All are invited to participate in this  free, full-day session on June 20th on the topic of 'Putting Data to Work: Tools and Strategies for Using Community Data.' Call from any location to listen and ask questions from a series of presenters, including community data users and data providers from the public and private sectors. The primary focus of the session is how to use community data to measure trends and monitor results. The agenda and call-in details are available on the Community Data Canada website; for more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Today at 10:30 a.m., in the 17th edition of iPolitics’ in-depth discussions of public policy challenges, we look at the implications of the income gap with the help of people who know.

Moderating this week’s panel is Peggy Taillon, President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Social Development. The panelists for this session include:

• Andrew Jackson, Senior Policy Advisor to the Broadbent Institute.
• Jason Clemens, director of research and managing editor of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
• David Macdonald, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Viewers can tune in to the discussion live via webcast at 10:30 a.m. or view it anytime thereafter, in archived video. (No registration is required to watch our webcasts.)

Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) presents The Fine Art of Equality – an evening to celebrate women and equality... the arts... to network... and support LEAF's important work on behalf of women and girls.

UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education, a non-profit organization that provides multidisciplinary conferences to health professionals and the community on health-related issues in an interdisciplinary environment, is hosting the following conferences:

Child and Youth Mental Health Matters
First National Parental Mental Health Conference
First International Young Carers Congress
Third International World Congress on Children of Parents with Mental Illness
May 6 – 8, 2012
Vancouver, BC

This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of mental health with young people and parents and other stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences related to child and youth mental health. There are three themes woven through the conferences: Parental Mental Health, Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Young Carers.

Registration is currently open and available at the Child and Youth Mental Health Matters website.

Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Challenging Behaviour – The Tip of the Iceberg
November 15-17, 2012
Vancouver, BC

Conference Objectives:

• - To promote best practices in physical and mental health for individuals with developmental disabilities
• - Recognize the multifactorial determinants of challenging behaviour
• - Recognize the role of traumatic experiences in understanding challenging behaviour
• - Maximize health and wellbeing in order to minimize disability and improve quality of life
• - Share knowledge and common experiences with others working in the field.

A Call for Abstracts is currently open at the IPCE Health and Wellbeing conference page.

For further information please visit the IPCE website www.interprofessional.ubc.ca , or contact Ian Chipperfield at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (604) 827–3112.