BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Vancouver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17@healthofficerscouncil.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver;VALUE=DATE:20260520 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260211T195147Z URL:https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/events/163-hoc-spring-conference -2026/ SUMMARY:163rd HOCBC 2026 Sping Hybrid Conference - Registration DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION\n\n163rd Spring Health Officers Council of BC Conf erence\nPonderosa Commons Ballroom\nUniversity of British Columbia\n6445 U niversity Boulevard\nVancouver\, BC\n\nMay 20th\, 21st &\; 22nd (half d ay)\, 2026\n***Wednesday to Friday***\n \;\n\nThe 163rd Health Officer s’ Council 2026 Spring Hybrid Conference is set to take place from Wedne sday\, May 20th to Friday\, May 22nd in the Ponderosa Commons Ballroom at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver\, BC.\n\nWe are looking fo rward to welcoming you all to Vancouver\, the traditional\, ancestral\, an d unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people\, along w ith the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nat ions this May. Those who cannot attend in person are welcome to participat e online. Agenda and materials for the conference will be made available a t a later date and will be located under the Events Menu Tab.*\n\n\n\nIMPO RTANT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CHANGES\nThis conference will take place on Wed nesday\, Thursday\, and Friday\, instead of the typical Tuesday–Thursday schedule.\n\nPlease note that breakfast will NOT be provided during thi s conference.\n\nPlease note that the HOC Retirement Dinner will take pl ace on Wednesday\, May 20th\, 2026 from 6:00pm–9:00pm (location TBD) .\n\n\n\nTo register to attend please select your registration type below and complete the form then click the "PayPal check out" button to complete your registration. All sales are final. Registration types are as follows :\n\n Regular members\n Semi-retired (self-declared category for those w ho have formally retired and continue to work in some capacity)\n Retired \n Affiliate members (approved by directorship and include: PHPM or allie d physicians practicing in the Yukon\, previous HOC members practicing out side of BC\, select administrative leadership positions in BC\, and select leaders of public health/academic organizations in BC)\n Trainees (PHPM fellows\, residents\, or medical students)\n\nPlease note that in-person r egistration will end on Friday May 8th\, 2026 at 11:59pm. Online registr ation will remain open until the first day of the conference. In-person re gistrants may convert to online registration after the deadline (no refund )\, but online registrants may not convert to in-person after the deadli ne.\n\n \;\n\n*only available to Members after logging in. If you have forgotten your password\, please email hoc.secretariat@phabc.org.\nGST #8 0264 1316 RT0001 LOCATION:Ponderosa Commons: Oak House - UBC\, 6445 University Boulevard\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z2\, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=6445 University Boulevard\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z2\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ponderosa Co mmons: Oak House - UBC:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR