Sail Canada 2014 AGM and Conference begins October 24th

by Sail Canada on 12 Sep 2014 The 2014 Sail Canada AGM and Conference will take place in downtown Victoria at the Marriott Victoria Inner Harbour located at 728 Humboldt St., Victoria, BC V8W 3Z5.

The Annual General Meeting will commence at 5:00pm PDT on Saturday, October 25th.

Conference Schedule Highlights

Friday, October 24th:

- Sail Canada Regatta Delivery Summit - Hear all about latest best practices in running a successful race or regatta be it for your local members or a championship event. Come ready to share your stores and questions.

- Adding Value to your Club's Programming - Developing a Power Boat Training program

- Sail Canada Now and Next - State of the Nation address

- Skippers' Plan TGIF

Saturday October 25th:

- Plenary 1: Official Welcome

Breakout Sessions;

- What every Recreational Boating School needs to know - An update and overview of the Transport Canada requirements and compliance

- Safety at Sea Training - Information for Hosts of Offshore Programs and Events

- Best Practices in Dinghy Programming - Learn from others and share the successes and challenges of your dinghy program

- Sailing Club Growth and Sustainability - From Governance to finance to Insurance and getting people interested in joining your club! Hear about best ways to grow and sustain your membership and the well-being of your club in your community

- Online Services for Sail Canada Programs - Hear all about the features and latest updates in the Online services available for sailing schools delivering Sail Canada dinghy and keelboat programming!

- Cruising and Keelboat Programming - Let's set the standards! Modularizing program delivery and next steps in developing our keel boating programs.

Plenary 3: Strategic Plan

- Annual General Meeting with State of the Nation report to members

Sunday October 26th:

- Board of Directors and Provincial Council Meeting
- Board of Directors Meeting

*Governance, Technical and Panel meetings will occur in advance of and following the AGM and Conference. Meeting delegates for these meetings will be contacted directly about their involvement.

Please contact Genevieve Manning gen@sailing.ca for Sail Canada