Events & Meetings
Spring Conference
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Every year CESBA holds two provincial conferences, allowing members (and others) to get together to network, learn and discuss issues of interest to adult and continuing education administrators. The first conference is generally held in the late spring. It runs for two days with a pre-conference day including workshop sessions for specific program areas. |
Colloquium Brochure–Spring 2010
Colloquium and Pre-Colloquium registration form 2010
CESBA membership applicationCESBA Spring Colloquium 2010
This year’s April event will be a colloquium, Emerging Trends and Cross-Currents in Adult and Continuing Education. The colloquium will provide participants with an opportunity to exchange ideas and mobilize knowledge.
It will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Toronto, on Thursday, April 29 and Friday, April 30, with pre-colloquium meetings on Wednesday, April 28 for LBS Managers, and ESL/FLS coordinators. (See the Pre-conference page for more information on the pre-colloquium).
The keynote speaker at the opening plenary will be the Honourable John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.
The CESBA Spring Conference 2009
The CESBA Spring 2009 conference was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel on Thursday and Friday, April 23 & 24, with the Pre-Conference Day on Wednesday, April 22. As in the past, there were 8 networking sessions and 30 workshops on Thursday and Friday.
Thursday’s keynote speaker was Eleanor Newman, Director of the Renfrew County DSB. On Friday, the keynote speaker on Friday was the Hon. David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
This year’s conference theme was Celebrating our Past, Building for our Future. As the theme implied, this Spring Conference celebrated 10 years as an incorporated non-profit – though CESBA existed for many years previous, it was only in April 1999 that it officially incorporated.
To help celebrate the occasion, there was a banquet held in the evening for all Thursday conference participants. The guest speaker was Canadian Senator Vivienne Poy. Many of those involved in CESBA over the past ten years joined us for the evening’s festivities.
View a slideshow to see many of the people and activities at the conference.
The CESBA Spring Conference 2008
The 2008 Spring Conference was held in Niagara Falls, at the Fallsview Hilton, on Thursday and Friday, April 24 & 25. The conference involved 30 workshops, eight networking sessions, and the chance to meet other adult educators. As well, the Pre-Conference was held at the same location on Wed, April 23.
Watch here for the slide show from the conference.
The CESBA Spring Conference 2007
The CESBA Spring Conference this year was held on Thursday and Friday (April 19/20) at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Toronto. Its theme was Investing in the Future.
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This year’s keynote addresses were by the Hon. Chris Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and Dr. Kathleen Flanagan, Director of the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, CCL. Tony da Silva concluded the conference with a talk on the ATIP project (Provincial Adult Ed Inventory).
190 delegates from boards across Ontario attended the conference, and enjoyed the 30 workshops, 8 networking sessions, the keynote speakers, the Plenary Panel Session, and of course, the President’s Reception on Thursday evening.
Two new members were added to the CESBA Board of Directors, replacing retiring members. They are Paul Cox of the Waterloo CDSB, and Paul Sloan of the Simcoe County DSB.
View a slideshow of the conference.
Several of the presenters for the ESL Coordinators’ Day have allowed their presentations to be made available on this website. The following PowerPoint presentations can be downloaded by following these links:
This year’s pre-conference was held on Wednesday, April 18. For information on this, visit our Pre-Conference page.
The CESBA Spring Conference 2006
The 2006 Spring Conference was held at the Hilton Fallsview in Niagara Falls on May 4 and 5, with the pre-conference on May 3. The theme was New Directions and New Ideas in Practice.
The conference welcomed the Honourable Chris Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, as the opening keynote speaker. They also were pleased to welcome George Zegarac, Asst. Dep. Minister, EDU, who spoke on "Alternative and Continuing Education as a Part of Student Success".
View a slideshow of the conference.
The pre-conference, on Wed, May 3, featured sessions for LBS, EDPT, and ESL/FLS, as well as a session for Summer School Coordinators.
View a slideshow of the pre-conference.
Past Conference Programs
Download or view past conference brochures in Adobe PDF format
Spring Conference 2007 (286 KB)Spring Conference 2007 French Version (286 KB)
Spring Conference 2006 (137 KB)
Spring Conference 2006 French Version (138 KB)
Spring Conference 2005 (166 KB)
Spring Conference 2005 French Version (237 KB)
Spring Conference 2004 (252 KB)
Spring Conference 2003 (90 KB)
Spring Conference 2002 (104 KB)
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