Cannexus will take place Jan. 23-25, 2023, both virtually and in Ottawa, Canada. The virtual and in-person portions are essentially separate events with different sessions taking place within the greater whole of the hybrid umbrella.
Although the virtual and in-person portions of Cannexus are mostly separate, there are sessions that act as bridges between the virtual and in-person experiences. Keynotes, select Around the World sessions, and the Spark! TED-style talks will all be shown in both the virtual and in-person event at the same time. Virtual and in-person attendees can engage with each other through the chat.
We are planning a hybrid program that makes the most of each format – with the in-person portion featuring consultation on big-picture themes of organizational, sectoral and economic change – and the virtual portion focusing on skill-building webinar and meeting-style presentations.
Many of you have missed connecting face-to-face with colleagues. At the same time, we’ve all come to appreciate the convenience of virtual events. No matter how you participate, Cannexus will provide an accessible, content-rich and value-packed opportunity for Canada’s career development communities to convene, share and learn.
Check out the Cannexus Schedule for both the in-person and virtual portions. The full program will be available by the end of September with 150+ sessions.
To complete your registration, payment must be received within 30 days in order to ensure the rate at the time of recording your registration. Please note, if you register on or after December 23, 2021, you will be required to pay your registration fees by credit card at the time of registration.
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You will receive an email in early January with virtual conference platform login details. If you do not see this email in your inbox, please check your spam. If the email is not in your spam folder, contact registration@ceric.ca.
No. Only registered attendees who have paid their registration fees will receive an email with their login details in early January. If you do not pay your registration fees before the conference, you will not be granted access to the virtual conference platform.
To ensure that you do not have any difficulties logging into the platform on the live event days, we recommend you login to the platform when you receive your login details in mid-January 2023. When you login, you will be asked to build your attendee profile. You will also be able to take a look around the platform to get yourself acclimated to the functionality.
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Yes, all sessions will be recorded and will be available to registered attendees through the virtual conference platform for six months. Once you login to the platform, bookmark your unique link and save your password so you will have easy access to the recordings following the conference.
Hallway Meetings are randomized matchmaking group meetings (4-5 ppl) during select Cannexus breaks. These group matchmaking sessions were open to anyone who chose to sign up for them during registration. Participants will be randomly linked to other attendees (with the same language preference) to participate in a Zoom meeting. These video-based peer-to-peer matchmaking sessions take place in one break on each live conference day on the virtual conference platform. During a 30-minute break, participants will be matched with other attendees. Hallway Meetings will appear automatically in “My Agenda” and “Notifications” for the participants who signed up. Please note that if you miss your meeting, other conference attendees will be waiting for you in Zoom.
In addition to Hallway Meetings, you can also schedule 1:1 or group video meetings with other attendees by choosing “Schedule Meeting”. Attendees who you request a meeting with will receive a notification in their personal inbox, which they can accept or decline. If they accept, the meeting will be added to your personal agendas.
Yes, exhibitor hours take place on Tuesday January 24 2023. Additionally, at a designated time each live conference day (11:00 am ET on Monday, January 24; 2:30 pm ET on Tuesday, January 25; and 1:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 26) you can join exhibitors for a presentation or meet and greet at their virtual booths. However, feel free to check out exhibitor booths in your off hours and request information from exhibitors. You can also schedule meetings with exhibitors at a time that is mutually agreeable.
Yes, exhibitor hours take place during all Cannexus breaks. Additionally, at a designated time each live conference day (11:00 am ET on Monday, January 24; 2:30 pm ET on Tuesday, January 25; and 1:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 26) you can join exhibitors for a presentation or meet and greet at their virtual booths. However, feel free to check out exhibitor booths in your off hours and request information from exhibitors. You can also schedule meetings with exhibitors at a time that is mutually agreeable.
The virtual conference platform will offer bilingual text wherever possible with some exceptions. Unfortunately, some system buttons, dates, etc. are not able to be displayed in both languages.
Each series of live and on-demand sessions includes sessions offered in French.
In addition, all live plenary sessions will include simultaneous interpretation in English and French and at least one live session in each block will include simultaneous interpretation (voice-over).
Pathable. Pathable uses Zoom in order to stream sessions.
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Yes. All in-person attendees will have access to all the virtual conference recorded sessions for six months following the conference. Please note, in-person attendees will not have access to the virtual recorded sessions until after the live conference days.
All in person presenters have been offered slots to present live at the virtual Cannexus conference. Watch for the programming that was scheduled for the in-person conference to be added to the virtual, offering you 150+ incredible sessions.
We regret any inconvenience this decision may cause but wanted to be able to provide you with as much notice as possible. Please contact your travel provider or hotel directly if you wish to change or cancel your reservation.
Discount fares for registered attendees are available for Via Rail, Air Canada, Porter and WestJet. Click here to find out more.
CERIC has negotiated a reduced rate at hotels close to the Shaw Centre. Please note these discounted rates are available for only a limited time. Please click here to see the information about our contracted conference hotels.
Any questions? Please contact registration@ceric.ca.
Louisa Smith, Career Services Advisor, Lighthouse Labs, ON