AIN is a professional membership-based not-for-profit organization that runs completely on its volunteers.

• The Individual price for AIN Members and AIN Professional Members is $25 (60% discount) for all four days, plus the post-conference package.
• The Individual price for Non-members is $60 for all four days, plus the post-conference package.
• The Sponsorship price is $250, giving you access to all four days plus a sponsorship listing during our conference and the post-conference package.

 

Click here to register!

Registration opened Friday, September 13th, 2024. Registration will close on December 8th, 2024. We extend the registration past the conference date as you can register to just watch the recorded sessions, post conference. 

 

*The Sponsorship rate allows AIN to raise the necessary funding to provide scholarships. Curious about our Sponsorship rate? Please contact our administrator, Anna, at [email protected].

How do I know if I am a paid member?  When you register, you should be logged in to your AIN account. If you are an active Member, you will see the discount automatically applied for you at checkout. If you feel you are a paid member but do not see the discount, please contact our administrator, Anna, at [email protected].

The schedule will also be emailed to all registrants. Want this in a Google Calendar? You're in luck! We also are emailing an official Google Calendar schedule, so you can easily convert the sessions into your local time-zone. 

Our Keynote Speakers 

Ingrid Broussillon

Keynote Session: AIN't You Tired Being Speechless in Front of Racism?
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
11:30am - 1:30pm eastern time

Keynote Track: Social/Humanitarian

Ingrid's Biography: Ingrid, a Guadeloupean, is a true ball of energy who landed in Vancouver 7 years ago willing to improve her oral English. She quickly realized that traditional language courses were not for her and created Griottes Polyglottes, a super cool business that helps practice French and English through improv. She is an energetic and ambitious entrepreneur who has won several awards for her company, confirming her idea. Ingrid doesn't just use improv for language, she also uses it to address serious topics such as boosting confidence in expressing oneself in a second language, fighting against racism, and cultural inclusion in a playful format. Through Griottes Polyglottes, she:

• Facilitates and accelerates the integration of immigrants by helping them develop their oral confidence in French or English.
• Improves team cohesion by breaking down linguistic and cultural barriers within multicultural teams.
• Equips young people to combat racism in schools.

When she's not leading workshops, she gets lost in the mountains of BC to recharge. Ingrid is a hilarious, inspiring, and totally badass entrepreneur who proves that you can learn while having fun and making a difference in the world.

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Brian Kapell

Keynote Session: 
Date and Time: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
10am - 11:30am eastern time

Keynote Track: Humor/Play

Brian's Biography: Brian Kapell has been performing, directing, producing and teaching improv comedy, ‘applied improv’ and theater for 39 years and is one of the founders of short-form improv comedy performance. He is a founding member of the performing groups ComedySportz, and ComedyShorts Berlin, and built and operated The Laughing Lizard comedy clubs in the USA and Germany, launching the careers of Dave Chappelle and many others. Brian worked with all of the professional Theaters of the Deaf in the USA, culminating in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of the musical Big River in 2003. As a Berliner, Brian co-founded Spirit Yoga Berlin, founded Forever Now Festivals and Laughing Lizard Productions. He holds an MFA in Theater Management, a PGCEi in International Education, two BAs in Theater (Acting Specialist) and Communicative Disorders, the CELTA and is a certified Interpreter for the Deaf. He currently teaches Secondary Drama full-time, directs school musicals and teaches American Sign Language afterschool at the Berlin International School in Berlin, Germany.

Session Recordings