Fees & Important Information

• Registration fee: $750
• Late registration fee (after April 30 to May 19): $1000

Please note: The registration fee includes one ticket for the Recognition Awards Event at the Elk Ridge Resort in Waskesiu Lake (Hwy 264, Waskesiu Lake SK S0J 2Y0). If you require additional tickets, or if you are attending only this part of the meeting, please select the correspondent option on the registration page.

Childcare
Qualified people will provide child minding services at the venue during the meeting day. Please confirm your childcare needs before April 29 so that we can book the appropriate number of staff.  Please contact amm@ywcaprincealbert.ca to request childcare.

Allergies & dietary restrictions 
YWCA Prince Albert will work with caterers to accommodate delegates with food allergies and dietary restrictions. It is most helpful if we have this information as far in advance as possible. 

Cancellation
Cancellation prior to event will be subject to a $50 administration fee. Cancellations prior to May 16 will be given a full refund, less the administration fee. Cancellations after May 16 will not be refundable.

Contact information
For questions about registration, please contact Jesse Kendall at amm@ywcaprincealbert.ca or 306-763-8571.  

For more information or questions about AMM, please contact the Member Services Team at mst@ywcacanada.ca  

Accommodation
A block of rooms has been set aside at the Elkridge Resort in Waskesiu Lake, SK. Please use booking code 163249 when you are making your booking for the room block by March 31, 2023. You can call 306-663-4653 to book.

Travel Costs
YWCA Canada pays the travel costs for the President/Chair and the Executive Director/CEO or any two members of Member Associations to attend the AMM. If you are driving, YWCA Canada will reimburse you at a rate of $.68 per kilometre.  If you are flying, YWCA Canada will reimburse you for the lowest regular fare (i.e. three week advance economy booking rate) for the Chair/President and the ED/CEO or any two members.  YWCA Canada will not reimburse you for change fees, cancellations, insurance, etc.   

NEW: YWCA Canada will cover ground transportation to/from your home to the airport or to/from the airport to the hotel. 

Click here for travel expense claim form.

Keynote Speaker

Carol Crowe
President of Indigenous Visions Inc. since 2006, provides Environmental and Leadership Training, Facilitation, Environmental Wilderness Training, Land Use Planning, Climate Change Adaptation, and Leadership Energy Management, to assist communities as they build capacity to pursue sustainable projects. 

Services include consultation on Indigenous lands, traditional land use studies, and facilitation of complex issues. 

Carol is a certified ECOCanada Environmental Professional (EP) in training and education.  With experience as National Heritage Interpreter, Carol brings the history of indigenous people through storytelling and activities that engage the audience. 

Her passion is the wilderness classroom as she has diverse experience in Indigenous education from teaching a university course to the field. 

This passion has resulted in training over 400 Indigenous Environmental Monitors across Canada with the ECOCanada BEAHR programs. 

Environmental Monitor training is focused on working with grassroots communities bridging traditional knowledge and Western science to find ways to reduce impacts to lands, waters, soil, and air, while protecting indigenous knowledge and sacred places.  

Program & Theme

Leading through Changing Landscapes

For a detailed agenda, click here.
We are busy finalizing an amazing workshop series for the annual members meeting. Stay tuned for fuller descriptions and facilitator bios.  

Becoming and Inclusive Leader
In Inclusive Leadership, our workshop tailored to leaders, managers and decision-makers dives deep into conversations about the ethical use of power. We talk about bias and de-biasing, listening behind the lines, and having courageous conversations. Essential to this part of the workshop is an openness to learn. Participants will learn how to ask practical, compassionate questions and develop better active listening skills and improved means of supporting others.
Facilitated by Bakau Consulting 

Mind Your Workplace: Creating A Positive Culture for All (hybrid)
Workplace incivility is on the rise, and many employees come into the workplace unsure about what is and is not an appropriate approach in a professional environment. As a result, Psychological Safety has come to the forefront, but what does it really mean and how do you create a psychologically safe workplace? Join this interactive session to explore the foundational elements needed for creating healthy workplace environments and how each of us as individuals can and must contribute. Learn the skillset required for building open and inclusive environments, the role psychological safety plays in the success of EDI initiatives and how YW Calgary’s social enterprise Mindfulicity is being used in practice for upskilling, organizational training and personal development.
Participants will take away:
1. Workplace strategies for building cultures that support healthy collegial relationships, inclusion and psychological safety
2. Personal skills and strategies for improving communication, reducing conflict and improving individual well-being
Facilitated by YW Calgary’s Mairi Serpas
Join using this link: https://bit.ly/3oLPHod

AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course
In partnership with YWCA Regina, we will offer the AFP’s Fundraising Fundamentals Course at AMM. This 2-day course will run parallel to the annual members’ meeting with the first module to be offered online and a full day training occurring at AMM. It includes a comprehensive overview of fundraising principles at the fundamental level. The course content covers the roles and responsibilities of fundraisers, with emphasis on responsibilities you are likely to encounter at the beginning of your career. A limited number of spaces are available. A certificate will be provided. To register one of your colleagues please email raine@ywcacanada.ca before May 1, 2023.  Facilitated by YWCA Regina’s Chelsey Lemke 

Visit https://afpglobal.org/fundamentals-fundraising for learning objectives and course information. 

Leading Adaptive Change with the 3A Coach Approach Model (Saturday, May 27)
This interactive workshop will equip participants with the mindset and skill set that empowers others to adapt to an ever-changing landscape with clarity, agency and confidence. Creating a culture marked with this way of being will cultivate an inclusive environment which nurtures a deep sense of belonging and well-being. Facilitator Betty Mutwiri 

Collaboration: A Way to Lead
In 2023, YWCA Toronto will mark the 50^th anniversary of the Life Skills Coaching program that was born out of the Saskatchewan NewStart model of adult education in Prince Albert. Over the years, we have trained a host of adult educators, leaders, managers and facilitators in the art of delivering experiential learning through the Life Skills methodology. In this session, you will learn ways of establishing successful collaborations across staff, stakeholders and in team; and experience the power of collaboration in building connection and resiliency through difficult times.

Join YWCA Toronto staff to learn more about the Building Sustainable Futures project, a national collaborative of YWCAs across Canada, and learn about how collaborative work can be a powerful way to lead.

Navigating government relations authentically in rocky terrain (hybrid): Facilitator TBC
Join using this link: https://bit.ly/3NmLDVZ