Vancouver Changecamp 2013

Vancouver Changecamp is a unique unconference event to learn, share and connect with change makers in the city. If you want to initiate change in yourself, your community, your city or your province, Vancouver Changecamp is the place to start.

Vancouver ChangeCamp addresses the need for renewed relationships among citizens and government. We seek to create connections, knowledge, tools and policies to drive transparency, civic engagement and democratic empowerment.

At our last event the theme was recent civic elections; this year there will be a Provincial election coming up in May. This is a great time to mindfully consider, "What do we want to change?"

We are bringing together the most engaged changemakers from across Vancouver to ask questions like "how can we help government become more open and responsive to citizens?" and "how can we as citizens self-organize to achieve our own objectives?"

Join us to

• Learn: Get grounded in skills needed to make change, get practical advice and benefit from the experience of those in the community who have been trying this for a while.
• Share: Shine a light on your social change successes! Share your stories, your projects and your experience.
• Connect: Find a unique constellation of change agents, business people, non-profits, activists, government folks and most importantly, people with lived experience across a spectrum of issues.

This year we are excited to be partnering with PM-Volunteers who will be providing on-site project management support at our all new Project Bar. Want to learn how to organize your group? Curious about online tools for collaboration? Want to find out the top 5 things you need to do for a successful project? All that knowledge will be on tap at the Project Bar.

And if there is something you really want to talk about that’s not on the agenda, that’s great! Lead a session on your topic in the unconference. Unconferences provide the opportunity for participants to share their ideas, raise challenging questions or facilitate a conversation on topics generated on the fly. It’s an engaging, energizing, and fun, way to ensure everyone has a voice in the discussion.