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Discipline/Subject Area Organizations and PD Opportunities

A curated list of organizations and related conferences/professional learning opportunities 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

 

Adventure Guiding

 

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

 

Chairs – department chairs

 

Chemistry

 

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
    • Conference (Niagara Falls, Ontario – June 11-14, 2024)
  • Educational Development Community in Canada (EDCC-CDPC) – Website
  • POD Network – Website
    • Conference (Chicago, Illinois – November 2024)
  • International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) – Website

 

Engineering and Physics
  • Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) – Website
  • Canadian Engineering Education Association – Website
    • Conference (Edmonton, Alberta – June 15 – 19, 2024)

 

Human Services
  • Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) – Website
    • Conference (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec – June 17 – 20, 2024)
  • International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) – Website

 

Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences – 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) – Website
    • Summer Meeting (University of Saskatchewan –  May 31 – June 3, 2024)
  • First Year Math & Stats in Canada – Website
  • Canadian Math Education Study Group – Website
    • Conference (University of Laval, Quebec – May 31 – June 4, 2024)
  • 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
    • Conference (Raleigh, North Carolina – June 12-15, 2024)
  • Western Canada Collaborative of Health Sciences Educators Society (WCCHSE) – Website
    • Conference (BCIT, Burnaby, BC – May 16-17, 2024)
  • 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
    • Conference (Orlando, Florida – March 14-16, 2024)
  • 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
    • Conference (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – March 12-15, 2024)
  • Canada’s Building Trades Unions – Website
    • Conference (Gatineau, Quebec – April 28-30, 2024)
  • SkilledTradesBC – Website

 

visual Arts
  • Canadian Society for Education Through Art (CSEA-SCEA) – Website
  • Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC- AAUC) – Website