2023 Central Winter Regional Meeting
9:00 AM Feb 15 - 5:00 PM Feb 17, 2023
We're pleased to announce that our 2023 Winter Regional Meeting will take place at University of Toronto – Mississauga Campus.
Meeting Location
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6
Accommodations
Waterside Inn, Port Credit Mississauga
15 Stavebank Road south,
Mississauga, ON L5G 2T2
Telephone (905) 891-7770
Please call the hotel directly to book a room and request the UTM corporate rate
$169 per night plus taxes for one bedroom suite
$209 per night plus taxes for Deluxe Suites
$229 per night plus taxes for the Two bedroom Suite
Travel Bursary
CUCCOA Central Region is pleased to offer 2 travel bursaries in the amount of $250 each to help offset travel and registration costs to members.
If you are interested in applying, please contact the Laura Dimic, Central Region Director at dimicl@algonquincollege.com .
Contact Us
Central Region Director: Laura Dimic
dimicl@algonquincollege.com
Registration - Association Manager: Carol Ford
905-954-0102
inquiries@cuccoa.org
Agenda
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
2:00PM to 3:00PM
Arrival at Hotel/ Check-in, Waterside Inn
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Registration / Name Tags at Waterside Inn
5:00PM - 5:30PM
Departure from Hotel/ Arrival to Campus
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Opening Ceremony, Land Acknowledgement
Sabrina Coccagna, Assistant Director, Conferences & Events
Mireille Khreich, Manager, Conferences & Events
Maanjiwe nendamowinan, Grand Hall
Opening notes accompanied by Indigenous drumming & Smudging, social dinner that focuses on tying people to the land, while incorporating creative indigenous menu selections to provide an exceptional event experience.
7:00PM - 7:30PM
Departure to Hotel
7:30PM - 11:00PM
Hospitality Suite, Waterside Inn (TBC)
Thursday, February 16, 2023
8:00AM - 8:30AM
Departure to UTM
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Welcome Breakfast
Davis Building, The UTM Room 3140
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Opening Session – Keynote Speaker (TBC)
Davis Building, The UTM Room 3140
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Morning Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Sustainability Initiatives You Can Implement In Your Events & Conferences
Beverly Ayeni, Sustainability Manager, Strategic Initiative
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Lunch Break
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Hospitality & Ancillary Services on Sustainability & Fair Trade in Food Operations – Walking Tour
Andrea De Vito, Assistant Director, Ancillary Services
Sarah Whitlock, Marketing & Communications Strategist
2:30PM - 3:00PM
Afternoon Break
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Round Table Discussions – Topics TBD
Davis Building, The UTM Room, The Council Chambers, The Ante Room
4:00PM - 4:30PM
Departure to Hotel
6:30 - 11:00PM
Dine around/ Tour StoneHooker Brewery (TBC)
Port Credit, Mississauga
Friday, February 17, 2023
8:00AM - 8:30AM
Departure to UTM
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast onsite
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Residences & Accommodations, An Introduction
Jen Bryden, Supervisor, Residence Operations
10:00AM - 10:30AM
Tour of UTM Residences OR tour of Campus Food Outlets
Jen Bryden, Supervisor, Residence Operations, OR
Megan Evans, Assistant Director, Hospitality Operations
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Morning Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM
What’s In It For You? Film Productions on Campus, OR
Indigenous Initiatives to Stronger Relationships (TBC)
Sabrina Coccagna, Assistant Director, Conferences & Events
Mireille Khreich, Manager, Conferences & Events
A step by step on how do we do film productions on campus, pros and cons, and what’s in it for you?
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Lunch/ & Closing Notes
1:30PM
Departure to Hotel
Registration will be open until January 31, 2023
Registration
Registration Cancellation:
Unless specifically stated on registration materials, the deadline to receive a refund less a $50 administration fee is 10 business days before the event.
If an attendee is unable to attend the Conference based on serious illness or death (of self or a family member), a full refund may be granted. Proof of illness may be requested by the Board of Directors. Requestors shall submit the request in writing to the CUCCOA Office within 15 days of the start of the event. No refund shall be granted for cancelled or missed flights and/or inclement weather.
Substitutions for person attending can be made up to 72 hours prior to event without charge.
CUCCOA regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows.
In the case of extenuating circumstances (natural disasters, Acts of God, large-scale outages of essential utilities, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other severe and abnormal weather events) that occur within 5 days of the conference, registrants will be refunded 50% of the registration fee.
In the case of declared emergencies (government-declared local or national emergencies, epidemics, pandemics, and public
TESTIMONIALS
CUCCOA is an excellent organization to become involved with to network and learn more about summer accommodations, event planning and campus conferencing. There is a wealth of knowledge in the organization.
Susan MacKenzie (Laurier)