Festival of Learning 2020: Disruption & Transformation in Higher Education

The Festival of Learning is B.C.’s largest celebration of teaching and learning in higher education. Held every two years and welcoming about 500 attendees from all over B.C. and beyond, the Festival is a great opportunity for faculty, students, leaders, librarians, learning designers, and educational technologists to network and learn together.

This year, we explore disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. We ask: How are we intentionally disrupting our work at an individual, institutional, or societal level? What prompts us to transform practices, policies, or processes?

The Festival of Learning 2020 program committee is pleased to partner with the Disability Resource Network of B.C. for Post-secondary Education (DRNBC) (opens in a new window) to provide a safe and compassionate space that is universally accessible.

Students: Please enter your institutional email address, if you have one.

Thank you! Details about the DRNBC AGM will be sent out before the event.

Letters of Invitation for International Delegates

You have indicated that you live outside of Canada. Upon request, BCcampus will provide a letter of invitation to registrants who need to apply for a visa to travel to Canada to attend the 2020 Festival of Learning. To find out if you need to apply for a visa, go to Visit Canada (opens in a new tab) on the Government of Canada website.

Please provide the following information so we may prepare your letter of invitation

You will be sent an official letter of invitation by email within 10 days of submitting this registration form. If we need more information to complete the letter, we will contact you directly. If you have not received the letter within 10 business days, please contact us:
[email protected].

Delegates are responsible for all costs related to attending the event, including registration, travel, accommodation, insurance, and visa and travel document fees.

Disclaimer: BCcampus reserves the right to decline any request for a letter of invitation. BCcampus has no influence on an individual's application to travel to Canada and is not responsible for the outcome of an individual's visa application. A letter of invitation does not guarantee that a visa will be issued.

As BCcampus staff, please register as an "Attendee", even if you will be Presenting, a Volunteer, or are leading the event, etc. We know who you are. :) 

Note: If you are an accepted presenter, volunteer, or sponsor, you will have been given a promo code to use when you register.
(Presenters will receive a promo code at the time of proposal acceptance, in mid-January 2020.)

Early Birds! Choose a registration option (3-day, 2-day, 1-day)
to see if the Early Bird discount is still available.

Festival Arrival Party

Join us for hosted appetizers and beverages at the Festival Arrival Party on Sunday evening, May 10, 2020, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm in the Coal Harbour Suite on the 19th floor of our conference hotel. Enjoy the city views and take time to connect with friends and colleagues.

Photographs, video, and audio recordings may be taken at this event and shared on BCcampus websites and other materials, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (opens in a new window).

Through an arrangement with Nannies on Call (opens in a new window), we are providing complimentary childcare (opens in a new window) for event registrants for up to 10 children per day. As space is limited, you must register your child(ren) before the event using the form below. A waiting list will be established when all available childcare spots have been reserved.

Requests for childcare must be received by April 19, 2020.

If you have any childcare related questions, please contact Christy Foote, BCcampus Events Planner.

*Please enter information for each child, one at a time, below.

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Childcare Waiver: BCcampus contracts Nannies on Call to provide childcare services and makes no assessment as to the quality of services provided. Nannies on Call is a professional, reputable, local nanny service and is fully insured, licensed, and bonded. Parents/guardians may contact Nannies on Call directly with any questions at 604-734-1776.