CANADA ‘13

OCTOBER 3–5 :: DELTA MEADOWVALE :: MISSISSAUGA :: BLISSDOMCANADA.COM

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Can you believe it’s October already? For the fourth year running, BlissDom Canada is officially here. And we are so glad you have joined us. This year has been a year of change and growth for everyone. With our all Canadian planning team, our new venue and our new focus on inspiring the future, we have been working hard to create a wonderful experience for you. We want to inspire you to Do Something Amazing,whether it’s in your own life or to change the world around you.

Our planning team has worked tirelessly to bring you an amazing lineup filled with thought provoking content, wonderful sponsor experiences and entertainment extraordinaire. From our rocking (literally!) Opening Keynote, to our Great Canadian Outdoors Party with the amazing Jully Black, to our information filled sessions and hands-on workshops, to our wrap up PJ party and everything in between, we hope you will find something to inspire you, challenge you, and leave you filled with great new ideas and new energy for your year ahead.

From the bottom of our hearts, thanks for coming.

We’re glad you’re here.

Love,

The Bliss Chicks

CANADA ‘13 WELCOME!

Welcome to Camp Bliss!

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration Front Lobby

Sponsored by Sleep Country Canada

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Chevrolet Test Drives Front Parking Lot

Sponsored By Chevrolet Canada

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Handmade Marketplace Greenwich Room

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Newcomer Meetup Graydon

Sponsored by Savvy Mom Media

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Blissdom Canada 2013 Welcome Reception Graydon Sponsored by 19 Crimes Wine & Splash Media Engagement

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sponsor Meet and Treat Sponsors Row and Suites A great chance to tour the sponsors, make introductions and learn what they have planned for the conference

9:00 pm – 12:00 am Bliss After Hours North Studio 3 If you aren’t ready to go to bed, the Bliss After Hours suite is the place to chill out and relax.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 20137:00 am – 8:00 am Fitness Session Garden Studio 2

8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Registration Front Lobby

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Kids Care Garden Studio 3 Sponsored by Kids & Co.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Handmade Marketplace Greenwich Room

8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Dadditudes Hang Suite North Studio 2

8:00 am – 9:00 pm: Tech Time Out North Studio 3

8:00 am – 8:45 am Breakfast Graydon

8:45 am – 9:45 am Welcome & Opening Keynote Graydon Ward and Al, Eric Alper and Matt Dusk

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break Graydon Foyer & Sponsor Suites

10:00 am – 10:55 am Breakout Session I Work: Take it to the Next Level: New Strategies For Your Blog And Your Business Laura Berg, Tara Hunt, Leesa Butler Graydon B/C Create: Blog To Book Julie Van Rosendaal, Caroline Fernandez Hazel A/B

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Change: What’s Your Digital Legacy? Shannon McKarney, Andrea Tomkins Hazel C/D

11:00 am – 11:55 am Breakout Session II Work: How To Carry On With Your Business When Everyone Thinks You’re Crazy Mike McDerment, Interviewed by Erica Ehm Graydon B/C Create: The Art Of Creativity Jason Theodor Hazel A/B Change: Achieving Goals With Soul: Staying True To Your Personal Ethics Annie Urban, Lisa Delorme Hazel C/D

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Britannia

Sponsored by McDonald’s Canada

1:30 pm – 2:25 pm Breakout Session III Work: Top Business Flubs And Fab: Tools To Turn You In To The Consummate Professional Martin Waxman, Eden Spodek, Julie Steiner Graydon B/C Create: The Anatomy Of Great Content Elan Morgan, Haley Overland, Rebecca Stanisic Hazel A/B Change: The Next Generation: Navigating Parenting And Raising A Family In Public Rebecca Keenan, Andrea Nair, Candace Alper Hazel C/D

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Keynote Speaker Graydon B/C/D Kirstine Stewart of Twitter Canada

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Cold Stone Oh So Dreamy Break Graydon

Sponsored by Cold Stone Creamery

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Social Etiquette Workshop Graydon B/C/D Neil Hedley, Glennon Doyle Melton, Carolyn Forde, Glen Canning, Jesse Labelle Every time you create a piece of content, whether it’s 1500 words or 140 characters, you make an impact. And asking yourself the above questions are critical, Especially if you want to make the world – and the web – a better place. The internet certainly has massive power to connect people, and has virtually unlimited potential for good – and there’s also a darker, less positive side that has mass potential for harm.

Just by being at BlissDom Canada, we know which side of the fence you’re on, but even the best among us will “slip up” occasionally and put something out there that results in unintended consequences. We’re proud to explore both sides, and presentourfirst“SocialEtiquette”panel.

