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2010 National Conference and Annual Meeting

"REAL and Relevant"

 

REAL Women’s 2010 National Conference will be held at Clarion Resort Pinewood Park
201 Pinewood Park Drive, North Bay, ON  P1B 8J8
on Friday, April 16, 2010 - Saturday, April 17, 2010.


Conference Schedule

Friday April 16th, 2010

7:00 pm AGM Registration
7:30 pm AGM National Meeting
8:00 - 9:00 pm Presidents' Reception

Saturday April 17th, 2010

8:00 - 9:00 am. Registration
9:00 am.

Welcome, Opening Remarks
Cecilia Forsyth, National President

9:15 - 10:15 am. "Using Language to Impact our Culture"
David Quist
Institute for Marriage and Family Canada
10:15 - 10:45 am. Refreshment Break
10:45 - 11:45 am. "Blogging to Break the Feminist Monopoly"
Suzanne Fortin

11:45 - 12:00 am. REAL Women Award Presentation
12:00 – 1:30 pm. Lunch and Socializing
1:30 - 2:30  pm. “How to Effectively Communicate with your MP"
Pat O'Brien, Former MP

2:30 - 3:00 pm. Refreshment Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm.
“The Significance of REAL Women”
Gwen Landolt,
National Vice President
Real Women of Canada
4:00 - 4:15 pm. Closing Remarks and Raffle draw

 

Meet our Speakers


Dave Quist

Has has held various executive positions working with Members of Parliament.  He is currently the Executive Director of the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC), an initiative of Focus on the Family (Canada), based in Ottawa, Ontario.  The IMFC is a social policy think tank that presents research and policy options to Canada’s decision makers, including Members of Parliament, Senators, senior political and bureaucratic staff, key community and business leaders, as well as UN delegates and organizations.

Suzanne Fortin

Suzanne, was in Quebec City and is now an Ottawa resident and mother of three young children, has established a popular pro-life/family blogg called The Big Blue Wave.  In this blog, she discusses family and life issues from a global perspective.  Even though busy at home raising her family, she is an example of how one can make a contribution to fight the culture wars – in her case by blogging.

Pat O'Brien

has a Masters degree in Education and has many years of experience in that field, as well as serving as a member of the London, Ontario City Council.  He is a former Liberal MP from London, Ontario, who resigned from the Liberal Caucus and Party in June 2005 on a matter of conscience over the same-sex marriage issue.  He finished his term as an independent and retired in January 2006, without seeking re-election.  He is currently operating a public consulting business and is involved in many community projects.

Gwen Landolt

graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada and was called to the British Columbia Bar.  She has had an extensive legal career in private practice, as a Crown prosecutor and as a lawyer with the federal government where she specialized in immigration and aboriginal affairs.  She has written extensively on Canadian constitutional issues, in particular the Canadian Charter of Rights, and has participated in many cases before the Supreme Court of Canada on pro-life and pro-family issues.  Gwen is one of the founders and is currently National Vice President of REAL Women of Canada.



 

Registration

Registration $50








Registration fee includes continental breakfast, hot lunch, refreshments

How to register:

Online

Or

Register by mail with cheque payable to REAL Women of Canada. 
Registration (name, address, e-mail address, telephone no., cheque) can be mailed to:

2010 Conference Registrar
REAL Women of Canada
Attn: Mrs. Kathie Hogan
Conference Registrar
RR #3
Parry Sound, Ontario  P2A 2W9


Membership must be up to date for voting privileges if attending the Annual General Meeting.  Renewal fee of $25 can be included with your registration.
Please make cheques payable to REAL Women of Canada.


For more Conference information, please contact:
Pauline Guzik
Conference Convenor
Box 458
Powassan, ON  P0H 1Z0
705-724-5964
pauline.guzik@sympatico.ca

Accommodation

Clarion Resort Pinewood Park
201 Pinewood Park Drive
North Bay, Ontario
1-800-461-9592
www.ClarionResortPinewoodPark.com

Room Rate for Conference:  $104.75, 2 queen beds
When reserving, state that it is for the REAL Women Conference in order to get this rate.