Join the CIDI in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal this coming fall for our next round of Community of Practice Events. At the forefront of CIDI’s mission is our commitment to helping Canadian D&I, Human Rights and Equity, and Human Resources practitioners address their most pressing issues. At our premiere Community of Practice Event last year, you told us that leadership buy-in, commitment, and resources were your most pressing issues, so we responded by engaging you in developing the business case toolkit and the strategy toolkit.Another major challenge you identified is addressing fear and resistance to D&I efforts. Discussions around fear included: fear of saying the wrong thing, fear of self-disclosure, the need to create safe spaces due to fear of discrimination, and fear of dealing with resistance. Discussions around resistance included: hiring managers and middle managers, concerns around “reverse discrimination” and loss of privilege, and a lack of understanding amongst all employees regarding the imperative for inclusion.
For our upcoming Community of Practice Events in this Fall, we’ll provide some thought-provoking pre-reading to get your change-management juices flowing, and ask participants to come ready to tackle some of our toughest challenges as part of our diversity journey: fear and resistance.
Event Cities
Vancouver, BC.Date: Tuesday, September 30th, 2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am PT.
Location: Dentons Canada LLP - 250 Howe Street, 20th Floor Vancouver BC, V6C 3R8
Edmonton, AB.
Date: Wednesday, October 1st, 2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am MT.
Location: TBD
Calgary, AB.
Date: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am MT.
Location: TBD
Toronto, ON.
Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am ET.
Location: McCarthy Tétrault - 66 Wellington St W #5300, Toronto, ON M5K 1E6
Montreal, QC.
Date: Thursday, October 9th, 2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am ET.
Location: TBD
The agenda for the session is as follows:
8:00 – Doors Open.8:00 to 8:30 – Networking and Breakfast.
8:30 to 8:40 – Welcome and Update from the CIDI.
8:40 to 8:50 – Setting the Stage.
8:50 to 9:50 – Breakout Working Groups.
9:50 to 10:20 – Report Out.
10:20 to 10:30 – Wrap Up.
10:30 – Session Ends.
*Registration Required. **Registration Fee Required for Non CIDI Members. ***Limited Capacity.
CIDI Members & CIDI Guests Register Here
NON CIDI Members Register Here
Who’s Who?
CIDI Members Are:
- Any employee of the following organizations: Accenture, Alberta Health Services, Aon Canada Inc., Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP , Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, CBC Radio Canada, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, CIBC, CISCO, The City of Calgary, The City of Saskatoon, CN, Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg , Deloitte, Dentons Canada LLP, Georgian College, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Home Depot, HSBC, Husky Energy, Hydro Ottawa, IBM, ICBC, KPMG, Loblaw Company Limited, Manulife Financial, McCarthy Tetrault, McDonalds Canada, Microsoft, Morrison Hershfield, Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa Police Service, PwC, RBC, SAP, Scotiabank, Simon Fraser University, Silverbirch Hotels and Resorts, Sobeys Inc., Sodexo, Stantec, TD Bank, Telus, Toronto Police Service, TransCanada, Upper Canada District School Board, Vancity
- All “paid-in-full” Individual CIDI Members.
CIDI Guests Are:
- Any individual who is not a CIDI Member but has been invited to attend this CIDI Event by an employee of the CIDI and has been instructed specifically to register as a CIDI Guest.
NON CIDI Members Are:
- Any individual who is not an employee of any of the above mentioned organizations and who is not a “paid-in-full” Individual CIDI Members.
Feel free to contact us at anytime to inquire if you or your employer are current standing CIDI Members.
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