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2024 IAP2 NAC Program

Discover the latest trends, strategies, and innovations in public participation at the 2024 International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) North American Conference. Dive into two days of enriching sessions, interactive workshops, and insightful discussions led by industry experts and experienced practitioners.

The sessions will be provided in the language they are presented in below. For detailed session information, please visit the Session Descriptions page. To learn more about the speakers, please refer to the Speakers page.

Schedule-At-A-Glance


Thursday, October 24	12:00 – 6:00	Conference Registration
	1:00 – 4:00	Pre-Conference Field Trips (Registration Required) Parliament Hill Immersive Experience & the Royal Canadian Mint Indigenous Walks (2 times available: 1-2:30 or 3-4:30) Museum of History Pre-Conference Workshops Becoming an Engagement Coach Artificial Intelligence - potential and ethics Youth Led Solutions: The Role of Youth Engagement in Shaping our Futures From Risk to Impact: Proposing a Maturity Model for Public Participation
	6:00 – 8:30	Opening Reception featuring keynote speaker The Hon. Catherine McKenna, Former Minister of the Environment and Climate Change

Friday, October 25	7:00 – 4:00	Registration / Check In
	7:15 – 8:00	Breakfast
	8:00 – 8:45	Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard, PhD, C.M., O.N.S., Senator - Nova Scotia (East Preston)
	8:45 - 9:00	Networking
	9:00 – 10:30	Concurrent Sessions (90 Minute) Practices for Community-led design and development of Affordable Housing in Canada / Pratiques pour la conception et le développement de logements abordables dirigés par la communauté au Canada (Simultaneous Translation) IAP2 Spectrum Review Engagement Session YES AND … How Improv can improve your practice of P2/Engagement Technology Panel
	9:00 – 9:45	2024 Core Values Award Recipient Canada- Respect for Diversity, Inclusion and Culture (45 Minute)
	9:45 – 10:00	Break for 45 Minute Sessions
	10:00 – 10:45	2024 Core Values Award Recipient USA- Respect for Diversity, Inclusion and Culture (45 Minute)
	10:30 – 11:00	Break for 90 Minute Sessions
	11:00 – 12:00	Concurrent Sessions (60 Minute) Consulter les enfants à partir de 4 ans ? C’est possible ! / Consulting children as young as 4 years old? It's possible! (Simultaneous Translation) Building Trust, Building Acceptance and Building Transit Infrastructure From Language Access to Language Justice: A Guide for More Inclusive & Just Public Process Building Authenticity Skills and Practices for Corporate Social Responsibility & Indigenous Engagement A Facilitator’s Journey: Designing Processes to Bring Communities into a Threshold of Trust that Empowers Change
	12:00 – 1:45	Lunch The IAP2 Spectrum Review: Update from the International Project Team Keynote Panel: The Role of Community Engagement in Re-Envisioning Communities and the Way We Live in a Changing World
	1:45 – 3:15	Concurrent Sessions (90 Minute) Shaping the Future of Land Use Planning: Beyond the Public Hearing / Façonner l'avenir de l'aménagement du territoire : Au-delà de l'audience publique (Simultaneous Translation) La seule stratégie nécessaire en participation publique est une stratégie de curiosité! Une discussion autour du feu. The only strategy needed in public participation is a strategy of curiosity! A discussion around the fire. Engagement in the Federal Public Service - Learning From Each Other to Advance P2 Canada's Five Pillars of Democracy: A Fireside Chat on P2
	1:45 – 4:45	Workshop (3 hour) The power of vulnerability to create meaning in community engagement
	3:15 - 3:45	Health and Networking Break - only 15 minutes for Workshop
	3:45 – 4:45	Core Values Awards Project of the Year Nominees from IAP2 Canada and IAP2 USA Concurrent Sessions (60 Minute) From Community Engagement to Community Building Seize Today, Shape Tomorrow: Collaborative Intelligence in Engagement and Facilitation Combating Misinformation: Strategies for Authentic Engagement in a Post-Truth Era
	4:45 – 6:00	Free Time
	6:00 – 9:00	The NCR Hosts: Chapter Mixer Social Activities organised by the Fun Committee

Saturday, October 26	7:30 – 12:30	Registration / Check In
	8:00 - 8:45	Breakfast
	8:45 – 9:00	Networking
	9:00 – 10:00	2024 Core Values Award Recipient - Organization of the Year IAP2 USA / "Bénéficiaire du Prix des Valeurs Fondamentales - Organisation de l'Année - États-Unis Concurrent Sessions (60 Minute) Navigating Complexity: Engagement to Drive Change Amid Tragedy and Division Hands-on Help - Become a CP3
	10:00 – 10:30	Health and Networking Break
	10:30 – 12:00	Concurrent Sessions (90 Minute) Translating Community Voices into Actionable Insights with AI: Durham, NC / Transformer les voix de la communauté en insights exploitables avec l'IA : Durham, NC (Simultaneous Translation) Creating culturally safe spaces in health-care facilities session Tales from the Trenches: the uncanny adventures of a public engagement professional Leaders’ Innovation Lab: Building Buy-in and Accountability for High-Stakes Engagements using Gamification
	10:30 – 11:15	2024 Core Values Award Recipient Canada - Creativity, Contribution and Innovation in the Field (45 Minute)
	11:15 – 11:30	Break for 45 Minute Sessions
	11:30 – 12:15	2024 Core Values Award Recipient USA - Creativity, Contribution and Innovation in the Field (45 Minute)
	12:15 – 1:45	Keynote Speaker: Jennifer David, How IAP2 Canada Members Can Be Agents of Reconciliation
	1:45 – 2:00	Break
	2:00 – 3:00	2024 Core Values Award Recipient - Indigenous Engagement Concurrent Sessions (60 Minute) Les effets de la variable linguistique dans un contexte de bilinguisme officiel en situation de démocratie numérique : le cas de la ville de Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick, CANADA / The effects of linguistic variables in the context of official bilingualism in a digital democracy setting: the case of the city of Moncton, New Brunswick, CANADA Powering a Green Nova Scotia, Together. How we're engaging communities and making them part of the clean energy transition Collaborative Engagement as a tool to empower underrepresented and equity-denied communities
	3:00 – 3:15	Break
	3:15 – 4:15	Concurrent Sessions (60 Minute) Transformation urbaine collaborative : Conditions de succès d’une Cohorte citoyenne mobilisée / Collaborative urban transformation: Success conditions of an engaged citizen cohort (Traduction simultanée) (Simultaneous Translation) Our Plan Toronto: An Equitable Engagement Approach for an Equitable City Rebuilding Trust with 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities Through Dialogue Co-Creating the Future With Children and Youth

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