2009 Community Information & Referral Conference

Set aside September 28 and 29, 2009 to attend the 8th annual Community Information and Referral Conference.  The Conference will take place at the Delta Calgary South Hotel in Calgary, Alberta and is sponsored by InformCanada and Distress Centre Calgary.

The theme of this year's conference is "Family, Community, Diversity." It is an invitation for all organizations providing Information and Referral to explore how we can meet the changing needs of our communities and the families in them, while valuing and honouring diversity.

Registration is now open, so take advantage of the Early Bird special price until Aug 31, 2009. The full 3-day registration for AIRS/InformCanada/InformOntario members is $300; the one-day fee is $150. For non-members, the Early Bird pricing is $350 (for 3 days) or $210 for one day.

Download CCIRC 2009 Registration

Hotel - Delta Calgary South (403-225-5800; 1-877-278-5050; reservations@deltacalgarysouth.com) Use the group reservation code COFDL when booking your room to receive the conference rate of $129 per night.

Airfare - WestJet is offering 10% off their best available regular fare at the time of book for our Conference (flight dates are Sept 25 to Oct 1, 2009). Use the booking code QC#5874 when booking your flight.

For more information, contact the Planning Cmte at ccirc2009@distresscentre.ab.ca

 

2009 Annual General Meeting

2009 AGM will take place at the national CCIRC conference in Calgary, AB. More details to follow soon.

2009 EVENTS

Conferences for the Information and Referral sector in 2009.


The InformOntario symposium will once again be at Durham College in Oshawa, on May 5-6, 2009. This year's theme is Helping our Networks and Communities Grow. More information is posted on InformOntario website.


AIRS annual conference is now accepting registrations for its event in Reno, Nevada May 31-June 3, 2009. This year’s theme is Mining for I&R Execllence. Conference information is on the AIRS website.


The national CCIRC conference is being hosted by Distress Centre Calgary on September 28-29, 2009 at the Delta Calgary South Hotel, Calgary. The theme is Family, Community, Diversity.  More details coming soon.

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