Presentations & Handouts

Thank you to everyone who attended the Building Bridges conference!

Presentations & Handouts from our presenters (those that have provided us with them) are listed below;

KEYNOTE - Michaela Wooldridge - 'Electronic Childhood' 
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Susan Foster - 'Communicating effectively with parents & caregivers'

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Handout 1

Handout 2

Handout 3

Handout 4

Susan Foster - 'The Role of the Practitioner in supporting vulnerable parents'

Presentation

Handout 1

Handout 2

Heather Ross - 'Dealing with challenging behaviour and techniques that work'

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Michaela Wooldridge - 'Developing Positive parent-infant relationships in the digital age'
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Conference Photos

It's here!

We look forward to welcoming you to the Building Bridges Conference taking place this Friday and Saturday, 1st and 2nd of June!

We'd like to give you a quick run-down of events and timings ahead of the weekend;

• Friday 1st June
• The registration desk will be open between 5-8pm. It is located opposite the main door in the hotel lobby. You can pick up your Delegate Pack and Name badges at this time.
• The Networking Wine & Cheese Social event is on from 7-9pm in the Vineyard Room. This is an informal gathering where we invite you to drop in and share a glass of wine and nibbles and meet with other delegates. There are complimentary cheese & nibbles and a cash bar where wine, beer & soft drinks are available for purchase.
• The Marketplace will also be open between 7-9pm in the Vineyard Room so you can browse the stands from our 10 Exhibitor & Vendors. They will be offering products and services specifically catered towards the needs of child care professionals.  
• Saturday 2nd June
• The registration desk will be open again from 8-9.30am
• A delicious buffet Breakfast is served from 8-9am in the Ballroom. Please seat yourself at any of the tables in the Ballroom, where you will remain for the Keynote Speaker starting at 9am.
• Conference Welcome & Keynote starts at 9am in the Ballroom. 
• The Marketplace will be open all day between 8am-5pm in the conference area hallway and ballroom foyer. Please do revisit the vendors as many will have extended displays! 
• Lunch will be served from 12-1pm in the Ballroom. Once again please seat yourself at any of the tables. We will have a few announcements and some door prize giveaways! 

Refreshments will be served at all breaks and is part of your conference registration.

Please note, that your Workshop Choices will be noted on the bottom right corner of your name badges. We have only contacted those delegates whose first choice workshops were not available at the time of registration - if you haven't heard from us, you can assume that you were successful in obtaining a seat in all your first choices!

Once again we look forward to welcoming you this weekend to the first Building Bridges Provincial Conference.

Just 7 days left!

Hurry! There are only 7 days left until registration closes for the conference. Closing date for registrations is Friday 18th May. Click on the 'register' tab at the top of the page for all the ways you can register for this great conference now.

Room reservations at the Coast Capri Hotel

We have a block of rooms at preferred rates especially for our delegates, but these rooms are only set aside for our group until May 1st, 2012. So don't delay - book your room now! (and don't forget, The Coast Capri now partners with Aeroplan, so you can collect points on your stay!)

(After May 1st, it will still be possible to book rooms subject to availability, but you may not receive the group preferred rates)

We have reserved guest accommodations for Conference Delegates for the duration of your stay at a preferred delegate rate starting from just $100 for a Coast Comfort room. Please note all guest rooms are the responsibility of the delegate (accommodation NOT included in conference registration)

Please make your reservations directly with the hotel. 

Group Name:               Building Bridges
Group Number:           CCH-GFC11663  

Hotel Direct – 250-860-6060 – Delegates can refer to either the Group Name or Group Number. 

Toll Free to Central Reservations – 1-800-663-1144 – Delegates can refer to either the Group Name or Group Number. 

Website Reservations – www.coastcaprihotel.com.  Once on the landing page select the ‘Reservations’ tab on the left hand side of the screen.  Enter desired check-in and check-out dates and the Group Number (CCH-GFC11663).  Preferred rates are available for the nights of May 31, June 1 and June 2, there are limited rooms available at these preferred rates. Should you wish to extend your stay beyond these dates you will need to call the hotel to make your booking.

Room Rates are as follows:  
Comfort Accommodation - $100.00 single/double occupancy, plus taxes
Superior Accommodation - $120.00 single/double occupancy, plus taxes
Premium Accommodation - $140.00 single/double occupancy, plus taxes

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Coast Capri Hotel
1171 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 6E8

Tel: 250-860-6060 / Fax: 250-762-3430 / Res: 1-800-716-619

Workshop B2 is full

For those of you that still haven't registered....what are you waiting for?!

We are now full to capacity on the Early Afternoon workshop B2 (Helping Children learn to manage stress). The option to select this workshop on the online registration form is no longer available, so do please pick an alternative workshop in that time slot.

At this time there is space available in all other workshops (though we are nearing capacity on a number of others so do be quick!)

We would love to accommodate everyone in all their first choice workshop choices, but sadly it is not possible. We want to make this conference as enjoyable an event as possible and we have cut off numbers per workshop based on a comfortable capacity of the workshop rooms. Many of our presenters also express a preference in smaller groups so that everyone can get the most out of the workshop. Workshop choices were on a strictly first come first serve basis at time of receipt of paid registration.

We will be contacting all delegates who have NOT secured all their first choice workshops.

Early Bird Pricing has been extended!

It's financial year end for a lot of people and things can get crazy busy around this time. So, we're giving you an extra 2 weeks to get organized and get your registration at the Early Bird pricing of $125! We've extended the deadline until Friday April 13th, 2012.

But don't delay, some workshops only have a couple of spots left before we reach capacity. If your first choice workshop is full, we will automatically place you in your second choice.