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Free Time

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Great Canadian Outdoors Party Delta Grounds We love Canada and what better way to celebrate this awesome country of ours than talking “Glamour Camping” on the Delta Grounds. Yes we will be outside and enjoying the fabulous sounds of the divine Jully Black and introducing Tenille. Evening includes a wine experience from Wine Country Ontario, delicious food from Maple Leaf Foods and a number of surprises.

9:00 pm – 12:00 am Bliss After Hours North Studio 3 If you aren’t ready to go to bed, the Bliss After Hours suite is the place to chill out and relax.

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 2013

7:00 am – 8:00 am Fitness Session Garden Studio 2

8:00 am – 8:45 am Breakfast Graydon

8:45 am – 9:00 am Day 2 Welcome and Microsession Introductions Graydon

9:10 am – 9:40 am Microsession I Graydon B/C, Hazel AB & CD

9:45 am– 10:15 am Microsession II Graydon B/C, Hazel AB & CD

10:20 am – 10:50 am Microsession III Graydon B/C, Hazel AB & CD

10:50 am – 11:30 am Break Graydon Foyer & Sponsor Suites

Sponsored by Sunlight

11:30 am – 12:15 pm Power Hour Hazel CD Sharon DeVellis, Elan Morgan, Joe Boughner, Erica Ehm, Chris Read

Shannon Fisher.

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Graydon

Sponsored by Canadian Lentils

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Hands On Workshops Work: Map Your Path Forward: Business Strategy Session Shelagh Cummins, Lara Galloway Graydon B/C Create: Get Creative. Get BIGstorming! Marilyn Barefoot Hazel A/B Change: What Do You Stand For? Jen Hunter, Tania Carriere Hazel C/D

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Break Sponsored by Evenflo

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm General Session and Closing Keynote Graydon Drew Dudley

8:00 pm – 12:00 pm Pajama Party Hazel ABCD Throw on your PJ’s and get ready for a good old fashioned slumber party. This is a chance to chill out and have some fun with all the wonderful people you have met throughout the three days together.

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Eric Alper is CTV’s music correspondent and a regular contributor to CBC’s The Strombo Show, Sirius/XM, TSN 660AM in Montreal, Country 92.9 in Chatham-Kent, DAWG FM in Ottawa among others. He has also been named to Billboard Magazine, Paste Magazine and The National Post’s best on social media. With over 150,000 followers on Twitter and 10,000+ friends/fans on Facebook while behind the board at www.ThatEricAlper.com, which now receives over 125,000 hits a week, he is one of the country’s authority on music.

Ward and Al are Toronto-based comedians Ward Anderson and Allison Dore. Their show, brilliantly named “Ward and Al”, is a combination of entertainment talk, pop culture yammering, political stupidity, and irrational nonsense. There are guest interviews from the world of media, comedy, and entertainment, and our hosts keep the show quick and fun and easy-going. Consider it Radio Popcorn for your day.

Matt Dusk is one of Canada’s most beloved male vocalists, forging a career in music that has resulted in 4 critically-acclaimed studio albums. Dusk’s latest release, MY FUNNY VALENTINE: THE CHET BAKER SONGBOOK, pays homage to one of the most popular musicians of the twentieth century, Chet Baker. Dusk has been awarded two GOLD albums: TWO SHOTS (Canada) and GOOD NEWS (Poland), had three number one radio hits: ALL ABOUT ME (Canada), BACK IN TOWN (Japan), and GOOD NEWS (France), is an alumnus of the St. Michael’s Choir School and studied under jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson at York University.

Kirstine Stewart is responsible for Canadian operations at Twitter, including its advertising business and partnerships. Prior to joining Twitter in May 2013, Kirstine was the executive vice-president of CBC’s English services, CBC/Radio-Canada, where she oversaw CBC’s English radio and audio, television and digital operations. Earlier, she was senior vice-president of programming for Alliance Atlantis where she headed up brands HGTV, Food Network, National Geographic, BBCCanada and others.

