Elder Keynote Speaker: Effenus Henderson Chief Diversity Officer Weyerhaeuser Company Leadership Strategies for Building Diverse Organizations
9:15 – 10:30 am	Breakout Sessions 3A, B, C, D, & E
10:30 – 11:00 am	Networking Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Breakout Sessions 4A, B, C, D, & E
12:30 – 1:30 pm	Host Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 pm	Breakout Sessions 5A, B, C, D, & E
3:00 – 3:15 pm	Networking Break
3:15 – 3:45 pm	Keynote Speaker: Chief Clarence Louie Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation
3:45– 4:00 pm	Closing Performance Sheldon Elter, 2006 Canadian Idol Finalist
4:00– 4:30 pm	Closing Comments Kelly Lendsay, President and CEO, Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada Closing Prayer, Irene Lindsay, Elder

Due to circumstances beyond our control the conference program may change without notice. Everything possible will be done to provide equivalent speakers and workshop if a cancellation should occur. The Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada reserves the right to change the program without further notice and assumes no responsibility for such changes.