Conference Schedule
8:00AM – 9:00AM | Registration and Breakfast
9:00AM – 9:10AM | Opening Remarks and Welcome from SDV-SK Conference Team
9:10 AM – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks by Dignitaries
9:30AM – 10:30AM | Keynote– Jo-Anne Dusel & Crystal Giesbrecht – ‘Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)’
Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS)
10:30AM – 10:45AM | Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel – including victims and support organizations.
- Kendra Weenie: Domestic Violence Inter- Partner Violence Survivor, Inspirational Speaker & Panelist
- Ken Wynes: Domestic Violence Survivor
- Tanya Wiggins – Executive Director Saskatoon Interval House
- Staff Sgt. Major Grant Obst, Saskatoon City Police Services
12:00PM – 12:50PM | Lunch
1:00PM – 1:15PM | Reconvening in main ballroom to explain afternoon breakout schedule
5 Breakout Sessions
- Victim Services: ‘Overview of Victim Services and the in-house programs‘ – Sheri Watkins & Dorthea Swiftwolfe
- Family Service Saskatoon: Sponsored by SIGA ‘Personal Wellbeing and Self-care While Working in the Area of Interpersonal Violence’ – Alana Gardiner
- Peter Ballantyne Child and Family Services – Domestic Violence Program:
- Lana Wickstrom: ‘Power Imbalance and Divorce – Process Options’
- International Women of Saskatoon: ‘STOP Domestic Violence: a Case for Optimization and Improvement Strategies’ – Ijeoma Nwamuo
1:15PM – 2:00PM | 1st Breakout Sessions
2:00PM – 2:45PM | 2nd Breakout Sessions
2:45PM – 3:00PM | Coffee Break
3:00PM – 3:45PM | 3rd Breakout Sessions
4:00PM – 4:15PM | Reconvene in ballroom, Recap & Reminders
4:15PM – 4:30PM | Closing Remarks
5:30PM – 7:30PM | Networking Event
8:30AM – 9:00AM | Opening Remarks Welcome Back & Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM | Keynote –Sponsored by Wiegers Financial & Benefits Leah Knibbs – ‘Domestic Violence Doesn’t Stay at Home – the HR Perspective’
10:00AM – 10:15AM | Coffee Break
10:15AM – 11:00AM | Dr. Karen Wood – ‘Stepping Out of the Circle – Men’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Across The Prairies
11:00AM – 11:45AM | Prairie Wild: ‘Lesson Learned – Looking Ahead’ – Lenore Swystun & Samantha Mark
11:45AM – 12:00PM | Closing Remarks