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You are invited to an exciting weekend of information, workshops, and planning discussions for the Yes campaign for the May, 2009 referendum for BC-STV. Top experts from British Columbia, Canada, and the world will be present to offer advice, provide inspiration, and help us kick off our 12 month plan to obtain a 60% 'Yes' vote.
NOTE VENUE CHANGE: CONFERENCE WILL NOW BE HELD IN THE DAVID STRONG BUILDING AT UVIC.
IF REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED WE MAY STILL HAVE ROOM FOR A FEW MORE FOLKS. CONTACT FAIRVOTINGBC@TELUS.NET OR PHONE WENDY AT 250-384-0666 FOR MORE DETAILS.
Andrew Coyne, Maclean's magazine editor, National Post columnist, and active electoral reformer will be our guest speaker Saturday night. You can register for this dinner separately without attending the conference. Conference attendees get a reduced rate. You can register for dinner at the same time you register for the conference.
To register, please choose the ticket type and number of tickets to buy. Then choose either to checkout with paypal (you will be directed to the paypal site) or to pay offline (you will be directed to a page to fill in your contact information and provided the address to send a cheque).
If you would like to both register and pay offline you can do that by writing to FairVotingBC, c/o Wendy Bergerud, 1183 Wicklow Place, Victoria, BC, V8X 4M8. Questions can be directed via e-mail to fairvotingbc at telus.net or by phoning 250-384-0666 (more info at www.stv.ca).
The current agenda is:
Saturday, May 10
- 9:30 -- coffee and pastries in Room C114 David Strong Bldg
- 10:00 -- Opening remarks. Piper Gordon. U Vic Fair Voting President.
- 10:10 -- Presentation of FVBC campaign structure. Bruce Hallsor and committee chairs.
- 10:30 – A short history of STV and electoral reform – Dr. Dennis Pilon, University of Victoria
- 11:00 – Working with the media – Andrew Coyne
- 12:00 – lunch
- 12:45 – Electoral Reform in the UK and US – STV making inroads – Ken Ritchie and Amy Ngai
- 1:45 – Small Group Workshops (participants pick groups with different topics)
- A – Fundraising – how to find money at the local level
- B – Messaging – words that work, using the media
- C – Networking – how to meet people and get speaking opportunities
- 3:15 – Coffee Break
- 3:30 – Report and discussion from workshops
- 4:00 – The Citizens Assembly and the Alumni Association – Wendy Bergerud
- 4:15 – The importance of the STV referendum for Canada – Steven Broscoe, Fair Vote Canada
- 4:30 – Closing remarks for day – Piper Gordon.
- 6:00 – Dinner with Andrew Coyne (Village Greens, Cadboro Commons, U Vic)
Sunday, May 11
- 8:00 – FVBC Board meeting. Observers are welcome
- 9:30 – coffee and pastries in Room C114 David Strong Bldg
- 9:50 – Introduction for the day – Piper Gordon.
- 10:00 -- Small Group Discussion (participants divided by geographical location):
- A – Interior and North Island – Arjun Singh
- B – Suburban areas – Ryan Warawa
- C – Vancouver and Victoria – Dan Grice
- 11:30 – Report and discussion from workshops
- 12:00 – Closing remarks – Bruce Hallsor
When & Where
University of Victoria, Village Green
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British Columbia
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 9:00 AM - Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 12:05 PM (PT)
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UVic Fair Vote Club
UVic's Fair Vote Club teams up with Fair Voting BC, the leading province-wide advocacy group for the Citizens' Assembly's recommended STV voting system, and the Victoria Chapter of Fair Vote Canada.