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DESCRIPTION:This workshop is organized by the KPU Computer Science and Info
 rmation Technology Department in collaboration with the IEEE Vancouver Joi
 nt Computer Society.\n\nThe &quot;Who Are You? The Truth in Reconciliation&quot; awa
 reness workshop will be held on Thursday\, August 7\, 2025\, from 2:00 PM 
 to 5:00 PM at KPU’s Surrey Campus (Cedar 2110)\, Surrey\, B.C.\n\nJoin u
 s for &quot;Who Are You? The Truth in Reconciliation&quot;\, an awareness workshop l
 ed by MS. Gayle Bedard\, Tsimshian leader and Associate Vice President of 
 Indigenous Leadership at KPU. Drawing from her lived experiences and decad
 es of educational leadership\, MS. Bedard will guide participants through 
 a powerful conversation about identity\, truth\, and reconciliation in Can
 ada. This workshop is an opportunity to reflect on the lasting impact of c
 olonial systems\, understand the realities faced by Indigenous Peoples\, a
 nd explore how we can contribute to meaningful\, systemic change. This eve
 nt is especially important for those committed to equity\, diversity\, and
  inclusion and who seek to engage in authentic reconciliation in both pers
 onal and professional spaces.\n\nCo-sponsored by: CSIT\, Kwantlen Polytech
 nic University \n\nSpeaker(s): \, \, \n\nAgenda: \n2:00 PM Networking and 
 Tea\, Coffee\, and Appetizers\n3:00 PM Welcome/Opening\n3:05 PM Prayer by 
 Lekeyten\, KPU Elder in Residence\n3:15 PM Awareness Workshop: Who Are You
 ? The Truth in Reconciliation\, MS. Gayle Bedard\n4:45 PM Networking\n\nRo
 om: 2110\, Bldg: Cedar \, 12666 72 Ave \, Surrey\, British Columbia\, Cana
 da\, V3W 2M8
LOCATION:Room: 2110\, Bldg: Cedar \, 12666 72 Ave \, Surrey\, British Colum
 bia\, Canada\, V3W 2M8
ORGANIZER:mandeep.pannu@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:100
SUMMARY:Awareness Workshop: Who Are You? The Truth in Reconciliation
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/494978
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 rd\, Tsimshian leader and Associate Vice President of Indigenous Leadershi
 p at KPU. Drawing from her lived experiences and decades of educational le
 adership\, MS. Bedard will guide participants through a powerful conversat
 ion about identity\, truth\, and reconciliation in Canada. This workshop i
 s an opportunity to reflect on the lasting impact of colonial systems\, un
 derstand the realities faced by Indigenous Peoples\, and explore how we ca
 n contribute to meaningful\, systemic change. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-fam
 ily: &#39;Calibri&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;This event is especially important for those
  committed to equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and who seek to engage in
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 M &amp;nbsp\;Networking&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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