Communications Conference

Schedule

Thursday, May 2
Laudamus Auditorium | North Side, CMU Campus
  Welcome
7:00 PM PUBLIC EVENT – Opening Keynote
"Legacies and Learnings: Considering the Past, Present and Future of Faith-based Media in Canada"

Lorna Dueck, CEO of Crossroads Christian Communications and host of the TV show Context with Lorna Dueck. 

 

Friday, May 3
Great Hall | North Side, CMU Campus
8:45–9:00 AM Welcome
9:00–10:00 AM "The Curious Case of ChristianWeek: A Brief History of a Medium that Mattered"
Gerry Bowler, former professor of history at the University of Manitoba. 
10:00–10:30 AM Break
10:30–11:30 AM Plenary Responders
Doug Koop, former editor of ChristianWeek; Bill Blaikie, former NDP MP; Rev. Jamie Howison, saint benedict's table.  
11:30AM – 1:00 PM Networking and Lunch 
1:00–2:15 PM "None of the Above: Having No Religion"
Sarah Wilkins-LaFlamme, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Waterloo, and author, with Joel Thiessen, professor of sociology, Ambrose University of the forthcoming book None of the Above: Having No Religion in Canada and the U.S.
2:15–2:30 PM Break
2:30–3:30 PM Plenary Responders
Bill Fledderus, editor of Faith Today and President of Canadian Church Press; Angela Reitsma Bick, editor-in-chief, Christian Courier; James Sweeney, editor of the Quebec Anglican Diocesan Gazette and president of the Anglican Editors Association. 
3:30 PM Closing Remarks 

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