Drew Dudley is a professional speaker, writer, educator and entrepreneur. He is the former Director of one of Canada’s largest university leadership developmentprograms, and has helped raise over $3 million as the Founder or Chair of several organizations dedicated to supporting scholarship funds, social entrepreneurship, and charitable initiatives. This includes a record-breaking term as the National Chair of Canada’s largest student fundraiser — Shinerama: Students Fighting Cystic Fibrosis — which mobilizes 35,000 students at 60 colleges and universities to raise a million dollars annually to support the work of Cystic Fibrosis Canada.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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HANDS ON WORKSHOPS

CREATE: Get Creative. Get BIGStorming! Join Marilyn Barefoot for this high energy, high output creativity session.Thissessionwillusespecificmindtricks,teamworkandfunto boost your creativity in to high gear. You’ll hear insights on creative thinking and the science behind how best to ignite it. You’ll discover your own Brain Operating System and get a chance to actively participate in a high-energy creative process. Do you need to kickstart your creativity? Then get BIGstorming with Marilyn!

WORK: Map Your Path Forward: Business Strategy Session You’re building your business from your notepad up. And your business plan is a crucial part of your success. Have you built your business plan? If you have, when was the last time you updated it? We’re not talking an overwhelming volume of text – we’re talking about your goals and your next steps to get you there, including all the bits and pieces that are crucial to business building. This hands-on workshop with Lara Galloway and Shelagh Cummins – also known as the Mom Biz Ladies – will get you working through the fundamentals of your business, the priorities you need to set, the tasks you need to sort and the goals you need to achieve. This hands-on working session will get you ready to rock the next 12 months of your business.

CHANGE: What Do You Stand For? Join Jennifer Hunter and Tania Carriere in this soul searching, life enhancing workshop. If you were asked today, what do you stand for? Could you answer? We’rebusypeople,fulfillingourcommitmentstoworkandfamily.And sometimes in that, we need to take a moment to get in touch with our own hearts and inner voices to ensure that as we write on our blogs and do our jobs and create the tapestry of our lives, we still are being true to our own goals and beliefs. What are your core values? What are the ideals and outcomes that mean the most to you? What do you want your own legacy to be? Jen and Tania will use their combined 40+ years of experience as leadership and life coaches to help you create your own core list of what YOU stand for. Then we’ll look at practical and strategic ways to live these values in your everyday life – from changing your routines to starting something entirely new. This session will re-energize your motivations, get you back in touch with the reasons you started your current adventures, and get your feet in tune with your heart.

@marilynbarefoot

@mombizdotcom

@mombizdotcom

@jenhunter

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POWER HOURThis year at BlissDom Canada, we’re bringing you the Power Hour! On Saturday Morning after the microsessions, we’ll sit you down for an intense hour filledwithshortburstsofvaluableinformation.Eachspeakerisonstagefornomorethan 7 minutes, telling you an individual story, lesson or tale from their own lives. Thishourisfilledwithfun,laughs,lessons,compassion,learningandwisdom. We can’t wait to see you there!

