Public Salon May 2012: Win Tickets

Comments 22 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The next Public Salon in Vancouver will be taking place May 16th as experts, thinkers, innovators, and leaders of their field are invited to the stage at the Vancouver Playhouse. They will each get a few minutes to share a piece of their world with an audience and present on a variety of topics.

Speakers

Charles Barber – City Opera (Twitter)
Carolyn Chan & Clancy Dennehy – Butoh Dance
Dr. Hal Gunn – Inspired Health (Twitter)
Jas Johal – Global TV Journalist (Twitter)
Dr. Unjali Malhotra – Women’s Health
Jim Bolger – Environmental Ocean Research
Chip Wilson – Founder of Lululemon (Twitter)
Aaron Sanderson – Next Leadership Network

Past speakers have included MLA Wally Oppal, Ryan Holmes (Founder of HootSuite), Top Chef Canada’s Dale MacKay, Mark Brand (Boneta, Save on Meats), Tsawwassen Chief Kim Baird, Terry McBride (CEO, Nettwork Music), John Fluevog, Ken Lum, and more.

History

“For 10 Years Global Civic Founder Sam Sullivan hosted private salons over dinner with about 10 invited guests from a broad cross-section of the community. His friend and mentor Prof. Abraham Rogatnick was a frequent guest and just before he died he urged Sullivan to bring the benefits of the salon to a broader public. As a tribute to his friend Abraham, Sullivan decided to do just that. The Public Salon presents public policy ideas and promotes public discussion of them.”

Leah Costello John Fraser

John Robinson Sam Sullivan
Photo credit: Global Civic Policy on Flickr

Tickets

The Public Salon on May 16th will run from 7:30pm until 9:00pm with an optional pre-show dinner at 6:00pm. Tickets are $16 in advance, $20 at the door, and $90 for the dinner along with premiere circle seats for the salon.

Social

You can follow the presenters on their Twitter accounts (if listed above) and follow @GlobalCivic on Twitter along with the tag #publicsalon on the night of the event.

I had the chance to attend a Public Salon in November and I found it to be inspirational, thought-provoking, and highly entertaining. I believe this is due to the brief length of the talks, the varied topics, and the caliber of the speakers. If you would like to attend this next Public Salon on May 16th, I have two tickets available to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:

  • Leave a comment here naming 1 Vancouverite you’d love to see give a talk (1 entry)
  • Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win a pair of tickets to @GlobalCivic’s #PublicSalon from @Miss604 http://ow.ly/aDcBG

I will draw one winner at 12:00pm on Monday, May 7, 2012. Update The winner is Mary!

Current Contests on Miss604
*All contests are open to residents of Canada only, unless otherwise stated. Contest timelines are published on each individual post along with entry methods. Some contests may only be open to those 19 years of age and older. Winners are announced on the contest blog posts. Contest policy »

22 Comments  —  Comments Are Closed

  1. NicoleTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 9:50am PDT

    It woudld be great to hear Jim Pattison or Kim Baird speak.

  2. MichelleTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 9:57am PDT

    How about Terry McBride.

  3. lucTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 10:13am PDT

    I’d like to see Douglas Coupland.

  4. Grant DaisleyTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 11:46am PDT

    Good call, @Luc – I second Douglas Coupland

  5. SanazTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 1:12pm PDT

    Rick Hansen

  6. SamanthaTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 2:22pm PDT

    Faye Wightman from the Vancouver Foundation would be an interesting and inspirational speaker.

  7. AgaselTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 4:48pm PDT

    Sully. 😉 In uniform, of course.

  8. Sandra GarciaTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 6:11pm PDT

    Bif Naked

  9. JasTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 6:21pm PDT

    Trevor Linden 🙂

  10. winnieTuesday, May 1st, 2012 — 10:27pm PDT

    Douglas Coupland.

  11. RonaldWednesday, May 2nd, 2012 — 7:55am PDT

    Steve Nash, NBA Basketball Player

  12. MaryWednesday, May 2nd, 2012 — 12:02pm PDT

    I’d love to see Daneille LaPorte give a talk! She’s a motivational speaker and writer.

  13. RebeccaWednesday, May 2nd, 2012 — 4:27pm PDT

    Trevor Linden

  14. LindaWednesday, May 2nd, 2012 — 7:30pm PDT

    Bramwell Tovey of the VSO.

  15. AnnieWednesday, May 2nd, 2012 — 11:29pm PDT

    Rick Hansen

  16. BrendaWednesday, May 2nd, 2012 — 11:33pm PDT

    Sarah McLachlan

  17. Michelle W.Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 — 7:23am PDT

    I’d like to see Trevor Linden!

  18. ThomasFriday, May 4th, 2012 — 10:35pm PDT

    Trevor Linden

  19. NikkiSaturday, May 5th, 2012 — 10:22am PDT

    Danielle LaPorte

  20. MaySaturday, May 5th, 2012 — 2:43pm PDT

    Douglas Coupland!

  21. shelaineMonday, May 7th, 2012 — 7:28pm PDT

    yes, douglas coupland.

  22. Victoria WhyteTuesday, May 15th, 2012 — 11:42am PDT

    Rick Cluff…yes I know odd – but I love listening to him in the morning!

Also on Miss604.com
«
»