From Aid to Action: ACIC Symposium 2025
Wed, Jun 18
|Sobey School of Business at SMU
Join us in Halifax, June 18-19, 2025, for two days of transformative discussions, collaboration, and action. Celebrating 50 years of solidarity & global cooperation, this year’s symposium will bring together changemakers to reimagine international development.


Time & Location
Jun 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Jun 19, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Sobey School of Business at SMU, 903 Robie St, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
About the event
Travel Subsidies and Accessibility
If you are an ACIC member and would like to attend this year’s symposium, travel subsidies are available to support your participation (Please indicate this need in your registration form).
If cost is a barrier to your participation in the Symposium, please reach out to our team at membership@acic-caci.org. We are committed to ensuring this gathering is as accessible and inclusive as possible.
Accommodations
Residence rooms at Saint Mary's University are also available to symposium participants for $75 a night. Please contact Lee-Anne at lee-anne@acic-caci.org to book accommodations at the SMU residences.
Schedule
30 minutesOpening and Welcome
Saint Mary's University
1 hourLearning Lab 1 - What is ODA?
Saint Mary's University
Tickets
1-Day Pass (Wednesday)
For those unable to attend the full event, this pass grants access to one day of the Symposium, including all sessions and networking opportunities for that day. Lunch is provided, and attendees receive a goody bag. Each ticket helps make the Symposium more accessible by contributing to travel and access subsidies for participants facing financial barriers. By attending, you are supporting a more inclusive and diverse conversation on global solidarity and international cooperation.
$25.00
Sale ended1-Day Pass (Thursday)
For those unable to attend the full event, this pass grants access to one day of the Symposium, including all sessions and networking opportunities for that day. Lunch is provided, and attendees receive a goody bag. Each ticket helps make the Symposium more accessible by contributing to travel and access subsidies for participants facing financial barriers. By attending, you are supporting a more inclusive and diverse conversation on global solidarity and international cooperation.
$25.00
Sale endedFull Symposium Pass
This ticket includes full access to both days of the ACIC Symposium 2025, including all sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities. Lunch is provided each day, and attendees will receive a goody bag. Your registration also helps make the Symposium more accessible—proceeds contribute to travel and access subsidies for participants facing financial barriers, ensuring a more inclusive and diverse conversation on global solidarity and international cooperation.
From $15.00 to $40.00
Sale ended$40.00
$25.00
$15.00
Support a Youth Participant*
Help remove financial barriers for young participants from Atlantic Canada by contributing to travel and access subsidies. Your support ensures that diverse youth voices are part of critical conversations shaping the future of global cooperation. *Please note that this is not a ticket option, but a donation that will directly assist in removing financial barriers for youth participation in this year's Symposium.
$Virtual Ticket
Join us virtually to view our hybrid panel sessions!
$0.00
Total
$0.00