{"id":5508,"date":"2016-05-27T14:04:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T21:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amssa.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=5508"},"modified":"2016-05-27T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T21:04:10","slug":"welcome-2016-a-welcoming-communities-summit-south-okanagansimikameen","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/amssa-events\/welcome-2016-a-welcoming-communities-summit-south-okanagansimikameen\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome 2016 &#8211; A Welcoming Communities Summit (South Okanagan|Simikameen)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WELCOME\u00a02016<\/strong>\u00a0is a Welcoming Communities Summit to be held at Okanagan\u00a0College, with\u00a0opening ceremonies and reception Friday evening, June 17th\u00a0and a\u00a0full day of breakout sessions and keynotes on Saturday, June 18th.<\/p>\n<p>This event has\u00a0been organized by the South Okanagan | Similkameen Local Immigration\u00a0Partnership.\u00a0\u00a0We are working to increase\u00a0the pace of social and\u00a0economic integration for new immigrants, a goal I\u00a0believe we all play a part in attaining.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of\u00a0the session highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employer Tools \u2013 How to find,\u00a0hire and retain newcomer talent<\/li>\n<li>Migration Matters \u2013 Local\u00a0History, Who moved here when<\/li>\n<li>Building Healthy Communities\u00a0Through Sport<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Immigration Law \u2013 New rules, new opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Continuing the Dream \u2013 What to know about starting a business in\u00a0Canada<\/li>\n<li>Characteristics of a Welcoming Community \u2013 Panel Presentation<\/li>\n<li>Enrolling Foreign Students \u2013 A Community Solution<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurship\u00a0in BC\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; Are\u00a0you ready to take the plunge?<\/li>\n<li>Localizing the Great Canadian\u00a0National Project \u2013 Welcoming Refugees to the South Okanagan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nick Noorani will be providing the Keynote Address.\u00a0\u00a0Nick is a social entrepreneur and immigrant advocate.\u00a0\u00a0He is an author and publisher\u00a0who takes his\u00a0work to a higher level through extensive community involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit includes\u00a0great food and entertainment, a bargain for the Early Bird registration of only\u00a0$49.\u00a0\u00a0Seating is limited for some of the\u00a0sessions.\u00a0\u00a0You\u00a0have the opportunity to\u00a0customize your day when you register.\u00a0\u00a0Register\u00a0early for the best selections.\u00a0\u00a0Presenter\u00a0details and registration is on-line at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soslip.ca\" target=\"_blank\">www.soslip.ca<\/a>\u00a0or in person at the SOICS office (508 Main Street).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME\u00a02016\u00a0is a Welcoming Communities Summit to be held at Okanagan\u00a0College, with\u00a0opening ceremonies and reception Friday evening, June 17th\u00a0and a\u00a0full day <\/p>\n<div id=\"exceprt\"><a title=\"FULL STORY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/amssa-events\/welcome-2016-a-welcoming-communities-summit-south-okanagansimikameen\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-5508","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5508"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=5508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}