BCMA Gathering 2023

Kil ‘láa – Kind Words

 Haida Gwaii  | September 25 – 28, 2023

2023 BCMA Conference

It’s our great pleasure to announce that the BCMA’s 2023 gathering will take place in person during the week of September 25 – 28, 2023!

The BCMA community has been invited by our colleagues at Saahlinda Naay Haida Gwaii Museum and the Haida Heritage Centre to join them for three days of learning on the land, connecting with each other, and exploring our collective work, impact, and responsibilities.

It is our goal to make this an unforgettable event that builds on discussions, learnings, and sessions from past BCMA conferences. Please see the pages below for more information.
To ensure that we offer an event that reflects our host community’s venue capacity and that our delegates are received and remembered as respectful guests, there were a limited number of available tickets. The BCMA is offering live-streaming for key sessions and we encourage those who are not able to attend in person to join us online by purchasing Digitial Access tickets!
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Graphic Recordings

We are grateful to artist Kara Sievewright who joined and created these graphic recordings during from the Gathering.

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Digital Delegate Accesss

Password Protected. Recordings will be available soon!

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2023 Schedule

The BCMA community has been invited by our colleagues at Saahlinda Naay Haida Gwaii Museum and the Haida Heritage Centre to join them for three days of learning on the land, connecting with each other, and exploring our collective work, impact, and responsibilities. Schedule information will be announced throughout the summer.

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Haida Gwaii

Resources on getting to and around our host community, including travel and accommodation information.

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Opt-In Delegate List

Delegate lists are a useful tool to facilitate connection with your fellow attendees in advance of and following activities. Opt-in with the form here!

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Conference Code of Conduct

The BCMA strives to promote professionalism, collegiality, respect, dignity, and cooperation. Delegates are expected to uphold the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.

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Health & Safety

As visitors to Haida Gwaii it is essential that we respect the lands and the people, limit our impact on the environment and community, and show respect for all beings. Even in 2023 COVID-19 remains one of the top three causes of death in Canada. As a community, it is critical that we take collective responsibility to protect each other and limit the spread of communicable diseases.

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2023 Sponsors

The BCMA is grateful to our supporters- Learn about our sponsors here!

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Delegate Registration

At the BCMA we recognize that many of our members pay for conference tickets, travel, and accommodations out of pocket and rely on the annual conference as an essential way of connecting with their colleagues. We also understand that the costs associated with attending this year’s gathering on Haida Gwaii will be higher than in previous years. In an effort to make this event more accessible, we are offering the following options...

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2023 Bursaries

The BCMA is pleased to provide a limited number of bursaries for BCMA annual conference delegates.

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FAQ

We will keep you up to date and release more information as it becomes available. Beyond what we have added to this page, we are not able to reliably answer questions about event details at this point. Haawa [thank you] for your patience.

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