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Registration for Webinar #3 Now Open!
Latornell Leadership Project 2020 / 2021 Webinar Series
The Latornell Conservation Symposium is hosting a series of webinars under the Latornell Leadership Project. Thank you to everyone who participated in the second webinar, Connecting Planning and Ecology Workshop, held last week.

If you missed any of our webinars and would like to watch the recording, please visit the Latornell Leadership Project webpage. You'll also find presentation slides available of each webinar to download as PDFs.

We are please to announce our third webinar is now open for registration!
Webinar #3 - Communicating Through a Pandemic
A webinar providing an overview of the different ways Conservation Authorities have adapted when communicating with their audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will showcase five speakers from various Conservation Authorities who will bring us practical examples and case studies of how they have pivoted to achieve their goals and continue to reach their audiences with effective messaging. These speakers will provide examples of how they’ve innovated their operational communications to ensure public safety in conservation areas and continued to deliver effective outdoor educational programming during the pandemic.

This webinar is in partnership with the Conservation Areas Workshop and Watershed Interpreters’ Network.

This session will be moderated by Elizabeth VanHooren, the General Manager and Secretary-Treasurer at Kettle Creek Conservation Authority. Elizabeth has a long career in public relations and journalism. Elizabeth will lead us in our discussion with our speakers:
Elizabeth VanHooren
General Manager/Secretary Treasurer at Kettle Creek Conservation Authority
Tori Fisher
Administrator, Conservation Parks at Credit Valley Conservation
John Mesman
Team Lead, Communications and Outreach at South Nation Conservation Authority
Hassan Basit
President and CEO at Conservation Halton
Keren Bromberg
Senior Program Coordinator, Community Outreach at Credit Valley Conservation
William Sorley
Education Coordinator, Education & Training at Toronto and Region Conservation
Read more about the speakers on the Professional Development Program webpage.
Date and time: December 8, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Cost: Free however registration is required.
Can’t attend our webinar live? Submit your registration and we will send you a link to enable you to view the recorded version once the webinar has ended

Other Latornell Conservation Symposium webinars coming up:
  • Solutions and Actions on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Racism in Conservation
  • Leaders on Leadership

For more information on the webinars, please visit the Professional Development Program webpage.

NOTE: We know that we have some great communicators in our Latornell community and want to provide you with the opportunity to share your best management practices that have worked through the pandemic.

If you have a sign, newsletter or a communication piece that you would like to share with your fellow communicators, please email it (as a PDF or link) to webinar@latornell.ca by Friday December 4th. If we use your material during the webinar you will be entered into a draw for a $25 gift card, generously donated by Kettle Creek Conservation Authority.
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For More Information:
Karen Anderson and Mario Maillet, Symposium Coordinators
Latornell Conservation Symposium
1-888-274-1364 ext. 4

c/o Conservation Ontario
120 Bayview Parkway
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y 3W3
905-895-0716