Friday, May 21
4:00PM
6:00PM
REGISTRATION
The Great Hall Foyer »
4:00PM — 6:00PM
Your Forward 2024 experience starts here! Check-in at the registration desk, pick up your kit, and get ready for a weekend of fun and learning.
6:00PM
7:30PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
The Great Hall »
6:00PM — 7:30PM
Kick off the weekend at our welcome reception hosted by former BC NDP MLA Jodie Wickens. It’s time to reconnect with old friends and colleagues, plus meet some new ones, too.
Saturday, June 1
8:00AM
9:00AM
ONSITE CHECK-IN
The Great Hall »
8:00AM — 9:00AM
Your Forward 2024 experience starts here! Check-in at the registration desk, pick up your kit, and get ready for a weekend of fun and learning.
9:00AM
10:00AM
Opening Plenary
The Great Hall »
9:00AM — 10:00AM
The fifth edition of the BC NDP’s semi-annual training convention officially begins with BC NDP President Aaron Sumexheltza, and video remarks from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew.
10:15AM
11:15AM
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS - BLOCK 1
Various meeting rooms »
10:15AM — 11:15AM
Give your skills a workout with the first development session of the weekend. Class schedules and room assignments are in your syllabus.
11:30AM
12:30PM
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS - BLOCK 2
Various meeting rooms »
11:30AM — 12:30PM
Time for round two: Step up your skills with a second set of development sessions. Class schedules and room assignments are in your syllabus.
12:30PM
2:00PM
LUNCH
The Great Hall »
12:30PM — 2:00PM
Power up for the rest of the day with lunch in the Great Hall. Vegan, veggie, and gluten-free options available based on requests during registration.
2:00PM
3:00PM
EXPERT PANEL: BUILDING INCLUSIVE CAMPAIGNS THAT WORK
The Great Hall »
2:00PM — 3:00PM
Join expert campaigners from inside (and outside) our movement for a panel discussion focused on building equity for campaign teams, and making BC NDP campaigns inclusive for candidates, volunteers, and voters from diverse backgrounds.
3:15PM
4:15PM
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS - BLOCK 3
Various meeting rooms »
3:15PM — 4:15PM
Get focused and motivated for this fall’s election in your third round of development sessions. Class schedules and room assignments are in your syllabus.
4:30PM
5:30PM
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS - BLOCK 4
Various meeting rooms »
4:30PM — 5:30PM
Exercise your campaign muscles in the fourth and final set of development sessions for the day. Class schedules and room assignments are in your syllabus.
5:30PM
5:45PM
FWD CLASS PHOTO
Location TBD, The News @ UBC »
5:30PM — 5:45PM
You deserve this dinner in the Great Hall especially after all the work you put in today. Vegan, veggie and gluten-free options aravailable based on requests during registration.
5:45PM
7:30PM
FORWARD CLASS DINNER
The Great Hall »
5:45PM — 7:30PM
Learn about the importance of messaging — and how we can contrast with our opponents — as we close out Day 1 of Forward 2022. Stick around for our Forward 2022 class photo immediately after!
7:00PM
10:00PM
INDIGENOUS VOICES RISING: A FUNDRAISER FOR CHANGE (TICKETED EVENT)
Pritchard Dining Hall, Nechako Building »
7:00PM — 10:00PM
Join us for a family-friendly BBQ to celebrate the end of our first day. Vegan, veggie, and gluten-free options available, based on requests during registration. Fun fact: our last FWD BBQ in 2018 ended with an impromptu pick-up soccer game…
Sunday, June 1
9:00AM
9:45AM
MORNING PLENARY
The Great Hall »
9:00AM — 9:45AM
Join us as we kick off the final day of Forward 2024 with speeches from BC NDP candidates and people in our movement.
10:00AM
11:00AM
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS - BLOCK 5
Various meeting rooms »
10:00AM — 11:00AM
It’s time for the fifth set of development sessions and you’re in the home stretch of your training journey. As always, your class schedule and room assignments are in the syllabus.
11:15AM
12:15PM
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS — BLOCK 6
Various meeting rooms »
11:15AM — 12:15PM
It’s the final countdown! Take in your last set of development sessions at Forward 2024. Class schedules and room assignments are in the syllabus.
12:30PM
1:00PM
CLOSING PLENARY: WHAT’S NEXT
The Great Hall »
12:30PM — 1:00PM
It’s E-139 and time for Forward 2024 to come to a close. Join your new friends and colleagues in the Great Hall with a look back at what we’ve accomplished together this weekend, and a look ahead at what’s next on the path to victory.
1:00PM
1:30PM
DON’T FORGET YOUR FORWARD CERTIFICATE
The Great Hall »
1:00PM — 1:30PM
Stop by registration one last time to pick up your Forward 2024 course certificate. BYO frame!
