| 7:15am |
Registration Opens |
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| 7:30am – 8:15am |
Mentorship Breakfast – Registrants will receive a survey in March 2025 via email to help match mentors and mentees for the breakfast during the Symposium |
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| 7:30am – 8:15am |
Breakfast & Exhibit Hall |
Breakfast sponsored by Vittoria Phoenix |
| 8:30am – 8:45am |
Opening Remarks |
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| 8:45am – 9:45am |
Keynote: Inside Footwear Innovation: Balancing Science, Business, & Design with Blayne Hettinga, PhD |
Keynote Lecture sponsored by BMS Group/ Berkley Canada |
| 9:45am – 10:30am |
Plenary: Priorities for People – HR Trends with Sonia Page |
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| 10:30am – 11:15am |
Nutrition Break & Exhibit Hall |
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| 11:15am – 12pm |
Plenary: The Technology Fit with Chris Lawrie, MSc |
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| 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
Lunch Break & Exhibit Hall |
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| 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Breakout #1: The Ergogenic Effects of Textured Orthotics: Increasing Feedback to Optimize Play with Kelly Robb, PhD |
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| 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Breakout #2: A practical approach for determining correct shoe length and width while demonstrating comfort and addressing aesthetic concerns with Josh White, C. Ped (C) |
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| 2:45pm – 2:50pm |
Break for room changes |
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| 2:50pm – 3:35pm |
Breakout Panel #3: If the Roboboot fits; Revolutionizing Recovery, The Future of Walking Boots, Rehab Boots, Walkers, Air Casts, Roboboots, etc. |
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| 2:50pm – 3:35pm |
Breakout #4: Functional Assessments: Using Wedges and Lifts to Determine Orthoses Design with Brandon Nethercott, C. Ped (C) and Darius Dinshaw, C. Ped (C) |
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| 3:35pm – 4:15pm |
Nutrition Break & Exhibit Hall |
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| 4:15pm – 5:00pm |
Breakout #5: Practical Pedorthic and Footwear Considerations in Cold Weather and Northern Canadian Climates with Sean MacMillan, C. Ped Tech (C), C. Ped (C) |
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| 4:15pm – 5:00pm |
Breakout #6 (Hands On): The Pedorthic Edge; Alpine Ski Boot Fitting for Comfort and Performance with Terry Makos, C. Ped (C) and Paul Rauhala, C. Ped (C) |
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| 4:15pm |
Exhibitor Hall Closes |
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| 5:15pm – 6:15pm |
CPC AGM |
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| 7:30pm – 11:00pm |
Social Night at Kelowna Yacht Club |
Social Night sponsored by National Shoe Specialties |
