Subject Area Organizations
A curated list of organizations aligned with the program areas at North Island College. Not comprehensive – please share any missing organizations or PD opportunities to ctli@nic.bc.ca
Accounting
- Chartered Professional Accountants Canada (CPA) – Website
- Global Conference Alliance Inc
Accessible Larning
- Disability Resource Network of BC (DRNBC) – Website
- International Association of Special Education (IASE) – Website
- Journal of Inclusive Post Secondary Education (JIPE) – Website
- PacRim International Conference on Disability and Diversity –Â https://pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu/
Adventure Guiding
- Association for Experiential Education (AEE) – Website
- Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education – Website
- Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia – Website
- Outdoor Council of Canada – Website
- Paddle Canada – Website
- Sea Kayaks Alliance of BC – Website
- Wilderness Tourism Association of BC – Website
- Wilderness Education Association (WEA) – Website
- Finding True North: Guiding Wilderness Education with Intentionality Conference (Black Mountain, North Carolina)
Biology
- College of Applied Biologists – Website
- Association for Biology Lab Education (ABLE) – Website
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) – Website
- Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE) – Website
- The Western Conference on Science Education – Website
Business
- Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (ABSEL) – Website
- National Business Education Association (NBEA)Â – Website
- Academy of Business Education – Website
- Association for Career and Technical Education – Website
- Global Conference Alliance Inc
Chairs – department chairs
Chemistry
- College Chemistry Canada – Website
- Chemical Institute of Canada – Education Division – Website
- The Western Conference on Science Education – Website
Digital design and development
- Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD Canada) – Website
early childhood educators
- Early Childhood Educators of BC – Website
- Canadian Association for Young Children – Website
- National Association for the Education of Young Children – Website
Education
- Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE-SCEES) – Website
- Open/Technology In Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) – Website
- Colleges and Institutes Canada – Website
EducationAL DEVELOPMENT (Teaching and learning centre work)
- Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) – Website
- Educational Development Community in Canada (EDCC-CDPC) – Website
- POD Network – Website
- International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) – Website
Engineering and Physics
- Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) – Website
- Canadian Engineering Education Association – Website
Human Services
- Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) – Website
- International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) – Website
Humanities and Social Sciences
- Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences – Website
- Congress 2024 – Conference Website
- Canadian Communication Association (ACC-CCA) – Website
- Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing – Website
- Canadian Historical Association (CHA – SHC) – Website
- Canadian Languages Association (CLA-ACL) – Website
- Modern Language Association (MLA) – Website
- Canadian Philosophical Association – Website
- American Sociological Association (ASA) – Website
- Canadian Sociological Association (CSA-SCS) – Website
- International Sociological Association (ISA) – Website
- Canadian Psychological Association (CPA-SCD) – Website
- American Psychological Association (APA) – Website
- Annual Conference on Teaching – Website
- National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP) – Website
- The Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric – Website
- International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) – Website
International Education
- British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) – Website
- World University Services of Canada (WUSC) – Website
Leadership and Admin – Higher Education
- University of Manitoba – Extended Education – Website
- Magna Publications – Leadership in Higher Education Conference – Website
Mathematics
- Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) –Â Website
- First Year Math & Stats in Canada – Website
- Canadian Math Education Study Group – Website
- The Western Conference on Science Education – Website
- Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences – Website
- The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences – Website
NURSING
- British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM) – Website
- Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) – Website
- International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) – Website
- Western Canada Collaborative of Health Sciences Educators Society (WCCHSE) – Website
- Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing – Website
Office Administration
- Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada – Website
- Association of Administrative Professionals – Website
- Career Professionals of Canada – Website
tourism and Hospitality
- Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (ABSEL) – Website
- Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) – Website
- Tourism HR Canada – Website
- Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) – Website
- International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE) – Website
Trades
- British Columbia Technology Education Association (BCTEA) – Website
- BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) – Website
- Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) – Website
- Canadian Construction Association (CCA) – Website
- Canada’s Building Trades Unions – Website
- SkilledTradesBC – Website
visual Arts
- Canadian Society for Education Through Art (CSEA-SCEA) – Website
- Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC- AAUC) – Website