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UPDATE: CANADA

First Canadian Forum Conference a Tremendous Success

e can now pop the champagne to celebrate! The first Canadian Forum Conference, held July 10–12 in

WBrandon, Manitoba, was a clear success.
The conference’s theme was Unite, Uplift, Inspire! and I am pleased to say that all three themes were
experienced in full by those in attendance. On Thursday, July 10, with the theme of Unite, we began with an
opening keynote on the topic Canadians Who Innovate: The Trailblazers and Ideas That Are Changing the World.
On Friday the theme of Uplift introduced the subjects Indigenous Epistemologies in Teaching and Learning and
The Power of Yes through a second and third keynote. On Saturday, under the backdrop of Inspire, the keynote
Empowering or Undermining? Understanding the Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Today’s Teaching and
Learning Context was presented along with a final keynote, Light and Joy: Igniting Our Strength and Purpose. But
that’s not all! The Canadian Forum Conference also featured a terrific selection of captivating breakout topics

presented by numerous DKG members. Several attendees also completed an excursion to nearby Winnipeg to
experience the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (https://humanrights.ca/) on Sunday, July 13 along with a
river cruise.
International President Dr. Beverly Hall-Maughan and several other Administrative Board members attended
as did so many other friends from regions outside of Canada. We were so happy to see them!
Even though the conference was exciting for us all, our hearts were also heavy with concern for those
impacted by the forest fires which were in full force in northern Manitoba. As a result of the fires, the conference

hotel opened its doors to a number of evacuees and their families. The Canadian Red Cross also had temporary
residence at the conference hotel to assist those in need. Typical of the spirit of DKG, dozens of conference
attendees generously donated monetary and other resources to those families who were impacted by the fires
and had to leave their homes as a result.
We offer our gratitude to the conference organizers for the success of our first Canadian Forum Conference.
We all hope it won’t be the last! Dr. Shar McGowan
Area Representative, Canada

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