Rowing Canada Aviron welcomes the Canadian rowing community to our annual National Conference at the end of January each year. Approximately 160-200 conference delegates join us for 3-4 days for learning and collaboration opportunities and to celebrate the previous year’s achievements.
 
The RCA National Conference offers plenary and breakout-style sessions (3-4 educational and development streams each day), and every evening, a social event is organized for delegates. The Annual RCA Excellence Awards evening (2-3 hour awards event) is hosted on the Saturday evening of the conference. Additionally, approximately 10 vendors join us for the duration of the conference.
 
Delegates enjoy conference locations that offer the following;

• easily accessible with low transportation costs from the closest international airport
• multiple local restaurants and pub options close-by
• exercise/activities onsite or close by
• guestroom rates that are considerate of our typical delegate profile (volunteer, non-profit sport organizations)
• healthy and appetizing food and beverage offerings during the conference program

 
The 2027 RCA National Conference will be held January 29-31, 2027, with the potential for additional meetings scheduled for February 1, 2027.
 
We are currently accepting proposals from venues and municipal tourism organizations from within British Columbia to be the host venue of the 2027 RCA National Conference.
 
Please note that we plan on hosting in-person RCA conferences biannually and currently anticipate hosting an equivalent conference in January 2029 in Ontario. Venues and municipal tourism organizations in Ontario may also express early interest in this opportunity for 2029.

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