CEGN's 2012 Annual Conference:  

The Times They Are A-Changin  - Car le monde et les temps changent

May 22 - 24, 2012

Le Manoir du Lac Delage

Québec City, QC

Come gather ’round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown.

When Bob Dylan penned the Times They are A' Changin’, he gave an anthem to the aspirations of a generation struggling for a more hopeful, equitable and just society. Forty-nine years later, we may need some new singers, but the song still carries a tune.

Just outside Quebec City, on the shores of Lac Delage, this year’s National Conference comes at a critical time for CEGN and its leadership role in convening the power of philanthropy in support of Canada’s environmental values and interests.

This year’s conference program will provide an intimate, retreat-style format to consider implications of our current changing times - whether environmental, social, economic or political - for the work we do. We seek to strengthen understanding across our network, finding places to share our voices as well as those where we may differ. What can we learn from the experience of our colleagues in Quebec? What are the implications of changing roles of governments and private sector for environmental philanthropy? What is the significance of current political and media climate for the environment and its allies in philanthropy?

In the midst of the serious work, we’ll find time for fun.  Quebec wouldn’t allow it any other way. Whether it’s over a bottle of Fin du Monde or a tipped canoe, you’ll find stories, laughter and connections with people who care about the same things as you.

To access an overview of the conference program, please click on the following link: 

http://www.cegn.org/English/events/Documents/OverviewofProgramasofMay5.pdf

If your time to you is worth savin’
Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’.

Booking Your Accommodation – Please Do So Soon:

To book your accommodation for the nights of May 22nd and May 23rd (or additional nights, if desired), call 1-888-202-3242 or email info@lacdelage.com and note the CEGN event number 156486. The room price is $139 per night (plus taxes). To ensure that a room is reserved for you, please make your reservation as soon as possible.

More information on Le Manoir can be found:

http://www.lacdelage.com/quebec-hotel/home-1_ang.cfm

Conference Planning Committee:

Our conference planning committee is co-chaired by Tim Morris, of the Gordon Foundation, and Benoit Mercille, of the Fondation Monique-fitz-back. The other Committee members are: Mark Gifford; Vancouver Foundation; Shelley Uytterhagen, Carthy Foundation; Meaghan Calcari Campbell, The Moore Foundation; Beth Hunter, McConnell Foundation; and Allan Northcott, Max Bell Foundation.

To access a French version of the conference information, click on the following link:

http://cegnenfrancais.eventbrite.com/

If you have any questions, please contact Pegi Dover at: pegi_dover@cegn.org or at: 647-288-8891.