Annual Report 2017 | Page 12

EVENTS AND PROJECTS INAUGURAL ACTSAFE EVENT SAFETY CONFERENCE EVENT SAFETY CONFERENCE 2017 FEBRUARY 20th to 22nd Burnaby, B.C. 2017 was the year Actsafe began it’s now annual Event Safety Conference. The first of it’s kind here on the west coast, the aim was to encourage conversations amongst the live event community, create connections and provide delegates with health & safety resources they can take-away and share with their colleagues. The conference was held over 3 days and opened with a gala dinner and keynote from Rick Antonson, former CEO of Tourism Vancouver. The following day included sessions all day, a trade show and, on the third day, Actsafe launched the Performing Arts Safety Awareness workshop. www.actsafeconference.ca INTERACTIVE IN FO WORKSHOPS Sessions TRADE PANEL SHOW Discussions Purchase your passes at www.eventbrite.ca The hard work and team effort helped make the conference an overwhelming success. To discover more, subscribe to conference updates here. actsafe Safety Association www.actsafeconference.ca THE CONFERENCE BY NUMBERS 1,440 250 170 50 minutes of sessions conference programs printed delegates attended books signed by author Rick Antonson 19 16 14 90-minute sessions delegates attended the launch of Actsafe’s Performing Arts Safety Awareness workshop 36 speakers 11 tradeshow exhibitors