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE WORKSHOP

Glen Canning@glenfordcanning

Sharon Devellis @sharondv

Carolyn Forde@Cforde_litagent

Elan Morgan@schmutzie

Jesse Labelle@jesselabelle

Joe Bougher@joeboughner

Glennon Doyle Melton

@momastery

Erica Ehm@yummymummyclub

Chris Read@canadiandad

Shannon Fisher@shannonfisher

PRESENTER

Neil Hedley@neilhedley

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Candace Alper @candacealper

Eric Alper @thatericalper

Ward Anderson @wardandal

Marilyn Barefoot @marilynbarefoot

Laura Berg @mysmarthands

Joe Boughner @joeboughner

Leesa Butler @theflist

Glen Canning @glencanning

Tania Carriere @TaniaCarriere

Shelagh Cummins @mombizdotcom

Lisa Delorme @rentfrockrepeat

Sharon DeVellis @sharonDV

Alison Dore @wardandal

Drew Dudley @nuancedrew

Matt Dusk @mattdusk

Caroline Fernandez @parentclub

Carolyn Forde @Cforde_litagent

Lara Galloway @mombizdotcom

Neil Hedley @neilhedley

Tara Hunt @missrogue

Jen Hunter @jenhunter

Rebecca Keenan @rebeccakeenan

Jesse Labelle @jesselabelle

Mike McDerment @mikemcderment

Corinne McDermott @hvbabywilltrvl

Glennon Melton @momastery

Elan Morgan @Schmutzie

Andrea Nair @andreanair

Haley Overland @cheaty

Chris Read @canadiandadblog

Eden Spodek @edenspodek

Rebecca Stanisic @bitofmomsense

Julie Steiner @percyvites

Kirstine Stewart @kirstinestewart

Jason Theodor @jted

Andrea Tomkins @missfish

Annie Urban @phdinparenting

Julie Van Rosendaal @dinnerwithjulie

Martin Waxman @martinwaxman

Shannon McKarney @zchamu

SPEAKERS

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CREATE - Hazel AB

From Blogs to Mags: How to Write for Publications Tracy Chappell - @T_Chappell

Power Marketing With Pinterest Paula Coop McCrory - @CoopPaula

Natural Light Photography Lindsay Dianne - @LindsayDianne

How to Find Courage in Vulnerability Shannon Fisher - @shannonfisher

Vlogging Julia Gabriel - @nugglemama

@CanadaCool’s Top Ten Twitter Tips Lucy Izon - @CanadaCool

Food Blogging Dana Jackson - @hotpinkapron

Blogging & Etsy Tara Kolesnikowicz - @SewTara

Writing About Your Kids Online Ali Martell - @alimartell

Mobile Photography Katie York - @motherbumper

WORK - Graydon BC

Monetizing Your Blog Jody Arsenault - @mommymomentblog

Social Media Marketing – Moving Past Platitudes and Hype Joe Boughner - @joeboughner

Become a Business-Savvy Blogger Nicole Christen - @nchristen

Working with Brands & Special Needs Blogging Julie Cole - @juliecole

Media Kits and Campaign Reports Janice Croze - @5minutesformom

All About WordPress Ariane Griffiths - @arianegriffiths

LinkedIn Leslie Hughes - @punchmediadotca

Brands, Bloggers, and the Tax Man- What you need to know! Angele Lafond - @shoeboxbegone

Social Media for Beginners Fariha Naqvi-Mohammed - @canadianmomeh

Blogging Local: Creating Content, Partnerships and Promoting What’s in your own Backyard Rebecca Stanisic - @bitofmomsense

CHANGE - Hazel CD

How to Make Bloggy Friends (and why it really matters) Kyla Cornish - @mommyisweird

Self-Publishing Doris Chung - @publisher_ps

zzvTaking that First Step Gillian Duffy - @globalbookshelf

Blogging for Beginners Kathryn Lavallee - @mommykatandkids

Creative Pitches & Sponsored Posts Julie Nowell - @julienowell

Growing An Engaged Social Community Chris Read - @CanadianDadBlog

Social Good Amber Rehman - @amberzcorner

Developing an Engaged Community Sara Vartanian - @saravartanian

MICROSESSION ROUNDTABLES

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We are excited to announce the Great Canadian Outdoors Party will be featuring Jully Black!! Glamour Camping “GLAMPING” is our plan for the night. Dress it up or dress it down.

We are ready to party with Maple Leaf , Wine Country of Ontario, Sunlight, Paypal and Chevrolet Canada helping us create a party to remember

We love Canada and what better way to celebrate this awesome country of ours than celebrating Canadian Talent on the Delta Grounds. Yes we will be outside (under a glam marquee tent with heaters!) and the evening includes an outside concert with some fabulous performers Jully Black and Tenille, who will be performing her song for Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation.

What to wear: What would you wear if you were glamour camping? This could be anything from Jeans and a Fancy top to full on “Girls Night Out” attire. What to bring: Your appetite, your dancing shoes, your listening ears, your sense of adventure.

Saturday night, throw on your PJ’s and get ready for a good old fashioned slumber party. This is a chance to chill out and have some fun with all the wonderful people you have met throughout the three days together.

Cottonelle, Microsoft and Paypal have some super fun games to play, places to relax and just simply enjoy one another’s company.

What to wear: The most comfortable option for all of us- PJ’s

What to bring: YOU!

