| NB: PWAC Delegates MUST attend all events marked with the * in order to be eligible for the travel subsidy. Most events will be held at the Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg. |
Thursday, 29th May
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| Time | Event | Details |
| 8:00am to noon | PWAC Board Meeting | Only Board members and staff need attend |
| 7:30-10:00 pm | Opening Reception
| Come and meet your PWAC Manitoba hosts and fellow PWACers from across the country!
Location: Winnipeg Art Gallery rooftop
Libations and snacks
Guest Speaker: (8:00-8:30 pm): Kim Jasper, Asper Foundation re: Human Rights Museum
Sponsor: Fort Garry Brewing Company |
Friday, 30th May
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| Time | Event | Details |
| 8:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 -11:30am | *PWAC should...* | Results from PWAC member survey on strategic ideas for the association. Grassroots democracy in action!
Motions for the Sunday AGM Business Session should be formulated at this time
*Delegates must attend* |
11:30am
| *Regional Meetings*
| Opportunity for regions and chapters to discuss local PWAC matters.
*Delegates must attend* |
Noon
| Lunch | Easy online copyright registration demo of iCopyright by a representative from Access Copyright
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| Afternoon | Free time | Optional tours and activities:
- "Greatest Set of All" film set walking tour of the Exchange District with Shirley Kowalchuk.
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| Evening | Winnipeg/MB Film Fest at Cinematheque | Film: "Kubasa in a Glass," a locally made and shot composite. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Following the film, we will be heading across the street to the King?s Head Pub." |
Saturday, 31st May - Professional Development Day (open to the public; registration form available)
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| Time | Event | Details |
| 8:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00am | Editor's Panel:
"Making it as a Professional Writer." | - Moderator: John Degen, PWAC Executive Director
- The Beaver - Mark Reid, Editor
- Media Edge - Cydney Keith, Editor
- Turnstone Press - Todd Besant
- Farm Business Communication - Laura Rance, Editor MB Cooperator
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| 10:30am | Nutrition Break | Sponsor: Friesen's Printing. |
| 11:00am | Professional Development Session
Choice of:
| Writing for Children
Speaker: Anita Daher and Sarah Yates
OR
Writing about the Unexplained/Unknown
Speaker: Chris Rutkowski and Doug Whiteway (aka C.C. Benison)
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| 12 Noon | Lunch | - Speaker: Dr. Lawrence D. Berg, Canada Research Chairs
- Winner PWAC MB scholarship announced |
1:30-3:30pm
| Professional Development Session | "Don't Do it for Free"
Speaker: Craig Silverman & Mike OReilly |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Professional Development Session
Choice of: | Collaborating: Working with Designers, Illustrators & Editors
Speakers: Craig Terlsen, illustrator; Jennifer Cook, designer; Carly Peters, editor.
OR
Copyright Law: Know Your Rights
Speakers: Brian Bowman, Pitblado LLP
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| 2:30-2:50pm | Nutrition Break | Sponsor: Travel Manitoba |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | Professional Development Session
Choice of: | Developing Income from Alternative Streams of Writing
Speakers: John Weier & Christine Peets
OR
Photographing People
Speaker: John Paskiewich |
Evening
| PWAC Awards Banquet | Join PWAC as we honour our Regional Volunteers, our Lawrence Jackson Award winner, and our writing and editor award winners.
Keynote Speaker: Senator Sharon Carstairs
Entertainment: S.A Dance Group |
Sunday, 1st June
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| Time | Event | Details |
| 8:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00am | *PWAC AGM* | Formal business session to approve audited statements, appoint auditor, elect new board members, and discuss PWAC business, policy and activities.
*Delegates must attend* |
Noon
| Free time and good bye
| Optional tours/activities:
- Leo Mol Sculpture Garden (TBC)
- Assiniboine Park (TBC)
- MB Museum (TBC) |
| 1:00 pm | Post-AGM Board Meeting (working lunch) | The newly minted PWAC Board of Directors meets briefly to discuss the year ahead. Only Board and Staff need attend |
| 1:30pm | Goldeyes Baseball Game | Optional |
Monday, 2nd June
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Optional Tour to Hecla Island or Lower Fort Garry. PWAC Members, details are available here.
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