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Communiqué, October 2018
CPF Network Conference 2018 - Special Issue

Did You Know: It has been 28 years, in 1990, when the CPF Conference was last held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are very excited to be returning to this beautiful city!

Come and discover what visitors have known for centuries – Halifax is a city you will not soon forget.  Each delegate will receive a badge courtesy of Discover Halifax for discounts at local businesses and attractions.

Simply “show your badge” at participating local businesses and save!

From local food tours to souvenirs for friends and family back home, the following offers are designed just for you. Browse through the full list of participating businesses and take advantage of these exclusive VIP offers for conference delegates!
Key Dates

October 18, 2018 – CPF National Board of Directors Meeting 

October 18-20, 2018 – CPF Network Conference 2018 – Set Sail for Opportunity!

October 19, 2018 – Launch of the CPF State of FSL Education in Canada Report 2018, Halifax, NS (Open to the Public) + Facebook Live!

October 21, 2018 – CPF National 42nd Annual General (Business) Meeting, Halifax, NS 

October 22-23, 2018 – CoED Face to Face Meeting, Halifax, NS (all Branch and National Executive Directors) 
Conference Schedule of Events – Reminders 

CPF Network Conference 2018 “Set Sail for Opportunity” 

Social Media Hashtag: #CPFNetwork2018

All information is posted and being regularly updated on the CPF National Website: https://cpf.ca/en/activities/for-parents-members-volunteers/cpf-conference-2018/

THURSDAY

  • 2:30 pm: Conference Registration Opens. Will open again during reception for later arrivals. Bring your Silent Auction donations to registration, set up in Maritime Room. Reminder all money raised supports the More French S.V.P! Mary Joyce Booth Endowment.

  • 5 pm: CPF National Meet and Greet for First Time Delegates – Maritime Room. Silent Auction Begins.

  • 5:30 pm: Informal Welcome Reception, Dinner and Games Night at Pier 21 (5-minute walk from hotel). Dress Code: Informal.

FRIDAY

  • 8:15 am: Launch of CPF State of FSL Education in Canada Report 2018. Open to the Public. Join via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianParentsForFrench/

  • 9 am: Opening Conference Greetings. Address by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

  • 9:15 am: Plenary Session & Table Talk: “Modernizing the Official Languages Act – when, why, how?” Françoise Albert, Commissioner’s Representative, Atlantic Region, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL).

  • Breakout Workshop Sessions. Choose 3 from 15 workshops.

  • 3:30 pm: Council of Presidents Meeting. Attendance: Branch and National Ps and VPs.

  • 4 pm: Chapter Development Officer Meeting.

  • 5:30 pm: Presidents Reception, Banquet. CPF Awards of Recognition Presentation. Dress Code: Semi-Formal.

SATURDAY 

  • 9 am: Plenary Session: “Sailing in Your Own Winds”.
    Hughie Batherson, Vice-President Recruitment and Partnerships at Université Sainte-Anne.

  • FSL Parent Expo Opens – Visit 15 exhibitors! 
    Stamp your passport to win great prizes.

  • 12:30 pm to 1 pm: Entertainment, Razzamatazz for Kids.

  • Noon: CPF BC-YK Annual General Meeting in the Maritime Room.

  • Breakout Workshop Sessions. Choose 3 from 15 workshops.


  • 1 pm – 2 pm: CPF Pop Up Store Breakout Workshop, . Maritime Room.  Share ideas and the unique materials you are using in your Chapter and/or Branch. Meet each other! Learn from each other! The more the merrier!

  • 5 pm: CPF NS Annual General Meeting in the Lunenburg Room.

  • 6 pm: Dinner at Murphy’s Cable on the Wharf (15-minute walk taking Lower Water Street, 20-minute walk taking the boardwalk from hotel). .
    Dress Code: Business Casual.
    Entertainment begins 7:30; music 9 pm to 11 pm. 

SUNDAY

  • 9 am: CPF National Annual General Meeting, Recognition of CPF Service in Commonwealth Ballroom B.

  • 11 am:  Weekend Wrap-up, Farewell Lunch. Co-hosted by CPF AB. Concluding Inspirational Speaker – Henry Annan, Past President, Canadian Federation of Medical Students (Dalhousie University)
    .

  • 6 pm: CoED Dinner at Piatto Restaurant. 

MONDAY & TUESDAY

  • 9 am: CoED Meeting in Seaport Room. Breakfast (8 am) and lunch served in meeting room.
CPF Annual General Meeting

Voting Delegates (Branch Presidents or their Delegate, and National Board of Directors) received an electronic package on September 21st   with details for the 42nd CPF Annual General Meeting, to be held Sunday October 21th, from 9 am to 10:30 am.

Branch Bylaw reviews are almost complete; we anticipate meeting our goal of completion in time for a celebration at the CPF Network Conference in October.

Reminder that CPF National will reimburse the expenses of the Branch President and Vice President, to a maximum of $1,300 to attend the Annual General Meeting. Each Branch assumes their respective Executive Director’s costs.

For further details or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cathy Stone, at cstone@cpf.ca who will be pleased to respond.

Nancy McKeraghan,
CPF National President
president@cpf.ca

Nicole Thibault,
CPF National Executive Director
nthibault@cpf.ca


Canadian Parents for French
1104-170 Laurier Ave. West
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5

Phone: 613-235-1481
Fax: 613-230-5940
Email: cpf@cpf.ca
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