1 I. M. Wyred - Irene McRae - www.etsy.com/shop/imwyred

2 MyStow-n-Tow-ShaunaRaeSaroufim&HonVoong-www.mystow-n-tow.com

3 Velvet Mae’s Glass Press - Michaela Helliwell - www.velvetmae.com/glasspress

4 OurFamilyWorld - Olfa Turki - www.ourfamilyworldbags.com

5 Nostalgia Girl Design - Carol Perry - www.etsy.com/shop/nostalgiagirldesigns

6 CraftMeLovely - Ashley Yankana - www.craftmelovely.ca

7 Hello Lovely Designs - Andrea Fraser - www.hellolovelyjewelry.etsy.com

8 Huckfield’s-HeatherHuckfield-www.huckfields.etsy.com

9 Lavish Bath & Body - Shelly Tutt - www.facebook.com/LavishBathandBody

10 The Little Bird Designs - Aimee Lynn Beyer - www.thelittlebirddesigns.weebly.com

11 You’re My Favorite Handbags - Angela Wilson - www.ymfhandbags.etsy.com

12 Kat Eye Krafts - Kaitlyn Lemont - www.etsy.com/shop/kateyekrafts

13 Bubbly Meadow - Ali Grimshaw - www.bubblymeadow.com

14 Jennifer Rong Designs - Jennifer Rong - www.rongdesigns.etsy.com

15 Biscotti, Per Te – Antonella - www.rongdesigns.etsy.com

16 Luma - Annie Scherz - www.studioluma.ca

17 2 Sweet Chicks - Gabriella Zachar - www.2sweetchicks.com

18 Art & Design Studio - Tara Sinclair Hingco - www.artanddesignstudio.ca

19 Wylde Rose - Jeannine Webster - www.wylderose.ca

HANDMADE MARKETPLACE

GREAT CANADIAN OUTDOORS PARTY

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We are excited to announce the Great Canadian Outdoors Party will be featuring Jully Black!! Glamour Camping “GLAMPING” is our plan for the night. Dress it up or dress it down.

We are ready to party with Maple Leaf , Wine Country of Ontario, Sunlight, Paypal and Chevrolet Canada helping us create a party to remember

We love Canada and what better way to celebrate this awesome country of ours than celebrating Canadian Talent on the Delta Grounds. Yes we will be outside (under a glam marquee tent with heaters!) and the evening includes an outside concert with some fabulous performers Jully Black and Tenille, who will be performing her song for Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation.

What to wear: What would you wear if you were glamour camping? This could be anything from Jeans and a Fancy top to full on “Girls Night Out” attire. What to bring: Your appetite, your dancing shoes, your listening ears, your sense of adventure.

Saturday night, throw on your PJ’s and get ready for a good old fashioned slumber party. This is a chance to chill out and have some fun with all the wonderful people you have met throughout the three days together.

Cottonelle, Microsoft and Paypal have some super fun games to play, places to relax and just simply enjoy one another’s company.

What to wear: The most comfortable option for all of us- PJ’s

What to bring: YOU!

CANADA ‘13

TRACK 1: WORK From our blogs to our businesses and beyond, talking about strategies, marketing and all things that pay the bills.

Take It To The Next Level: New Strategies For Your Blog And Business. Does it seem like everyone’s done it all before? Are you offering the same thing everyone else is offering? It’s time to differentiate. Take your business and your customers down new and innovative paths – it all starts by listening. Speakers: Tara Hunt, Laura Berg, Leesa Butler

Everyone Thinks You’re Crazy: You Must Be Doing Something Right. You’ve been working at your idea for months. Years, even. And so far, it hasn’t turned in to what you thought it might. Everyone’s telling you to give up. In this conversa-tion, we’re going to talk about someone who heard “you’re crazy” for a long time beforetheyfinallyhadtheirbreakthrough.Listentothesestoriesandlearnhowtopersevere here. Speaker: Mike McDerment, Interviewed by Erica Ehm

Top Business Flubs and Fabs: Tools to turn you in to the consummate profes-sional. When we’re new entrepreneurs or consultants, there’s a lot to learn. And some-times,peopledon’tlearnquicklyenough.Let’stalkaboutthetopbusinessflubstheseexperienced business folks see – and the top tools for you to avoid these mistakes and stand out among the crowd as a consummate professional! Speakers: Martin Waxman, Eden Spodek, Julie Steiner

TRACK 2: CREATEEvery day we call on our minds and souls to create – to view and to interpret, to write andtotell.Thistracknurturesthosecreativefiresandgetsoursoulsrefilled.

Blog To Book: It happens. It happens more than you would think. You’ve spent all your time and creative energy on your blog or your business. How do you get in front of a publisher? Bloggers get book deals (and magazine gigs and other paid writing) all the time. But how? What are publishers looking for? How do you show them that yourstoryisuniqueandworthbringingtothemassmarket?There’sdefinitewaystonavigate the road – come talk to those who have done it. Speakers: Caroline Fernandez, Julie Van Rosendaal

The Art Of Creativity. We all are content creators – whether we write it, photo-graph it, brainstorm it or execute it. In this on-demand world we live in, it’s easy to getburnedout.Howdowerefillourcreativitywellswhenwe’rerequiredtoconstantlyproduce? Learn entire new ways of looking at creativity here. Speaker: Jason Theodor

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Creating Amazing Work: The Framework For Great Writing. You’ve got your pitch down to a science. But what does great content really look like? What’s the structure, the bones, the hook in your writing that makes your readers and clients happy and keeps them coming back for more? There’s a science to it, too – learn all about it here. Speakers: Elan Morgan, Rebecca Stanisic, Haley Overland

TRACK 3: CHANGEHow do we change – ourselves, our lives, the world around us? Is the path we’re on the one we want to choose? This track is about change – ourselves, and the world.

What’s Your Digital Legacy? It used to be that conversations were kept be-tween two people, words spoken, letters written. But now, we’ve left so much more outthereforthefuturetosee.Ifarchaeologistsweretofindyourblog1000yearsfrom now, what would they think about our society? Let’s talk digital legacy, mind-fulness, and Miley Cyrus here. Speakers: Andrea Tomkins, Shannon McKarney

Achieving Goals With Soul: Staying True To Your Personal Ethics. Do you have to resort to dog-eat-dog tactics to get ahead? Do you have to compromise your own sense of right and wrong in order to get business? No way. In this conversation, we’ll talk to people who have achieved wild success by adhering to their own moral compass.We’lltalkaboutfollowingyourgut,howtokindlybutfirmlywalkaway,andhowtofindopportunitiesthatresonatewithyourownsoul. Speakers: Annie Urban, Lisa Delorme.

The Next Generation: Navigating Parenting And Raising A Family In Public. Sure, our generation invented the internet. And now the next generation is all over it. How do we guide them – and ourselves – in this enormous, ever evolving and in-timidating space? Our kids are going to change the world, and us with it. Talk about guiding them through this new landscape here. Speakers: Candace Alper, Rebecca Keenan, Andrea Nair, Corinne McDermott

EXHIBITOR BOOTHSCANADA ‘13

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HandmadeMarketplace

FridayLunch

Kids Care-Garden Studio 3Lower Level

Fitness Session-Garden Studio 2

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Fitness Session-Garden Studio 2

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SPONSOR SUITES

SOUTH STUDIO

NORTH STUDIO

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Rent Frock Repeat @RentFrockRepeatJoin us in the style lounge for hair and makeup touch ups, trying on frocks and capture this Blissdom moment on camera!

Collective Bias @CollectiveBias Collective Bias® is a publisher of high-quality, user-generated content that creates conversational relevance for brands at scale.Ourcontenthasthepowertoinfluenceanddrivesales.

Tim Hortons @TimHortons Since 1964, Tim Hortons has been proudly serving Canada’s Favourite Coffee and baked goods

Unicef @UNICEFLive UNICEF has saved more children’s lives than any org. Visit us at #BlissDomCA to see how we can make a difference together. #nochildtoofar

Be sure to check out our special sponsor suites over on the rooms side of the hotel.

DADDITUDES HANGOUT

Tech Time OutBliss After

Hours

Tech Time Out/Bliss After Hours Simply a place to check your tech for a moment and have some IRL conversations during the day. Bliss After Hours is the place to hang when events are done for the night.

Dadditudes Hangout Hook up in the Dadditudes Hang out to compare candy crush levels, play a bit of Xbox and enter for your chance to win special Schwag.

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Cottonelle @cottonelleJoin the conversation @Cottonelle; Ultra Comfort Care TP + Fresh Care Flushable Cleansing Coths work together for a clean you can feel! #LetsTalkBums

Chevrolet Canada @ChevroletCanada Chevrolet Canada is thrilled to be back at BlissDom. We look forward to connecting with old friends & making new ones. Drop by the Recharge Lounge to charge your devices & say hello to the Team!

Kids & Company @kidcochildcareKids & Company offers the highest-quality full-time, part-time and emergency back-up child care across Canada.

Canadian Lentils @CdnLentilsActively seeking to get Canadians eating nutritious and delicious Canadian grown lentils! Visit lentils.ca for more simple ideas for simple nutrition.

Coldstone Creamery @ColdStoneCanadaOur new bar combines premium vanilla ice cream with a chocolate and almond coating. One bite and you’ll see why it’s called ‘Oh So Dreamy’!

EvenFlo #EvenfloCallingallmomsandmoms-to-be!Evenflo,thetrustednamein everything babies need to grow, go and thrive, will host a Blissdom Baby Shower so drop by to see the latest and greatest baby gear for 2014.

Hallmark @hallmark_canada Hallmark Canada wants you to #presspause, #sharethelove and #celebrate everyday moments with loved ones in meaningful and thoughtful ways.

FreshBooks @freshbooksFreshBooks cloud accounting is designed for smallbiz owners—people who went into business to pursue their passion—not to learn accounting.

19 Crimes @19CrimesInspired by 18th century criminals transported to Australia, 19 Crimes celebrates the rules they broke and the culture they built. From a bad seed comes a great wine.

