Media advisory - for immediate release

FRIDAY, June 10, 2011 3 pm

FVC members will meet in front of the Ottawa Convention Centre to hand out invitations to the FVC conference to delegates to the Conservative Party of Canada convention, which is also being held this weekend.

FRIDAY, June 10, 2011 7 pm - 10 pm
Fox & Feather Pub and Grill
283 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON

Panel discussion and social evening (cash bar)

“Where are we, how did we get here, and where do we go from here?”

Panelists: Larry Gordon, Ed Broadbent, Johan Hamels

SATURDAY, June 11, 2011 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Desmarais Building, University of Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th floor, Ottawa ON

AGM & CONFERENCE "Building the movement"

8:30 am Registration

9:00 - 10:00 am Annual General Meeting

President's Report, ED's Report, Auditor's Report, Appointment of Auditor, election results

10:00 am - 11:00 am Reports from chapters, caucuses and campaigns

(MDN, FVA, FVBC, Charter Challenge, Women's Caucus, NDP/Lib/Greens for Fair Voting, Labour Caucus)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Political forum: Moving forward in the new political landscape

A new reality for every political party - Lessons from NZ, the UK, and Canada - Campaign finance - Senate reform.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Concurrent workshops

Workshop A: Voting systems 101 - Introduction to voting systems

Fundamental knowledge for the voting reformer: majoritarian, proportional and semi-proportional voting systems, party lists, single transferable vote and mixed systems, advantages and disadvantages, arguments for and against

Facilitators: Sean Geobey, Wilf Day

Workshop B: Building a chapter, building the movement

Recruiting and engaging the new member - Information tables, petitions, leafletting, meetings and rallies; planning for Democracy Day

Facilitators: Kelsey Wagner, Anita Nickerson, June Macdonald

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Concurrent Workshops

Workshop C: Getting out the word - communication for persuasion

How to be interviewed, letters to the editor, press releases, how to change attitudes

Facilitators: Gord Hunter, Shoni Field, Margaret Hoff

Workshop D: Social media - Just click here for a fair voting system

Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, blogs, streaming video, webinars

Facilitators: Kelsey Wagner, Sean Geobey

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Plenary

Reports from workshops, closing remarks

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Contact:
Wayne Smith
Executive Director
416-407-7009
office@FairVote.Ca