Upcoming Events

Upcoming Canadian Events

Destination Success 2003 – Building Accessible Learning Communities, Georgian College and The Learning Opportunities Task Force, Barrie, ON. May 4 – 6, 2003

Addressing Skills Shortages: 2003 Conference, Business Council of British Columbia, Vancouver BC. May 8 – 9, 2003

Getting Our Heads Together – Things We Do Best, Ontario Guidance Leaders Association and Ontario School Counsellors’ Association, Oshawa ON. May 15, 2003

Dare!, CACEE National Conference, Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers – CACEE, Sherbrooke QC. June 1 – 4, 2003

The NACC/BCCCA Joint Conference – 2003, National Association of Career Colleges – NACC and British Columbia Career College Association, Victoria BC. June 5 – 8, 2003

64th Annual CPA Convention, Canadian Psychological Association – CPA and Ontario Psychological Association, Hamilton ON. June 12 – 14, 2003

World of Type – APT XV International Conference, Association for Psychological Type (Canada) – APT, Toronto ON. July 9 – 13, 2003

Upcoming International Events

Education, Training, and Economic Performance – Who Benefits? AGORA Thessaloniki Conference, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), Thessaloniki, Greece. May 12 – 13, 2003

Identity and Diversity in Organizations: Building Bridges in Europe, European Congress on Work and Organizational Psychology , Lisboa, Portugal. May 14 – 17, 2003

General Coaching Conference: The Future of Coaching, Coachville , San Francisco, CA US. May 15 – 17, 2003

Association of Career Professionals International, Association of Career Professionals International, Puerto Rico. June 5 – 8, 2003

The Career Development Across the Lifespan Conference, National Career Development Association – NCDA, Denver Colorado US. June 25 – 28, 2003

4th International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education, Research and Training Institute of the East Aegean – INEAG, Samos Island, Greece. July 3 – 5, 2003

Work and Lifelong Learning in Different Contexts – Challenges of Research, Department of Education, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. July 25 – 27, 2003

Upcoming Call for Papers Deadlines

The 15th OAYEC Annual General Meeting & Conference, Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres – OAYEC, Alliston, ON. May 2, 2003

Monthly Job Developers Online Network Group @ Contact Point C-SPACE

Join fellow practitioners for our monthly Job Developers’ Networking and Chat sessions at C-SPACE. These sessions are facilitated by Contact Point Volunteer Lisa Hoekstra. Discuss strategies and tips; broaden your networks!

• Wednesday May 14 (3:00pm – 4:00pm EST)Topic: How Funding Affects Job Development.

Counsellors Chat

Are you a counsellor working in a rural setting? Are you interested in networking with other practitioners in rural areas. Come join our Counsellors Chat at C-SPACE. This session will be facilitated by Contact Point Volunteer David Baldazzi.

• Thursday May 22 (3:00pm – 4:00pm EST) .

Global Lounge

Attention Career Services Professionals around the world.

Are you interested in networking with others in the broader “careers” world Human Resources, Career Counselling, Guidance, Educational Psychology, and Vocational Rehabilitation? We are inviting international users and organizational representatives to participate. What’s new in the UK? What’s hot down under? What’s the best career link out of Finland?

Are you interested in discussing career issues from a global or international perspective? If so, the Global Lounge at C-SPACE is the place for you!

• Wednesday May 28 (10:00am – 11:00am and 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST) .

Super Chat – Stage 1

The Spring 2003 issue of the Contact Point Bulletin features articles on Stage 1 – Growth of Donald Super’s theory on Career Development. Are you interested in learning more about the Growth stage? Are there topics explored in a particular article that you would like to discuss further? Would you like to share your own ideas about this particular stage and how it impacts children and youth between the ages of 0-14? Come join us for this unique opportunity to chat with the authors of Super Series stage 1 and network with others working with this group.

• Wednesday June 4 (3:00pm – 4:00pm EST)