PayPal @PayPalCAPayPal is the safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. Be sure to tweet us at the Great Canadian Outdoors Party and PJ party! #paypalit

Maple Leaf Foods @MapleleafFoodsMaple Leaf Foods(r) is proud to be back at Blissdom Canada for the thirdyearandexcitedtoconnectwithCanada’sdigitalInfluencers

MegaBloks @MegaBloks Mega Bloks is home to some of the greatest construction toys in the world, with brands ranging from preschool to girls, boys and collectors!

SPONSORS IN 140 CHARACTERS

McDonald’s @McD_CanadaFrom Big Macs to World Famous Fries to McCafé beverages and much more, McDonald’s has been surprising and delighting Canadians since 1955.

Marketwired @marketwiredMarketwired is connecting you to what is important for your socialcommunications and news distribution needs. Get wired with us!

philosophy @lovephilosophy@lovephilosophy can’t wait to meet you at @BlissDomCA! Come book your mini skin consultation with our experts and enjoy a new treat each day.

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Microsoft @MicrosoftCanadaMicrosoft Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., and is excited to provide Canadians with innovations that help them work, live and play, from boardrooms to family rooms.

PPS @publisher_ps Publisher Production Solutions is your print consultant for all your self-publishing and printing needs. From traditional printing overseas and domestic to ePublishing from Kobo to Kindle, PPS is your solution to publishing your book.

Purdy’s @PurdyschocolateAs Canada’s leading Chocolatier, Purdys has offered customers an exceptional chocolate experience since 1907! Everyone has a favourite!

CANADA ‘13

Wine Country Ontario @WineCountryOnt@WineCountryOntario welcomes Blissdom attendees for Friday night’s Great Canadian Outdoors Party. Experience amazing local wine!

Trend Trunk @TrendTrunkMake money, save money & look good doing so with @TrendTrunk! Cash in your closet of fashionable clothing, and shop closets full of brands you love at up to 80% savings!

The Loop.ca @theloopcaTheLoop.ca is about making life better. Stay in the know about the latest living, travel, style, showbiz, food, and parenting updates.

Splash Media Engagement @SplashMEngageDeeper connections, stronger relationships, which amplify your message and improves your social media engagement.

Sunlight #Sunlight#Sunlight is The Lemon One, helping to get laundry & dishes lemon fresh clean so you can enjoy vibrant lives. See you at #BlissDomCA

PureVia @PureViaPure Via is designed to embrace the connection between the body, the food we eat, and nature. Naturally sourced, zero calories.

SPONSORS IN 140 CHARACTERS

START-UP SPACE

Tetley #Tetley Tetley believes that tea can nurture our whole selves. We’re dedicated to providing a variety of blends to support your personal growth.

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Sleep Country Canada @SleepCountryCanWe’re obsessed with sleep! That’s why we’ve got everything from pillows and sheets to mattresses, foundations and headboards.

Savvy Mom Media @savvymomdotcaSavvyMom Collective is Canada’s top mom blog ad network. Grow yourtraffic&monetizeyoursite,allaspartofaninfluential150+blogger community.

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CANADA ‘13 WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US?

Jennifer Powell ~ @hartgalla ~ Principal & Sponsorships Jennifer is a marketing and social events strategist that lives marketing with heart & passion unparalleled in the industry. Her motto is “down with same old rubber chicken solutions” and strives to develop “wow”, had-to-be-there moments that create unique connections between brands and their customers to establish longer term, lasting relationships.

Shannon Mischuk ~ @shasherslife ~ Principal & Community Engagement As the cool mom to 4 kids and the Pastor’s Sassy Wife, Shash has a knack of putting people at ease with her contagious smile and generous heart. She is our resident cheerleader and Co-Founder of Splash Media Engagement a digital marketing agency

Susie Erjavec Parker ~ @susie_parker ~ PR and Sponsorships Susie Erjavec Parker is the face and voice behind SPARKER Strategy Group, a boutique agency specializing in the intersection of traditional and digital/social marketing and PR for business. AsfounderoftheManitobaMommyBloggerssheworkswithbloggerinfluencercampaignsandcreatesexperientialandspecialeventsforbusinessandnon-profits.

Shannon McKarney ~ @zchamu ~ Content and Programming Shannon is a Toronto mom, writer, wife, beagle owner and all-round chum. Shannon worked for many years in high tech in both Canada and the UK and is now a digital strategist for several Canadian companies in addition to planning content for BlissDom Canada. If you want to bribe her, bring Pinot Grigio and dark chocolate.

