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SUMMARY:Access\, Privacy\, Security\, and Information Management Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Get Ready for APSIM 2026!\nThe APSIM Conference is returning to St. John’s\, Newfoundland and Labrador on November 26 and 27\, 2026! This two-day in-person event will take place at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre\, bringing together access\, privacy\, security\, and information management professionals for an unparalleled cross-disciplinary experience. \nMark your calendars and save the dates! Registration opens in September 2026\, so keep an eye on our website and secure your spot early. You will not want to miss it! \nFor the latest updates and information about APSIM\, please visit the Conference’s official websiteOpens in new window. \nWhat is APSIM?\nThe Access\, Privacy\, Security\, and Information Management (APSIM) Conference is a conference that brings together members of the Newfoundland and Labrador access\, privacy\, information security\, and information management communities to undertake professional development\, promote collaboration\, and build awareness of the overlap and interplay between these various disciplines. The goal is to facilitate the ability to assist each other in managing\, protecting\, and securing information. \nWho should attend APSIM?\nAPSIM is intended for individuals working within the public sector\, health care community\, and others with a professional interest in access\, privacy\, security\, and information management issues. This conference aims to help attendees improve their knowledge on the subject matter\, network\, and learn about the interconnectivity of the disciplines. \nInvitation for Submissions\nThe Access\, Privacy\, Security\, and Information Management (APSIM) Conference Committee is inviting submissions for speaker proposals for the 2026 APSIM Conference\, taking place November 26–27\, 2026\, in St. John’s\, Newfoundland and Labrador. \nThe Access\, Privacy\, Security\, and Information Management (APSIM) Conference is a two-day\, in-person professional development event that brings together professionals from across the access\, privacy\, security\, and information management communities. The conference provides a unique\, cross-disciplinary forum to explore emerging issues\, share expertise\, and build awareness of the overlap and interplay between these fields. \nInterested speakers are invited to submit a Speaker Proposal Form for consideration by the APSIM Conference Committee. Submitted proposals will be reviewed\, and selected speakers will be invited to present at the conference. \nRegistration for the conference will open in September 2026. \nFor more information on the APSIM Conference\, please click here.
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SUMMARY:FDRIA 2026 Conference - The Next Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Join the FDRIA for their 2026 Conference\, The Next Chapter. A focus on practical strategies and meaningful discussion – Two extended sessions. Four Atlantic provinces. \nLunch provided. \nSESSION 1: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT \nPRE-TRIAL STRATEGIES FOR EARLY FAMILY CASE RESOLUTIONS: Comparing Our Courts’ Efforts to Achieve Diversion from Trial in Family Law \nWe open the conference with a timely discussion featuring judges from across Atlantic Canada on how our courts are working to resolve family disputes earlier and keep families out of unnecessary litigation. \nThe panel will explore pre-trial processes\, approaches to early resolution\, and opportunities to divert cases from trial across the region. How are courts encouraging settlement? What strategies are proving effective? And what can we learn from the different approaches being taken across the four Atlantic provinces? \nFor lawyers and FDR professionals\, understanding the court’s perspective is essential to identifying opportunities for earlier intervention\, strengthening collaboration\, and helping families find pathways to resolution that avoid the cost\, delay and stress of a full trial wherever possible. \nTHE PANEL \nThe Honourable Carole A. Beaton\, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia \nJustice Beaton was raised in Port Hawkesbury\, Nova Scotia\, and graduated from St. Francis Xavier University (B.A.) and the University of New Brunswick (LL.B.). Admitted to the bar in 1988\, she practised as an associate at Creighton and Shatford in Amherst\, Nova Scotia. In 1994\, Justice Beaton was a founding partner of the Amherst firm Beaton Blaikie\, where she practised primarily criminal and family law and represented several municipal institutions. She also sat as Taxing Master and a Regional Assessment Appeal Court adjudicator. \nJustice Beaton served on various professional and community committees and boards. She also sat on Bar Council of the Nova Scotia Barristers Society and the executive of the Canadian Bar Association (NS Branch). In 2001\, she was a recipient of the biannual Francis Fish Award honouring women lawyers who have achieved excellence in their profession and the community. \nJustice Beaton was sworn in as a Provincial Court Judge in 2003. She heard primarily criminal matters and chaired the Court’s Education Committee. She sat on the Atlantic Education Committee and\, in 2010\, was named co-chair of the National Education Committee of the Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges. \nIn 2011\, Justice Beaton was appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia\, assigned to sit in the Family Division in Halifax. She has participated on various court committees and belonged to several professional organizations. She has been actively involved in the development of judicial education programs and in mentoring the Court’s newly appointed judges. \nThe Honourable Stephanie Hickman\, Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador\, Family Division \nJustice Stephanie Hickman was appointed to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador\, Family Division on October 10\, 2023. Justice Hickman was born and raised in St. John’s.  