If you attended the 2017 Annual Assembly, we'd love your feedback so we can make future assemblies even better. Please complete the feedback survey here.

The live stream of Day 3 of the Annual Assembly is now live. Please note this is a different link than the Day 2 live stream. Make sure to keep the password field as it is, and set your microphone to mute. Further login instructions can be found here. Enjoy!

Couldn't make it to the 2017 Annual Assembly in Ottawa? No problem! You can now watch the live stream of the whole event. Make sure to keep the password field as it is, and set your microphone to mute. Further login instructions can be found here.

The 2017 Annual Assembly starts tomorrow at the University of Ottawa. The agenda and other conference details have been uploaded to the 2017 Annual Assembly page.

If you are attending the assembly, please introduce yourself on the 2017 Annual Assembly page in the 'Who's Here' section at the bottom of the page.

We hope everyone has safe travels and settles in to their accommodation, and we look forward to welcoming everyone in person tomorrow at the venue. 

• Monday, April 3rd, 2017
• 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EST 
• Watch this webinar: HERE

• Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
• 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EST 
• REGISTER for this webinar: HERE

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