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15th Annual Conference
RESILIENCE
in a Changing Landscape
▮ March 27-30, 2022
▮ The Westin Ottawa Hotel
15th Annual Conference
RESILIENCE
in a Changing Landscape
▮ March 27-30, 2022
▮ The Westin Ottawa Hotel
Program
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15:30 – 18:00
Board Meeting for 2021 Board members only
17:00 – 19:00
Exhibitors set up
Governor General Ballroom and Foyer (4th floor)
19:00 – 21:30
“Meet and Greet” and Early Registration
Snacks and light refreshments served
Governor General Ballroom and Foyer (4th floor)Diamond Sponsor
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8:00 – 9:00
Breakfast
Products & Services Exhibit Area opens
9:00 – 9:45
President’s Welcome and Conference Launch
Cath D’Amico, President, Languages Canada
Gonzalo Peralta, Executive Director, Languages Canada- Welcome to Ottawa
- Introduction of Languages Canada Board, Conference Committee, and staff
- Highlights from 2021 activities and looking to the future
- Overview of conference program
Governor General Ballroom II & III
(With simultaneous interpretation)
9:45 – 10:05
Keynote Presentation
Brazil's Ministry of Education – Goals for Language Education, Mobility, and Internationalization
Wagner Boas de Souza, Secretary of Higher Education of Brazil
Governor General Ballroom II & III
(With simultaneous interpretation)
10:05 – 10:20
Refreshment Break
10:20 – 11:20
Professional Development Workshop Session 1
Language for Internationalization: The Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC), Languages without Borders network and Smrt English
Wagner Vilas Boas de Souza, MEC
Paulo Silva, Smrt English
Waldenor Moraes, Languages without Borders networkGovernor General Ballroom II & III
Putting Quality First in Online Language Education Management
Jennifer MacDonald, Dalhousie University
Kate Morrison, St. Mary’s UniversityQuébec Room
Putting Quality First in Online Language Education Management
Jennifer MacDonald, Dalhousie University
Kate Morrison, St. Mary’s UniversityNewfoundland / Nova Scotia Room
11:30 – 12:30
Professional Development Workshop Session 2
LOA Verification System Launch
Diego Sanchez, Languages Canada (Presenter & Moderator)
Ryan Tremble, Canada Border Services Agency
Ganesh Neelanjanmath, iCent-app
Chris Mediratta, ILSC
Angela Johnston, ILACGovernor General Ballroom II & III
(With simultaneous interpretation)Troubled Waters “And Still, Sailing Ahead” (Part 2)
Christina Furtado & Kendall Doucette,
The Wellness and Learning Initiatives by guard.meCARESQuébec Room
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Professional Development Workshop Session Session 3
Academic Success Guarantees: Marketing Scam or Academic Prowess?
Nadine Baladi, ILSC
Jon Chodarcewicz, EC Toronto
Andrew O’Shea, National Geographic LearningGovernor General Ballroom II & III
Digital Revolution – The International Student of the Future
Caroline Levesque, FPP Edu Media
Marcela Esquenazi, BLI CanadaNewfoundland / Nova Scotia Room
14:30 – 14:50
Refreshment Break
14:50 – 16:20
Sector Interest Group Meeting & Professional Development Workshop
Private Sector LC Members' Meeting (English and French – LC members only)
Governor General Ballroom II & III
(Informal interpretation available)Public Sector LC Members' Meeting (English and French – LC members only)
Québec Room
(Informal interpretation available)IELTS – Secure Results in an Uncertain World
Stephen Carey & Sabiha Khuram, British Council IELTS Canada
Newfoundland / Nova Scotia Room
16:30 – 17:30
Ontario Members’ Roundtable with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities of Ontario
Laura Adams, Director and Superintendent, Private Career Colleges Branch, Ministry of Colleges and Universities of Ontario
Governor General Ballroom II & III
(Informal interpretation available)
17:30 –
Free evening
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7:45 – 8:15
Breakfast
Products & Services Exhibit Area opens
8:30 – 9:00
Keynote Presentation
Address by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
9:00 – 10:00
Concurrent Roundtable Meetings and Professional Development Workshop Session
Concurrent Roundtable Meetings Between LC Members and Members of Parliament from the Four Regional Liberal Caucuses (Western, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic)
(9:00 – 9:45)
Governor General Ballroom II & III
English Language Testing for a TikTok Generation
Jesus Gomez & Assia Hamdane, Pearson PTE
Newfoundland / Nova Scotia Room
9:45 – 10:15
Refreshment Break
10:15 – 11:15
Professional Development Workshop Session 5
Mind the Gap – Canada's Labour Force Shortage, Immigration Targets, and the Role of International Language Education
Gonzalo Peralta, Languages Canada (Moderator)
Michèle Kingsley, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Jonathan Barr, Employment and Social Development Canada
Philip Mondor, Tourism HR CanadaGovernor General Ballroom II & III
11:30 – 12:30
Professional Development Workshop Session 6
Canada's International Education Strategy – Where Are We Now?
Rachel Lindsey, Languages Canada (Moderator)
Sreemoyi Sanyal, Global Affairs Canada
Marc LeBlanc, Universities Canada
Alain Roy, Colleges and Institutes CanadaGeneral Ballroom II & III
Challenges of A Covid Era Language School Administrator
Paul Denman, GUS Global
Roberta Murino, The Language Gallery
Hannah Pyo, Toronto School of ManagementQuébec Room
The ICEF Agent Voice – Findings from ICEF's Biannual International Agent Survey
Chris Paredes & Monèle Schrot, ICEF
Newfoundland / Nova Scotia Room
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Professional Development Workshop Session 7
New Normals: Teaching and Learning Innovations
Dr. Ken Beatty, Anaheim University
Governor General Ballroom II & III
Easier Said Than Done: Building Resilience in Hard Times
John Taplin, Global Village Victoria
Québec Room
An Introduction to the National Geographic Learning Online Placement Test
Andrew O’Shea, National Geographic Learning
Newfoundland / Nova Scotia Room
14:45 – 15:45
Professional Development Workshop Session 8
Quality Assurance Best Practices
Valerie Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University
Julian Inglis, University of Guelph GovernorGeneral Ballroom II & III
Using Email to Nurture Language School Leads into Students
Scott Cross, Higher Education Marketing
Québec Room
15:45 – 16:00
Refreshment Break
16:00 – 17:00
Keynote Presentation
State of the Sector: Recent Trends and Canada’s Current Market Position
Samuel Vetrak, BONARD (Presenter & Moderator)
Sharon Curl, Oxford International Education Group
Paula Jamieson, Global Village Victoria
Michèle Glémaud, Université de MontréalGovernor General Ballroom II & III
18:30 – 21:30
Closing Reception
TWENTYTWO (22nd FLOOR)
Diamond Sponsor
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8:00 – 8:30
Breakfast (LC members only)
Governor General Ballroom I
8:30 – 11:30
Annual General Meeting and Elections (LC members only)
- Election of 2022 LC Board members
- Review of committee priorities
- Sector groups report back to membership
- Strategic Plan and Budget approval
Governor General Ballroom I
(With simultaneous interpretation)
11:30 – 12:00
Board Meeting (2022 Board members only)
Thank you to our 15th Annual Conference supporters!
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