She received her B.A. from Memorial University and her LL.B from the University of New Brunswick in 1995. She was called to the bar of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1996. \nJustice Hickman was chair of the Regional Board of Cox & Palmer and a partner in their St. John’s\, Newfoundland and Labrador office. She spent her professional career at Cox & Palmer and had a thriving construction\, commercial\, and energy practice providing strategic and practical advice to her clients throughout the region. A Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers\, she was recognized by her peers and clients as a leader in her field. She has participated in multiple mediations\, acted as counsel in the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry\, and has appeared before all levels of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2019. \nJustice Hickman was a recipient of the Lexpert Zenith Award for mid-career excellence and has been active in many committees and organizations inside and outside the practice of law\, including the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (Disciplinary Panel)\, the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association\, NLOWE (Newfoundland and Labrador Organization for Women Entrepreneurs)\, St. John Ambulance\, the Dr. Jack Hand Foundation\, and was a past chair of the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador. She was also a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization. \nJustice Hickman is married to David Fay and enjoys spending time in Ireland. \nThe Honourable Sophie MacDonald\, Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown \nJustice Sophie MacDonald is fluent in French and English. She earned her Civil Law Degree at the Université de Montréal in 1998 and her Common Law Degree at the Université de Moncton in 1999. She was called to the Prince Edward Island bar in 2000 and to the Ontario bar in 2003. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2020. \nJustice MacDonald articled and practiced with the Charlottetown office of Cox Hanson O’Reilly Matheson (later Matheson & Murray and Key Murray Law). In 2016\, she joined the law firm of Stewart Mckelvey and joined the partnership in 2020. She maintained a litigation practice\, with her primary area being Family Law. \nThroughout her career\, Justice MacDonald was an active volunteer within her legal community. She served as President of the Prince Edward Island Branch Canadian Bar Association. She was Chair of one of the Law Society Discipline Committee and was a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee. She was a member of the Prince Edward Island Access to Justice Committee\, and she was the Law Society of Prince Edward Island representative at the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Law. Her volunteer interests also extended to the French community\, having served on the Board of Directors of the Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité\, Île-du-Prince-Édouard\, and the Chambre de commerce acadienne et francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard. \nJustice MacDonald lives in Stratford with her husband and her three children. \nMODERATOR \nJudge (Retired) William English\, Provincial Court of Newfoundland & Labrador \nWilliam (Bill) English is a retired provincial court judge who worked in Labrador and throughout the province for almost 20 years. He sees the great benefits of early and less expensive dispute resolution for families who have to deal with disputes among them.  He admires those who do that work.  He will encourage others to join the effort by promoting training in\, and access to\, family dispute resolution throughout this province.  Bill worked as a lawyer with a broad range of practice before and after his work as a judge.  His primary areas of interest\, besides FDR\, are indigenous\, criminal and family law. \nSESSION 2 \nThe impacts of separation and conflict on children & how the preferences of a child can be heard.  \nOur second extended session will bring together the issues we originally planned to explore in two separate sessions on the impact of separation and conflict on the child\, followed by options to hear the preferences of the child. \nThe result is a deeper and more comprehensive conversation about the child’s voice in family dispute resolution\, from the impact of conflict on children and practical solutions about when\, how and by whom their views and preferences should be gathered and brought into the process. \nWe’ll look at emerging research and practice\, screening and preparation\, the role of the FDR professional\, and approaches being developed in different jurisdictions. \nAnd\, importantly\, we’ll have the time to really dig into the difficult questions that arise in practice. \nCONFERENCE PROGRAM \nLunch available at 11:45 AM \nWelcome | 12:00 PM \nSESSION 1  | 12:10 PM \nTHE SYSTEM \nPre-trial strategies for early family case resolutions: comparing our courts’ efforts to achieve diversion from trial in family law. \nWhat can we learn from different provincial approaches to resolving family disputes earlier\, reducing unnecessary litigation\, and improving outcomes for families? \nBreak | 1:30 PM to 1:40 PM \nSESSION 2 | 1:40 PM \nTHE CHILD’S VOICE \nThe impacts of separation and conflict on children & how the preferences of a child can be heard.  \nWhat do separation and conflict mean for children? \nWhen and how should children have an opportunity to be heard? \nClosing | 2:55 PM \nCONFERENCE REGISTRATION & FEES \nWe’re excited to present the second annual conference of the Family Dispute Resolution Institute Atlantic (FDRIA) with a program designed to be accessible\, practical and relevant to today’s family justice professionals. \nThree engaging sessions\, including sessions scheduled partly over the lunch hour to make it easier for busy professionals to attend. \nCPD hours available – an excellent opportunity to meet professional development requirements while learning from leading experts. \nAn outstanding program featuring leading voices in family law and dispute resolution. \nAttend your way – choose in-person or virtual participation. In-person seating is limited\, so register early! \nAll sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants\, so you can catch up on anything you miss or revisit sessions later. \nAffordable registration\, with a special membership + conference bundle. \nMembership offers even more value\, including free and reduced-price webinars and events\, as well as affordable access to the annual conference. \nWe hope you’ll join us for this year’s conference — in person or online!
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/fdria-2026-conference-the-next-chapter/
LOCATION:3rd Floor\, Law Society Building\, 196-198 Water Street\, St. John’s\, Canada
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