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Hilton Garden Inn Airport CFUW-OTTAWA WELCOMES YOU www.ottawaairport.hgi.com 1-866-235-1060 to the 2015 2400 Alert Road, Ottawa, , K1V 1S1 Ontario Council AGM! The conference rate for rooms booked before April 29 is $139 per room plus taxes (two queen beds). After April 29, attendees will pay the regular rate between $149 and $199 per room. So find a room mate and reserve a room in April . For photos and more information on the hotel, go to www.ottawaairport.hgi.com. Directions to Hotel

From Ottawa Center: The Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport is conveniently located at the South End of the Airport . To access the Parkway, take South from the Queensway (Highway 417). Exit at Alert Road (east). From the West: From Highway 417, exit Highway 416 South and proceed to Road West exit. Take (East) to Uplands. Turn right on Uplands and right again on the Airport Parkway. Directional signs are posted along the way. Defying the Odds . . . One Step at a Time Questions? hosted by Contact Nancy DeVillers, Co-Chair, CFUW ONTARIO COUNCIL at [email protected] or AGM & Conference Nancy Vrooman, Registrar, at [email protected] May 29 & 30, 2015 Hilton Garden Inn - Airport Registration OTTAWA

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Keynote & Session Info Session A: The Arc of The backgrounds, OrKidstra has become Immigrant Experience: An Author’s far more than a music program – it is a Defying the Odds . . . This year’s conference theme is Perspective way to empower children and build Defying the Odds – One Step at a One Step at a Time Denise Chong, an internationally- community through the universal Time. Our speakers will inspire you language of music. with their dedication to making a published author and two-time finalist Weekend Timelines for the Governor-General’s literary difference. Some have won honours Session C: From confinement to award, is best known for The and national recognition, others are empowerment of Afghan women: Concubine’s Children , a story about Friday May 29 working to ensure that those who what worked and what should be her mother’s family which was cleaved Registration 4:00 to 8:00 PM follow will have greater opportunities done next for success. in two between China and Canada for Presidents' Leadership Workshop most of the last Sadiqa Basiri is an international 6:00 to 7:30 PM century. Denise’s student from Afghanistan who is Keynote Speaker currently a graduate student at the Opening Reception 8:00 to 9:30 PM three subsequent books, equally University of Ottawa; Co-founder and Sue Holloway , Olympian and ground-breaking Executive Director of the Oruj Learning Saturday May 30 Motivational Coach will speak on social histories, Center, a non-profit agency in Reaching Your Podium - Life Breakfast Buffet 7:00 to 8:15 AM similarly feature Afghanistan that delivers education to Lessons I Learned as an Olympian . individuals who, women; she has also established the Registration 7:30 to 10:00 AM Sue has been a ground breaker like her grandparents, immigrated to Family Welfare Center for the AM throughout Business Meeting 8:30 to 10:30 Canada. All are narratives set against Elimination of Violence Against her athletic Morning Break 10:30 to 10:45 AM backdrops of global war and political Women. She will begin by presenting career. The upheaval. Drawing upon individuals an overview to some Announcements & Speaker Intro first woman featured in her published works, main challenges 10:45 to 10:55 AM in the world Denise will give examples of the Afghan women had to participate Keynote Address 10:55 to 11:55 AM immigrant’s negotiation between the highlighted between in both the familiar and the strange and between 2001 and 2011. Next, Buffet Lunch 12:00 to 1:10 PM winter and the old and the new and consider how she will discuss the summer Sessions 1:25 to 2:10 PM that informs their identity. current challenges A Denise Chong Olympic women face. Finally B Tina Fedeski Games, Sue Session B: The Transformative she will discuss and recommend some C Sadiqa Basiri will share the Power of Music strategies to address current issues. highs and lows of her 14 years as a Sessions 2:20 - 3:05 PM Tina Fedeski , Executive & Artistic high performance athlete which The Friday evening reception is a Repeat of A, B & C culminated in two Olympic medals. Director of The Leading Note Foundation’s OrKidstra program. The “meet and greet”, a time to renew Wrap Up of Business, Closing Sue uses humour to share her life Leading Note Foundation’s OrKidstra friendships and meet CFUW Remarks and Club Awards experiences and examine how sport program has grown beyond its members from across the province. 3:15 to 4:00 PM has shaped her career and life On hand to welcome you will be trajectory. From coping with stress to founders’ wildest dreams. Back in Brenda Robertson, OC President as Optional Dinner (restaurant to be identifying dream goals, this energetic 2007, with the well as Jim Watson, a former determined) for those staying over in speaker will leave you ready to take on passionate belief in provincial cabinet minister and now Ottawa. Meet in Lobby at 6:00 PM . the world. the transformative mayor of Ottawa. Background music will Important Date Afternoon Sessions social power of music, the program be provided by two started with 30 talented musicians - a The deadline to reserve rooms at the In addition, we have three session Photo by Robert S. Vibert students and now violinist and a pianist. conference rate of $139 (before tax) presenters from which attendees with over 350 Come and enjoy a is April 29. choose two . Register early to ensure children ages 5 to 18 from 42 linguistic relaxing social evening. you get your first and second choices.