Ariane Griffiths ~ @ArianeGriffiths ~ Creative Design ArianeGriffithsisthePrincipalofArianeGriffiths~Web|Media|Design, asmalldesignfirmthatspecialisesinWordPressWebsitesforsmalltomediumsizedbusinesses.Arianecanbefoundbloggingabouttech,designandgadgetryatArianeGriffiths.com and general life happenings at www.thegriffs.ca.

Tara Robertson ~ @tarasview ~ Communications TaraisaSocialMediaManagerandVirtualAssistantwhoworksfromher“office”(akacouch)athome in Northern Ontario. She is married to a great guy with ADD and has 3 delightful children withafascinatingarrayofuniquequalitiesrangingfromAutismandOppositionalDefiantDisorder to anxiety and learning disorders.

Jim Wade ~ @Jimmy3Wade ~ Logistics Jim jumped into the social media lake with two feet and is still trying to keep his head above water.Heisstilltryingtogeta“handle”onTwitterandfigureshe’llgetplentyofpracticethisweekend

Dana Hilmer ~ @DanaHilmer ~ Sponsorships Dana is a BlissDom veteran and is grateful to all of our fabulous sponsors! She is the mom of 3 boys, the founder of LifestyleMom, the author of Blindsided by a Diaper and is currently laying the groundwork for a new project, the focus of which is to shine a spotlight on the good stuff happening in our world. Stay tuned…

Jacqueline Hunter ~ @MadebyHandShow ~ Handmade Marketplace Coordinator Jacqueline Hunter is the Show Director for the Made by Hand Show, a company that supports, showcases and promotes Canadian artists, artisans and designers. They host three showcases a year (Spring/Fall/Christmas editions), assisting local artists with an affordable way to promote and showcase their work. Jacqueline has over 5 years experience in the industry, both as an exhibitor and Show Director.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED MAKE BLISSDOM CANADA‘13 A TRULY BLISSFUL EXPERIENCE!

EVENT PRODUCERS Jennifer Powell

Jim Wade

COMMUNITYShannon Mischuk

CONTENT & COMMUNICATION

Shannon McKarney

COMMUNITY LEADER COORDINATOR AND

REGISTRATION COORDINATOR

Tara Robertson

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Yummy Mummy ClubTheMompreneur.com

SPONSORSHIPSJennifer Powell

Shannon MischukSusie Erjavec Parker

Dana Hilmer

PUBLIC RELATIONSSparker Strategy

ADVISORY BOARDErica Ehm

Barbara JonesPaula Bruno

WEBSITE & GRAPHIC DESIGN

ArianeGriffiths.com

HANDMADE MARKETJacqueline Hunter

PHOTOGRAPHERSAnna Epp

Krista Gray-Donald

SPEAKERSCandace Alper

Eric AlperWard Anderson

Marilyn BarefootLaura Berg

Joe BoughnerGlen CanningTania Carriere

Shelagh CumminsLisa Delorme

Sharon DeVellis Alison Dore

Drew DudleyMatt Dusk

Caroline FernandezCarolyn FordeLara Galloway

Neil HedleyTara HuntJen Hunter

Rebecca KeenanJesse Labelle

Mike McDermentCorinne McDermott

Glennon Doyle MeltonElan MorganAndrea Nair

Haley OverlandChris Read

Julie Van RosendaalEden Spodek

Rebecca StanisicJulie Steiner

Kirstine StewartJason Theodor

Andrea Tomkins Annie Urban

Martin Waxman

COMMUNITY LEADERSJody ArsenaultJoe Boughner

Tracy ChappellNicole Christen

Doris ChungJulie Cole

Paula Coop-McCroryKyla CornishJanice Croze

Lindsay DianneGillian Duffy

Shannon FischerJulia Gabriel

ArianeGriffithsLeslie Hughes

Lucy IzonDana Jackson

Tara KolesnikowiczAngele Lafond

Kathryn LavalleeAli Martell

Fariha Naqvi-MohammedJulie NowellChris Read

Amber RehmanRebecca StanisicSara Vartanian

Katie York

Special Thanks to the incredible support of rock star

Tracey Hervieux, Christine Thomas and Kevin Schmidt and the fantastic Delta staff

for making Blissdom Canada happen.

NicStone~AshenWhiteAVSaschaKeller~TheAries

GroupTammyTurpin~

@TheUPSStoreCANDorisChung~PublisherPS

Virgil Macera of Routes Transport to allowing us into

his kingdom.

To our Volunteers:Rebecca & Chris Lindo

Kenny FalardeauAshley Bonnar

Barb WadeJenna Wade

Wendy HendryDorothy Wade

Dave, Emma & Quinton Mischuk

Chris Powell

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CANADA ‘13