Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Regional Meeting 2011 Survey

Welcome to the registration form for the 2011 Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Regional Meeting titled "The Land, Our Life: Food, Faith, & Dignity". The conference will take place from Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Mount Mary Retreat Centre located at 437 Wilson Street East, Ancaster, ON, L9G 3K4. The phone number for the retreat centre is (905) 648‐4485. The early bird discount registration is July 15, 2011; below you can select options and see what discounts are applicable. Registration for the conference will close September 15, 2011.

This year’s conference will be exploring the spiritual nature of food both from an Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspective in addition to looking at how food connects us to creation and community.

This year we are welcoming 2 keynote speakers. Rick Hill will give us an overview of Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) philosophy and practice in manifesting the obligations to nature and the reciprocal nature of that relationship. Ted Zettel is an organic dairy farmer and a cofounder of Organic Meadow Co-op. He will approach our theme from an organic farming perspective.

Making Our Conference Affordable: KAIROS national office subsidizes this conference. There are different kinds of financial assistance, just ask!

If you need offsite accommodation, billeting, subsidies or childcare, contact the registrar Pierre Paradis 48 Harding Street, Georgetown, ON L7G 6B2, by email at pparadis000@sympatico.ca or by phone at (905) 702‐7553.

If you have any trouble with this form, please feel free to contact Caroline Foster at cfoster@kairoscanada.org or 1-877-403-8933 ext 221 for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please note the following information on the conference.

Program:
Friday September 30, 2011
5:30 pm Registration desk open
7:00 pm Welcome
7:30 pm KAIROS Staff Presentation
8:00 pm Small group discussion and reflection
9:00 pm Social time and snack
Saturday October 1, 2011
8:00 am Breakfast
8:45 am Worship & Announcements
9:15 am Keynote Speakers: Rick Hill,Deyohaha:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre and Ted Zettel, Organic Federation of Canada
9:55 am Break
10:15 am Speakers responses, Q&A & small group discussions
11:30 am Free Time
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 pm KAIROS staff presentation
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Workshops
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Network Development Meeting
5:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Program & Entertainment
9:00 pm Social time and snack
Sunday October 2, 2011
7:30 am Morning Watch / Sunrise Gathering
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Migrant Workers’ Workshop
11:30 am Closing worship
12:00 noon Lunch and Departure

Workshops:

Rick Hill - Our Foods: A connection to the Spirit of Mother Earth

Ted Zettel - Peak Oil, Climate Change & Food

Katie Berger - Developing Food Democracy: Advocating for Change in Canadian Food Policy

Paddy Doran - The connection between food and the Bible

1. Please fill out the following information.

Please fill out the following information. Name:
Address:
City/Town:
Province/Territory:
Postal Code:
Email Address:
Phone Number:

2. Communication and networking are important for enhancing the work of KAIROS but your right to decide about sharing your information is respected. We hope that you will check off the following boxes.

Communication and networking are important for enhancing the work of KAIROS but your right to decide about sharing your information is respected. We hope that you will check off the following boxes. Yes, please add me to the conference participants list.

Yes, I would like to be contacted for other KAIROS events.

Yes, I give permission to be photographed or video-taped for purposes of promoting and publicizing future KAIROS activities.

3. Please note the following options and fees and select your registration requirements.

Early Registration Discount $25 if fees paid by July 15, 2011. You can subtract this amount from your payment when submitting your cheque to Pierre Paradis.

Please note the following options and fees and select your registration requirements. Early Registration Discount $25 if fees paid by July 15, 2011. You can subtract this amount from your payment when submitting your cheque to Pierre Paradis. Full conference, meals and accommodation at the conference centre - $200

Full conference, meals at the conference centre and off-site accommodation - $150 (OWN ACCOMODATION)

Saturday only and meals at the conference centre - $100 (OWN ACCOMODATION)

4. FOOD:

To have better idea of numbers, please indicate if you will be taking a vegetarian meal.

FOOD: To have better idea of numbers, please indicate if you will be taking a vegetarian meal. Yes, I would like a vegetarian meal

No, I do not need a vegetarian meal

5. Please let us know if you have any serious food allergies or special dietary requirements (besides vegetarian):

Please let us know if you have any serious food allergies or special dietary requirements (besides vegetarian):

6. ACCOMODATION: Options allocated on first come basis

ACCOMODATION: Options allocated on first come basis Dormitory Room

Double (limited quantity available - please answer next question)

7. If you are sharing a room, please enter the name of the person who you will be rooming with.

If you are sharing a room, please enter the name of the person who you will be rooming with.

8. OPTIONAL: IF you would like to participate in a carpool, either as a driver or passenger, please choose one of the following options. We will need to share limited amounts of your contact information should you wish to participate.

OPTIONAL: IF you would like to participate in a carpool, either as a driver or passenger, please choose one of the following options. We will need to share limited amounts of your contact information should you wish to participate. Yes! I need a ride to the conference coming from the city where I live.

Yes! I would be happy to offer others a ride from the city where I live.

Once you have registered, please send cheque payable to: Great Lakes-St Lawrence KAIROS noting “2011 Conference” to Pierre Paradis (address below). Once we have received payment, your registration will be complete. If you need to make alternate payment arrangements, please contact Pierre Paradis by August 15th 2011.

Pierre Paradis: 48 Harding Street, Georgetown, ON L7G 6B2, by email at pparadis000@sympatico.ca or by phone at (905) 702‐7553.

9. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

Thank you for registering for the GLSL Fall Regional Meeting!

Some final things you should note:

Trade Fair: A wide variety of books and fair trade products will be available from various vendors.

Please Bring:
• Indoor and outdoor shoes
• Warm jacket for outdoor activities
• Your own mug
• Bring pictures, displays, stories to share with everyone

Directions:

Coming from the East: 401/ 403/ QEW/ 407 (Toronto) To 403 West (Hamilton/ Brantford):
Bypass all Hamilton exits, continue up the escarpment. 1st exit to Ancaster off the 403 is “Lincoln Alexander Parkway & Rousseaux Street” (formerly Mohawk). Bear right for Rousseaux exit. Proceed through two sets of lights. At the end of Rousseaux St. (third set of lights) turn left on to Wilson St. East. Turn right at the large stone gate (That’s the Retreat Centre’s entrance gate).

Coming from the South: QEW (Niagara Falls) To 403 West (Hamilton/Brantford): Continue West on QEW, do not take 403 East to Toronto, but turn West on to the 403 To Hamilton/ Brantford. Follow directions as above.

Coming from the West: 401/ 403 (Brantford) Take first exit to Ancaster, i.e. Wilson St. Turn left, go straight through Ancaster centre. You’ll see Tim Horton’s on the right and Shell gas station on the left. Following the Shell station is the Retreat Centre’s large stone wall and entrance gate.

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Regional Meeting 2011Thank you for registering for the 2011 GLSL Regional Meeting!